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  • Man Utd squad best I’ve played in – Maguire

    Man Utd squad best I’ve played in – Maguire

    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is full of pride over his playing record at Manchester United.

    The in-form defender is ready to make his 83rd appearance for the Reds in Wednesday’s Premier League clash at Fulham.

    “Yeah, it means everything,” Maguire told United magazine. “It’s why I joined this club. It’s something that, in the future, I want to look back at and see I’ve played numerous times for this club.

    “Seventy or 80-odd games in such a short period is a great start for me. But it’s only a start, I feel like I’m going to have a lot of years at this club. And that’s the aim – I want to keep playing, I want to keep impressing, I want to keep improving. And it’s also very important to keep improving as a team, I think that’s the main thing.”

    Maguire also stated: “For sure, it’s a talented young group, and it’s definitely the most talented squad I’ve been involved in.

    “We’ve played a little bit young and a little bit immature at times in games, and I feel that, this season, it’s nice to win a couple of games without playing at our best.

    “I think last season, every game that we won we had to score and run riot, really, we had to play at a top, top level. But it’s nice to know that when things aren’t going great, we can still win football matches. And I think that’s a big part of experience.”

  • Man Utd chief assures Solskjaer of bumper transfer budget

    Man Utd chief assures Solskjaer of bumper transfer budget

    Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward has told manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer they have a healthy transfer budget for the year.

    United are top of the Premier League table by three points over rivals Liverpool after 17 games.

    But the club have been linked with transfer targets such as Declan Rice (West Ham) and Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund).

    Moves for the young Englishmen would cost United more than £100m in any January or summer transfer this year.

    Solskjaer has been given a massive boost by the board, according to ESPN – but it comes with a warning.

    Woodward has said to the boss that the club are “willing to spend” as they look to strengthen the squad for the 2021/22 season.

    But the report states that staff in charge of budget will remain “cautious” due to the impact of the UK lockdown.

  • Why Man Utd must beat Liverpool – Fernandes

    Why Man Utd must beat Liverpool – Fernandes

    Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is under no doubt how important Sunday’s clash at Liverpool is.

    Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Anfield tie is between England’s two most successful sides – with United having won a record 20 English top-flight titles to Liverpool’s 19.

    United are top of the table, three points above Liverpool in second.

    “You don’t want your rivals at the same level as you,” Fernandes said.

    The Portuguese midfielder added: “For the fans, the next day, going to talk to their friends who may be Liverpool fans it’ll be much better if they’ve been the winner rather than the loser.

    “And it would be a lot more fun with 21 titles and Liverpool still on 19.”

  • Man Utd not at Liverpool’s level, Pogba admits

    Man Utd not at Liverpool’s level, Pogba admits

    Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba admits that the Red Devils cannot yet consider themselves to be on the same level as Liverpool until they win the Premier League, although the World Cup winner believes that the Red Devils can lift the title this season.

    United find themselves at the summit of the English top flight after 17 games played, with a derby date against Jurgen Klopp’s second-placed Reds on Sunday the most high-profile match-up of the season so far.

    The clash at Anfield will provide a massive test of United’s mettle, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side seeking to overcome a mental hurdle that has seen them lose in four separate semi-finals since the Norwegian set up shop in the Old Trafford dugout.

    “We have improved a lot, we keep improving but we still have a very young team,” the France international told Sky Sports.

    “Obviously we cannot say now we are at the same level as them because they won the Premier League and keep winning. So the day we win, that is when we say we are at the same level.

    “If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. We want to beat the Premier League winners. We know how good they have been playing over the last few years – we know their quality and how they play. It’s always been a tough game.

    “We know how difficult it will be and we just have to focus and try to stay at the top. I think we can win it if we keep our focus but there’s a lot of teams that can win it – we are not there yet, we are still very far.”

  • Rashford reveals how Mourinho taught him to win penalties

    Rashford reveals how Mourinho taught him to win penalties

    Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says former manager Jose Mourinho made him more “savvy” in the penalty area.

    It follows recent debates over United’s penalty count with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp suggesting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had won more than his over a far shorter period.

    The England striker, 23, said Mourinho changed his attitude in the box.

    He added: “Jose said, ‘if you’re not savvy about the way you do it, then you are not going to get given it’.”

    Mourinho left United in 2018 after two years in charge, and since Solskjaer’s first league match in December of that year, the side have been awarded the most Premier League penalties (27).

    Last season United broke the record for the most spot-kicks awarded in a single Premier League season (14) and this campaign they have won 11 in all competitions.

    “When you are making runs in behind or you are dribbling with the ball and you see a challenge coming, you don’t want to get tackled because you are looking at an opportunity to score a goal,” said Rashford, who won the Football Writers’ Association 2021 Tribute Award on Thursday.

    “But there have been times when we have probably not got penalties.

    “When Jose was manager, there were five or six times I can remember where I should have had a penalty.”

    Upon being given the advice, Rashford said: “It was something in terms of development you have to learn and understand.”

    The forward has won 11 penalties for United at domestic league and European level, although eight of those have come under the management of Solskjaer.

  • Man Utd striker Ighalo wanted in Italy

    Man Utd striker Ighalo wanted in Italy

    Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo is being linked with a return to Italy this month.

    Ighalo’s loan from Shanghai Shenhua is coming to an end and he is expected to return to China.

    The Nigeria international’s deal with Shanghai Shenhua runs to the end of December 2021.

    However, TMW says former Udinese striker Ighalo has offers from Italy this month.

    There are also lucrative proposals from Qatar and Saudi Arabia currently in front of the centre-forward.

  • Klopp accused of influencing referee before Man Utd clash

    Klopp accused of influencing referee before Man Utd clash

    Ex-Premier League ref Mark Clattenburg has accused Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp of trying influence match officials ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester United.

    The German boss hit out at the awarding of penalties to United earlier this month, something which left his rival boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feeling defensive.

    In his column for the Mail, he wrote: “Jurgen Klopp must be getting worried, because his comments last week about Manchester United and penalties were straight out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s playbook.

    “It was mind games — an attempt to influence referee Paul Tierney and get inside his head before a huge match between Liverpool and United this Sunday.

    “Klopp was correct when he said United have won more penalties in two years than Liverpool have in his five and a half at Anfield. He was smart, because his comments could not get him into trouble with the authorities.”

  • Liverpool to face Man Utd in FA Cup fourth round [Full draw]

    Liverpool to face Man Utd in FA Cup fourth round [Full draw]

    English Premier League champions Liverpool will face Manchester United in a blockbuster FA Cup tie after the draw for the fourth round was made on Monday.

    The two teams will face off at Old Trafford on the weekend of Jan. 23.

    Holders Arsenal will go to Southampton, if they win their third-round match at Shrewsbury, while Manchester City travel to Cheltenham.

    The draw for the fifth round was also held Monday, to avoid fixture congestion.

    Winners of the Manchester United-Liverpool match will have a home tie against either Doncaster Rovers or West Ham.

    Fourth-round draw: (matches to be played weekend of Jan. 23):

    Cheltenham Town vs Manchester City
    Bournemouth vs Crawley Town
    Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest
    Manchester United vs Liverpool
    Southampton or Shrewsbury Town vs Arsenal
    Barnsley vs Norwich City
    Chorley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
    Millwall vs Bristol City
    Brighton & Hove Albion vs Blackpool
    Wycombe Wanderers vs Tottenham Hotspur
    Fulham vs Burnley
    Sheffield United vs Plymouth Argyle
    Chelsea vs Luton Town
    West Ham United vs Doncaster Rovers
    Brentford vs Leicester City
    Everton vs Sheffield Wednesday

    Fifth-round draw: (matches to be played weekend of Feb. 10)
    Manchester United or Liverpool vs West Ham or Doncaster Rovers
    Sheffield United or Plymouth Argyle vs Millwall or Bristol City
    Chorley or Wolves vs Southampton or Shrewsbury Town or Arsenal
    Barnsley or Norwich City vs Chelsea or Luton Town
    Everton or Sheffield Wednesday vs Wycombe Wanderers or Tottenham Hotspur
    Swansea or Nottingham Forest vs Cheltenham or Manchester City
    Brentford or Leicester vs Brighton or Blackpool

  • Tuanzebe needs to confront Solskjaer – Ferdinand

    Tuanzebe needs to confront Solskjaer – Ferdinand

    Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand says Axel Tuanzebe needs to be knocking on the office door of manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

    Ferdinand says a player like Tuanzebe, who has always been spoken of highly, should be asking why he is not playing more.

    He told BT Sport: “I think there has to be a moment in your career where you say, ‘Listen I’ve been here a long time, I’ve done the groundwork, everyone knows what I’m about, and where do I stand in the rankings in the club?’

    “I’d say at the moment, he’s probably fourth-choice. Does he want to play football? He did well against PSG, against world-class opposition, and then he doesn’t play.

    “As a player, surely you’re thinking that you had a taste and you want more.

    “That’s got to be a mindset of a young player – someone who has grown up at United and wants to play football for Man United, you have to find it somewhere.

    “I understand it’s a squad game and there are certain members that play a certain role in the squad.

    “As a kid, he was talked about being the next big thing as a centre-back, surely you want to play and if not, you have to ask yourself questions.”

  • Fernandes reveals chat with Ronaldo before Man Utd move

    Fernandes reveals chat with Ronaldo before Man Utd move

    Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has revealed a chat with Cristiano Ronaldo helped assure him ahead of his move from Sporting CP.

    Fernandes joined United a year ago from Sporting – and says he spoke to Old Trafford legend Ronaldo, now with Juventus, ahead of the transfer.

    He told NBC: “I talked to him, especially because he knows the club better than I do.

    “He gave me advice and it was important. I think everything would have been the same way, but when you talk to Cristiano it’s always better. We talked about the club, how big it is and how good it would be for me.

    “The opportunity I would have to join a great club, have the opportunity to fight for titles. That was the best advice he gave me. He told me: ‘Go and please the fans and they will love you. So play your game and the best of you will appear’.”