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  • Man Utd can ‘still win a lot of trophies this year’ – Rashford

    Man Utd can ‘still win a lot of trophies this year’ – Rashford

    Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford insists they’re still capable of winning silverware this season.

    United were bundled out of the Champions League this week.

    Rashford commented: “We were in a tough group but we were in control of the group and we let it slip.

    “We take responsibility for it but have to move forward. It’s something that’s in the past now. The reality of it is we can’t change what’s happened.

    “We’re definitely disappointed but the only way we can come back from that is to win the next game. So that’s what we’re focusing on now and, yeah, the quicker we get the disappointment out of our system, the better.

    “We can still win a lot of trophies this year – that was the aim at the beginning of the season. Just because we lose one game, and get knocked out of one tournament, it doesn’t change that. We can’t let one game cloud what we’ve got ahead of us.”

  • Juve willing to offer Ronaldo to Man Utd for Pogba

    Juve willing to offer Ronaldo to Man Utd for Pogba

    Juventus are willing to offer Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United in a swap for Paul Pogba.

    Pogba has made no secret of his desires to leave United, and now it has emerged that a return to Juventus may be on the cards, in a switch which would bring about the emotional comeback of Ronaldo.

    According to the Independent’s chief football writer Miguel Delaney, Juve are serious about capitalising upon Pogba’s unrest and a swap deal for Ronaldo is not entirely out of the question.

    Speaking on the Football Ramble show, he said: “Talking to people during the week because I’ve been doing something on the Paul Pogba situation, which is connected to Ronaldo, and the fact that Juventus might actually be interested in a swap.

    “It’s not impossible. Connected to all that was the view that ultimately, Juventus are trying to install this collective idea of football.”

  • EPL: Man Utd chiefs agree to sell Paul Pogba

    EPL: Man Utd chiefs agree to sell Paul Pogba

    Manchester United directors have agreed to sell Paul Pogba in January.

    The Sun says United had flat out refused to be bullied by agent Mino Raiola, who has been an irritant during Pogba’s second spell at the club.

    But now the Red Devils top brass are ready to accept defeat and let their £89million club-record signing go.

    They want their money back but may have to drop the asking price as low as £50m to find a buyer for the French World Cup winner.

    Pogba, 27, favours a return to Juventus. The Italian giants would welcome back their four-time Serie A winner — but it is whether they have the cash.

    United could have sold the midfielder to Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 but their £180m fee was never going to be met by the Spaniards and the chance was gone.

  • Man Utd players want Pogba sold, De Gea dropped

    Man Utd players want Pogba sold, De Gea dropped

    Manchester United players want to see Paul Pogba sold.

    The Manchester Evening News says several players believe manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is too easy on certain individuals.

    A number of United players feel Solskjaer is to blame for their variable form this season and it has become an ‘easy ride’ playing for the club.

    The feeling within the squad is United would benefit from key changes in personnel – specifically, the probable sale of Paul Pogba. Pogba remains such a popular figure at United he is still regarded as their best player by teammates but his close friends at the club are understanding of his desire to leave.

    A number of players also believe Dean Henderson is deserving of a run in the side following David de Gea’s latest slump in form. Henderson, 23, has impressed colleagues with his performances in training and made his full Premier League debut for United in the weekend win over West Ham.

  • UCL: Paul Scholes blasts De Gea for Man Utd exit

    UCL: Paul Scholes blasts De Gea for Man Utd exit

    Manchester United legend Paul Scholes was furious with David De Gea after the team exited the Champions League.

    De Gea failed to come for a cross that led to Leipzig’s third goal in a 3-2 win.

    They had gone 3-0 up at that stage, before United scored two late goals and attempted a rally to score the equalizer.

    United had only needed a draw from the game to qualify for the knockout rounds.

    Scholes said on BT Sport about the third goal: “De Gea, here. He bottles it, doesn’t he?

    “He’s scared of getting himself hurt.

    “It should never go across the box like that, Harry Maguire looks wooden, he’s very stiff.

    “De Gea, as a goalkeeper you make yourself as big as possible.

    “You might get smashed in the face and you might get hurt.

    “He actually makes himself smaller.

    “For such an experienced goalkeeper, it’s criminal.”

  • Man Utd knocked out of Champions League

    Man Utd knocked out of Champions League

    Manchester United’s season suffered a huge blow as a defeat at German side RB Leipzig knocked them out of the Champions League.

    Needing just a draw to progress to the last 16, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side conceded twice inside 13 minutes to leave their hopes in tatters before RB Leipzig added what ultimately turned out to be the killer third with 20 minutes left.

    United staged their now customary second-half fightback thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty and Harry Maguire header, but ultimately fell short.

    To rub salt in the wound, the goalscorer of the first and supplier of the second, Angelino, is currently on loan in Germany from Manchester City.

    His superb low shot into the far corner after just two minutes was followed soon after by a chipped cross to the back post, where Amadou Haidara ghosted in to volley past David de Gea.

    It could have been even worse, with the home side seeing a third goal ruled out for offside against Willi Orban on the half-hour.

    United were better in the second half and struck the crossbar through a Fernandes free-kick but shortly after substitute Justin Kluivert chipped in following some shoddy defensive play from Maguire and De Gea.

    Fernandes’ penalty – awarded for a foul on Mason Greenwood by Ibrahima Konate – gave them a slim chance, which Paul Pogba made real with a back-post header into the net, but the Germans held on.

    Pogba had started on the bench and came on with 30 minutes to go, a day after his agent Mino Raiola declared that the midfielder was “unhappy” at the club and “has to leave” in the next transfer window.

    It is small solace for United that they now drop into the Europa League – a competition they won in 2017.

    RB Leipzig advance to the Champions League last 16 having reached the last four in 2019-20.

    BBC

  • Man Utd officials furious with Raiola after Pogba claims

    Man Utd officials furious with Raiola after Pogba claims

    Manchester United officials are furious after the outburst from Paul Pogba’s agent in today’s Italian press.

    United have been left with a “frustration, bordering on anger” over Mino Raiola’s sudden declaration that Pogba wants to leave the club.

    The Athletic are reporting that the club are annoyed that Raiola has gone public just a day before arguably their biggest game of the season so far at RB Leipzig, a match they cannot afford to lose.

    It is also safe to say that the idea Raiola has “a great relationship” with United can be forgotten, with the club left exasperated at his latest actions.

    On the outside the club are determined to be seen to be focusing solely on the Leipzig clash, for which Pogba is in the squad.

    But inside the corridors of power there are likely to be several conversations ongoing about just how United handle Raiola’s outburst.

  • It’s over for Pogba at Man Utd – Agent

    It’s over for Pogba at Man Utd – Agent

    Paul Pogba’s time at Manchester United is over, according to his agent Mino Raiola.

    The Frenchman has made 13 appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils this season, but has started just six of those games.

    Asked about the midfielder’s future at the club, Raiola said in an interview with Tuttosport: “I can say that it’s over for Paul Pogba at Manchester United.”

    He added: “Paul is unhappy with Man United as he is no longer able to express himself in the way that he would like and as he is expected to. Paul needs a new team, a change of air.

    “He is under contract for the next 18 months and it will expire in the summer of 2022.”

    Juventus and Real Madrid have constantly been linked with the World Cup winner.

  • We will play RB Leipzig to win – Maguire

    We will play RB Leipzig to win – Maguire

    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire says he’s relishing tomorrow’s Champions League clash at RB Leipzig.

    United cannot afford to lose if they’re to reach the round of 16.

    Maguire said: “I joined this club to play in the biggest games possible. It is a statement which shows the big players turn up in the big games.

    “Similar to versus Leicester [in the last Premier League game of] last season when we had to win to be in the Champions League.”

    He also said: “We spoke about it this morning. We want to win the game. We go there and look to win, like we do in every game.”

    Maguire added: “From when I joined the progression has been steady and we are getting that more. The belief is a lot more than when I joined. I always believe we are going to score.”

    “You play better teams with better players, that is just a fact. It is a challenge, one we want to be involved in, but we haven’t even thought about the Europa League.”

  • Glazer demands Man Utd hire director of football

    Manchester United part-owner Joel Glazer wants a director of football installed by the end of the season.

    The Daily Mail says United are revisiting long-standing plans to appoint a director of football on the orders of Glazer.

    United have run numerous recruitment processes to bring in a transfer guru over the last few years and held several interviews without identifying the right candidate to work with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and the club’s main negotiator Matt Judge.

    Glazer, is demanding an overhaul of recruitment, with United having little recent silverware to show for a net transfer spend of £1billion over the last decade, and wants a new structure in place by the end of the season.