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  • EPL: Arsenal legend, Ian Wright gives expert analysis on Liverpool vs Manchester United clash

    EPL: Arsenal legend, Ian Wright gives expert analysis on Liverpool vs Manchester United clash

    Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, has said that Liverpool will fight hard not to drop a point at Old Trafford when they face Manchester United on Sunday.

    Jurgen Klopp’s men travel to Old Trafford, two points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table.

    The Reds also lead Manchester City with four points.

    Arsenal will slug it out on Saturday, (today) against Brighton while Manchester City will face Crystal Palace away at Selhurst Park.

    But Liverpool can respond when they take on arch-rivals United on Sunday.

    Wright has said he “fears” for United ahead of the game.

    He said on his Ringer FC podcast: “I fear for Man United. I just feel like Liverpool will be much more focused than they were in that FA Cup game and be even more ruthless.

    “We know United can be ruthless and [Alejandro] Garnacho alone is going to be a threat. But Liverpool will want to go there and put them in their place.

    “I worry for United because I can see another big hiding, I could see them getting a good hiding to be honest.

    “It’s not like Old Trafford is a fortress anymore. If Liverpool come and have their heads on it could be a massive worry for United.”

  • EPL: David De Gea back at Manchester

    EPL: David De Gea back at Manchester

    Former Manchester United goalie, David De Gea is back in Manchester.

    Findings show that the Spanish goalkeeper returned to the UK on Monday.

    According to the Daily Mail, the 32-year-old is spending some days sorting out the house in Hale where he lived until he left United after 12 years at the end of June.

    De Gea has since moved to the family home in Madrid, where he is living with his pop star partner Edurne Garcia and their two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Yanay.

    De Gea is clubless at the moment  and some United fans are already calling for his return to the club, following Onana’s inability to impress so far in the season.

    However, De Gea hasn’t made any statement about plans to return to Manchester United.

     

     

  • Ronaldo returns, set to meet Man Utd boss Ten Hag

    Ronaldo returns, set to meet Man Utd boss Ten Hag

    Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Manchester and set to meet new manager Erik ten Hag.

    Today will be the first time Ronaldo has met with manager Ten Hag since his appointment, having missed the club’s pre-season tour for personal reasons. Ronaldo has asked United to consider offers for him this summer.

    Ten Hag and chief exec Richard Arnold have made it clear that they expect Ronaldo to see out the remainder of his £500,000-a-week contract, which runs until June 2023.

    Ten Hag has publicly confirmed his stance: “We are planning with Cristiano for this season, so that’s it and I am looking forward to working with him.

    “I spoke with him before this issue came up. I had a really good conversation with him, but that will stay between me and him. But Cristiano is not for sale.”

    Ten Hag gave his players the day off on Monday to recuperate after the long flight, but they are due back in training at Carrington on Tuesday.

    It is currently unclear whether Ronaldo will join them, but face-to-face talks between the star forward, Ten Hag and Arnold are on the agenda for this week, reports the Mirror.

  • Shanghai Shenhua insist on Ighalo’s return

    Shanghai Shenhua will reportedly push ahead with plans to recall striker Odion Ighalo from Manchester United by the end of the week.

    The 30-year-old took a pay cut to join the Red Devils on a half-season loan deal in January that is due to expire on May 31.

    However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that United is looking to extend the Nigerian’s stay at Old Trafford until the end of the Premier League season, which will stretch into July as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Ighalo’s agent has also hinted that a deal between United and Shenhua is close to being agreed, but The Mirror claims that his parent club are demanding that he returns in time for the start of the Chinese Super League campaign in three weeks’ time.

    Shenhua were willing to discuss a permanent transfer of around £20 million, it is claimed, but United is not looking to sign the former Watford man for the long term, despite his return of four goals from eight appearances since joining.

  • Ighalo ready for Man Utd debut against Chelsea

    Ighalo ready for Man Utd debut against Chelsea

    Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Odion Ighalo is available to make his Manchester United debut against Chelsea.

    The Old Trafford outfit are scheduled to play Chelsea next Monday and Ighalo is now expected to travel with the squad to Stamford Bridge.

    The Nigerian striker joined the club on loan from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua until the end of the season and, as a lifelong Reds supporter, the passionate new no.25 is desperate to get started.

    Although Ighalo is not with the players who have traveled to southern Spain for training this week, for reasons out of the club’s control, Solskjaer is keen to quickly integrate him into the team.

    Below is what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told Manchester United official website:

    Odion Ighalo is back in Manchester and we’ll link up with him at the weekend. How much are you looking forward to seeing him on the training pitch, and is he available for Chelsea away?

    “Yeah, he is going to travel with us. We will just see his fitness work this week and I think we will get him sharp. We want to integrate him as quickly as we can because, of course, he is desperate to play for us.”

    Ole, how is the week going for you so far?

    “Yeah, it’s very good. I think the boys enjoyed a break, they needed a break, but now they are back, focused and they have been working well.”

    Are these conditions everything that you hoped for?

    “Yeah, of course with the weather back home as well, this has been an even bigger plus for us. Being in Europe, because the travel isn’t too far, is also a good point because we don’t have too many days before we have to go back and get ready for Chelsea.”

  • Ighalo to make N1.4bn in six months

    Ighalo to make N1.4bn in six months

    Odion Ighalo will reportedly earn the sum of N1.4bn (£2.98m) during his six months loan spell at Manchester United.

    TheNewsGuru reports that as of Thursday, the exchange rate from naira to a British pound sterling was put at N469.41.

    Ighalo joined United on loan until the end of the season in a surprise move as a cover upfront for Marcus Rashford, who is facing an extended spell out after suffering a double stress fracture in his back.

    The former Nigeria international, who took a pay cut in order to complete his dream deadline day move from Shanghai Shenhua to Manchester United, earns a whopping N60m (£130,000) per week. He earned £300,000 per-week at Shanghai Shenhua.

    In a month, the 30-year-old will receive N244m (£520,000) and in his six months at Old Trafford, the former Watford striker will collect N1.4bn (£2.98m) as salary.

    Ighalo is currently undergoing a personal fitness programme this week, in a bid to get up to speed, having arrived into Manchester from China last Sunday.

    The 30-year-old forward, who will wear the No.25 shirt, is self-assured he can boost United’s attack, which has struggled without Rashford, who he regards as one of the best in Europe at the moment.

    “They (Manchester United) have a striker that stays mostly in the middle, because (Anthony) Martial likes to come from the side, even Rashford and all that,” Ighalo said in an interview with Sky Sports.

    “So, you need someone in the middle that can keep the ball, hold the ball, because I’ve watched so many United games.

    “So, they need a physicality there up front to keep the ball, to give and to make some movement, which I believe, if everything goes well, I can add to the team.”

     

  • Man United, Inter agree £1.3m deal for veteran winger

    The fee is £1.3m (€1.5m) plus bonuses and Young will fly to Milan on Friday ahead of a medical, according to Sky Sports News.

    Antonio Conte’s side are close to agreeing a swap deal with Roma which would see left-back Leonardo Spinazzola moving to the San Siro while Matteo Politano goes the other way but that does not appear to have impacted on a deal for Young.

    The versatile 34-year-old has been keen to discuss the opportunity of a move to Italy with Inter.

    United offered Young a new contract earlier this month but the former England international rejected a one-year contract extension.

    Young has made 18 appearances this season, but has only started 10 league games under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

    He joined United from Aston Villa in June 2011 and made 261 appearances for the club, scoring 19 goals.

  • Rashford ruins Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford

    Rashford ruins Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford

    Marcus Rashford ruined José Mourinho’s return to Old Trafford as Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Wednesday.
    Rashford scored in each half to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Mourinho’s successor something to cheer.

    Dele Alli scored Spur’s only goal in the 39th minute to cancel Rashford’s first goal in the 6th minute. But on return, the gangling striker had the last say via a penalty just four minutes after resumption of play.

    With the victory, Solskjaer’s side leapfrogged Spurs, climbing to sixth in the Premier League table.

    Spurs went into the match ahead of United after their mini-revival under their new boss, who replaced the sacked Mauricio Pochettino at the London club last month.

    Struggling United had made their worst start to a season in 31 years but started brightly against the visitors, playing with energy and adventure and deserved their win.

    Smiling manager Solskjaer hailed United’s “best performance for a long time”.

    “I thought we dominated the game, could have, should have finished the game there and then (early). Some great saves by their ‘keeper,” he said.

    “We’re best when we’re on the front foot,” he added.

    “We’re best when we attack quickly, we’re best when we’re aggressive and I thought the boys followed the plan and executed their skills all night.”

    Mourinho threw on unsettled midfielder Christian Eriksen in search of an equaliser as the game remained in the balance but despite some late pressure against a nervy United, Spurs left Old Trafford empty-handed.

    Mourinho, sacked by United last December, won his first three matches in charge of Spurs, with his team scoring 10 goals in the process but he has problems to sort out at the back as he targets a Champions League spot.

    United are also eyeing the top four despite a big gap to close. They remain eight points behind fourth-placed Chelsea and just seven points above the relegation zone.

  • Multiple people stabbed at shopping centre in Manchester

    Multiple people stabbed at shopping centre in Manchester

    The Arndale shopping centre in Manchester on Friday has been evacuated after reports of stabbings.

    According to the BBC the UK ambulance service was treating four people after the incident at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester.

    Five people have been stabbed and counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation, British police said in a statement.

    “We are on the scene, we are treating four patients,’’ a spokeswoman at the North West Ambulance Service said.

    Manchester Police said on twitter that they were responding to an incident at the shopping mall.

    According to media reports, armed police officers are patrolling inside the shopping mall.​​

    UK police said that a man has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault over the incident at the shopping centre.

    “A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of serious assault. He has been taken to custody for questioning.’’

    Footage from outside the shopping centre, shared on social media, shows police vehicles arriving at the scene.

  • CITY 1-5 LIV: Liverpool beat Man City to secure Champions League semi-final

    Liverpool reached their first Champions League semi-final for 10 years after coming from behind to win at Manchester City and secure a 5-1 aggregate win.

    City made the perfect start as they tried to reel in a 3-0 deficit from the first leg when Raheem Sterling set up Gabriel Jesus for a cool finish after only two minutes – but they never recovered from a contentious incident just before half-time that saw manager Pep Guardiola sent off.

    Bernardo Silva had struck the post and with Liverpool under intense pressure, Leroy Sane scrambled home what City thought was a crucial second.

    The goal was ruled out for offside even though the ball appeared to come off Liverpool’s James Milner and Guardiola marched on to the pitch in an explosion of fury to remonstrate with referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz. The outburst saw him forced to watch the second half from the stands.

    With Guardiola away from his technical area, City lost momentum and the visitors delivered the killer blow of the away goal when, inevitably, Mohamed Salah chipped in his 39th goal of the season after a powerful run by Sadio Mane in the 56th minute.

    Roberto Firmino’s classy finish 13 minutes from time completed the formalities and Liverpool will now have their sights set on a sixth triumph in Europe’s elite competition.

    The Reds will discover their semi-final opponents when the draw is made on Friday.

     

    Source: BBC