Tag: Manchester United
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Man Utd must replace De Gea with Henderson – Shearer
Alan Shearer believes now is the time for Dean Henderson to replace David de Gea at Manchester United. The Spaniard continued his poor campaign with two blunders in the 3-1 loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday. Henderson will return from a loan spell with Sheffield United this summer, and Shearer thinks…
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Transfer: Man Utd contact agents for Victor Osimhen
Manchester United have made contact with the agents for wantaway Lille striker Victor Osimhen. Serie A giants Napoli were believed to be on the verge of signing him after agreeing a £46million fee with Lille. Yet journalist Ciro Venerato claims that United have not given up the race to land Osimhen just yet. He told…
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Why Ighalo is not starting at Man Utd – Amokachi
Former Super Eagles player Daniel Amokachi has stated Odion Ighalo cannot replace Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in Manchester United’s starting line-up because he is ‘only a backup’ striker. The 31-year-old made a surprise loan switch to the Red Devils in January on transfer deadline day from Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. His arrival…
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Pogba close to signing five-year Man Utd contract
Paul Pogba is close to signing a new five-year contract at Manchester United. The Sun says United are confident of announcing the news at the end of the season. The Frenchman, 27, has had a change of heart since expressing his desire to leave the club this time last season. Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has…
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‘I didn’t want to coach De Gea any more’
Former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Emilio Alvarez has revealed that he left the club following a fallout with David De Gea over the player’s future, after the shotstopper put pen to paper on a new deal at Old Trafford. The 48-year-old has played down suggestions that he was released from his role at Carrington, instead…
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Solskjaer reveals who he contacted before signing Fernandes
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has lifted the lid on the steps taken to sign Bruno Fernandes in January from Sporting CP. Solskjaer has now spoken at length about the exhaustive process in scouting the Portuguese star, which involved a chat over the phone with Cristiano Ronaldo. He told the High Performance podcast: “So…
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Pogba wants to be social media leader – Keane
Manchester United great Roy Keane says Paul Pogba will be happy not being the main main in the dressing room. Pogba scored in last night’s victory over Aston Villa. Keane said on Sky Sports: “We’ve been saying the last year or two Pogba needs to take more of a lead with the team. I don’t…
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Solskjaer reveals the secret to unlocking Martial’s form
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Anthony Martial settling into the number nine role has prompted his good run of form which has seen the Manchester United forward reach 20 goals for the season. The Frenchman scored his first career hat-trick against Sheffield United last month and followed it up with a perfectly-struck strike against Bournemouth at…
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Greenwood shines as Man Utd thrash Bournemouth
Manchester United moved into the top four as Mason Greenwood struck a brilliant brace in a 5-2 victory over relegation-threatened Bournemouth. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side went above Chelsea ahead of the Blues’ game against Watford with a win that extended their unbeaten run to 16 games in all competitions. They fell behind to Junior Stanislas’…
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Inter Milan ready to buy Man Utd flop for €20m
Inter are considering turning Alexis Sanchez’s loan switch from Manchester United into a permanent move as they look at securing a €20 million (£18m/$22m) cut-price deal. According to Goal, the Chile international will stay with Antonio Conte’s side until the beginning of August, with a loan extension having been agreed to allow him to see…