Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes embracing everything that comes with modern footballers is key to getting the best out of them. It is a month since the Old Trafford hierarchy called time on Jose Mourinho’s turbulent tenure, with background backbiting compounding on-field struggles. Few were sad to see the Portuguese go and …
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Mauricio Pochettino says to try and find a replacement for Harry Kane in the transfer market would be a mistake and believes Tottenham have to find a “new star” from their academy. Spurs look set to be without their talismanic striker Kane for up to two months following an ankle injury and Pochettino has suggested …
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Unai Emery says Lucas Torreira is in a similar position to Mesut Ozil at Arsenal because of his inconsistency. Ozil could return for the Gunners against Chelsea on Saturday evening after Emery opted to leave him out of the squad for the 1-0 loss against West Ham, with the German’s future at the club called …
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Olivier Giroud has offered his thoughts on Unai Emery’s first few months as Arsenal manager. Emery was appointed as Arsene Wenger’s replacement in the summer, with Giroud having already left north London the previous January. The Frenchman joined Chelsea but has stayed in contact with many players still at a club he spent six years …
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Leicester winger Marc Albrighton has signed a new contract at the club until June 2022. The 29-year-old’s deal was due to expire next year but he has now committed his future to the Foxes. Albrighton signed from Aston Villa on a free transfer in 2014 and helped Leicester win a shock Premier League title two …
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Eddie Howe has told Callum Wilson to focus on Bournemouth and not let himself get distracted by talk of a big-money transfer. England forward Wilson, currently working his way back to full fitness following a hamstring injury, has been linked with a move to Chelsea during the January window. For £75m, which is mental. Cherries …
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Click:platform satellite stompers Anthony Martial has backed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to become the permanent manager of Manchester United. Martial is one of many players who have improved under Solskjaer’s coaching, the Norwegian having replaced Jose Mourinho last month. He scored in Solskjaer’s first game in charge and assisted a goal in the win over Bournemouth, …
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Jose Mourinho has gone into great depth on the rise of ‘player power’ and the need for clubs to implement a better structure behind the scenes. But he isn’t talking about Manchester United specifically. Mourinho was sacked as Manchester United manager last month after a poor start to the season. The Portuguese seemed unable to …
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Michael Carrick is among those championing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the permanent Manchester United job. Solskjaer was appointed on an interim basis last month after Jose Mourinho was sacked following a poor start to the season. The Norwegian’s arrival has ‘transformed’ the mood around Old Trafford, according to the Daily Mail. Carrick and fellow first-team …
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Send your mails to [email protected] Was Fergie planning this all along? It’s rush hour here, so I rather write to you than get on that freeway. I’m sure you all have read by now, that we United fans are just f****in ecstatic for the last few weeks. But it got me thinking, especially after last …
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