There is a chance that Victor Lindelof will be in the squad for his eighth-year spell at Manchester United next June – it is unlikely he will be featured on any of his social media accounts. Lindelof has barely trained since returning for pre-season and has only played two halves on the tour of the… Read More »
Manchester United had only one defender on the pitch in their 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool in March. Jurgen Klopp fielded three defenders. It got to a stage where Antony was effectively playing full-back, with Harry Maguire left alone with Diogo Dalot on one side and plenty of space on the other. In… Read More »
Jason Wilcox to reunite with former Manchester City colleague Omar Berrada at Old Trafford Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Jason Wilcox as manager, providing a major boost to the club’s summer transfer planning. Wilcox moved to Old Trafford with immediate effect after United agreed a compensation package for sporting directors with Southampton amid… Read More »
Lee Congerton signed Danish striker Rasmus Højlund in a deal worth €20m, then transferred him to Manchester United in a deal worth £72m – Getty Images Atalanta’s 3-0 win at Anfield last week was seen in some quarters as a shock to European football, but it came as no surprise to Lee Congerton, who has… Read More »
Liverpool will face Manchester United, who want to take another step towards the Premier League championship under the leadership of Jurgen Klopp. The Reds arrive at Old Trafford for a late kick-off on Sunday afternoon, following Saturday’s match between title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal. Both Arsenal and Manchester City won on Saturday; The Gunners… Read More »
Will trying to get Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer into the England squad be Gareth Southgate’s ‘Paul Scholes moment’? To suggest that Foden and Palmer should start for England at this summer’s European Championship after scoring a hat-trick in midweek is not jumping on the bandwagon. The cases that have emerged throughout the… Read More »
Pep Guardiola prefers not to think about the defectors. Maybe he just prefers to focus on the players he manages rather than the players he tries to transfer. Perhaps it is also because, as long as the list of top-flight players Manchester City have bought is, it is still shorter than the catalog of transfer… Read More »
Manchester United will hope their defensive injury problems can be eased ahead of their trip to face Brentford. He was without Erik ten Hag, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, leaving him without a recognized left-back; Lisandro Martinez and Jonny Evans also had injury problems. Meanwhile, Harry Maguire spotted an issue with England’s defeat to Brazil,… Read More »
Ivan Toney has made only one substitute appearance for England so far – Getty Images/Marc Atkins Ivan Toney is expected to start England’s friendly against Belgium, with Gareth Southgate praising the forward’s “coolness” as he finally earns a place in the European Championship squad. Toney will make his debut after Harry Kane was injured and… Read More »