Fred and Casemiro
Selling Fred and buying Mason Mount was a pathetic decision from United and ETH has to take some responsibility for it by allowing it to happen. Fred was turning from an almost constant liability into a great partner for Casemiro in United s midfield. I think a great deal of managers tend to ignore personal relationships when building a side and sometimes this can really turn around and bite them. I think for Casemiro having a young, energetic countryman alongside him in a new team, in a new country was invaluable and Casemiro s experience really rubbed off positively onto Fred. I think if they hadn t been split up and with the emergence of Mainoo, United were more than well stocked in terms of midfielders. Instead Casemiro s form has suffered from injuri…
Paul Merson thinks Rodri s harsh comments about Arsenal have helped the north London side win the Premier League title next season.
The Gunners did their job on the final day of the Premier League season by beating Everton 2-1 .
finished two points off the champions in the end after an exciting title race which saw Liverpool fall away towards the end of the season.
During Man City s title celebrations, Rodri questioned the mentality at Arsenal after claiming Mikel Arteta s side just wanted a draw in March when the two teams played out a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium.
When asked how Man City keep winning titles, Rodri said: To be honest, I think it’s in here [the mind]. It’s the mentality.
Great players are all over the league, all o…
Arsenal are set to miss out on Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, who is closing in on a move to Serie A giants AC Milan, according to reports.
The Gunners have been strongly linked with Zirkzee this year, with Mikel Arteta reportedly looking to add a new No. 9 this summer.
Bringing in a world-class striker was a top priority before Kai Havertz proved his worth as a No. 9 in the second half of 2023/24.
This has relieved some pressure on manager Arteta, who can now spend the majority of his budget on improving in midfield, rather than spending £100million+ on someone like Alexander Isak (Newcastle United), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) or Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
Instead, Arsenal have reportedly been looking at younger players with the potential to become wo…
Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he can understand why Manchester City have taken the Premier League to court over associated party transaction (APT) rules.
The arbitration hearing in began on June 10 and could have huge ramifications for England s top flight.
Pep Guardiola s side have challenged the league’s APT rules in a hearing set to last until June 21.
It is believed City will challenge the validity of the rules under UK competition law.
They reportedly want to scrap the rules that were introduced in December 2021 following Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund buying Newcastle United.
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New Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth is reportedly plotting a brutal £200m transfer cull and has made a decision on Bruno Fernandes.
co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his purchase of a 27.7% stake in the Premier League giants earlier this year.
As part of this deal, the INEOS chief has taken control of footballing matters at Old Trafford and has been focused on overhauling their recruitment team in recent months.
Chief executive Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox have been recruited, while has been viewed as the final piece of the jigsaw.
The 53-year-old only joined Newcastle in 2022 but was placed on gardening leave by the Premier League after he made it clear that he wanted to join Man Utd.
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot is reportedly targeting five players from the Bundesliga as he looks to put his stamp on the squad following the departure of Jurgen Klopp.
The Reds are one of just two Premier League sides along with Fulham who are yet to sign a new player this summer and Slot, chif executive Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes are currently working to avoid .
They were in the running for Leny Yoro but pulled out in the assumption that he was Real Madrid-bound, only for Manchester United to come knocking and lure him to Old Trafford before finding out .
Crysencio Summerville, Dani Olmo and Lutsharel Geertruida have also been linked, while there is some mystery as to whether they ever actually lodged a bid for Newcastle star Anthony Go…
Pascal Gross has been described as Brighton’s “greatest-ever Premier League signing” after he left the club to join Borussia Dortmund.
Gross’ transfer to boyhood club Dortmund brings his seven-year spell at Albion to an end, where he made 261 appearances in all competitions.
After Gross joined Brighton in 2017 from FC Ingolstadt, the Germany international become an invaluable player for a number of head coaches and was used in a variety of positions, but will now ply his trade back in his native county.
Brighton chairman Tony Bloom said: “In terms of his contribution on the pitch, Pascal goes down as the club’s greatest-ever Premier League signing.
“He has been with us since the start of the Premier League era and has been such a superb pla…
According to a report in Spain, Premier League champions Manchester City have an agreement to sign Liverpool attacker Luis Diaz.
The Colombia international was criticised last season as he was often wasteful in front of goal. He s been heavily linked with a move elsewhere this summer as FC Barcelona and PSG have been mooted as possible destinations.
Earlier this month, a report claimed
Up until now, Diaz has not been linked with any of s Premier League rivals, but an extremely unlikely move to champions Man City has been mooted on Tuesday afternoon.
Man City have money to spend on a new forward following Julian Alvarez s move to La Liga giants Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of around £64m.
Despite this, Pep Guardiola s side is not guarante…
Rio Ferdinand reckons Erik ten Hag made a mistake in taking Harry Maguire off for Matthijs de Ligt against Brighton, claiming the decision proved costly as Manchester United lost the game in stoppage time.
Danny Welbeck gave Brighton the lead in the first half after some ropey United defending and Ten Hag s side were again lax at the back as Joao Pedro was found unmarked at the back post by Simon Adingra in the 95th minute .
Amad Diallo had drawn United level on the break and Alejandro Garnacho thought he had given his side the lead having turned Bruno Fernandes cross towards goal, only to be denied by his own player as Joshua Zirkzee inadvertently deflected the Argentinian s shot in from an offside position.
United s defence came under scrutiny at the end of th…
Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth has commented on Jadon Sancho s move to Chelsea, claiming his exit had to be explored .
was unable to live up to expectations following his £73m move to Man Utd in 2021 and he dropped down the pecking order last season following his fallout with Erik ten Hag.
The England international impressed while on loan at Borussia Dortmund towards the end of last season, while he and Ten Hag appeared to kiss and make up at the start of this summer.
The 24-year-old featured heavily forduring pre-season but he was not involved in either of their opening two Premier League games of the 2024/25 campaign.
Sancho was linked with several elite European clubs in the summer, but he opted to join Chelsea on loan on deadline d…