Chris Winterburn
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Also Fernandes took probably the best Manchester United corner since 2003
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Manchester United have spent more on John Murtough’s plane tickets than midfielders this summer
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Imagine owning a football club and not being there on this date, for this ceremony.
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BT having all matches behind their paywall, state owned clubs, one team with a monumental advantage over the rest of the pack and being favourites every year and away goals taken away withdrawing the jeopardy/excitement that made KO stages great. Unless you’re interested in one
As a neutral I’ve got to say, the Champions League is starting to lose its magic
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I’m sorry BT Sport, but if you’re not at the ground for a Champions League semi-final, you don’t deserve the coverage. What is the ridiculous panel? What are Gerrard, Hargreaves and Crouch going to tell us about these two Milan sides? Absolutely appalling.
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Just so it’s recorded for public record, Manchester United have just scored a goal on the counter-attack started by Eric Bailly doing two stepovers and running the length of the pitch.
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You can’t win penalties camped in your own half, that’s why.
José Mourinho: "Some players score ten goals a season on penalties. I'm not speaking about Harry Kane by the way."
#mulive
[sky]
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Every English club can perhaps withdraw from this and get out relatively unscathed. Manchester United fans need to ensure this is end of Woodward and the Glazers at the club: they can never be forgiven or forgotten
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What a pathetically one-sided and ill-informed segment. Manchester United fans could care less about Jadon Sancho/whichever player they are linked with as individual cases. Their frustration is with the continued lies, mixed messages and general incompetence which comes from...
Do Manchester United fans have a right to be frustrated this summer?
@SkyKaveh
,
@skysports_sheth
and
@skysports_bryan
discuss on the Transfer Show 👇
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There is a fantastically grim line in the Greenwood story that sums the whole thing up. ‘The player would not be put forward for any foundation affiliation or
programs’. If that is the case, that is literally saying without saying ‘we think he’s a good footballer but a terrible
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W3 D1 L1… Hardly Frank de Boer is it.
#MUFC
hiring Ralf Rangnick could go down as 'one of the worst appointments in Premier League history', talkSPORT told
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Unfortunately, as far as I can tell it is the Investment Corporation of Dubai who are in the running to buy Manchester United. They are part of the sovereign infrastructure of the state with all money coming through the state apparatus. A potential disaster for the PL and sport.
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It’s weird that both Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand want to railroad Ralf Rangnick out of the club when he’s one of the few who knows what he’s doing. He might not be best suited to be coach next year,but there is a hell of a lot more of a chance of the club turning things around
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Finally people seeing behind Lingard facade. A bang average player, had six good weeks at WHU. Where was he when their results dipped&fell out of CL contention? And he’s done nothing but embarrass himself ever since. So many players like this at United needed the RR bluntness
🗣️ "On game day against Chelsea he contacted me and asked me to release him from the game and the training session."
Ralf Rangnick discusses his decision not to play Jesse Lingard in
#MUFC
's final game at Old Trafford after comments were made by the player's brother.
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WHAT MONEY? They literally as a family live off dividends: they paid nothing to acquire the club. It is one of the greatest financial scandals ever in sport. If this had happened to a London club there would have been uproar at governmental level.
🗣 "The time has come for the Glazer family to sell the football club. It's now."
@GNev2
making his feelings clear about the Manchester United owners
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Ten Hag will be the first coach Manchester United have hired who is on the up, heading to the top of his game. Comes with a defined playing style, but as ever, it will be those above him who determine whether he can succeed. I’ll wait to be convinced he’ll be given the tools
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Two hours until Ed Woodward is not employed by Manchester United anymore. Best deadline day United have had in years.
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Carrick, “There was a part of me that wanted to do that [Leave with Solskjaer] I owe Ole a lot.”
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Would Manchester United fans have more respect for Frenkie de Jong if he arrived and just said ‘I didn’t really want to move, it was forced on me but now I’m going to give everything to make Barcelona look idiots’? Rather than the expected ‘biggest club in world’ ‘Dream’ thing
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Dan James is far, far cleverer a footballer than even Manchester United realised.
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Just a few hours until the very last time anyone has to watch this Manchester United team ever again.
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Best performance of the Rangnick era for Manchester United. Dominant for pretty much 85% of the game. Would have been a tough pill to swallow had they only got a draw. Declan Rice, though, has it. Simple as.
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Every time Tom Brady throws a TD and those cannons go off, Manchester United’s midfielder budget loses 100 grand.
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That was a proper game of football. United being that serious in a game against title contenders is so encouraging when you think Arteta’a work is 3 years in and Erik ten Hag came into a dumpster fire 8 months ago.
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When I said Manchester United should move a lot of players on this month, it was on the proviso they’d make room for replacements…
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Højlund looks like something. Onana keeps playing the ball well. Those are the positives. The negatives are the Glazers being the reasons why Martial is still there and Evans has a contract, almost 9 years after he left. Erik Ten Hag working extremely hard with what he has, but
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Glazer family members pushing Avram and Joel to sell: trying to ignite a bidding war. Manchester United fans should stand against a state takeover from Dubai. Would not be in the best interests of the club. It has to be a fit and proper consortium with intentions of
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Barcelona can’t register Raphinha, Lewandowski and Bernardo Silva *if that deal happens* unless they sell players or dramatically cut their salary bill. De Jong is one of the highest earners. I would merely suggest he is on tour as the outstanding money hasn’t been sorted out.
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Matt Judge is still employed by Manchester United, one of the charlatans in charge of negotiating with agents and clubs etc. Would suggest he needs to be one of the next to go if United are going to have any positive change in recruitment
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Manchester United now face a test of their mental toughness. Aside from the benchmark of being able to win at least 7 league games in a row, first comes the task of taking advantage of the mistakes made by their rivals. Previously they’ve usually failed of late.
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Manchester United were set to receive a base fee of £55m for Lukaku with an additional £11m in bonuses. If reports from March that Internazionale still owe United a total of £42m combined of the initial fee and the bonuses reached are true, that would open up an interesting...
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Image which encapsulates all that has been wrong with Manchester United in the last decade. Red circle identifies the two people most in power and in charge of negotiating&making footballing decisions: one is Ed Woodward who virtually worked unchallenged as Director of Football
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The more people you’ve never heard of that leave Manchester United, the better. The amount of behind the scenes people going is a good thing, I assure you.
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So
@GNev2
says the protocol is to go with the on-field decision if a conclusive angle can’t be found. A reminder that Højlund’s goal was given on the field.
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If your gripe is Solskjaer’s record and performances in the Champions League, then my friends, Antonio Conte isn’t what you’re looking for.
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Jorge Mendes stories are put out for a reason. Cristiano Ronaldo will not be sold to a Premier League club. This is about putting pressure on United to do business, likely with his clients, remember nobody is even being linked with Neves at £75m. If Ronaldo really wants to leave
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Just had Leicester’s “official” response passed to me. Second of two words was ‘off’
EXCLUSIVE: Man Utd to offer Jesse Lingard plus £45million to complete James Maddison transfer |
@sbates_people
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The reason McTominay has made an unnatural move with his arm is because Son is pulling at it.
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Glazer family hasn’t bought any players with any money they’ve put into the club. They’ve taken money out of the club at every turn and hired a specialist liar to mislead fans at every turn, yet he is suspiciously silent today.
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Believe Julian Alvarez’s buyout clause is due to rise midway through January, will be the smoking gun evidence that Ed Woodward has left Manchester United if they agree to pay the first, cheaper, clause.
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This isn’t really a point about Solskjaer. There is a fundamental question at Manchester United under the Woodward cabal’s control and Glazer idiocy. Do Manchester United want to be the best team in the world? There is no evidence at all to suggest they do. Every summer, they
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Manchester United coming up against a very resolute side here, although one I’m not sure can play a pass across the ground. One of the poorest refereed matches in recent memory.
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I’ve no idea how it can happen, but I would suggest a lot of effort should go into Apollo Global not being allowed to get anywhere near Manchester United shares.
@FA
should probably keep a closer eye on this than they did in 2005.
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But they won’t, because that’s the point. Manchester City and Newcastle weren’t chosen by accident. Anyone ever wonder why a state never really gets close to buying Liverpool? Because their real fans wouldn’t stand for it.
City fans under no obligation to defend this (and should probably think twice before doing so)
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@ManUtd
Hello? Is this thing on?
Leipzig would still sell Konrad Laimer this summer if asking price is met. The difference between Bayern's offer and RBL's demands is €5m as of now. Sabitzer's latest performances have stalled the Laimer deal. The latter is likely to stay in Leipzig at the moment [
@Plettigoal
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It’s almost as if a certain individual is expecting something bad to happen after 4:30pm today and for him to be on the receiving end of criticism.
Man Utd 'close to appointing' new director of football at Old Trafford |
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Don’t sleep on Cavani returning to South America. Situation is made more complex by possible Ronaldo return. Corinthians a possible destination, depending on if they get Willian, I suppose it also hinges on if United would want a fee for Cavani.
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United need to find their own Fullkrug. Someone who doesn't kill Hojlund but can actually find the net when he's on the pitch. A big Chicharito... if you will.
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Raul Jimenez is 29 years old, wouldn’t fit in with how Solskjaer wants his team to play and Wolves would want to sell for around £50-60 million. That’s all I have to say.
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Just putting this out there now, I am available for a lengthy speaking role and will do it for nothing
The Netflix documentary on how the Glazers destroyed Manchester United is going to hit different.
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This is beyond parody. The sentiment isn’t exactly wrong, but he shouldn’t pretend like swapping out 4 full backs and getting 4 new ones in one summer was not ridiculous and unsustainable for non-state owned clubs. Used to appear a man of principle at Barcelona, now does the same
Pep Guardiola claims Saudi spending has ‘changed market’ after Mahrez exit
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Normal service resumed from Sancho. That's the problem, his performance against Bayern was a 1-in-10, this tonight was very much a 9-in-10 performance.
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Agree with this statement entirely but interesting how ‘fans expressing opinion’ is mentioned when MUTV constantly cuts any caller off when they criticise Woodward or Glazer family.
The Cheshire home of
#MUFC
executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was attacked tonight.
A video was posted on social media of someone throwing a red flare over a large gate, with others singing 'Ed Woodward's going to die'.
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Airline is owned wholly by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Newcastle owned by PIF which is the sovereign wealth fund controlled entirely by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Literally just funnelling Saudi Arabian state money into Newcastle United under the guise of ‘sponsorship’
@FA
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Lingard brought on to amble about. Even if he plays well what does it matter to United? He’s leaving. Just bring Hannibal on, you’re going to lose anyway
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Pochettino very capable of working well with an immobile front man, did it with Kane for years, so Ronaldo would be fine. The real revolution would be how he’d use Sancho, Rashford, Amad etc to buzz around him and massively press defences
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Ralf Rangnick loves Paul Mitchell, Paul Mitchell would love to have a serious role at Manchester United. Where does he fit in without unseating Murtough, Fletcher, Judge etc? I would love to see it, but they don’t usually deliver the right things
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And with that result, Manchester United somehow become the form team in the Premier League, the only side to win every single fixture throughout the congested festive schedule.
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I’m of the genuine belief that Manchester United would be in their best footballing position in years if Rangnick and Ten Hag just locked everyone out of Carrington and swallowed the keys. Fletcher, Murtough, any of the Glazer offspring, Arnold, Woodward’s other acolytes.
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If Ten Hag hangs on long enough for INEOS to come in and allow him to get rid of everyone who is a bad egg and not worry about
Protecting their market value, then Manchester United can start to move forward
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Aw, why didn’t you play one of your three squads?
Pep Guardiola 🗣"They [Southampton] had seven days to prepare [for the game], we had 10 minutes yesterday.."
#mcfc
💻 -
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Wonder if Slot is going to give a breakdown on Forest’s tactics today?
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In the sort of weird head space where I think Erik ten Hag is the absolute right choice for Manchester United, but equally wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t see out next season.
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Ineos hiring someone who hasn’t ever worked at an investment bank. The common sense era is here.
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The massive problem that Manchester United have now got is even if they u-turn and don’t bring Greenwood back, everybody knows they originally were going to & are only reacting to the backlash. That isn’t a moral stance. They’ve painted themselves as bad in either outcome
#MUFC
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Manchester United end the week well, expertly disciplined performance and get a point more than anyone expected this week. Sending off of Dalot epitomises the awfulness of Premier League officiating. Get a decision horrifically incorrect, then the arrogance to send a player off
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He’s a left footed winger playing on the right, it’s literally what he’s there to do. 🤷♂️I’m not entirely sure what these people want. It’s like picking at anything to not have to criticise the clown show in Tampa.
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Home owners want local burglars to be forced to stop thieving. Shock.
"All the Premier League teams want us to be sanctioned" 🗣️
Pep Guardiola says Man City's rivals want to see the club punished for alleged breaches of the Premier League's financial rules 🔵
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As fantastic as Joao Felix could be, I can understand Manchester United not making this loan move. It’s peak Ed Woodward. There is no winning scenario for Chelsea. If he bombs, they will have spent almost 15/20m on nothing. If he succeeds and finds his scoring form, great in the
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The funny thing is, Manchester United included the break even deficit numbers in their accounts, knowing it would break UEFA rules on a minor basis. Don’t know why they didn’t just hide it illegally long enough for UEFA sanction to become time barred… oh wait 😏
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You can have your own opinions on the fee, but Manchester United are signing a player who is much better than what they’ve got in Smalling, Rojo and Jones, more reliable than Bailly, and a good partner for Lindelof. He’s not Virgil van Dijk, but it’s a major upgrade.
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This obviously doesn’t address the weird anti-Solskjaer cult that has infested twitter, but as a coach he has done everything he could have possibly done since taking the job. No disgracing themselves in the 19/20 Champions League, although Barca was a bit of a wake-up call.
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Believe it £4 million a year that Ed Woodward was paid to do something he was comically unqualified for and comically bad at. He was then allowed to hire his mates and cronies, one of which is now sitting in his old job, taking home a major salary.
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Sky Italia this evening reporting that Internazionale may have waited too long to sign Romelu Lukaku, with Juventus and Manchester United now involved in real discussions over a swap deal between the Belgian and Paulo Dybala.
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Manchester United and Sevilla have reached agreement over Martial loan. United thought to be receiving around 4-5m or they will save that in salary costs* . Newcastle United now pushing to finalise loan move for Lingard before the weekend. *This part remains unclear to me.
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Ed Woodward has no problem putting sentiment aside, but has an unseemly amount of tolerance for his own rank incompetence.
Ed Woodward will have no hesitation firing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer if Manchester United's season continues to implode. Woodward has privately insisted he would put sentiment aside for the future of the club.
#muzone
[
@sbates_people
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They want and somehow will get £6bn. This is perhaps the most non-law breaking family of swindlers the sports world has ever seen: the only positive is that nobody will ever see them in football again.
🚨 There will be a third round of bidding in the
#MUFC
sale process. Groups have until the end of April to make next offers. Can confirm Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are both through.
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Irrespective of what happens in Leipzig this evening, Manchester United will look back at first Istanbul Basaksehir game as a disaster. Hard work of the group was done and today’s do-or-die clash should never have been a thing.
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Avram Glazer, part of the setup which refused to provide the Manchester United’s female team with proper facilities, is now rocking up at their FA Cup final.
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Would genuinely encourage Manchester United supporters to expect more pain this year, but with Ten Hag it will likely be growing pain rather than the Woodward era abyss of darkness pain. Fans should keep in mind how laughable Klopp’s early defence was at Liverpool and look
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Benni McCarthy up there with Casemiro and Martinez as United’s best signings this year: the work he’s done with Rashford on finishing, and Garnacho as well.
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Manchester United will now press on to sign Todibo. Was clear an agreement for Maguire was close last week as they started seriously talking to Todibo’s people. Amrabat will be focus when Fred and VDB depart. After that it will be a quiet end to the summer unless someone offers
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Whether he turns out to be a successful coach or not, Solskjaer should be fondly remembered for the excellent work he has done to clear the decks and overcome the embarrassing incompetence and deceit above him.
"I’d rather have a hole in the squad than an a---hole"
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United were plagued by 'personal agendas' when he was appointed |
@ben_rumsby
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Well, nobody in their right mind predicted Manchester United improving on last season by 17 points. Erik ten Hag has done a truly brilliant job. Difficult to speak about United’s season as closed with a cup final to come, but it has far exceeded expectations. This was a team
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Manchester United very calm ahead of Tuesday deadline. No incoming players expected. Can’t imagine fans are overly bothered. Focus is heading into the final few months of Glazer chokehold. Ten Hag doing a fine job and fans can finally see light at the end of the tunnel.
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Maybe if Milan sign Bailly, Ralf can trick United into signing Zakaria and saying he’s a centre half replacement
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Interesting side stat, Zinedine Zidane will leave Real Madrid having never lost a European knockout tie, not one.
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Don’t wish to state the obvious too much, but a lot of Manchester United’s on-pitch problems would have been solved by signing Haaland and Fernandes back in January 2020
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Mason Greenwood included in the documentation because he’s still technically a footballing employee of Manchester United. Under 21 and English so doesn’t need to be registered so not included on the squad list per se
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MUTV might not have thought through having Lou Macari on today 😂 really going after the squad. Rightly so.
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Feels like a poignant moment for Manchester United, and one they have to get right. Jose Mourinho has been the most successful manager of the post-Ferguson era but he’s still failed. One individual has been at the head of three failed appointments now.
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Pogba, “A football team needs to enjoy playing football.”
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I think Rashford probably needs some time away from the game. Been a really busy/difficult two years for him. Looks as if he’s hating the game right now and these performances can’t be helping him.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer likely to be appointed as Manchester United’s interim head-coach later today. Mike Phelan likely to work with him as an assistant alongside Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna it would be seem. Crucially, Solskjaer worked closely with Pogba in reserve team.
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As per my last retweet, Sporting to receive a payment of 4.6 million pounds from Manchester United after the English club qualified for the Champions League. Part of Bruno Fernandes deal.
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Someone should really report to the
@premierleague
or
@FA
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If you think Lisandro Martinez isn’t good then you’re missing out. He’s one of the best United players on the ball and could easily play as a holding midfielder. So far Ten Hag’s hit rating on transfers is Michael Edwards esque.
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Would dwarf Manchester City’s wealth but still fall below Newcastle’s. Would immediately place Manchester United in the sportwashing/anti competitive bracket.
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Keeps Solskjaer stories quiet for a few days, gives Golden Joel an amazing degree of credit for ‘suggesting’ the scheme and doesn’t actually give any time frame for when the shares become effective. You’ll get a vote on hot dog suppliers after 100 years of share holdership 💀
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Dani Olmo potentially being on the move for £20 million should make people’s heads hurt. He’s a Spanish international with phenomenal talent. Could even argue he’d be as strong as signing for Manchester United then Fernandes would be. Leipzig are really good in the market
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