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Oct202022 by JBNo Comments

Ronaldo axed from Man Utd squad for Chelsea clash after disobeying Erik ten Hag

Premier League

Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped from the Manchester United’s squad to face Chelsea this weekend. The Portugal international left Old Trafford before the end of Wednesday’s Premier League victory over Tottenham. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo looked glum on the sidelines despite the club's dominance, he left the bench and walked down the tunnel in the 89th minute. The 37-year-old briefly returned to the dressing room but had left the ground by the time his team-mates returned to celebrate a very impressive victory. Speaking after United’s 2-0 victory, Erik ten Hag confirmed he had not seen or spoken to Ronaldo but promised to ‘deal with’ the issue. A statement from Manchester United read: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo will not be part of the Ma...

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Chelsea ready to write off millions by selling Romelu Lukaku after Jay Z intervention

Premier League, Seria A

Chelsea are ready to allow Romelu Lukaku to remain on loan at Inter Milan next campaign before writing off millions by selling him, according to reports in Italy. The Belgium star returned to Stamford Bridge in a Chelsea record deal of £97m in the summer of 2021 in the last big deal of the Abramovich deal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Lukaku, now 29, failed to settle at the club and gave an explosive interview last December saying he wanted to return to Italy. A one-year loan deal was agreed for him to go back to Inter Milan this season with the Serie A club paying his €12m-a-year wages and a €8m loan fee plus another potential €3m in bonuses. Now Gazzetta dello Sport claim all three sides - Lukaku, Chelsea, and Inter - are ready to agree a...

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Michael Owen makes top-four prediction as Liverpool close in on Chelsea & Man Utd

Premier League

Michael Owen believes Premier League leaders Arsenal are ‘here to stay’ but expects Manchester City to defend the title this campaign. Reigning champions Man City slipped four points behind early leaders Arsenal last week after their unbeaten run was finally ended by Liverpool. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal have enjoyed their best ever start to a league campaign, winning nine of their first 10 matches to establish themselves as genuine title contenders under Mikel Arteta. Tottenham are currently level with Man City on 23 points but have played a game more than most of their top-four rivals after losing to Manchester United on Wednesday. Chelsea are still fourth and remain unbeaten under new manager Graham Potter, although they were held ...

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Ronaldo snubbed Man Utd teammates in dressing room after Tottenham win

Premier League

Cristiano Ronaldo chose not to celebrate with his Manchester United teammates after the 2-0 victory over Tottenham and left Old Trafford before the match had ended, according to reports. Goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes gave the Red Devils a deserved win over Spurs on Wednesday evening. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ronaldo, meanwhile, started the the game on the bench and in the 90th minute the Portugal international headed down the tunnel, even though Ten Hag still had two substitutions available. According to The Athletic, not only did Ronaldo leave the dugout before the final whistle was blown but he also left Old Trafford before the match had ended. The report claims that Ronaldo did not join in with the club's post-match celebrations in...

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Thierry Henry pinpoints what Rashford is doing wrong in front of goal

Premier League

Thierry Henry has told Marcus Rashford ‘power is not always the answer’ after seeing the Manchester United forward denied a goal against Antonio Conte's Tottenham. United dominated Spurs with second-half goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes sealing a 2-0 victory that leaves Erik ten Hag’s side within touching distance of the top four. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Red Devils had 19 efforts on goal in the first-half with Hugo Lloris forced into a number of fine saves to keep the home team out. Rashford was denied on one of those occasions, fed through by the Brazilian Fred and firing low and across goal only for Lloris to get down and keep it out. The 24-year-old was denied in a similar position in the second-half of the game, this time cuttin...

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Ferdinand warns Erik ten Hag over Ronaldo after his strop vs Tottenham

Premier League

Rio Ferdinand says Erik ten Hag must let Cristiano Ronaldo leave Manchester United in the January transfer window if he continues to be restricted to a bit-part role at the club. Ronaldo stormed off down the tunnel in a strop as he failed to come on from the bench as United beat Tottenham 2-0 on Wednesday, with Ten Hag conceding after the win that he will ‘deal with’ the player on Thursday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 37-year-old, widely linked with an exit from United in the summer, has been limited to 340 minutes of action across his opening eight Premier League matches this term and was also an unused substitute against Man City. Former United defender Ferdinand, quizzed about the player's lack of playing time, told his YouTube channel: ‘M...

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What Van Dijk did before Jarrod Bowen’s missed penalty for West Ham vs Liverpool

Premier League

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk may have handed Alisson Becker an advantage when Jarrod Bowen stepped up to take his spotkick for West Ham. With the score at 1-0 to the Reds, the Hammers were awarded a penalty before half time after Joe Gomez brought down Bowen inside the area, leading VAR to intervene. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before the ball was put on the spot, Van Dijk scuffed the penalty spot up in front of the Kop to try and interfere with Bowen's penalty as Alisson dived to his right to keep Liverpool in the lead. Referee Stuart Atwell saw Van Dijk standing on the penalty spot and proceeding to check any damage that may have been done, but nothing was found and Bowen missed the spot kick. Steve McManaman said on Amazon Prime Video...

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Lisandro Martinez’s comments on Ronaldo storming down tunnel speak volumes

Premier League

Lisandro Martinez produced a measured response when asked about Cristiano Ronaldo storming down the tunnel before the end of Manchester United's 2-0 win over Tottenham. He followed Erik ten Hag's lead in choosing not to speak about the situation in great detail and instead played it down. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "I didn't see anything," explained the defender. "I don't know. I only enjoy with the people, we won, and that's important." But Martinez's comment that he didn't see what was going on because he was 'enjoying the win with those present' pretty much sums up Ronaldo situation. The Portuguese star is no longer present in this United team and even less so in the club's recent success. Ronaldo’s last start for United in the Premier ...

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Erik ten Hag reacts to Ronaldo storming down the tunnel before full-time

Premier League

Erik ten Hag says he will speak to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Manchester United striker stormed down the tunnel early during Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over Tottenham. Ronaldo was an unused substitute as United turned in their best performance of the season as they clearly dominated Tottenham at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 37-year-old didn’t hang around for the final whistle, he left the United bench, heading down the target during the 88th minute of play. Quizzed on the incident post-match, ten Hag told Amazon Prime: ‘I’ve seen him. I didn’t speak to him after. I’ll deal with that tomorrow.’ Alan Shearer, on commentary on BT Sport, sympathised with ten Hag, saying the focus will now be on Ronaldo than those who impressed again...

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Lampard reveals Chelsea-style fining system with Everton stars

Premier League

Frank Lampard has revealed that he deploys a fining system with his Everton players. The 44-year-old adopted the same approach during his time as Chelsea head coach, with players fined up to £20,000 if they were late for training, and £500 for every minute they were late for a team meeting. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lampard managed to steer Everton clear of relegation last campaign and believes it is now time to introduce the fining system in order to maintain discipline in the dressing room. ‘We have a fine system now,’ Lampard said. ‘I said at the time [I came into Everton] it didn’t feel a priority at the time to say, ‘you are fined if you are late.’ The priority was, ‘can we get three points this weekend?’ ‘Now we have a little bit more ...