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Sep212018 by JBNo Comments

Wilfried Zaha blasts David Moyes daughter claims, reveals United hell

Premier League

Wilfried Zaha has talked about his "hell" at Manchester United and said his stay at Old Trafford made him "down and depressed". The winger signed for Manchester United by Sir Alex Ferguson as a teenager after playing a huge part in Crystal Palace's promotion back to the Premier League in 2013. But he failed to make an impact under Moyes and says the transfer led to his toughest time in football amid a whispering season about his life off the pitch. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Obviously, getting to United isn't easy, so not being given a chance is hard to take," he told The Sun. "I don't regret anything because it made me stronger. I feel as though I can deal with anything now. "I went through so much with United, with England. There were rumo...

Sep172018 by JBNo Comments

Ben Foster: De Gea is the Messi of goalkeepers

Premier League, La Liga

Manchester United star David De Gea is the Lionel Messi of goalkeepers, according to Watford goalie Ben Foster. De Gea is regarded as the one of the best keepers in the world – produced another amazing performance as United defeated Watford 2-1 in the League on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Spain international, who was criticised for his poor performances at the World Cup, made a stunning save to deny Christian Kabasele towards the end of the match, having earlier saved Troy Deeney's effort. Former Manchester United keeper Foster, who left Old Trafford in 2010, likened David De Gea to Barcelona forward and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi. "He is the Messi of goalkeeping. He has been the best goalkeeper in the world for years," Fost...

Sep172018 by JBNo Comments

Eric Bailly to leave Man Utd amid Arsenal interest

Transfer Info, Premier League

Eric Bailly is reportedly prepared to leave Manchester United if he continues to be left out of the team by Jose Mourinho. The defender believes Mourinho blames him for the embarrassing loss to Brighton and Hove Albion, and has played only two minutes since that 3-2 defeat. Bailly was signed from from Villarreal in a £30milllion transfer with the huge expectation he could add some consistency to United’s back line. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Mourinho has changed his defence this campaign as he continues to search for the best centre-back partnership, and the Mirror claim Bailly is now looking to leave as he weighs up his options. Should Bailly push for a move, Tottenham and Arsenal are tipped to move for the Ivorian. Spurs boss Mauricio ...

Sep152018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho: I fell at Wembley on purpose

Premier League, La Liga

Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho has joked his Wembley fall was deliberate - so as to give the media something to write about him during the break. The video of Mourinho falling while attempting to jump over the rope barrier at Wembley ahead of England's 2-1 loss to Spain last week's Saturday, has been trending on social media. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite embarrassing himself, the Manchester United boss faced up to his mistake while speaking at a news conference on Friday before his team's game with Watford. During his news conference, Mourinho made reference to his critics who he claims are very much "obsessed" with him. When pressed to identify his critics, Jose said: "It's the people that call me and ask me to fall at Wembley...

Sep152018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho: I’m in the dark over Pogba’s future

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info

Jose Mourinho says he is "in the dark" over the future of Paul Pogba at Manchester United but insists the midfielder has never told him he wants to leave the club. Pogba's career at Old Trafford has been the subject of intense speculation since the summer window with rumoured interest from Barcelona and his former club Juventus. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The World Cup winner told Sky in Germany in September "who knows what will happen in the future" and the Portuguese also appears uncertain. "In this moment I'm completely in the dark," Mourinho said ahead of their Premier League match against Watford. "The only thing that is clear for me is that the player never, never in all these days we are together, told me he wants to leave. "Paul came ...

Sep142018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho aims dig at Klopp & Sarri with defence of Rashford

Premier League

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho launched a strong defence of his use of forward Marcus Rashford in today's press conference and took a dig at Jurgen Klopp and Maurizio Sarri. Rashford scored in both of England’s matches this week playing in a centre forward position and Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher advised him to leave Old Trafford for the good of his career. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The forward is stuck behind Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez in the pecking order at the club but no outfield player has featured more under Jose Mourinho than the England international since his appointment in 2016. In taking a dig at the lack of minutes given to Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Liverpool's Dominic Solanke, Mourinho fired back at his cri...

Sep132018 by JBNo Comments

Neville claims Manchester United should sell Pogba

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Gary Neville believes Manchester United should sell midfielder Paul Pogba is he is not fully committed to the club. The Frenchman's future at the club has been called into question several times given his fractious relationship with manager Jose Mourinho. He returned to United for a second spell in June 2016 but it has not been smooth so far and with Barcelona and Juventus keen on the France international, Neville feels United can survive without him. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); On Pogba, Neville said: "He's a talented player but I want to see more consistency and leadership," the former right back told The Times. 'As a fan, honestly, part of me is that no one is bigger than the club and I am not interested in people who are looking left and rig...

Sep122018 by JBNo Comments

Boateng reveals what he told Mourinho after rejecting Man United transfer

Transfer Info, Bundesliga, Premier League

Jerome Boateng has revealed that he personally called Jose Mourinho to tell the Manchester United head coach that he would not be moving to Old Trafford this summer. Mourinho was keen to sign a new central defender and Boateng was on United’s list of targets along with Toby Alderweireld and Harry Maguire, who signed a new deal with Leicester City earlier this week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Boateng also held talks with Paris Saint-Germain about a possible move to Ligue 1, but the 30-year-old opted to stay at Bayern Munich. And the Germany international concedes he was reluctant to leave the Germany for a club that did not have everything ‘in place’. ‘I had enquiries from PSG and Manchester United,’ Boateng told Bild. ‘I did not want just to ...

Sep102018 by JBNo Comments

Maguire: I was never close to leaving Leicester for Manchester United

Transfer Info, Premier League

Leicester's Harry Maguire - who recently signed a new five-year deal has revealed that there was only a 'little' interest from Manchester United in the summer and that he wanted to continue at the King Power. The defender's Premier League performances last campaign earned him a call-up to the England squad for the 2018 World Cup, during which his good form continued as they made it to the semi-finals. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A series of reports linking the defender to Old Trafford soon followed as Jose Mourinho looked to add more quality to his defence, but Maguire claims a move was never really close. “No, I don't think so,” he told a press conference when asked if a move to Man Utd was close. “There was a little bit of interest there and th...

Sep102018 by JBNo Comments

Zidane confirms coaching return plans amid Manchester United links

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info

Zinedine Zidane has fuelled speculation that he could be in line to replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United by revealing that he plans to return to management “soon”. The Frenchman has been out of coaching since leaving Real Madrid at the end of the 2017-18 season. Zidane walked away from that post on the back of an historic third consecutive Champions League win, with La Liga title glory also savoured at the Santiago Bernabeu. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He left Madrid claiming that the club needed “something different” to keep them competitive at the highest level. He has enjoyed a break from the stresses of coaching, but the 46-year-old is now eager to get back into the coaching again. Zidane told TVE: “Certainly I’ll be coaching again ...