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Aug172020 by JBNo Comments

Fernandes explains heated row with Lindelof after Man Utd’s Europa League exit

Premier League

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has played down an on-field argument with defender Victor Lindelof after seeing the club eliminated out of the Europa League. Despite Fernandes opening the scoring for United after just nine minutes, Sevilla proved too strong for Solskjaer's side with a 78th-minute winner from Luuk de Jong ensuring the Spanish side progressed to another final through a 2-1 victory. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After Sevilla's winning goal, Fernandes was filmed in a fiery exchange with United defender Lindelof as the duo seemingly argued over who was to blame for allowing the De Jong to strike. United could not find an equaliser after De Jong's goal and have now been eliminated from the Europa League by a Spanish opponent for...

Aug162020 by JBNo Comments

Ashley Cole backs Sevilla to beat Man Utd and win the Europa League

UEFA

Ashley Cole has backed Sevilla to beat Manchester United this Sunday evening before going on to win the Europa League trophy. Unai Emery led Sevilla to the title three years before Jose Mourinho’s United lifted the trophy at the end of the 2016/17 season and the two former champions will face each other in Cologne for a place in this year’s Europa League final. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sevilla will look to continue their good form against Premier League sides after seeing off Wolves, while Solskjaer will be hoping for an improved display from his players after scraping past Copenhagen in the quarter-finals. Ex-Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole believes the two clubs are fairly evenly matched but predicts that Sevilla will come out winners at...

Aug162020 by JBNo Comments

Solskjaer sends transfer message to Man Utd after Jadon Sancho blow

Premier League

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has conceded Liverpool and Manchester City are ‘too far ahead’ of Manchester United and has called on the club to spend on ‘quality’ to help close the gap on their Premier League rivals. Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has warned fans that it may not be ‘business as usual’ this summer due to the repercussions of the coronavirus crisis but the club are pressing ahead with plans to strengthen the team ahead of the 2020/21 season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United have identified Jadon Sancho as their priority signing and Solskjaer is also wants more options at the back, with Lille’s Gabriel Magalhaes and Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile heavily linked with the Red devils in recent days. But, Solskjaer looks set to miss out on Sanch...

Aug162020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal transfer boost as Man Utd pull out of race to sign Gabriel Magalhaes

Premier League, Ligue 1

Arsenal have had a €30m offer accepted by Lille for Gabriel Magalhaes with the Brazilian central defender now set to choose between a move to the Emirates or Napoli. Manchester United had also been interested in signing the player but according to Le 10 Sport they will now focus on agreeing a deal to bring Monaco’s Benoit Badiashile to the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Everton had also expressed an interest in signing Gabriel but they had a €20m bid turned down earlier this week, according to reports. Mikel Arteta wants to improve his defence during this summer, particularly given he is reported to be giving consideration to changing to a 4-3-3 formation next campaign. Arsenal will listen to offers for players like Sokratis Papastathopoulos, ...

Aug152020 by JBNo Comments

Solskjaer reacts to Barcelona’s embarrassing 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich

Premier League

Manchester United head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hailed ‘top class’ Bayern Munich after their massive 8-2 win over Barcelona in the Champions League. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich smashed Barcelona on Friday night to advance to the Champions League semi-finals where they will meet the winners of today's game between Lyon and Manchester City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was a humbling evening for the Spanish giants Barcelona, who are now set to sack Quique Setien as they look to rebuild the team for next campaign. Speaking ahead of Manchester United’s Europa League semi-final match against Sevilla, Solskjaer said: ‘Yeah, we watched it. ‘Bayern Munich are setting the standard at the moment. The new coach came in and they have been bri...

Aug152020 by JBNo Comments

Lille confirm Gabriel Magalhaes will leave this summer amid Arsenal & Man Utd links

Ligue 1

Lille owner Gerard Lopez has confirmed that Manchester United and Arsenal target Gabriel Magalhaes will leave the club this summer. Gabriel has established himself as one of the top central defenders in the French Ligue 1 since breaking into Lille's first team last campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 22-year-old centre-back helped Lille secure another top-four finish in the 2019-20 season, playing 24 matches before French football authorities called off the season in April. Gabriel is contracted to remain at Stade Pierre Mauroy until 2023, but he has been tipped to move onto pastures new in the coming weeks amid interest from a number of top clubs. According to Goal, United and Arsenal have both identified the Brazilian star as a transfer tar...

Aug152020 by JBNo Comments

Sevilla star taunts Paul Pogba ahead of Europa League semi-final clash with Man Utd

UEFA, La Liga

Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan has aimed a subtle dig at Paul Pogba ahead of the Europa League semi-final game by saying the United star is not better than players in La Liga. Pogba will hope he can spur Manchester United to a second Europa League title this week, having helped Jose Mourinho’s side win the European competition just three years ago. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sevilla knocked Premier League side Wolves out of the competition in the quarters and will hope to enjoy another win over Manchester United this weekend. Ahead of the game, Spanish midfielder Jordan has backed Sevilla to show their class against Solskjaer's side and he even taunted United star Pogba. Jordan wrote in a column for MailSport: ‘Paul Pogba is a great player, one ...

Aug142020 by JBNo Comments

Andreas Pereira rejects Solskjaer’s plea to stay at Man Utd

Premier League

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira is reportedly in talks to leave the theatre of dreams after losing his place in the team at Old Trafford. The Brazilian was a regular in the first period of the campaign but the arrival of Bruno Fernandes, as well as the return of Paul Pogba from injury, has limited Pereira’s appearances. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The midfielder played only two games in the Premier League since the competition restarted and he only managed 26 minutes in the Europa League against LASK, despite the Red devils having a five-goal aggregate lead. That has convinced Pereira that he needs to leave to play regular first team football and reports claim the player is now in the process of ‘leaving’ the club. Despite his strugg...

Aug132020 by JBNo Comments

Twitter apologises for mocking Man Utd defender Phil Jones

Premier League

Twitter has issued an apology to Manchester United defender Phil Jones after a post from the company's official UK account mocked the player. Twitter claims "being the target of online abuse is not easy to deal with" on a dedicated help page about coping and reporting abuse. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Yet on Tuesday, the social media network engaged in such behaviour when aiming a dig at the defender, with its verified @TwitterUK account posting: "Name a better footballer than Phil Jones." United are believed to have complained to Twitter about the post which was later deleted, with the network apologising to both the club and player. A Twitter spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Our aim was to showcase our new product feature, conversation controls, w...

Aug122020 by JB1 Comment

Jadon Sancho finally breaks silence amid Man Utd transfer talks

Bundesliga, Premier League

Manchester United target Jadon Sancho has talked about his ‘special’ Dortmund team-mates after the Bundesliga side blocked his move to Old Trafford. Dortmund were willing to allow the winger leave this summer but they set the Red devils a deadline of August 10th to complete the deal and, United failed to meet their £108m asking price, they now insist Sancho stay at the club. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sancho was keen to join United but he’s unlikely to hand in a transfer request to force through a move, particularly as Dortmund confirmed they handed him a pay rise last summer to tie him until 2023. The 20-year-old joined up with his team-mates for pre-season on Monday and he played 45 minutes in Dortmund's friendly game against Altach today. San...