Let’s take a look at 5 key battles within the game that will play an important role in shaping the outcome of the match: Ross Barkley vs. Fernandinho The 20-year old Englishman has been in fine form since the start of the season and only seems to be getting better. Given that he plays in a more advanced role for Everton, the task of marking him will fall to Fernandinho....
The biggest problem for the Red Devils has been their inability to replace players and this has continued since Sir Alex Ferguson left. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, etc have never been replaced. The Manchester United board hasn’t been spending money in the right places and that can be seen from United’s inability to sign a world class defender, which they have been needing for some time now....
In snowy conditions at Old Trafford, Manchester United returned to winning ways with a professional 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion to enter the semifinals of the FA Cup. Progression in the only remaining chance of silverware was the need of the hour for United as Jose and his men delivered when it mattered the most. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with a fine header at the far post to give United the lead in the first half....
The deal was announced by the Lancashire club on their Twitter handle. The deal will also see Nani move back to his Portuguese roots after spending seven years in England with the Red Devils. The Argentine has been in the news all summer with nearly all major clubs getting linked to the mercurial left-back. His growing reputation was further enhanced in the summer when he put in some eye-catching performances for Argentina at the World Cup....
Rumour has it, Mendes and United may be about it strike gold again. Scouts from the English club were in attendance at the magnificent Estadio da Luz to watch Benfica’s 4-0 win over Feirense. They had their eyes trained on 19-year Portuguese star Goncalo Guedes – the young Benfica winger dubbed the ‘New Cristiano Ronaldo’. Last year he had 7 goals and 10 assists in 36 matches – including a goal in the Champions League against Atletico, which made him the youngest Portuguese player to score in the group stages of the UCL....
Let’s have a look at what the rumour mill has churned out about the Red Devils today. Manchester United table final contract offer for Juan Mata If reports from the Manchester Evening News are to be believed, Manchester United have made a ’take-it-or-leave-it’ offer to Juan Mata in a bid to extend his stay at Old Trafford. The 31-year-old is currently serving the final two months of his contract....
The 23-year-old was part of United’s squad for their pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, featuring as a half-time substitute in the wins against Perth Glory and Leeds United. Pereira has made just three competitive appearances for United since emerging from their academy in 2015, however, and was behind David De Gea, Sergio Romero and Lee Grant in the goalkeeping pecking order. He is embarking on his fifth spell away from Old Trafford, having previously spent time on loan with Rochdale, Belenenses, Vitoria Setubal and Kortrijk....
Manchester United great Giggs served as an assistant to Louis van Gaal during the Dutchman’s Old Trafford tenure, leaving when Jose Mourinho took the reins in 2016. Everton 6/1 to beat Chelsea The former Wales international also interviewed for the job at Swansea City last season but has only taken charge of four senior matches when placed in caretaker charge of United after David Moyes’ departure in 2014. Everton sacked Ronald Koeman on Monday after a 5-2 weekend defeat to Arsenal at Goodison Park left them in the bottom three — a point worse off than Leicester after caretaker boss Michael Appleton oversaw a 2-1 win at Swansea in the wake of Craig Shakespeare’s dismissal....
In case you didn’t know… Manchester United’s supposed resurgence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has not gone according to plan as the side are now sitting two points above the relegation zone at 12th place on the Premier League table. The Red Devils are in dire need of reinforcements in attack and have found the back of the net only nine times in the English top-flight so far this season. Solskjaer’s ability to bring United back to their former glory has been frequently questioned in the course of the season, with some criticism directed at his decision to sell the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Ander Herrera and Romelu Lukaku without adequate replacements....
In the footage, added to the video-sharing app by Mason Glaso, known online as @maseplace, a ginger cat can be seen copying its owner by laughing in an eerily similar manner. The clip begins with Glaso telling viewers: “Guys, I taught my cat to laugh. Okay ready? Hold on.” He then proceeds to say “Can I get a ‘ha ha’?” Remarkably, the feline then opens its mouth and mimics the sounds....
The 19-year-old is United’s second-highest goalscorer with 11 in all competitions and Mourinho has lauded the England international’s work ethic, saying he was one of his most trusted players at the club. “It’s a massive thing when a manager like him says that,” Rashford told Premier League Productions. “The best thing about it is that you’ve earned it. He didn’t just come in and say ’there you go – play every game’....
The Brazilian full-back emerged as a top target for the Blues over the summer, although the deadline passed with no deal done. A new contract in Turin was then mooted for the 26-year-old defender, but that has not happened either and the exit door remains open. United have now joined the scramble for his signature, as Jose Mourinho seeks to bolster his ranks in a problematic area of the field, and Juventus claim they will not block any want-away stars from leaving....
Most journalists and fans are outraged by the apparent damage the German tactician did to the club, only for him to then suddenly leave so as to take the interim manager’s job at Manchester United. As described by Sergey Kolesnikov of Sportbox.ru, some claim that Rangnick’s tenure has been “the biggest fraud in Russian football history.” MORE: Rangnick wants Man Utd players to become ‘pressing monsters’ in time Dmitry Selyuk, the provocative agent best known for representing Yaya Toure, compared Rangnick to Ostap Bender, the most famous fictional crook in Russian literature....
The former Arsenal forward has already announced that he will be departing Galatasaray for Japanese side Vissel Kobe at the end of the 2016-17 campaign. Before making that switch, the World Cup winner has the opportunity to sign off in Europe on a high, while also bidding an emotional farewell to the international scene. Podolski confirms Japan transfer He has been included in the Germany squad set to take in a friendly date with England on Wednesday, with Joachim Low set to hand a long-serving member of his plans a 130th cap....
Against such a background, he has no excuse now not to shuffle his pack. With an exhausted first-team squad needing to be rotated ahead of their crunch final with Ajax in Stockholm, the honour of being the final team ever to face Spurs at White Hart Lane could be shared by an unfamiliar group of United youngsters. Mou: I’ve worked harder than ever “I have to give some minutes to everyone because we have only 15 players, we don’t have more,” added Mourinho this week, but the truth is that he has many more....
The France international might have missed out on a nomination for the Puskas Award this year, but he has scored a number of sublime goals throughout his career. Rooney to start in FA Cup He still remembers his best goals fondly and was happy to discuss his own top three. “If it was the Pogba Award, instead of the Puskas Award?,” Pogba told the official FIFA website when asked about his best goals....
Jose Mourinho’s side have now come from behind to pick up maximum points in their last two fixtures, but they may well have to raise their game a level against their fierce old rivals if they are to record a third successive victory. They do at least have the knowledge that they are now nine points ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea so it would take quite a collapse to fail to make it to the Champions League places at the end of the campaign, but United fans, players and management alike will want nothing less than a top-two finish, having been in first or second place for the entire season so far....
The Portuguese was told by executive vice-chair Ed Woodward at the club’s AON Training Complex that he was being relieved of his duties after a dreadful start to the Premier League season which has left United in sixth place after 17 matches, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool and 11 off the top four positions. United announced in a statement on Tuesday: “Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect....
Conor McGregor spent somewhere between £1.4 to £1.8 million to procure the Marble Arch pub. And he has now reportedly barred the victim, 50-year-old Desmond Keogh, from entering the place. In an exclusive interview with the Irish Mirror, Mr. Keogh weighed in on his ban and appeared to be unfazed by it. Refusing to spend money in the Irishman’s pub, Desmond Keogh said: However, the man added that he had spent around 14 years drinking with his friends at the Marble Arch pub, and that he never did anything wrong....
Christopher Gifford, 21, faces criminal charges including 36 counts of improper enclosures, three counts of mislabeled enclosures and one count of failure to report escape. Police were made aware of his large collection of snakes when his zebra cobra was reported to have escaped on June 29. A Raleigh Police Department animal control officer responded to the 7000 block of Sandringham Drive after receiving a report of a live snake on the porch of Gifford’s home....
