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3 months

Life under the Glazers at Manchester United: Cutbacks, plunging morale and cupcakes at 3am

Life under the Glazers at Man United: 'Being in the Champions League was what mattered, not winning...

Man United fans can't stand the Glazers, who've been in charge since 2005, as the club have fallen. ESPN spoke to 15 people about just how bad it is.

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1 year

Morocco celebrate their win against Spain with a Palestinian flag. Every North African and Middle East team has made sure that the Palestine issue is prominent at every game

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Pepper spraying fans outside stadium in Paris

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It wasn’t Qatar’s moment to cover Messi’s Argentina shirt with their own garment of clothing

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2 years

Man Utd have had more shots on target against their own keeper than against Man City’s. Says a lot

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2 years

Ten Hag's impact on United already obvious. Studies everything from technical area, makes substitutions at the right time, reacts to tactical changes by opposition, pressures the officials. Solskjaer did none of the above.

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5 years

Interesting how Ajax and United have progressed since the Europa League final two years ago, especially when considering the money spent / players sold by each club...

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2 years

If Man Utd didn’t re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo, they’d have relied on goals from Rashford, Cavani and Martial this season. And some still reckon they would be better off without him…

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2 years

Harry Maguire has been unfairly singled out at Man Utd this season, as today is showing. Lindelof in particular is a bigger problem

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3 years

Donny van de Beek was Man United’s big summer signing, yet Solskjaer doesn’t even trust him to come off the bench ahead of Dan James and Juan Mata in a major final

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'Ole's at the wheel' now being sung at Anfield. By both sets of fans. Brutal.

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3 years

Confirmed. Ed Woodward has stepped down as Man Utd exec vice chairman. Was planning to quit in summer, but tghe ESL fiasco has brought it to a head now

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3 years

Jesse Lingard a great example of a player who wants to play rather than just sit around and pick up wages where he isn’t wanted. West Ham’s gain is Man Utd’s loss, as he’s showing again tonight

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2 years

Erik ten Hag made a big call on the Utd captaincy and his first-choice keeper. Took the easy option both times. Arteta dropped Leno last season and that sparked Arsenal turnaround. Ten Hag now needs to show he means business to assert some authority

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The next 24 hours will say everything about what the Glazers want from Man Utd — success or annual financial gain

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3 years

May be a smart tactic by the English clubs to allow Florentino Perez do all the talking. He's saying so many ridiculous things that it becomes easier to pin it all on him...

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Manchester United set to finalise Erik ten Hag appointment. Ajax coach now the chosen candidate after topping four-man shortlist

Manchester United set to finalise Erik ten Hag appointment - sources

Manchester United are set to finalise the appointment of Erik ten Hag as the club's next manager, sources have told ESPN.

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2 years

Two clean sheets in 25 for Man Utd. That’s a coaching issue.

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2 years

Man Utd started assessing options seriously after the Liverpool defeat. So to be unable to identify an interim, let alone a manager, in over a month is a remarkable development

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3 years

Ceferin is absolutely ripping Woodward and Agnelli to pieces in his press conf, accusing the ESL of 'spitting in football lovers faces..'

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One stand-out quote from the ESL press release is Joel Glazer talking about a ‘new chapter of world-class facilities.’ Ask Man Utd fans about the improvements (or lack of) made to Old Trafford since Glazer takeover in 2005..

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2 years

If Man Utd ball wasn't in the pot when Atleti drew Bayern, then that's an issue for United, Bayern, Atleti and PSG, who will all feel that the draw wasn't fair

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2 years

Rashford's decision making has been terrible tonight. Every pass or shot, wrong decision

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2 years

So last month we had Sergio Aguero saying all TV journalists and media support Man Utd, and now Pep Guardiola says they all support Liverpool. They can’t both be right…

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3 years

Can’t blame De Gea for the penalty miss, but he’s now failed to save his last 35 spot-kicks. He didn’t look like saving any either. With all the info keepers now have on penalties, that’s just not good enough for a keeper of his reputation

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2 years

Man Utd get plenty of criticism for their recent recruitment, but Chelsea have £150m worth of misfiring strikers on the bench tonight. Not sure United have done anything to match the money Chelsea have blown on Lukaku and Werner

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4 years

Cavani is a good signing for Man Utd. Definite upgrade on Ighalo, proven goalscorer. But it’s a deal that could have been done six weeks ago. He’s been available all summer.

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Solskjaer wants Upamecano at Man Utd after sealing Van de Beek deal...

Sources: Man United eye Upamecano deal

Sources have told ESPN that United are now prioritising the addition of a top-quality centre-half to play alongside captain Harry Maguire.

www.espn.co.uk

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4 years

Worth remembering that Man United will only make signings in January if they can find players who could improve the squad....

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2 years

The only fans singing Solskjaer’s name at Old Trafford are Man City fans

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1 year

Two ridiculous challenges on Christian Eriksen and Evan Ferguson at the weekend. Neither resulted in a red card. Lots of obsessing about tight offside decisions and VAR, but not enough done about tackles that lead to bad injuries

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2 years

No player needs a new manager at Man Utd more than Marcus Rashford. Two weeks off, time spent on the training pitch and he still can’t get into a team without a striker in it. Needs a new boss to relaunch his career…

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6 months

Diogo Dalot is an example of Man United’s flawed recruitment / squad management. Probably a cover full-back at most top 10 PL clubs, given a new five-year contract in May. Long-term reward for mediocrity

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2 years

Understand rivalry between fans of various clubs, but suspect the dismissive noises coming from many about what happened in Paris is from those who don’t go to games. It could have been any club’s fans last night. Football fans treated like animals by heavy-handed police. Again.

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4 years

Lindelof now starting his fourth season at Man United. You’d think that would be more than long enough to realise that he isn’t good enough for team with serious ambitions of success.

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3 years

Interesting choice by PL for first two Hall of Fame legends. Can't argue with Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry, but with five PL title medals and 208 PL goals, Wayne Rooney unlucky to miss out. He had his ups and downs, but let's not forget how good he was..

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2 years

It’s an unfortunate legacy of Solskjaer’s time in charge that United now have a lack of quality technical players, especially in midfield. It’s mainly runners and / or bad passers

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2 years

Many players have become lost at Man Utd in recent years. Amad Diallo, a £40m signing less than two years ago, seems to be another one

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3 years

Five straight home defeats for first time in Liverpool's history. And to make matters worse, they're now on course to post a worse defence of the title than David Moyes's Man Utd. Moyes's team had 45 points from 27 games -- Liverpool have 43.

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Cristiano Ronaldo now likely to report earlier than planned for Man Utd duty. Suspended for next week’s WC qualifier in Azerbaijan after booking last night and expected to be released from squad for Saturday’s friendly against Qatar

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7 months

Curtis Jones sent off last week after referee went to screen to check severity of foul, Kovacic stays on after referee doesn’t check screen to assess severity of foul on VAR review. Consistency?

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2 years

Bayern fans protesting against impact of Queen’s death on fixtures — Rangers v Napoli games seem to be central to this one

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1 year

That the Glazers have hired Raine Group as financial advisors is significant. Raine oversaw the Chelsea sale and have plenty of groups on file who want to invest in, or buy, a big PL club like Man Utd

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3 years

Solskjaer losing support within the Man Utd dressing-room over tactics, selection and his inability to deal with Ronaldo and Greenwood’s lack of cohesion

Sources: Man Utd stars turn on Ole; Conte eyed

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his job at Man United, with sources telling ESPN he has lost the faith of a sizeable number of his squad.

www.espn.com

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3 years

Man Utd had a relatively comfortable start to the season, but they face Leicester, Liverpool, Spurs and Man City in their next four PL games (plus Atalanta H&A in the CL). Big period for Solskjaer, but same old failings continue to suggest he is out of his depth

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2 years

Says a lot about the state of Man Utd right now that Cavani and Lingard have asked for, and been given, the weekend off rather than be involved against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup

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5 years

Ashley Young bearing the brunt of criticism from last night, but he’s a 33 year old converted winger playing at full-back, mainly against Lionel Messi, in a poor team. Issue is the recruitment that has led to a converted 33 year old winger marking Messi in the Nou Camp.

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2 years

Two of football's most progressive coaches and we still get a Leeds v Man United game that looks like it was played in 1976

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2 years

United lost out to Borussia Dortmund for both Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham. Hard to imagine Liverpool, Chelsea or Man City allowing that to happen

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2 years

Gazprom deal cancelled by UEFA and Russia suspended from all UEFA competitions

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3 years

The upside from big defeats is that you can’t paper over the cracks. De Gea decline, Rashford loss of form, Solskjaer’s game management, lack of squad depth all contributed tonight. But do the Glazers care enough to address the key issues?

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2 years

Foden's beating of Lindelof for KDB's second goal -- Haven't seen a defender lost like that since Cruyff did his first turn...

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2 years

Suspect the main issue at the FA (apart from money) about moving the Lpool-City semi is that the atmosphere and occasion will so much better at OT or Villa Park that there’ll be an unavoidable clamour to abandon Wembley semis forever

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3 years

If cups don’t matter to Man Utd, they’re just a bigger version of Mike Ashley’s Newcastle

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3 years

Results are down to Solskjaer, but he's not the man to blame for Man Utd's decline. That goes right to the top

Man United mediocrity is down to Glazers as apathy and low standards take hold

Man United's lack of ambition and low standards come from the owners. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer won't deliver a title, but they don't seem to care.

www.espn.com

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2 years

Classy of Michael Carrick to leave Man Utd in the manner he did. Understated, without fuss, but after a win. He won everything he could possibly win at Old Trafford, so deserves the acclaim he won’t seek

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1 year

Arteta says Partey will have MRI scan on Saturday after feeling discomfort in his ribs during City game

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4 months

Antony (£85m) having another no-show for Man Utd at Forest while Donny van de Beek (£40m) watches from the bench. Incredible that United were persuaded to give Ajax £125m for those two

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2 years

A dysfunctional team with too many players who put themselves first and crumble when the pressure is on. No-one can say that Pochettino hasn’t had the perfect preparation to manage Man Utd

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3 years

Leeds players in protest t-shirts before Liverpool game at Elland Road

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1 year

Arteta needs to keep his head better than this if Arsenal are to win the title. It's only January. The tension hasn't even started yet

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2 years

Issue for UEFA is that the whole thing was played out live on camera. To allow the draw to stand when it was clearly flawed -- a genuine mistake, but flawed -- would impact the integrity of the competition

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2 years

No Premier League team has ever received 100 yellow cards in a season. Leeds now on 97 after Phillips booked for foul on Pulisic

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2 years

Would be a good statement of intent from the new manager to move him on, make it clear that no player is indispensable and invest the proceeds elsewhere

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2 years

Part of John Murtough’s role at United in recent years has been to get around Europe and build a rapport with key figures. The Rangnick move is a direct result of that

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4 years

Alisson’s positioning when Lpool are in opposition half a big reason why they are so tough to hurt on the counter as he clears almost everything. Some keepers never leave the 18 yard box, but he owns his half...

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4 years

In the US, military personnel are treated like heroes. From shopping discounts to priority lanes at airports. Maybe we should give NHS staff the same treatment, rather than make them pay for parking at the hospitals they work at. Slogans are great, but they deserve more.

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2 years

This is an example of Mourinho's 'football heritage.' Real have been average for 89 minutes, but there's something about historic clubs that gives them an indescribable edge when it really matters

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Real Madrid and Barcelona issue statements within minutes of each other, one directly attacking La Liga, the other making a thinly-veiled dig about financial constraints. Messi is a big piece of a very fractured jigsaw...

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1 year

Ryan Reynolds claims Ben Foster’s shirt after Wrexham win promotion to the EFL #WrexhamAFC

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3 years

It’s also unfair to tarnish the clubs for breaking away. It’s not the clubs, it’s the owners, some of whom have bought their clubs with the club’s money, rather than their own. In many ways, the clubs have been hijacked for the financial motives of their owners.

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4 years

Solskjaer has had his ups and downs this season, but he's beaten Mourinho and Guardiola in the space of four days, so that's definitely one of his ups...

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4 years

Five Champions Leagues between them. That’s just as managers...

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6 years

The fact that Nemanja Matic feels he has to explain his decision not to wear a poppy says a lot. Why should he even have to explain what is a personal choice?

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3 years

Sergio Aguero (4 titles, and soon to be 5) and 181 PL goals also doesn't get the credit and acclaim his record deserves

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3 years

Raphael Varane to Man Utd done, medical permitting. Good summer window for United so far.

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5 years

Lots of noise around Ander Herrera to PSG, as though United are selling their soul by failing to keep him. It’s a sign of where United are that people are mourning his departure. An honest squad player at best, but not one who will make United compete for the PL / CL.

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1 year

Man Utd need a new goalkeeper and have done for a while. No sense whatsoever in giving De Gea a new contract. Time to move him on.

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2 years

Regardless of how this ends, Arsenal have shown today that they're definitely on the way up again under Arteta. Same goes for United under Ten Hag. Two big clubs finally showing signs of life again.

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Fan anger against ESL isn’t going away, even if the plan is in tatters...

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Breaking: Utd fans protesting against the Glazers have blocked both entrances to Carrington

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5 years

If that De Gea mistake was a one-off, then it could be dismissed as just that. But it's not even his first this month. May have been the world's best, but he's nowhere near that right now.

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Newcastle have won just once all season, but they’re 1-0 up and barely being tested by Man Utd. Proof that problems at Old Trafford run deeper than simply having to change the manager

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5 years

If Ajax beating Real Madrid with a team of youngsters, many home-grown, sparks a trend of top clubs developing and promoting their own players, everybody wins.

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1 year

Kobbie Mainoo, 17-year-old midfielder from Stockport, set to be involved for Man Utd against Charlton tonight. Ten Hag making changes…

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FA ready to consider Wiegman as Southgate successor

FA to consider Wiegman as Southgate successor

The FA will consider Lionesses coach Sarina Wiegman as a candidate to take charge of the senior men's team if, or when, Gareth Southgate moves on from his role as manager, FA chief executive Mark...

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Chelsea would never have entertained the prospect of signing a 37-y-o Ronaldo under previous owners. Suggests naivety and distraction by big names if the new owners think moving for him makes sense

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Solskjaer doing a Fergie and creating a siege mentality at Man Utd by having a go at the England manager. Always a win-win for a club manager to complain about the international game.

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Harry Maguire having his best two games of the season this week. Just watching Man Utd without him highlights how important he is..

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That defeat has been coming for Man Utd, helped by team selection by Solskjaer. No depth beyond first XI. But when a manager says trophies aren’t a measure of progress, it’s not a great motivational tactic for those who are picked..

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Van Persie pretty blunt on some Man Utd players not fearing Solskjaer. Blunt, but hard to disagree.

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Plane flying over Anfield….

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Why Manchester United supporters hate the Glazers, the club's American owners, and what happens next

Why Manchester United supporters hate the Glazers, the club's American owners

Man United supporters have protested against them since 2005 and they might loosen their ownership. Are the walls finally closing in on the Glazers?

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Feb 2007, France: English football supporters sprayed with tear gas amid issues getting into a stadium. Lille v Man Utd. So this isn’t just a Liverpool issue and never has been…

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ESPN's senior writer Mark Ogden believes Manchester United cannot compete with other clubs while the Glazer family are the owners.

'Manchester United can't compete with Glazers at helm'

ESPNs senior writer Mark Ogden believes Manchester United cannot compete with other clubs while the Glazer family are the owners.

www.skysports.com

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Three mins into his press conference, Solskjaer has individually praised every one of his Man Utd players. That's one big difference between him and his predecessor.

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You can’t make a big deal of Ighalo trending worldwide on Twitter and then complain about keyboard warriors moaning about transfers...

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Man United are increasingly frustrated at the social media frenzy around their transfer activity & believe it is creating a cloud of negativity ahead of their start to the new Premier League season. Interesting read: @RobDawsonESPN

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A full away end at Atalanta. Considering lack of flights, Covid restrictions and Man Utd’s inconsistent form, it’s an impressive turn-out. Only the likes of United, Liverpool and Bayern able to do that time after time in Europe

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If Juventus can get Blaise Matuidi for £18m from PSG, some PL clubs need to ask themselves a few questions about player valuations...

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Rangnick is right about Man Utd’s poor recruitment and a lack of strategy when signing players, but while managers come and go, the transfer mistakes continue. So it goes beyond the football people at the club and straight to those who sign the cheques

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Neymar, Mbappe and Cavani against that Man Utd defence......

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Almost impossible now to revive big PL clubs without huge money to spend. Gerrard had no chance at Villa, Marsch will find the same at Leeds. Newcastle bucking the trend. Because of money.

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