Mikel Arteta is ecstatic about Gabriel Jesus’ immediate influence at Arsenal. The Brazilian international scored another goal and provided an assist as the Gunners defeated Everton 2-0 on Sunday in Baltimore after scoring a brace against Nurnberg a week earlier. Afterward, Arteta remarked, “He generates confusion, he creates uncertainty, and he’s always on your shoulder. He is constantly in front of the goal and ready to steal the ball from you. He poses a genuine threat, thus we require this. “The moment we give the ball away he is straight away active and putting pressure and getting his team behind…
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According to Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United’s quest for a new striker has been delayed by the Cristiano Ronaldo scenario. Romano says that Man Utd looked to be in the market for a new striker early this summer, with Darwin Nunez being one of their objectives before he went to Liverpool, in his Caught Offside Substack column. The Red Devils could do with replacing under-performing players like Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, and Romano named some options he’d consider if he were in charge of the club’s recruitment process. Romano’s two favored options are free agent Paulo Dybala, and exciting young…
If Manchester United is unable to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, Ruben Neves of Wolverhampton Wanderers is their primary backup option, according to the Portuguese publication Record (today’s issue, page 22). De Jong’s transfer to the Red Devils was recently agreed upon by Barcelona, but the 25-year-old has not yet agreed to personal terms with the team because of his deferred pay. De Jong wants the Blaugrana to clear his owed salary first, and until then, he has no plans of moving to Old Trafford despite being in regular contact with manager Erik ten Hag. While Ten Hag is prepared…
But what does the data say? Dr. Tom Crawford, who works as a mathematician at the University of Oxford, attempted to settle the GOAT debate on behalf of LiveScore in September 2021. View the study below… https://youtu.be/vcIrkpXKrZU Dr. Crawford’s first task was to come up with a shortlist of 10 players. To qualify, players must have won two or more Ballon d’Or trophies. They then had to score highly enough over seven categories to cement their place in the top 10. After the numbers were crunched, the final 10 were Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Pele, Diego Maradona, Marco van Basten, Johan Cruyff,…
Manchester United is ‘watching’ Brentford striker Ivan Toney. According to The Mirror, Toney might be considered as a replacement depending on how Cristiano Ronaldo’s situation evolves. United boss Erik ten Hag confirmed that “In offense, we are still looking for players” ahead of United’s preseason game against Liverpool, and that would only be accelerated should Ronaldo opt to leave the club. Last term Toney scored fourteen times and offered six assists as Brentford comfortably staved off relegation and it is reported that the Englishman may fit the bill at United. His signing would move United closer to Ten Hag’s most…
A new update on Liverpool’s pursuit of Amadou Onana this summer has surfaced. The club has long been a fan of the midfielder. The Athletic claims that Liverpool is vying with other teams to sign the 20-year-old. As per the report, the Reds are joined by West Ham United, Arsenal, Newcastle United, and Nottingham Forest in their strong interest to snap up the Lille midfielder this summer. West Ham has already submitted two failed bids for Onana, so Liverpool must improve upon the Irons’ efforts if they want to sign the player. It was reported that Liverpool was making the midfield…
Garner and Zidane Iqbal are being evaluated by Erik ten Hag for a potential first-team roster berth. When Manchester United plays Crystal Palace in Melbourne on Tuesday, James Garner might make his preseason debut. It has been widely reported that manager Erik ten Hag wants a close look at Garner on the tour before deciding whether he should go back out on loan or whether he can play a part in the United squad in the forthcoming season. But an injury picked up in training ruled England Under 21 international out for the first two tour games, against Liverpool and…
Diogo Jota is ruled out of the Community Shield match against Manchester City by Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool, who took home the FA Cup last year, will compete for the Community Shield against Premier League champion Man City on July 30 at the King Power Stadium. Jota has been ruled out of the game, so the Reds will have to do it without him if they want to win the trophy for the first time since 2006. The 25-year-old traveled with his teammates to the Far East for Liverpool’s pre-season tour, but he pulled up in training with a hamstring problem…
Manchester United star Anthony Elanga confesses that the squad was not fit enough under Ralf Rangnick last season, but that under Erik ten Hag, ‘the whole team can press’ and that the players have ‘got into his new style. Elanga says United lacked fitness last season despite the fact interim manager Ralf Rangnick had wanted to turn the Premier League giants into ‘pressing monsters’. However, he credited Ten Hag’s arrival for United’s recent victories over Liverpool and Melbourne Victory- claiming ‘the whole team can press’ under the new manager. ‘We know we weren’t as fit last season,’ the United starlet told The Mirror. ‘I think we’re…
Following their 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory earlier this week, Manchester United presented their away kit for the upcoming 2022/23 season during an event in Australia. United have played in their new home kit for the first two games of this summer’s pre-season but the new away kit, pictured in the video below, will be on display on Monday when they face Crystal Palace. The new strip is traditionally white for an away kit and has a clean look to it. Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Scott McTominay were present at the unveiling. https://twitter.com/i/status/1548207882218311681