Manchester United are closing in on a place in the Champions League knockout stage after battling to a draw against Atalanta from the Italian Serie A. The two teams met in a Champions League Group F clash in Bergamo on Tuesday night. Manchester United had to come from behind twice to claim a 2-2 draw against their Italian opponents.
Poland have moved within three points of Group I leaders England after the away win over Albania. Poland were able to capitalise on the 1-1 draw between England and Hungary as the race to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup hots up in the group. With two games to play, four teams can still pick up a playoff spot at least in the group. England, Hungary, Poland and Albania are still in contention.
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With the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United already done, dusted, confirmed, and made official, all that is left is for the player to start training with his new teammates and then preparing to make his first appearance for them since making his last for the club back in 2009, the year when he sealed a then-world-record move from Old Trafford to Real Madrid.
Newcastle United are in pole position to sign Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe according to Football Insider. It was also established that Aston Villa are also interested in the 23-year-old utility player who can function well as a centre back or as a fullback.
The summer transfer window is once again unfolding in a way totally different from what Manchester United fans would have loved it to be as the Red Devils have still not concluded their first summer business. Over a year ago, United were reportedly in the hunt to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho, and even though they spent most of the last two summer transfer window negotiating with the German Bundesliga giants, they were still not able to seal the deal for the attacker.
1988 champions Netherlands start their Euro 2020 campaign against Ukraine next week but they could be without two players for the game due to injury.
The summer transfer window is slowly drawing nearer, and that only means one thing; that we will need to brace ourselves ahead of all of the excitement, intrigue, surprise, heartbreak, and thrill that all come as a full package along with the window when it opens. The day the window opens for business is not when clubs start identifying their targets, that stage is already on and the clubs who want to sign players are already in the business of mapping out key players they want to sign.
Manchester United have been dealt a big blow on the injury front following the news that French striker Anthony Martial will miss the start of club football after the March international break. Martial picked up an injury during the international break and will now sit out the first Premier League game this month.
Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann has once been linked with a move to Manchester United, according to various reports. The news of the interest making the rounds recently come after it was reported that La Liga giants Barcelona have reduced their asking price for the France international attacker to a more reasonable price.
Manchester United manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær has praised his players after they put in an emphatic performance to brush aside Southampton at Old Trafford in their Premier League clash on Tuesday night. The Red Devils sealed a remarkable 9-0 victory after the Saints saw one of their players sent off early in the first half with Alexandre Jankewitz receiving his marching orders after just two minutes into the game.
