Man Utd altered their tactics late on to rescue a point against Chelsea in the Premier League. For many fans, Casemiro’s passionate celebration will be the lasting memory of Manchester United’s dramatic draw against Chelsea at the weekend. After weeks of steady progress, this was the coronation moment for a summer signing who has made himself indispensable to the way United play.
It was in March 2020 when a 16-year-old Jude Bellingham was driven through the gates of Carrington to be given a tour of Manchester United’s training ground. Accompanied by his parents, the then-Birmingham City midfielder held talks with United’s transfer gurus and former manager Sir Alex Ferguson to gauge an understanding of the club, as they plotted a move for his signature that forthcoming summer. At the time, the hype around Bellingham was already beginning to take off, following a string of eye-catching performances in the Championship.
According to a report by The Times, Frenkie de Jong is likelier to join Chelsea if he leaves Barcelona in the summer transfer window. The Dutch midfielder is also the subject of interest from the Blues’ Premier League rivals Manchester United over a possible move this month. Frenkie de Jong has been the face of one of the defining transfer sagas of the summer. The 25-year-old does not want to leave his dream club Barcelona, especially when he is on the cusp of reaching his peak. But the Catalan giants are scouring for ways to get him off their books to lighten the wage bill and register new signings.
Premier League heavyweights Manchester United are reportedly plotting a move for RB Leipzig attacker Brian Brobbey. This is according to the report from the stables of English publication The Times which stated that new Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag is keen to secure his transfer from RB Leipzig in a £13m deal. Dutch tactician Ten Hag has been in contact with Brobbey as he hopes to hijack the move for him. The former Ajax boss wants the player to sign for Manchester United rather than his former club.
Three major Premier League teams are in the race to sign England international Kalvin Philips from Leeds United. Manchester United and Manchester City had previously been reported as major Premier League teams interested in signing the 25-year-old Englishman. West London giants Chelsea have now joined Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign the Leeds United star.
Manchester United have ended their three-match winless run in the Premier League after they thrashed West London outfit Brentford 3-0 at home on Monday night. The Red Devils were able to get back to winning ways thanks to the goals from Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.
The Manchester Evening News understands United will look to sign another centre-back this summer and that Pau Torres is back on the club’s radar. That’s despite United signing Raphael Varane from Real Madrid for £34m last August.
English Championship outfit Middlesbrough are one of the giant-killers in this season’s FA Cup after they were responsible for the exit of Manchester United in the last round. Boro were massive underdogs when they made the fourth round trip to face Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams, but they were unstoppable as they knocked out their hosts via penalties. Young Swedish winger Anthony Elanga missed the decisive penalty for Manchester United to see Boro through to the fifth round thereby setting up an home clash with another of the big boys in Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United was eliminated in their FA Cup fourth-round tie against Middlesbrough in a game that went on to penalties. After 90 minutes, the game was tied at one apiece, before the Championship side secured the win via a dramatic penalty shootout that saw both sides score their first seven kicks.
While Manchester United would have no complaints about the way the penalty shoot-out went, there would be wondering how the hell did Boro’s goal count in the first place. Matt Crook scored a second-half equalizer which made sure that the game extend beyond the 90, but clearly struck teammate Duncan Watmore’s hand during the build-up.
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Italian national team manager Roberto Mancini is reportedly keen on taking the Manchester United job. This is according to English journalist Henry Winter who said that Mancini wants to become the next Manchester United manager despite his history with city rivals Manchester City.
