Rumour Has It: Man Utd ready to give up on Sancho, Barca eye Bellerin

Jadon Sancho has been tipped to swap Borussia Dortmund for Manchester United.

But the England international remains in Germany and United are growing frustrated.

Could United move on from the Dortmund sensation?

 

TOP STORY – UNITED READY TO PULL PLUG ON SANCHO

Manchester United are ready to give up on signing Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho, according to the Daily Star.

Sancho has emerged as United s top transfer target, but the Premier League giants have been unable to negotiate a deal with Dortmund.

With United and Dortmund apart in their valuation of Sancho, the Red Devils are frustrated and could turn to alternative targets.

Juventus attacker Douglas Costa, Atletico Madrid s Joao Felix and Real Madrid outcast …

Prediction: Brighton and Hove Albion vs Manchester City

Predicition: Manchester City to Win to Nil

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Manchester City will be aiming to wrap up the Premier League title as they take on Brighton Hove Albion at the AMEX Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Pep Guardiola s troops just need a victory on the South Coast to claim their second consecutive crown, whilst the hosts will be in a buoyant mood having secured their future in the top-flight following a difficult campaign.

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The threat of relegation was a real prospect for Chris Hughton Seagulls until very recently. Supporters will be relieved that Cardiff City were not quite able to get over the line considering their team s poor run of form in recent weeks. They are on a winless run of nine games, failing to score in seve…

Flick bids to follow Guardiola lead as he closes in on Bayern 100-point landmark

Hansi Flick has told his Bayern Munich stars to show a different attitude from the start as he bids to achieve a feat only Pep Guardiola has achieved before.

On Friday evening, Flick can reach 100 points from his first 39 Bundesliga games in charge of the Bavarian giants, needing a win at Borussia Monchengladbach to hit that landmark.

But head coach Flick is unwilling to tolerate any repeat of the shaky first-half performance that saw his team trail Mainz 2-0 on Sunday, before turning the game around to register a 5-2 win.

Guardiola, who joined Bayern ahead of the 2013-14 season, brought up his century of points in the same number of games.

That saw Guardiola lead Bayern to a championship with 90 points before beginning the following season with three wi…

Prediction: Manchester United vs Everton

Prediction: Both Teams To Score and Manchester United to Win

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Two of the contenders for the Premier League top four come together on Saturday evening as Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford.

Heading into the clash, eight points separate the two sides in the standings but with Carlo Ancelotti s men possessing two games in hand on the Red Devils, it goes without saying how important this game could be in context of the race for UEFA Champions League football.

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If there s one way to bounce back from a couple of indifferent results and that is to secure a thumping victory. That s exactly what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s men did at home last time out against Southampton, becoming only the third side in Premier L…

Premier League Data Dive: Record-setting McTominay helps Man Utd run riot, Rodgers ends Mourinho str

Manchester United claimed just their second home win of the Premier League season in emphatic fashion as they swatted aside Leeds United 6-2.

Marcelo Bielsa s team have gone toe-to-toe with most teams this season, but came off on the wrong side of a rout in an encounter which saw 43 attempts on goal.

United leapfrogged Tottenham to move into the top four, with Jose Mourinho s side going down 2-0 to Leicester City earlier on Sunday.

Sam Allardyce got his West Brom tenure off to a losing start, while Brighton and Hove Albion denied Sheffield United their first victory of 2020-21.

5.8 The combined Expected Goals total between Man Utd and Leeds today was 5.8, the highest of any Premier League game this season. Popcorn.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe)

Mikel Arteta pleased to see Granit Xhaka given appreciation from Arsenal fans

Mikel Arteta remained tight-lipped about the future of Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka but was pleased to see him get the appreciation he deserved after their 5-0 thrashing of Wolves.

Xhaka netted a first-half double in what is expected to be his final appearance for the Gunners with a summer exit to Bayer Leverkusen in the works and left the pitch to a standing ovation in the 75th minute with supporters’ urging him to stay.

It completes a remarkable turnaround for the Swiss international, who saw his relationship with the Emirates crowd reach an all-time low in the winter of 2019 during a home match with Crystal Palace where he chucked his shirt on the floor before subsequently being stripped of the captaincy.

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´If they don´t want me, I´ll win trophies somewhere else´ – Ten Hag bullish after Man Utd win FA Cup

Erik ten Hag was in a feisty mood as he took on the press following Manchester United s FA Cup triumph, insisting he will win trophies anywhere he goes.

It was reported on Friday that United had made the decision to sack Ten Hag regardless of whether or not he managed to claim a shock FA Cup win over Manchester City.

Yet the Dutchman did just that at Wembley on Saturday, with first-half goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo enough to claim a 2-1 victory.

It is United s first FA Cup success since 2016. On that occasion, Ten Hag s compatriot, Louis van Gaal, was sacked after claiming the trophy.

And Ten Hag was in no mood to be criticised when he told reporters: We have to keep going, and I m not satisfied with it, we have to do better and if they…

Barcelona move for Adama Traore

Barcelona have made concrete steps towards signing Adama Traore from Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to . Nothing is agreed as of yet, but the talks between the two clubs and the players are in progress.

Traore was reportedly close to joining Tottenham Hotspur, but the move to North London is now off, with the 26-year-old not keen on playing the role of a wing-back, supposedly intended for him by Spurs boss Antonio Conte.

What Barcelona are trying to do is talk Wolves into a loan deal for the rest of the season, at the end of which they would have the option to make it permanent for €35 million.

Traore has been out the Wolves starting XI recently. He looked set to sign a new contract with the club towards the end of last season, but the sacking of Nuno Espi…

Klopp says Salah spat a ´non-story´, does not expect forward to push for move

Jurgen Klopp says his bust-up with Mohamed Salah has been resolved and does not believe the Liverpool forward will push to follow him through the exit door at the end of the season.

Klopp and Salah became embroiled in a heated confrontation on the sidelines during Liverpool s 2-2 draw with West Ham last week, as the out-of-form Egyptian waited to come on as a substitute.

The Reds boss played down the incident in his post-match press conference but Salah did the opposite in the mixed zone, telling reporters: If I speak, there will be fire.

However, Klopp reiterated on Friday that he considers the matter closed, saying: It is completely resolved. It is no problem.

If we didn t know each other for that long I don t know how we would deal with it, but we v…

Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez joins Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli

Riyad Mahrez has completed his move from Manchester City to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli, the Premier League outfit have announced.

City agreed a fee understood to be worth up to £30million with Al-Ahli for the Algeria international last week.

Mahrez, 32, spent five years at the Etihad Stadium and helped the club win 11 trophies, including four Premier League titles and the Champions League.

The wait is over: Riyad is real

— Al-Ahli Saudi Club (@ALAHLI_FCEN)

Mahrez told the treble winners’ website, mancity.com: “To play for Manchester City has been an honour and privilege.

“I came to City to win trophies and enjoy my football and I achieved all that and so much more.

“I have had five unforgettable years with thi…