Category: Soccer

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was clearly not impressed with the standard of officiating vs Chelsea and believes certain decisions didn’t go his team’s way due to some outside influences.

The legendary Norwegian watched on as his players dragged their feet to a drab 0-0 draw vs the Blues as their poor record vs the ‘Big Six’ continues.

United have not impressed against the likes of Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City this season, particularly in comparison to last season.

Solskjaer will hope to solve the pattern of issues soon but while he admitted his players could’ve done better in the final third, he made sure to let his unhappiness with the referee be known.

The Red Devils saw their gap to fierce rivals and league leaders City extended to all but end whatever hopes were left for a title challenge.

"It's all these outside influences, it's cheeky when

Curtis Jones’ performance against Sheffield United attracted praise from Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness, who stated that the youngster “could have a big part to play in Liverpool’s future”.

The 20-year-old capped off a confident outing against Chris Wilder’s side with a clinical finish inside the box to open the scoring following a poor clearance.

With injuries having robbed Jurgen Klopp of several key midfielders, including Jordan Henderson and Fabinho, the No.17 has benefitted from an opportunity for a greater number of minutes this term than would have perhaps been available in a normal season.

Nonetheless, Jones has grasped his chance firmly with both hands, with his performances deservedly attracting plaudits – long may it continue.

You can catch the clip below, courtesy of Sky Sports:

"He's got the ability, the athleticism, he looks to have the attitude."
"He's got a real chance of being a proper player."

Graeme Souness

Manchester United prospect James Garner has admitted he’s open-minded about his future as he continues to enjoy a successful loan spell with Nottingham Forrest.

The young midfielder is one of those expected to have a bright future and many fans see him as Michael Carrick‘s true heir.

Garner hasn’t enjoyed a proper breakthrough under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and instead has been spending his time on loan with Watford in the first half of the season and the aforementioned Nottingham Forrest in this second half.

Given United’s injury crisis in midfield with the likes of Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Scott McTominay all out, having the 19-year-old might’ve proven useful at this time.

Fred and Nemanja Matic are the last two natural senior midfielders left and should either one pick up a knock, it could spell trouble for Solskjaer.

Garner says he’s open-minded” about his future. “I don’t

An intriguing thread from football finance expert Mo Chatra has revealed that Liverpool could benefit from RedBird’s “substantial stake” in sports agency Wasserman.

The investment firm is reportedly working on acquiring a 10% stake in the Reds’ owners FSG, which could have a number of benefits for the side.

Another potential benefit is that RedBird very recently acquired one of the biggest sports agencies- Wasserman. Players like Joe Gomez, Federico Valverde, Houssem Aouar and Gio Reyna are just a few of their top footballers. That link could also potentially work in LFC's favour.

— Mo Chatra (@MoChatra) February 26, 2021

EDIT: Minor correction- RedBird didn't outright acquire Wasserman but did purchase a substantial stake in the company.

— Mo Chatra (@MoChatra) February 26, 2021

The sports agency holds a range of highly-rated young stars on their books, from Liverpool centre-back Joe Gomez to Dortmund starlet Gio Reyna.

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More than three quarters of Manchester United fans believe that Dean Henderson should be the team’s first choice Premier League goalkeeper for the rest of this season, according to an online poll.

Followers of The Peoples Person Facebook page were asked to choose between the two stoppers and around 2,000 votes were received.

At the time of writing, over 1,600 fans (76%) had voted for Henderson and only 505 (24%) had voted for De Gea.

Comments in favour of Henderson included:

‘Henderson is our future and he needs to be our No1. De Gea has lost his edge and he is static and makes too many mistakes. Sell him while he still has value.’

‘His record lately has been better than De Gea so why not give him a run in the team see what he’s made of? As for the guys saying it’s only against lesser teams, that isn’t … Read the rest

Christian Falk has confirmed that reported Liverpool target Florian Neuhaus is interested in an Anfield switch.

The Gladbach star has been linked to the Reds recently as a potential Gini Wijnaldum replacement; an enticing option for the club considering his €40m release-clause.

TRUE https://t.co/d9pKFON2oU

— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) February 26, 2021

“It’s true that they’ve been watching the player for a while. The whole thing is not yet concrete according to our information, but it can, of course, become concrete, and he asks to play there,” the renowned Bundesliga journalist told Bild (via Sport Witness). “Neuhaus has an exit clause of 40 million, which could be triggered in the summer, and Dortmund has distanced itself after the Rose transfer and will not take any player from its team.”

Registering eight goal contributions in 21 Bundesliga games, the German is quietly impressing in his native country and would represent an … Read the rest