Manchester United have officially signed Harry Maguire from Leicester for a fee of £80 million, making him the most expensive defender in the world. The club announced this afternoon that the England international has signed a six-year contract with an option of a further year. The previous record-breaking signing of a defender was back in 2018 when Virgil Van Dyk …
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that his side must come back next season with a “different attitude and different mentality” following their defeat to Cardiff on Sunday afternoon. United put in another poor display as they fell to the already relegated Cardiff City side by 0-2 at Old Trafford thanks to a brace from Nathaniel Mendez – …
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Gareth Southgate has insisted his work as England manager was far from done as he indicated he had no interest in taking charge at Manchester United any time soon. A recent report in Britain’s Sunday Telegraph said Southgate was on a shortlist being drawn up by Old Trafford chiefs as they sought a permanent replacement for the sacked Jose Mourinho. …
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French midfielder Paul Pogba says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s arrival as interim manager at Manchester United has not only sparked his return to form but also put a smile back on his face. The 26-year-old — an integral figure in France’s World Cup triumph last year — has shown the sort of form that United paid a club record £89 million …
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With victory in Wembley, Ole Gunnar Solskjær has passed his first significant test as Manchester United manager and in the process showed that there is going to be a lot more to his approach than just ‘attack, attack, attack’. Jose Mourinho will perhaps wonder if his tenure at Old Trafford was not subject to the influence of some malevolent hex. …
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After scoring 12 goals in three games under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United could add another weapon to their attacking arsenal at Newcastle on Wednesday, with Alexis Sanchez set to return from injury. The Chilean has been sidelined by a hamstring injury for the past month, meaning he missed the final days of Jose Mourinho’s reign in charge …
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Pundit Arena spoke with Norwegian football writer Thore Haugstad to get an insight into how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment as Manchester United manager has been viewed back in his home country of Norway. ___ Pundit Arena: Thore, firstly great to speak with you, what has been the Norwegian general public’s reaction to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s appointment as Manchester United manager? …
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New Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it is “like coming home” as he starts his temporary tenure as the Red Devils’ boss, he told the club’s MUTV channel on Thursday. Solskjaer, 45, made more than 360 appearances in 11 years for United and scored a dramatic Champions League winner in 1999 to seal a historic treble. “It feels …
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Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as their interim manager until the end of the season. We can confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. He will be joined by Mike Phelan as first-team coach, together with Michael Carrick and Kieran McKenna. #MUFC …
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Manchester United are reportedly looking to former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to take over from recently departed Jose Mourinho in the Old Trafford dugout with Mike Phelan acting as assistant to the Norwegian. On Tuesday morning Manchester United announced that they would be parting company with Mourinho after “The Special One” spent two and a half years at the club. …
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Since it was renamed and rebranded from the old European Cup in 1992, the Champions League has served up at a total of 23 finals, with the 24th due to take place at the San Siro this coming Saturday. There have been some blistering finals along the way, along with some absolute turkeys (the Milan v Juventus 0-0 final in 2003 …
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The Pundit Arena football quiz has landed once again with ten humdingers to get the brain ticking. So, scratch your head and wonder; are you a potential pundit or a Saturday afternoon bluffer?
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With three games gone (at time of writing), there have already been a few shock results in the Championship and there will be plenty more to come. It’s a league known for it’s unpredictability and excitement, and here we take a quick look at some of the teams aiming for a lucrative place in the Premier League next year. Norwich …
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