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Harry Maguire has been told that he is “too nervous and too slow” to play for a club like Manchester United and should be playing for a “small team from the bottom of the league.” That is according to former United defender Paul Parker, who claimed Maguire’s current predicament at Old Trafford is “embarrassing now.” Maguire retained the United armband under Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag, but the England defender lost his place in the starting XI this season. The 29­-year-old United star has been widely criticised since his sensational £80m transfer from Leicester City, with Maguire reduced to 19 appearances this…

Manchester United are now “quite keen” on signing Lyon defender Malo Gusto at Old Trafford, Dean Jones has told GIVEMESPORT. Erik ten Hag’s side look open to selling Aaron Wan-Bissaka in this January transfer window according to Fabrizio Romano, and right-back cover for Diogo Dalot appears to be on the agenda. Man Utd Transfer News – Malo Gusto According to Sky journalist Florian Plettenberg back in mid-December, the 19-year-old is highly-rated by transfer chiefs at United, and that he has an estimated price tag of around £34m. More recently, The Daily Mail have claimed that fellow Premier League side Newcastle United have joined the race to sign the teenage…

Manchester United forward Antony was left shaken up after he crashed his £100,000 BMW on a motorway on New Year’s Eve after Man United’s 1-0 win against Wolves, according to reports. The Sun claim the 22-year-old crashed his BMW X6 into roadworks on the M56 near his home in Hale, Greater Manchester, while driving in ‘wet’ conditions. Police were called to the scene where the £80m winger ‘passed a breathalyser test’ before his car was recovered, with the newspaper stating that ‘no one else was involved in the incident.’ A source from The Sun said: ‘It was dark and wet and he made an error…

Scarlett Johansson gushed that it’s ‘very exciting’ to have Angelina Jolie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The actress, 34, shared her delight over news that the 44-year-old will appear in The Eternals with E! News on Sunday, and said ‘it’s about time’ there were more female stars in the sprawling franchise. Also discussing Salma Hayek and Rachel Weisz’s casting in the MCU, as well as Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman’s roles, she said: ‘It was amazing. I mean, there’s a lot of women up there that I hugely admire… It’s bananas. ‘I think it’s very exciting. I think it grounds the presence of the…

Margot Robbie was left completely stunned after a Good Morning Britiain producer showed her his tattoo of her face on his back at the Amsterdam premiere on Wednesday night. The 32-year-old actress was lost for words when Ashley Whitt rolled up his top to reveal his Harley Quinn inking, moments after being interviewed by entertainment reporter Richard Arnold on the red carpet. Of course, Australian star Robbie has portrayed Harley Quinn in three films so far. She first appeared as the famous character in 2016’s Suicide Squad, before going on to repreise the role for 2020’s Bird’s Of Prey and most recently The…

A Babylon fan has praised Margot Robbie for embodying the ‘golden age of Hollywood’ in her performance in the new comedy-drama. Glitz, glamour and a whole lot of parties – that’s what springs to mind for me when I think of old Hollywood, and that’s exactly what Babylon delivers as it takes us back to the roaring ’20s. The movie stars Robbie alongside Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, Olivia Wilde, Jean Smart and more as we follow multiple characters throughout their lives in California. Far from her poised and perfect role in the upcoming Barbie movie, in Babylon Robbie takes on the character of Nellie LaRoy, an unknown actor who’s determined to be anything but,…

LIVERPOOL 2-2 WOLVES: A full-strength Liverpool were held by a much-changed Wolves side, who left Anfield frustrated with offside decisions they believe cost them victory Liverpool were forced into an FA Cup replay by a resilient Wolves side, who secured a 2-2 draw at Anfield despite being denied by contentious offside decisions. The home side gift-wrapped Wolves the opening goal as Alisson’s attempt to play out from the back went straight to Goncalo Guedes, who slotted it home past the Brazilian. The much-changed visitors were dominant in the first half but were made to pay for a lack of ruthlessness…

The Dutchman made his debut in Saturday’s FA Cup clash and impressed from the off Cody Gakpo insists his new Liverpool side have plenty to work and improve on after Saturday evening’s 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round. The Premier League pair will need 90 more minutes – plus the potential of extra-time and penalties- at some point between now and January 28 to separate them, following a frantic match at Anfield. Goncalo Guedes gave the visitors an early lead after an awful Alisson Becker mistake, but goals either side of half-time from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah turned the…

The talking points ahead of Manchester City’s FA Cup third round clash vs Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Lewis position in squad could be confirmed In a normal season, an FA Cup third-round tie in the middle of a hectic fixture list would be the ideal chance to rest a senior player and bring in a teenager from the academy to give them some useful experience. This is not a normal season, though, and Sunday’s clash with Chelsea could see Rico Lewis rested for Manchester City in favour of Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo. Fitness and injury issues have hampered Walker and Cancelo since…

Kalvin Phillips returned from the World Cup with England overweight and faced the full force of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s disdain before returning to the fold Pep Guardiola has warned Kalvin Phillips that he must be in perfect condition year round. But after publicly digging the midfielder out last week for returning from his post-World Cup break overweight, the Manchester City boss is ready to throw him back into his starting line-up. That might be on Sunday in the FA Cup third round against Chelsea after his late cameo in the Premier League meeting between the two sides on Thursday. But certainly against Southampton in the Blues’ EFL Cup quarter-final on Wednesday as they try…

The Blues shot-stopper has been out of action since the return with injury after playing at the World Cup. Edouard Mendy has undergone an operation on a fractured finger after injuring it during training, the club have revealed. The 30-year-old has been absent from the matchday squad since the Premier League’s return with Marcus Bettinelli taking his place on the bench instead. Mendy was replaced as first-choice keeper by Kepa Arrizabalaga once Graham Potter was appointed and has only played five times since then, all coming when Kepa was injured himself. The statement says he will be working with the…

At the end of a lengthy and characteristically measured justification of his tenure at Chelsea, Graham Potter, who has taken six points out of the last 24, picked up a drinks can and gesticulated at it in frustration. ‘It’s not like I’m some robot, just speaking to this can all the time,’ he exclaimed. And it was as though in the last four months Chelsea had finally got to him: Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Thomas Tuchel doubtless sympathisers. It also felt good that at last he was being himself rather than the inscrutable version of what he thinks a top-club manager ought to…

Erik ten Hag has admitted he took a calculated gamble with his actions towards Manchester United’s players in order to raise disciplinary standards. There is a distinct sense that United are getting their act together once again and the main reason is down to how Ten Hag has not been afraid to crack down on behaviour in the dressing room — it has been clear for a long time that he is very much in charge. This point has been emphasised with the scathing assessment he made of the club’s transfer policy in an interview with a Dutch publication, published yesterday. Ten…

Manchester United have introduced a ‘Ronaldo rule’ to ensure nobody inside the Old Trafford dressing room is paid significantly more than their team-mates. Salaries will be capped at £200,000 a week with goalkeeper David de Gea the first to be impacted. His £375,000-a-week deal runs out in the summer and the Spaniard has been given a far lower ‘take it or leave it’ offer that is in line with the contract signed by Bruno Fernandes last season. United’s new collective pay stance is a major sea change from the Ed Woodward era when the club were happy to break wage structures to bring…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has discussed the impact of the World Cup on Ibrahima Konate and who will start against Wolves Jurgen Klopp admits it wasn’t perfect to push Ibrahima Konate back into action for Liverpool so soon after his World Cup disappointment with France. But the Reds boss is convinced the centre-back is in the right frame of mind to assume extra responsibility with Virgil van Dijk facing around a month on the sidelines following a hamstring injury. Konate suffered a miserable time on his comeback at Brentford on Monday, scoring an own goal for the home side’s opener and then outmuscled by…

Liverpool need Cody Gakpo to ideally hit the ground running and there’s stats which suggest having Andy Robertson at hand should help Over the previous five seasons, Liverpool relied heavily on their full-backs for creativity, and they set up goals at a near identical rate from each flank. Between 2017/18 and 2021/22, Trent Alexander-Arnold collected 60 assists while Andy Robertson provided just eight fewer. Yet this season, it has been no contest between the two. Alexander-Arnold finally earned his first assist of the campaign in Liverpool’s disappointing 3-1 defeat at Brentford, but his Scottish counterpart already has eight, at least two…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apparently been taking barber tips from Erling Haaland after sporting braids on the beach while on holiday. The AC Milan star is currently in Florida with his wife, Helena Seger, and their two sons Maximilian and Vincent and has abandoned his iconic ponytail. Instead, the Swede went with the bold choice of donning braids at the age of 41 while he still looks in shipshape condition. It comes just months after Manchester City ace Haaland sported the same look while on a beach holiday soon after his Etihad transfer was confirmed. Fans have drawn comparisons between the…

The England midfielder is set to get the chance to make a point with Manchester City Kalvin Phillips will get the chance to make a point as Manchester City’s attention turns to the domestic cups in the coming week. City manager Pep Guardiola criticised Phillips’ fitness, saying the England midfielder was overweight and not in good enough condition to train, after his return from the World Cup last month. Guardiola’s complaint, which attracted widespread headlines, compounded Phillips’ frustrating start at City following his summer move from Leeds. Prior to the World Cup, the 27-year-old had made just four substitute appearances, totalling 54 minutes, for…

Manchester City are currently without Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte, but are coping just fine without their previous first-choice centre-back pairing. Rewind to last season, and the thought of both Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte being injured would be a significant concern for Manchester City. City have had no shortage of centre-back issues in recent years, going from the low-point of needing Fernandinho to deputise for most of the 2019/20 season, to needing to sign Manuel Akanji in order to ensure Pep Guardiola has enough options at the back to account for fitness and form issues. When Akanji signed, it was largely to…

Todd Boehly spent over £270million in the summer and has so far failed to see positive reimbursements from his investment A quite remarkable transfer window for Chelsea this summer captivated the minds of many football fans across the globe. The most any English team had ever spent in one transfer window on new players, Chelsea’s £270million outlay fell just £35m short of the world record set by Real Madrid in 2019. Wesley Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella, Raheem Sterling. Those four alone represented just over £200m of transfer budget spent, and alongside the signings of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka…

Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal are going head-to-head for the signing of Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk in the January window with the Blues having sent the wideman a strong message Chelsea have issued an ultimatum to Mykhaylo Mudryk that they will only move for him should he want a switch to Stamford Bridge as they attempt to beat Arsenal to his signature. The Gunners have been linked with a move for the Shakhtar Donetsk wideman for an extended period with Mikel Arteta keen to add to his attacking options in the January transfer window. Talks are ongoing between the two sides – Arsenal having already…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been told to stop ‘whinging’ about the tactics of other teams and to start getting tough with his own players. The Reds chief was angry at Brentford’s tactics during Monday night’s 3-1 defeat in west London, accusing the Bees of ‘stretching the rules’ during set-piece situations. He claimed Ibrahima Konate was fouled immediately before Bryan Mbuemo made it 3-1, insisting that VAR was ‘hiding’ during that controversial phase of play. The defeat left Liverpool still sitting sixth in the table, seven points behind Manchester United in fourth. And speaking about Klopp’s comments after the Brentford debacle,…

Manchester City closed the gap on Arsenal with a win at Chelsea but still lie five points behind the Premier League leaders John Stones reckons that Manchester City’s biggest danger in defending their Premier League title is…Manchester City. Pep Guardiola’s side moved to within five points of leaders Arsenal and pulled clear of third-placed Newcastle with an important 1-0 win at Chelsea. City bounced back from being held at home by a struggling Everton team to take advantage of the two teams they are sandwiched by in the table drawing with each other earlier in the week. However, a squad that has…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was keen to praise one of his players in particular for their role in the 0-1 victory over Chelsea on Thursday night. City bounced back from a hugely disappointing first-half in West London to dictate play during the opening exchanges of the second-half, and ultimately take all three points through a single goal from Riyad Mahrez. The Algeria international combined well with fellow substitute Jack Grealish, to tap home at the back post and score the deciding goal in the fixture. While the aforementioned pair made the ultimate difference in the game, two other substitutes…