Marcus Rashford is back in Man United training ahead of their crucial Europa League second leg match against Sevilla
Marcus Rashford is back in Man United training ahead of their crucial Europa League second leg match against Sevilla
It appears increasingly unlikely that Harry Maguire will be at Manchester United next season, leaving Erik ten Hag with a decision to make over naming a new club captain.
Maguire was given the armband by Ole Gunnar Solskjær in January 2020, replacing Ashley Young who signed for Inter Milan. But the England defender is no longer a first-choice centre-back at Old Trafford under Ten Hag, who prefers a pairing of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane.
Maguire’s costly mistakes over both legs in their Europa League quarter final fixture against Sevilla was a moment emblematic of Maguire’s diminishing status at United - he is a reliable, regular pick for Gareth Southgate and England but everything he touches at club level seems to go wrong. The 30-year-old was unfortunate to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when scoring a humiliating late own goal when Sevilla fought back from 2-0 at Old Trafford last week.
Ten Hag didn’t blame Maguire for the mistake in his post-match press conference on Thursday, but the writing is on the wall for the former Leicester City man, who cost United £80million in 2019.
West Ham have really scored more goals in the Europa Conference League than the Premier League this season
Opta’a probability % of winning the Premier League:
◎ Man City: 77.04%
◉ Arsenal: 22.96%
5 points separate them.
It’s now been 10 years since Man United last won a Premier League trophy…
They won 13 during the Sir Alex Ferguson era
Burnley are under investigation by the EFL for potential match fixing in their recent 0-0 draw with Reading because they fielded a significantly weaker side.
Vincent Kompany’s side would face a points deduction and fine if found guilty.
(Source: @MailSport)
David De Gea at home in the PL this season:
◉ 15 games
◉ 8 goals conceded
◉ 9 clean sheets
David De Gea away in the PL this season:
◎ 15 games
◎ 29 goals conceded
◎ 5 clean sheets
Dave saves at home, concedes away.
The longest consecutive scoring run from the start of a manager’s tenure in PL history
Aston Villa FC have now scored in all 19 of their matches since Unai Emery’s appointment
Riyad Mahrez is now the oldest player (32 years and 60 days) to score a hattrick for a team managed by Pep Guardiola🍷
Reiss Nelson has only played 113 minutes plus injury time in the Premier League this season. His output though:
Six sub apps
Three goals
Two assists
8-0 score change in favor of Arsenal when on the pitch
Pep Guardiola has won 9/10 of the domestic cup finals he’s been a manager for…
The only final he lost was to Jose Mourinho
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has the best true tackle success rate in Europe’s top five leagues out of all players who have attempted 100+ tackles since the start of the 2017-18 season, per Squawka Football.
571 attempted tackles, 449 tackles made
World-class one-on-one defender
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are the first two teammates aged 21 and under to record 20+ goal involvements in a single Premier League season since Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney