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Phil Jones Man Utd Future is Darker Than We Thought
Breaking News: Phil Jones returned to the Manchester United line-up against Liverpool, with the Re Devil’s losing 4-0.
Jadon Sancho has only made the bench despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been given time off to grieve the death of his baby son. It appears Red Devils boss Ralf Rangnick has opted for a change in formation too for the Premier League clash at Anfield.
MANCHESTER UNITED were swept aside once again as Liverpool won 4-0 to take the aggregate score this season to 9-0.
Phil Jones rating- 5/10
Playing in his second Premier League game since January 2020 and first against Liverpool for five years.
Tasked with marshalling the defence as the central man at the back – and was confused whether to step up or drop off as Liverpool broke the deadlock.
Breaking News: Phil Jones to Bench Harry Maguire
Phil jones Lasted 45 minutes as Jadon Sancho came on for the second half in an attacking change.
Luis Diaz got proceedings underway with five minutes on the clock to round off a lethal move.
The interim manager has named three centre-backs in his starting XI with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof alongside Jones, who has made just two appearances in all competitions this season. They will be flanked by full-backs Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot.
Harry Maguire rating- 3/10
The captain spoke about his season’s performances ahead of the game – but five minutes in he was in no man’s land as United were torn apart.
Could only stand and watch motionless as Liverpool carved them open again easier than the chef at a Toby Carvery.
Roy Keane thinks Phil Jones is not fir for Man Utd
Roy Keane has shared a typically brutal and honest assessment on Phil Jones after Manchester United recalled the rarely-used defender at Anfield tonight. Jones was one of four alterations to the United starting XI as Ralf Rangnick opted for a back-five against bitter rivals Liverpool.
Missing five players through injury and Cristiano Ronaldo due to personal reasons, United named Jones in their side for only the second time this season. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Nemanja Matic and Marcus Rashford also came in as Alex Telles, summer signing Jadon Sancho and Jesse Lingard were withdrawn to the substitutes bench.
It was an eye-catching selection from Rangnick, who was clearly aware of the immense attacking threat Liverpool pose through Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and the others. United also suffered a humiliating 5-0 reverse when the teams met in the corresponding Premier League fixture at Old Trafford.
Reacting to seeing Jones flash up on screen, Keane said: “If you go with a back three or back five it gives you that false sense of security. Phil Jones has come into it. Listen, we all know about his injury problems.
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…𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄! 🤯🍿
Always remember that Arsenal will finish on 4th position this season☠️💀
I’ve never seen man city defend thus much in my life😂😂
A crazy match
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk spoke to Sky Sports after the full-time whistle.
“(We were) much better in the second half than the first 15-20 minutes of the first half,” he said.
“Every time they found a man in the pocket and we should have closed the middle a bit better.
With major intensity 😍
What a duel between pep and klopp
Experience the Premier League 💪🏿
If there’s any team that can get a point or win from behind against city, it’s this team. Overall, they’ve played relatively well, they’ve created chances and they defended relatively well. Seen lots of encouraging plays in second half to give you encouragement for the goal.
Too much energy from both sides.. we enjoyed the game, the race to the champion continue.
Both teams played well ❤️🩹,,, Liverpool deserve to win 💯💯👌,,,,, hopefully Man city draw again Arsenal 💯💯👌,
Either you likes it or not Liverpool is winning the league 💯👌👌,
Arsenal is just a caretaker 🤣🤣
The Gunners remain top of the Premier League table after the draw at Anfield.
Their victory against Brentford on Sunday propelled them into pole position and that is where they stay following the draw at Anfield
According to ESPN Africa, The Ghana FA is reportedly trying to persuade Man Utd star Kobbie Mainoo to ditch England and represent the African nation instead 🇬🇭.
Rumors have it that Kobbie Mainoo rejects all proposals from some officials from Ghana Football Association based on his career preparation. According to him, He hasn’t decided to play for Ghana or England yet. He’s keenly focused on building himself now🦻
#Ghana update
Demarshian feels we don’t need Manchester United kobbie mainoo services for black stars? ⭐️⚽️
Your thought are welcome, guys.
I don’t understand why Ghana don’t want to develop it’s own talent but claw around the Globe looking for players who have no love for the country.
The Ghana FA is trying to persuade Kobbie Mainoo to ditch England and represent the his 🇬🇭motherland.
Times UK.
Ghanaians React to Kobbie Mainoo Playing for Ghana Black Stars Proposal
Check out some social media reactions to the GFA trying to convince Kobbie Mainoo to represent the Black Stars:
Sitsofe Kojo Atorsu
Young man, don’t come and destroy your career okay. You’re going to be great if you stay in the UK.
Obeng Nyamekye Maxwell
They want to destroy that boy’s bright future, leave him alone
Sammy Genfi
That’s what this GFA is good at. They are doing business and not football. We have top talents here who can be better than Kobbie when we treat them right
Isaac Kwesi Essel
Mainoo,Please you are not the only African to switch your nationality oooo ,think before playing for our Country Ghana ooo.learn from Mbappe, saka ,Benzema etc,even Zidane did not play for Algeria.
Should Kobbie Mainoo Play for Ghana Black Stars?
Francis Owusu Ansah
It will be highly nonsensical for Mainoo to reject England n play for Ghana. They will connive you with their crafty ideas n later dump you like Afena Gyan. Mainoo be wise. Don’t give them a seat even they come to your house, moreover, distance yourself 5047km away from any GFA member.
Onua Kwabee
Are These leaders ever going to learn? You brought Tariq and Inaki, what has happened to the team. Instead of working to find talents in Ghana you are chasing the wind.
Äyåm Spåñky
The only difference in him being an English player vs Ghanaian player is his market value and hype… He’ll get the best media hype and his market value will be so high when he’s an English player… Trophy wise, the value is the same😂😂
James Tetteh-Martins
The GFA should be ashamed of themselves. Sincerely there is no pride in playing for this current Ghana team. Playing for Somalia 🇸🇴 will even be far better than playing for the Black Stars team.
Thierry Nyann
If Kobbie is your son will u allow him to play for Ghana ?? Ghanaians are so funny when they hear a player has scored a goal for his club then want him to play for Ghana. Where is Afena Gyan,we prefer these international players to our local players making them feel too big that’s why we will always be the first country to be knocked out of every tournament..Angola and other African countries rely on their local players and they played better football ..It’s a high time we stop forcing players and build our own players to grow.
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How good is Jadon Sancho actually? Man Utd Strange Case Of Jadon Sancho: Fraud or Unlucky Signing? In this episode, we take on Jadon Sancho who played for Man City, Borussia Dortmund, Man United and England national team for most of his career before making a big money move to Old Trafford.
In my opinion Sancho is a tiki taka player. Kinda reminds me of Iniesta play style. He needs to play in a team where players are close together to combine one twos and use his ball retention and short passing. He is also a very decent finisher. Garnacho will take his pick at United 100 percent.
Centrally , Sancho is not afforded the time and space he has become accustomed to out wide. The England international excels in one-on-one situations, so a period of adjustment to the more congested areas centrally will be required.
Sancho has tried to find solutions; frustrated by those congested areas, he has dropped deep to find space but has found those areas occupied by deep-lying midfielders,
This struggle may not only be Sancho’s fault. It’s United deep-seated issues. Over the years so many players walking in there have gone from good to trash, with many of them bouncing back again after leaving. It’s a very interesting phenomenon really.
Sancho should go somewhere else. He was absolutely fantastic in BVB and I am sure the kid is world class talent in the same league as Foden and Saka. And it was not like he needed to be on a great team or a specific system to work. BVB struggled a lot with consistency the time he was there.
Man Utd Strange Case Of Jadon Sancho: Fraud or Unlucky Signing?
He isn’t finished yet. Someone needs to tell him something to help him regain his confidence. Since Neymar called him a great player and one of Jo’s favourite England players, he’s gone off Social Media and it looks like he could be concentrating on football now.
If there is a bad time to tumble out of form then this is it.
With a World Cup just over a month away Jadon Sancho’s displays for Manchester United are hardly doing much to earn him a recall to the England squad for a trip to Qatar.
Yet, international football will be the least of concerns for Sancho right now as this poor run of form is more than a blip – it seems to have blighted his whole United career so far.
It continued on Thursday night when given a Europa League start at minnows Omonia Nicosia he was hauled off at half-time with his side embarrassingly trailing 1-0.
Man Utd Strange Case Of Jadon Sancho: Fraud or Unlucky Signing?
He will come back stronger.. You guys can speculate and jump to conclusions all you want.. He’s neither a fraud nor a flop, he’s just undergoing his phase as a young player, which every young player experiences, even the well experienced players do also..
I haven’t given up on him because I know his potential, he just needs to be strong-minded and push through this crisis by training and working hard, then he will become a stronger and better player.. Big up yourself Jadon Sancho.. I await your return to the team..
Scholes has hinted at the problems faced by Sancho, but why has he struggled in light of the form he once displayed for Dortmund since moving to Old Trafford?
It was playing in Germany that catapulted Sancho into English football in the first place, with his Dortmund form seeing him storm into Gareth Southgate’s England team as part of a forward line consisting of him Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling while still just 18-years-old.
United legend Paul Scholes has been critical of Sancho’s ineffective displays in attack
United legend Paul Scholes has been critical of Sancho’s ineffective displays in attack
His talent wasn’t exactly a secret, he was always tipped for a bright future while in Manchester City’s youth academy and eyebrows were raised when he departed for Dortmund in the summer of 2017 for a little under £20million as he sought regular first-team football.
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