9 h. ago Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher tear Mikel Arteta to pieces over Liverpool loss

Arsenal suffered an early setback in the Premier League title race as they lost 1-0 to Liverpool on Sunday and Paul Scholes and Jamie Carragher have both criticised Gunners boss Mikel Arteta

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5 d. ago Manchester United fans share Ruben Amorim fear as pressure begins to increase

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim is already under increasing pressure after a slow start to the season.

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5 d. ago Kobbie Mainoo at centre of Man Utd legends' disagreement after 'wild' claims

Kobbie Mainoo was handed his first start of the season in Manchester United's Carabao Cup defeat at Grimsby Town, with Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes discussing his situation

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5 d. ago Kobbie Mainoo disagreement as Rio Ferdinand shuts down 'wild' Paul Scholes claim

Kobbie Mainoo got his first minutes for Manchester United this season in a damning penalty shootout defeat to Grimsby Town on Wednesday evening

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim faces more pressure despite reasons for optimism for United | Jonathan Wilson

Club who used to inspire fear now inspire pity and the head coach, with no credit in the bank, needs a victory at FulhamEncouraging signs. Gimmers of promises. Green shoots. It is indicative of just how far Manchester United have sunk that the reaction to their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal last Sunday was not shock or scorn or even schadenfreude; it was encouragement. United used to inspire fear in opponents; now they inspire pity.It is not that there were no reasons for optimism for United. The new forwards who started, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, looked intermittently dangerous. Mason Mount offered a reminder of his quality and if he can stay fit he could have a major role to play. Patrick Dorgu dominated his flank. Amad Diallo sparkled after coming off the bench. David Raya was forced to make seven saves. Dorgu hit a post. There were plausible claims for a penalty when William Saliba appeared to go through the back of Cunha. Opta’s xG model had United winning 1.5 to 1.3. Continue re...

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim faces more pressure despite reasons for optimism at United | Jonathan Wilson

Club who used to inspire fear now inspire pity and the head coach, with no credit in the bank, needs a victory at FulhamEncouraging signs. Gimmers of promises. Green shoots. It is indicative of just how far Manchester United have sunk that the reaction to their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal last Sunday was not shock or scorn or even schadenfreude; it was encouragement. United used to inspire fear in opponents; now they inspire pity.It is not that there were no reasons for optimism for United. The new forwards who started, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, looked intermittently dangerous. Mason Mount offered a reminder of his quality and if he can stay fit he could have a major role to play. Patrick Dorgu dominated his flank. Amad Diallo sparkled after coming off the bench. David Raya was forced to make seven saves. Dorgu hit a post. There were plausible claims for a penalty when William Saliba appeared to go through the back of Cunha. Opta’s xG model had United winning 1.5 to 1.3. Continue re...

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1 week ago Roy Keane doubts Marcus Rashford's 'intelligence' as Gary Neville fears Man United repeat

Roy Keane has doubts that Marcus Rashford has the footballing intelligence to succeed over in Spain, meanwhile Gary Neville worries that the forward could be in for a repeat of previous campaigns

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1 week ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth crisis in Ukraine

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tottenham stunned as Arsenal swoop in to agree £67.5m Eberechi Eze deal

Arsenal approach Crystal Palace after Havertz injurySpurs had been in pole position to sign the forwardArsenal have agreed a deal worth up to £67.5m for Eberechi Eze and look poised to sensationally hijack Tottenham’s move for the England forward.It is understood that Mikel Arteta’s side made an approach to Crystal Palace over Eze after Kai Havertz sustained a knee injury during Arsenal’s win against Manchester United on Sunday. Arsenal are continuing to assess the injury but fear that the German forward could be absent for an extended period, even if the early indications are that it is not extremely serious. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Paul Scholes has blunt response to daughter wearing Arsenal shirt after toe

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes was far from happy before the Red Devils' Premier League opener against Arsenal on Sunday after his daughter wore a Gunners shirt

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2 w. ago Alan Shearer's Man United transfer demand as he fears Ruben Amorim's 'downfall'

Alan Shearer was pleasantly surprised with Manchester United's performance against Arsenal on Sunday, but admits that one position could let them down this season

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2 w. ago Shirtless Man United legend Paul Scholes offers blunt response to daughter wearing an Arsenal shirt

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes did not take kindly to his daughter's interruption when viewing the Red Devils' season opener against Arsenal .

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2 w. ago Paul Scholes fears one Man Utd problem blocks Champions League for Ruben Amorim

As Ruben Amorim continues to scour the transfer market, Manchester United icon Paul Scholes pointed out the flaw which concerns him for the Red Devils and could cost them

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2 w. ago Paul Scholes' Man United prediction with problem position holding Ruben Amorim back

Now the new Premier League campaign is here, Paul Scholes highlighted his concern about one specific area which could cost Manchester United points this season

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2 w. ago Gary Neville speechless as Benjamin Sesko fear called out in Man United claim

As anticipation about Benjamin Sesko continues to grow, one potential worry for the Manchester United forward appeared to leave Gary Neville concerned

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2 w. ago ‘New Zidane’ to Amorim outcast: Kobbie Mainoo at career crossroads

Fall of midfielder who seemed to have solved England’s problem position is emblematic of Manchester United’s confused transfer policiesRemember Kobbie Mainoo? The lad from Stockport heralded as Manchester United’s new midfield general? A player likened at 19 to Zinedine Zidane by Paul Scholes and whose 2024 FA Cup final winner toppled the noisy neighbours from across town when he ghosted into Manchester City’s area before a silky smooth touch and finish past Ederson?Now, at a club of serial false dawns and zero title challenges since Sir Alex Ferguson retired 12 years ago, Mainoo is at a career crossroads. As Ruben Amorim becomes the latest manager to try to build United a shiny new world, Mainoo is a mere substitute. The Portuguese has no place for him in his 3-4-3 formation after a damning assessment that Mainoo lacks legs for the engine room or the pace to operate as one of the two 10s. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes disagree over Benjamin Sesko with Man United legends divided

Benjamin Sesko opted to join Manchester United on a five-year deal as he ultimately snubbed Newcastle, but not even one Old Trafford icon believes it may have been the wrong decision

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3 w. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new Netflix deal could cause ‘concern’ for Royal Family

A royal expert has shared why the Sussex’s new agreement with the streaming giant could spark anxiety within the Firm over deep-seated fears of history repeating itself

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3 w. ago Ruben Amorim's secret Man Utd rule that Paul Scholes thinks he's spotted in pre

Paul Scholes has closely watched Manchester United's pre-season activity and believes Ruben Amorim issued his struggling squad with a new rule ahead of the Premier League campaign

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