Author: Soccerhuz
Manchester United have launched an investigation into why their first-team squad has suffered so many injuries. With the Premier League season just eight matches in, no fewer than 16 players have been injured or unavailable to manager Erik ten Hag so far. That situation has ensured that the Dutchman has been unable to pick his first choice XI once this season, with new signings Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount among those affected. It has also played a role in what has been an underwhelming start, with United currently in 10th place Mail Sport understands that officials from the Old Trafford side’s…
A number of Manchester United players were in action on Thursday evening as the international break reached full flow. Scott McTominay started for Scotland as fell to a 2-0 defeat in Spain, while Facundo Pellistri was in the starting line-up for Uruguay’s meeting with Colombia. Victor Lindelof, Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir were all benched for Sweden, Cameroon and Turkey respectively. The internationals continue this evening with several more Reds in action, but Erik ten Hag’s focus will remain with those closer to home. Amad Diallo posted an encouraging injury update yesterday and he is hoped to be one of several imminent returnees. In…
Manchester United owners the Glazer family are set to hold a board meeting within ‘days’ to discuss fresh proposals from Sir Jim Ratcliffe, it has been claimed. British billionaire Ratcliffe and rival bidder Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani have both submitted multiple bids since the Glazers announced in November 2022 that they were potentially open to selling the club. The latest approach from the former, which would see him initially take a minority stake of 25 percent, is understood to have ‘given him the edge ‘ over his rival. According to Bloomberg, the Glazers are said to prefer the arrangement to…
Mateusz Musialowski saw a move away from Liverpool collapse at the end of the transfer window, but has “risen” to the challenge since after “buying in.” Musialowski, whose contract expires in 2024, was in line to join Austrian side TSV Hartberg on a free transfer in the final days of the summer. But a deal fell through after Liverpool attempted to renegotiate on a fee, with the forward instead left to stay on Merseyside. The 19-year-old has been a regular presence since, starting seven of a possible nine games with four goals and two assists, including efforts against senior opposition in…
REDS’ NEEDS FOR A NUMBER SIX Encounters, like that which played out at Brighton at the weekend, will continue to show why Liverpool require a dominating defensive midfielder to allow the gaping holes to be plugged more effectively. The pre-season months saw Jörg Schmadtke take the odd moment away from his Ibiza retreat, in order to show some participation in the reds summer of change. Despite varying bids being made for the likes of Moisés Caicedo, Roméo Lavia, and Cheick Doucouré, the solitary signing of Wataru Endō was the only defensive reinforcement added during a largely successful middle-ground overhaul. The…
Liverpool players will blame anybody but themselves for the club’s downfall. Perhaps it stems from the manager Jurgen Klopp, who is constantly complaining. Three things are inevitable in this life – Death, taxes and those affiliated with Liverpool finding something to moan about. If they aren’t calling for special treatment, they’re calling for the world to stop when it benefits them. Despite their relatively good start to the Premier League season and remaining within touching distance of the top spot, Virgil van Dijk has been complaining about English protocol while on international duty with the Netherlands. Quoted by Fabrizio Romano,…
Liverpool forward Luis Diaz simply has too much pressure on his shoulders at the moment. After a blistering start to the season, Diaz has dipped a little for Liverpool of late. He did have a perfectly good goal ruled out against Tottenham Hotspur recently, but having seen it chalked off, the 26-year-old hasn’t found the net in six league games. Three goals in 10 matches across all competitions isn’t a bad return, though. And speaking to Colombian outlet AS, Diaz’s national team coach Nestor Lorenzo suggested that the £50m man has a little too much pressure to score. “The first…
21-year full back Owen Beck, currently on loan to Dundee in the Scottish Premiership, has been called up to the Wales international senior team. “When I got called up, it was kind of a dream come true”, he said. “I’ve been with the U21s and when the manager called me, it was a dream come true and a surreal moment”. The Welsh squad will face Gibraltar in a friendly, and then Croatia in a Euro 2023 qualifier. “I’ve just been trying to enjoy it every day and take it game by game. I think I’ve done that. I’m just trying…
Speaking on Liverpool’s Youtube channel, Trent Alexander-Arnold was asked about the best player he’s ever faced. ‘I would say Brandon Barker, played for [Manchester] City”, he said. ‘I was 18, playing for the Under-21s, first ever time at Anfield, got beat 3-0. He scored two and got an assist. I came off at 60 [minutes]. Barker was a Manchester City youth player between 2004 and 2015. “Still to this day, he’s the opponent I think that just destroyed me, man. I’ve never had it like that before”, said Trent. “At that point, I’m thinking “this kid is going to be the best…
Micah Richards has made quite a controversial claim about Mohamed Salah. Speaking on the BBC Match of the Day Top 10 Podcast, Richards was discussing some of the best front threes in Premier League history, and he claimed that you need a pure goalscorer in any great front three. Salah only scores goals Richards gave his verdict on the £35m Egyptian. “You all have to know your role, you have someone to score the goals, someone to link it all together and someone with a lot of pace. You look at Liverpool, Salah scores all the goals, he doesn’t do a lot…