SPURS, UNITED IN BATTLE FOR JOHNSTONE

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will reportedly do battle for the free transfer signing of West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone. This is according to the report from Sky Sports News which stated that both Manchester United and Spurs want to sign the experienced West Brom shot stopper on a free transfer this summer.


Johnstone has a few months left on his current deal at the Hawthorns and it is almost certain that he will leave the Baggies as a free agent this summer. West Brom wanted the England international to sign a new contract at the club, but he has his eyes firmly on Premier League football at least. He was the subject of interest from a lot of Premier League teams last summer when West Brom returned to the English Championship after one season in the Premier League, but he was not able to make a move back to the Premier League. Continue reading “SPURS, UNITED IN BATTLE FOR JOHNSTONE”

SPURS EYEING SECOND STRAIGHT LEAGUE WIN

Tottenham Hotspur can make it two successive Premier League wins in a row if they beat Europa League campaigners West Ham United at home when the two teams meet in North London on Sunday evening. The two teams are in the race to finish in fourth spot and they meet at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with three precious points at stake. Apart from West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are also in the top-four race as far as this season’s Premier League is concerned.


Spurs were on a two-match winning run in the Premier League before they were beaten 3-2 at Manchester United last week Saturday with five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo netting all the three Manchester United goals at the Theatre of Dreams. Tottenham Hotspur bounced back from the United defeat with a 2-0 away win over out-of-form Brighton and Hove Albionwith goals from Cristian Romero and Harry Kane either side of the half-time break. The win over the Seagulls moved Tottenham Hotspur within three points of North London rivals Arsenal in fourth spot. Continue reading “SPURS EYEING SECOND STRAIGHT LEAGUE WIN”

UNITED TARGET RETURN TO VICTORY WAYS

Manchester United have not won any of their last two games in the league and returning to victory ways would be on the minds of their players ahead of the important Tottenham Hotspur game this weekend. With Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur fighting for a place in the top four, the Red Devils can steal a march on their North London opposition with an home win at the end of their Premier League encounter on Saturday evening.


Spurs are the form team ahead of the game having won their last two league matches scoring nine goals in the process and without conceding a single goal. The North Londoners secured three points in each of their last twomatches after a run of one win and four defeats from five league matches. The two-match victory run in the league started with the 4-0 win at Leeds United penultimate weekend thanks to the first half goals from Irish fullback Matt Doherty, Swedish international DejanKulusevski and star player Harry Kane before Son Heung-Min wrapped up the win in the second half. Continue reading “UNITED TARGET RETURN TO VICTORY WAYS”

TONEY BREAKS SCORING DROUGHT AGAINST UNITED

Brentford striker Ivan Toney ended his scoring drought in the Premier League during the game against Manchester United at home, but his goal was not enough to give his team the win. His strike turned out to be a consolation as his Brentford side lost 3-1 to the Red Devils.

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Both Brentford and Manchester United came into the game on the back of respective poor league forms. London team Brentford had lost their last two games in the competition, while the Red Devils were not much better with one draw and one defeat from their last two games.
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RANGNICK EYEING THIRD STRAIGHT HOME WIN

 

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has a third straight home win in his sights in Premier League terms ahead of the Wolves game. The German tactician has won his two home games as the Red Devils boss in the league and a third succesive home win is on the horizon.

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Rangnick began his reign as the Red Devils manager in the Premier League with a slim win over London team Crystal Palace. Brazil senior national team midfielder Fred scored the only goal of the game in the final quarter of the encounter as Manchester United secured a 1-0 victory at home to the Eagles.

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MARTIAL OUT OF YOUNG BOYS GAME

French international Anthony Martial has been ruled out of the Champions League clash with Swiss champions Young Boys due to injury. Martial sustained a knee injury during Manchester United training and will miss the home game against the Swiss team as a result.

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Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick provided the update on Martial during his pre-match press conference for the Young Boys duel. The German also gave an update on the injured duo of Edison Cavani and Frenchman Raphael Varane. On the duo of Varane and Cavani, Rangnick told reporters that they won’t be in the squad for the Young Boys game as they just returned to training after several weeks on the sidelines.
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SHAW, RASHFORD OUT OF ENGLAND GAMES

The Manchester United duo of Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford have pulled out of the final England qualifiers for next year’s FIFA World Cup tournament as revealed by the statement from the Three Lions camp on Monday. The two Manchester United players were part of four England ruled out of the World Cup qualifying matches against Albania and San Marino.

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Rashford recently returned to the Manchester United squad for the Premier League clash with hosts Leicester City in the middle of last month after missing the first two weeks of the season due to a shoulder problem and he has withdrawn from the latest England games to concentrate on getting back to full fitness. For Shaw, the Manchester United left-back suffered concussion during the Premier League clash with city rivals Manchester City at home on Saturday and has pulled out of the latest England team as a result. Shaw and Manchester United were humbled by their neighbours via a 2-0 defeat and it could have been more if not for the inspired display from David De Gea in the Red Devils goal.
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