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      Man Utd sweat on Eric Bailly fitness for Burnley and Liverpool games as Solskjaer confirms neck injury

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      MANCHESTER UNITED could be without Eric Bailly for the Premier League games against Burnley and Liverpool after the defender picked up a neck injury against Watford.
      Scott McTominay’s fifth-minute header saw United see off their Championship opposition to reach the FA Cup fourth round.

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      There was a lot of concern for defender Eric BaillyCredit: PA:Press Association

      Bailly was replaced by Harry Maguire after coming off just before half-timeCredit: Reuters
      But it came at a cost with Bailly having to come off just before half-time after being clattered by his own keeper Dean Henderson.
      He is now an injury doubt for Burnley and then the mouthwatering clash against champs Liverpool as United aim to go TOP of the Premier League table.
      Speaking after the cup triumph, United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “It’s his neck I think.

      “His head is fine. There is no concussion or anything like that.
      “But we have got to do scans.”
      The player himself also moved to reassure fans as he tweeted: “I am OK. It was just a knock.”
      And his centre-half partner for the Old Trafford victory, Axel Tuanzebe, is expecting a quick recovery from the ‘warrior’.

      He said: “He’s alright, it’s good to see, he’s a warrior, he gets in the way of things.

      Solskjaer says Bailly picked up a neck injuryCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      “It’s good to see he’s alright and I’m sure he’ll be training this week.”
      Bailly, 26, was replaced by club captain Harry Maguire as United scraped past plucky Watford in a disjointed performance.
      The Ivory Coast centre-half has been in fine form in recent weeks having bagged the spot next to Maguire ahead of Victor Lindelof.
      And former Red Devil Rio Ferdinand is hoping Bailly is back to marshal the defence.

      The defender will be assessed int he coming daysCredit: Reuters
      He told BT Sport: “He’s been one of the positives in this good run of form they’ve had.
      “He’s one of the ones where you’ve sat and thought, ‘actually, he looks like the difference-maker in that back-line especially’.
      “This is something that has undone his Man United career time and time again, and he’s got another injury today, hopefully it’s not too serious.”
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      Man Utd outcast Van de Beek fails to take his chance as McTominay shows him up in FA Cup win against Watford

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      DONNY VAN DE BEEK had the stage to show Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the world that he can cut it at Manchester United.
      But he was ultimately upstaged by his midfield partner on the night as United progressed into the FA Cup fourth round by beating Watford 1-0.

      Donny van de Beek failed to impose himself on the gameCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Scott McTominay headed United ahead with just five minutes on the clock – and for the rest of the game he was the all-action heroic captain for the night.
      Van de Beek was just… nothing special.
      United legend Dimitar Berbatov said in the week that the Dutchman should be ‘banging on Solskjaer’s door’ as to why he isn’t playing more regularly.
      The Bulgarian even hinted that the player could look for a move if he continues to be on the fringes.

      So all eyes were on the 23-year-old as Watford came to Old Trafford for the third round tie.
      United fans went crazy for a pair of first half flicks to set up a chance for Juan Mata.
      But, in truth, he failed to stamp any kind of authority on the game. He wasn’t terrible, he wasn’t good, he was just there.
      McTominay himself has had his doubters, but he turned in a performance that belied his 24 years.

      Not only did he end up the matchwinner, but he covered every blade of grass out there, often spotted outmuscling Watford attackers towards his own goal.
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      Scott McTominay put in a man-of-the-match performanceCredit: PA:Press Association

      Bruno Fernandes is the shoe-in, McTominay probably is too. And if he puts an end to constant transfer speculation, Paul Pogba should be the other to bag a midfield spot.
      Van de Beek is far from a lost cause – he only signed for United in the summer and seems keen to learn off his peers.
      But even he will admit his big move has not panned out anywhere near how he had hoped.
      Perhaps a blessing in disguise, Pogba’s name is rarely out of the headlines – no thanks to his controversial agent Mino Raiola constantly insisting his player will leave Old Trafford for a second time.

      Van de Beek didn’t do enough to prove he deserves a regular starting spotCredit: EPA
      Maybe Van de Beek needs that to happen for his own development and game time.
      But at least the speculation over the Frenchman’s future keeps the critics off Van de Beek’s back – for now.
      The former Ajax star will more than likely be back warming the bench when United travel to take on Burnley on Tuesday in the Premier League.
      And while McTominay will see the armband fly back to Harry Maguire, at least he has what Van de Beek craves – a spot in central midfield.
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      Man Utd star Paul Pogba has sights set on ‘big stuff’ as he looks to win trophies and get over ANOTHER semi-final loss

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      PAUL POGBA has his sights set on ‘the big stuff’ after shaking off yet another semi-final disappointment.
      Manchester United went out of the Carabao Cup to neighbours City for the second time in 13 months on top of last-four defeats in the FA Cup and Europa League last season.

      Paul Pogba has spoke of his desire to win ‘the big stuff’ following the cup semi-final defeat to Manchester CityCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

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      But with the chance to go top of the Premier League next week if they avoid defeat at Burnley, Pogba, 27, already has his eyes on a bigger prize.
      He said: “The club is built on winning big things so that is all we want to get — the big stuff.
      “We have to learn. Next time, we will do better. Last year they dominated us, that wasn’t the case so we are improving.”

      United team-mate Bruno Fernandes agreed and posted on Instagram: “I’m very sad to once again don’t reach a final.
      “We have to learn and understand we can’t make the same mistakes.”
      Meanwhile Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has promised United fans one of the most exciting young players in world football with the arrival of Amad Diallo.
      The Red Devils have confirmed the £37million transfer of 18-year-old Diallo from Atalanta as their first January signing.

      Solskjaer said: “As a club, we have followed Amad for a number of years and having watched him myself, I believe he is one of the most exciting young prospects in the game.

      Pogba seems keen to stay at United to help them win more silverwareCredit: –

      “Manchester United has such a proud history of developing young players and everything is in place to enable Amad to reach his potential here.
      The winger – who is yet to decide on his shirt number – told the United website: “After waiting since the summer, it is finally a dream come true to complete my move to Manchester United.
      “I am hugely ambitious and there is so much that I want to achieve in the game; when I spoke to the manager I knew that I had joined the perfect club.
      “This is a really exciting squad with so many great players, I can promise that I will work hard every day to learn from them and give everything to develop my game.
      “The coaches have been fantastic since I signed, we have been in touch regularly and they have already given me a lot of great advice.
      “I have had time to prepare for this move, both physically and mentally, and I have worked really hard to be ready to make the step up to this amazing club.”
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      FA were quick to ban Edinson Cavani but have failed to act on Covidiots who have jeopardised the game’s existence

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      IN the week Kieran Trippier and Edinson Cavani were both banned, the FA have declared they will not be taking any action against players breaching Covid restrictions.
      Talk about getting your priorities straight in a time of crisis.

      Cavani has been handed a ban for using an ill-advised word on social mediaCredit: PA

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      Trippier has been suspended for a mammoth ten matches because he told a mate to ‘lump on’ him joining Atletico Madrid.
      And Cavani is missing three Manchester United games for using an inappropriate word on social media.
      Without wishing to trivialise either offence, surely both pale into insignificance when compared to the reckless behaviour of those players who wilfully broke coronavirus regulations over the festive period.

      They haven’t just brought the game into disrepute, they have jeopardised its very existence.
      And if that isn’t worthy of punishment, then I don’t know what is.
      Cavani appears to be the only South American in the Premier League who hasn’t tested positive for coronavirus as a result of attending a lockdown party in recent weeks.
      Most were only caught because they were dumb enough to post pictures of celebrations on WhatsApp.

      But you can bet your life that they are just the tip of the idiot iceberg because there are probably hundreds more lower-league players who don’t have a social media following but have also been flouting the rules.

      Three Spurs stars and a West Ham ace were snapped at a party together in what appears to be a breach of coronavirus rules

      As a result it appears that football is in danger of throwing its doors wide open to the pandemic which has already led to 52 games in the EFL being postponed this season.
      Now it’s the FA’s own flagship competition feeling the effects as Derby take a youth team to Chorley for tomorrow’s Cup third-round tie and Shrewsbury’s game at Southampton has been postponed.
      Non-League Notts County, Boston United and Kettering have had to withdraw from the competition after viral outbreaks.
      Now that the PFA have belatedly agreed to fund regular testing in the EFL, it is almost inevitable there will be plenty more postponements coming.
      Which makes it all the more concerning managers such as Pep Guardiola have been defending the behaviour of the miscreants.
      The Manchester City boss threw his toys out of the pram last week as Everton failed to wish his players a speedy recovery from the virus.

      Kieran Trippier joked with friends to ‘lump on’ him joining Atletico MadridCredit: Reuters
      Yet he still refused to condemn Benjamin Mendy’s New Year’s bash despite a number of his team-mates testing positive.
      Crystal Palace captain Luka Milivojevic had to issue an apology and make a donation to a local charity for a similar offence.
      Eagles boss Roy Hodgson now says he will drop players who fail to follow all the procedures.
      But you still suspect that many managers will only start to take this issue seriously if players are banned and results are affected.
      That is why the FA can’t leave it to clubs to discipline players failing to adhere to the protocols that have allowed elite football to continue when most other industries have been shut down.
      The game just about survived one spell in lockdown. Some teams will not survive another.
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      Man Utd recall Matej Kovar from Swindon loan transfer with 20-year-old set to be sent back out for rest of season

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have recalled goalkeeper Matej Kovar from loan at Swindon Town.
      The 20-year-old headed to the County Ground last summer to spend the campaign with the Robins.

      Manchester United have recalled goalkeeper Matej Kovar from SwindonCredit: Rex Features

      Now the Czech stopper has had that stint cut short – although he is expected to go elsewhere for the remainder of the season.
      Kovar started impressively at Swindon but kept just one clean sheet in 20 appearances for the League One strugglers.
      He will link back up with United’s Under-23 squad back at Carrington.
      But the club are looking into the possibility of sending him out to another EFL team.

      Swindon want to replace him before the weekend and have been linked with Bournemouth’s Mark Travers.
      Kovar has trained regularly with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first-team in the past.
      He is still yet to make his senior debut for the Red Devils despite shining at youth level and helping the U23s to promotion last year.
      Meanwhile, former United prodigy Will Keane has recently been discussing the problems Red Devils youngsters may face out on loan.

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      He told MEN Sport: “It’s tough.
      “I think the style of play, with these lads coming up through the ranks and then getting in the reserve team, they’re used to that and it’s a very technical game.
      “And it’s not men’s football, so when you have that first exposure, it probably is a bit of a wake-up call to a lot of players, really. It’s a different game.”
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      Top 10 most valuable footballers on planet with Man Utd’s Rashford top and England dominating list with four players

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Marcus Rashford is the most-valuable player in the world.
      CIES Football Observatory recently revealed who they believe to be the top-valued players in the world.

      Rashford is the most-valuable player in the world, according to CIES Football Observatory

      Marcus Rashford is the most-valuable player in the world a £150m, say CIES Football ObservatoryCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Their algorithm uses such factors as performance, age and contract length, as well as they club and country represented.
      And based on all of those factors and more, Man Utd ace Rashford, 23, is the world’s most-valuable player – worth a staggering £150million.
      The list is dominated by young stars, with Cristiano Ronaldo failing to break into the top 100.
      The Juventus ace, now 35, is way down in 131st place, with 33-year-old rival Lionel Messi sitting in 97th.

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      The entire list makes for great reading for England, with FOUR Three Lions stars in the top ten alone.
      Rashford sits top, valued at £150m, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, 22, third (£137m), Jadon Sancho, 20, sixth (£134m) and Raheem Sterling, 26, ninth (£124m).
      Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland, 20, is second, rated at £138m.

      Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes, 26 – who has turned around the club’s fortunes since he arrived in January 2020 – is fourth, valued at £135m.
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      England have four players in the top ten, including Alexander-Arnold and SanchoCredit: Reuters

      Erling Haaland is the second-most-valuable player on the planet at £138mCredit: AFP

      Kylian Mbappe – arguably the most sought-after star in world football – is only fifth.
      The Paris Saint-Germain and France ace, 22, is wanted by the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool.
      But Mbappe is valued at £135m, £15m less than Rashford, in part due to having just 18 months left on his contract.
      Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix, 21, comes in seventh (£128m) just ahead of 20-year-old Bayern Munich whiz Alphonso Davies (£126m).
      Chelsea new boy Kai Havertz, 21, rounds-off the top ten, valued at £123m.
      The German ace has struggled since his £72m move to Stamford Bridge in the summer.

      Kylian Mbappe sits down in fifth, partly because his contract at PSG has just 18 months leftCredit: AFP or licensors

      Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are also valued at more than £100mCredit: Reuters

      Kai Havertz completes the top ten despite enduring a tough start to life in EnglandCredit: Reuters
      But boss Frank Lampard blamed him testing positive for coronavirus in November for his slow transition.
      Just SIX more players on the entire planet are valued at over £100m.
      Timo Werner (£122m) sits just below team-mate Havertz, with Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (£121m) one place further back.
      Manchester City defender Ruben Dias (£115m) is next, with Salah’s Reds team-mate Sadio Mane (£112m) below him.
      Arsenal’s 19-year-old wonderkid Bukayo Saka (£105m) and Inter Milan winger Achraf Hakimi (£103m) are the final players to be valued at over £100m.
      Chelsea and England ace Mason Mount, 21, just misses the cut at £99m.
      Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 27, sits two spots further valued at £97m.

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      Inter Miami hold positive talks with David Beckham’s ex-Man Utd team-mate Phil Neville

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      INTER MIAMI owner David Beckham has approached former Manchester United team-mate Phil Neville about becoming the team’s new manager.
      The England women’s boss, 43, revealed he would step down as national boss in July after this summer’s Euros.

      David Beckham is keen to land Phil Neville as Inter Miami bossCredit: PA:Press Association

      Phil Neville will step down as England Lionesses boss in the summerCredit: PA:Press Association

      Dutch legend Sarina Wiegman will take over as Lionesses manager from the summer.
      And Beckham is keen to get Neville straight back into action by making him new boss of Inter Miami.
      SunSport understands Everton legend Neville has held positive talks with the MLS side and both parties hope to sort a deal this week.
      Current boss Diego Alonso has been widely tipped to leave the club after his sole season in charge.

      Inter Miami finished tenth in the 14-team Eastern Conference last season, snatching the final playoffs spot.
      Following the season’s return from the enforced coronavirus break, the club finished bottom of their ‘MLS is back’ group, thus ending their season.
      All in all, Inter Miami won just seven of their 23 matches, losing 13 times, putting Alonso’s future in jeopardy.
      Meanwhile, Neville led England to the 2019 World Cup semi-finals and helped his side win the SheBelieves Cup since taking over in 2018.

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      Beckham and Neville shared some of Man Utd’s best, most-trophy-laden yearsCredit: Getty – Contributor

      Beckham wants Neville to take over as Inter Miami boss this yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Elsewhere, Inter Miami could be forced to change their name after losing a legal battle with Italian giants Inter Milan.
      Inter Milan are suing the American league for trademark infringement.
      The Italian side have claimed the term ‘Inter’ is synonymous with just them.
      In 2014, the club filed a trademark application with the United States Patent Trademark Office.
      According to AS, the Serie A side won the first round of the battle in court on Monday.
      Inter Miami are expected to make a final appeal to the USPTO to overturn the decision.
      But defeat would see Beckham’s club forced into a humiliating change of identity.
      Re-branding the entire club would cost Beckham and Co millions of dollars.

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      Top 10 most valuable footballers on planet with Man Utd star Rashford top and England dominating list with four players

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      MANCHESTER UNITED star Marcus Rashford is the most-valuable player in the world.
      CIES Football Observatory recently revealed who they believe to be the top-valued players in the world.

      Rashford is the most-valuable player in the world, according to CIES Football Observatory

      Marcus Rashford is the most-valuable player in the world a £150m, say CIES Football ObservatoryCredit: AP:Associated Press

      Their algorithm uses such factors as performance, age and contract length, as well as they club and country represented.
      And based on all of those factors and more, Man Utd ace Rashford, 23, is the world’s most-valuable player – worth a staggering £150million.
      The list is dominated by young stars, with Cristiano Ronaldo failing to break into the top 100.
      The Juventus ace, now 35, is way down in 131st place, with 33-year-old rival Lionel Messi sitting in 97th.

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      The entire list makes for great reading for England, with FOUR Three Lions stars in the top ten alone.
      Rashford sits top, valued at £150m, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, 22, third (£137m), Jadon Sancho, 20, sixth (£134m) and Raheem Sterling, 26, ninth (£124m).
      Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland, 20, is second, rated at £138m.

      Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes, 26 – who has turned around the club’s fortunes since he arrived in January 2020 – is fourth, valued at £135m.
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      England have four players in the top ten, including Alexander-Arnold and SanchoCredit: Reuters

      Erling Haaland is the second-most-valuable player on the planet at £138mCredit: AFP

      Kylian Mbappe – arguably the most sought-after star in world football – is only fifth.
      The Paris Saint-Germain and France ace, 22, is wanted by the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool.
      But Mbappe is valued at £135m, £15m less than Rashford, in part due to having just 18 months left on his contract.
      Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix, 21, comes in seventh (£128m) just ahead of 20-year-old Bayern Munich whiz Alphonso Davies (£126m).
      Chelsea new boy Kai Havertz, 21, rounds-off the top ten, valued at £123m.
      The German ace has struggled since his £72m move to Stamford Bridge in the summer.

      Kylian Mbappe sits down in fifth, partly because his contract at PSG has just 18 months leftCredit: AFP or licensors

      Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are also valued at more than £100mCredit: Reuters

      Kai Havertz completes the top ten despite enduring a tough start to life in EnglandCredit: Reuters
      But boss Frank Lampard blamed him testing positive for coronavirus in November for his slow transition.
      Just SIX more players on the entire planet are valued at over £100m.
      Timo Werner (£122m) sits just below team-mate Havertz, with Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (£121m) one place further back.
      Manchester City defender Ruben Dias (£115m) is next, with Salah’s Reds team-mate Sadio Mane (£112m) below him.
      Arsenal’s 19-year-old wonderkid Bukayo Saka (£105m) and Inter Milan winger Achraf Hakimi (£103m) are the final players to be valued at over £100m.
      Chelsea and England ace Mason Mount, 21, just misses the cut at £99m.
      Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 27, sits two spots further valued at £97m.

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