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      Man Utd would have been Premier League champions if City played by the rules, insists Mourinho’s former assistant

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      FORMER Manchester United assistant manager Ricardo Formosinho has claimed a lack of ‘sporting truth’ prevented the club’s Premier League title win in 2017-18.
      Manchester City swooped to the crown that year with a record points total.

      Jose Mourinho was robbed of the Premier League title with Manchester United, it has been claimedCredit: PA:Press Association

      However, Pep Guardiola’s side were charged with Financial Fair Play breaches by Uefa following their massive transfer market spending.
      Initially banned from the Champions League for two years, the Etihad Stadium side denied all allegations.
      A successful Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal saw the ban quashed and City were only fined £8.9million for failing to cooperate with the Uefa investigation.
      The allegations led Formosinho, 64, to claim United could have won the title.

      He is quoted by Goal as telling Portuguese newspaper Record: “We weren’t champions, it’s true.
      “But we won the Europa League, the League Cup, the Super Cup.

      “And, in a fight with a Manchester City, who did not fulfil, as proved later, the Financial Fair Play, we were runners-up at a time when, having sporting truth, we would have been champions.”
      United finished 19 points behind City that season, famously denying their rivals an early April crowning with a 3-2 comeback win at Eastlands.

      The Citizens nonetheless broke the Premier League record for most points, wins and biggest winning margin.
      Finishing with 81 points, Mourinho’s Red Devils would have matched Leicester’s triumph two years earlier as the joint-sixth lowest points total for a title-winning side.
      Formosinho left Old Trafford later that year when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was hired as manager.
      The Portuguese assistant followed Mourinho to Tottenham in 2019 but left the club in August.

      Ricardo Formosinho formed part of Mourinho’s backroom staff at United, Tottenham and PortoCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      But Formosinho still believes the Spurs boss is the best coach in world football.
      He added: “People may ask why he’s the best. I answer that because he thinks faster and comes up with solutions faster.
      “When talking about the growth of others at the tactical level, he goes far ahead strategically.
      “He’s different for the better. I’d even say much better.”
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      Inside ex-Man Utd star Fellaini’s £2m home with indoor pool and barber shop as he slashes £200k from asking price

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      MAROUANE FELLAINI’S plush Manchester pad is now on the market for £2million and includes an indoor pool, personal barber shop and separate detached garden cottage.
      Ex-Manchester United midfielder Fellaini spent six years with the Red Devils before quitting for China and a move to Shandong Luneng in 2019.

      Marouane Fellaini’s leafy Manchester pad is still on the marketCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      The luxury home boasts a sizeable indoor swimming poolCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      The property boasts a stunning modern interiorCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      The Belgian ace has been looking to cash in on his luxury village home on the outskirts of Roe Green, situated just a 15-minute drive from Old Trafford, since 2017.
      But he was forced to slash the price by £200,000 in November 2020 as he was struggling to sell.
      The six-bedroom house comes with 7,500 square feet of gated secure grounds where you will find the detached garden cottage.
      Fellaini’s home is on the market for just over £2m and boasts all the Premier League trimmings you would expect to see from a footballer’s mansion.

      Famous for his bouffant-styled hair, Fellaini’s house has its own personal barber shop – a feature which would have come in handy in lockdown.

      Fellaini was infamous for his voluminous hair before rocking a shorter trim of late

      The hi-spec house has all the facilities a Premier League footballer would needCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      The house boasts indoor and outdoor spa featuresCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press
      It also has a large indoor swimming pool, with a jacuzzi, steam and spa room as well as a private gym.
      The landscaped gardens are a huge selling point for potential buyers with lush views over nearby woodland.
      The crib also comes with a garden bar and outdoor hot tub – perfect for entertaining.

      Privacy is not a problem with ample secure off road parking and a detached garage able to accommodate the latest supercars.

      Fellaini’s old crib has plenty of open plan reception roomsCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      The gorgeous property has six bedroomsCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      The spacious home is on the market with Fellaini now playing in ChinaCredit: Miller Metcalfe/ Jam Press

      Fellaini spent over a decade in the English top-flight having previously starred for Everton between 2008-2013.
      He is not the only football man to have lived in the property as World Cup Winner and former Man City boss Alan Ball previously called it home.
      The 33-year-old suffered a scare when he tested positive for Covid-19 in March but will be hoping to cash in on his bumper pad.
      You can view the property’s listing here. 

      Marouane Fellaini sports a much shorter hairstyleCredit: Getty – Contributor

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      How Timothy Fosu-Mensah convinced Van de Beek to sign for Man Utd despite Real Madrid transfer interest

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      TIMOTHY FOSU-MENSAH has revealed he played small role in Manchester United’s acquisition of Donny van de Beek.
      The Netherlands international joined the Red Devils in September from Dutch champions Ajax in a £39million deal.

      Timothy Fosu-Mensah played a small in role in Man Utd signing Donny Van De Beek

      United – who made five signings in the summer – fended off interest from Spanish champions Real Madrid to land the midfielder.
      The Old Trafford club’s pursuit of Van de Beek was made easier by a conversation between the Dutchman and his former Ajax academy team-mate Fosu-Mensah, who convinced the 23-year-old to swap Amsterdam for Manchester with an impressive sales pitch.
      The full-back told United’s official website: “I told him United is a big club, if not the biggest club.
      “I said it’s good if you have the opportunity to come here. We have got very good team-mates, the quality is very good here.

      “I said, ‘It’s up to you because I can’t make the decision for you but it’s a very good club’. At the end of the day it was his decision.”

      Van de Beek had to make do with a place on the bench during his first few months in England.
      The former Ajax man’s agent – Sjaak Swart – was left furious by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to bench the coveted ace and was quick to voice his frustration .
      Van de Beek appears to have forced his way into Solskjaer’s plans in recent weeks, with the Norwegian handing him starts in United’s last three outings.

      Although his team-mate’s United career got off to a slow start, Fosu-Mensah is confident he’ll be a success.
      The 22-year-old said: “He’s a good player, a player with a lot of qualities and I think he’s also a good guy so he’ll bring a lot of positive things to the club.”
      Fosu-Menash is over the moon to be reunited with his countryman, adding: “It feels good.
      “It’s special also because we’ve seen each other since we were so small, growing up and then I left when I was 16. He was still at Ajax but we always had good contact with each other.
      “When I left for United, I still played for the national youth teams in the Netherlands, the Under-17s, Under-18s, Under-19s, Under-21s, and he was always there. So it’s very special to see him now at Manchester United.”
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      Angry David Moyes says West Ham were kicked in b***s as ball appeared to go out of play for Man Utd goal

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      DAVID MOYES claims West Ham were kicked in the b***s by a dodgy decision from the linesman.
      West Ham’s manager insists Manchester United keeper Dean Henderson’s massive clearance sailed over his head and out of play seconds before Paul Pogba smashed in an equaliser.

      David Moyes claims West Ham were kicked in the b***s by a dodgy decision from the linesmanCredit: Guardian News & Media / Free to use by all titles in perpetuity under NMC agreement

      Paul Pogba celebrates United’s equaliser Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

      The shell-shocked Hammers were still reeling as Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford went on to seal a victory that puts their team in the top four and ended West Ham’s fine run.
      Moyes said: “I had the best view in the house. The ball went over my head and I applauded my player for charging down their goalkeeper.
      The linesman is claiming he didn’t see it. It was a poor decision.
      “The ball was out of play, the players’ reaction gives the best way to look at it and all our players knew it was out of play as well.

      “The linesman seemed to be checking for an offside but his first job was to check the flight of the ball.
      “I can only tell you what I saw and if I thought it had stayed on the pitch I would say that too.”
      West Ham were leading at the time through Tomas Soucke’s first half goal and they had hit the post through Pablo Fornals.
      Moyes said: “We lingered too long on the disappointment and we weren’t clinical enough. I will address that.”

      Moyes insists Dean Henderson’s clearance sailed over his head and out of play

      Seconds later midfielder Pogba smashed in an equaliser

      The game was the first in the Premier League to welcome back fans with 2,000 inside the 60,000 capacity London Stadium.
      Moyes said: “I’m sorry we could not give them the result we wanted but they made noise and it was great to see them.”
      Touchlines are a blindspot for the dozens of cameras at very top flight games.
      Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits his team is riding its luck too often at the moment despite a fifth win in six games.
      This is the second Premier League game in a row where they have had to come from behind.
      Solskjaer said: “It was a very, very good goal from Paul.
      “If it was human error then we got lucky but we had Fred sent off against Paris St.Germain in the week for something that was clearly not a foul.

      “You can debate issues about VAR all day if you want.
      “We weren’t at the races in the first-half. We have done this too many times now coming back from one-down for it to be a coincidence.
      “But we have character and belief. We always trust ourselves. There’s no shouting or screaming. We believe in our team-mates and ourselves.
      “Last week, we were two-down at Southampton, so this is a step forward.
      “We’re very happy with our away form. We are getting better at home. And we are moving up the table.
      “The players still believe in themselves and that’s a big thing. At the end of the season, you don’t care about performances, it’s about winning.
      “We know the quality wasn’t there in the first-half but all the goals in the second were exceptional.”

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      Mason Greenwood proved his worth for Man Utd with a strike that only the very best can pull off

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      THAT is what Mason Greenwood is about, right there.
      Right there, in the 68th-minute, when he struck the kind of goal that only the very best in the world can execute.

      Mason Greenwood buried a vital goal in Manchester United’s win on SaturdayCredit: AFP

      The ball was behind him when Alex Telles pinged it over from the left flank.
      But out he stretched his left leg to bring it under his control, then came the turn and shot across the goalkeeper… and in.
      It was wonderful, it was Greenwood, a player who will go on to prove himself one of the very best England has produced over the next decade.
      Because there is magic in those boots as he proved once again in this moment.

      He did not have time to think about what to do, it is pure instinct to control the ball like that and put it away in a flash.
      With this goal he became the youngest Manchester United player to 20 goals since Norman Whiteside.

      The one thing United have been missing this season has been that instinctive finishing.
      Greenwood has struggled with a turbulent opening to the campaign.

      His ejection from the England camp for breaching team and Covid orders in Iceland undoubtedly jolted a player not used to hitting the front pages as well as the back.
      Solskjaer has had to talk long and hard to him about his priorities about his football.
      The talent, was never going to be lost. It was more about the application.
      Now you have to wonder whether it is time for Solskjaer to start giving him a decent run of his own through the middle as the sole No9.
      He certainly offers more threat than Anthony Martial right now.
      It was only when Martial limped off the pitch that we realised he had been on it in the first place.

      Greenwood sealed a comeback win at London StadiumCredit: Guardian News & Media

      The striker showed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his ability as a No9Credit: EPA
      Marcus Rashford of course has claims to that role.
      He got another to put the game beyond West Ham’s reach.
      There is not doubt he can play that role but he remains equally dangerous from a wide role, whereas Greenwood is the player that is really alive in the box, sniffing out those chances.
      Either way, there are goals in this team.
      More goals than they are actually scoring right now.
      Paul Pogba proved once more that he can hit them with his long-range drive the likes of which Juventus fans got used to.

      In a flash of goalscoring genius, he proved he was back.

      The big hope for United is that this moment for Greenwood sets him off on a scoring run.
      He needs to start against RB Leipzig in that crucial midweek Champions League encounter, there is no doubt about that.
      In a flash of goalscoring genius, he proved he was back.
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      Former Man Utd target Allegri reveals dream to manage Premier League club having been out of work since leaving Juventus

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      A PREMIER LEAGUE switch is on Massimiliano Allegri’s mind after over a year out of the game.
      Countless clubs have been linked with the Italian, 53, since he called time on a highly-successful spell with Juventus.

      Massimiliano Allegri is eyeing a return to the dugoutCredit: Reuters

      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s job at Manchester United is always up for speculationCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      A return to management is next on the agenda for Allegri, who believes England or Italy are the most likely destinations for his next move.
      He told The Times: “I would like to experience the Premier League.
      “In Italy, I was in Milan four years. Five years in Juventus.
      “Now I expect [to work again] in Italy, but it is difficult, or in England.”

      Allegri has been one of the most speculated-about coaches in the game since his departure.
      An incomplete list of the clubs linked to the Italian includes Manchester United, Tottenham, Newcastle, Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United are certainly one of the most discussed clubs when it comes to changing manager, such is the pressure on the Norwegian.
      Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s exit from Old Trafford, the club have struggled to consistently win trophies.

      But Allegri is not surprised by how tough the Red Devils are finding it, with Arsenal also still finding their way post-Arsene Wenger.
      The six-time Serie A winner insisted that Pep Guardiola’s job at a ‘virgin’ club such as Manchester City makes it easier to mould the side to the manager’s identity.
      He added: “It’s difficult to change the history of the club.
      “For example, Manchester United played for 50 years the same style. When [Louis] Van Gaal arrived, he had a different mentality.
      “Van Gaal wanted to play with possession. But Manchester United are ‘get in the box, attack, attack, cross, cross’.
      “Arsenal are different to United. In Italy, the same, Juventus different to Milan.”

      Guardiola can work with a ‘virgin’ club and has the possibility to work his own way.
      Massimiliano Allegri

      He added: “Manchester City don’t have a big history like United, so Guardiola can work with a ‘virgin’ club and has the possibility to work his own way.
      “For me, English football is improving now because there are a lot of foreign trainers.
      “There are more tactics compared to ten years ago. England now is more sophisticated, and more tactical, but is also respecting the tradition of English football.
      “It’s a good balance of the spirit of English football and the new quality and new tactical approach of the new coaches.”
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      Man Utd get go-ahead to trial 1,500 ‘safe-standing’ spots at Old Trafford once stadiums return to full capacity

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have been given the go-ahead to trial safe standing with 1,500 ‘rail seats’.
      The seats are set to be installed in the early part of next year and will come into use once full crowds are allowed back into stadiums.

      Manchester United are set to begin the trial of 1,500 safe standing seats next yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      MailOnline reports that ‘the 1,500 new seats will be added to the J Stand area of the ground’.
      This is a section of Old Trafford that has historically encountered issues with people standing when they are not supposed too.
      SunSport has previously reported that The Red Devils were given special permission in April to become the first Premier League club to trial the new area.
      The initial plan was to install 1,500 barrier seats to allow supporters to either sit or stand in the north-east corner of the stadium.

      There had been fears the coronavirus pandemic could have put an end to it though, with worries over social distancing.
      But United were still keen to introduce the trial, even with fans only allowed back at a reduced amount.
      The initial plan was to install 1,500 barrier seats to allow supporters to either sit or stand in the north-east corner of the stadium.
      There had been fears the coronavirus pandemic could have put an end to it though, with worries over social distancing.

      But United were still keen to introduce the trial, even with fans only allowed back at a reduced amount.
      United spent the lockdown period making renovations to Old Trafford, including a new area for disabled fans.
      Safe standing was introduced into English football after the Hillsborough disaster and subsequent Taylor Report.
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      Man Utd stars arrive at The Hilton ahead of PSG clash as Edinson Cavani backed to get ‘revenge’ on old club

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      MANCHESTER UNITED players arrived at The Hilton hotel on Wednesday ahead of a massive showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. A place for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side in the last-16 of the Champions League can be secured with a win or a draw at Old Trafford. Ahead of the game, Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani were spotted […] More