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      Man Utd dealt another injury blow as Edinson Cavani reveals he is having recurring treatment for muscle problem

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      EDINSON CAVANI revealed he is receiving recurring treatment for a muscle problem in a fresh injury blow for Manchester United.The Uruguay striker missed the Red Devils’ 2-0 home loss to Manchester City on Saturday with the issue.
      Edinson Cavani is getting specialist treatment on a recurring muscle problem in his heelCredit: Alamy
      And he is expected to be sidelined for a while as he tries to recover.
      Cavani, 34, suffered similar problems in his heel at the start of the campaign after getting injured in a pre-season friendly.
      He has now sought help after aggravating the pain in United’s 3-0 win at Tottenham on October 30 – the game in which he grabbed his first goal of the season – but still came off the bench against Atalanta last week.
      Cavani will miss Uruguay’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Bolivia but flew home to support his wife Jocelyn at a book launch.
      The striker told local media: “At a given moment when you see you are not making progress, you have to take a decision in order to get better.
      “That is the situation I am in. Before the start of the season, I had pain in a posterior tendon, which kept me out for a couple of weeks.

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      “I got back into the United team bit by bit, and returned to the national side, but still always had a bit of pain.
      “This is the sorts of thing you face as a professional footballer, but I hoped it would disappear.
      “I was getting better, but after our game against Tottenham, the situation began to deteriorate.
      “Muscular injuries are pretty difficult to deal with, and I decided to have some treatment done to solve the problem.
      “All it was doing was harming my team – whether Manchester United or Uruguay.
      “I want to recover as quickly as possible, so I can be fully fit and regain my place in the national side.
      “The treatment requires me to rest for three or four days after the session.
      “Then I can resume normal activities, and restart the treatment a few days later.”
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      Cavani’s revelation is the latest setback for beleaguered United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has come under renewed pressure following his side’s capitulation in the Manchester derby.
      Raphael Varane is already out for a month with a pulled thigh.
      Luke Shaw did not link up with England for the upcoming international after suffering a concussion during the Manchester derby.
      And Solskjaer’s injuries mounted further when Paul Pogba limped out of France training on Monday clutching his thigh after taking a shot.
      He has already been released from international duties to return to Carrington for further assessments.
      RMC Sport report that he faces eight to ten weeks on the sidelines.
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      ‘Hand over the baton’ – Rio Ferdinand says it’s time for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to leave Man Utd as he’ll never win title

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      RIO FERDINAND has told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to leave Manchester United – because he will never win the title.Solskjaer is facing growing calls to be sacked as Red Devils boss with his star-studded squad continuing to underperform.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting for his future as Manchester United managerCredit: EPA
      Rio Ferdinand has long been a supporter but called for him to step awayCredit: PA
      The team are well off the likes of rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, as their last two home Premier League fixtures have proven.
      And former team-mate Ferdinand reckons now is the time for the Norwegian to step aside to allow another gaffer to take over and win trophies.
      Speaking on his podcast FIVE, Ferdinand said: “Now might be the time for that baton to be handed over to somebody else who can take us on.
      “Ole would leave now with his head held high. From when he came in to where he got us, at the beginning of this season, has been positive.
      “He has come in and done what he was brought in to do. He has given the fans hope again. 
      “But is he going to take us to titles and win the Champions League? I have to be honest with myself and I don’t think so, no.” 

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      Ferdinand, 43, has been one of many former United players to support the Norwegian throughout his time as Red Devils boss. 
      He famously was a huge influence on Solskjaer being handed the United job on a permanent basis as he screamed ‘Ole is at the wheel’ live on BT Sport after their 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in 2019. 
      But Ferdinand has now become the second club legend to call time on the manager’s career at United after Roy Keane also said he should step away. 
      The ex-England defender added: “I don’t see any philosophy or an identity in the Manchester United way of playing. 
      “The intensity is not right, players aren’t sprinting and hurting themselves in games, and I see that as a disrespect to the manager.
      “Every great manager who has  won things, they have an element of fear.
      “Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel now, Sir Alex Ferguson, George Graham and Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.

      “They all had an element of, ‘If you don’t do what I say, you’ll be on the bench  watching’.
      “But I don’t see that fear in this squad.
      “Deep down, I was always a bit sceptical he could take us on and be champions. 
      “I wasn’t sure or wasn’t convinced, but I hoped that he would be able to do it.
      “Ole has been given a good amount of time. This is now his squad. He has had big money to spend but it is not working.” 
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      Watch Paul Pogba limp OUT of France training after Man Utd star injures thigh taking shot in one-on-one session

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      PAUL POGBA pulled out of a France training session after picking up a thigh injury during a shooting drill. The Manchester United midfielder, 28, was practising his finishing in a one-on-one scenario at France’s famed Clairefontaine training complex.

      Paul Pogba injured himself taking a shot in France training and had to limp outCredit: AFP
      He was pictured finishing the drills early and accompanied away from the pitchesCredit: AFP
      Only he and Bayern right-back Benjamin Pavard were training, with the rest of the squad given the day off after playing at the weekend.
      Pogba played a pass into the coach who then flicked it up on the edge of the area, with the midfielder dragging his shot wide from inside the D.
      But as he made contact with the ball, World Cup winner Pogba immediately let out a groan of pain.
      After a few metres of slow, hobbled walking, Pogba keeled over in pain as France boss Didier Deschamps checked on one of his biggest stars.
      The video footage then showed him limping off the pitch gingerly and clearly in discomfort.
      One of the medical staff accompanied him to the nearby road where a people carrier reversed up and collected Pogba, probably to drive him back to the treatment room.

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      Ironically, just an hour before the news of his injury broke, Pogba posted pictures of him arriving at the French camp head to toe in black including his hat and trainers.
      The ex-Juventus man – out of contract at Old Trafford next summer – wrote on Instagram: “Now 𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 on @equipedefrance.”
      He missed Saturday’s Manchester derby defeat to City through suspension following his red card against Liverpool two weeks earlier.
      Now Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Deschamps will nervously be waiting to discover the extent of the damage to his muscle – and whether he faces a spell on the sidelines.
      Les Bleus have two World Cup qualifiers in the current international break with a home clash against Kazhakstan on Saturday.
      That is then followed by a trip to Finland next Tuesday.
      United are next in action at Watford on November 20 – although that is the last game of Pogba’s three-match suspension.
      So the next time he could play for the Red Devils would be three days later at Villarreal in the Champions League.
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      Pogba came into the international break having been suspended for two Premier League gamesCredit: AFP
      He was training alongside Benjamin Pavard during the sessionCredit: AFP
      France take on Kazhakstan and Finland in World Cup qualifiers during this international breakCredit: AFP
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      Roy Keane in furious row with Man Utd fan who called him ‘an absolute p****’ outside Old Trafford after loss to Man City

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      ROY KEANE was involved in a furious row with a Manchester United fan outside Old Trafford after yesterday’s game.The Manchester United legend was called “an absolute p****” by the supporter.
      Roy Keane was involved in an angry exchange with a supporterCredit: Twitter @darrenrusse11
      The former Manchester United captain was signing autographs at Old Trafford at the timeCredit: Twitter @darrenrusse11
      The incident took place outside the ground after the Red Devils lost to CityCredit: Twitter @darrenrusse11

      The Irishman fired back that the man had had ‘a few drinks’.
      The former club captain took a couple of steps forward during the confrontation to nearly square up to his critic before walking off.
      Keane’s spat was caught on video, in which he can be seen signing a shirt for a fan.
      As he does so, his nemesis interjects and the pair exchange words.
      The fan can be heard saying: “You’re a legend of this club.”
      Keane replies: “What am I trying to do? Hang around all day and sign autographs? I’ve signed autographs!”

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      The fan then asks: “What are you being like that?”
      Keane replies: “Like what? Like what? What did I do?”
      At that point the support says: “An absolute p***.”
      Keane tells him: “Oh, because you’ve had a few drinks and they [United] got beat you’re taking it out on me? What’s that got to do with me?
      “You’ve had a few drinks, I can tell. What have you had, two pints? Tell all your mates not to lecture me.”
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      The incident happened after Saturday’s derby defeat for Manchester United.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had just lost 2-0 to rivals Manchester City, with emotions running high after the game.
      An Eric Bailly own goal and Bernardo Silva’s back-post finish were the only goals – but it could have been far more for Pep Guardiola’s rampant side.
      They racked up a record 753 passes during the 90 minutes as they secured their eighth Premier League win at Old Trafford as United were totally outplayed.
      So much so, the Red Devils actually managed more attempts on their own goal than Ederson’s.
      Keane, who was working as a pundit for Sky Sports, had a meltdown after the game, slamming his fellow pundit Micah Richards and vowing he would ‘shake’ Solskjaer over his selection of midfielder Fred.
      United fans were also displayed their fury, booing the team both at half-time and full-time.
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      Keane was alongside Micah Richards in the Sky Sports studioCredit: Sky Sports More

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      Former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie names the six best players he has played with, with four being Man Utd legends

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      ROBIN VAN PERSIE named the six best players he played with in his career – and four of them were Manchester United legends.The former Arsenal captain, who spent his last three seasons in England at Old Trafford, retired from football at the age of 35.
      Robin van Persie has named four Man Utd legends among six best players he ever played withCredit: AFP
      Van Persie, now 38, controversially moved to Manchester in 2012 having rejected a contract extension offer from Arsenal.
      He then went on to win the Premier League title in his first season at Old Trafford.
      And the Dutch hotshot seemingly has fond memories from his time in the red half of Manchester, naming four Red Devils stars among best players he shared the pitch with.
      When asked to pick his most talented team-mate, he told BBC Sport: “So difficult to name one.
      “I would go for Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy.”

      Van Nisterlooy in fact left Old Trafford in 2006 – long before Van Persie joined United.
      But the two strikers played together for Holland, earning 172 caps and bagging 85 goals between them.
      The former Arsenal skipper also labelled former Red Devils duo Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand as the best two defenders he ever faced.
      Following a three-year spell at Fenerbahce, Van Persie moved back to his homeland to end his career at boyhood club Feyenoord, where he is now coach under Dick Advocaat.
      And he claims he could have stayed at Old Trafford for one more season back in 2015 as he still had one year left on his contract.
      But the striker decided to ‘move on’ when then-United coach Louis van Gaal made it crystal clear he was not in his plans.
      The Dutch forward fired Manchester United to the title in his first year at the clubCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      Van Persie said: “Because I had one more year on my deal, maybe I should have stayed.
      “But then Van Gaal was the coach and he made it quite clear what his intentions were.
      “Then you have to make a decision: Do you stay and fight for your place?
      “Would it be an honest competition or not? Based on all that info, we decided to move on.
      “But three years is not three days, it’s still a long period, it’s still a big part of my football career, and in total 11 years of football in England… as a kid I would never have dreamed of that.”

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      ‘Get out my club’ – Man Utd fans fume after Diogo Dalot caught HUGGING City rivals in Old Trafford tunnel before derby

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      MANCHESTER UNITED fans told Diogo Dalot ‘get out of our club’ after he was spotted hugging City rivals in the Old Trafford tunnel. The Red Devils defender, 22, started the Manchester derby on the bench.
      Diogo Dalot headed over to say hello to some of his fellow Portuguese stars in the Old Trafford tunnelCredit: Sky Sports
      Dalot, right, is international pals with Bernardo Silva and other City starsCredit: Reuters
      But ahead of kick-off, the Portuguese took the chance to say hello to some international team-mates.
      In Pep Guardiola’s matchday squad, he named three Portugal stars with Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias all starting.
      But the pleasantries between the arch-rivals did not go down well with some United fans on social media.
      One wrote: “Dalot hugging City players – get this man out of my club.”
      Another raged: “You don’t go round hugging City players on derby day, or any other day for that matter.”
      A third added: “Why is Diago Dalot hugging City players in the tunnel?”

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      One quipped: “Dalot feel free to put a blue shirt on mate.”
      Another said: “Seeing Dalot cuddle his Portuguese mates playing for City before KO just annoys me.”
      And a final user commented: “Dalot walking down the tunnel shaking City players hands, rubbing their shoulders… no mate.”
      Before the Manchester derby, Dalot had lost four of his six club appearances this season.
      He earned the first two of his three senior caps for Portugal at Euro 2020, the draw with France and the defeat to Belgium before a friendly with Qatar in October.
      Cristiano Ronaldo, now his Manchester United team-mate, featured in all three matches.
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      Dimitar Berbatov says another big defeat for Ole Gunnar Solskajer will be “too much” for Manchester United board

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      OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER could be one embarrassing defeat away from losing his job.But Manchester United legend Dimitar Berbatov is hopeful tough lessons have been learned from the 5-0 defeat at home to Liverpool.
      Dimitar Berbatov is concerned about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s future with another big defeat
      Solskjaer remains under pressure as United managerCredit: Reuters
      United remain in a fragile state heading into a crucial derby day clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford.
      Ole may have bought himself time with a 3-0 win away to Tottenham – but cracks are still appearing having scraped a point away to Atalanta in the Champions League in mid-week.
      Lose against Pep Guardiola’s City and United could be 11 points off the table-toppers Chelsea after 11 games.
      For ex-Red Devil striker Berbatov, however, it is the manner of the performance and result which would push the United board to put Ole out of his misery.
      Speaking to SunSport, Berbatov said: “If United approach this City game the same as the Liverpool game, then it will be the same result.
      “And if it is the same result and performance, that’s going to be too much for everybody.

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      “I hope and I don’t think it will be like that – otherwise it will be a double embarrassment and it would show Ole didn’t learn anything from Liverpool which shouldn’t be the case.
      “They need to learn from that defeat and do everything in their power to play in a way that can win.
      “It is a very big game. They know each other very well so they must prepare and be tactically wiser. Let’s not forget Ole has a good recent record against City.
      “I will be curious to see how they correct everything from Liverpool.”
      He added: “Right now, United have a manager and the club and players believe in him.
      “If you put in 100 per cent and lose, no one will blame you. When everybody puts in their best and the other team just outsmarts you, what can you say?”
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      But Berbatov believes certain United players have not been giving 100 per cent this season – because they know Cristiano Ronaldo will save the day.
      The Portuguese superstar scored twice against Atalanta – including a last-gasp equaliser – taking his total tally for the campaign to nine in 11 appearances in all competitions.
      That’s more than Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Edinson Cavani combined.
      Betfair Ambassador Berbatov said: “Ronaldo has been doing this throughout his career; covering his teammates from time to time when his team is not doing so well.
      “But he cannot do this all the time. Sometimes other people need to pop up and say: ‘Take a rest – I will take it from here’.
      “They are struggling to find the right attitude in games. Everyone needs to put effort in, not rely on your star player and say: ‘I will out in 60 per cent because I know Ronaldo is there.’
      “You cannot always depend on him.”
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      Berbatov says Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be depended on all the timeCredit: Getty
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      Cristiano Ronaldo set to be snubbed for Man Utd coaching role now and in future despite ‘dream’ retirement plans

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO looks set to be snubbed for a ‘dream’ Manchester United coaching role – both now and in the future. As revealed by SunSport earlier this season, Ronaldo wants to end his playing career at Old Trafford and then step into a backroom staff role.
      Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to be overlooked for a coaching role at Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      Ronaldo showed his ability in the dugout during the Euro 2016 finalCredit: Getty
      His son Cristiano Jr is on the United academy books so as a coach, he could watch over and influence his development.
      But after signing the Portuguese superstar on a two-year contract this summer, the Daily Star state United have no plans to discuss a different role.
      Instead, senior figures within the club insist he was brought back exclusively as a player – and recognise he could still have plenty more seasons in the tank which would see him play into his 40s.
      Ronaldo has scored nine goals in 12 games since returning to England, including five in four in the Champions League.
      United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – who is 20-1 to be replaced by his No7 in the dugout – said: “I wouldn’t be surprised if he still played when he was 40, not at all, because of the way he looks after himself.
      “That’s the key to it – and of course some genes. There must be some genes as well, some DNA in there.

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      “His mentality is still absolutely spot-on and that’s a desire from inside that he’s going to keep going until his head says, ‘No, I’ve given everything now.’
      “Hopefully it will last a few more years. Age is never a problem.”
      Ronaldo showed his managerial instincts in the Euro 2016 final.
      After limping off injured in tears, he was energetic and demanding on the sidelines as he barked out instructions to his Portugal team-mates.
      And he proved his prowess as a gaffer by emulating his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
      With United 2-0 down against Atalanta at half-time, Ronaldo burst into a furious hairdryer treatment to blast his team-mates and inspire them into a second-half comeback.
      A source told SunSport: “Cristiano addressed the whole team and told them that the performance was unacceptable.
      “He asked if they were not ashamed and said this was not how Manchester United perform in front of their own fans.
      “He told them they needed to win the game and, if they didn’t, they might not qualify for the next stage of the Champions League.”
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