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      Man Utd poach top Crystal Palace scout Jamahl Jarrett as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ramps out transfer recruitment team

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are close to appointing Crystal Palace recruitment specialist Jamahl Jarrett to their scouting team.The 32-year-old is poised to become the lead scout for the South of England as the Red Devils continue their coaching and recruitment shake-up.
      Crystal Palace recruitment specialist Jamahl Jarrett is poised to join Man UtdCredit: Instagram
      Jarrett has been with Palace for ten years, and is also the co-founder and director of football for Lambeth Tigers.
      He set up that football club to encourage children into football and not into a life of crime and gang culture.
      Kids from the Tigers have gone on to join the youth-set ups of the likes of Palace, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham, Fulham, Millwall and Leicester City.
      The appointment of Jarrett is the latest move to revamp things behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
      Last month United appointed John Murtough as their first Football Director.
      And former player Darren Fletcher was given the new role of Technical Director.
      But there was a notable name heading for the exit door too.
      United legend Nicky Butt QUIT as head of first-team development for a ‘new challenge’ after coaching there nine years.
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      Jarrett is the latest addition to the United backroom staffCredit: Instagram
      The 32-year-old has guided many kids into youth set-ups of the Premier League’s top clubsCredit: Instagram

      SunSport has exclusively revealed that Derby boss Wayne Rooney is interested in adding Butt to his management team at the Championship outfit.
      But according to The Athletic, Butt and Murtough had ‘differing footballing views’ and there was ‘friction’ between the pair.
      Murtough was essentially Butt’s line manager in the new coaching set up. The Athletic describes the pair as ‘like chalk and cheese’.
      It is also alleged that Butt felt ‘overlooked’ for the technical director role that his former team-mate Darren Fletcher bagged.
      Butt helped bring current first-teamers like Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Axel Tuanzebe, Dean Henderson and Mason Greenwood through United’s famous academy.
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      Scholes tells Man Utd to go all out for Haaland transfer over Kane for four reasons including ‘timing of career’

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      ERLING HAALAND is Manchester United’s best bet if they are to sign a striker in the summer, according to Paul Scholes.The midfield legend weighed up the Norwegian against Tottenham star Harry Kane and insisted he is better in a number of areas.
      Paul Scholes has given his take on Manchester United’s striker situationCredit: EPA
      He told the Webby & O’Neill show: “[United] need a No9.
      “I think the forwards they have are very good, but are any of them really a No9, or are they wide players? You just can’t make sense out of it really.
      “When Cavani’s played, he’s looked alright but he’s had a few injuries. He’s at that age. It was always going to happen, he was always going to be bit-part.
      “They need someone who is more permanent who’s out there and available. I know Haaland is talked about a lot, he’s going to cost a lot of money.
      “Harry Kane at Spurs, there’s rumours that he might want to leave there.
      “I think any one of them, you take any one of them, but I think if I had to choose, then Haaland would definitely be the one.
      “Purely for his age, great ability as well, the timing of his career, he’s played under Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] before…
      “I think it would make sense for everyone to do it, but there’s going to be other clubs in for him which is going to be difficult.”
      Erling Haaland will be a wanted man in the summer marketCredit: Getty
      Harry Kane is another top star who will cost a big feeCredit: Getty
      SunSport revealed this week that Tottenham will refuse to sell Kane, 27, to any Premier League rivals.
      Meanwhile, Haaland is currently being touted around major European clubs by father Alf-Inge and agent Mino Raiola.
      The duo were seen in Barcelona on Thursday for a two-hour transfer meeting before reportedly heading to Real Madrid.
      And they are set to sit down with Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool – but not United – according to the Mail.
      Haaland, 20, boasts 33 goals and eight assists for Dortmund this campaign with Kane on 27 and 16.
      Scholes added that the England striker is still a very good option for the Red Devils but may not have the longevity of the youngster.
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      The 46-year-old noted: “I love Kane, I think he’s brilliant.
      “When he first came onto the scene, I likened him to Ruud van Nistelrooy.
      “He’s a ruthless finisher, he’s desperate to score goals. I just think at the stages of each one’s career, then you get more out of Haaland.”
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      Man Utd star Van de Beek pays tribute to tragic ex-Ajax pal Abdelhak Nouri on 24th birthday after coma hell

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      DONNY VAN DE BEEK wished old Ajax pal Abdelhak Nouri a happy birthday as the ex-midfielder turned 24 on Friday.The former Netherlands youth international came through the Amsterdam club with Van de Beek before tragically having to retire early.
      Donny van de Beek posted a birthday message to Abdelhak Nouri
      During a pre-season friendly in 2017, Nouri suffered a cardiac arrhythmia and collapsed.
      An investigation later found the club had ‘inadequate’ provisions in place in the event of an emergency and the player suffered severe and permanent brain damage.
      Finally coming out of a coma a year later, he remained bed-bound while being cared for by his family.
      As he turned 24, Nouri received several tributes from well-wishers.
      Van de Beek wrote ‘Happy Birthday Appie!’ on Instagram along with a photo of the pair lining up for Ajax and a heart emoji.
      Chelsea player Hakim Ziyech, another former team-mate, posted his old club’s message to his social media page, with the message: “Stay strong Appie.”

      An Ajax post read: “Dear Abdelhak, 24 years… We love you and we think about you. Stay strong, great friend.”
      Several friends of Nouri have taken his No34 shirt with them throughout their career, including Van de Beek.
      When the United star donned the number at Old Trafford, Abdelhak’s father Mohammed explained their joy at the tribute.

      He told NOS last year: “Donny called me. He asked if I was okay with him playing with No34.
      “And I said he should. I can only be proud of that, it’s a nice gesture, very special for us.
      “Appie’s eyes looked very sharp suddenly. He had tears of joy on his cheeks and was clearly moved when he heard Donny’s voice. Donny is like a son to us.”
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      Van de Beek (centre) now dons the shirt number of Nouri (right)Credit: Instagram @abdelhak_nouri
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      Man Utd launch huge anti-social media abuse campaign ‘See Red’ and urge use of online reporting system to combat it

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      MANCHESTER UNITED want their fans to turn into Red Devils against racism.They are being urged to use an online reporting system to help combat abuse while the club have produced a video to back up the battle against racists.
      Manchester United have announced a new anti-abuse campaign for social mediaCredit: PA
      The club have released a new portal to report abuse
      The campaign launched today is named SEE RED.
      Old Trafford’s group managing director Richard Arnold says : “We are proud that players of all ethnicities, religions and nationalities have pulled on the Manchester United jersey.
      “We challenge our fans, and indeed fans of every club, to watch this and think about their own favourite memories, their top teams and their most celebrated players.
      “How different would those memories be without the diversity of some of the best players in the world who have graced our game and our club?
      “Sadly, footballers across the country continue to receive abuse online, seemingly without fear of censure.
      “United has been, and always will be, a club for all.”
      SEE RED builds on the club’s long-standing All Red All Equal anti-discrimination programme.
      The video features Andy Cole, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Dwight Yorke, Rio Ferdinand, Ji-sung Park and Lauren James.

      The campaign encourages fans to take responsibility for reporting incidents of racism or other hate crimes.
      And to speak out and to stand up for those who may be on the receiving end of discriminatory abuse.
      A reporting form, available here, can be used to report any instances online.
      “The club will work with the Premier League to escalate any complaints received to the social media platforms and the relevant authorities.
      United also call on social platforms to act with urgent and tough action against online racists.
      Arnold adds: “We do not believe real fans are racist and we call on those fans to join us in the battle against discrimination.
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      In the absence of fans, United have played in front of an anti-racism banner

      “All Red All Equal is a promise which we take seriously.
      “We are proud of the rich diversity of our players and our fans.
      “This club is open for all and we count on the support of our fans to keep it that way.”
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      Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea set to be allowed travelling fans at Champions and Europa League final if they reach it

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      UEFA chiefs are ready to let travelling fans into the Champions League and Europa League finals.And that is potentially great news for supporters of the five English teams left in Europe.
      Istanbul could be set to welcome fans for the 2021 Champions League finalCredit: Getty

      A meeting of Uefa’s ruling executive committee formally lifted the 30 per cent capacity cap on fans that was put in place in October, allowing local authorities the right to set stadium limits for the rest of this season.
      Away fans remain banned for the remaining games in the last eight and semi-final stages of both competitions, which resume next week.
      But Uefa will review the measures ahead of the two finals, due to be played in Gdansk and Istanbul at the end of May.
      And that opens up the prospect of Chelsea, Liverpool or Manchester City fans being allowed to travel to Turkey – if the UK Government assents.
      While Arsenal and Manchester United supporters could be heading to Poland if their side makes the Europa League final.
      Next month will see the Gunners face Slavia Prague in the quarter-final while United take on LaLiga outfit Granada.
      In the Champions League, Liverpool have the small matter of Real Madrid to contend with if they hope to repeat their 2005 visit to Istanbul while City face Erling Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea play Porto.
      The decision came as Uefa also voted to allow five substitutes per team at Euro 2020.
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      But the last-minute row between Uefa and the European Club Association over commercial and broadcasting rights for the revamped club competitions from 2024 meant the committee could only “unanimously” agree to hold another meeting on the new-look Champions League on April 19.
      Meanwhile, the four home nations were denied the chance to qualify for next year’s women’s Under-20 World Cup.
      The highest-ranked quartet of Spain, France, Germany and Holland were given automatic passes after the European U19 tournament, due to be played in Georgia, was postponed because of the pandemic.
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      Ex-Arsenal striker Robin van Persie names the six best players he has played with, including four 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 37, 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.”
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      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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      Luke Shaw’s agent reveals how he helped save star amid Jose war instead of ‘forcing him out of Man Utd to make money’

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      LUKE SHAW’S agent has revealed how the star was helped through his feud with Jose Mourinho and not forced out of Manchester United ‘just to make money’.Jonathan Barnett, who also looks after the likes of Gareth Bale and Jack Grealish, has revealed the work put in behind the scenes to rescue the defender’s confidence.
      Luke Shaw has emerged as a star for Manchester United and England after a tough periodCredit: AFP
      Agent Jonathan Barnett has spoken of his role in the star’s turnaroundCredit: Getty – Contributor
      During Mourinho’s time in charge at Old Trafford, the left-back appeared to be heading towards the exit door.
      But Barnett, 71, has revealed the role he played in rescuing his client’s career.
      He explained to The Athletic: “My job in that situation is to make sure the player’s spirits are kept up.
      “We try behind the scenes to help them understand what’s gone wrong. A lot of it is personal.
      “We had to rebuild his confidence, which we did. We took certain steps. But Luke is a very strong man. He never got too down.
      “His family had to be there for him and we had to be there for him. We didn’t say, ‘You’ve got to leave Man United, we’ve got to go because we need to make money’.
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      “We didn’t force Luke Shaw out of Man United. He wanted to stay there. And that’s what he’s done. And today, he’s a great, great player.”
      Shaw became the most expensive teenager in football when he signed for £30million from Southampton in 2014.
      Injuries impacted his early years with United before Mourinho’s arrival led to public criticism and an exile from the team.
      The Portuguese boss dug out Shaw for playing with ‘his body but my brain’ as he claimed to have talked the player through a convincing performance versus Everton in 2017.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has got the best out of Shaw, despite failing to convince Mourinho, with the 25-year-old recalled by England.
      And Barnett credited analysts at his own agency with helping the star turn around his form.

      He noted: “My company, for example, has two analysts who are considered to be some of the best in the world and have worked for some of the biggest football clubs in the world.
      “We took them away [from those clubs] to work for us. Then we sit down with somebody like Luke Shaw and analyse his game for him, like a club would.
      “This is a personal thing that we do for our players. We show him what he’s doing wrong or what he’s doing right.”
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      Nicky Butt quit Man Utd ‘amid friction with new director John Murtough’ as Beckham eyes giving him Inter Miami role

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      NICKY BUTT reportedly left Manchester United after ‘friction’ with the club’s newly-appointed director of football John Murtough.The official line from the former England midfielder, 46, who won six Premier League titles as a United player, was that he wanted ‘a new challenge’.
      Nicky Butt reportedly did not see eye-to-eye with United’s new director of football John MurtoughCredit: PA:Press Association
      SunSport has exclusively revealed that Derby boss Wayne Rooney is interested in adding Butt to his management team at the Championship outfit.
      But according to The Athletic, Butt and Murtough had ‘differing footballing views’.
      Murtough was essentially Butt’s line manager in the new coaching set up. The Athletic describes the pair as ‘like chalk and cheese’.
      It is also alleged that Butt felt ‘overlooked’ for the technical director role that his former team-mate Darren Fletcher bagged.
      Butt helped bring current first-teamers like Marcus Rashford, Scott McTominay, Axel Tuanzebe, Dean Henderson and Mason Greenwood through United’s famous academy.
      And Butt told the club’s official website: “Having come through the Academy myself to play almost 400 games for Manchester United, it has been an absolute privilege to come back and work with a new generation of talent making that same journey.
      “I’m proud of the role everyone on the staff plays in giving our young footballers the best possible chance of fulfilling their potential.
      “The results are clear to see in the increased number of homegrown players reaching the first team.
      “I already know from my playing days how difficult it is to leave Manchester United.
      “But it feels like the right moment for a new professional challenge.
      “I look forward to exploring opportunities that build on the great experiences I’ve had here over the past nine years.”
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      John Murtough and Darren Fletcher are heading up a new-look coaching team at UnitedCredit: Getty

      Butt played almost 400 games under Sir Alex Ferguson and was a member of the historic 1999 Treble-winning side.
      There will be no shortage of suitors for Butt and David Beckham may even try to lure him to Inter Miami.
      But the lure of working with ambitious Rooney and helping him get Derby back into the Premier League may well appeal more.
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