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      Man Utd 2023-24 home shirt ‘leaked’ as fuming fans rage ‘what have we done to deserve this?’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED’S new home shirt has been reportedly leaked.And fans are furious with the alleged design, as one raged: “What have we done to deserve these kits year after year?”

      A version of the apparent 2023-24 home kit circulated on social media.
      The red shirt has a strange subtle snakeskin-style pattern across it, a V-neck and black and white trim.
      The image online also shows the new adidas logo and TeamViewer sponsorship on the front as well as the iconic United badge.
      One fan had already tweeted adidas to beg them for some nice kits next term.
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      The sportswear giant replied: “Soon,” with a shaking hands emoji.
      However, supporters were less than impressed by the potential new strip.
      One said: “You need to do some serious adjustments on the kit if the leaked sample we saw was actually it.”
      Another wrote: “That is the worst kit I’ve ever seen.”
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      A third added: “Looking like double quilted toilet paper.”
      A fourth fumed: “I’ll cry if this is it.”
      And a final user commented: “Was this a kids’ competition? Under-12s design United a kit! This is the winner.”
      However, a few fans were relatively happy with it.
      One said: “Very clean… infinitely better than this year’s shirt.”
      A second wrote: “This is actually nice.”
      And a third typed: “That’s fire.”
      However, plenty of fans pointed out that TeamViewer is set to be replaced as the front-of-shirt sponsor.
      The software company terminated their £235million contract after less than two years in December following a drop in their share price.

      Although a statement confirmed there will be an option for United to “buy back the rights”.
      Adidas will make the kit once more as part of their ten-year, £750m deal with the Old Trafford club.
      Credit: Twitter
      This year’s kit received a mixed reaction from supportersCredit: Getty More

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      Arsenal ‘target Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze but face competition from FIVE clubs including Real Madrid & Liverpool’

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      ARSENAL are reportedly among five clubs chasing Villarreal star Samuel Chukwueze. Liverpool and Real Madrid are believed to be among the sides who are interested in the Nigerian, who has just over a year to run on his contract.
      Samuel Chukwueze has caught the eye in La Liga this seasonCredit: Getty
      Chukwueze has enjoyed a brilliant season for the Yellow Submarine, notching 13 goals and 11 assists in all competitions.
      The 22-year-old winger was the star man when Villarreal beat Real Madrid earlier this month in a game that was overshadowed by Federico Valverde’s spat with Alex Baena.
      Chukwueze scored twice at the Bernabeu to underline his potential.
      Defensa Central report Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Madrid are all keen to swoop for the star.
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      But other Premier League clubs including Everton, West Ham and Aston Villa are also believed to be in the hunt.
      A potential stumbling block for any of the clubs is Chukwueze’s contract, which includes a release clause of £88m.
      But his deal expires in the summer of 2024 so Villarreal will be under pressure to sell or face losing him for free this summer.
      Chukwueze joined the Spanish club in 2017 after learning his trade at Nigeria’s Diamond Academy.
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      With eight games left in the La Liga season, Villarreal are in sixth place, seven points off a top four position.
      They had been making ground on Real Sociedad in the Champions League hunt before they lost their last two games. More

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      Man Utd ‘to trigger shock £9million transfer release clause for David de Gea replacement’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly eyeing a move for Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. The 28-year-old stopper was superb for Croatia at the World Cup.
      Manchester United are reportedly interested in Croatian goalkeeper Dominik LivakovicCredit: Getty
      Spanish stopper David de Gea is the current No1 at Old TraffordCredit: Rex
      And United are prepared to pay his £9million release clause, according to Croatian outlet Sportske.
      Current No1 David De Gea is out contract at the end of the season.
      While the Spaniard is believed to have agreed a new deal on reduced terms, the Red Devils are claimed to be keen on Livakovic.
      However, there is also reported interest in Livakovic from Spanish sides Villarreal and Real Sociedad, plus Turkish giants Galatasaray.
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      Livakovic is out of contract at Dinamo Zagreb at the end of next season and is yet to agree to new terms.
      Sportske claim the Croatian club are yet to stump up the reported £20,000-a-week Livakovic has asked for.
      In December, it was reported that United passed on the chance to sign Livakovic last summer.
      He was also said to be on the radar of both Leicester and Nottingham Forest.
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      Livakovic has played 44 times in all competitions for Dinamo Zagreb this season, helping the club to the top of the Croatian Premier League.
      He also helped Croatia to the World Cup semi-finals, and was the hero in penalty shootout victories over Japan and Brazil.
      Elsewhere, the Red Devils have reportedly sent scouts to watch Portuguese stopper Diogo Costa.
      Brentford’s David Raya has also been touted with a switch after rejecting two contract offers from the Bees. More

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      Martin Odegaard and stunning partner Helene Spilling seen together for first time as pair hold hands on London date day

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      MARTIN ODEGAARD has been spotted with stunning girlfriend Helene Spilling during a London date.The Arsenal skipper looked to be happy as he spent some quality time with his girlfriend.
      Martin Ødegaard and girlfriend Helene Spilling were spotted on a date in LondonCredit: The Mega Agency
      It is the first time the loved-up couple have been seen togetherCredit: The Mega Agency
      The couple were seen in London together going for a walk around the city.
      Odegaard, 24 and Helene, 27, also grabbed a coffee and a snack from a cafe.
      After walking hand in hand the pair visited the Japanese restaurant Roka for some more food.
      It is the first time the two have been spotted together since starting their romance.
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      Last month, she joined Odegaard as he picked up the Premier League player of the year gong at the London Football Awards ceremony.
      Helene is a dancer who has featured on ‘Skal vi Danse’, Norway’s version of Strictly Come Dancing.
      She went on to win the dancing competition in 2021.
      Helene currently has over 70,000 followers on Instagram, on which she regularly posts her dancing skills and pictures of herself enjoying life.
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      Odegaard appeared relaxed despite Arsenal’s potential title-deciding clash against Manchester City on Wednesday evening.
      If the Gunners suffer defeat at the Etihad Stadium, then it would hand the impetus to the Citizens ahead of the final Premier League run-in.
      It will be Arsenal’s hardest match of the season with the most on the line.
      The Opta supercomputer has predicted that Man City will win the game and likely go on to win the Premier League title. More

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      Jurgen Klopp confirms talks are underway for huge Liverpool reshuffle in massive transfer boost for summer

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      JURGEN KLOPP has confirmed Liverpool are in talks to appoint a new sporting director. The news will come as a boost to the club’s transfer ambitions in the summer, with Klopp feeling they should be able to navigate the window more effectively as a result.
      Jurgen Klopp has revealed Liverpool are in talks for a new director of footballCredit: Getty
      On the talks, Klopp told reporters: “I am not involved in the ‘talks’ but maybe in the talks around, yes.
      “I am not the person in the club who can give (a) real answer about where it stands. That’s in the hands of other people. What I heard is it’s all going in the right direction.”
      Julian Ward, who is the current incumbent of the position, will be stepping down from the role at the end of the season.
      Ward himself only took the role 12 months ago after Michael Edwards left following a 10-year stay at the club.
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      Klopp continued: “How many clubs are there out there without a sporting director now?
      “Is there any club without a sporting director or a guy in the role of the sporting director? [Manchester] City, Arsenal, no. [Manchester] United, they have a sporting director?
      “Pretty much everybody has a sporting director. That’s because it makes sense. With the decisions, how the manager is involved with decision-making, that is not a thing.
      “But the process. If a manager has to do that, I don’t know how the guys did that in the past!
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      “Around that, talking to all the agents and all these kind of things. And constantly talking about a pound here and a pound there. You need people for that, there is no chance.
      “And that’s why, yes, I’m happy with the structure. The guy or lady we get will be absolutely right. But nothing to say in the moment.”
      Liverpool are set for a massive summer where it will be imperative for them to bring in the right players to return to fighting for the Premier League title, rather than scrapping away in a top-four chase.
      And this is set to see the Reds prioritise midfielders despite pulling out of the race to sign £130million-rated Jude Bellingham.
      This came as they reportedly chose to focus their resources across multiple targets rather than splashing it all on one player. More

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      Man Utd legend Nemanja Vidic incredibly claims Wayne Rooney ‘FAILED’ as he piles praise on old pal Cristiano Ronaldo

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      MANCHESTER UNITED icon Nemanja Vidic has claimed Wayne Rooney failed in comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo.Vidic played alongside both players at Old Trafford and saw their careers progress from an early age.
      Nemanja Vidic claims Wayne Rooney failed compared to Cristiano RonaldoCredit: Getty
      Vidic believes Rooney did not share the Portuguese’ mentalityCredit: Getty
      The former United captain was full of praise for Ronaldo and the dedication he showed to improve and achieve success in the game.
      And he believes Rooney had the talent to match but lacked Ronaldo’s mentality in terms of looking after his body and putting in extra hours on the training pitch.
      In appearance on Rio Ferdinand’s Vibe with Five podcast, Vidic said: “You see Cristiano [Ronaldo] on Instagram, it’s all flashy stuff but he deserves it.
      “At his age, 18, 19, to 21 to have that mentality to work hard, not go out, fight for your dream, the way he did it he deserves everything he got. For me, Wayne Rooney, he failed in terms of that.
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      “He is the one I think, if he was closer in mentality as Cristiano Ronaldo he can achieve much more. Definitely, that is my feeling.
      “Physically he was amazing, technically as well. He is a great teammate on the pitch, him and Carlos Tevez, as a defender you want them on the pitch, they worked hard for the team.
      “In one moment they are similar, the same. What brought Cristiano Ronaldo much higher was his mentality to change, to work hard, to improve, to have goals.
      “I’m not saying Wayne didn’t have a mentality, but he played pure on his talent. He didn’t invest in his body, invest in extra training, the physical side.”
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      Rooney recently picked Ronaldo to feature on his Mount Rushmore of United legends.
      The former striker star named the Portuguese alongside Sir Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs and George Best. More

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      Neil Warnock leaves Laura Woods and Ally McCoist in stitches with brutal assessment of Spurs’ battering at Newcastle

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      NEIL WARNOCK didn’t hold back on his savage assessment of Tottenham’s thrashing at Newcastle.So much so, that Warnock left talkSPORT duo Laura Woods and Ally McCoist in stitches with his scathing yet hilarious views.
      𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸: “I’d rather have Huddersfield’s back four than Tottenham’s, right now!” 😅𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮: “What would you’d done differently?”𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸: “I would have gone home!”@WarnockOfficial reviews #THFC’s 6-1 thrashing to #NUFC in classic fashion. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/1SIWk6Cd2l— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) April 25, 2023

      Huddersfield boss Neil Warnock ripped Tottenham’s Newcastle display to shredsCredit: Reuters
      Laura Woods and Ally McCoist were left in stitches by Neil Warnock’s assessment
      McCoist could hardly contain himself
      The Huddersfield manager insisted he would rather hold on to his current back-four than have Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Eric Dier or Ivan Perisic at John Smith’s Stadium.
      Warnock told talkSPORT: “You couldn’t predict Tottenham losing five after 20 minutes.
      “And I’m thinking, ‘Would you have any of them back four instead of my back four?’ I’d rather have Huddersfield.”
      Tottenham found themselves down by five goals after just 21 minutes at St James’ Park.
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      Woods asked the experienced manager how he would have handled the situation after the Toon’s third goal.
      Warnock bluntly responded: “I would have gone home.”
      Woods and McCoist were left laughing their socks off but the 74-year-old tactician wasn’t done with his brutal assessment just yet.
      The ex-Crystal Palace manager appeared to agree with Tottenham’s decision of sacking interim manager Cristian Stellini and replacing him with the also inexperienced Ryan Mason.
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      The Huddersfield boss also advised Mauricio Pochettino not to return to North London and go to Chelsea instead.
      Warnock added: “I’m thinking, I’ve never seen anything like it. I couldn’t believe it. No disrespect, but you can’t put somebody like that [Stellini] in charge.
      “I remember when [Antonio] Conte left and I said, ‘You mark my words – you have a listen at what he said – that dressing room’s gotta be decimated. Gotta be gutted’.
      “I wouldn’t envy anybody coming in there now. If Pochettino’s got any sense he’d go to Chelsea [because] all they need is a centre-forward.” More

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      Watch Leeds fan pay £500 for Man Utd hospitality tickets at charity auction – just to set them on FIRE on stage

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      THIS is the shocking moment a Leeds fan paid £500 for Manchester United hospitality tickets at a charity auction – just to set them on fire on stage.The corporate hospitality tickets were struggling to get past the £100 mark until the man’s bid pushed them up to £500, on the condition he could burn them.
      A Leeds fan paid £500 for Man Utd hospitality tickets – only to set them on fireCredit: Danny Waite
      The audience cheered as the fans held up the flaming ticketsCredit: Danny Waite
      In a video, the fan – believed to support the Red Devils’ rivals’ Leeds – can be seen taking a lighter to the corner of the tickets before they go up in flames.
      He then places the tickets into a bucket that he raises up to show the hall, hailed with football chants and cheering from the audience.
      The winning bidder was attending a charity ball at Queens Hotel in Leeds on Saturday night in memory of Sharon Witcher, a mum who passed away two years ago from cancer.
      Danny Waite, 32, from Leeds, posted the video to Twitter where it swiftly went viral.
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      He said: “It was a good night. That was one of the auction prizes, two tickets to Manchester United Corporate Hospitality Experience.
      “So the Leeds fan bought it and just set fire to it. I know he loves a lot of Leeds games, he’s a big fan.
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      “There weren’t many United fans bidding on them.
      “There were two bids previously at like £50 and then £100.
      “It was stuck at £100 for quite a while and then he shouted out £500, and said ‘I’ll give you £500 to burn them’.
      “So obviously, as it’s a charity event the auctioneer just said yes.

      He added: “Everyone was cheering, there were a lot of Leeds fans in the room.
      “It was quite funny and it was £500 going straight to charity so obviously everyone was quite jovial.
      “A lad that I played football with, his mum died two years ago so we do it every year to raise money for St. Gemma’s.”
      This bid made up part of the final £27,000 which was raised on the night for St. Gemma’s Hospice.
      One person commented on Danny’s video: “500 quid goes to charity. Don’t see the problem.”
      Another said: “Fully endorse this.”
      A third wrote: “Gets them to print them off again once he’s sobered up.”
      But a less-than-impressed social media user said: “Wow, the mentality of a toddler. Bitter.”
      A spokesperson for St Gemma’s Hospice said: “We are aware that one of our incredible supporters organised her annual charity ball in aid of St Gemma’s Hospice this weekend, in memory of her mum.

      “The Hospice were not involved with any of the fundraising on the night with this being her own event, and we do not know the guest in question.
      “The event raised over £20,000 for the Hospice last year, every penny of which is used to benefit local patients with life threatening illnesses and support their families.” More