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      Mo Salah ‘growing increasingly frustrated at Liverpool’ and unconvinced Reds will meet his wage demands for new deal

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      MOHAMED SALAH is open to a new one-year contract at Liverpool – despite growing frustrations over the club’s handling of his situation.The Egyptian superstar is out of contract on Merseyside in the summer and said last month there is currently no offer on the table with Liverpool refusing to budge on their wage structure.Mohamed Salah is growing frustrated and unconvinced Liverpool will meet his wage demandsCredit: PASalah is open to a new one-year contract extension at LiverpoolCredit: RexIn July 2022, Salah signed a three-year deal worth around £350k-a-week – and the player is hoping for a similar extension with a pay increase to stay at the club.However, according to The Athletic, Salah, 32, would be willing to sign on for a further 12 months to temporarily end the debate over his future as they battle for the Prem title.His priority is to stay at the club where he has won one Prem title, one Champions League, one Uefa Super Cup, one Fifa Club World Cup, one FA Cup and one EFL cup, scoring 224 goals in 369 games.Yet talks look set to drag on with Liverpool still not revealing their position, something that has left Salah fuming with the club hierarchy.Read More on FootballIn a messy war of words with the club he has spent eight successful years at, Salah suggested he is “more out than in” after the 3-2 Prem victory at Southampton on November 24.And in the aftermath of the 2-0 win against Manchester City last weekend – having scored one and created another – he hinted this will be the last time he faces Pep Guardiola’s side at Anfield.Salah will be free to speak to foreign clubs from January 1 and has attracted interest from several European giants, including Paris Saint-Germain, as well as numerous Saudi sides.In the summer of 2023, a £150million offer from Al-Ittihad was turned down.Most read in FootballBut Liverpool insist that ongoing discussions have been positive with Salah, a player who has scored 13 goals in 20 games in all competitions under new manager Arne Slot.The Merseysiders are top of the Premier League table with nine points separating them from second-placed Arsenal.Mo Salah admits he’s ‘more OUT than in’ as he piles pressure on Liverpool to offer him a new contractThe Reds have won 11 out of 13 Prem matches under Slot and only lost once. More

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      ‘I’m surprised’: Ex-Prem ref responds as VAR helps Arsenal again with controversial Saka and Timber calls at West Ham

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      ARSENAL’s victory over West Ham was comprehensive, but it wasn’t without controversy following some questionable VAR calls.The Gunners won 5-2 after an entertaining Premier League encounter against the Hammers on Saturday at the London Stadium.Arsenal picked up a controversial victory over West HamCredit: GettyFormer Premier League referee and SunSport columnist Mark Halsey addressed all the controversyCredit: RexThe London rivals played out a seven-goal thriller in the first half that saw the visitors lead 4-0 by the 36th minute with goals by Gabriel Magalhaes, Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz.However, West Ham got back in the game with two goals within two minutes thanks to Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson Palmieri.But Arsenal knocked the wind out of the East Londoners’ sales in the fifth minute of stoppage time with a controversial penalty that Gabriel earned and Bukayo Saka scored.Former Premier League referee and SunSport columnist Mark Halsey addressed all the controversy on Whistleblower.Read More on ArsenalHalsey started by analysing Arsenal’s final goal that ended West Ham’s hopes of a dramatic comeback.Saka whipped in a corner-kick from the right and Gabriel got the header that sent the ball way over the crossbar.But then referee Anthony Taylor deemed Lukasz Fabianski caught the centre-back in the face in his attempt to punch the ball away.Taylor booked Fabianski in front of a shocked crowd and Saka scored from the penalty spot.Most read in FootballHalsey told SunSport’s Will Pugh: “I think when the cross comes over and the ball comes over like that, you’re going to have contact between players at every occasion. You’re going to have contact. And it’s subjective. “We have seen penalties given in those sort of situations where a keeper has come out. But there’s been a lot more contact than we saw at the weekend.Jorginho tells Arsenal star Bukayo Saka to become England’s fifth-ever Ballon d’Or winner and end 23-year wait “Anthony Taylor’s given it. He’s taken some time to think about it. And he’s given it. And VAR are not going to overrule that, because obviously we’ve heard Howard Webb say that we want to stick with the on-field decision on those situations, on a subjective decision.”So, listen, yeah, I mean, had he not given that as a penalty, that would have stayed not given. It does seem that it did take four or five seconds to give the decision whether he was influenced by Gabriel on the floor, holding his head, his face and players sort of surrounding him. “So, as I said, had it not been given, it would have stayed not given. It would have stayed with the on-field decision.”Arsenal players weren’t really claiming for anything. It all went quiet in the ground. And then all of a sudden, there’s a penalty check for God knows what. And then Arsenal scored.”Halsey, though, was categorically against the way the referee and VAR handled Arsenal’s opener that saw Saka’s corner-kick from the right finding Gabriel who beat Fabianski with a clinical header.Jurrien Timber appeared to have fouled Lucas Paqueta, who covered the near post and could have easily headed the cross away.’I’m surprised’However, Timber seemed to have pushed him from behind and that didn’t allow Paqueta to clear the ball.Halsey added: “Well, again, we’re talking about inconsistency, aren’t we? Regarding decisions when a goal is scored. Was it a foul? Was it not a foul?”So, yeah, listen, for me, I think it’s a clear free-kick. And I’m surprised that VAR didn’t recommend a review.”Halsey also addressed Arsenal’s first penalty that saw Paqueta fouling Saka inside the West Ham area on 34 minutes.It seemed like there was very little contact and the England international didn’t go down immediately.Nevertheless, the decision stood and the North Londoners’ captain Odegaard converted from the spot to make it 3-0.Halsey said: “When he sticks his leg out like that, you run the risk. And I just want to see players, when they are challenged like that, just go down straight away.”Don’t need to take one or two more steps, then go down. Listen, had that not been given, it would have stayed.”Possibly not given. Because as I say, there was just slight, slight contact. But once the referee has given it…READ MORE SUN STORIES”Listen, I think he’s just guessed as in the way he’s gone in and Paqueta’s gone over. And he’s been safe and given a free-kick. “But we can all see that it’s not a free-kick and he has clearly won the ball. But in real time, it possibly looked like it’s a free-kick.” More

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      Ruben Amorim tells Man Utd fans to STOP singing his name as new boss admits ‘I don’t like my chant’

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      RUBEN AMORIM has called for Manchester United fans to stop chanting his name.The new Old Trafford boss has had a flying start with a draw away at Ipswich followed by two wins scoring four goals each time.Man Utd fans have immediately fallen in love with their new bossCredit: RexJoshua Zirkzee celebrates after scoring in Man Utd’s 4-0 thumping of Everton on SaturdayCredit: RexThe fans have been chanting ‘Ruben Amorim’ to the tune of KC and The Sunshine Band’s song ‘Give It Up’ since that first game and most vocally during their 4-0 victory over Everton on Sunday.But Amorim said: “I don’t like my chant. I don’t like it. I feel a little bit…not embarrassed, but because I’m the coach, they have to chant for the players and for the club. So it’s not a good thing for me.”I understand and really appreciate the connection with the supporters but I want them to support the team and the players because they are on the pitch and I’m outside the pitch.“But I am really honoured by that, I feel a connection with the supporters but we know we need results to maintain that.”READ MORE ON FOOTBALLThe club is trying to use Amorim’s immediate connection with everyone at United to lift morale among staff behind the scenes.That is at an all-time low after 250 redundancies were made.In some instances, staff who had worked 25 years or more were let go under new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting plans.Now Amorim has addressed some 600 members of staff in a meeting at Old Trafford this afternoon in a bid to gee them up.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSHe said: “We had a meeting with all the staff, we are trying to connect everybody, the sports departments, this facility, the people far from Carrington.“We are trying to build a connection to be a bit closer, Carrington and the stadium, that was the reason.Is Amad Diallo the key to transforming Ruben Amorim’s attack at Manchester United?“The pedigree, the size of the club, this is something we have to use.“It’s a key point for us is connection with everybody to put this club in the place that it needs to be.”They are certainly in a better place now than they were under Erik ten Hag this season.Man Utd ratings vs Everton as Zirkzee answers his critics in style… but one midfielder strugglesRUBEN AMORIM celebrated his first Premier League game at Old Trafford with a stunning 4-0 victory over Everton.Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee shook off questions over their recent form with two each at a thrilled Old Trafford – as the Red Devils won a Prem game by four goals or more since the opening day of the 2021-22 season.Here’s how SunSport’s Ken Lawrence rated the Red Devils…ANDRE ONANA – 6Called into action early and showed growing his growing composure as No 1.NOUSSAIR MAZROUI – 6Has rapidly become one of the United faithful’s favourites doing himself no harm again.MATTHIJS DE LIGT – 6Stretched at first by bustling Beto but beginning to look like he’s settling down in a back three.LISANDRO MARTINEZ – 6Once again looking like the master and commander of the United rearguard.AMAD DIALLO – 8Went from wasteful to the plundering terror of centre backs Branthwaite and Tarkowski.KOBBIE MAINOO – 6Quiet, calm, controlled, no panic, no loss of possession, no problem for the midfielder.CASEMIRO – 5Looked like his lack of pace might be a problem again in central midfield but ground it out.DIOGO DALOT – 6Enjoying life in his new left-side forward role and didn’t really put a foot wrong.JOSHUA ZIRKZEE – 8Transformed himself from headless chicken to tripling his whole United tally with two clinical strikes.MARCUS RASHFORD – 9Ruben Amorim has gone out of his way to big up the front man and he’s responding in style.BRUNO FERNANDES – 6Wasteful for a while but got his head down to have a real influence by the end.SUBSLUKE SHAW (Mazraoui 56) – 5Comfortably easing himself back.HARRY MAGUIRE (de Ligt 56) – 5Looked happy to be out there.ALEJANDRO GARNACHO (Fernandes 66) – 5Got bustling off the bench.MANUEL UGARTE (Casemiro 66) – 5Will be wanting more minutes than this.MASON MOUNT (Mainoo 80) – 5Sharp and up for it.Since the Dutchman’s sacking they are unbeaten in seven games but face their sternest test so far with an away trip to second-placed Arsenal on Wednesday night.Amorim said: “It’s the best team that we’ve faced by far.”Arsenal are in a different point with their team. They are in a different moment.“It’s important to be brave.“When I say brave it’s not pressing all the time higher it’s not the same, we have to understand the moments of the game, we have to have the ball, that is a key point.“We want to dominate some moments of the game.”Amorim says he will name Leny Yoro in the matchday squad for the first time since he was injured in United’s pre-season tour of the US.The £52million centre-back from Lille injured his metatarsal against Arsenal in Los Angeles and has only recently returned to training.But Amorim believes the United fans are in for a treat when they see the 19-year-old centre-back play.He said: “I feel he is in a good moment now, his fitness is better, so I think he is going to be in the squad.“I think he’s a special talent. He is really fast, a modern defender and that is good when you want to press high and you leave a lot of strikers one against one. I think he can manage that.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I think he is very good with the ball. I am really excited to see Leny Yoro playing.”There were fears that Bruno Fernandes may be injured for the trip to The Emirates after being pictured with ice on his ankle after coming off against Everton but Amorim says the captain will be fit.Lenny Yoro could make his first competitive Man Utd appearance in Wednesday’s clash with ArsenalCredit: Getty More

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      Great Premier League players do NOT make great managers – Van Nistelrooy’s Leicester job feels like a shot in the dark

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      NAME me a great Premier League footballer who has become a successful Premier League manager?You can’t, because there aren’t any.Leicester have appointed Premier League legend Ruud van Nistelrooy as their new managerVan Nistelrooy joins a list of Prem greats who crossed over to the dugout, like Roy KeaneAlan Shearer also had a short and hapless stint in charge of NewcastlePlenty of the competition’s legendary players have had a stab in the dugout – Roy Keane, Patrick Vieira, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Vincent Kompany, Gianfranco Zola and Tony Adams, as well as Alan Shearer as Newcastle interim chief.None lasted too long in English top-flight management and all of them failed.So the appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy as Leicester’s new boss feels like a shot in the dark.And a throwback to an era in which big-name former players were expected to walk into a dressing room, metaphorically thrust their medals onto the table and command instant respect from their new squad.Read More on FootballIt is a theory which has been debunked by that illustrious list mentioned above.Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney’s managerial career is threatening to disappear without trace at Plymouth Argyle – who have conceded ten goals in their last two matches – before he even gets a crack at a Premier League job.And Lampard will be receiving a warm welcome at Millwall on Saturday in his new job as boss of Championship strugglers Coventry.Aged 48, Van Nistelrooy has had just one full season in management at PSV Eindhoven.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSIt was a decent campaign, in which PSV finished as Eredivisie runners-up and won the Dutch Cup, while Van Nistelrooy also enjoyed a successful couple of weeks as Manchester United’s caretaker – which mostly consisted of beating Leicester.Still, it’s clear that Van Nistelrooy wouldn’t be getting a Premier League job right now if he hadn’t been a great player – a Premier League champion, Golden Boot winner and PFA Player of the Year at United.Man Utd divide fans with new ‘school playground’ free kick routine days after Ruben Amorim announcementAnd while the 37-year-old Jamie Vardy knows exactly who Van Nistelrooy is – having broken the Dutchman’s record for scoring in consecutive Premier League matches during the Foxes’ miracle title campaign – plenty of younger players won’t know much about a career which peaked more than two decades ago.Like most clubs, Leicester have tended to ignore a manager’s playing calibre – Brendan Rodgers and Steve Cooper are career coaches, Enzo Maresca a graduate of Pep Guardiola’s backroom set-up.So this is left-field. Van Nistelrooy, who takes charge of the Foxes for the first time against West Ham on Tuesday, would be a significant trend-bucker if he succeeds at the King Power.Leicester is a tough job in many ways.Long-serving director of football Jon Rudkin is very close to the owner Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha, while senior players, including Vardy, hold an unusual amount of sway.A boozy players’ Christmas do in Copenhagen on the weekend of Cooper’s sacking also suggested discipline might be an issue.Leicester should aim highAnd the club were considered fortunate to avoid a points deduction under Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules, only because they were in the Championship at the time they were charged.Then there is the question of expectation levels. At most newly-promoted clubs the sole aim is survival. And at most clubs outside of the ‘Big Six’, ambitions are limited.Yet at Leicester, ‘unrealistic expectations’ are entirely reasonable.Along with Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, the Foxes are one of only four clubs to have won both the Premier League and FA Cup in the last decade.So how can anyone say it is unrealistic for Leicester to aim high when they have won the title more recently than Manchester United and won anything more recently than Arsenal, Tottenham or Newcastle?Van Nistelrooy proved as Old Trafford caretaker that he looks and sounds the part – bearded, roll-necked and quotable, he has the PR credentials to go with his playing honours.But he faces one hell of a difficult task. And he might also be carrying the hopes of any great Premier League player looking for a short cut into elite management.David Moyes vindicated?REMIND me again of the reason for the ‘David Moyes Out’ campaign at West Ham, after the Scotsman masterminded the most consistently successful four-year run in the club’s history.Under Julen Lopetegui, the Hammers are 14th, as opposed to three top-half finishes and three consecutive European quarter-finals, including a first trophy in four decades under Moyes.In black-and-white terms, what Moyes achieved at the London Stadium pretty much reached the glass ceiling for any club outside of the elite.There were complaints about playing style, yet there is precious little evidence of anything sexier under Lopetegui.Indeed, there doesn’t seem to be any coherent playing style whatsoever.VAR ‘triumph’ANOTHER triumph for VAR at Brighton on Friday, when Stockley Park spent three minutes deciding that Southampton ‘scorer’ Cameron Archer was onside.Only to then spend a further minute or so deciding that his team-mate Adam Armstrong – who definitely was offside – was interfering with play, making the first decision irrelevant.The ludicrous amount of time taken to rule out that potential winner meant the match lasted 103 minutes.It’s almost as if they don’t actually care about match-going punters.Manchester fallen?A THIRD of the way through the season, there is no Manchester club in the Premier League’s top four.By the time the derby comes around on Sunday week, City v United could be a genuine mid-table clash.Is it possible that Manchester could be without Champions League football next season for the first time since 1995-96, back in the days when England had only one representative at the top table?Title race ‘wrapped up’COLE PALMER, whose deadpan media interviews are almost as entertaining as his sublime footballing skills, was dismissive when asked whether Chelsea were in the title race after a 3-0 win over Aston Villa left them joint-second with Arsenal.And he was right. There is no title race. Liverpool have it wrapped up.You might normally fancy the leaders’ trip to St James’ Park to represent a potential minefield – but on Saturday Eddie Howe was congratulating his team on a performance in which the shot count read Crystal Palace 16 Newcastle 1.PA system takeAM I just getting old and irritable – as opposed to middle-aged and irritable – or are PA systems at football grounds getting louder and louder and PA announcers getting more and more irritating?Point of refREFEREES have become very tough on sign language.The waving of imaginary cards is punished with real cards, along with the performance of a TV screen gesture to appeal for a VAR review.So why not clamp down on the most annoying and widespread hand signal of all – the wagging of a finger at a ref by a player who has just committed a clear foul?I’d go for a mandatory six-match suspension or even a sine die ban.Dream replay deniedTHE SCRAPPING of FA Cup replays was hugely controversial and on Sunday, seventh-tier Harborough Town showed us why.A dramatic late equaliser away at League One Reading should have earned the part-timers a 3-3 draw, a rematch at home and a place in last night’s third-round draw.Instead, they suffered the distinctly less romantic outcome of exiting after conceding twice in the opening minutes of extra-time.READ MORE SUN STORIESAshes hopesTHE AUSSIES were stuffed at home in their First Test against India while England – with a potentially explosive group of fast bowlers – won well in New Zealand.Might next year’s Ashes Down Under be an actual contest rather than the usual massacre? 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      Outrage as criminal who was jailed for trying to rob ex-Arsenal star Mesut Ozil says ‘you win some, you lose some’

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      THE criminal who attempted to rob former Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac has brazenly opened up about the altercation.In July 2019, the Arsenal duo were targeted by two men on a moped in Childs Hill, London.One of the men who attempted to rob Mesut Ozil has discussed exactly what happenedCredit: PA:Press AssociationSead Kolasinac jumped out of the car to stop the robbers and defend Mesut OzilCredit: Met PoliceAshley Smith has shamelessly told all about how he tried to rob Mesut OzilAshley Smith, left, and Jordan Northover admitted to trying to rob Mesut OzilCredit: PA:Press AssociationThey attempted to steal a watch before going for Ozil’s car, but Kolasinac heroically jumped out of the vehicle to fight them off.Ashley Smith and his accomplice, Jordan Northover, were both jailed four months later, with the former receiving a 10-year sentence.He was released earlier this year and disclosed the story from his perspective in a tell-all interview.Smith, nicknamed ‘Ashman’, told the BlueTick podcast: “I was on the run. I was wanted on recall. I had an argument with my mum and I cut my tag off.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”My co-de (co-defendant) rang me and was like, ‘I’m on the run too, let’s roll.’ So I’m like, ‘come meet me.'”We jumped on the bike, went out, done whatever we was doing and made about… Dumb change, innit, it was young Ps.”I’m saying park up, he’s saying no, stay out for another half hour.”We’re driving and I see my man Ozil and Kolasinac in the G Wagon. Pulled up, yeah my co-de tried to get it, it went left. We missed out on the belly that day.Most read in Football”But you win some, you lose some, you know.”I don’t even want to think about the figures to be honest with you. £150k minimum, easy.”Mesut Ozil shows off incredible body transformation in new video as ex-Arsenal star takes fans inside insane workoutsAsked if it would’ve been the biggest move he’d ever done, ‘Ashman’ shamelessly responded: “Yeah. I’ve had a few big ones, I’ve had a few little ones. It’s the luck of the draw, you don’t know what you’re going to get.”He went on to say: “It weren’t even a knife. It was a knitting needle. But where we’d seen it, we weren’t even thinking. It was the belly. We got too hungry. It wasn’t like we planned it.”In response to a question about what the knitting needle was for, he said: “That’s to get something. To get keys, to hook the keys innit.””When I pulled up next to him, the guy was a lump,” he added. “My co-de, he’s a savage. But on that day, my man was on, Sead was on.”Both “furious”, the perpetrators fled the scene but were later found.Smith was initially handed a 15-year prison sentence for attempted robbery, but his guilty plea reduced it to 10 years.After an appeal, he got it reduced again to a six-do-three – meaning a six-year custodial sentence followed by a three-year extended license period.However, he was then charged with a different burglary while in possession of firearms, taking his total sentence back up to nine years.Smith went on to serve four years and 10 months in prison. He was released in May this year.”This is the longest I’ve been out,” he said.Arsenal fans were left furious after seeing how brazen ‘Ashman’ was during the interview on social media.One person commented: “Sead Kolasinac looked at you and laughed. This guy just a full on mug.”Another wrote: “Made to look a fool by footballers 😂.”A third said: “Kolasinac didn’t even flinch, this guy should be embarrassed to even show his face!”READ MORE SUN STORIESWhile a fourth added: “Is he not embarrassed to show his face?”Ozil left Arsenal as a free agent in 2021. Meanwhile, Kolasinac now plays for Atalanta in Serie A.Sead Kolasinac, left, and Mesut Ozil in action for Arsenal in 2019Credit: Reuters More

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      Football’s 3pm blackout facing axe after more than 60 YEARS as EFL and Premier League chiefs believe concept is outdated

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      FOOTBALL’S Saturday afternoon TV blackout could be facing the axe after more than 60 years.While 3pm games across the Prem and EFL cannot be shown live on TV other than in specific circumstances, the UK is the last country in Europe with that policy in place.The new Premier League TV deal will see up to 270 matches per season shown liveCredit: GettyNo other country still has a 3pm blackout in placeCredit: AlamyAnd Sun Sport has been told of a growing belief among league chiefs that the concept is now out of date – and should be changed within five years.The new four-year Premier League TV deal, with up to 270 of the 380 matches being shown live, begins next term and will run to the end of the 2028-29 season.Sky’s £935m five year EFL deal, with more than 1,000 games per season being shown, will also run out at the same time, making way for a major rethink by the game’s authorities.And while the FA, which has policed the blackout since it was introduced to protect match attendances in the 1960s, had previously started its opposition to the policy being lifted, the wishes of the leagues could see a change of heart.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLThe existence of the blackout has been a factor in the number of illegal streams with decoder boxes being used to broadcast international TV feeds in the UK.EFL analysis of this season is understood to have demonstrated little significant impact on match-day attendances despite the extra number of Saturday lunchtime games being shown.European football for seven – potentially eight – top flight teams next season will also see even more matches moved from Saturday to Sunday TV slots.Ruben Amorim introduces rarely-seen pre-match training tactic ahead of 4-0 thrashing of Everton Last month Prem club bosses agreed “unanimously” to end its 20-year partnership with media giant IMG and build the League’s own in-house production centre.Most read in FootballThat opens the possibility of a future “Premflix” direct to consumer offer to fans, with the remaining Saturday 3pm matches an obvious option to raise even more cash for clubs. More

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      Ruben Amorim introduces rarely-seen pre-match training tactic ahead of 4-0 thrashing of Everton

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      RUBEN AMORIM surprised Manchester United fans before his first Premier League home match in charge.Amorim, 39, led United to a dominant 4-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford thanks to a brace by Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee.Manchester United players practiced corner-kicks before the match with EvertonCredit: XNew Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim introduced an unusual warm-up training sessionCredit: RexThe Red Devils looked evidently different under the Portuguese tactician but there were moments during the match that showed the players are still getting used to his preferred 3-4-3 formation.And Man Utd fans quickly found out how different things are under the ex-Sporting Lisbon boss the moment they took their seats at the Theatre of Dreams.United stars took to the pitch for the pre-match warm-up, as did their opponents.But then the home fans watched their favourite Premier League team practicing CORNER-KICKS.Read More on Man UtdAnd it seemed like Man Utd were actually focused on defending the set-piece.That is a very rare sight during the warm-up session before a competitive match kicks off.The Manchester giants ultimately didn’t have to worry about corner-kicks as they easily defeated a toothless Everton side.Nevertheless, Amorim refused to get carried away at full-time as he insisted there is still a lot of work to do, hinting there could be some more unusual tactics on the horizon.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSHe said: “The result was good but we were pragmatic. We were pragmatic and did our job. We can still adapt and have a long way to go.”In the right moments we had the goals and that changed the game. We don’t just focus on the result.Johsua Zirkzee’s gun goal celebration explained after Man Utd star’s double against Everton “We have so much to do but it is better to work with victories.”Let’s focus on the performance more. We have good moments but some where we suffer.”Man Utd ratings vs Everton as Zirkzee answers his critics in style… but one midfielder strugglesRUBEN AMORIM celebrated his first Premier League game at Old Trafford with a stunning 4-0 victory over Everton.Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee shook off questions over their recent form with two each at a thrilled Old Trafford – as the Red Devils won a Prem game by four goals or more since the opening day of the 2021-22 season.Here’s how SunSport’s Ken Lawrence rated the Red Devils…ANDRE ONANA – 6Called into action early and showed growing his growing composure as No 1.NOUSSAIR MAZROUI – 6Has rapidly become one of the United faithful’s favourites doing himself no harm again.MATTHIJS DE LIGT – 6Stretched at first by bustling Beto but beginning to look like he’s settling down in a back three.LISANDRO MARTINEZ – 6Once again looking like the master and commander of the United rearguard.AMAD DIALLO – 8Went from wasteful to the plundering terror of centre backs Branthwaite and Tarkowski.KOBBIE MAINOO – 6Quiet, calm, controlled, no panic, no loss of possession, no problem for the midfielder.CASEMIRO – 5Looked like his lack of pace might be a problem again in central midfield but ground it out.DIOGO DALOT – 6Enjoying life in his new left-side forward role and didn’t really put a foot wrong.JOSHUA ZIRKZEE – 8Transformed himself from headless chicken to tripling his whole United tally with two clinical strikes.MARCUS RASHFORD – 9Ruben Amorim has gone out of his way to big up the front man and he’s responding in style.BRUNO FERNANDES – 6Wasteful for a while but got his head down to have a real influence by the end.SUBSLUKE SHAW (Mazraoui 56) – 5Comfortably easing himself back.HARRY MAGUIRE (de Ligt 56) – 5Looked happy to be out there.ALEJANDRO GARNACHO (Fernandes 66) – 5Got bustling off the bench.MANUEL UGARTE (Casemiro 66) – 5Will be wanting more minutes than this.MASON MOUNT (Mainoo 80) – 5Sharp and up for it. More

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      Joshua Zirkzee’s gun goal celebration explained after Man Utd star’s double against Everton

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      JOSHUA ZIRKZEE has revealed all about the MOVIE which inspired his ‘gun shooting’ celebration. Manchester United’s newest striker whipped out his signature moves after netting a double as the Red Devils’ thumped Everton 4-0 on Sunday.Joshua Zirkzee has explained his to-go gun celebrationThe United striker bagged a brace against Everton at Old TraffordIt’s not exactly brand new to the Prem – Phil Foden bends down and poses with an imaginary gun whenever he scores too.But Zirkzee’s cele has left everybody talking – because he sprays an invisible machine gun.Lifting the lid on how he came to choose it, he said: “I started off with something else.”But I got it from the film Django Unchained. There’s a point where he (Christoph Waltz) teaches Django (Jamie Foxx) to shoot.”READ MORE ON MAN UTDElsewhere, Zirkzee also revealed that it pays tribute to Fiorentina legend Omar Batistuta.Argentine legend Batistuta, 55, is famed for creating the firing gun celebration more than 30 years ago.Zirkzee said: “Yeah, he is a great role model and I think it’s a great way to celebrate. “When there is a lot of emotion, I think it’s a great way to celebrate.”Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSJoshua Zirkzee said he was inspired by Jamie Foxx’s shooting scene in DjanoFiorentina fans booed Zirkzee for doing the celebration when Bologna converted a penalty against them in November 2023.They thought it was disrespectful to emulate Batistuta’s moves in his former Stadio Artemio Franchi stomping ground, as then manager Thiago Motta was forced to apologised after the game.Man Utd player ratings v Everton articleMeanwhile, Zirkzee will be hoping to award fans with it again and again, after an upward turn in form over the weekend.Many believed his United career was over before it’d even begun after news that he’d arrived overweight and that Erik ten Hag didn’t even want him. The former Bologna striker said: “Yeah, he is a great role model and I think it’s a great way to celebrate. “When there is a lot of emotion, I think it’s a great way to celebrate.”The Red Devils forked out £36.5million for the 23-year-old but fans were hoping to lure Liam Delap from Ipswich next summer.Man Utd ratings vs Everton as Zirkzee answers his critics in style… but one midfielder strugglesRUBEN AMORIM celebrated his first Premier League game at Old Trafford with a stunning 4-0 victory over Everton.Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee shook off questions over their recent form with two each at a thrilled Old Trafford – as the Red Devils won a Prem game by four goals or more since the opening day of the 2021-22 season.Here’s how SunSport’s Ken Lawrence rated the Red Devils…ANDRE ONANA – 6Called into action early and showed growing his growing composure as No 1.NOUSSAIR MAZROUI – 6Has rapidly become one of the United faithful’s favourites doing himself no harm again.MATTHIJS DE LIGT – 6Stretched at first by bustling Beto but beginning to look like he’s settling down in a back three.LISANDRO MARTINEZ – 6Once again looking like the master and commander of the United rearguard.AMAD DIALLO – 8Went from wasteful to the plundering terror of centre backs Branthwaite and Tarkowski.KOBBIE MAINOO – 6Quiet, calm, controlled, no panic, no loss of possession, no problem for the midfielder.CASEMIRO – 5Looked like his lack of pace might be a problem again in central midfield but ground it out.DIOGO DALOT – 6Enjoying life in his new left-side forward role and didn’t really put a foot wrong.JOSHUA ZIRKZEE – 8Transformed himself from headless chicken to tripling his whole United tally with two clinical strikes.MARCUS RASHFORD – 9Ruben Amorim has gone out of his way to big up the front man and he’s responding in style.BRUNO FERNANDES – 6Wasteful for a while but got his head down to have a real influence by the end.SUBSLUKE SHAW (Mazraoui 56) – 5Comfortably easing himself back.HARRY MAGUIRE (de Ligt 56) – 5Looked happy to be out there.ALEJANDRO GARNACHO (Fernandes 66) – 5Got bustling off the bench.MANUEL UGARTE (Casemiro 66) – 5Will be wanting more minutes than this.MASON MOUNT (Mainoo 80) – 5Sharp and up for it. More