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      Fans in hysterics as they’re reminded of time Phil Neville ‘forgot how to count’ as footage resurfaces

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      FOOTAGE of former England international Phil Neville struggling to count to FOUR has resurfaced on social media.Speaking on Sky’s The Debate show alongside Craig Bellamy in 2017, Neville, 46, stumbled over his basic numbers while discussing Ross Barkley.
      Phil Neville has been brutally trolled for his inability to count to fourCredit: Sky Sports
      Phil Neville was speaking on Sky Sports’ The Debate when he made the blunderCredit: Sky Sports
      When speaking about then-Everton star Barkley, Neville listed a number of issues surrounding his former team-mate.
      But the one-time Manchester United star completely fell to pieces, saying: “He [Barkley] so desperately wanted to…
      “1. Score goals, 1. Play well, 1. Be the star, 2. err, 4. Play for England.”
      Understandably, Twitter was sent into a typical meltdown at the time as users were left rolling on the floor after the incredible blunder.
      On social media user claimed: “Someone grab Phil Neville an abacus.”
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      Another simply stated: “Just watched this a dozen times can’t stop laughin… love how he goes to say 2 then realises he’s said one 3x & switches to 4 #Tekkers”.
      One football fan added: “Phil Neville’s brain nearly imploded trying to count to 4.”
      However not all viewers were convinced by the blunder, with one suggesting Nev is actually a “genius”.

      The user suggested: “Can’t stop laughing at this. I refuse to believe it’s real.
      “I think Phil Neville’s a comedy genius having us all on.”

      The video resurfaced on Twitter earlier this week, almost six years after it initially emerged.
      And fans are finding it just as entertaining.
      One person tweeted: “Just been reminded of the time Phil Neville forgot how to count and it is absolutely glorious.”
      Another added: “I’ve laughed way too many times at this!”
      A third said: “Oh my god I’ve never seen this!”
      While another joked: “This is glorious!” More

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      Man Utd have ‘genuine interest’ in shock transfer swoop for ex-Chelsea star Tammy Abraham if they can’t get Osimhen

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have “genuine interest” in Tammy Abraham if they cannot land Victor Osimhen, reports claim. The Napoli striker is among Europe’s deadliest forwards and has long been tipped for an Old Trafford move in the summer.
      Abraham has been repeatedly linked with moves back to the Premier League after thriving at RomaCredit: Rex
      But he is not the only goalscoring talent in Serie A who has impressed.
      Former Chelsea hitman Tammy Abraham has re-energised his career after moving to Roma.
      While he is not enjoying his best season he remains an important piece of Jose Mourinho’s side.
      Caught Offside report that Man United are keeping tabs on the striker as they look for long-term options up-front.
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      Journalist Ben Jacobs writes: “For Manchester United, the admiration for Abraham is very genuine.
      “Ten Hag likes the player. But like Chelsea there are others ahead of him in the queue.
      “We know Manchester United love Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, as in fact do Chelsea. Manchester United won’t bill Abraham as a ‘back-up’ to Osimhen, but it’s not a bad way of putting it.”
      Previous reports have also claimed Abraham is on United’s radar, but the star has been linked to Arsenal.
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      Abraham, 25, has already proven capable of scoring in the Premier League with the Englishman netting 15 goals during Frank Lampard’s debut season.
      After being turfed out during Thomas Tuchel’s reign, he also adapted quickly to life in Italy and struck 17 league goals during his first season at Roma, with the club winning the inaugural Europa Conference League.
      He has only managed six in 22 Serie A game so far this season with Roma sat fourth and battling it out for a Champions League space.
      Wout Weghorst was recruited as a stop-gap loan for United until the end of the season amid Anthony Martial’s injury issues and Cristiano Ronaldo’s sudden departure.
      But he has so far struggled to shine even with United’s winning form in 2023. More

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      Haaland joins Man City stars as they head off on ‘exhausting’ journey to face Arsenal weeks after Pep’s travel moans

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      ERLING HAALAND was spotted making the “exhausting” journey to London along with his Manchester City team-mates for tonight’s clash with Arsenal.The striker handed Pep Guardiola a huge boost for Wednesday’s title showdown with the Gunners by taking part in a full recovery session on Monday.
      Erling Haaland was spotted with the Man City squad at the train station earlierCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      The striker and his team-mates face Arsenal in London tonightCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Man City, who got the train to the capital, could go top with a victoryCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Haaland was taken off at the weekend after taking a kick to the legCredit: Getty
      The Premier League’s top scorer was subbed at half-time during Sunday’s 3-1 win over Aston Villa after getting a kick on the leg.
      Boss Pep Guardiola said afterwards he would wait to see if the £51.4million striker could join the squad heading to the capital for the bumper match.
      And the signs are positive that the 31-goal star will be leading the line for the reigning champions as Haaland was among the players pictured leaving Manchester at the train station earlier.
      The return to London comes just nine days after Guardiola moaned about City’s “exhausting” trip to the capital after they suffered defeat at Tottenham.
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      The City boss compared his team’s 200-mile journey south as like travelling to the continent.
      He said: “Coming to London is like going to northern Europe.
      “It is four-and-a-half hours to get to a hotel.
      “It’s so exhausting to come to London, I’m sorry.”
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      Meanwhile, Norwegian Haaland has not found the net in his last three starts for City and his last away goal was way back on December 28 at Leeds.
      He passed up the chance to take a penalty against Villa – allowing Riyad Mahrez to take it instead – and also showed his quality by teeing up a goal for Ilkay Gundogan.
      But Guardiola has already vowed Haaland will only take part if totally fit.
      If Haaland does miss out, Guardiola could start with Argentina frontman Julian Alvarez – using Jack Grealish and Mahrez out wide behind him.
      Arsenal go into the match three points ahead of City, who have played a game more than the leaders.
      Pep Guardiola recently claimed the trip to London is ‘exhausting’Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      The Cityzens made the trip from Manchester to London this morningCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke More

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      Man Utd coach Benni McCarthy spent two weeks unknowingly swearing at team-mates after cruel prank

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      MANCHESTER UNITED coach Benni McCarthy has revealed that he spent two weeks unknowingly swearing at teammates during his time in Spain.The 45-year-old, who joined Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff last summer, enjoyed a successful playing career before retiring from professional football in 2013.
      McCarthy became a coach at Man Utd last summerCredit: Getty
      The former South Africa international used to unknowingly swear at teammates after joining Celta VigoCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      He shot to stardom during his time at Ajax in the late 1990’s and was quickly snapped up by La Liga club Celta Vigo as a result.
      However, the former South Africa international recently admitted that he struggled during his time in Spain because he didn’t know Spanish.
      And the language barrier resulted in him being caught out by a long-running prank.
      When speaking to FourFourTwo, McCarthy revealed that he unknowingly continued to SWEAR at his Celta Vigo teammates for two weeks after joining the club.
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      He said: “After establishing myself at Ajax, I felt ready to move on. My dream was to go to England. I could have gone to Tottenham but my agent persuaded me that Spain was the place with the best teams and the best lifestyle.
      “I should have done more research. I didn’t realise how difficult it would be to learn Spanish, and not a single person spoke English at Celta.
      “I had to guess what people were saying to me, or what they wanted.
      “I watched TV with my little book full of words and learned Spanish.
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      “My team-mates would teach me all the wrong things.
      “They told me that the words for ‘good guy’ were ‘you motherf***er’. So for two weeks I was going up to people all over Vigo and calling them motherf***ers!”
      McCarthy left Celta Vigo to join Porto in 2002, where he won two Primeira Liga titles and the Champions League.
      He then went on to play for Blackburn Rovers, West Ham and Orlando Pirates before becoming a coach.
      Now a much-loved figure at Old Trafford, McCarthy has been praised by Man Utd fans for his influence on the club’s incredible form.
      He has even been described as a “miracle worker” and a “revelation”. More

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      ‘Chicken nugget in a bun’ – Fans slam West Ham for ‘grim’ katsu burger that costs whopping £16 with a pint

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      FOOTBALL fans have slammed West Ham over their Chicken burger with katsu slaw that costs £16 with a pint. Twitter account Footy Scran posted the image of the ‘grim’ looking burger which costs £9.50 alone or £16.10 with a pint at the London Stadium.
      The chicken katsu burger with slaw served at West Ham.Credit: Twitter@FootyScran
      The image has already been viewed 980,000 times and has just under 2000 likes.
      A huge 87.3% of voters have voted the deal as “No Scran” with just 12.7% of the 23,962 voters rating the deal as “Scran” on the accounts poll.
      Football fans have been reacting in their masses with many left shocked at the price and the quality of the burger.
      One Twitter user responded: ” It’s just a chicken nugget on a bun.”
      Another user responded saying: ” You just know that the “chicken” in that burger is gonna be beak, eye balls and feet.”
      A third responded: ” £16.10 for a spiced up giant chicken nugget in a roll and a watered down pint?! Scandalous.
      A further response said: “Hahaha thrown katsu in there to make it sound fancy when it’s just a chicken nugget with some cabbage in a bun.”
      Another added: ” I would rather eat out of my own dustbin, than pay that much for some minced up ‘chicken’ in a stale bun.”
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      Football fans have previously shared their responses of shocking food they have had at football matches.
      One fan posted an image of a hot dog he was served at Tottenham which had a hole in it.
      Football fans recently went wild when it emerged that at Hungarian side Vasas FC you could get a pint and a chicken burger for £2.60 with it being hailed as the ‘best deal in football.” More

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      Using Dream Team points to determine an Arsenal & Man City combined XI ahead of tonight’s pivotal clash

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      IT would be naive to downplay the significance of tonight’s top-of-the-table Premier League clash.Having played one game fewer than Manchester City, Arsenal are currently three points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side but defeat this evening would drop them down to second on goal difference.
      The safety net of a game in hand means the Gunners’ fate will remain in their hands as long as they avoid a total thrashing but there’s no telling how a loss to their title rivals, and subsequent fall to second, would impact them psychologically.
      Conversely, victory would likely provide a massive morale boost that may be enough to carry them over the line throughout the final third of the campaign.
      Should the Citizens lose, they may well feel the Premier League is something of a lost cause and focus their attention entirely on their quest for European glory.
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      Such decisive fixtures invariably provoke a torrent of combined XIs and we too shall oblige but only on the condition that we use this season’s Dream Team points to solely determine the selected players.
      GOALKEEPER: Aaron Ramsdale (£4m)
      Arsenal’s custodian edges out Ederson (£4.4m) by three points.
      The England international’s overall total of 69 is bettered by five other assets in his position but Man City’s No1 is not among them.
      Goals have flowed freely for the top two teams but clean sheets have been harder to come by then many would expect.
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      Ramsdale narrowly edges out Ederson in the Dream Team rankings ahead of tonight’s gameCredit: GETTY
      DEFENDERS: Ben White (£4.5m), Gabriel (£4m), Nathan Ake (£4.1m)
      Neatly, this back three would function very well should they ever combine in reality.
      Both White and Ake have played the majority of their minutes at full-back this season (right and left respectively) but are centre-backs by trade.
      The former is four points off a century, something achieved by just eight defenders at this stage, while the latter sits on 76, one ahead of Ruben Dias (£5.9m), though the Portugal international boasts a superior points-per-game average.
      Gabriel reigns supreme at the back among these teams with 101 points to his name.
      It’s worth noting that Joao Cancelo would have been included in this XI had he not left the Etihad to join Bayern Munich on loan – he amassed 99 points before his unceremonious January exit.
      MIDFIELDERS: Riyad Mahrez (£5.7m), Kevin De Bruyne (£6.7m), Martin Odegaard (£3.2m), Bukayo Saka (£4.2m)
      The exuberance of youthCredit: GETTY
      The real-world viability of this team takes a hit here but who cares, this is Dream Team and it’s an incredible quartet!
      Bruno Fernandes (£5.9m) is king among midfielders right now but these four names make up the rest of the top five as the only other centurions.

      De Bruyne – 135 points
      Mahrez – 113 points
      Saka – 108 points
      Odegaard – 104 points

      City’s brilliant Belgian has endured something of a lean streak of late (by his standards) but 16 assists in all competitions is a formidable tally at this stage of the season.
      As for the Algerian winger, he’s been on a tear of late, posting 70 points across the last seven Game Weeks.
      Arsenal’s captain has scored eight goals and provided five assists in 20 league appearances so far while the Gunners’ homegrown No7 has 16 goal involvements in all competitions.
      Phil Foden (£4.7m) is unlucky to miss out here given that he’s Dream Team’s seventh-best midfielder at the time of writing with 96 points to his name.
      FORWARDS: Erling Haaland (£8.8m), Gabriel Jesus (£5.3m), Gabriel Martinelli (£3.2m)
      InevitableCredit: GETTY
      Norway’s apex predator is the first name on the team sheet in this hypothetical exercise.
      With 31 goals under his belt already, it’s not inconceivable that Haaland may reach 50 before the end of term; hence his obscene Dream Team points tally of 261, which is 55 better off than that of his nearest rival among assets from all teams.
      Jesus makes the cut despite his lengthy injury lay-off having plundered 88 points before the World Cup break.
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      His team-mate and compatriot Martinelli is three points further back having endured something of a slump in recent weeks.
      However, the 21-year-old’s contribution of seven goals and two assists has helped put Mikel Arteta’s side in pole position. More

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      Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reveals key player who can prove the difference in crunch title clash against Man City

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      THIERRY HENRY believes Bukayo Saka could prove the difference in Arsenal’s title clash with Manchester City.The Gunners legend is a big fan of Saka and is looking forward to watching him take on the champions tonight.
      Thierry Henry has been impressed with Bukayo Saka this seasonCredit: Rex
      Saka could be the difference against Manchester CityCredit: Getty
      Arsenal welcome City to The Emirates knowing a defeat will see them surrender top spot.
      But Henry expects Saka to be the difference and has been impressed with the youngster since his heartbreak of missing a penalty in the Euro 2020 final shoot-out.
      Speaking to Amazon Prime Video, the Frenchman said: “A player for me that… there are so many players I’m looking forward to seeing in the game.
      “But I’m going to have to mention Bukayo Saka.
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      “Why? Because the way he came back from the Euros, missing that penalty, he’s never looked back since.
      “And I just think that I want the team to win and all of that, but I want him to play well in that game [against Man City], play well until the end of the season and to be the player that can decide games.”
      Saka, 21, has been in fine form this season and has seven goals and eight assists in the Prem.
      He has helped transform Mikel Arteta’s side into title contenders and has caught City’s eye in the process.
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      The Citizens are claimed to be monitoring his development, which has seen him go from strength to strength in recent months.
      Saka has also been linked with a move to Liverpool in the past. More

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      Tottenham set for blockbuster £3BILLION takeover bid from Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi

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      IRANIAN-AMERICAN billionaire Jahm Najafi is reportedly preparing “a blockbuster £3.1bn takeover bid” for Tottenham.That is according to the Financial Times, who state they were informed by “two people with direct knowledge” of the plans. 
      An Iranian-American billionaire is planning ‘a blockbuster £3.1bn takeover bid’ for SpursCredit: Reuters
      Jahm Najafi is leading the group looking to buy the North London clubCredit: Wiki
      Najafi is the chair of MSP Sports Capital and is “working with a consortium of investors to structure the bid”.
      And now he is just “weeks away from formally approaching Spurs owner Joe Lewis and the football club’s chair Daniel Levy” with his offer.
      Najafi’s bid will be structured so that 70 per cent of the purchase price will be put forward by MSP and the partners recruited.
      And the other 30 per cent will be made up by backers from the Middle East, which are allegedly mainly based in Abu Dhabi.
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      The Najafi-led consortium also have an interest in the real estate and development rights available through owning the team, according to one source in the story.
      Najafi, who was previously a minority shareholder in NBA side Phoenix Suns, is looking to become the latest US Premier League club owner after a recent influx.
      A consortium led by US financier Todd Boehly and private equity group Clearlake Capital bought Chelsea last year for around £2.5bn.
      Another investor group, which was led by Bill Foley and included Hollywood star Michael B Jordan, also purchased Bournemouth for £120m.
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      Since moving into their stunning new ground in 2019, the Tottenham Stadium has hosted a number of other large and money-spinning sporting events, including NFL, boxing, rugby as well as music concerts.
      The club reported revenues of £444m in the year that ended June 2022, which was a major increase from the £361m the previous season – although they recorded a £50m net loss.
      News of this potential takeover is certain to excite frustrated supporters, who have regularly protested against chairman Daniel Levy and current owner Joe Lewis.
      Spurs last lifted silverware in 2008 when they won the League Cup despite having the much-sought Antonio Conte as manager and the club’s new record goalscorer Harry Kane in attack.
      Their last league title came way back in 1961 and their current form shows no signs the barren run will end any time soon.
      They are currently fifth in the Premier League, two points behind fourth-placed Newcastle, and face an uphill task to progress in this season’s Champions League.
      They lost 1-0 at AC Milan last night in the first-leg of their last-16 clash.
      The Enic Group currently owns 86.58 per cent of the club and is headed up by billionaire Lewis alongside Levy.
      Fed-up fans have regularly protested against owner Joe Lewis (L) and chairman Daniel LevyCredit: Reuters
      The 2008 League Cup was the last piece of silverware that Spurs liftedCredit: PA:Empics Sport More