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      Man Utd kid Amir Ibragimov scores winner against Liverpool U16s… before running to next pitch to help U18s beat Reds

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      MANCHESTER UNITED youngster Amir Ibragimov helped the Red Devils beat Liverpool TWICE in one day.The Russian forward has been gaining rave reviews with his performances for United’s academy sides.
      Amir Ibragimov, right, came on for Man United Under-18sCredit: MUTV
      Aged just 15, Ibragimov plays for the Red Devils at Under-16 level.
      But he has also made the step up to the Under-18s.
      Yesterday, Ibragimov lined up for the U16s against Liverpool at Carrington.
      He bagged the winner for his side in a 1-0 triumph.
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      Moments after the match finished, he was back in action again.
      With the U18s also embroiled in a close battle with the Reds, young “Ibra” came off the bench to settle a second triumph of the day.
      He was called upon with his side leading 2-1, and his side made it 3-1 through Manni Norkett just three minutes after his arrival – going on to win 3-2.
      Ibragimov has already gathered excitement from football fans in his country.
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      Social media account Russian Footbik wrote: “Amir is a dynamic forward who loves to make darting runs behind the opposition defence.
      “He uses his speed and directness to unsettle the opposition defenders.
      “The 15-year-old is blessed with composure, which allows him to make mature decisions.
      “A natural leader, Ibragimov has an elite mentality reflected in his performances at such a young age.
      “The teenager is a serious talent and has the potential to become a future superstar at United.” More

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      Freezing Victoria Beckham gets wrapped up in husband David’s coat as parents watch son Romeo play for Brentford B

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      DAVID BECKHAM wrapped up wife Victoria in his coat as they watched son Romeo play for Brentford B.Romeo Beckham is on loan at the Bees from Inter Miami’s second side.
      Victoria Bekcham felt the cold as she watched son Romeo play for Brentford BCredit: Focus Images
      David Beckham selflessly wrapped wife Posh in his own coatCredit: Focus Images
      Victoria had tried to keep warm with her scarfCredit: Focus Images
      Romeo played 30 minutes as a second half substituteCredit: Focus Images
      He made his debut for the club earlier this month in front of his famous dad and had an eventful time after being accidentally slapped by the referee.
      Beckham was in attendance once again to watch Brentford B take on Huddersfield Town B at St. George’s Park.
      Romeo, 20, played 30 minutes as a second-half substitute in the Premier League Cup tie as his parents battled the bitter cold from the stands.
      Victoria wrapped up well as she used a scarf to cover her mouth and nose.
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      Posh looked freezing but she kept her facial expression hidden behind big dark sunglasses and the scarf.
      But Posh still clearly felt the cold so Becks draped his coat across her body.
      Fortunately the former Manchester United star was wearing plenty of layers, as he paired a burgundy jumper with a sleeveless dark green jacket and brown cap.
      Romeo also featured in Brentford B’s 3-2 win over Aston Villa in front of sister Harper and his dad.
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      Beckham revealed his pride in son Romero after he joined Brentford.
      He wrote on Instagram: “Exciting start to the year ❤️. Now the hard work and fun begins.
      “Proud of you mate @romeobeckham.” More

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      Mikel Arteta reveals how Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson has helped inspire Arsenal’s Prem title charge ahead of clash

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      MIKEL ARTETA has revealed how Sir Alex Ferguson helped fire Arsenal’s title charge.The Gunners boss says he was inspired by Fergie’s “brutal honesty” when the Scottish legend was Manchester United manager.
      Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has led the club to the top of the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty
      He revealed that he was inspired by Sir Alex FergusonCredit: PA
      Arsenal’s 8-2 humiliation at Old Trafford in 2011 even kick-started Arteta’s own Emirates career.
      The Spaniard played for Everton and Arsenal when Fergie won five of his 13 Prem titles at United.
      Arteta said: “What really captured me was his presence, his charisma and the way he talked. How honest and brutal he was about certain opinions he had about players and the game.
      “I had a few conversations, not formally, but with people around him and it was more listening than talking.”
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      Arteta joined the Gunners just three days after Arsene Wenger’s side were blitzed at Old Trafford on August 28, 2011 — their biggest loss to United.
      He said:  “The circumstances are sometimes necessary for someone to be given the opportunity.
      “Unfortunately it had to be the 8-2 because it was a big result.
      “I don’t think it was just the result that got me here, but it probably helped. After that, the rest is history.”
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      After working as Pep Guardiola’s No 2 at Manchester City, Arteta became Arsenal boss in December 2019, landing the FA Cup in his very first season.
      Since then, he has shown Fergie-style ruthlessness in booting out big stars Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mesut Ozil from the Emirates.
      And Arteta has transformed the Gunners into title challengers, with a five-point lead at the top ahead of today’s key clash with  United.
      It will be the first time the Red Devils, revitalised by Dutch boss Erik ten Hag, have met Arsenal with so much at stake since the days of Fergie.
      The two clubs shared seven Premier League trophies between them from 1998-2004 and the Scot riled his old rival, then Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, with his  2003 ‘squeaky bum time’ taunt.
      And Arteta insists his side, boosted by the £21million signing of Brighton striker Leandro Trossard, have the style and steel of Wenger’s 2004 Invincibles.
      He added: “Having those qualities, that balance in the squad is necessary.
      “To have the mentality and capacity to control emotions required to play on the big stage is very necessary.
      New signing Leandro Trossard could make his debut against Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      “The physical aspect is necessary, too.
      “Without that you cannot compete over 11 months in the conditions in which we work.
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      “We haven’t been in a title race for many years.
      “Words mean absolutely nothing, we have to do it on the pitch.” More

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      David de Gea willing to take Man Utd pay-cut to secure new long-term deal with keeper top earner on £375k-a-week at club

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      DAVID DE GEA is willing to take a pay cut if it secures his long-term future at Old Trafford.Manchester United have just activated their 12-month option on the goalkeeper, keeping him at the club until the end of next season.
      David de Gea has 18 months left on his Manchester United contractCredit: REUTERS
      The Spaniard is willing to take a massive pay cut to extend his Old Trafford stayCredit: Rex
      De Ge earns a whopping £375,000 a weekCredit: REX
      The Spain star, 32, would love to stay way beyond that and is hoping for a minimum three-year extension if he can agree a new deal.
      Now Old Trafford sources claim De Gea has told club bosses he is after security, rather than trying to hold them to ransom — and if that means slashing his wages, then he will do so.
      He is currently the Reds’ top earner at around £375,000 a week and would have to take a drop of more than 25 per cent to get his wish.
      Boss Erik ten Hag has assured the keeper he has his full backing and is not chasing a new No 1, despite links with Brentford’s David Raya.
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      De Gea hopes that by blinking first a deal can be done as he does not want contract talks heading into the summer.
      And insiders claim United are equally confident of reaching an agreement for the man who has been at the club since June 2011.
      De Gea must keep Arsenal at bay in today’s Emirates showdown.
      United’s clashes with the Gunners were often fiery encounters when Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were in the dugouts.
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      Ten Hag and Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta are unlikely to generate as many off-field headlines.
      Yet De Gea does not see why the current gaffers should not slug it out for trophies over the next few years.
      He said: “I hope so. We’re talking about one of the best managers in history, Sir Alex and Wenger from Arsenal.
      “It’s different eras, different football but let’s see.
      “Both teams have always been massive clubs, always playing to win trophies.
      “So, it’s nice to play each other now with both teams in such good shape and playing well.”
      Ten Hag has only been at United for six months but has transformed the club into title challengers for the first time since Fergie left in 2013.
      Erik ten Hag has given David de Gea reassurances over his futureCredit: REUTERS
      And a nine-game winning run was only ended by Crystal Palace’s late equaliser on Tuesday.
      Arsenal’s sole defeat came at Old Trafford in September but the rematch is a game United really need to win if they are to get in the title mix.
      De Gea, who once made a record-equalling 14 saves when United won at the Emirates in 2017, knows it is a big ask but reckons it can be done.
      He added: “We are playing well, competing very well, the team has a great spirit and we all want to win.
      “The feeling is good. Arsenal are doing really well this season — but we have to go there and try to win the game.”
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      United must do so without midfielder Casemiro, who is suspended after his fifth booking of the season.
      De Gea admitted: “He’s one of the best players in the team, so it’s going to be a big miss.” More

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      Under-fire Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris reveals he’s suffering from World Cup hangover after number of blunders

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      UNDER-FIRE keeper Hugo Lloris admits he is suffering from a World Cup hangover.The Tottenham skipper confessed to suffering a lack of “mental freshness” after leading France all the way to the World Cup final only for it to end in defeat to Lionel Messi’s Argentina.
      Hugo Lloris has been out of sorts for Tottenham as of lateCredit: PA
      Lloris was beaten at his near-post in Spurs’ capitulation at Manchester CityCredit: Reuters
      The Frenchman admits he’s suffering from a World Cup hangoverCredit: Getty
      Since his return, he has been criticised for a number of clangers.
      He fumbled Bukayo Saka’s shot into his own net to give Arsenal the opener in Spurs’ 2-0 North London derby defeat at home last Sunday.
      And at the Etihad on Thursday he flapped at a loose ball for Manchester City’s first goal then was beaten at his near post by Riyad Mahrez’s deflected shot as the hosts came from two down to win 4-2.
      He also made another gaffe on New Year’s Day during Aston Villa’s shock 2-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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      And the French stopper, 36, said: “You have to take into consideration that it’s not a normal season.
      “From the beginning of September, we played every three days until the World Cup.
      “Then when you finish the World Cup, for the players who reached the final, in one week’s time you have to go back to your club and again repeat every three or four days.
      “So it’s very difficult mentally but also physically to stay at your best.
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      “But that’s the demand of the competition this year.
      “Even if sometimes you can face difficulties you just won’t give up, you want to continue, you want to push and you want to be ready for the important period of the season.
      “We know that from March until June is the moment you win or you lose places in the table.
      “But we know also that we have a deficit of points and we have to run after the others to get into the top four.
      “But there are plenty of games and we have to stay confident and positive — and also we really want to reach the level that should be ours.
      “Hopefully it will come soon and maybe it will happen for the most important moment of the season.”
      But Tottenham need results to come sooner rather than later.
      Tomorrow’s trip to high-flying Fulham will be another big test of their resolve.
      Lloris said: “They have good players, a very good manager and at the moment they have found consistency in their performances and results.
      Tottenham have lost six of their last ten Premier League gamesCredit: REX
      “But we know in football and especially in the Premier League that the truth of today will probably be different in six months’ time.
      “I don’t know where Fulham will finish the season but at the moment they are performing at their best and it’s very open — and when you face them you have to prepare yourself to be at your best, especially away from home.”
      Tottenham have had little time to prepare but need a win after losing six of their last ten games in the Premier League.
      Lloris said: “When you play many games in a short period, you don’t really have time to work deeply.
      “You are more focused on the recovery. You just try to improve some aspects of the game and to prepare tactically for the next match.
      “Especially after a defeat, it’s always better to play sooner.
      “Whoever you play, whoever you face, the demands are very high.
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      “You always need to be at your best as on a bad day you can lose to any team.
      “The most important thing is to look forward, to keep your chin up and be ready to compete.” More

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      Everton trying to find £15m transfer funds for Iliman Ndiaye with Sheffield United star target to help Prem strugglers

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      EVERTON are trying to find £15million to land Sheffield United striker Iliman Ndiaye.The Senegal ace is a scoring hit in the Championship with ten goals and seven assists from 28 games.
      Iliman Ndiaye has been in fine form for Sheffield United this seasonCredit: PA
      His displays have caught the eye of Premier League strugglers EvertonCredit: REUTERS
      He also took his speed and skills to the Qatar World Cup in the latest part of his fairytale career.
      Now Toffees chiefs want Ndiaye to join their attack for the relegation fight and are putting together the funds to buy him.
      Ndiaye, 22, is central to the Blades’ bid to get back to the top flight but his contract is up after next season.
      Boss Paul Heckingbottom will be anxious as Ndiaye would be a huge loss and there are doubts about how much of the sale he would get to spend.
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      Blades are now under a transfer embargo for failing to keep up with old payments, so a sale would go into sorting that out.
      Everton would be a large lure for Ndiaye with a Prem contract to offer to a player who was with Boreham Wood for three seasons.
      Owner Farhad Moshiri is reacting to fan fury over their recent struggles.
      Ndiaye would be a good addition if he can take his form to the top level with the Toffees.
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      Everton are also closing in on a deal for Arnaut Danjuma, 25, at Villarreal.
      They are willing to pay the Spanish club a huge loan fee of £2.5m, which could double if the former Bournemouth star plays enough games.
      Danjuma will net £100,000 a week and a deal for the Dutchman could see Anthony Gordon being sold to Newcastle or even Tottenham.
      It’s unclear who will be at the Everton helm come the end of the month as manager Frank Lampard is under a huge amount of pressure.
      Defeat to West Ham on Saturday sent the Merseysiders to the bottom of the table and extended their torrid run to just one win in their last 12 league matches.
      Frank Lampard’s future at Goodison Park is up in the airCredit: REX
      A defiant Lampard said of his future: “Those things are not my choice.
      “It is my job to work, focus and keep my head down.
      “I have confidence in how I want to coach. There’s difficult conditions that I am aware of.
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      “I just do my job and talk about what I can affect.
      “And that’s the players trying to get the right results.” More

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      The Premier League football stadiums with the highest crime rates – where does your club rank?

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      FOOTBALL fans run a gauntlet of crime heading to games — with 869,005 offences reported outside Premier League grounds in the past ten years.Newcastle’s St James’s Park was worst hit with 137,251 crimes recorded.
      Newcastle’s St James’s Park was worst hit with 137,251 crimes recordedCredit: Rex
      Arsenal were the next highest with 92,661 incidents around the Emirates stadiumCredit: PA
      Arsenal were next with 92,661 followed by Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge on 71,758, Spurs on 68,939 and Southampton on 57,700.
      Safest was Brighton’s Amex Stadium, with 2,315 offences recorded within a one kilometre radius.
      Website scams.info, which exposes online criminality, carried out research using police data.
      Spokesman Aiden Howe said: “Away fans face a heightened risk of being the target of ­football-related violence and other criminality.
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      “And large crowds attract criminals such as pickpockets and muggers.
      “Our figures are shocking but sadly indicate the areas outside grounds are hotbeds of crime.”
      Most offences are committed on match days, though the figures also include non-match days.
      During the survey period Spurs, West Ham and Brentford moved grounds.
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      Figures include both the old and new stadiums, but the Spurs stats did not include two seasons playing at Wembley while their new ground was being built.
      Safest was Brighton’s Amex Stadium, with 2,315 offences recorded within a one kilometre radius.Credit: PAMost offences close to Prem grounds

      137,251 – St James’s Park, Newcastle United
      92,661 – Emirates Stadium, Arsenal
      71,758 – Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
      68,939 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham
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      No Casemiro will be huge blow for Man Utd at Arsenal… but Fred and McTominay can fill gap in midfield

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      IT’S stating the obvious to say Manchester United’s chances of winning at the Emirates would be a hell of a lot better with Casemiro in the side.The look on Erik ten Hag’s face when referee Rob Jones showed the yellow card at Crystal Palace on Wednesday told you that.
      Casemiro is a quality player but Manchester United can cope without himCredit: Getty
      Fred could replace the Brazilian in midfieldCredit: AFP
      Keeping a tight lid on Martin Odegaard will be key to UnitedCredit: Getty
      United manager Ten Hag knew a tough game at the Premier League leaders was going to be even harder without Casemiro running the show in midfield.
      He’s been magnificent this season, cutting out passes here, getting a toe in there and stroking killer passes around all over the place.
      And now Ten Hag is going to have to try and stop Mikel Arteta’s men with his Rolls-Royce stuck in the garage. Or sitting in the stands, at least.
      But I do think there’s a danger of his importance being overplayed a bit here, because the reaction to Casemiro’s suspension is as though he had a team of old bangers around him.
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      As much as the Gunners are even hotter favourites, anyone who sees the outcome as a foregone conclusion is making a huge mistake.
      It isn’t . . . not by any means. Arsenal are playing marvellous football, have some fantastic players and few — if any — weaknesses but United can still win this, for sure.
      If you could hand-pick one man to do a job on Bukayo Saka, it would be Luke Shaw, who has been the best left-back in the country this year — when Ten Hag isn’t playing him in the middle!
      Aaron Wan-Bissaka has his critics but there aren’t many better tacklers than him — ask Wilf Zaha! — and I’m sure he’ll play Gabriel Martinelli well on the other wing.
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      Inside the two full-backs you have two central defenders who played in the World Cup final, while Marcus Rashford is the form striker in the league right now.
      The goals have returned to Bruno Fernandes’ game and you don’t need me to tell you how good Christian Eriksen is.
      Whoever comes in for Casemiro — more than likely Fred or Scott McTominay — has got to keep a lid on Martin Odegaard and that’s easier said than done.
      But although people take the mickey out of Fred, you’re talking about a man who regularly gets into the Brazil side and he’s no mug, believe me. And neither is McTominay.
      Remember a few years ago, in the games United were without Roy Keane and Nicky Butt would come into the side?
      Nicky never let anyone down, he’d tear around, snapping at everything, breaking things up and giving the ball to others to play. Well, for me, McTominay is very similar.
      It’s funny but when United drew at Palace, people were saying they had no chance of the title, almost as though it was a huge disappointment.
      Well, while conceding a late equaliser was definitely a disappointment, they are still miles ahead of where everyone expected them to be after just half a season under Ten Hag.
      I wasn’t the only one who thought a top-four finish was just about the best they could hope for — and I wouldn’t have been rushing out to stick the mortgage on that.
      But they have been a different side this season, you can see the belief in them and a confidence that’s been missing over the past few years.
      United — with or without Casemiro — can cause problems for anyone going forward, especially when they hit you on the counter. That’s what they’ll be hoping to do today.
      And if they do win at the Emirates, they are definitely right back in the title race . . . even though I said last week that I think it’s Arsenal’s title to lose from here.
      But a couple of injuries here and suddenly the whole thing changes, because there’s no way Arteta’s squad has the depth of United or City.
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      As for today’s game? Well, one minute I can’t see Arsenal losing, the next I’m swaying to United nicking something
      The only thing I’m certain of is it’s going to be very, very tight and I can’t wait for kick-off. More