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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no intention of dropping David De Gea following his 400th game for Manchester United. 

According to ESPN, De Gea’s place as first-choice goalkeeper has come under pressure in recent years, but Solskjaer insisted he has no plans of axing him anytime soon.

Once again, Solskjaer has decided to back the Spaniard, which could be bad news for the Red Devils as this may annoy Dean Henderson.

The Norwegian is not short of options between the sticks, as he can call upon the services of Sergio Romero, while Henderson has impressed on loan at Sheffield United.

De Gea, who is currently valued at £36m via Transfermarkt, has copped a fair amount of criticism following a dip in form, but Solskjaer has put his faith in the veteran, who signed a new long-term contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2024.

Although the Red Devils have offered Henderson a new deal, he has made it abundantly clear he is only prepared to sign on the dotted line if he is given the number one spot at the Theatre of Dreams.

The 23-year-old has spent the last few years on loan at Bramall Lane and has been an integral part of Chris Wilder’s side as the Blades have surged into European contention.

Henderson has played 33 games in the Premier League this season, keeping 13 clean sheets and only conceding 27 goals.

Despite his heroics in front of the posts, Solskjaer has given De Gea his support instead.

As it stands, Henderson is set to line up against Leicester when the Blades travel to the King Power Stadium on Thursday. He was tipped to wear the gloves for England before Euro 2020 was postponed due to these uncertain times.

However, Solskjaer’s decision might jeopardise his career at Old Trafford, as Chelsea are preparing to make a move for the keeper in the summer.

If United can’t give Henderson what he wants, he may decide to move elsewhere, as his future remains unclear.

The Red Devils will not want to let another youngster with bags of potential slip through their fingers, as ended up happening with Gerard Pique, who turned out to be a world-class defender at Barcelona.

United fans, do you think Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should give Dean Henderson a chance? Let us know down below!

كشفت تقارير صحفية إنجليزية عن خبر سيء لفريق مانشستر سيتي بقيادة مدرب بيب جوارديولا، على الصعيد الدفاعي قبل الفترة المزدحمة المقبلة.

ويواجه مانشستر سيتي خصمه تشيلسي يوم السبت المقبل في الجولة السادسة من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز في ملعب ستامفورد بريدج.

وبعد ذلك يسافر مانشستر سيتي إلى فرنسا لملاقاة باريس سان جيرمان في الجولة الثانية من دور مجموعات دوري أبطال أوروبا، يوم الثلاثاء من الأسبوع نفسه.

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وبعد ذلك، يحل مانشستر سيتي ضيفًا على ليفربول يوم الأحد 3 أكتوبر المقبل في ملعب الأنفيلد في الجولة السابعة من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وحسب صحيفة “ديلي ميل” الإنجليزية، فإن مانشستر سيتي يواجه أزمة في صفوف الفريق حيث من الممكن أن يفتقد خدمات الثنائي جون ستونز وإيمريك لابورت.

وأوضحت أنه من المتوقع أن يغيب جون ستونز ولابورت عن مانشستر سيتي في غضون الأسبوعين المقبلين، مما يعني غيابهما عن المباريات الثلاثة المذكورة.

ويعاني لابورت من إصابة في الفخذ وغاب عن مباراتي مانشستر سيتي أمام ساوثهامبتون ووايكومب في بطولتي الدوري الإنجليزي وكأس رابطة الأندية، على الترتيب.

ولم يشارك جون ستونز مع مانشستر سيتي هذا الموسم، حيث عانى من إصابة في العضلات بعد عودته من منتخب إنجلترا وتفاقمت بسبب نكسة أخرى في التدريبات.

وأشارت إلى أن تلك الأزمة تعني أن مانشستر سيتي سيعتمد على الثنائي ناثان آكي وروبن دياز في خط الدفاع.

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Estreia da sua Arena, primeiro jogo do Botafogo na cidade do Rio de Janeiro… os ingredientes para o clássico contra o Flamengo, no próximo sábado, são dos mais diversos. E tem um outro fator que poderia animar o botafoguense: a estreia do centroavante Canales.

O chileno, de 34 anos, foi contratado em junho, mas uma lesão no pé direito obrigou o atacante a passar por um tratamento que durou quase um mês. Agora recuperado, ele treinou com o grupo na última semana.

Contudo, os próximos dias serão decisivos para saber se o técnico Ricardo Gomes irá contar com ele já para o clássico contra o Flamengo, no sábado, ou se terá que aguardar para o confronto contra a Chapecoense, no outro final de semana.

– Acho difícil, mas vamos ver. Porque ele não treinou com o grupo, ainda está na fase de transição. A não ser que entre muito bem já com o grupo e tenha uma semana muito boa – ponderou Ricardo Gomes na coletiva pós-jogo, em Curitiba.

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Ainda segundo Ricardo, com Canales à disposição, o Botafogo ganha novas opções no setor ofensivo. No último jogo, ele repetiu o esquema de três atacantes:

– Agora, eu posso mudar de novo, colocar o Canales com o Sassá, por exemplo. Agora tenho opções na frente – completou o técnico.

Agora treinando com o grupo, o entrosamento de Canales com o companheiros virá com o tempo. Mas a animação dos jogadores pelas boas condições do chileno pode ser vista nas coletivas:

– Tanto ele quanto o próprio Dudu (Cearense). Nós vemos ele mais alí dentro, então nossa conversa é mais franca: “Vamos, estamos precisando de você”. E ficamos felizes por rever eles e acredito que na próxima semana eles vão estar prontos – disse Luis Ricardo no decorrer da última semana.

Na temporada do futebol chileno – de julho de 2015 até junho de 2016 – Canales marcou 17 gols em 32 jogos. Com bons números, o artilheiro se torna esperança de gols do Botafogo. E nada como estrear logo em um clássico. A conferir.

أعلن نادي برشلونة الإسباني، عن رقم قميص جديد، لجناحه الدولي الفرنسي عثمان ديمبلي، سيرتديه مع النادي الكتالوني في موسم 2022/2021.

برشلونة عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع التوصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”، أعلن أن ديمبلي سوف يرتدي القميص رقم 7، وذلك بعد رحيل مواطنه أنطوان جريزمان إلى أتلتيكو مدريد.

ديمبلي كان يرتدي مع برشلونة خلال المواسم الماضية، القميص رقم 11، وذلك بعد رحيل نيمار دا سيلفا، إلى باريس سان جيرمان، ومع إعارة جريزمان إلى أتلتيكو مدريد قرر أن يرتدي القميص رقم (7).

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عثمان ديمبلي يُعاني من إصابة في أوتار الركبة، ويُغيب عن الملاعب مُنذ أكثر من ثلاثة أشهر، حيث كان تعرض لإصابة مع فرنسا في بطولة كأس أمم أوروبا (يورو 2020).

ولا يزال موعد ديمبلي إلى الملاعب مرة أخرى بعد تعافيه من الإصابة غير محدد حتى الآن، ولكن هُناك توقعات بعودة صاحب الـ”24″ عامًا، في منتصف شهر أكتوبر المقبل.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could have both Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk available to feature against Crystal Palace, according to the Express.

Salah has been suffering with an ankle injury since playing Leicester in early October and hobbled off against Manchester City in the latter stages with a similar injury.

The Egyptian didn’t join up with his teammates on international duty as he attempted to rest his ankle ahead of a hectic winter fixture schedule for the European champions.

While his form has still been good, it’s an injury Salah has had to manage carefully, as he missed the clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford because of ankle problem.

Centre-back Virgil Van Dijk should be available for the clash at Selhurst Park, despite missing the Netherlands’ fixture against Estonia.

The Dutchman pulled out of the game for ‘personal reasons’ after playing the full 90 minutes against Northern Ireland, helping his nation to qualify for the 2020 European championships.

Klopp will hope to have two of his star players back in time for the trip to London, as between them they’ve missed just one Premier League game so far this season. Given their importance to the side at both ends of the pitch, having them available for what has proven to be a difficult trip in the past for title challengers (the Reds and Manchester City have lost there in recent years) is obviously a positive.

Elsewhere in the squad, Sadio Mane should be available despite being substituted at half time of Senegal’s latest fixture.

Despite initial fears of an injury, manager Aliou Cisse clarified that Mane was brought off to protect against him receiving a second yellow card.

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According to The Daily Mirror, Arsenal have drawn up a new 12-man shortlist as they look to find a permanent successor to Unai Emery.

What’s the word?

The Gunners sacked the Spaniard last Friday after a series of poor results in recent weeks saw them slide down the Premier League table. At the time of Emery’s departure, the north London side had gone on a run of seven games without a win across all competitions.

Invincibles hero Freddie Ljungberg was immediately appointed as interim head coach, but The Daily Mirror now claim that the club wants to “move on quickly on a new manager”, and are ready to assess as many as 12 contenders for the role.

The report adds the likes of Brendan Rodgers, Mauricio Pochettino and Mikel Arteta are on the list, and that whilst Nuno Espirito Santo and Massimiliano Allegri also feature, they are not regarded as “leading candidates”. It is further suggested the Gunners intend to narrow down the shortlist by the end of the week to about four or five, with Edu, Raul Sanllehi, Vinai Venkatesham and Huss Fahmy making up the deciding panel.

Worrying signs

Whilst the sheer number of supposed candidates the Gunners are considering is not really an issue, the fact the managers all have their different philosophies and identities is. Take Allegri and Arteta for example. The former was a serial winner at Juventus and led the Bianconeri to two Champions League finals, whilst the latter has only been Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City.

They are chalk and cheese in terms of their respective experiences, and yet for Arsenal to see them both as viable candidates, suggests they are making plans that don’t truly have a long-term vision in mind. They are simply looking at the best man for the job right now, rather than the best man for both the present and the future. The Gunners have already seen one post-Arsene Wenger appointment go wrong in Emery. They can ill-afford to do the same this time around.

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What is missing from Leeds United this season?

It’s really tough to put your finger on it. The Whites are in a great place in the league, yet fans still have a number of complaints about the football that is being played at Elland Road.

The Yorkshire club are currently only one point worse off than they were at this point last term, and a comparison between this year and last year shows that they’re missing one man more than many would have anticipated.

Comparison

LUFC Data on Twitter has once again provided some fantastic statistical analysis of the club, and he compared how the team are getting on from this season compared to last.

As you can see, Leeds have a similar number of points as they did this time last year, but there are some very concerning stats within this tweet.

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The one thing that should set alarm bells ringing in the heads of many United fans is their attacking stats.

Despite creating more chances than they did this time last year, the Whites have scored eight fewer goals, even though their xG is 9.4 higher.

What does this tell us? Leeds have somehow got worse at finishing despite being the worst finishers in the league last term, and that may be down to the absence of one man.

Missing Roofe

Leeds won’t like to hear it, but these stats heavily point towards the fact that they’re missing Kemar Roofe – someone Director of Football Victor Orta helped to shift on in August.

Roofe was their top scorer last term, and his departure has unsurprisingly seen the goals dry up due to the fact that he’s simply a better finisher than Bamford.

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The Anderlecht man scored 15 goals from 101 shots last term, while the former Boro striker has netted four goals from 45 attempts this campaign.

This means that their finishing rates stand at 14.85 per cent and 8.88% respectively.

While that doesn’t seem like a huge discrepancy it would equate to a difference of around eight goals if Bamford continues producing his current rate of 3.2 shots per game until the end of the season.

Of course, there are other factors at play than just Roofe’s absence, but losing their top scorer from last season certainly hasn’t helped Leeds’ efforts in front of goal.

Clearly the decision to sell him has been a mistake.

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Will Grigg’s move to Sunderland has fallen short of expectations so far but his display against Tranmere on Tuesday shows he has the potential to be a real success this season.

The Northern Ireland international scored his first league goal of the season in the 5-0 rout but his all-round display hinted that a change in manager could see a different striker donning the red and white stripes from now on.

Phil Parkinson’s first home game in charge coincided with a change in approach from the Black Cats, moving away from a negative style of play which saw them draw 19 matches last term and find the back of the net just 16 times in 11 league games this campaign.

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The new lease of life led to more chances being created and it was no surprise that Grigg was able to profit, and now both his manager and the fans will hope he can keep it up, since the striker has previously drawn criticism for his performances.

However, he showed that could all be behind him now there is a new dawn at the Stadium of Light, adding quality to the tireless effort he showed throughout.

That commitment contributed to Grigg completing two tackles, allowing the Black Cats to pen in Rovers and apply pressure on their defence which made victory an inevitability, evidenced by their 16 shots.

According to SofaScore he also made four key passes, an aspect of his game which makes up for his lack of goals since arriving in January – with seven in 36 Sunderland appearances.

With such a record it is fair to say he has been a flop so far, particularly as he arrived for £4m – an eyewatering sum which makes him the most expensive League One signing ever.

Nevertheless, he still has a lot to offer and could be key to promotion success this year. He already had four of those under his belt from spells at Wigan, MK Dons and Brentford, and now he has a manager willing to be more adventurous and daring in attack, he could really flourish.

He finished as the top scorer in League One in 2015/16 too which shows he has the quality to be devastating at this level, suggesting it was perhaps a fault of Jack Ross that he failed to deliver.

كشفت صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية تفاصيل ما حدث بين لاعب فريق برشلونة جيرارد بيكيه وحكم مواجهة ريال مدريد جيل مانزانو، مساء أمس في الدوري الإسباني.

وتلاقى الفريقان في الجولة الثلاثين من البطولة في ملعب ألفريدو دي ستيفانو، حيث خسر برشلونة بهدفين مقابل هدف.

وشهدت المباراة جدلًا تحكيميًا بعدما طالب برشلونة بركلة جزاء لوجود تدخل على بريثوايت.

كذلك اعترض برشلونة على الوقت المحتسب بدلًا من الضائع للشوط الثاني، حيث رأوا أنه كان من المفترض احتساب المزيد بعدما اضطر الحكم إلى إيقاف اللقاء بسبب عطل مفاجئ في سماعة الأذن الخاصة به.

وعقب المباراة، نزل جيرارد بيكيه من المدرجات حيث توجه إلى الحكم جيل مانزانو ليدخل معه في مشادة كلامية. مشادة بيكيه مع حكم مباراة ريال مدريد وبرشلونة

ولم يشارك بيكيه في المباراة، وظل جالسًا ضمن البدلاء طوال اللقاء.

وذكرت صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية أن بيكيه عاتب مانزانو على احتساب أربع دقائق فقط، حيث قال له: “إنه أمر صادم! 4 دقائق فقط!”.

وأضاف بيكيه منفعلًا في حديثه مع مانزانو: “أنا أتحدث إليك، أتحدث إليك!”.

وحاول أحد أفراد طاقم برشلونة كارلوس نافال الفصل بين بيكيه والحكم، للحيلولة دون تفاقم الوضع.