Manchester United are believed to be pushing for a deal to sign Kieran Tierney from Scottish champions Celtic . According to reports united have the Scottish international high on there shortlist has a replacement for under whelming Luke Shaw.
Still only 20 years old Tierney has been on a very good form for Celtic. United are believed to be ready make a bid excess of 10million euros for the star left back.
Jose Mourinho has plans of overhauling his defence with the likes of Luke Shaw,Darmian and Blind expected to be sold.
Image from Kieran Tierney instagram page
Tierney is believed to be ready to move south from Scotland to England .Tierney is able to play at both left full back and right back
Jose Mourinho believes Tierney is an upgrade to Luke Shaw .
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After a under whelming performance from united at Old Trafford on Sunday evening they return to action at the vatality stadium ahead of their FA Cup game against Tottenham on Saturday evening at Wembley. Bournemouth last win came in mid march when they defeated Westbrom Albion 2-1 at home, since then it has been a rough patch for the Cherries who suffered defeat against Liverpool last week.
United on the other hand enjoyed an up turn in form, where they enjoyed comeback wins against Champions City and Crystal Palace in March. Defeat against Westbrom Albion during the weekend have seen the place for club stars ahead the FA Cup game against Tottenham come into question
Form Guide Bournemouth : D D L W D D L Manchester United : L W W W W W L
Date; Wednesday 18th April
Time; 19:45 - 21:45
Manchester United Team News ;
According to United boss Jose Mourinho he would not be rotating his squad ahead of the FA Cup semi finals on Saturday .He said places would be up for grabs as performance against Bournemouth would be a decider. Speaking after the game at Old Trafford on Sunday he also said he knows how United would win the league next season. Injuries;
Manchester united; Sergio Romero is expected to miss the fixtures has he continues to recover from this injury since after the international break.
Bournemouth; The Cherries are expected to be without long time absentees Tyrone Mings and Junior Stanislas and Adam Smith.
Last time out; United last played Bournemouth at Old Trafford . The match ended in a 1-0 win for the home team with Romelu Lukaku goal turning to be the match winner. Prediction According to Predictz Away to win 0-3
Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sánchez in the first half gave United all three points. United are looking to secure a second place finish in the premier league this season with city looking like runaway winners with 7 games to go.
All eyes where on Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez but Romelu Lukaku stole the show by netting his 100th premier league goal. Lukaku latch on to a square pass from the United number 7 but it took a deflection from the Swansea defender before getting into the back of the net.
Player ratings:
Manchester United; De gea 7 Smalling 7 Lindelof 7 Young 6 Valencia 6 Matic 6 Pogba 7 Lingard 6 Sanchez 9 Mata 7 Lukaku 8
Sub; Ander Hererra 6 Marcus Rashford 6 Scott McTominay *
Swansea; Fabianski 6 Van der Hoorn 5 Mowson Olsson5 Fenandez 5 Clucas 6 Ki 4 King 5 Naughton 5 A.Ayew 6 Dyer 6
Subs; Tammy Abraham 6 Tom Carroll 6 Routledge 5
Alexis laid the assist for Lukaku goal and scored on himself before he was been hauled off after 75 minutes and was replaced by Marcus Rashford .Before this game Sanchez last goal for united came in his first game at Old Trafford against Huddersfield Town.
Since when Carlos Carvalhal took charge of Swansea in December Swansea has suffered only 3 defeats,2 in the league and 1 in the FA Cup game against Tottenham but things did not go has planned for him has Lukaku strikes in the 5th minute and they never found there feet in the game again.
United started the game with a farm the tempo looking to score early known that a win for them would take them 2 points above Liverpool who won their game against Crystal palace early today.
Swansea who cold not find a way through the united defence in the first half had to wait until the second half before they could register their first shot on goal.It had to take the effort of Substitute Tammy Abraham who was introduced at the break to force De gea to his first save of the game and getting Swansea first shot of the game. Swansea where the better team in the second half as they tried to get something out of the game .
United fans would be looking to Alexis Sanchez to replicate this sort of a performance when they take on Rival Manchester City in the Derby next weekend at the Etihad Stadium.
The Engish Premier League return to action on Saturday, United take on Swansea at Old Trafford Manchester on Saturday, Kickoff at 15:00pm . Last time; out at the liberty Stadium, goals from Eric Bailly in the first half and three goals from Paul Pogba , Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial secured a 4-0 victory for united. Injuries: During the international break united Young star Scott McTominay suffered an injury. Sergio Romero also got injured during Argentina game with Spain, Anthony Martial made is injury return during France game against Russia.Except these fresh injuries Phil Jones, Delay Blind,Ander Hererra and Macos Rojo remains doubt for this clash. Pontential Line Up:
De gae is sure to start in goal, Paul Pogba should slot back in midfield with United being short of options in midfield. Romelu Lukaku is expected to start upfront.
With Manchester City holding a 16 point
lead on top of the premier league table, United are set have another season
wait before tasting the premier league Trophy.
A lot of fans have called the Jose Mourinho
Era an Era of rebuilding the club after the Era of David Moyes which saw the
club finished 7th and Louis Van Gaal which the club finished 4th
and 5th in his two seasons.
United boss who conceived last month that city
have won the premier league and he plans to finish first of the last(2nd
place).
United are said to have a shortlist of
players to be added to the squad for next season .
Jan Oblak
Signing the Atletico Goalkeeper depend mainly If De gea leaves the club. De
gea who has long been linked with a move away from United to Spanish capital
Madrid. It was reported that the United goalkeeper is sat to sign a new long
term deal that could keep him at the club till the end of his career. Oblak who has been in good form has also
been linked with a move to Real Madrid and
a host of other top European clubs
like Chelsea, Liverpool and the likes .Oblak
has been in good form since his move to Atletico. Atletico who paid €16 million to Benfica for the goalkeeper in 2014.
With no center back expected at united
,the club could make do with a new left back;
Kieran Tierney
The Scottish left back has long been on the radar of the United.He has put up some excellent display for Celtic since his Break thought to the first team. Still only 20 years old , the Scottish international still has a lot of time on his side to further develop his skill.The Scott man known for his good offensive play down the left has been linked for quite some time with the 20 time English champions United. Tierney has racked up more than 50 appearance for his side.With Jose Mourinho in search of a long term solution for Luke Shaw who has often been criticized by the united boss Tierney Could Be an ideal Solution to united Left back problem. Agreeing a deal for the player shouldn't be a problem for united has Vice Chairman Mr Ed Woodward has proven that he can get Jose Mourinho the players he want.
Fellaini is expected to leave the club at the end of his contact, club captain Micheal Carrick is expected to hang his boots.An ideal replacement for Fellaini could be;
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic;
The Serbian international has been his been in fine form of late. His fine form for Lazio has made him a priority for the Old traford sided.Savic played for Belgian side Genk appearing 24 times soring five league goals before moving to Lazio.He is currently in his second season and has racked up 85 appearance for the Italian side, he has currently 2 CAPS for his national team Serbia.It is reported that Lazio would demand close to €150 million to sell there player to United.
Belloti;
The Italianinternational was linked with a move to United last summer, United opted to sign RomeluLukaku instead. Belloti who’s release clause last season was €100 million for clubs outside of the Seria A.Although his former had dropped this season, he scored 20+ goals for Torino last season. Belloti would be an ideal replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic who left the club Last week.
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PAUL POGBA MAY NOT Leave United.
The United man has been linked with a lot of move away from Old Trafford
It was reported that Pogba and Mourinho had a training ground clash after the Liverpool game last month.
Pogba who has been reported to be a frustrated with the position Manchester United boss has been Playing him , it was reported that Real Madrid have shown interest in the United man and could make a bid for him this Summer.
It was also reported that Paris Big spenders Paris Saint Germain are interested in the midfielder.
Paul who played most of his game for Juventus on the left side of a midfield three has often been asked by the United boss to play as a deep lying playmaker, a ball winning midfielder or has an anchor man which reduces his role in attack . Manager Jose Mourinho has often prefer to play the like of McTominay, Carrick ahead of him in the middle of the park. Fellaini has also raised above him in the pecking order .
However, he maybe not leave United has no club would be willing to pay up to the 105 million euros United spent in bringing him back to the club. Madrid who where interested in the midfielder in the summer of 2016 dropped out of the race for him as they dimmed the 105 million euros was to much for the players.
Paul Pogba salary demand may not also let him leave United . Paul who reportedly earns 250k a week may find it hard to convince suitors to pay him up to that amount. Madrid who’s midfield is one of the best in world football with the likes of Toni Kross, Luka Modric , Isco and many others would find it hard to pay Paul above the likes of this players.
Manchester United Midfielder Paul Pogba Send Message To Critics With Performance Against Russia
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba used his sensational display against world cup host Russia to send strong message to his critics
Paul Pogba who was in fine form for his France national team scored one and assisted another as Les Blues beat world cup host Russia 3-1.
The United midfielder having already assisted Kylian Mbappe with opening the score in the first half scored a beautiful free kick from 25 yards after the restart.
Pogba responded well to his criticism after putting in uninspiring substitute performance for his national side in the defeat against Colombia .
Paul Pogba has also received criticism from manager Jose Mourinho since his poor performance against Tottenham at Wembley has often started most of United game on the bench.
Pogba also put in a dominant display in midfield winning a lot of key midfield battles has Les Blues gain a comfortable victory in Russia.
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