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The left-back faced public criticism at times from previous boss Jose Mourinho, whose tough-love approach failed to bring the best out of the former Southampton player. But Solskjaer has adopted different tactics in working with the United squad to his Portuguese predecessor. Shaw, for one, is feeling the benefit of Solskjaer’s support, and he says there is “massive respect” for the Norwegian throughout the dressing room. “He’s helped me a lot on the pitch, but more so he’s been one of the biggest influences off the pitch too, with the way he handles players,” Shaw said....

Whelan stated that Mikel Arteta will not want to break up a winning team to accommodate another player. Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the 47-year-old said: He added: Gabriel Martinelli will be available for selection against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday. The Brazilian forward has served his one-match suspension after picking up a red card against the same opposition earlier this month. The Gunners won the reverse tie 1-0 at the Molineux....

The former Granada forward, who has only made one substitute appearance for the Vicarage Road outfit this season, grabbed the headlines for the wrong reasons after he was accused of demanding £2,000 back from four prostitutes in Hertfordshire. And the Portuguese tactician has handed warning to the Nigeria international as regards his antics off the field, charging the 21-year-old to show up a fight to save his injury-ravaged career....

In Case You didn’t know… Manchester United faced PSG at Parc des Princes for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie on Wednesday night. United were already trailing by 2 goals from the home leg and had history against them. No team had successfully turned around a 2 goal home deficit in the knockout stages of the tournament. Without the suspended Pogba and at least 4 other first-team members, few people gave United any chance of qualifying....

Djokovic was deported on Sunday after a three-judge panel of the Federal Court upheld his visa cancelation order. The 20-time Grand Slam champion’s visa was revoked for the second time by the Immigration Minister of the Australian government, Alex Hawke, last week. Hawke canceled Djokovic’s visa as he felt the Serb’s presence could excite anti-vaccination sentiment in Australia. Petchey, who previously coached Andy Murray, pointed out that the World No....

The Portugal international produced one of his best performances of the season on Saturday, scoring a brace in a 2-2 draw at Villa Park. A goal on either side of half-time by Fernandes saw the Red Devils secure a two-goal cushion. Unfortunately, the visitors took their eye off the ball in the latter stages of the game and saw Aston Villa mount an impressive comeback. With Cristiano Ronaldo ruled out with a hip injury, the onus was on Fernandes to inspire his team, and the attacking midfielder did not disappoint....

Jesus scored twice on his competitive home debut as the Gunners beat Leicester City 4-2 in the Premier League on August 13. The Brazilian also assisted his side’s other two goals in the match, scored by Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Martinelli. Crooks named Jesus as one of his three forwards while selecting his Premier League Team of the Week for the BBC. The Arsenal striker was placed alongside Leeds United’s Rodrigo Moreno and Liverpool’s Luis Diaz....

Unfortunately, for the equally numerous amount of people that didn’t buy into the MCC, 343 Industries and Microsoft are seemingly leaving them out. Neither company has offered ways for non-MCC owners to play the beta (aside from finding a friend that has it), but did attempt to reassure them by saying that “Xbox Wire has you covered.” No, there isn’t a separate beta with less content, but Xbox Wire will have things like recaps of the latest happenings in the beta, as well as details on new updates, player vs....

[HTML1] With a little under a month until E3 2014, publishers and developers from around the globe have begun teasing their forthcoming projects. Some companies, like Sony and the next chapter of the Uncharted franchise, are taking a more direct approach, while others are trying to keep things subtle. Case in point: Microsoft and their latest tease for Halo 5, a title that should be a major showpiece for the company at this year’s event....

India achieved freedom from the British on this day in 1947. This year marks the 75th year of India’s independence and various functions are being held all over the country on this special occasion. From Virat Kohli to Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketers took to their official Twitter handles to share their thoughts and wishes on the nation’s Independence Day. Former India captain Kohli wrote: Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah tweeted:...

Mabil has been a revelation this season on loan at Esbjerg from Danish Superliga rivals FC Midtjylland, with the 21-year-old having become central to his temporary employer’s attacking set-up. The ex-Adelaide United forward was man of the match in Esbjerg’s 3-0 win over SonderjyskE on Friday as the Superliga resumed after its winter break, with Mabil setting up the first and third goals and scoring the second. He has been involved in more goals for Esbjerg than any other player this season with three goals and six assists, and McGrath - a one-time Socceroos forward himself - is convinced Mabil should be selected by Australia coach Ange Postecoglou for the qualifiers in March....

Simeone is no stranger to off-field drama and the tension between the two sides has heated up on the eve of their match, which is of high importance for both teams. Simeone, speaking to SPORT, said: Indeed Xavi has made many changes to his Barcelona team since his arrival, bringing in the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal and Manchester City’s Ferran Torres. Simeone continued: The clash between the pair is regarded by Xavi a sixth-pointer and these comments from Simeone will only spice things up ahead of the game....

McTominay put in an impressive performance in his first Champions League start on Wednesday, as United defeated Benfica 2-0 at Old Trafford. McTominay 16/1 to score last v Chelsea Matic, who started alongside McTominay in central midfield, feels Wednesday’s game is just the beginning for the United academy product. “I think Scott is going to be a great player and already is a great player,” Matic told MUTV. “He’s very young, very talented and physically strong....

The 50-year-old is widely considered one of the favourites to succeed Luis Enrique when he steps down at the end of the season. Schweinsteiger wants Neymar at Bayern Unzue spent two years on Barca’s books as a player before becoming assistant to Luis Enrique in 2014, helping the Catalans to win two domestic doubles and the Champions League in that time. And Rakitic is confident that the former goalkeeper would be a good option given his experience of working with the players....

He expressed this based on Conte’s statement after Spurs’ 1-0 loss against Burnley on Thursday. Hinting towards a possible exit after just one season as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, Conte said: Spurs have now lost four out of their last five games. Burnley held their fort and managed to secure all three points against Tottenham, thanks to a 71st-minute strike by Ben Mee. Conte took over the job at Tottenham in November after the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo....

PSG advanced to the final courtesy of a 3-2 win over Rennes but Neymar’s behaviour overshadowed the club’s triumph. Neymar first angered Rennes when he controlled a high ball on his back and flicked it over the head of opponent Benjamin Bourigeaud. The world’s most expensive player then held out his hand to seemingly help Hamari Traore – who was on the floor – only to pull away as the Rennes defender held out his in appreciation....

Cristiano Ronaldo ended the 2021-22 campaign as Manchester United’s leading goalscorer. He scored 24 goals for the club in 38 games and helped the Red Devils to many important results. The 37-year-old superstar hasn’t scored this season. His determination to be one of the best has been evident throughout his career and is undoubtedly his most defining personality trait. Ferdinand, however, feels that his ‘aura’ is not doing any good for some of his current Manchester United teammates....

Pirlo, who has not had a coaching job and only took over as Juve’s Under-23s boss last week, was handed the reins in Turin on Saturday in the wake of Maurizio Sarri’s dismissal. MORE: Messi always gives Barca a chance Sarri was sacked after just a single season in the job, after leading the Serie A champions to defeat to Lyon in their Champions League last-16 tie the previous evening....