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Former Manchester United academy star Timothy Fosu-Mensah has revealed the 'strict rules' enforced by the Old Trafford hierarchy during his time at the club. The 27-year-old‚ now a free agent‚ joined Manchester United's academy from Ajax in 2014. Speaking to GiveMeSport‚ Fosu-Mensah described how the switch from the Amsterdam club brought significant challenges‚ not least adjusting to the stricter coaching standards in Manchester compared with those in the Netherlands.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Arne Slot has 'a week to save his job'‚ in a brutal takedown questioning the Dutchman's behaviour‚ which he claims allowed the side to operate like a 'small club'. The scathing assessment of the Dutch manager's position at his former club comes amid a woeful run of form that has seen the Reds lose nine of their last 12 fixtures. The most recent came at the hands of Eredivisie champions at Anfield‚ a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League just days after the Reds suffered the ignominy of a 3-0 home loss by Nottingham Forest .
LEWIS STEELE: Arne Slot admitted he slept poorly after Liverpool's latest defeat‚ as he faced difficult questions from reporters just hours after the Reds' 4-1 humiliation at the hands of PSV. Liverpool suffered a heavy home loss to the Dutch champions on Wednesday night at Anfield‚ compounding a 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest earlier this week. The Premier League champions have now lost nine of their last 12 fixtures‚ with both defeats coming on home soil and intensifying pressure on the head coach.
The Premier League champions have lost nine of their last 12 fixtures‚ with the last two defeats - 3-0 to Nottingham Forest and 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven‚ both at home - turning many fans against Arne Slot. Anfield was full of empty seats at full-time in defeat to the Dutch league leaders and boos were heard from those remaining. It continued the most bruising week of Slot's career as PSV fans‚ rivals of his old employers Feyenoord‚ mocked him from the away end.
Jose Mourinho has labelled one of his favourite former players a 'fatty guy' after reuniting with the midfielder in Amsterdam on Tuesday night. The Benfica boss‚ 62‚ travelled to the Dutch capital to take on Ajax in the Champions League‚ triumphing 2-0 thanks to goals from Samuel Dahl and Leandro Barreiro. The victory‚ Benfica's first in the competition this season‚ was not all that brought a smile to Mourinho's face on the night‚ as the Portuguese manager linked up with an old friend moments before the game.
CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joshua Zirkzee has been hankering for a first start of the season to stake his claim for a place in the United team. The Dutch forward Zirkzee got his chance and it's fair to say he blew it.
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The Dutchman thought he had levelled the score for Arne Slot 's men after nodding beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma in the 38th minute‚ but the goal was controversially chalked off. A VAR review ultimately ruled that Andy Robertson - who ducked out of the way of van Dijk's effort - was offside and had interfered with City goalkeeper‚ keeping City in the lead of the tie which they went on to win 3-0. In disagreement with the call‚ which Slot labelled a 'clear and obvious error' on the night‚ Liverpool then contacted PGMOL‚ the refereeing body led by former man in the middle Webb‚ to question the decision. But Webb has tonight backed the call - saying it was 'not unreasonable' for the goal to be disallowed.
The northern giants were eager to prioritise Premier League experience before hearing that the Portuguese was 'football's next great coach'. This was back in May 2024‚ just before Erik ten Hag won them the FA Cup final‚ and they eventually gave the Dutchman a contract extension before replacing him with Amorim in November.
LEWIS STEELE: The Dutch full back has had a tough start to life in England after his move from Bayer Leverkusen‚ with Frimpong already missing several early-season games with a hamstring injury.
LEWIS STEELE AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Arne Slot thinks Liverpool's loss at Brentford was the worst performance of his era and that he is struggling for the answers on how to cope against direct teams. It came at a complete contrast to Keith Andrews who hailed the best night of his short managerial career after goals from Dango Ouattara‚ Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago helped Brentford on the way to a famous win despite Milos Kerkez and Mohamed Salah's strikes. The Premier League champions have now lost four straight league games‚ the most bruising month of Slot's managerial career - and the Dutchman says the display was far from the level the Reds set in winning the title last year.
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By UEFA's reckoning‚ the Dutch Eredivisie is the sixth best league in European football. By the Eredivisie's reckoning so far this season‚ Go Ahead Eagles are its 12th best team. So dress this up however you want‚ an unfortunate blip‚ an inevitable run buster after five straight wins‚ a banana skin‚ they happen‚ it's no big deal‚ take your pick. All are categorically wrong on this occasion. What Villa produced in the second half in this outpost 90 minutes from Amsterdam was nothing short of dreadful. This was a perfect case study of finding a way to lose.
Antonio Conte has sounded alarm bells after Napoli's dismal 6-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League‚ warning their nightmare in the Netherlands could be the start of a deeper crisis. Scott McTominay's brace at the Philips Stadium was the sole positive for travelling Napoli fans as they watched their side capitulate disastrously on Tuesday night. The former Manchester United midfielder opened the scoring with a well-taken goal on the half-hour mark before two goals in three minutes handed PSV control at the break.
Liverpool lost for the fourth game in a row in all competitions on Sunday afternoon‚ going down 2-1 against arch rivals Manchester United as their startling slump continued at Anfield. It followed defeats by Crystal Palace‚ Galatasaray and Chelsea‚ and has represented the sharp decline of Slot's side since they lifted the Premier League title in the Dutchman's first season in charge last term. In the summer‚ the Reds splashed out well over £400million on new talent‚ with Alexander Isak (£125m) and Florian Wirtz (£116m) costing over £100m each and the likes of Hugo Ekitike (£79m) and Milos Kerkez (£40m) also coming through the door.
Erik ten Hag apparently had two brutal words for a young Manchester United hopeful who was sweating over a new deal. Nathan Bishop says the Dutchman slammed the door in his face when he went knocking about a contract renewal - but only after his savage verbal blow.
Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has shared a heartwarming picture of him enjoying a glass of red wine while on holiday with his wife‚ just months after revealing he is free from prostate cancer. Van Gaal‚ 74‚ who was diagnosed in late 2020 but kept the news private until April 2022‚ was suffering from an 'aggressive' form of cancer during his third spell in charge of the Netherlands. At the 2022 World Cup‚ the ex-Red Devils boss underwent approximately 25 radiation therapy sessions‚ hormone injections‚ surgeries‚ catheters‚ and urine bags while coaching the national team - and a year later admitted in an interview that it would be a 'miracle' if he ever able to go to the toilet by himself again.
In the hours before Manchester United played Liverpool on September 1 last year‚ chief executive Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth sat down with journalists in the Old Trafford boardroom to discuss the transfer window and start to the season under Erik ten Hag.It was the first time senior executives had publicly discussed Ten Hag's situation since Ineos had touted his job to a long list of candidates before United's rousing victory over Manchester City in the 2024 FA Cup final and then given the Dutchman a stay of execution and a new contract during a summit meeting in Ibiza.
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