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Clearly, Baleba must do a bit more than run fast, and his input must be felt in the dressing room as well as on the pitch.
Sources say an understandable initial shyness and nervousness seems to be being overcome. Baleba is not the most confident English speaker, but he has improved significantly since he moved to Brighton from Lille for £23.2m in 2023.
He has struck up a friendship with
Fresh from hitting Ipswich Town for five last weekend, United made a fast start and almost went ahead inside eight minutes when Bruno Fernandes struck the crossbar following a knockdown from Mbeumo inside the area.
It was the 24th time United had hit the woodwork since the start of last season, more than any other Premier League side.
But that did little to dampen United’s mood as they, and Marcus
Andoni Iraola says he is “very happy” with all of Liverpool‘s signings since his arrival and that it is down to him to “develop” the squad.
Liverpool had four major incomings this summer, including the £123m purchase of Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain.
Barcola will be available for selection for Liverpool‘s Premier League game against Ipswich Town on Friday.
The Reds opted against strengthening at right-back and in
How Jacquet became an instant hit at Anfield on debut
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Gabriel’s time will come.
For Shea Lacey, Jacob Devaney and Harry Amass – all 19 – their time might be now.
All three were on target. All three are making a strong case to Carrick about their presence in the months ahead.
Lacey came into pre-season regarded by United staff as, along with midfielder Tyler Fletcher, the most likely of the club’s young players to force their way into Carrick’s
Andrey Santos made his Manchester United debut as Michael Carrick’s side lost 1-0 to Wrexham in their opening pre-season fixture at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.
The Brazil midfielder played the first 45 minutes of the game following his recent £50m transfer from Chelsea, although had little chance to impress as United’s new permanent head coach changed every player with his side trailing at the break.
Carrick brought on United’s
Saints nearly gifted the visitors a goal in the opening moments when keeper Daniel Petetz passed the ball straight to Watford’s Edo Kayembe on the edge of the box but the shot that followed was a tame effort.
The hosts had their best chance just before 20 minutes, Flynn Downes crossed a ball into the area from the right which found its way to Ross Stewart in a central position
The football purists won’t be banging on the Oxford United club shop door for a DVD of Saturday’s game against Bristol City.
Both sides made it a difficult watch for most of the match.
Thankfully, United lit the touch paper late in the game and those oh-so-near moments when Stan Mills forced strong saves in the 72nd minute and injury time really gave the home crowd something to get behind.
On a rainy, gloomy day on Teesside came a gritty show of perseverance from Middlesbrough.
Bruised by a dip in form, the recent surprise change of head coach, and maybe the absence of a key midfield cog in Aiden Morris, they found the going tough at times against Derby County.
The away side began in aggressive fashion in taking their early lead and looked astute for a long time until,
Hellberg had taken the reins from caretaker manager Adi Viveash this week, setting sights on the Premier League but vowing not to change the team’s playing style despite a recent dip in form.
In starting with a win, and particularly in this manner having been outplayed by Derby in the first 45 minutes, he made the perfect introduction to the Boro faithful.
It was far from the perfect start for
