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Youth Watch: Man Utd winger Garnacho ranked Europe's best rated teen

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Youth Watch: Man Utd winger Garnacho ranked Europe's best rated teen This week on Youth Watch, a Manchester United star takes top spot in the teengage top performers across Europe, while two Brighton youngsters also make the cut. Players from Benfica, Besiktas and Bayern Munich also make the cut as we run through the top 10.10. Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) - 7.50 vs Fiorent...

Who is Joao Neves? The teenager to succeed Casemiro at Man Utd

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Who is Joao Neves? The teenager to succeed Casemiro at Man Utd There is nothing quite like a drawn out transfer saga at Manchester United in their bid to add a new central midfielder. Fans will remember Ander Herrera's long-protracted switch to Old Trafford back in 2014, and who can forget the failed efforts to sign Frenkie de Jong almost 18 months ago? It also...

Arsenal and Man Utd stars make Champions League Team of the Week

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Arsenal and Man Utd stars make Champions League Team of the Week The Champions League’s group stage continues to serve up entertainment, and we’ve taken a look at some of the best performers from the competition’s fifth matchday. Represented in our best XI are players from Shakhtar Donetsk, BSC Young Boys, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Bar...

Assessing the young centre-backs on Man Utd's January wishlist

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Assessing the young centre-backs on Man Utd's January wishlist We're less than two weeks into November and yet teams are already drawing up their January transfer lists. Manchester United are likely to delve into the market in the New Year as they seek to shore up their backline and we assess four young centre-backs reportedly on the Premier League side's short...

Why Antonio Silva would be perfect for dire Man Utd

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Why Antonio Silva would be perfect for dire Man Utd SL Benfica have been one of the most shrewd operators in the market over the last decade. Their incredible scouting network works in tandem with their top class youth academy to develop players who can regularly break into the first team.Playing in a less competitive league also allows the Liga Port...

Assessing Liverpool target Florentino and why he'd be Fabinho's ideal replacement

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Assessing Liverpool target Florentino and why he'd be Fabinho's ideal replacement Liverpool's decision to leave Fabinho out of their 32-man that travelled to Germany for pre-season last week all but spells the end of the Brazilian's time at Anfield. Fabinho is set to be the latest player to make the move to Saudi Arabia, with Al-Ittihad believed to be closing in on the the 29-yea...

Haaland spearheads Champions League Team of the Season dominated by Man City

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Haaland spearheads Champions League Team of the Season dominated by Man City Rodri's second half strike on Saturday night was enough to fire Manchester City to Champions League glory at Inter's expense as Pep Guardiola's side secured a historic treble. Here, we take a look at the WhoScored Champions League team of the season.For this XI, we take a look at those to have at le...

How Chelsea target Ugarte could help unlock Fernandez's full potential

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How Chelsea target Ugarte could help unlock Fernandez's full potential Chelsea were embarrassingly poor in their 4-1 loss at Manchester United on Thursday night. Yes, they had chances to score, with Kai Havertz, Conor Gallagher and Mykhailo Mudryk all missing big chances in the opening 45 minutes. The Blues, though, were made to rue those missed opportunities as United...

Throwback Thursday: Remembering Newcastle's last European adventure

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Throwback Thursday: Remembering Newcastle's last European adventure As we approach the final week of the Premier League season, third-placed Newcastle have Champions League football firmly in their sights with three games left to play at the time of writing.With the Magpies guaranteed a return to European football next season in some capacity, for Throwback Thursday...

AC Milan's Leao leads star-studded Champions League team of the week

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AC Milan's Leao leads star-studded Champions League team of the week The Champions League made a return to action this week with the opening four games of the last-16 taking place. The team of the week is dominated by Bundesliga pair Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, who both have three players each. Players from AC Milan, Benfica and Club Bruges also make the cut...