He has repeatedly - and forcefully - rejected those suggestions. He is adamant the commercial side exists to fund football ambitions in an era during which the club are trying to compete with domestic rivals of which, as people at United point out, two are state-funded and another by an oligarch.
It's right to underline we are fighting for a target that wasn't in our mind at the start of the season.
That is some aura for a player seldom started by Jurgen Klopp, a striker set to move on this summer as a free agent, seemingly AC Milan bound if the reports are to be believed.
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The highly-rated France Under-21 international is currently sidelined with a serious leg injury, but that has done little to curb the rumours regarding his future.
It remains to be seen whether the Argentinian will accept the conditions proposed by Juventus months ago and whether it will be signed.
It was little more than Chelsea deserved given their superiority and, with the crowd becoming agitated, Schmeichel almost gifted them a third with a poor pass.
Despite his disappointment, Mendy respects the votes' decision and now wants to do even better for club and country.
Born in 1945 in Abaete, a small town in the south-eastern Brazilin state of Minas Gerais, Campos became interested in football at an early age and fondly remembers kicking improvised bundles made of socks. She faced discouragement from all sides.
He made his senior international debut for Colombia in 2018 before signing a five-year deal with Porto less than 12 months later, in a deal worth around €7m.
He therefore agreed to accept educational support to prevent him committing any similar offences in the future.
Dortmund almost hit back at the end of the first-half. Marco Reus’s corner was met by Mats Hummels, but Kevin Trapp made a fine stop, before Donyell Malen smacked the rebound against the post.
Does it frustrate him when people only pay attention to the number of goals and assists? He hesitates and smiles again.
Nobody quite expected Sheriff to do what they did in this year's competition, and a spot in the Europa League is more than they could have hoped for when their journey began in July.
They showed on Sunday that when playing with a cause they're a formidable team. That's the great challenge for them now. If they can repeat their lovely blend of dynamism in attack and resilience in defence then the final could be special. Their fans have seen what they're capable of. More to the point, so have Celtic.
It is not the two things of being cold and hungry but it is the principle of them because I am asking my own players to make this game as important in their own minds.
Alexis Sanchez's 25-yard drive into the top corner settled the tie and Jose Mourinho's Roma lost England striker Tammy Abraham to injury late on.
I hope that we're growing and improving. With full-backs Aaron Cresswell, Ben Johnson and Ryan Fredricks also injured, Moyes will field a raw defence against Dinamo Zagreb in their final Europa League group match.
The importance of early CPR and early defibrillation is what saved this man's life, it's what saved Christian Eriksen's life.
When you consider all the ways they can score that is a no-no. Whenever you come here, you know you are going to concede chances.
I don't know how it started, I don't know where it started. Opta facts: Hammers continue fine formWest Ham have won eight and lost just one of their last 12 games in all competitions (D3), after losing three out of four directly before that (in April and May this year).Rapid Wien have lost on five of their six visits to England in European competition, winning the other game (3-2 v Aston Villa in 2010).Declan Rice is the first West Ham player to score at home in a major European game since Frank Lampard against NK Osijek in the UEFA Cup in September 1999.Declan Rice is just the third player to score on both of his first two European appearances for West Ham (excl.
Ellen White had a goal ruled out for offside on Sunday - with no VAR in the Women's Super League to check for accuracy - and Laura Coombs also struck the post.
Swansea, Queens Park Rangers and Rangers have all made approaches to sign the Manchester City and England Under-20 attacking midfielder James McAtee on loan.
Crystal Palace fear Cheikhou Kouyate will quit the club this summer to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.
Questions have been asked about how it will affect any bid for the centenary World Cup. However, I don't think it's reflective of how this country organises sporting events.
The goal ended a run of 409 minutes without a goal for the Royals. Blues went for the winner and Deeney sent a diving header against a post from Bela's cross.
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The Turkish businessman completed his £20m takeover of the Sky Bet Championship side on Wednesday afternoon and was unveiled in front of an enthusiastic crowd before kick-off.
Salernitana's afternoon went from bad to worse moments later as Frederic Veseli was sent off for picking up a second yellow card when penalised for handball in the penalty area.
The difference this time, of course, is that they came into it having put their early-season injury crisis behind them and embarked on a run of 10 games unbeaten in all competitions.
Leaders Forest Green's trip to Newport is off, as is Northampton against Walsall and Bradford versus Harrogate.
As a player Xavi never looked flustered. His cool head and ability to stop the clock to play his pass epitomised Barcelona’s dominance. As a manager he is trying to find the same control.
If I didn't take stuff off Brendan, I'd be very stupid and naïve because he's going to manage at the top for a very long time.
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Jaap Stam said Matthaus and Basler left the field like they had just collected Oscars when being substituted. The Bayern coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, deserved one for his acting performance after the game. He took the defeat with remarkable grace, betraying not a flicker of anger or bitterness. “It could take days or even weeks to recover from this,” he said, “but I must say that Manchester are great champions.”
They come to see their team play and support the guys. That gives the whole thing honour and dignity.
He can play striker, he can play number 10 and for us, for me, he is an important player and we have to try to improve, to become stronger, not to lose a player and become less strong.
Greaves also scored six international hat-tricks – more than any other player in England history.
The Buddies have conceded fewer goals than two of the three sides below them but, like Livi, getting goals has been a problem. Only eight players in Jim Goodwin's squad have scored league goals this season.
However, just that investment alone was not able to immediately push Villa up towards the European places, with Smith eventually dismissed last month on the back of five straight Premier League defeats before making a swift return to the dugout at Carrow Road.
United finished the game in sixth place with 37 games played on 58 points, with Brighton in ninth, 11 points behind.
Tottenham's last silverware was the League Cup in 2008 while West Ham, who have never won the competition, have not won a trophy since the FA Cup in 1980.
What the managers said...Coventry's Mark Robins: We were architects of our own downfall. If we'd have got ourselves level at half time, we'd have gone on and won it, I'm sure of it.
Wales are going to be playing against Scotland in the World Cup qualifiers, and a Scottish team are going to take him on to get game time to try to knock Scotland out!
On Friday, following the broadcast of the Sky Sport Italia interview, Tuchel said Lukaku's comments brings noise that we don't need.
Prediction: Leon Bailey to score 8+ points vs Southampton The Gameweek 13 deadlines for captaincy selections and transfers (on each day) are as follows: Friday 8pmSaturday 12:30pmSunday 2pm Choose wisely, as the bragging rights in mini leagues goes far beyond this Gameweek.
Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham have all been buzzed by Brentford - now it could be Chelsea's turn. They are offering up good chances to the opposition and Brentford look good value to find the net.
