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da fezbet： It is a testament to Everton’s growth under David Moyes that their recent 1-1 draw with West Ham United in the Premier League was met with frustration.

da cassino online： This is because Everton were expected to win at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and that belief was strengthened when Michael Keane powered home a first-half header to open the scoring.

But the Toffees ended up labouring to a draw against Nuno Espirito Santo’s Hammers, with the point gained lifting them into ninth place in the standings.

Expectations have indeed been raised, with newbie Jack Grealish leading the charge.

Jack Grealish at Everton

Grealish will be disappointed with his performance against West Ham. Everton’s positive play flowed through the 30-year-old playmaker, who wasn’t at his best but still looked a constant threat, with Sofascore recording that he created four chances and won seven duels.

With four assists to his name in August, Grealish was awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award, and though he and Everton have not since claimed three points, drawing twice and losing a close game at Anfield, his level of performance remains impressive.

Grealish, perhaps excitingly, hasn’t reached his optimum level yet. There is more to come. However, as Everton grow and improve under Moyes’ wing, so too does the spotlight increase on certain stars.

And there are a few who might be holding Grealish back.

Moyes must drop £55m duo

Grealish has yet to score in an Everton shirt, but that’s not the end of the world. The Three Lions star has never been the most prolific of attacking midfielders, and he adds much to the build-up patterns and creative flow. That is his bread and butter.

The problem, though, is that Grealish is supported by a full-back in Vitalii Mykolenko, who leaves much to be desired from an attacking standpoint, and is surmounted by Beto at number nine, who has endured a tough, luckless start to the season.

Mykolenko was chased by Napoli this summer, who were willing to pay around £26m for his services. Everton turned it down, but may come to regret that decision if his fitness and form do not improve.

Undoubtedly, Beto has improved since Moyes replaced Sean Dyche, but the Bissau Guinean striker enjoyed a bright purple patch shortly after the Scotsman’s arrival, bagging five in four, and has since plateaued, with only one strike to his name this term and a litany of missed opportunities.

Beto in the Premier League

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23

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10

20

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8

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Everton writer Ell Bretland even remarked that “Beto’s lack of hold-up play and Mylolenko not getting forward” has been stifling the esteemed loanee, who is not being supported effectively from behind and who is struggling to get a tune out of Everton’s misfiring centre-forward, who was signed from Udinese for up to £30m in 2023.

This may require a left-field solution. Iliman Ndiaye, for example, has played up front during his career before, and no Everton player has scored more than his 13 goals since joining the club from Marseille in 2024.

It would change the dynamic of Everton’s team, but with Tyler Dibling looking to nail down a starting berth of his own, this may be an outlook that would bear dividends for Moyes down the line.

James Garner provided a sumptuous assist for Keane at the weekend, too, and has played three times as a stand-in left-back in the Premier League this season, averaging 1.2 chances per game.

There is much for Moyes to ponder, but if Mykolenko and Beto fail to find form, they must be dropped to raise the level of the collective, and that not only includes Grealish but is shaped and charged by him.

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استأنف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك تدريباته، اليوم الاثنين، على ملعب استاد الكلية الحربية، ضمن الاستعدادات لمواجهة زيسكو الزامبي في الجولة الأولى لمباريات دور المجموعات لبطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الأفريقية.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الزمالك مع زيسكو الزامبي، في التاسعة مساء يوم الأحد الموافق 23 نوفمبر الجاري على استاد القاهرة الدولي. عودة آدم كايد للتدريبات الجماعية

انتظم اللاعب الفلسطيني آدم كايد في التدريبات الجماعية للفريق، بعدما تماثل للشفاء من الإصابة في عضلة السمانة التي أبعدته عن المشاركة خلال الفترة الماضية.

وأكد الجهاز الطبي للزمالك جاهزية اللاعب قبل عودته للمشاركة مع الفريق في التدريبات الجماعية.

طالع أيضًا | طلعت يوسف: وضع الزمالك لا يسمح بالمنافسة على الدوري.. واستمرار عبد الرؤوف قرار صحيح أحمد ربيع يؤدي تدريبات تأهيلية

واصل أحمد ربيع لاعب وسط الفريق أداء تدريباته التأهيلية، بعد إصابته في العضلة الضامة خلال تواجده مع منتخب مصر في بطولة كأس العرب.

ويعمل الجهاز الطبي على تجهيز ربيع للمشاركة في التدريبات الجماعية خلال الأيام المقبلة. تصعيد حارس شباب جديد للفريق الأول

قرر الجهاز الفني بقيادة أحمد عبد الرؤوف تصعيد محمد عبد الفتاح حارس مرمى فريق الشباب مواليد 2005 لتدريبات الفريق الأول، في ظل غياب محمد صبحي مع المنتخب الأول ومحمد عواد مع منتخب مصر في كأس العرب.

وشارك عبد الفتاح في تدريبات الحراس تحت قيادة فيتور بيريرا، إلى جانب كل من المهدي سليمان ومحمود الشناوي. فقرة بدنية

خصص الجهاز الفني فقرة بدنية للاعبين، وتولى البرتغالي نونو كوستا روبيرو مدرب الأحمال قيادة هذه الفقرة، التي تضمنت تدريبات بدنية متنوعة بجانب فقرة خفيفة بالكرة.

وبعد انتهاء الفقرة البدنية، ركز الجهاز الفني على تطبيق بعض الجوانب الخططية، وحرص أحمد عبد الرؤوف على توجيه اللاعبين باستمرار، قبل خوض تقسيمة فنية في ختام المران.

“Whoever I’m playing, I want to do a miracle on the ground so that I can make my country proud,” Shivam Dube says after starring role in India’s win over UAE

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Dube: ‘I am always prepared to bowl four overs’

Since IPL 2023, Shivam Dube has been a casualty of the Impact Player rule that has greatly limited opportunities for allrounders to showcase their dual skills. Over the past three seasons, Dube’s bowling numbers read: 3-0-47-1.In a way, this limitation has been a factor in Dube’s hunger to contribute with the ball, and continue to upgrade his skill sets. To that end, the work he has put in at training, especially with his bowling, has been noticeable.On Wednesday, India didn’t to hand Dube the ball. Suryakumar Yadav did, and Dube picked up three wickets across two overs. There was a seam-up that nipped away to nick off Asif Khan, a nip-backer that trapped Dhruv Parashar, and a slower delivery that had Junaid Siddique slogging to mid-on.Related

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“The captain and the coach told me earlier itself that I will bowl [at the Asia Cup] and that they are confident about me,” Dube said at the press conference after India’s demolition of UAE. “My bowling coach [Morne Morkel] has told me a lot of things. I was preparing for this for a long time, that I will get an opportunity to bowl and when it comes, I’ll be ready. What happened today is because of that preparation.”Dube admitted that while his role with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL has largely been that of a power-hitter, he has used the time away to gather plenty of bowling miles. Even if it doesn’t instantly result in him bowling as many overs as he would like to.”The answer lies in your question itself,” Dube said when asked about the Impact Player rule. “The scheme of an allrounder has been reduced. Because of that, in the IPL, there wasn’t a necessity for me to bowl. But, from my side, I was always prepared. Every match, I was ready to bowl. I was working really hard before the IPL also. I spent two months working on my fitness and bowling.”That effort seems to be paying off. Dube credited Morkel for fine-tuning his action and approach. The two have been in each other’s ears constantly at training. Two days ago, Morkel had even stated the importance of having someone of Dube’s abilities prep in a manner that gives him the confidence to bowl in pressure situations.”At the England series [in January-February], he told me a few things,” Dube said. “He told me to bowl from outside [wider of the crease] and to bowl slower [from a certain angle]. I have been working on that for a long time. He told me a few things about my bowling run-up too. Because of those two-three things, my bowling is getting better. My pace is also improving and I am getting confidence.”Today’s start was very important. As an allrounder, I am always prepared for four overs of bowling. Whenever I get an opportunity to bowl three-four overs, I am ready for it. I will try and do what the team needs.”There aren’t just bowling tweaks that Dube has been working on. Between IPL 2025 and now, he has worked a lot on his batting too, back at home in Mumbai. One of the aspects he identified was working on improving against the short ball bowled at high pace and into his body. The Asia Cup opener was his first competitive outing since the IPL ended in May (barring three middling games at the Mumbai T20 League where he captained ARCS Andheri).1:55

Why did Suryakumar let Siddique bat despite being out?

“About my batting, I was thinking of adding some of the shots,” he said of his tailored training. “Yes, I can hit in certain areas. But certain bowlers are there who come on me with the short balls and all. I worked [on that] in the IPL. And even after IPL, I have been working on some extra shots that I can bring to the Indian team. And yes, I was working on my fitness because I knew that if I become fitter, then I can bowl four overs or whatever the team requires.”Dube’s selection in India’s XI against UAE reflected the team management’s emphasis on extending the batting depth till No. 8 – a call that, in turn, makes his ability to deliver with the ball even more crucial. Dube revealed that there had been a lot of learning from the coaches and off Hardik Pandya, who isn’t exactly like-for-like but someone whose experience he’s been more than happy to dip into.”Hardik is someone from whom I always learn,” Dube said. “He is like a brother to me. As a cricketer, he has a lot of experience in international cricket and IPL. So I feel I have a lot to learn from him with regards to both batting and bowling. I have never thought about comparison. I just thought I should get something from him with which I can improve myself.”2:21

Can UAE take away anything from this thrashing?

Asked to talk about the quality of India’s opponents in their opening game, Dube was sympathetic, especially the UAE batters’ inability to handled the quality of India’s spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy.”I can’t say whether they were able to pick or not… I’m not going to say they [UAE batters] are not of the same class,” Dube said. “I will never say that to any opponent because I feel it doesn’t send out a good message. Yes, they [Kuldeep and Varun] are mystery bowlers. Even I am not able to pick them up sometimes [in the nets]. So there is nothing in that.”It was only when Dube was inevitably asked about the next game, against Pakistan, that he chose to be slightly more guarded. “Whether it’s a match with UAE or Pakistan, it’s important for me when I go on the ground and for my team that… our coach has said something that has always been in my heart and mind: that whenever you go on the ground, whenever you represent your country, you have a chance to do something big for the country.”Gautam [Gambhir] sir has always said this. So, keeping that in mind, whether it’s Pakistan or UAE, or whoever I’m playing with in the future, I want to do a miracle on the ground so that I can make my country proud.”

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da apostaganha： A ESPN e o Disney+ garantiram os direitos de transmissão da Libertadores e da Sul-Americana após a rodada de concorrência da Conmebol. O Grupo renovou e ampliou o acordo com a entidade, marcando presença nos principais torneios do continente.

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da bet7： Pelo novo contrato, válido a partir de 2027, a empresa exibirá 238 jogos por temporada em seus canais e no streaming. O pacote inclui prioridade na escolha de partidas da Libertadores, mais jogos da Sul-Americana e a transmissão da Recopa Internacional.

— A renovação do acordo com a CONMEBOL reforça nossa oferta esportiva na televisão e no streaming e reafirma nosso compromisso de oferecer programação de alto valor para nosso público. Estamos orgulhosos de continuar avançando em nosso objetivo de oferecer de forma sustentável os conteúdos mais relevantes dentro de nossas propostas de entretenimento esportivo e consolidar nossa liderança em toda a América Latina — afirmou Bruno Zurlo, Head de Esportes da The Walt Disney Company Latin America.

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Além de fortalecer seu portfólio com as Copas Libertadores, Sul-Americana e Recopa Internacional, a ESPN também garante, a partir de 2027, a transmissão exclusiva de outros importantes torneios da Conmebol: Libertadores Feminina, Libertadores Sub-20, Libertadores de Futsal (masculino e feminino) e Libertadores de Futebol de Areia.

Em 2026, Flamengo, Palmeiras, Cruzeiro, Mirassol, Fluminense, Botafogo e Bahia estão garantidos na principal competição do continente. Já São Paulo, Grêmio, Bragantino, Atlético Mineiro, Santos e Corinthians estarão na Sul-Americana. Há ainda uma vaga de Libertadores aberta, a depender do resultado da Copa do Brasil.

continua após a publicidadeSem TV Aberta na Conmebol Sul-Americana

A Copa Sul-Americana deixará de serexibida na TV aberta a partir de 2027.O SBT perdeu os direitos de transmissão do torneio que exibiu nas últimas temporadas. A organização não divulgou os valores envolvidos na negociação entre e os responsáveis pelo torneio.

Cabe ressaltar que o atual contrato do SBT permanece válido até o final de 2026, quando então entrará em vigor o novo acordo que inclui TNT Sports, ESPN e Disney+.

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da 888casino： O volante Paulinho anunciou sua saída do Corinthians. Aos 35 anos, o volante, importante nas conquistas da Libertadores e do Mundial em 2012, não chegou a um acordo para renovar seu contrato com o Timão. O último jogo do atleta pelo Alvinegro será nesta terça-feira (28), contra o Racing-URU, em Itaquera.

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– Ciclos chegam. Uns se encerram, outros se iniciam. Essa decisão foi pensada com a família e eu acho que a palavra mais correta é gratidão por tudo que o Corinthians me proporcionou – disse o camisa 8.

– Por tudo que o Corinthians me transformou em ser um jogador de seleção brasileira e ser um jogador que chegou em clubes europeus. Eu devo uma boa parte da minha vida ao Corinthians. É o clube que eu amo – acrescentou.

continua após a publicidadeA trajetória de Paulinho no Corinthians

Jogando pelo Timão, Paulinho atuou em 218 jogos e marcou 40 gols, além de conquistar os títulos do Brasileirão, em 2011, da Libertadores e do Mundial, em 2012, e do Paulistão, em 2013.

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أعلن الدكتور مصطفى المنيري، رئيس الجهاز الطبي لنادي بيراميدز، عن إصابة ثنائي الفريق، مؤكداً أنهما سيحتاج لفترة علاج وتأهيل تتجاوز الأسبوع.

وأوضح المنيري في تصريحات للمركز الإعلامي لنادي بيراميدز، أن مهند لاشين لاعب وسط الفريق تعرض لإصابة خلال مباراة الزمالك في كأس السوبر، وأن الأشعة بالموجات الصوتية التي أُجريت اليوم في أبو ظبي أكدت وجود مزق في عضلة السمانة، ما يستدعي فترة علاج وتأهيل تمتد لعشرة أيام.

وأشار إلى أنه تم إرسال الآشعة إلى الجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر، وذلك في ظل ضم مهند لاشين لمعسكر الفراعنة المقام في مدينة العين، بهدف توضيح موقفه من المشاركة في معسكر الدورة الودية.

طالع أيضًا | يورتشيتش: بيراميدز جاهز لحصد المركز الثالث والجباس: لقاء سيراميكا سيكون ممتعًا

في نفس السياق أوضح المنيري أن محمود مرعي تعرض للإصابة أمام الزمالك في نصف نهائي كأس السوبر المصري.

وأشار أن اللاعب خضع لفحوصات طبية أثبتت إصابته في العضل الخلفية وحاجته للتأهيل لمدة أسبوع قبل العودة للمشاركة

وينطلق معسكر منتخب مصر من 10 إلى 18 نوفمبر، ضمن استعدادات الفريق لبطولة كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025، ويشمل لقاءً وديًا أمام منتخب أوزبكستان يوم 14 نوفمبر على ملعب هزاع بن زايد.

ويستعد بيراميدز لخوض مباراة قوية بعد قليل أمام نظيره سيراميكا كليوباترا، للمنافسة على حسم المركز الثالث في بطولة السوبر المصري، بعد أن خسر السماوي أمام الزمالك في لقاء نصف النهائي بركلات الترجيح.

The fast bowler is keen to keep himself in action ahead of facing England and will likely combine white and red-ball cricket

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Josh Hazlewood will likely have a mixture of white and red-ball cricket ahead of the Ashes•Getty Images

Josh Hazlewood is expecting to play a Sheffield Shield match in the lead-up to the Ashes in November as he prepares to counter an “unbelievable” England batting line-up, which he believes will be strongest they will have brought to Australia during his career.Hazlewood recently played five out of the six white-ball matches against South Africa having sat out the T20I series against West Indies following the Tests while Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have not featured in the last few weeks. Hazlewood won’t be in action on the field in September but wants to keep getting miles in the legs ahead of the first Test in Perth rather than having extended downtime.”It felt like over the last 12 months, the best way for me to go about it is just keep on ticking over, keep playing, not having too long off bowling,” Hazlewood said at an event to promote Play Cricket week. “I find…getting back to that intensity and volume is quite tough for me. So if I can just keep staying up there, match intensity as long as I can, then that’s sort of the best way for me to go about it.”Related

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Hazlewood, who played four Tests during the 2023 Ashes, is expecting a tough challenge from the England batting line-up. At times in the recent India series they showed a more nuanced approach rather an all-out attack, before falling to six-run defeat at The Oval. A 7 for 66 collapse triggered by a stroke from Harry Brook promoted significant debate after a spectacular hundred.Brook, currently the No. 2-ranked Test batter behind Joe Root, will be on his first Test tour of Australia and in nine T20Is in the country in 2022 had a top score of 20. His first-class experience is limited to one England Lions outing in 2021 and how he adjusts to conditions will be key to the team’s prospects. So, too, the performance of Root who has yet to score a Test century in Australia where he averages 35.68 from 14 matches.Josh Hazlewood expects Harry Brook to play without any baggage in Australia•AFP/Getty Images

“England has obviously been quite flat wickets recently, the last few years, and it’s been a really dry summer as well, so they are probably starting to get tired and spin now,” Hazlewood said. “I think [Brook] will adapt. He’s a good player. He’s at the top of the rankings for a reason, and he’ll be a tough challenge.”When [Root] first came out, it was a little bit of a different attack. It was probably [Mitchell] Johnson and [Ryan] Harris and [Peter] Siddle. Gaz [Nathan Lyon] has been around a long time now, so he was probably there, but we sort of just jumped on the back of that”I think a fresh face like Harry Brook might find it easier. There’s no baggage behind him and he can just come out and play with freedom as he does. Joe’s probably in the form of his life as well. So they’re an unbelievable batting line, to be honest. The top seven have done really well…so it’s a challenge.”Asked whether it will be strongest batting up England have sent to Australia in recent times, Hazlewood said: “Yeah, definitely.”Australia have a three-match T20I series against New Zealand in early October then India visit for ODIs and T20Is ahead of the Ashes. It remains to be seen how Hazlewood’s schedule will be juggled to allow him a red-ball outing – the fourth round of Sheffield Shield matches starting on November 10, when New South Wales play Victoria at the SCG, may be too close to the start of the series – but he is keen to have the opportunity to replicate long-form intensity.Last season Hazlewood played one game for New South Wales ahead of the India Test series, and though he went wicketless across 24 overs against Queensland he was Australia’s best bowler early in the opening Test in Perth before his series was disrupted by injury. This winter, however, he was able to play all four Tests against South Africa and West Indies, albeit the workload on bowler-friendly Caribbean surfaces was not extreme.”The Test [only] guys will play more than one [Shield game]. They’ll probably play two or three, but everyone’s on different programs,” he said. “I used it last year and I’ve sort of found that it’s very beneficial. Time on the field, multiple spells in a day, it’s sort of hard to replicate it at training. So, to get that before a Test series is pretty pivotal, I think.”

da bwin： As Ruben Amorim will attest to, it’s not a great time to be the current Manchester United manager, with the Portuguese staring down the barrel after collecting just 31 points from 31 Premier League games in charge.

da realbet： Whether it is comfort to him or not, it is also worth noting that it isn’t exactly ideal to be a former United boss either, with the past few weeks having seen numerous high-profile names depart their posts.

Indeed, Jose Mourinho’s failure to steer Fenerbahce into the Champions League saw him replaced last month, with the enigmatic coach now looking set to return to his homeland amid the chance to replace Bruno Lage at Benfica.

Elsewhere in Turkey, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s own European misfortunes ensured he was relieved of his role at Besiktas that same week, with the Norwegian’s first coaching position since leaving Old Trafford having lasted just over six months.

Perhaps the most brutal of the lot, however, was Erik ten Hag’s dismissal at Bayer Leverkusen, abruptly ending a tenure that lasted – checks notes – just two games in charge of the Bundesliga outfit. Ouch.

All of those men tried, and ultimately failed, to take the Red Devils back to the top of the European and English game, with Amorim, unfortunately, in danger of following suit.

Ranking every post-Ferguson manager at Man Utd

Only three managers in United’s entire history – Ernest Mangnall, Sir Matt Busby, and Sir Alex Ferguson – have won a league title while in charge of the club, with the latter of such esteemed figures leaving a legacy that continues to burden those in his wake.

David Moyes – or ‘The Chosen One’ – was first up in attempting to fill that void, although nine months into his six-year contract, the struggling Scotsman was sacked, even with United narrowly defeated by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final.

In 51 games in all at Old Trafford, the current Everton boss won 27 games, as per Transfermarkt. For context, Amorim has won only 18 games from 47 games at the helm to date.

That pairing unsurprisingly rank lowly on this list, but bottom of the pile is the interim Ralf Rangnick. The German won 11 of 29 games in charge, but this short-term fit was ill-suited right from the off.

While his honesty in press conferences may have charmed some, the veteran coach did little to lift the toxic mood, arguably holding more focus on improving his own standing than actually improving matters on and off the pitch.

Louis van Gaal, meanwhile, endured his own turbulent, chaotic stint. A dismal recruitment record saw the likes of Angel Di Maria, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin – to name just a few – underwhelm, although the unique Dutchman did oversee the rise of a young Marcus Rashford, while claiming an FA Cup triumph to boot.

Sticking with the Netherlands, Ten Hag’s own success can be seen in his Carabao Cup and FA Cup heroics, as well as the nurturing of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho, although few United managers have sunk to such lows – losing 7-0 at Anfield the obvious case in point.

Under Mourinho, the ‘poor man’s treble’ was claimed in 2016/17, while his 81-point tally the following season remains the best return post-Fergie. A winner undeniably, but Mourinho’s football was forgettable, with hardly a week passing without some kind of feud with Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Luke Shaw and the like.

The Portuguese coach had left a dark cloud over Manchester upon his exit in December 2018, but Solskjaer – perhaps the best of the bunch – swiftly lifted it, winning 14 of his first 17 games in charge while famously seeing off Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.

Man Utd (3) vs (1) PSG – March 2019

Position

Players

GK

David De Gea

RB

Eric Bailly

CB

Chris Smalling

CB

Victor Lindelof

LB

Luke Shaw

RM

Ashley Young

CM

Scott McTominay

CM

Fred

LM

Andreas Pereira

ST

Marcus Rashford

ST

Romelu Lukaku

Subs (used): Chong, Dalot, Greenwood

A trophy may have alluded him, but second and third-place finishes marked signs of progress, with the return of Cristiano Ronaldo likely to remain a ‘what if’ moment amid the eventual collapse of his reign.

The treble winner wasn’t without fault, and nor was his football, but he was a steady pair of hands who revived the atmosphere at the club. Could a change this summer do the same?

Why Man Utd could turn to the next Solskjaer

The final days of ‘Ole at the wheel’ were dour, with defeats at home to Liverpool and Manchester City suggesting that time was up for the beloved coach in the Old Trafford dugout.

Departing without silverware, having agonisingly lost the 2021 Europa League final, Solskjaer’s stint may be looked back upon as a failure to some, yet as already noted, the progress pre-Ronaldo was clear to see.

Perhaps the Covid-era of football, and the lack of supporters, played a factor in United’s rise in those years, but the feel-good factor had undoubtedly returned, after the dark days of Jose. Even Solskjaer’s biggest critic would have been hard-pressed not to get teary-eyed at his emotional exit interview from the club.

At another time of crisis, there is a sense that United are again in need of someone to steady the ship. Someone to cultivate a positive environment again behind the scenes.

If recent suggestions are to be believed, one man who could be in line to do that job, should Amorim depart, is Sir Gareth Southgate, with the ex-England boss yet to return to the dugout after leaving the Three Lions last summer.

Of course, while Solskjaer’s return was met with glee among adoring supporters six years ago, there would be undeniable “scepticism” surrounding Southgate, as noted by Gary Neville last year, with the 55-year-old having been unable to get his country over the line in two European Championship finals.

A nearly man to some – having been described as like “Solskjaer in an international guise” by talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan – Southgate’s failure to claim silverware was ultimately his undoing. At international level, it can be seen as win or bust.

That summary of his time at the helm doesn’t tell the full story, however. Like Solskjaer, the ex-England international revived the spirit and atmosphere at a time when the national team was broken, following the Iceland debacle and Sam Allardyce’s brief tenure.

Described by Jude Bellingham as “one of the best coaches in the history of the national team but also an unbelievable human being”, Southgate is credited for England’s recent revival and for raising the level – a point notably made by Marcus Rashford:

A stoic figure and a leader on the touchline, it’s difficult to see Southgate shrinking in the United dugout. As Neville has claimed, “one thing Gareth would do is weed out the nonsense in that dressing room”.

Like Solskjaer’s time at United, the out-of-work coach had players wanting to play for him at international level. The football may not have been thrilling, but it was effective and efficient.

INEOS have gambled on Amorim, but so far that risk hasn’t paid off. A man to steady the ship – like Solskjaer not too long ago – could be just what is needed.

Who knows, in a similar vein to the Norwegian, Southgate could well surprise a few.

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India were 0 for 2 after England piled on 669, but KL Rahul and Shubman Gill batted out two sessions to give India hope of survival

Alagappan Muthu26-Jul-2025

Ben Stokes made 141 to take England to 669•PA Images via Getty Images

Stumps Music echoed around Old Trafford this morning. The trumpeter had chosen well. The things Ben Stokes was doing out there was beyond the realms of normal men. So they picked up their instrument, put it against their lips, and belted out the Superman theme. Paaaa-pa-pa-pa-paaaaaa…England ended day four with 137 runs and two Indian wickets in the bank and it’s largely because of their captain’s exertions. A century and a five-for in the same Test match. Leading his team to their fifth-highest total in the format ever. Gatecrashing a club of only two. The big two. The ultimate two. Before Saturday, only Garry Sobers and Jacques Kallis could puff their chests out and say they had 7000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests. Now they have to scooch over. Cricket’s rosy old past and its complicated present have clashed a lot over the past 48 hours thanks to Joe Root and his successor.Related

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A lead of 311 looked match-winning-well-ahead-of-time, particularly with Chris Woakes daring to be on a hat-trick in the very first over he bowled. India had spent 943 deliveries on the field. The fatigue that sets in as a result undid two of their top order in five. Shubman Gill and KL Rahul came together with the score 0 for 2 and strung up back-to-back wicketless sessions (which suggests the pitch has flattened out) to make sure their team could push the fight to the final day, when there’s rain expected in the morning. The forecast says it will clear up by the afternoon.So England remain in command, although there might be worry about how Stokes did not bring himself on to bowl any of the 63 overs in the day. He’d done a fair bit of leg work earlier, meeting even the slightest sign of the balance shifting with extreme prejudice. Mohammed Siraj thought India had run Stokes out in the first over of the day. Stokes punished his optimism by charging at him the next over. The four runs were incidental. The disdain was the point. Stokes spent a few nervy moments in the 90s, but as soon as he got one on his hips, he was able to deflect it off to the boundary behind him – which was the cue for the trumpeter in the crowd to make their mark on this game – and celebrate it with a look up to the heavens and a sign of tribute to his father, Ged.England’s ninth-wicket stand racked up 95 runs in 97 balls with Brydon Carse almost scoring back-to-back fifties. Their highest total at Old Trafford fell. Then highest total at Old Trafford fell. Eventually England finished with 669, their fifth-highest in Tests and their best since, oh, scoring 823 against Pakistan in October 2024. Stokes made the last 41 of his 141 runs in 34 balls including all three of his sixes. He hit one of them so hard – the deterrent at long-off be damned – his follow through had him spinning around and almost facing the wrong way on the pitch. He seemed emotional getting to his first hundred in 35 innings, and vengeful after it.Chris Woakes struck twice in the first over of the third innings•AFP via Getty Images

India had 15 minutes to see off before lunch. England clearly wanted to make the most of them. Woakes went around the wicket straight away and that decision yielded great results. Yashasvi Jaiswal couldn’t leave the ball alone. Not with the angle coming into him. He played for it, closing the face, and a peach of a delivery, nipping away off the seam, took the edge through to Root at first slip. He fumbled the first time but not the second. In walked B Sai Sudharsan to become an advert for what happens to a team when they spend 157.1 overs in the middle. He was undecided against a short and wide delivery and in the end got caught trying to leave it.Gill looked troubled at the start. His front pad was a big target. Thirty-seven per cent of his dismissals in Test cricket are lbw and bowled and England went after one more. Jofra Archer produced an inswinging yorker that nearly took Gill out only for DRS to reveal that the ball hit both the inside edge of his bat and the outside of his front pad almost at the same time. In the middle of this examination, Gill played a shot away from his body and immediately looked like he hated himself. Eventually, he looked up and realised it had raced away towards the cover boundary. And from there, he just decided to trust his game and play his shots. Not in the same way as throwing the bat around and hitting himself out of trouble, just backing himself to play to his strengths.Out came the drives, and when Gill went down the ground, he evoked the history of the bat he was holding. A couple of guys with MRF-sponsored equipment were good with that particular stroke. He cut the ball well, gaining a little payback over Archer, who had hit his hand, which had been bandaged up. There were also several drop-and-runs to rotate strike and share the pressure with his partner, Rahul. It was a good innings, which could easily have been cut short at 46 when Carse had him playing away from his body again only for Liam Dawson to drop a tough catch at gully.Shubman Gill and KL Rahul revived India from 0 for 2•AFP/Getty Images

Gill made the most of that generosity to continue his run-spree. He went past Virat Kohli’s 655 runs against England in 2016 and is chasing down Sunil Gavaskar’s record of most runs as an India captain in a Test series (732). Crucially, he became confident of his defence, too. From being 46 off 52 with eight fours, he went to stumps scoring a further 32 off 111 with two fours.Rahul was old-school, too, right from the start. He backed his technique even when the new ball drew plenty of life out of the pitch. This was a thrill for him. He shared smiles with Archer when an absolute seed snaked past his outside edge.Rahul’s judgment on what to play and what to leave was all the more impressive considering the time India were stuck in the field and how they were trailing the game. He was 20 off 71. Perfectly content, then bit by bit he accepted the rewards of his patience, scoring 67 off the next 139 balls and going past 500 runs in a series for the first time in his career. Rahul, too, had a little luck break his way when on 36, as an inside edge off Dawson skirted just wide of his leg stump.A day five with immense possibility awaits.

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