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M ANCHESTER UNITED have plenty to improve on and need more pace in their midfield, manager Ruben Amorim said after the Premier League side began their pre-season preparations with a goalless draw against Leeds United. United had their worst-ever Premier League campaign in the 2024/25 season, finishing 15th in the standings, and also failed to qualify for the Champions League as they lost the Europa League final 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. The Old Trafford side failed to impress in the draw with newly promoted Leeds in Stockholm on Saturday, despite the inclusion of new signing Matheus Cunha in the starting lineup. “We suffered a little bit when we tried to press high, they kick the ball, win the second ball and they
Sluggish Devils Amorim says United lack pace after pre-season draw with Leeds
shirt (No. 30) and let highly rated English youngster Harry Amass leave on loan rather than let him compete with Leon for what is presumed to be the back-up left wingback slot. Amorim opted to start Leon against Leeds in Stockholm, with Cunha also appearing in a Manchester United shirt for the first time. And there were little signs that, with the right work ethic, a willingness to listen and enough motivation, Leon could be a very useful asset. The highlight came at the back end of the first half. A short pass to Chido Obi inside the penalty area was delivered with a delicate touch you would not normally expect of someone Leon’s size. “He’s in the first week, second week in Manchester United. He did really well. He’s learning things,” Amorim told MUTV . “He’s powerful. He’s going to be a very good player.” Along with the rest of Amorim’s starting line-up, the teenager was replaced at halftime in readiness for the three-match trip to the United States to play in the Premier League Summer Series. – Reuters/Agencies
United next play West Ham United at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 26. Meanwhile, United may have found a little gem in young fullback Leon. The club had made some pretty significant decisions around the 18-year-old even before they opened their pre-season campaign with a 0-0 draw against newly promoted Leeds. For a start, they invested to bring the Paraguay Under-20 international over from South America. They then gave him a prized first team
were a danger in that moment,” Amorim told MUTV . “We have a lack of pace, especially in the middle of the park, and you can feel it, (so) that’s hard to bring the ball (forward). But we created chances. We have a lot to do but it was a first test against a Premier League team, with two different teams, so it was a good test … “As a group, we have a lot to improve, the speed of the game, all the details, so, yeah, we are going to improve.”
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Howe confident Isak will stay NEWCASTLE UNITED manager Eddie Howe said he is confident that striker Alexander Isak will be at the Premier League club at the start of the 2025-26 season, after leaving the Swede out of their 4-0 friendly loss to Celtic due to transfer talk. on any player. Alex is happy at Newcastle, he loves the players, the staff, the team. I’m confident he’ll be here at the start of the season. “Yes, I’ve had
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discussions with him but that’s not abnormal. I respect a player’s career and how short it is. Alex has been really good, he’s trained really well and I realise there’ll be noise around him.” Newcastle, who qualified for Champions League football after finishing fifth in the Premier
British media reported earlier this week that Premier League champions Liverpool were interested in signing the 25-year-old Sweden international, who has three years left on his Newcastle contract. Isak bagged 23 Premier League goals last season, only behind Liverpool talisman and Golden Boot winner Mohamed Salah (29). Isak, capped 52 times for his country, joined Newcastle from Spanish side Real Sociedad in 2022 and has since netted 62 times in 109 appearances for the Magpies across all competitions. “It was my decision. He travelled back to Glasgow with us but I decided to send him home due to the speculation around him,” Howe told reporters after Saturday’s match. “The last thing he wanted is to be sat in the stand watching, that wasn’t fair to him. But I’m confident he will be a Newcastle player come the end of the window. “It’s difficult for me to give 100% clarity JADON SANCHO’S switch from Manchester United to Juventus is close to being com pleted. Juve are ready to meet United’s £21.6m (RM123m) asking price for Sancho, who is in full agreement with the Serie A giants over a four-year contract worth £5.2m (RM30m) per year. LIVERPOOL have submitted an offer of £69m (RM393m) plus add-ons – £78m (RM444m) in total – for Eintracht Frankfurt’s 23-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike. THE Reds are favourites to land Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, over Tottenham – but not until next summer, as the player wants to spend another year at Selhurst Park. Man United and Newcastle have identified Paris St-Germain’s France striker Randal Kolo Muani, 26, as a priority target follow TOUCHLINES
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