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Gary Neville discusses whether Manchester United need to enter the January transfer market and whether manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can afford not to have Bruno Fernandes or Harry Maguire in his starting lineup.
United beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park on Wednesday night to advance to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, where they will meet Manchester City.
As a result, Solskjaer’s side have now won their last 14 away games in all competitions, a streak that has seen the club move just five points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, and with one game less than the Champions. .
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Highlights from the Carabao Cup quarter-final tie between Everton and Manchester Utd.
Solskjaer himself has downplayed the suggestion that United are title contenders, insisting that “it’s not something we talk about”, so what does the former club captain think?
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Does Man Utd need to buy in January?
“If the right player is available, then yes, Manchester United should enter the January transfer market because they need to improve the team,” he said. sky sports expert in Gary Neville’s podcast.
“But if the player is not there, they will not panic, they have been doing a little bit better in the market in recent years.
“What I would say is Manchester United is a confusing group, two or three weeks ago you looked at this team and thought it would be a tough old season. They left Europe, the performance in the first half at West Ham was really poor, I was there.
If the right player is available, then yes, Manchester United should enter the January transfer market because they need to improve the team.
“But if you look at the result in Everton, the glass is half full. The template has been used after the performance against Leeds, where it was brilliant. Six goals against Leeds and then nine changes against Everton, everyone is involved and playing .
“Leicester is a great game on Boxing Day, but if they went there and won, they would really be gaining some confidence. Compare that to a couple of weeks ago, where there were questions about the manager’s job, not me, I always thought. that Ole should make it to the end of this season at the very least.
“But when he walked off the court at Goodison with a smile on his face, the fans will be happy, the players on the court have a lot of quality and if they can get into the groove and start producing performances, real performances for 90 minutes, there is a lot. of players with great character and quality. They have not formed as a team yet, but they are improving, they are getting stronger, they have game winners. “
Can Solskjaer afford to leave Fernandes or Maguire?
Bruno Fernandes is inescapable, says Gary Neville
“Fernandes is irreplaceable, without him I wouldn’t say they weren’t close, that’s probably too strong, but they’re certainly a long way off without him. He’s a vital piece of the puzzle.
“With Maguire, my intuition is that United would miss him enormously if he was absent. He is a great presence at the heart of that defense, he is good on the ball, cool, good in the air and he doesn’t make too many mistakes. Yes, sometimes he does. They’ll get one on one, but he’s a really good central defender.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United is not talking about whether they are contenders for the Premier League title ahead of their trip to Leicester City on Boxing Day.
“I’m not sure Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can afford to leave Maguire and Fernandes out of the team, because he’s not in a position where he could afford to lose a game. If they hadn’t beaten Everton, the talk of United wouldn’t Winning a trophy would have reappeared, so Solskjaer is still in that period where he is building confidence.
“But if they can beat Leicester, win a couple more games in the New Year, they have a chance to have a really good season. The ambition at the start of the season for everyone at Manchester United was to get closer to Liverpool and Manchester. City. , and they are closer. Maybe not close enough, but closer. “
Man Utd next matches
- December 26: Leicester A
- December 29: Wolves H
- January 1: Aston Villa A – Live on Sky Sports Premier League
- Jan 9: Watford (FA Cup third round)
- January 17: Liverpool A – Live on Sky Sports Premier League
- Jan 20: Fulham A
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The confusion at Arsenal continues when they are beaten at Everton, and after Mikel Arteta channels his inner Rafa Benítez with a list of stats, the panel provides some other damning metrics (16:47).
In the Regional Review, Adam Bate talks about West Brom, Aston Villa and Wolves (32:59), and in the fourth part we look at Tottenham’s loss to Leicester when José Mourinho played his own match to cap off a bad week (42: 36 ).
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