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Wayne Rooney backed to manage 'big, important club' after start to life at Plymouth – but 'problem' facing ex-Man Utd star is outlined

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Wayne Rooney faces a “problem” in managerial circles, but the Manchester United legend is being backed to take charge of a “big, important club”.

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The former England captain returned to coaching in the summer of 2024 when inheriting the reins at Championship side Plymouth. He has previously worked at that level with Derby and Birmingham, while also spending time in MLS at D.C. United.

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Rooney has recovered from a slow start to his reign at Home Park, with battling victories secured, and is being tipped to climb the managerial ladder if he can come to terms with the fact that those he is working with are not as talented as he used to be.

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Former United team-mate Louis Saha has told : “Wayne Rooney has got an enormous desire for football, and he’s got an enormous desire to transmit that knowledge to players. I would love to see Wayne Rooney managing a big, important club, but it’s a difficult journey and Wayne knows that better than anyone. Sometimes, you must be in the right place at the right time. You need the right opportunity. I don’t think Wayne has had that opportunity yet to manage the type of players that he would really like to work with. I’m talking about players with exceptional quality.

“In many ways, it’s a similar problem to what Patrick Vieira had. He went into Palace, it took him a bit of time, but he wasn’t working with players that were anywhere near the level he played at. Sometimes, that can be hard for a manager to deal with. Frank Lampard is the other example. He got the opportunity to manage his club, Chelsea, early in his career. OK, he had managed Derby, but making the jump from Derby to Chelsea is huge.”

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Rooney has been accused of landing jobs because of who he is, rather than what he has achieved as a boss, but Saha went on to say of the ambitious 38-year-old: “I don’t think Wayne Rooney expects anything in management to be handed to him on a plate. You can tell he’s hungry to show that he can manage because of the club’s he’s taken on. Nobody could describe those jobs as easy. He’ll know that he needs to improve to get a big opportunity, but I hope he gets it because he has so much to offer, and he had such an unbelievable playing career.”

Robin Jackman picks his South African XI of the 1980s

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Robin Jackman picks his South African XI of the 1980s

Roving Reporter by Chandrahas Choudhury27-Dec-2020It is often lamented that a generation of very fine South Africancricketers from the late 1970s and ’80s never played any international cricket – or, at best, a minuscule amount in the twilight of their careers, after South Africa’s readmission to world cricket in 1991. The only international sides that these players took on were the controversial so-called rebel teams from England, West Indies and Australia.Imagination, however, permits many things that reality does not. So whatif we were to imagine a South African team from that era themselvesrebelling against time, and landing up in the India of 2004 to play a Testseries? Which players would be on that team, and how would they fare? These questions were put to Robin Jackman, the former England player who is nowa familiar face (and voice) in India through his commentary work. He played in South Africa’s domestic Currie Cup matches for many years.”Jackers” took the matter so seriously that he asked to be allowed to ponder the question overnight. The next day he had a team neatly written down in black.”I’ll pick a South African side from the mid-1980s,” he said, “so thatwe stay within the limits of the exercise as I understand it, and don’tpick any players who played Tests for South Africa in the ’70s. Also,I began my tenure as coach of Western Province in 1985, so I was watchingthe domestic scene quite carefully then, and remember a lot of the playersquite well. So here’s my team to play India.”As my openers I’d take Jimmy Cook and Henry Fotheringham. Cook had atremendous technique, and made thousands of runs for Somerset on very goodpitches, similar to those you find in India. So he’d play quite well here,I think. Fotheringham was more workmanlike, but a fine player in his ownright, and a good foil for Cook.”At No. 3 I’d have to pick the leading batsman of my time in South Africancricket, Peter Kirsten. Peter was an attacking batsman with all thestrokes in the book, and a phenomenal player of spin. Kirsten could alsobowl a bit of offspin, rather like Virender Sehwag in the current Indianside – always useful as an option. And at 5 I’d have another fineplayer of spin, Ken McEwan. Both Peter and Ken had plenty of experience ofEnglish county cricket, and could adapt quickly to any conditions. They’denjoy taking on the Indian spinners.”At No. 4, in between Kirsten and McEwan, I’d pick Allan Lamb. I’m cheatinga little bit, because Lamb played plenty of Tests for England, but I’massuming he’d have played for South Africa if he’d been able to. Lamb wasa fine player of the quicks, and he made a lot of runs against the greatWest Indies team of the ’80s – just the right man to bat at the heartof the top order.”At 6 I’m picking Kevin McKenzie, Neil’s father. A high-class player, and one of the best hookers of the ball I’ve ever seen. And at 7 is my allrounder, Clive Rice. A good batsman and a very clever bowler, genuinely quick when he was young. Rice was also a very astute thinker on the game, so he’s my captain. And there’s not too much trouble over the wicketkeeper. Ray Jennings, the coach of the current team, was the best wicketkeeper in South Africa in his time.

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“Now for the bowlers. At No. 9 would be Garth Le Roux, Imran Khan’steam-mate at Sussex. Big, fast, bustling, aggressive; bowled a lot ofbouncers. Just right as your spearhead. Like a lot of fast bowlers, hecould also hit the ball a long way. And as Le Roux’s new-ball partner I’dpick Stephen Jefferies. If you want to conjure up an image of Jefferies,think of Irfan Pathan. Jefferies was very like him – similar build, samesort of pace, big swinger of the ball.”And the last man would have to be a spinner: the deadly accurate AlanKourie, of Transvaal. Kourie was not a big spinner of the ball, but thenyou don’t have to be on these pitches. It’s more important that you put itin the right places. I reckon he’d give the Indian batsmen some trouble.”So there you have it,” said Jackers, stubbing out his cigarette. “A goodbalanced side: six classy batsmen and an allrounder at No. 7; two finequicks in Le Roux and Jefferies; Rice at first change, and Kourie as thespinner, with Kirsten for a little offspin.”They’d be good enough to give your lot a pretty tough fight.”

جماهير ليفربول تتفاعل مع محمد صلاح: كبش فداء.. و"ميكي ماوس" أفضل من سلوت

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علقت جماهير فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي على تواجد محمد صلاح بديلًا للمباراة الثالثة على التوالي في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، وقرار المدرب آرني سلوت بعدم الدفع به كبديل خلال المواجهة أمام ليدز يونايتد، مساء السبت.

كما تفاعلت الجماهير مع التصريحات التي تم تداولها عقب المباراة، على لسان النجم المصري، وقد نشرت عدة مصادر بريطانية، تعليقاته.

وبحسب ما ورد قال صلاح: “هذا غير مقبول بالنسبة لي، لا أعرف لماذا يحدث هذا لي، لا أفهمه، أعتقد لو كنتُ شخصًا آخر في النادي، لو كان النادي سيحمي هذا اللاعب.. لا أعرف لماذا أنا في هذا الوضع الآن، لقد بذلتُ الكثير من أجل هذا النادي، لستُ مضطرًا للقتال يوميًا من أجل مركزي لأنني استحقيته، أنا لستُ أكبر من أي شخص”.

لمطالعة تصريحات محمد صلاح كاملة من هنا.

وفشل ليفربول في الحفاظ على تقدمه أمام ليدز، ونجح الخصم في اقتناص هدف قاتل بالوقت المحتسب بدلاً من الضائع لتحسم المباراة بالتعادل الإيجابي بنتيجة 3-3.

وتأتي مباراة ليفربول وليدز ضمن مباريات الجولة الخامسة عشر للدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج” لموسم 2025-2026. تعليقات جماهير ليفربول على تصريحات محمد صلاح الهجومية

“أراد آرني سلوت أن يُلقي باللوم على صلاح في إخفاقاته، لكنه لم يستطع فعل أي شيء بدونه، كان ملكنا المصري مجرد كبش فداء”.

“تتحدث وكأن صلاح كان سيغير مجرى المباراة، صلاح ليس هو المشكلة، بل الدفاع، كما يحدث كل أسبوع”.

“لأن سلوت ليس جيدًا بما يكفي لهذا الدوري، سيكون جيدًا في فرنسا أو ألمانيا ولكن ليس الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.. ليس بالنسبة لي”.

“صلاح لديه بطولة أمم إفريقيا ليفوز بها وأتمنى أن يفوز بها”.

“أجد صعوبة في التصديق، هل تراجع مستوى صلاح إلى هذا الحد لدرجة أنه لا يمكن الحصول على أي شيء منه؟ أعني، هيا يا رجل!”.

“عدم احترام جسيم لصلاح! وجاكبو يحصل على أكثر من 80 دقيقة؟”.

“ميكي ماوس سيكون أفضل من سلوت”.

“كان بإمكان صلاح الانضمام إلى أي نادٍ الصيف الماضي، اختار البقاء في ليفربول لأنه وعائلته يحبون النادي، سلوت يُظهر عدم احترام كبير لصلاح واللاعبين الآخرين، وهذا واضح”.

“هراء، المشكلة في سلوت، فهو لا يعطي التوازن للفريق، ويربك الجميع… في يوم صلاح يبدأ ويلعب 90 دقيقة وفي يوم آخر لا يتم استخدامه، كييزا وريو يتعرضان لعدم الاحترام”.

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وفيما يتعلق بتصريحات محمد صلاح، جاءت التعليقات على النحو التالي: 

“محمد صلاح إلى السعودية، ها نحن”.

“سيغادر في يناير، أنا متأكد”.

“محمد صلاح ملكنا للأبد، أقيلوا سلوت”.

“لستُ مضطرًا للقتال يوميًا من أجل مركزي لأنني استحقه لستُ أكبر من أي شخص..” حقًا؟ إذا كان لديه هذا الموقف، فهل يعني ذلك أنه مهما كان أداؤه سيئًا، لا يزال يعتقد أنه يستحق أن يكون لاعبًا أساسيًا؟”.

“هذا يذكرني بتين هاج ورونالدو، نحن بحاجة للتخلص من سلوت الآن”.

“إنه محق، يجب أن يكون جاكبو بجانبه على مقاعد البدلاء”.

“هذا غير احترافي، لكنه محق، يجب أن يرحل سلوت، لقد اكتفيت، أسلوبه لا يناسبنا، ومن الواضح أنه فقد مكانته في غرفة الملابس”.

“إذا كان يقول هذا، فيجب إقالة سلوت من فضلكم”.

“ماذا فعل سلوت بهذا النادي؟ إنه يُخرّب نادينا حرفيًا أمام أعيننا”.

Barcelona player ratings vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Jules Kounde to the rescue! Unlikely hero secures huge Champions League win as super-sub Marcus Rashford sparks fightback

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Jules Kounde was the unlikely hero for Barcelona on Tuesday in the Champions League. Eintracht Frankfurt silenced the Camp Nou by taking a shock lead in the first half through Ansgar Knauff. but were pegged back after the break. Marcus Rashford was the catalyst for the hosts, coming off the bench and teeing up Kounde to level matters minutes after the break, and the French full-back then sealed the 2-1 win with his second of the game from a Lamine Yamal cross.

Barcelona have made a habit of conceding first this season and did so again at Camp Nou midway through the first half. Nathaniel Brown clipped a superb ball over Barca’s backline to find Knauff running through on goal, and the winger managed to fend off Alejandro Balde and fire past Joan Garcia to hand Eintracht a shock lead.

Hansi Flick's side enjoyed plenty of possession after the goal, but struggled to create clear-cut chances, meaning it was no surprise to see the German coach tweak his side at the half-time break. The ineffective Fermin Lopez was replaced by Rashford as Flick sought more cutting edge and threat in attack.

The England international made an instant impact after being played through by Pedri down the left. Rashford could have gone for goal himself, but cut the ball back to Raphinha, who could only blaze wildly over the crossbar. Minutes later and Rashford's impact really was felt by the visitors, as the Manchester United loanee's deep cross from the left was headed home by Kounde to make it 1-1.

Kounde may have been an unlikely goal-scorer for Barcelona, but the France international was celebrating again just three minutes later. This time it was Yamal who swung in a cross from deep for Kounde to head Barcelona in front. The goals seemed to drain the belief out of Eintracht as Barca went on to dominate proceedings and secure the win that keeps alive their hopes of automatic qualification from the league phase.

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Joan Garcia (7/10):

Couldn't do too much about the goal but dealt confidently with everything else thrown at him.

Jules Kounde (8/10):

Still looks miles below his best form but popped up with two crucial headers to seal the win. He also becomes the first Barca player to score two headers in a Champions League match.

Pau Cubarsi (7/10):

Looks far happier with Martin alongside him. Put in a super challenge to deny Eintracht midway through the second half.

Gerard Martin (6/10):

Stretched out a leg but couldn’t block the pass to Knauff for the opening goal. Had a great effort in the first half which flew just over.

Alejandro Balde (6/10):

Chased back desperately with Knauff but could not prevent him opening the scoring.

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Eric Garcia (6/10):

Should have closed down Brown quicker for the opener, but otherwise put in another solid shift. Much better in the second half.

Pedri (8/10):

The classiest operator on the pitch by some distance and helped Barcelona take control of the game after half-time.

Fermin Lopez (5/10):

Looked lost on his return to the team. Struggled to connect with his team-mates and his usual goal threat was missing. No surprise to see him hooked at half-time.

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Lamine Yamal (7/10):

Looked isolated in the first half and lost the ball in the build-up to Frankfurt's goal. He was better after the break and grabbed an assist for Kounde to make it 2-1, but picked up a booking which rules him out of Barca's next Champions League game.

Robert Lewandowski (5/10):

Scored an early goal which was ruled out for offside but otherwise offered very little. Taken off for Ferran just after the hour.

Raphinha (6/10):

Back in the starting XI but never really got going and was hooked early in the second half.

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Marcus Rashford (8/10):

Made the difference off the bench at half-time. Was really lively throughout and bagged an assist for Kounde. Could have scored himself but saw an effort deflected over the bar.

Ferran Torres (7/10):

Added more energy and invention to the attack. 

Frenkie de Jong (6/10):

Came on to firm things up and help Barcelona see out an important win. Not afraid to attack the box.

Andreas Christensen (N/A):

Late sub for Yamal.

Roony Bardghji (N/A):

Another late sub.

Hansi Flick (7/10):

Made changes to his team and they simply didn't pay off as Barca struggled in the first half. Made the right decision to send on Rashford at half-time which helped spark the comeback.

Saved by Mukiele: Sunderland star must be dropped after 5/10 Wolves display

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Sunderland are yet to lose at home this season in the Premier League, with the Stadium of Light’s reputation as a fortress only being strengthened when an out-of-sorts Wolverhampton Wanderers travelled to Wearside on Saturday.

Indeed, the top-flight’s basement club did have a few half-chances here and there – particularly in an open second half – but it was Regis Le Bris’ men who picked up a third home success of the season when the scoreline read 2-0 in their favour come full-time.

It was very much a day to remember for new Sunderland recruit Nordi Mukiele, as the marauding number two was rewarded for one notable burst of energy when grabbing his first Black Cats’ goal during the comfortable victory.

Mukiele's standout performance for Sunderland

Heading into Saturday’s clash, Mukiele had only exclusively played as a commanding centre-back for his new employers.

That changed against Vitor Pereira’s challengers on Saturday, with Le Bris drafting his adaptable number 20 out to the right-back spot, in what was an inspired switch by the ex-Lorient boss.

The former RB Leipzig defender bombing forward and gambling on an opportunity opening up handed the Black Cats that decisive first goal in the contest, with Mukiele’s perseverance – and a slice of fortune that the Wolves goalkeeper fumbled it over the line – giving Le Bris and Co the platform to extend their unbeaten home record in league action.

It wasn’t just his attacking performance that put a smile on the face of everyone associated with the Wearside giants, though, with Mukiele still switched on defensively when winning a dominant 15 duels across the entire clash.

Statistician Statman Dave hailed the 27-year-old as “monstrous” when the dust had settled on the 2-0 win.

With Daniel Ballard also winning ten duels in the heart of defence, it could be that Mukiele gains more chances in the first-team ranks from this full-back spot moving forward.

Unfortunately, not every team selection decision from Le Bris paid off in the same manner, with one Black Cats star now in danger of being axed after amassing fewer touches throughout than Robin Roefs.

Sunderland's biggest underperformer vs Wolves

Sunderland did have a last-gasp own goal to thank for all three points being secured, as some attacking faces struggled to be potent in front of goal as the game dragged on.

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Wilson Isidor couldn’t add to his three-goal tally for the Wearside outfit this season in league action despite his best efforts, with the offside flag denying him another strike at the Stadium of Light.

Away from any offside interventions, Chris Rigg struggled full stop to get going with zero shots at Sam Johnstone’s goal and a lacklustre 22 touches accumulated, making his first-team spot now look shaky.

Yet, it could be Mukiele’s partner for the day on the left-hand side, in Bertrand Traoré, that is most fearful, with the Burkina Faso international only lasting 63 minutes on the pitch during his first top-flight start for Le Bris’ men.

While Traoré did complete two successful dribbles to try and unlock Wolves, the 30-year-old attacker trudged off on the 63rd minute mark without firing a single shot at the Old Gold goal, despite getting into some promising positions, with the numbers when you dig even deeper not painting the number 25 in a positive light.

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63

Goals scored

0

Assists

0

Touches

23

Shots

0

Accurate passes

11/16 (69%)

Successful dribbles

2/3

Possession lost

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Total duels won

3/9

Traore only amassing 23 touches of the ball meant Sunderland shot-stopper Roefs actually managed more across the duration of the match, with the Dutchman ending the game with a superior 42 touches.

He would also eclipse the Ajax loanee’s accurate pass count by seven, with Traoré also looking weak when challenging for duels compared to Mukiele, losing six of his contests.

To further pile on his personal misery, his replacement in Chemsdine Talbi played a key role in the match-winning strike, with a quick surge forward resulting in a Ladislav Krejčí own-goal.

Handed a 5/10 post-match rating by Roker Report’s Andy Tomlinson, too, it does appear now that Traoré is in danger of the chop, even if his high-flying team were ultimately victorious against Wolves.

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Patterson edges past Bradman on rain-interrupted opening day

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Kurtis Patterson edged past Don Bradman in the New South Wales record books after making it to stumps on day one of the weather-affected Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Wollongong.Rain stopped play for almost three-and-a-half hours in the middle of the day, before bad light forced another stoppage only seven overs after the resumption.”The game’s probably sitting pretty fifty-fifty at the moment,” South Australia spinner Ben Manenti said. “They haven’t gotten away from us but they haven’t lost many wickets.”Soon before the lunch break, Patterson surpassed Bradman to become the 19th-highest run-scorer for NSW in Sheffield Shield history. The 29-year-old Patterson now has 4656 runs for NSW, while Bradman made 4633.Only Moises Henriques (14th) sits higher than Patterson amongst the current crop. Bradman averaged 107.74 from his 31 Shield matches for NSW before his move to South Australia in 1934, while Patterson is averaging 37.07 from 76 appearances.The majority of play at North Dalton Park took place in the morning session, which failed to reach any great heights.Hughes was dropped by Nathan McAndrew at short leg early in his innings, while Manenti secured the only breakthrough of the session when he dismissed Blake Nikitaras for 32. Nikitaras departed when he chipped Manenti to mid-on, where he was caught by Jordan Buckingham.”It was like he was batting on a different surface from me,” Hughes said. “It’s quite a slow wicket but it’s quite flat and the outfield’s slow.  There’s going to be a bit of grinding to do but hopefully we can do that tomorrow.”NSW and South Australia are in the bottom two spots on the Shield ladder with a draw and a loss to their names.

Second source backs West Ham move for 102-goal striker after summer bid

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A second source has now backed the possibility of West Ham United moving to sign a striker who they apparently failed with a summer bid for.

West Ham criticised for signing Fullkrug

Niclas Füllkrug remains out with an Achilles tendon injury that has kept him on the sidelines since early September, and West Ham have been questioned for their decision to bring the crocked Germany international to east London.

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The 31-year-old, who is slowly approaching his twilight years, apparently has a bad fitness record overall – with former West Ham scout Mick Brown criticising the club’s decision to strike a £27 million deal for Fullkrug.

“He had a few issues during his time in Germany with his fitness,” he told Football Insider.

“That, I’ve heard, played a part in the reason Dortmund were keen to let him go. So if that was an issue, and it was known in Germany, you’ve got to ask serious questions about why it was overlooked by West Ham.

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“Paying almost £30million for a 31-year-old is always risky, but spending that money on a player with fitness issues at that age is a huge problem. Of course, you can never predict that a player might pick up an injury. These things happen.

“But if he’s missing longer than expected because of his fitness, that’s something you should know. West Ham should have known about any issues with his fitness before they signed him.

“Then, you either don’t move forward with the deal or you take steps to help the situation, help him with his fitness and his recovery. If he’s having these types of fitness and recovery issues at 31, it’s not likely to get much better, but they gave him a four-year contract.”

Fullkrug’s absence has left Lopetegui bereft of a prolific striker who can help to solve West Ham’s goalscoring problems, with Michail Antonio and Danny Ings the sole No 9s at their disposal right now.

This has prompted West Ham to explore the January market for a new frontman who can consistently deliver the goods in an attacking sense.

Second source backs West Ham move for Lyon striker Georges Mikautadze

Earlier this week, reports out of Spain shared information that West Ham had reignited their interest in Georges Mikautadze.

Interestingly, Alexis Bernard and le10sport claimed that West Ham made a bid for Mikautadze in the summer, with another move for the Georgia international now gaining more traction ahead of January.

Massimo Pavan, writing in a piece for TuttoJuve, emerges as the second source in these last few days to claim that West Ham are emerging as a potential destination for Mikautadze – who dazzled at Euro 2024 and finished the tournament as the joint-top goalscorer with three.

The former Metz star scored in every group game, and the Irons could look to take advantage of Lyon’s financial situation by snapping him up in the winter.

It is also worth noting that the 24-year-old has 86 career club goals to his name at a pretty young age, and a further 16 for Georgia at international level – taking his overall tally to 102.

Arteta has a "gifted" barely-seen Arsenal gem who's "similar" to Gascoigne

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is blessed to have an array of exciting talents coming through the Hale End academy right now.

Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman and Myles Lewis-Skelly are making waves at N5 right now, with the latter rewarded for his Arsenal form by England boss Thomas Tuchel as he eyes a place in the Three Lions’ 2026 World Cup squad.

Ethan Nwaneri

15 years, 181 days

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Max Dowman

15 years, 235 days

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Jeremy Monga

15 years, 271 days

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Harvey Elliott

16 years, 30 days

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Matthew Briggs

16 years, 68 days

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Despite being just 18-years-old, Lewis-Skelly burst on to the scene last season and fought his way into becoming one of Arteta’s first-choice left-backs with Riccardo Calafiori, thereby pushing established Premier League defender Oleksandr Zinchenko down the pecking order as a result.

Nwaneri, meanwhile, became the youngest Premier League player in history after making his debut in a 3-0 win over Brentford in 2022, with the sky appearing to be the limit for him.

Since then, the 18-year-old has racked up nine goals and two assists from 40 senior appearances under Arteta, and Arsenal initially hesitated over a deal for Eberechi Eze due to their desire for Nwaneri to be given more minutes this season (talkSPORT).

Nwaneri signed a new five-year contract at Arsenal in August, keeping him at the club until 2030, but the teenage talent now has another academy sensation to contend with for a place in the first-team.

That man is, of course, Dowman.

The 15-year-old became Arsenal’s second-youngest ever Premier League player behind Nwaneri after coming on in their 5-0 win over Leeds United last month, winning a penalty for summer signing Viktor Gyokeres to smash home.

Understandably, there is a lot of excitement around Dowman right now, and club legend Paul Merson insists he is just a “freak” for his age.

Still barely seen in the first team with just 27 minutes of competitive senior football to his name, former Arsenal keeper Graham Stack has now told Standard Sport that Dowman already reminds him of an England legend.

Arsenal teenager Max Dowman likened to Paul Gascoigne

Stack believes that Dowman has similarities with Paul Gascoigne, with the pundit hailing Arsenal’s “gifted” new teenager when speaking ahead of A Night To Remember.

While this bold statement continues to pile on lofty praise for Arsenal’s latest starlet, it is important not to put too much pressure on Dowman at this very early stage of his career.

The attacking midfielder has displayed real signs of promise, but the GCSE schoolboy is still at a preliminary stage of his development and needs time to grow before being thrust into the limelight so intensely.

That being said, there is still reason to be excited about Dowman, and Arsenal’s work with young players behind-the-scenes is continuing to pay dividends.

Walter, Westley keep Essex flying high

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Warwickshire bowlers made to toil as home batters cash in on good mood following Hove win

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay29-Jul-2025Essex 350 for 4 (Westley 124*, Walter 86) vs Warwickshire Tom Westley’s rich vein of form in the Rothesay County Championship continued as he notched his third century in five innings to frustrate Warwickshire at Chelmsford.In addition to hitting his 32nd first-class hundred in an innings of sublime stroke-play, the Essex captain also passed 14,000 career runs in red-ball cricket. With Paul Walter, who hit 86 from 160 balls, Westley put on 132 for the second wicket and 81 for the third with Jordan Cox. At stumps, Westley was unbeaten on 124 from 234 balls with Essex 350 for 4.Walter, posting his fifth score above fifty this season, two of them centuries, launched two sixes and nine fours. It enabled Essex to build on the euphoria of only their second Championship win of the season last week at Hove, a win that lifted them out of the relegation places.The only redeeming feature for Warwickshire on a gloomy day that matched their deteriorating mood, was arguably the first career wicket for part-time legspinner Zen Malik. Brought on to eat up an over before the arrival of the second new-ball, Malik had Cox attempting to hit his fifth delivery out of the park, but instead the batter ended up on his backside with his stumps akimbo.Before the start of the play, Essex’s own bowling plans had twice been thrown into disarray in the space of 24 hours. They had already lost one member of their attack when Indian international pace bowler Khaleel Ahmed pulled out of a contract due to run to the end of the season, citing “personal reasons”. Then, less than quarter-of-an-hour before the start of the match, offspinner Simon Harmer, who had taken part in all the warm-up routines, withdrew also offering “personal reasons” for his absence.Those problems were shelved for the time being as Essex were put into bat on a hybrid pitch with plenty of grass left on to help encourage greater carry for the bowlers. In fact, it encouraged the batters and a flurry of straight-driven fours enabled the Essex openers to compile 68 runs without undue alarm in 19 overs.Dean Elgar, overcoming a torrid first over from Oliver Hannon-Dalby, brought up the fifty partnership with an uncharacteristic slash at Beau Webster that cleared the slip cordon. However, he departed soon after to his second rash shot of the innings, pulling the Australian low to midwicket.On one occasion Walter, so strong off the back foot, came down the wicket to waft Corey Rocchiccioli for six over extra cover and post Essex’s first hundred. He reached his half-century from 79 balls with a well-placed push into the off-side for two. Walter took a liking to the Australian offspinner with another six, this time over long-on.At the other end, some of Westley’s strokes were exquisite. He produced a classically-executed cover drive for four off Ethan Bamber and later essayed a textbook straight-drive off Webster. Another off-drive for four by Westley off Webster took the stand with Walter to three-figures, of which both batsmen contributed 49. Three balls later Westley reached a 107-ball fifty.Westley had just taken Essex past 200 with only one wicket down when, next ball, Walter’s four-hour innings came to an end. He got an outside edge to a delivery from Rocchiccioli, the ball ricocheting off wicketkeeper Kai Smith’s thigh and ballooning up for a diving Alex Davies to claim at slip.Bamber switched ends straight after tea and immediately extracted some rare bounce and lift that had Westley groping at thin air. Normal service was quickly resumed, though, and soon Westley was angling Ed Barnard to third man for the boundary that took him to his century from 185 balls.Bamber finally gained some reward late on when he had Matt Critchley swinging and bottom-edging through to the wicketkeeper.

INEOS to bid 50% below "incredible" star's price as Man Utd scouts spotted

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da realbet： Manchester United are already looking ahead to the January transfer window and could bid for an “incredible” talent once the market period opens.

Manchester United prepare for Premier League return as Onana departs

da supremo： The international break is in full swing, and supporters of the Red Devils have been left to reflect on a mixed start to the campaign, resulting in one victory, a solitary draw, and a defeat within their first three Premier League matches.

Ruben Amorim will still be reeling from the effects of a shock EFL Cup exit to Grimsby Town, albeit time moves on, and so does the narrative surrounding Manchester United.

In a surprise turn of developments, Andre Onana is set to join Trabzonspor on loan, something that Fabrizio Romano has added further context to via his platform on social media outlet X.

He stated: “André Onana agrees to join Trabzonspor, here we go! All contracts are now signed on player side, waiting on counter approval from Trabzonspor and travel next week. Deal done on loan from Manchester United as revealed on Saturday, no buy option or loan fee.”

Intriguingly, reports claim that Manchester United could join the race to sign Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi after his failed move to Liverpool during the summer window.

Amorim does appear to be intent on strengthening his defence, but he has an alternative star in his sights that he could look to make inroads to sign once the mid-season market opens for business.

Manchester United set to submit Zeno Debast January bid

According to CaughtOffside, Manchester United are set to submit a January bid for Sporting Lisbon defender Zeno Debast after they’ve been spotted scouting him over the last few weeks. Arsenal are also keen on the Belgium international, though the Portuguese champions are holding out for a fee close to £69 million for his services.

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However, Manchester United are more likely to come in with an offer around the £34.5 million mark, something that may test the waters, but won’t be enough to tempt him to England.

Anderlecht retain a 15% sell-on clause for Debast, and there may be room for negotiation on that front for the 21-year-old, who is primarily a central defender and has made five appearances this season.

Labelled “incredible” by scout Jacek Kulig, the Halle-born man would be another worthwhile long-term investment in Manchester United’s backline, though it remains to be seen if they can meet Sporting’s demands.

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