Casemiro is said to be furious over Eric Ten Hag’s claim that Rio Ferdinand, Premier League clubs have spent more than ever and the decision to sign Alexander Isak was unanimous.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
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Rio Ferdinand questions Eric ten Hag’s decision not to start Casemiro’s match against Leicester on Thursday night. Manchester United recently signed Real Madrid brass for 60 million pounds (about 744 million Swedish kronor) in an effort to stabilize their midfield.
Ferdinand says Casemiro is not happy because he started off the bench two games in a row.
– He would be angry for not starting, all the top players want to play every minute, the former Man United defender told BT Sport.
– But Ten Hag said they got the right players in the right positions through the window, and he’s definitely one of them.
It all went well in the end, and United won 1-0. The decision to continue with Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen in midfield was defended by BBC analyst Ben Thornley who suggested the coach was reluctant to change the concept of winning.
– It’s very important to have a (wide) team, especially a season with a tight schedule like this. It doesn’t even matter that Harry Maguire is the captain, Thornley says.
– At the moment, Ten Hag has found his best pair in the center of defense. I think United will continue to improve under the coach and the three points will certainly help build momentum.
On Sunday, Tin Hag’s men face Arsenal, who are so far undefeated.
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EGP 2.01 billion (about SEK 24 billion) spent Premier League– Clubs on players during the summer window. Depreciation is almost three times higher than in 2013 (£683m, around SEK 7.3bn).
Today Isaac Alexander
When Callum Wilson was linked with Manchester City, Newcastle decided to act quickly. Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan played a key role when the club decided to bring in Alexander Isak, the Swede whose recruiting team had been looking at for several years.
Wilson, who has scored two goals in three matches, was expected to miss several weeks. Newcastle needed a boost and Isaac was at the top of their wish list.
“Al-Rumayyan, who loves to participate, wanted to do something big that would have a positive impact on the team. The committee voted on him and the decision to go to Ishaq was unanimous.”
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And the Daily Mail reports that Leeds are furious that they failed to secure Bamba Deng on the last day of the transfer window. Director Victor Orta agreed a transfer fee with Marseille and the 22-year-old was ready to get on a plane to England. Nice then made a counter-offer, at which point Ding chose to move to the French Riviera instead.
“This is part of the madness that is Deadline Day. Leeds City Owner Andrea Radrizzani wrote on Twitter.
Today the headlines are shaking
The Newcastle owner was a few steps away from suffering a serious injury in the Liverpool encounter, the Daily Mail reports. Two men on motorbikes in balaclavas drove carelessly through a horrified crowd outside Anfield.
Over 90 minutes into the match, Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Qudoussi approached the stadium where the accident occurred.
– The motorcycle flew right in front of us and could easily have hit us. It was an unpleasant incident. Amanda was quite shaken but calmed down as soon as we entered the arena, Kaddousi tells the newspaper.
The car finally crashed and the police managed to catch the men. Among other things, they are suspected of drug possession.