The play behind Mikel Arteta’s decision to strip the captain’s armband from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made headlines and Man United fans backed management Marko Arnautovic.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
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The last episode of the series all or nothing He reveals how Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has apparently documented Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s many transgressions. This is why the player was stripped of the captain’s armband last December.
– I have everything documented, the dates, the times, the conversations, how it happened, what happened. Arteta tells the club management that one day it will come in handy.
– He was late many times before. The club has a certain tradition, if you charge a lot …
At a meeting, he informed the team of the decision to remove the bandage. The reactions among the other players were mainly surprise – but also respect.
He wasn’t back in time, and he (Arteta) didn’t listen, says centre-back Rob Holding.
Mohamed Elneny expresses himself more directly in this regard:
– The boss has balls.
Head coach Edo and CEO Vinay Venkatesham initially want to bring Aubameyang back into the heat.
Everyone loses, says Edo, adding:
– We have to talk about Aubameyang with Mikel. He should be back in the team and help us for the rest of the season.
Something even goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale agrees with.
– I hope Oppa comes back. We miss him so much… His character is excellent on the field, but the coach’s decision is the coach’s decision, says the goalkeeper.
Aubameyang was then shipped to Barcelona on loan. Mikel Arteta’s thick cover, detailing all the crimes, is said to have been helpful in avoiding legal troubles.
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Manchester City have rejected allegations that they agree with Barcelona on Bernardo Silva. The club is said to have received no offer and wants more than 980 million crowns to seal a deal, according to the Manchester Evening News. In other words, the 27-year-old is highly regarded by Pep Guardiola.
Today’s anger
Manchester United They withdrew from a possible deal with Bologna to sign Marko Arnautovic. Partly because the Italian club tried to raise the price (the bid was just over 92 million Swedish kronor) but also because of the massive criticism from fans, the Daily Mail reports. Among other things, several season ticket holders are said to have contacted and threatened to cancel the ticket if the 33-year-old was transferred. However, the signing of midfielder Adrien Rabiot from Juventus appears to have expired.
Today’s irritation
Some Manchester United players are tired of Cristiano Ronaldo’s behavior and would rather leave the club. The report comes from The Sun, which is sometimes right and sometimes wrong in its claims. According to the newspaper, the Portuguese still wants to move, not least after the 1-2 loss to Brighton (a match in which he jumped). He is also spreading anything but joy about him at United’s training facility now.
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English residents remain outraged by the BBC’s decision to stop reading all football scores in all divisions of the country on Saturday afternoon. The tradition, which has continued for many decades, is “part of our history” as one radio profiler describes it, for example. The BBC defends its decision by saying it wants to devote more time to the latter Premier League-Conformance and that today there are many other ways to share the results.