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Manchester United’s 0-1 loss against Arsenal on Sunday was their 14th of the Premier League season, the most losses in a single campaign since the competition’s inception.

Based on current form and the injury crisis, United are not expected to get too many points from their remaining two league games and are in danger of failing to qualify for Europe altogether.

That could impact United’s spending power in the summer and their ability to attract top talent. Keeping PSR concerns in mind, the club will need to focus on selling players first before they can start thinking of recruitment.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning a large-scale clearout and that includes players who are out on loan like Jadon Sancho and Mason Greenwood.

Greenwood’s future

A lot has been written about the controversial United academy graduate with recent reports citing interest from within the Premier League while Juventus are also named as potential suitors as well teams from the cash-rich Saudi Pro League.

Rumours recently surfaced about the potential of a swap deal involving Barcelona’s Vitor Roque heading the other way. INEOS have made it clear that they would prefer a straight cash sale.

His current outfit Getafe are keen to try and hold on to the forward for another year after seeing the 22-year-old register 10 goals and six assists in 33 games across all competitions.

But should United press for a permanent solution, TeamTalk have now revealed that Atletico Madrid are in the lead with Getafe unlikely to be able to match United’s valuation.

The 20-time English league champions are asking for £40 million, a figure the Madrid-based team can afford to pay. There were earlier reports of United asking for £50 million which had seen both Barca and Diego Simeone’s team exit the race.

“Getafe would love to land Greenwood again for next season, but they would not be able to afford to sign the player on a permanent basis with United holding out for around £40 million for him.

“Reports in Spain have claimed Man Utd want as much as €60m (£52m) for Greenwood and that has put both Atletico and Barcelona off.

Atletico in the lead

“But sources have confirmed to TEAMtalk that the 22-year-old is available for the far more reasonable sum of £40m, which will be music to Atletico’s ears.

“A number of clubs in Italy and Germany have been credited with an interest in Greenwood, including Serie A giants Juventus, while the Saudi Pro League has also been named as a possible destination. However, TEAMtalk can reveal that Atletico are confident of winning the race for his signature.”

INEOS are even open to reintegrating Greenwood into the United first team should they not receive a satisfactory offer. Fans might have something to say about that after their backlash forced the club into a U-turn last year.

The academy graduate was charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was suspended by the club two seasons ago. Those charges were subsequently dropped.

But United announced the player would not return to the first team. The England international was eventually sent out on loan on deadline day.


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Manchester United hardly threatened against a far from impressive Arsenal and eventually succumbed to a 0-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday.

This was their 14th defeat in the Premier League, the most losses in any campaign since the competition’s inception, and judging from the safety-first approach employed by manager Erik ten Hag, more losses are on the cards.

After their most recent hammering at the hands of Crystal Palace, the Dutchman decided to finally shut shop against the Gunners and that resulted in United enjoying the majority of possession but hardly threatened the opposition goal.

Even with the clock ticking down, the Red Devils showed little urgency and the form of Rasmus Hojlund is another concern.

Rasmus’ difficult debut season

The Dane is hardly getting any service from his fellow attackers while the 21-year-old seems to be struggling with the physicality in the English top flight and is often seen backing into defenders trying to hold on to the ball.

With his full focus on trying to win the physical battle, he mostly ends up losing the ball and that does not allow the team to relieve some of the pressure.

Ten Hag had asked for reinforcements last summer as well as in January as he felt it would be wrong to overburden the Denmark international considering his limited experience.

But no help was forthcoming and with Marcus Rashford’s form falling off a cliff while Anthony Martial remains sidelined, Ten Hag has had no choice but to keep playing Hojlund, who looks in need of a break.

Sesko remains a target

An elite summer signing is required to alleviate some of the pressure off the former Atalanta starlet’s shoulders and one name that has been doing the rounds for quite some time is Benjamin Sesko, currently of RB Leipzig.

The Slovenian was a major target back when he was playing at sister club RB Salzburg, and the 20-year-old earned a move to the Bundesliga last summer and has carried on in the same vein.

In 21 starts across all competitions, Sesko has 17 goals and two assists and is the club’s second top-scorer this season with Leipzig currently fourth and enroute to achieve Champions League qualification for next season.

And the rumour mill was sent into overdrive as his agent Elvis Basanovic was spotted at Old Trafford, watching the United-Arsenal game.

This is not the first United game the agent has attended with Basanovic also spotted at The Theatre of Dreams for the clash against Liverpool back in April.

Sesko’s agent spotted at OT

He could have been there simply to watch the game or to talk with the club regarding a summer move. Both clubs have been linked with a move with INEOS keen to pair him up with Hojlund.

The young striker has a release clause of €50 million and there were reports that the Bundesliga club are open to selling him for less than that amount.

But the Slovenia international has been on fire in the second half of the campaign and is currently on a run of scoring in six straight Bundesliga games. And his release clause is said to have increased by €15 million.

It will be intriguing to see where Sesko lands up. Whether United target someone experienced alongside the Denmark international or whether they choose to go down the route of adding young talent in the summer remains to be seen.


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Manchester United produced a timid attacking display in their Premier League game against a nervy Arsenal side to end up losing 0-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

On the back of a 0-4 thumping at the hands of Crystal Palace, Erik ten Hag, fearful of another humiliation, decided to adopt a safety-first approach against the league leaders.

The team player much more compact as compared to recent games but another huge error from Casemiro allowed the Gunners to take the lead in the first half.

And the visitors never looked in danger of relinquishing that lead as the 20-time English league champions were content with keeping the ball and passing it among themselves instead of trying to force the issue with the clock running out.

United have sorely missed Bruno

Rasmus Hojlund once again hardly got any support while his current form just shows he is not ready to lead the line for the Red Devils and needs more help but the manager has no option but to keep playing him.

Alejandro Garnacho spurned a few presentable opportunities while the midfield lacked creativity as the Dutchman opted to minimise damage amid the ongoing injury crisis.

Skipper Bruno Fernandes’ absence has been felt a lot with the Portuguese missing two games in a row now, the first time that has happened since his move to the club.

Mason Mount was tried against the Eagles and he could not provide the cutting-edge that the Portugal international is so good at usually.

Against Mikel Arteta’s side, nobody in midfield had the silk needed to thread passes into the striker or attempt something spectacular.

Fernandes was spotted wearing a protective brace around his right hand which he broke during the FA Cup semi-final tie against Coventry City.

The Portuguese insisted on playing the following games against Sheffield United and Burnley but has now missed the last two. Whether it is because of his hand injury or something else entirely remains unknown.

Ten Hag had announced before the Arsenal game that the former Sporting Lisbon star was back in training but Amad Diallo got his first start against the North London side instead as the manager said the club captain could not make it in time.

Now Alex Crook of Talksport has revealed that the 29-year-old is unlikely to be fit for the upcoming Newcastle United encounter in midweek after the journalist had a conversation with the manager .

Bruno to miss Newcastle game

“Ten Hag also told @talkSPORT Bruno Fernandes is likely to miss Wednesday’s game v #NUFC,” Crook wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

United are currently languishing in eighth and are in danger of missing out on Europe altogether. The Magpies are in decent form having lost only once in their last five and are in sixth spot.

This will be another huge blow and Ten Hag is likely to adopt a similar method against Eddie Howe’s team like he did on Sunday to ensure a respectable loss in the end.

Hopefully, Fernandes can play the final league game of the season against Brighton and be fit for the FA Cup final against Manchester City on May 25.


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Manchester United were happy to keep damage to a minimum in their 0-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday.

They rarely threatened despite enjoying 55 percent possession with the visitors happy to sit back and defend, knowing the hosts will struggled up top.

Even when the Gunners looked nervy, the Red Devils failed to take advantage with Alejandro Garnacho guilty of spurning a few decent openings while Rasmus Hojlund once again failed to influence proceedings.

The Dane looks like he has been overworked in his debut season and while ideally, the club should have given him time to adapt, they were forced to throw him straight into the deep end.

Struggling physically

He is only 21 and with one season of Serie A experience behind him, he looks like someone who is not ready to lead the line for the 20-time English league champions consistently.

His biggest struggle so far has been with physicality with the striker looking far too focussed on trying to win the physical duels rather than focussing on holding on to the ball.

And that leads to trying to back into defenders and eventually losing possession, unable to relieve some of the pressure on his backline.

Against Mikel Arteta’s side, he lost all his ground duels and won only one aerial duel. He also lost possession four times.

And the lack of service has not helped either. The former Atalanta starlet had only 17 touches in 88 minutes and managed only 10 passes (stats via sofascore).

Rasmus needs help

He had a decent chance early on in the game with Scott McTominay’s ball finding him in space but he slipped and failed to make the keeper work.

Maybe if the ball had fallen for him during his six-game scoring streak, he would have made the chance count. His confidence is also not quite high.

Increased scrutiny and criticism can affect a young player but the Dutch boss has had no choice but to keep playing the Denmark international due to the perennial absence of Anthony Martial and the poor form of Marcus Rashford, who is also out injured currently.

The club is almost bludgeoning the promising star into mediocrity and it is clear that the club should bring in help for the Denmark international.


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Manchester United produced a limp display against a nervous Arsenal side who were far from impressive to end up losing their Premier League game by a goal at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The visitors scored from yet another mistake from Casemiro who was slow to push up which allowed Kai Havertz to cross to Leandro Trossard to score.

United remain eighth and have now lost 19 games this season, the most since 1978/79 season and these include nine defeats at home, the joint-most in any of their seasons.

The Brazilian was at fault for most of the goals against Crystal Palace last week and question marks were raised about his dropping standards.

Casemiro at fault again

Former skipper Roy Keane even suggested that an academy player would be better than playing the former Real Madrid superstar in an unfamiliar role. And judging from the huge mistake, it would have been a better call.

The Brazil international is not the same force he was last season and this makeshift role is clearly eroding his confidence further and a parting of ways in the summer is expected.

Manager Erik ten Hag’s tactical deviation saw the team staying compact and defending in a low block rather than their usual high-transition chaos ball and it seemed to be a form of damage limitation after what transpired at Selhurst Park.

Sofyan Amrabat dropped deep to act as the third centre-back at times while Scott McTominay covered a lot of space which allowed Casemiro to progress with the ball and gave more cushion for his lapses.

But this shift in approach should have come quite a few games ago, especially considering the amount of injuries the team has suffered. It could have been the difference between the manager staying in the job or not.

Maybe this change was necessitated due to the game being against a team who are at the top of the league but if he had tweaked things earlier, the team could have come out on top in certain games or at worst, avoided some painful losses.

Happy with a 0-1 loss

The only issue was that this safety-first approach and injuries really affected the attack. The 20-time English league champions struggled without the creativity of Bruno Fernandes and due to Rasmus Hojlund’s inability to play well with his back to goal.

Alejandro Garnacho was too profligate again as the hosts only had two shots on target as preferred keeping the ball and playing it amongst themselves rather than take any risks even with the clock ticking down.

Even when Mikel Arteta’s team were looking like they were there for the taking, United remained timid and it always seemed like they were happy to have kept the damage down.

Most fans will be happy with a 0-1 loss considering how the season has unfolded. And with two more games left in the league, and keeping the FA Cup final against Manchester City in mind, the manager should keep playing this style in order to prevent major embarrassments.


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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has constantly chopped and changed his back four due to injuries and that has not allowed the team to settle throughout the campaign.

One area in particular which has confused the Dutchman is right-back with both Diogo Dalot and Aaron Wan-Bissaka taking turns playing in that position.

The former Crystal Palace star, who had won back his starting berth in the last campaign, has failed to hit those same high notes this term and United are open to a sale even though they triggered the one-year extension option in his contract.

There is interest from his former club as well as from teams in Italy and Saudi Arabia and with INEOS needing to raise capital through player sales, a departure is on the cards.

AWB’s uncertain future

If the Englishman does end up leaving, the club plan to reinforce that position and as per Tutto Juve, a new player is being eyed by the 20-time English league champions.

Yan Couto, who has enjoyed a brilliant spell at high-flying Girona, could land up at Old Trafford and it could be hugely significant because the player’s parent club is Manchester City.

A direct transfer between the rivals is usually not on the cards due to the heated rivalry. When Carlos Tevez decided to jump ship, it led to increased tensions between the two teams even though technically Teves was on loan at United.

Owen Hargreaves also did move to the blue side of Manchester but that was after his contract with the Red Devils ended.

In recent times, academy transfers have taken place as seen from United’s acquisition of Charlie McNeill and Darren Fletcher’s sons but not a first-team star directly. Jadon Sancho never played for City but moved to United via Borussia Dortmund.

City-United rivalry

The Brazilian full-back has never played for Pep Guardiola’s team since his €6 million move from Coritiba back in 2020. He has since spent time out on loan at Girona and SC Braga.

Girona are currently second in La Liga and have qualified for the Champions League next season but Guardiola does not have any plans of integrating the Brazil international into the City fold due to the options at his disposal already.

City are planning a €40 million sale as per the report, and United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus are just some of the teams looking at signing the 21-year-old.

Even though the Spanish manager might not have any use for the versatile full-back, the club are likely to refrain from strengthening United directly.

“Manchester City look set to be without Yan Couto next season. With Kyle Walker being an important player in the right-back role and the presence of players like Rico Lewis and John Stones who can fill that role, Guardiola has enough options in that position.

“Given the situation, Manchester City intends to make a good profit from the sale of Yan Couto, who had an exceptional season at Girona.

United eyeing City star

“The English club estimates that it can obtain around 40 million euros for the Brazilian player, in whom there is interest from Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, these are the competitors for Juventus.”

Couto has two goals and 10 assists this season, which places him in the top two percentile among defenders across Europe as per Fbref. He is the third-highest assist-giver in Spain’s top-flight this campaign. His “superb” displays have seen him break into the Brazilian national team as well.

The right-back loves to gallop forward and is in the top one percent for progressive carries and in the top four percent for successful take-ons.

His profile suits Ten Hag’s attacking intent but whether the club can afford such a high price for a full-back while plenty of other positions need additions and whether City will allow them to buy one of their players remains a doubt.


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Manchester United have suffered over 60 separate instances of injury this season with the Red Devils currently languishing in eighth place in the Premier League.

Manager Erik ten Hag’s flawed chaos ball has been a huge factor behind this drop-off in form but the Dutchman has kept on publicly claiming that injuries have been the biggest mitigating factor behind his style of play not working.

While there is certainly some truth to this statement, it is the former Ajax coach’s methods in training that have come under the scanner as the injury crisis threatens to derail the season finale.

Harry Maguire is sidelined for three weeks while for the first time since joining United, skipper Bruno Fernandes ended up missing a game. The manager announced that Mason Mount has once again picked up a minor knock.

Injury issues at the club

United are already missing their first-choice back four and the game against Arsenal is expected to be another mishap waiting to happen with Ten Hag asking for his ‘walking wounded’ to step up and play through the pain barrier.

This is exactly how Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane picked up knocks so soon after regaining fitness with new co-owners INEOS conducting a probe into the Dutch boss’ training regimen.

PL Brasil have revealed that with no proper hierarchy before Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority investment, Ten Hag was free to run things as he wanted and that has caused further injury issues.

Players have complained about the manager’s training methods as well as running demands and the report claims that Ten Hag has never adjusted the training workload as per the schedule.

Players keep training like they were for the first game of the season even though fatigue has built up during the course of so many games.

EtH’s methods under the scanner

Players have even had their off days cancelled and despite airing their concerns to the coaching staff, nobody has managed to overrule the manager.

“Although the bloated English calendar is also to blame, internally, many athletes cite Erik Ten Hag’s training for the excess number of injuries.

“According to some, he makes the mistake of maintaining the same training load throughout the season, even if the accumulated fatigue is much greater in the final stretch.

“Exhausting sessions, canceling days off and complaining about training have been pertinent topics at United for some time.

“But if Ten Hag makes so many mistakes, is no one capable of correcting it? There are two main problems that go beyond the Dutchman. The first is that United are going through a transition and they do not have a sporting director.

“Without a director, Ten Hag commands and dismantles. The club made a deal with Dan Ashworth of Newcastle United, but the target is still spending his last few weeks at the club in the north of England. This means that there is no one strong enough to prune Ten Hag in the football hierarchy.

“And the second involves a structural problem at the club. The new owner, Jim Ratcliffe, has already given interviews about the precariousness he found in United’s facilities. The medical department is no exception.”

Medical team needs a revamp

The less said about the medical department the better. Players have even preferred going to their personal doctors for diagnosis or advice due to the inferior quality on offer at Carrington.

The medical team failed to spot Casemiro’s injury on time while they also allowed Varane and Jonny Evans to play on despite concerns which eventually saw them suffer long-term injuries.

INEOS are trying to fix things by getting the backroom staff in place ahead of the new season while the medical department is in the middle of an overhaul.

As for Ten Hag, the new co-owners have a huge call to make once the season ends. And player power is also certainly rampant that leads to extra criticism for any manager and that also needs to be pruned immediately.


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An injury-ravaged Manchester United are all set to take on the Premier League’s top scorers Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday and manager Erik ten Hag has asked his players to play through the pain barrier to try and avoid humiliation.

The team did endure a nightmare last Monday as Crystal Palace thrashed them 0-4 with the Red Devils forced to play with their 14th different centre-back combination of Jonny Evans and Casemiro against the Eagles as Harry Maguire missed out.

Currently, almost the entire first-choice back four remains sidelined and the Dutchman hinted that he would not risk Lisandro Martinez from the start against the Gunners despite the Argentine’s wish to play.

The World Cup winner has suffered enough from being rushed back into action too soon and the plan is to try and keep him fit for the FA Cup final.

EtH wants more commitment from injured stars

However, the likes of Evans, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford, both of whom also returned to training recently, will hopefully try and make themselves available for selection from the start.

Ten Hag had publicly praised the Northern Ireland international, the Scot as well as Maguire for their ability to play through the pain barrier for the club and hopefully, a few more will raise their hands as the season finale approaches.

“Erik ten Hag wants his walking wounded to play through the pain and avoid a massacre by Arsenal,” wrote Neil Custis of The Sun.

“Ten Hag hopes his stars will be more “robust” and put up their hands for selection when he assembles his struggling squad on Saturday morning unless they have a serious injury.”

Players have often taken the easy way out at this club since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, a habit that the incompetent Glazers have allowed to fester and something that needs to be ended.

However, there is the risk that the additional load could lead to a further breakdown. The former Ajax coach wants more, which should be the norm, but considering the injury record this season, this might not be the best approach.

Major injury issues at the club

This season has been a disaster in terms of injuries with more than 60 separate cases of injury or illness with skipper Bruno Fernandes missing the Palace game, the first game he has ever missed because of injury since joining the club.

The medical department has been a joke with plenty of players prefering to diagnose their problems through their own doctors instead of trusting the club’s medical team.

The manager’s training methods are also under the scanner with the players frequently complaining about the training regimen as well as the running demands.

INEOS are far from impressed with the disarray at the club and Sir Jim Ratcliffe has ordered a probe into the injury issues at the club. They are also in the middle of overhauling the medical department.


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United's €60m summer approach turned down by 21yo league top scorer - report https://thepeoplesperson.com/2024/05/10/xavi-simons-turned-down-man-united-after-the-club-agreed-e60-million-deal-with-paris-saint-germain-280030/ https://thepeoplesperson.com/2024/05/10/xavi-simons-turned-down-man-united-after-the-club-agreed-e60-million-deal-with-paris-saint-germain-280030/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 16:30:10 +0000 https://thepeoplesperson.com/?p=280030 Manchester United hardly had a sniff against Crystal Palace as they surrendered…

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Manchester United hardly had a sniff against Crystal Palace as they surrendered 0-4 to Crystal Palace in their Premier League game at Selhurst Park on Monday.

Rasmus Hojlund hardly got any service and without Bruno Fernandes, the entire attack looked devoid of any sort of creativity as the young Dane struggled to hold the ball up.

Antony has been a massive disappointment while Anthony Martial is expected to depart in the summer while Marcus Rashford’s future remains up in the air.

United could have done with some more creativity up front as Jadon Sancho had a fall-out with manager Erik ten Hag while the club looks set to sell both the winger and Mason Greenwood in the summer.

Help needed up front

The Dutch boss never wanted to overburden the former Atalanta starlet in his debut season and asked for reinforcements last summer as well as in January. Nothing was forthcoming.

One player the Red Devils had targeted was Xavi Simons of Paris Saint-Germain after he excelled for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

He scored 22 times while assisting another 12 goals for the Dutch side, finishing as top scorer in the league as his team narrowly missed out on the title.

This resurgence in form prompted the French giants to exercise their buyback clause in a bid to earn a major amount from his sale.

Simons’ versatility – he can play up front or on the wings and even as the No 10, coupled with his excellent technical skills, creativity and hardworking nature made him a standout target for the 20-time English league champions.

However, as Bild (via Sport Witness) have now revealed, the Ligue 1 giants had “already agreed a deal” worth €60 million for the Netherlands international only for the 21-year-old to turn down the move to the Theatre of Dreams.

Simons turned United down

PSG, subsequently, decided to loan out Simons to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig where he has continued in a similar vein, scoring nine goals and providing 15 assists.

The former Barcelona youth product is the third-highest goalscorer for his team while he also has the second-most assists in the German league this season with Leipzig all set to return to the Champions League next season.

Leipzig are desperately trying to hold on to him while his former club Barca are also tempted. Whether United return to the mix remains to be seen.

Simons’ market value stands at a whopping €80 million as per Transfermarkt with his PSG contract valid until 2027. It will take quite the bid to land the attacker on a permanent deal.


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Ratcliffe orders “fresh investigation” as Ten Hag’s methods suspected to be cause of huge problem - report https://thepeoplesperson.com/2024/05/10/ineos-orders-fresh-investigation-into-erik-ten-hags-training-regimen-to-try-and-understand-injury-mess-279767/ https://thepeoplesperson.com/2024/05/10/ineos-orders-fresh-investigation-into-erik-ten-hags-training-regimen-to-try-and-understand-injury-mess-279767/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 14:00:59 +0000 https://thepeoplesperson.com/?p=279767 It has been a dismal season for Manchester United on the field…

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It has been a dismal season for Manchester United on the field with the club languishing in eighth place in the Premier League table.

While manager Erik ten Hag’s tactics are partly to blame for this mess, the injury crisis is another major contributing factor with the team suffering 60 separate cases of injury or illness this season.

When INEOS came on board, they ordered an internal audit to find out the reason behind such an alarming rise but things have just gotten worse during the business-end of the campaign.

Harry Maguire was sidelined for three weeks while skipper Bruno Fernandes missed his first-ever game due to injury since moving to Old Trafford, the 0-4 drubbing at the hands of Crystal Palace on Monday.

Injuries galore

Currently, the entire first-choice backline is out of commission, which has meant the Dutchman has had to reshuffle his pack constantly and that has not helped the team settle down.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is incensed with the situation and as per The Daily Star, he has ordered a “root-and-branch” investigation into the problem.

With the British billionaire hoping to guide the club back to the top of the English footballing pyramid, he is keen to get to the bottom of this mess.

He has handed the responsibility to Sir Dave Brailsford, who will monitor the manager’s training sessions to understand the workload being put on the players before games.

Players have complained about the intensity of training including the constant running and INEOS will pay heed to those warnings and conduct a thorough investigation.

Another audit on the cards

“Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants a fresh investigation into what has caused the injury crisis at Manchester United this season

“He believes more can be done to prevent injuries from happening – and will commission a ‘root-and-branch’ investigation into the problem that will involve INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford.

“This will include scrutinising Ten Hag’s training methods, schedules and how intense his sessions have been.

“The running distances of the players will also be looked into, along with data relating to how much pressure is put on them before, during and after matches.”

While the manager’s methods will be evaluated, player power remains rampant at the club which the Glazers have allowed to fester and already reports have emerged which state that the players have no motivation left and are set to lose all remaining games.

Lot to figure out for INEOS

Players taking the easy way out needs to be investigated as well while the club’s focus on commercial activities saw the team travel throughout USA and Europe during pre-season, which players spoke out against.

There is also a question mark surrounding the medical department which has not spotted injuries in time or have not thoroughly analysed injuries, leading to more mishaps.

The congested international calendar is another issue with the players playing in a winter World Cup in 2022, and are set to play in the Euros and Copa America this summer.

A lot of things to figure out for INEOS quite soon in their regime and the size of the task they have taken on is slowly dawning on them.


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