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Michael Carrick quietly has some great Mason Mount injury news
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Michael Carrick quietly has some great Mason Mount injury news

Manchester United veteran center midfielder has had an awful time at Old Trafford because he just can't stay on the pitch, and the former Chelsea man has most recently been out since the end of January with another knock, missing three games in total. But Mount has missed less time with injury this season than in any of his previous seasons since his big money transfer from Stamford Bridge, and now Man United manager Michael Carrick says that the England international is close to a return. Carrick told reporters at the press conference before the Crystal Palace game, via mufcmpb, “Mason is getting closer really. He’s on the grass and getting closer, looking at being around training soon. [We’ve] just had to be patient and he’s a good player, so we’re making sure he’s ready. The good ...
Michael Carrick offers concrete Patrick Dorgu, Lisandro Martinez injury updates
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Michael Carrick offers concrete Patrick Dorgu, Lisandro Martinez injury updates

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has gotten the best out of Patrick Dorgu and is ready to do the same for Lisandro Martinez. He will get to work with Martinez in just a few days, though he did state that Dorgu's injury will take longer. On Sunday, Man United will face a dangerous Crystal Palace side at Old Trafford, and at the press conference before the game, the Man United head coach somewhat left the door open for Martinez to be a part of the proceedings. Carrick said of the injuries to Dorgu and Martinez, via utdreport, “Patrick [Dorgu], we're still talking weeks, but he's progressing well. Licha [Lisandro Martinez] is much closer to a return than Patrick. It will only be a matter of days. We'll see in the coming days.” Licha has recovered well from his torn ACL to be...
Michael Carrick has a surprising opinion of Manuel Ugarte
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Michael Carrick has a surprising opinion of Manuel Ugarte

Manchester United spent a whopping 60 million euros on Manuel Ugarte in the summer 2024 transfer window after he shone for both Benfica and PSG, but he has been such a disaster at Old Trafford that fans view him as the club's worst player. Even new manager Michael Carrick, a former deep-lying Man United midfielder himself, has stopped starting Ugarte at all, but his public comments on the Uruguayan man seem to stand in stark contrast to that. Ahead of Sunday's big home game against Crystal Palace, Carrick spoke extensively about Ugarte at the press conference and gave the 24-year-old a great deal of praise. Carrick said, “I like Manu a lot. He's been terrific around the group. I'm hugely impressed with his attitude and how he goes about it and his training qualities. He's got a lo...
Manchester United believe they have found their perfect midfield transfer target
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Manchester United believe they have found their perfect midfield transfer target

There isn't a team in world football who will go harder after a midfielder in the summer transfer window than Manchester United, and they appear to be zeroing in on Adam Wharton. The young Crystal Palace star just might be the most coveted up-and-coming No. 6 in the world, and The Sun's Samuel Luckhurst is reporting that Manchester United are smitten with him. Man United reportedly view Wharton as a future star at Old Trafford and see him as the "perfect" midfield signing for him, given his quality and roots in the area. They like his personality and character, too, and sources at the club think Man United will be able to beat Liverpool for his signature. Other top clubs like Real Madrid will go hard after Wharton, and there will be a robust market of second tier options for the C...
Arsenal are beating Liverpool, Manchester United for one of the Premier League’s best forwards
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Arsenal are beating Liverpool, Manchester United for one of the Premier League’s best forwards

Arsenal are the best team in the Premier League right now, but that doesn't mean they are going to be complacent in the summer transfer window. They need one more star forward to complete their set, and they are in the driver's seat to sign Newcastle United left winger and center forward option Anthony Gordon. One of the leading goal-scorers in the Champions League this season, the pacy Gordon has fallen off the radar a bit, but the Magpies star is still unmistakably one of the most athletic and in-demand forwards on the transfer market in the English top flight. According to a report from The Sun's Charlie Wyett, Arsenal are leading both Manchester United and Liverpool in the battle to ink Gordon, who has been closely linked to all three Big Six clubs. Arsenal have also been link...
Manchester United expected to add two big names to manager wishlist
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Manchester United expected to add two big names to manager wishlist

Manchester United are enjoying a great deal of success under interim manager Michael Carrick, but the Red Devils are looking at some big names who could potentially replace the former Man United center midfielder in Julian Nagelsmann and Roberto De Zerbi. That's according to transfer reporter Ben Jacobs, who dropped a lot of great nuggets in his appearance on The United Stand. Per Jacobs, Nagelsmann is open to joining the Premier League this summer, presumably after his World Cup duties with Germany are done, and both he and RDZ are expected to be on the club's final managerial shortlist. De Zerbi has Premier League experience and was excellent at Brighton for a period of time before things fell apart. He's an effective coach, but he is risky since he has not shown he can ever succee...
Manchester United are making an obvious Lisandro Martinez decision
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Manchester United are making an obvious Lisandro Martinez decision

Top European clubs like Barcelona have been rumored to be interested in stealing Lisandro Martinez away from Manchester United, but transfer insider Ben Jacobs reported on The United Stand that Man United's desire is to have the Argentinian international stay. A World Cup and Copa America winner, Martinez is also an FA Cup winner for the Red Devils and has enjoyed a very successful career in both the Premier League and Dutch Eredivisie at the club level to this point. Honestly the only thing holding back Martinez at Old Trafford is his health, as the man nicknamed Licha is currently working his way back from another injury, set to return soon. There have been transfer rumblings around Martinez, who is now 28 and no longer a prospect. But with Harry Maguire's future uncertain and M...
Manchester United may need to cross underrated gem midfielder off transfer wishlist
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Manchester United may need to cross underrated gem midfielder off transfer wishlist

Manchester United fans hoping to steal away Angelo Stiller from Stuttgart this summer transfer window may need to look elsewhere for an underrated gem transfer target from outside the Premier League. In an appearance on The United Stand, Ben Jacobs told Mark Goldbridge that Manchester United going after Stiller is unlikely at this stage, and he noted that the Red Devils are waiting to see if Stuttgart pay the meager two million euros to get the former Bayern Munich prospect's release clause nullified: "I don't get the impression at this stage that Manchester United are advancing on Angelo Stiller." "They're waiting to see whether Stuttgart remove the release clause and Stuttgart have the ability to pay €2 millon and get rid of the release clause." Stiller has a 40 million euro rel...
Manchester United’s latest manager link is a clear downgrade on Michael Carrick
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Manchester United’s latest manager link is a clear downgrade on Michael Carrick

Michael Carrick has done wonders as Manchester United's interim manager, totally changing the results and culture at the club, so it is a surprise to hear Ben Jacobs tell The United Stand that the Red Devils are eyeing Portugal national team manager Roberto Martinez. Manchester United were employing two of the worst managers in world football in Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. The former got fired in mere days at his next job with Bayer Leverkusen, while Amorim's incompetence is best displayed by how much better Man United got when they brought in Carrick instead. A former Manchester United center midfielder himself, Carrick has done so well that many fans would like him to stay on permanently, and when you look at people like Martinez being linked to an Old Trafford move, you have to...
Manchester United fans finally get a Matthijs de Ligt injury update
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Manchester United fans finally get a Matthijs de Ligt injury update

When healthy, Manchester United center back Matthijs de Ligt is one of the best in the world in his position, but, unfortunately, he has been out since December with back issues, missing a total of 15 games with his latest ailment. The good news is that Man United fans finally have a real injury update on De Ligt, and, better yet, it looks like it won't be all that long until the Dutch star returns to the heart of the Red Devils defense. According to a report from Tyrone Marshall of the Manchester Evening News, De Ligt is not rushing back from his back injury and is taking his time with his recovery. He is, however, expected to return in March, and that is his current target date for return. Manchester United are in Champions League contention all of a sudden under Michael Carrick...