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It is an excellent time to be an Arsenal fan at the moment.

Mikel Arteta’s side still have a long way to go, but after another practically perfect weekend, they remain atop the Premier League table, now six points clear of Manchester City and seven clear of Liverpool.

Moreover, while the North Londoners could still improve in some areas, such as scoring from open play, they currently look the best they have been in a very long time.

Arsenal’s recent form

Competition

Opponent

Result

EPL

C. Palace

1-0 (W)

UCL

Atlético

4-0 (W)

EPL

Fulham

1-0 (W)

EPL

West Ham

2-0 (W)

UCL

Olympicacos

2-0 (W)

As if that isn’t enough, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to deny that more than a handful of Arteta’s players now rank among the very best in the league, including one who is becoming even more influential than Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice.

Arteta's Arsenal leaders

During the final years of Arsène Wenger’s reign, and even under Unai Emery and early in Arteta’s time at the club, it wasn’t uncommon to hear fans and pundits alike lambast Arsenal for a lack of leaders in the team.

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However, over the last few years, such accusations have become far less prevalent, so much so, in fact, that to say such a thing today would be considered by many to be patently incorrect.

Arteta has helped turn the Gunners from a soft side that opposition teams loved playing against into a monstrous side that few, if any, teams look forward to playing.

From front to back, there are now leaders and mentality monsters all over.

For example, while he had a poor season last year, Martin Odegaard has been the club captain since the summer of 2022 and has been Norway’s captain for even longer.

Often alongside him, Declan Rice was the captain of West Ham United before his move, has now captained England on occasion and is often seen as the most vocal and ‘old-school’ leader in the squad.

Even Saka, who is still just 24 years old, has become a real leader in recent years, wearing the armband in Odegaard’s absence and keeping the side’s attack competitive when his fellow forwards have underwhelmed.

With all that said, there is another star of this Arsenal team who is not just becoming one of the most influential players at the Emirates, but within the entire league.

Arsenal's most influential player

When it comes to other leaders in this Arsenal team, it is becoming increasingly difficult to overlook the utterly superb Gabriel Magalhaes.

The Brazilian international first joined the team in the summer of 2020 for a fee of around £27m, and for the first couple of years, was seen as something of a liability at times.

However, over the last few years, the former LOSC Lille gem has managed to rid his game of the silly mistakes that were holding him back and transformed into one of the very best centre-backs in the Premier League, if not the world.

That might sound somewhat hyperbolic, but the facts suggest otherwise: since the 23/24 season, the Gunners have had the best defence in the Premier League, and over those campaigns, the 27-year-old has made 36, 28, and nine appearances, respectively.

Moreover, as things stand, the North Londoners have conceded just three goals across all competitions this year, one of which was Dominik Szoboszlai’s outrageous free-kick at Anfield.

So, there is a very real chance that the Sao Paulo-born titan could play a crucial role in breaking Chelsea’s record of conceding just 15 goals in a Premier League season this year.

Finally, while the 6 foot 3 wall’s most important job is keeping other teams from scoring, he has also become a serious threat in the opposition’s box over the years, and has been a massive reason why the Gunners are now the best set-piece team in the world.

For example, since moving to the Emirates, the towering “colossus,” as dubbed by Arsenal writer Adam Keys, has scored 22 goals and provided seven assists in 223 games, and as things stand, is now the 100th top scorer in the club’s history.

Ultimately, when you take into account his incredible defending, outrageous goalscoring threat and sensational leadership qualities, it’s impossible to disagree with Jamie Carragher’s claim that he’s “the most influential player in the Premier League right now.”

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Sylvinho está conseguindo mudar o rumo de sua carreira. Após deixar o Corinthians no início de 2022 sob fortes críticas da torcida, o treinador está prestes a classificar a Albânia, seleção de pouca expressão no cenário europeu, para sua segunda participação na história da Eurocopa.

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O ex-jogador do Timão comandou o Alvinegro entre a metade de 2021 e o início de 2022, acumulando 16 vitórias, 14 empates e 13 derrotas. Ele classificou o Corinthians à fase de grupos da Libertadores, mas deixou o clube com 48,06% de aproveitamento.

Desde sua chegada até o momento da demissão, Sylvinho nunca foi unanimidade entre os torcedores, tendo seu trabalho questionado com frequência pela torcida. Abaixo, o Lance! lista os problemas no trabalho de Sylvinho pelo Timão.

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ELIMINAÇÃO PRECOCE

O começo de Sylvinho no Corinthians não foi animador. O treinador perdeu os dois primeiros jogos no comando da equipe, sendo eliminado pelo Atlético-GO na terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Assim, a torcida já passou a questionar as escolhas do treinador na equipe titular.

MUDANÇAS NA EQUIPE E SISTEMA DE JOGO

Adepto de um estilo de jogo defensivo, Sylvinho focou em montar um time sólido na defesa, mas não conseguiu resolver os problemas ofensivos, deixando o ataque corintiano estagnado, especialmente após as chegadas de Giuliano, Róger Guedes, Renato Augusto e Willian.

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Sem apresentar variação tática, o treinador foi muito criticado pela mudança tática com Fagner. O lateral era uma das principais armas ofensivas do Timão, mas Sylvinho deixou o camisa 23 com mais funções defensivas, limitando a presença do lateral no ataque.

POSTURA

Um dos motivos para a reprovação por parte da torcida corintiana com Sylvinho era uma suposta demora do treinador para fazer substituições durante as partidas ou até mesmo o número de alterações, considerado baixo por muitos em algumas ocasiões. Além disso, a Fiel prefere o estilo de treinador pulsante, que vibra e joga junto com a equipe, e Sylvinho não apresentou tais características durante sua passagem pelo Timão.

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ENTREVISTAS

Atrelado aos fatores citados anteriormente, Sylvinho conviveu constantemente com vaias das arquibancadas, e as críticas eram potencializadas após as coletivas do treinador. Na maioria do tempo ele tinha avaliações positivas sobre seu trabalho e os resultados da equipe, especialmente após empates ou derrotas. Além disso, Sylvinho adotou postura combativa com a imprensa, especialmente durante a reta final de seu trabalho.

عزز فريق مانشستر سيتي تفوقه في مباراته الجارية في الوقت الحالي ضد نظيره فريق ليفربول، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، بعدما سجل الهدف الثاني.

ويستضيف ملعب “الاتحاد” مباراة فريقي مانشستر سيتي وليفربول، في قمة منافسات الجولة الحادية عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26.

وتمكن مانشستر سيتي من تسجيل الهدف الثاني في شباك ليفربول، في الدقيقة الثالثة من الوقت المحتسب بدلًا من الضائع للشوط الأول.

جاء الهدف عن طريق نيكو جونزاليس، بعد تمريرة من برناردو سيلفا، حيث وصلت الكرة إلى الإسباني الذي سددها من مسافة بعيدة، سكنت شباك الضيوف.

وتشير النتيجة في الوقت الحالي إلى تقدم مانشستر سيتي بهدفين دون رد، حيث سجل النجم إيرلينج هالاند الهدف الأول.

The visitors were bowled out for 110 as Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman took five wickets between them

Mohammad Isam20-Jul-2025

Bangladesh brushed aside Pakistan in a seven-wicket win in the first T20I in Dhaka. Bangladesh’s bowlers and fielders did the main damage when they bowled out Pakistan, for the first time in T20Is.Parvez Hossain Emon struck an unbeaten 56 in the chase, slamming five sixes and three fours in his 39-ball effort. It helped Bangladesh to complete the chase in 15.3 overs.Pakistan were already on the backfoot when they were put to bat. Taskin Ahmed took three wickets while the fielders effected three run-outs. Mustafizur Rahman bowled Bangladesh’s cheapest four-over spell in T20Is, conceding just six runs. It was an all-round bowling effort from the home side, though it got off to an iffy start.Bangladesh get luckyPakistan’s batting collapse actually started after a dropped catch. Taskin spilled an easy chance at short fine leg after Fakhar had top edged a slog sweep in the first over. Taskin’s guilt was short lived as he removed Saim Ayub in the next over, caught at long leg.Bangladesh’s luck got better in the third over with Mohammad Haris, who struck a century in the last encounter between the two sides, depositing Mahedi Hasan’s long-hop into Shamim Hossain’s lap at deep midwicket. On hindsight it was a careless shot, targeting the longer of the two boundaries, with two men patrolling the fence.Fakhar caught in run outsPakistan’s hard press despite the two early wickets backfired. Tanzim Hasan bowled a superb first over to Salman Agha, who finished up mistiming a scoop to wicketkeeper Litton Das. Bangladesh’s dot-ball pressure resulted in Mohammad Nawaz’s run-out in the eighth over, when Fakhar point-blank refused to take the risky single towards short midwicket. Fakhar was then run-out himself, when Khushdil Shah refused him a second run in the 12th over. Fakhar slipped in the middle of the pitch while turning, with Litton whipping off the bails.Fakhar Zaman top-scored for Pakistan with 44 off 34 balls•AFP/Getty Images

Fizz, Taskin close out inningsMustafizur removed Khushdil who had struck a six and a four in his 17 off 23 balls. He could have had a wicket the next ball but captain Litton wasn’t convinced with the lbw appeal against Faheem Ashraf. Replays showed three reds.Mustafizur remained undeterred, finishing with figures of 2 for 6 from his four overs. It is the fewest runs conceded by a Bangladeshi bowler in a completed four-over spell in a T20I.Pakistan then lost three wickets in three balls in the final over. Taskin took two while there was a third run-out as the visitors were bowled out for 110.Bangladesh shrug off early wicketsBangladesh’s 111-run chase began poorly when Tanzid Hasan fell to a catch at mid-on in the first over. It gave left-arm fast bowler Salman Mirza his first wicket on T20I debut. He added a second when Khushdil took an excellent catch slip, off Litton’s thick outside edge.Pakistan’s use of Ayub to bowl the next over was perplexing but Bangladesh didn’t mind. Parvez launched him high into the midwicket stands for the first six, followed by Towhid Hridoy slamming him over long-on for another six. In the next over, Parvez blazed Mirza back over his head with a one-handed follow-through that looked gorgeous.Parvez puts finishing touchesPakistan didn’t help themselves when they dropped Hridoy on 12 and 30. In the sixth over, Abrar Ahmed couldn’t hold on to a tough chance at deep third, running in but spilling the chance. Then it was wicketkeeper Haris who dropped Hridoy off Abrar in the ninth over.Parvez was nonchalant at the other end. He pasted Abrar and Nawaz for two more sixes in the 11th and 12th overs, before Abbas Afridi removed Hridoy for 36. Jaker Ali struck two fours in his first four balls, before Parvez laid into Ashraf. He flat-batted one over mid-off before whipping his fifth six, which took him to his fifty. Parvez finished the over with another flat-batted strike, this time over mid-on.It left Bangladesh just six runs to win in the last six overs. Haris dropped Parvez again, on 55, before Jaker struck a superb pull shot to complete the win with 27 balls to spare.

حدد الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا”، عن موعد قرعة الملحق العالمي المؤهل لـ كأس العالم 2026، من أجل حسم آخر مقعدين للمنتخبات المتأهلة إلى المونديال.

ويشارك في الملحق العالمي 6 منتخبات من 5 قارات، ويتوزع نظام البطولة كالتالي: يتواجد منتخبان في المستوى الأول وفقاً لتصنيف الفيفا، فيما تخوض 4 منتخبات الأقل تصنيفًا مباريات نصف النهائي بنظام خروج المغلوب، على أن يتأهل الفائزان لملاقاة منتخبي التصنيف الأعلى في النهائي.

فيديو | العراق يخطف فوزًا مثيرًا من الإمارات ويتأهل إلى الملحق العالمي لـ كأس العالم 2026

ويتأهل المنتخبان الفائزان في النهائي مباشرة إلى نهائيات كأس العالم 2026، التي تُقام لأول مرة بمشاركة 48 منتخبًا، إذ يوفر الملحق العالمي مقعدين إضافيين فقط.

المحلق العالمي المؤهل إلى كأس العالم 2026، يقام بين 6 منتخبات، منتخب من قارة إفريقيا ومنتخب من قارة آسيا ومنتخبان من قارة أمريكا الشمالية ومنتخب من قارة أمريكا الجنوبية ومنتخب من قارة أوقيانوسيا. المنتخبات المشاركة في الملحق العالمي المؤهل إلى كأس العالم

منتخب واحد من آسيا (العراق) 

منتخب واحد من إفريقيا (الكونغو الديمقراطية) 

منتخب واحد من أمريكا الجنوبية (بوليفيا) 

منتخب واحد من أوقيانوسيا (كاليدونيا الجديدة) 

منتخبان من أمريكا الشمالية (وصيفا المجموعتين في تصفيات الكونكاكاف)

تجرى جميع مباريات الملحق بنظام خروج المغلوب في دولة المكسيك خلال شهر مارس 2026. موعد قرعة الملحق العالمي المؤهل لـ كأس العالم 2026

ومن المقرر أن تقام فعاليات القرعة، يوم الخميس 20 نوفمبر 2025، وذلك بمقر “فيفا” بمدينة زيورخ السويسرية، عند الساعة الثانية ظهرًا، بتوقيت مصر، الثالثة عصراً بتوقيت السعودية والعراق.

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O Santos venceu o Flamengo, de virada, por 2 a 1, no Mané Garrincha, e abriu boa vantagem para a zona de rebaixamento. O Rubro-Negro abriu o placar com Pedro, mas o Peixe empatou com Nonato. Ainda no primeiro tempo, Gerson foi expulso, e acabou facilitando a vida para o Santos, que obteve a vitória com Joaquim, que acertou uma bomba no final do segundo tempo para garantir os três pontos.

Com o resultado o Santos chegou aos 37 pontos, abrindo cinco de vantagem para o Goiás, o primeiro da zona de rebaixamento. Já o Flamengo caiu para a 6ª posição, com 50 pontos.

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> !100 reverências! Pedro mostrou todo o oportunismo para abrir o placar e alcançar marca histórica pelo Mengão
> !Tudo igual! Nonato recebeu na entrada da área e acertou uma bomba, no cantinho, para empatar para o Santos
> Menos um. Gerson foi expulso após o árbitro ser chamado pelo VAR para ver uma cotovelada do volante.
> Vira, virou! Joaquim arriscou de muito longe, acertou o cantinho e deu a vitória ao Santos.
> !Bagunçou! Bruno Henrique toma uma caneta desconcertante de Soteldo, faz a falta e toma vermelho por reclamação

COMO FOI O PRIMEIRO TEMPO?

O Santos começou o jogo mais ligado e levando perigo contra o Flamengo nos contra-ataques. Quando acordou, o Rubro-Negro abriu o placar com Pedro, que escorou a bola que sobrou após cobrança de escanteio. O Flamengo seguiu pressionando e poderia ter ampliado com Ayrton Lucas, que acertou o travessão em um chute de fora da área. A sorte acompanhou o Santos, que empatou logo em seguida, com Nonato, em lindo chute da entrada da área. A situação para o Flamengo ainda piorou, após a expulsão de Gerson. O volante levou cartão vermelho por acertar uma cotovelada em Furch. O árbitro tinha dado cartão amarelo, mas mudou de ideia depois de ser chamado pelo VAR.

E A ETAPA FINAL?

Com um jogador a menos, o Flamengo passou a jogar com mais cautela, indo ao ataque sem o mesmo ímpeto do primeiro tempo. O Rubro-Negro conseguiu construir algumas boas jogadas, mas não chegou a finalizar com perigo. O Santos teve mais a bola, mas esbarrou na falta de criatividade para achar os espaços na área do Flamengo. Quando o jogo se encaminhava para o final, o zagueiro Joaquim, arriscou de muito longe e foi feliz, ao acertar o cantinho para dar a vitória ao Santos. Na comemoração, Lucas Braga, no banco de reservas, levou o segundo cartão amarelo e foi expulso. Bruno Henrique também foi expulso nos acréscimos, após fazer falta em Soteldo, depois de levar uma caneta.

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O Flamengo volta a jogar no domingo (5), às 16h, contra o Fortaleza, na Arena Castelão. O Santos recebe o Cuiabá, segunda-feira (6), às 21h, na Vila Belmiro.

FICHA TÉCNICA
Campeonato Brasileiro 2023 – 31ª rodada
Flamengo 1 x 2 Santos

Local: Mané Garrincha, Brasília (DF)
Data e horário: Quarta-feira (1/11), às 20h (Brasília)
Árbitro: Rafael Rodrigo Klein (RS)
Assistentes: Guilherme Dias Camilo (Fifa-MG) e Jorge Eduardo Bernardi (RS)
Árbitro de Vídeo (VAR): Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro (Fifa-RN)

Cartões amarelos: Gabigol (Flamengo); Rodrigo Fernández, Lucas Braga (Santos)
Cartão vermelho: Gerson e Bruno Henrique (Flamengo); Lucas Braga (Santos)

GOL: Pedro (20′ do 1ºT/1-0); Nonato (32′ do 1ºT/1-1); Joaquim (43′ do 2ºT/1-2)

FLAMENGO (Técnico: Tite)
Rossi; Wesley (Matheuzinho/intervalo), Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira e Ayrton Lucas (Everton Cebolinha/45′ do 2ºT); Thiago Maia, Gerson e Arrascaeta (Rodrigo Caio/11′ do 2ºT); Luiz Araújo (Victor Hugo/intervalo), Bruno Henrique e Pedro (Gabigol/intervalo)

Santos (Técnico: Marcelo Fernandes)
João Paulo; Lucas Braga (João Lucas/32′ do 2ºT), Joaquim, Messias e Kevyson; Rincón (Mendoza/intervalo), Rodrigo Fernández (Dodi/21′ do 2ºT), Jean Lucas e Nonato (Maxi Silvera/17′ do 2ºT); Julio Furch (Lucas Lima/32′ do 2ºT) e Soteldo.

New Zealand ended 476 runs ahead after day two as Zimbabwe looked tired on a flat surface

Firdose Moonda08-Aug-2025

Centuries from Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls and Rachin Ravindra took New Zealand to their highest total against Zimbabwe, and a 476-run first innings lead in the second Test. They have not declared, and have plenty of batting to come. With conditions suited to the filling of boots, and with three days left in the game, New Zealand might be eyeing more on a flat surface against a tired opposition.Already, three of New Zealand’s line-up have given them food for thought ahead of the next World Test Championship cycle. Conway brought up 2000 Test runs and his fifth hundred, two-and-a-half years and 32 innings since his last – against Pakistan in Karachi in January 2023. Nicholls’ century was his tenth in the format and an important one after he was left out of the XI for all of 2024. And Ravindra’s hundred was his third and fastest, off just 104 balls.Zimbabwe had three bowlers bring up unwanted triple-figure scores of their own. Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu and Vincent Masekesa all conceded more than a hundred runs. They were also the only bowlers among the seven Zimbabwe used to get themselves among the wickets, though Gwandu’s came on the first day. Zimbabwe have bowled 130 overs in the match so far, including 91 on the second day.New Zealand resumed their innings in cold conditions on 174 for 1 on the second morning, 49 runs ahead of Zimbabwe. If there was anything to be offered from the overheads, Zimbabwe were unable to make much use of it. The first ball was short and wide, and Conway cut it for four in a sign of what was to come. To Tanaka Chivanga’s credit, he managed to hurry nightwatcher Jacob Duffy into two pulls – but the first fell short of mid-on, and the second short of midwicket. Duffy, though, got it right off Muzarabani, and his stand with Conway grew to fifty. Their partnership was worth 62 when Conway drove Muzarabani through mid-off to bring up his century off 143 balls.Brian Bennett did well to catch nightwatcher Jacob Duffy•Zimbabwe Cricket

Duffy batted for 13.2 overs on the second morning, and almost the full first hour, before he pulled Masekesa to short midwicket, where Brian Bennett moved quickly to his right to take a good catch. But Zimbabwe’s joy was short lived as that wicket brought Nicholls to the crease, and they would go 30 overs without another wicket.Nicholls took his time to get himself in, with nine runs off the first 25 balls he faced, before he was gifted a full toss from Masekesa and sent it to the square-leg boundary. That set Nicholls on his way, and he was particularly successful against spin, as Zimbabwe turned to their slower bowlers while waiting for the second new ball. In total, Nicholls scored 96 runs off Zimbabwe’s four spinners.New Zealand went to lunch on 306 for 2, with a lead of 181, and with the second new ball nine overs away. Before it arrived, Nicholls got to fifty and then Conway to 150 off the final delivery with the old ball.Zimbabwe took the second new ball as soon as it became available, and Muzarabani seemed to find some extra bounce. With a zip in his step, Muzarabani thought he had Nicholls lbw with a delivery that angled in and hit him on the pad, but must have been going down leg, and then did get Conway. Bizarrely, Conway shouldered arms to a back-of-a-length ball that he must have thought was going over the stumps but instead hit his body and ricocheted onto off stump. He was dismissed 2.3 overs into the second new ball.Henry Nicholls scored his tenth Test hundred•Zimbabwe Cricket

Conway’s dismissal did little to halt Nicholls’ momentum. He hit Chivanga wide of point for four as Ravindra arrived, also slightly circumspect. Ravindra scored seven runs off the first 13 balls he faced but then raced to 26 off 24 balls after carving Muzarabani up through extra cover, past gully and over the leg side for three fours in the sixth over of his spell. Zimbabwe were soon back to spin, and though Sikandar Raza occasionally beat the bat with flight, there was very little threat from Zimbabwe. By tea, New Zealand were 302 runs ahead.The final session was all New Zealand as Nicholls brought up his century when he flicked Gwandu past mid-on and ran three. Ravindra took back-to-back to back boundaries off the rest of the over to race to 75. The boundaries dried up from there on, and Ravindra had to work hard for his next 25 runs. But he got them in 36 balls, and then hammered Raza through extra cover for four for good measure. With milestones up for both batters and 500 up for New Zealand, they played with freedom and scored 88 runs off the last 11 overs in the day.Nicholls and Ravindra both reached 150, as Conway had done earlier in the day, to make only the third time in Test history that three batters had crossed that landmark in a Test. Neither Nicholls nor Ravindra looks ready to stop just yet – which could mean another long day in the field for a weary Zimbabwe side whose winless streak seems set to continue.

Manchester United have now gone four games undefeated in the Premier League, which is perhaps a sign of things changing for Ruben Amorim’s side. His first year in charge at the club has been underwhelming to say the least, and it has taken time to adapt to his infamous 3-4-2-1 system.

Well, one of the most important positions in Amorim’s system are the two number 10s. It took him some time to find the right solution in those roles. Bruno Fernandes has been operating in the pivot, with Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount two key options.

Bryan Mbeumo has also made a fast start to life at United.

Mbeumo’s exceptional October

October felt like the month where Mbeumo truly arrived at United. He had played well in the weeks before that, scoring against Grimsby in the Carabao Cup and Burnley in the Premier League, but it was last month that he began to shine truly.

Mbeumo played three games in October for United, chipping in with at least one goal or assist in each of them. In total, he contributed four goal involvements in three games last month for the Red Devils.

It is perhaps easy for United fans to pinpoint which was the most important. Mbeumo’s strike at Anfield against Liverpool just seconds into the match summed him up.

Their number 19 managed to run in behind the Reds’ defence and fire home first time on his weaker right foot.

After grabbing an assist for Mount against Sunderland at the start of the month and scoring twice against Brighton and Hove Albion, Mbeumo was nominated for Premier League player of the month.

Club legend Wayne Rooney said the Cameroonian star is “by far United’s best player of the season.”

It is certainly exciting that United are brewing the new version of Mbeumo in the academy.

United’s homegrown Mbeumo

For decades, United have produced some exceptional players in their academy. In the current crop of youngsters, there are some exciting talents. JJ Gabriel is a player who has a lot of hype surrounding him.

Another young talent United fans can get excited about is 18-year-old Shea Lacey. After overcoming injury issues in recent seasons, the Liverpool-born attacker has shown exactly how good he is this season.

In nine games across all competitions, Lacey has found the back of the net on three occasions and assisted two other goals for teammates.

They have come in just 507 minutes, leaving him with an average of a goal involvement every 101 minutes.

In The Pipeline

Football FanCast’s In the Pipeline series aims to uncover the very best youth players in world football.

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One of the best examples of Lacey’s talent came in the under-21s’ recent 2-0 EFL Trophy victory away to Notts County. Operating on the right-hand side, the 18-year-old scored one and created one chance.

The “wing wizard” – as hailed by the Daily Mail’s Chris Wheeler – was a handful for defenders all night, completing three from five dribbles and winning two fouls

Lacey stats vs. Notts County

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Touches

72

Pass accuracy

80%

Passes completed in opposition half

24/32

Ground duels won

8/14

Ball recoveries

7

Dribbles completed

3/5

Chances created

1

Goals

1

Stats from Sofascore

One of the striking things about Lacey is his technical ability. He thieves in tight spaces in the right half-space, which could certainly make him suitable for Amorim’s system, playing in the right 10 role just like Mbeumo does now.

The England under-20 star was described as a “creative talisman” by Academy Scoop on X, a page dedicated to the Red Devils academy sides. That is easy to understand, with the 18-year-old having passes like this in his locker.

It is certainly easy to see how Lacey can be United’s own Mbeumo. The talented youngster is comfortable on the right wing or as a number 10, just like the Red Devils’ number 19.

Both are left-footed attackers, too.

It remains to be seen when Lacey will get his first-team debut at United, but it is bound to happen sooner or later. He is a superb talent who has even trained with England’s first team this season. United have another gem on their hands.

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Despite making only 160 for 7, Pakistan cruise to a 93-run win in their Asia Cup opener

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Mohammad Haris’ fifty and a bowling performance far too good for an outmatched Oman side helped Pakistan cruise to a 93-run win in their Asia Cup opener. Haris smashed 66 off 43 deliveries in an innings where none of his team-mates were quite able to match his power or timing with the bat as he helped Pakistan get up to 160.Oman received early encouragement when a ball that kept low trapped the dangerous Saim Ayub in front. Sahibzada Farhan’s off-colour form persisted in a scratchy innings as Pakistan stumbled along to 31 in the first five overs, and it was up to Haris to inject impetus into the innings.Related

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Sixteen came off the final powerplay over, and that was the start of the onslaught. Until then, Haris had 16 off 18. His next 25 balls produced 50 as Pakistan raced up close to eight runs per over, but once again, Oman pegged them back. Aamir Kaleem, the left-arm spinner, was the pick of the Oman bowlers as he had Haris drag on, before Salman Agha lapped a full toss off his first delivery to deep midwicket.It produced another barren spell for Pakistan and the boundaries dried up again. Fakhar Zaman struggled for timing and Hasan Nawaz, so often a hammer at the death, couldn’t get himself in and holed out off his 15th ball for nine runs. But a cameo from Mohammad Nawaz, who arrived in the 17th over, ensured Pakistan got past the 150-mark.Mohammad Nawaz contributed with both bat and ball•AFP/Getty Images

But Kaleem’s three wickets, and the overall assistance the Oman spinners got, suggested this might well end up being comfortably above par, especially in the face of Pakistan’s more accomplished spin options.And so it proved. A bright beginning for Oman’s batters was waylaid by a double strike from Saim Ayub in the powerplay. Nawaz and Pakistan’s two wristspinners Sufiyan Muqeem and Abrar Ahmed dried up the batters’ scoring options, and Oman began to bleed wickets. With the field spreading out and the asking rate rising, panic set in, and the innings began to capitulate. Oman slipped from 41 for 2 to 51 for 9 before being bowled out for 67; flashes of ability drowned under the gulf in quality Pakistan were able to bring to bear upon the contest.Haris takes chargeIt is knocks like these that keep Pakistan persisting with Haris through extended poor runs. He had scored just 54 runs in 11 innings before this game, but he was promoted up the order into the powerplay today. That is his strength, and having cut loose in the sixth over, he continued pumping the Oman bowlers, almost single-handedly maintaining Pakistan’s imposing run rate.2:11

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Farhan’s struggles at the other end threw Haris’ exploits into sharper relief. Even with the field spread out, Haris, having found his timing, continued to take on the boundary riders. His third six brought up just his second 50-plus score in the format, before a boundary the following ball saw him match his runs tally from the previous 11 innings. The 43 balls he faced for his 66 makes just this three deliveries short of his longest T20I innings in his 29-match career, and one that singlehandedly resurrected an innings that had begun to wobble.Pakistan spin lays waste to OmanSpecialist fast bowlers have dropped down the pecking order in T20I cricket under Mike Hesson, but playing just the one in Shaheen Shah Afridi still came as a bit of a surprise at the toss. Oman began the chase in a solid manner and were 32 for 2 by the end of the fifth over. But Saim Ayub had taken both those wickets, and Pakistan began to unleash the rest of their spinners on this line-up that may never had played against bowling of this quality.Abrar, Nawaz and Muqeem first asphyxiated them, and then the wickets began to fall. Muqeem took out Mohammad Nadeem to make it 41 for 3, and from thereon it was a procession. Nawaz got into the act before Muqeem doubled up the following over. Afridi and Faheem Ashraf helped themselves as Oman lost seven wickets for ten runs, imparting upon the scoreline a tinge of embarrassment Oman’s bowlers certainly did not deserve.

Manchester United hold “concrete interest” in signing Scott McTominay, with the midfielder also being targeted by Barcelona, and Napoli’s stance on sanctioning a move has now been revealed.

Man United have set out to sign a new central midfielder in 2026, and Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson has now emerged as a major target, having registered their interest in signing the England international earlier this week.

With Anderson becoming as an important player for both club and country, however, it is likely to take a huge bid to get a deal over the line, and Forest are set to hold out for a fee of around £100m – £120m.

It remains to be seen whether the Red Devils would be willing to smash their existing transfer record to sign the 23-year-old, but if INEOS deem the deal to be too expensive, there could be a much more affordable alternative option.

Man Utd now hold "concrete interest" in Scott McTominay

Indeed, Anderson is not the only British midfielder being targeted by Man United, with a Caught Offside source revealing they hold “concrete interest” in signing Napoli star McTominay, with the Scot really kicking on since leaving Old Trafford.

It could take a bid of at least €50m (£44m) to tempt the Italian club into a sale, although it is also feasible they will be unwilling to sanction a departure at all, having not even set an asking price, given the midfielder’s importance to Antonio Conte’s side.

The 28-year-old is happy at the Italian club, meaning it is unlikely he will agitate for a move, but there is certainly no shortage of top clubs lining up to get a deal done, with Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United also being named as potential suitors.

Lauded as “sensational” by broadcaster David Tanner, the Scotland international has taken his career to the next level since making the move to the Serie A, playing a major role in Napoli winning the 2024-25 league title.

The Lancaster-born midfielder had the most prolific season of his career in front of goal, finding the back of the net 12 times in 34 games, while also providing six assists, and the United academy graduate already has two Champions League goals to his name this season.

That said, it could perhaps be viewed as a step backwards to re-sign their former player, given that he never managed to reach similar heights during his time at Old Trafford, regularly receiving criticism for his performances.

As such, Ruben Amorim may be better off focusing on alternative targets, and there is certainly no shortage of exciting options, with the likes of Anderson, Carlos Baleba, Javi Guerra and Alex Scott all on the shortlist.

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