Dan Sheldon
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Football news reporter, covering Manchester City & Manchester United for @TheAthleticFC . Views mine. Instagram: dansheldontheathletic
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Excl: The UK government has admitted its embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Foreign Office in London have discussed the charges levelled at Manchester City by the Premier League, but are refusing to disclose the correspondence.
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In 14 of Southampton’s 24 Premier League games this season, a Saints player has gone down injured between the 60th-70th minute.
Their team-mates then go & consume an energy gel/drink.
Coincidence or plan?
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Queue already forming outside the Tollgate ahead of planned march at 7pm.
Supporters in good voice inside.
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A sea of Manchester United fans all with the same message. They want the Glazer family gone - for good.
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Chants of “sell United & fuck off home” now being sung by Manchester United’s supporters.
The march is about to begin.
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supporters chanting “We want Glazers out” in unison. Flares have been set off. The number of fans inside the Tollgate is increasing.
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🚨Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at Carrington for talks with Manchester United.
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Supporters throwing cans of beer at a coach followed by chants of “murderers”.
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“Joel Glazer’s gunna die” now being sung by Manchester United supporters outside The Old Nags Head.
10 minutes until their march begins.
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🚨Cristiano Ronaldo survey results🚨
🔺 88% don’t want Ronaldo to play for
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again
🔺 94% want the club to sell him in Jan
🔺 85% believe his contract should be terminated
🔺 Only 6% think Ten Hag has treated him unfairly
➕ more
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Ralph Hasenhuttl to consider retiring in 2024? I can’t see it. Not with this much emotion. He loves Southampton. What a mental game. What a win.
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Just seen Christian Eriksen & Lisandro Martinez arrive at Carrington together.
Martinez yet to be officially announced as a Manchester United player.
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“The Glazers always cling on, but I am hoping this one is different. It’s bigger and there is a change in mood.”
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fans protested in their thousands on Monday night. They are angry, united & won’t stop until the Glazers are gone.
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United supporters now leaving the Tollgate and beginning their march towards Old Trafford.
More flares & a notable police presence.
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Excl: David de Gea signed a new contract extension only for
#MUFC
to back out of the agreed proposal.
Initial offer would have seen drastic reduction to De Gea’s £375kpw salary. New proposal is even lower & yet to be signed.
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Exclusive: Southampton have decided to sack Ralph Hasenhuttl.
They had planned to wait until the World Cup before making a change but could now act sooner.
#SaintsFC
Full story on
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Covering
#SaintsFC
for four years has been a real privilege & a lot of fun, but just like with Luke Shaw, Manchester has come calling.
This week I'll be starting a new role as football news reporter for
@TheAthleticUK
, covering
#MCFC
and
#MUFC
.
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Erik ten Hag addressing Old Trafford after FT. Huge roars as he talks about bringing the FA Cup back to Old Trafford.
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“Joel Glazer’s gunna die” now being sung by United supporters inside the Tollgate.
40 minutes until their march begins.
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#MUFC
have made contact with Adrien Rabiot over a potential move.
They unsuccessfully tried to sign the 28yo from Juventus in 2022. He’s available on a free & is viewed as a good option to strengthen midfield. Story on
@TheAthleticFC
after
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🚨 Marcus Rashford was in a Belfast nightclub hours before reporting himself as too ill to train on Friday morning.
#MUFC
were informed the 26yo had only been out on Wednesday night.
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Excl: West Ham have advertised their need for a LB, CB, DM, CM, AM, winger and striker on a popular transfer forum.
West Ham’s listed budget for each position is up to £20m but they are also exploring the loan market.
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Story on
@TheAthleticFC
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🚨 New figures show Manchester United owe more than £1billion through a combination of gross debt (£507.3m), their revolving credit facility (£260m) & outstanding transfer payments (£317.8m).
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Full story
@TheAthleticFC
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Southampton FC are close to announcing that Gao Jisheng has sold his 80% stake in the club.
Ralph Hasenhuttl & the players have been informed.
#SaintsFC
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The metal shutters have been closed but Manchester United supporters are making themselves heard outside the executive entrance.
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Manchester United are taking small steps forward under Ten Hag & his methods are staying to pay off.
The first 45 mins against Everton was evidence of that. Tougher games ahead but the numbers are trending in the right direction.
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🚨 A ruling in a German court has ordered the new FIFA agent regulations to not be implemented into German football until the European Court of Justice has ruled on the matter.
Full story on
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Hasenhuttl dropping down to his knees sums up how much this victory means. Phenomenal.
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Manchester United fans unveil an Argentina flag with a knife going through the middle of it for Lisandro Martinez following his World Cup win.
The knife is to do with Martinez being nicknamed ‘the Butcher’.
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🚨
#SaintsFC
are closing in on the signing of
#MCFC
goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu.
The deal could exceed £10m when add-ons are taken into consideration.
Bazunu is Southampton’s No 1 target for the position & will be competing with McCarthy.
Story w/
@OliverKay
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🚨 Mason Mount is set to be included in Manchester United’s squad for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final tie with Liverpool.
Mount hasn’t played since November 11 due to a long-term calf injury.
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Full story
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The march has reached The Tollgate where more supporters were waiting to join.
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is watching
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’s U21s play against West Ham U21s tonight.
Ten Hag is joined by Mitchell van der Gaag, Darren Fletcher and Andy O’Boyle.
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🚨 David De Gea says he hopes to finish his career at Manchester United & said his contract talks will “end in a good way”.
De Gea also detailed why Erik ten Hag was “angry” with last night’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth.
#MUFC
Full story on
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closing in on
#CFC
’s Tino Livramento. Set to sign a 5yr contract. There’s a buy-back and sell-on fee included in the deal. Talks started in March. Tino was Hasenhuttl’s top target & he will join 1st team squad.
More detail on
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The metal fence outside the Tollgate was pulled down by a group of supporters before security quickly stopped more charging in.
“We’re Man United, we’ll do what we want” was belted out by everyone here afterwards.
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Martinez given a standing ovation by
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fans inside Old Trafford. Chants of ‘Argentina’ echo around the stadium.
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Jason Wilcox has joined Manchester United as their new technical director with immediate effect.
Wilcox will report into the new sporting director — expected to be Dan Ashworth — once that appointment has been made.
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Full story
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Excl:
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are interested in Ruben Loftus-Cheek. Any loan deal would have to involve Chelsea covering a portion of his wages. Full story on
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Salisu is still defending after the final whistle. This time he held off a steward so a fan who ran onto the pitch could take a selfie with him.
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Breaking: Charges including attempted rape and assault against Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood have been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Full story
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Klopp on Hasenhuttl: “If we would have more time, we would probably be friends. But we live quite far away. I respect him a lot.”
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Sir Alex Ferguson also at Carrington today. He arrived at the same time as Ronaldo.
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Excl: Manchester United intend to recruit a chief business officer to report into their incoming CEO Omar Berrada.
The new hire would be responsible for the club’s commercial-related activity & will sit alongside Dan Ashworth.
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David de Gea yet to agree new
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contract with nine days left on £375k/pw deal.
Both parties considering their options & no guarantee a deal is reached before June 30. United relaxed & exploring GK market / can use Henderson.
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🏆 England Under-21s are European champions for the first time in 39 years. James Trafford’s heroics to save Abel Ruiz’s penalty and then the follow-up in the 98th minute got them over the line.
#YoungLions
#U21EURO
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Manchester United have contacted Andre Onana’s representatives over a potential move to the club.
The Inter Milan GK played for Erik ten Hag at Ajax.
Contact with Onana’s camp adds to uncertainty surrounding David de Gea’s future.
@TheAthleticFC
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One supporter shouted “sing your bollocks off” which was followed by chants of “Malcom’s in a box”.
@TheAthleticFC
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Manchester United fans protesting outside the club’s ticket office:
“Blame the club, not the fans.”
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🚨Erik ten Hag says
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need to replace Ronaldo in January:
“We have to get a striker in but it has to be the right one. The right one will bring quality to the team and not just an add to the squad because that gives you only problems.”
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🚨EXCL:
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have submitted an opening offer worth up to £15m for
#SaintsFC
defender Jannik Vestergaard.
The bid has not yet been accepted as Southampton hold out for more.
Full story on
@TheAthleticUK
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🚨EXCL: Adam Armstrong has agreed personal terms with
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& will undergo his medical tomorrow.
Talks took place today & it’s understood he’ll sign a 4-year contract.
Full story on
@TheAthleticUK
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Manchester United’s substitutes’ bench during the win at Southampton cost over £300m to assemble & had a combined 368 international caps.
@TheAthleticUK
analyses how Erik ten Hag used it, who came on & the impact they had:
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Sacking Hasenhuttl was the right call, but hard not to conclude Sport Republic got the Nathan Jones appointment wrong.
Jones walked into a tough situation but
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have regressed. Aston Villa & Wolves showed intent with their hires. Not entirely sure what SR were thinking.
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Erik ten Hag confirms Marcel Sabitzer is ready to play against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
"I think he's a really smart player and I think we gave him some guidance but he knows what to do, he knows the job."
#MUFC
Full story
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Walcott: “I will probably cry, I bet, when I first play, and it means so much. All the people that made it happen, I can’t thank them enough. Honestly, I’m so pleased.”
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One Manchester United fan making their feelings clear regarding who they want to buy the club.
@TheAthleticFC
#MUFC
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🚨 Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim has travelled to London to hold further talks with West Ham.
David Moyes is out of contract in the summer & West Ham are exploring alternatives.
#WHUFC
Full story w/
@David_Ornstein
+
@RoshaneSport
@TheAthleticFC
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Manchester United announced the signing of Lisandro Martinez 10 days after it was confirmed an agreement had been reached.
@TheAthleticUK
explains why there was a delay:
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🚨Southampton have held talks with Benfica over a £25million deal for Goncalo Ramos.
Meeting thought to have taken place in Denmark ahead of Benfica’s Champions League game against Midtjylland last week.
#SaintsFC
Full story on
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Takumi Minamino is a
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player until the end of the season✅
🔺No option to buy
🔺Loan fee could rise to £500k
🔺Saints will cover his wages
Will be interesting to see whether he can add the creative spark to Saints’ attack.
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striker Danny Ings' initial scan results didn't show any signs of serious damage to his his knee. The club will take a closer look today to see how it settled overnight. Full story on
@TheAthleticUK
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Thought
#SaintsFC
’s fans were excellent today. Didn’t stop backing their team & were deservedly recognised by Hasenhuttl and the players at the end.
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Ralph Hasenhuttl: “I don’t know a lot of teams, and this is what Pep told me after the game, who come here and play football like we did. Yes, we didn’t get something from it. But I like this game more than parking the bus in front of goal and still losing.”
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James Ward-Prowse is
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’s most important player & is across all aspects of taking the club forward.
There are no plans whatsoever to sell him this summer & he wants to remain at St Mary’s.
Re: the links to Aston Villa, a reliable source said: “It’s total bollocks”
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Ryan Bertrand hints he wants to end his career at
#SaintsFC
:
“I want to stay. I have still got plenty of years left in me – and to go beyond that and possibly work for the club even after football. I don’t think it’s too far away. It’s in the club’s hands, to be honest.”
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Harry Maguire’s stubborn refusal to leave Manchester United last summer is paying off.
He took control of his future & was smart enough to realise what leaving United would mean for his career.
#MUFC
@TheAthleticFC
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🔘Two goals
🔘Clean sheet
🔘Tella superb
🔘Adams almost breaks the net
🔘KWP & Diallo complete 90 mins
🔘10 points clear of relegation
🔘100 games for Hasenhuttl
More importantly...
#SaintsFC
’s winless run in the PL is over!
Happy Saturday👍
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Classy statement from
#SaintsFC
’s Ryan Bertrand. He thanks the fans, the Liebherr family, Martin Semmens & Matt Crocker. Also expresses a desire to perhaps one day return to the club behind the scenes.
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Column: Southampton were right to be furious about today’s postponement.
One source expected it to be called off when Wilson & Saint-Maximin went down injured.
Hasenhuttl wasn’t happy & questions are now being asked re: the PL’s integrity.
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boss Hasenhuttl’s new four-year deal will be announced tomorrow. Ralph said that he wants to repay the club for sticking by him after the 0-9 defeat to Leicester and his new contract backs that up. My understanding is that Shane Long’s deal will be next.
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What was Hasenhuttl thinking? He should have made 11 changes and rested JWP & KWP for this weekend’s game against Aston Villa😅
Never in doubt tonight, was it?
Great win, into the QF, fringe players happy & Hasenhuttl can say he pulled off a masterstroke.Happy days.
#SaintsFC
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James Ward-Prowse has now overtaken Matt Le Tissier's record of seven direct free-kick goals for
#SaintsFC
in the Premier League. The current skipper has eight.
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Alvaro Fernandez is expected to join Spanish club Granada on a season-long loan before the transfer window closes.
His move was put on hold while Manchester United secured a replacement for Luke Shaw.
#MUFC
@GuillermoRai_
@TheAthleticFC
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New for
@TheAthleticUK
: What led to
#SaintsFC
bringing Theo Walcott home & how did they get the deal over the line?
🔴 Theo pushed for the move
⚪️ Ralph’s questions
🔴 Internal debate
⚪️ Bonus payments
🔴 Where he fits in
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Exclusive: The Saudi Pro League has instructed IMG to secure international TV deals for the next two seasons (23-24 & 24-25).
Full story
@TheAthleticFC
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Loved every minute of that. Southampton were brilliant from the first whistle to the final one. The spirit they showed after City drew level rubber-stamped the fact that they have overcome conceding late & throwing the towel in. The perfect response to Wolves. KWP😮💨.
#SaintsFC
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Southampton are set to sign goalkeeper Willy Caballero on a short-term deal.
The 40-year-old has been without a club since the summer and will fill the hole left by McCarthy’s & Forster’s injuries.
#SaintsFC
Full story on
@TheAthleticUK
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🚨 Sofyan Amrabat is training away from the main group of players ahead of Manchester United’s match against Bayern Munich tomorrow night.
Good news as Mason Mount + Raphael Varane are both involved having been injured.
#MUFC
@TheAthleticFC
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Anthony Martial could return for
#MUFC
’s game against Newcastle but will miss tomorrow night’s match at home to Omonia. He won’t be training today.
Full story on
@TheAthleticUK
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🚨Jadon Sancho is training away from the
#MUFC
team after refusing to apologise to Erik ten Hag.
Sancho will be using the club’s academy facilities to stay fit until a resolution is found.
Story w/
@Ankaman616
on
@TheAthleticFC
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For a team that has crumbled time & time again this season, today’s draw is nothing short of unbelievable.
Playing with 10 men for so long & leaving St Mary’s with a point against Spurs is a brilliant result.
#SaintsFC
rode their luck at times, but deserve so much credit.
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Breaking:
#SaintsFC
boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says Oriol Romeu’s season is over. He has a fracture on his ankle & it requires surgery. Minimum of three months out. Minamino will also miss the Everton match.
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