Man Utd house type leaves Ten Hag with nowhere to show
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Highlights from the Carabao Cup fourth-round match between Manchester United and Newcastle
Outdated Trafford is now not the place it was. In additional methods than one.
The leaky roof made a well timed look as Gary Neville criticised the working of the membership in his post-match evaluation of Sunday’s derby defeat to Metropolis. “We want Daniel Radcliffe, not Jim Ratcliffe,” he mused.
After 5 defeats of their final eight house video games, it does really feel like Erik ten Hag must conjure up some magic to show issues round at Man Utd. Their house type hasn’t been this unhealthy after 10 video games since 1930.
It is also the primary time United have misplaced successive house video games by three objectives or extra since October 1962.
Final season’s success was constructed on house type. Simply two defeats, each within the early levels of Ten Hag’s tenure, ensured the concern issue returned to Outdated Trafford. That is a distant reminiscence now although.
Even within the 5 video games they’ve gained, there was a component of fortune in all however one. That was towards a Crystal Palace aspect that had made wholesale adjustments within the Carabao Cup third spherical.
Followers come to the stadium anticipating disappointment now. With greater than 20 minutes to go of Wednesday’s 3-0 defeat to Newcastle, Neville may sense the temper of the supporters.
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Paul Merson claims that Erik ten Hag is beneath severe stress at Manchester United and provides that it seems he is misplaced the arrogance of his gamers
“You’ll be able to simply begin to hear the conversations within the crowd: ‘Lets nip off? Lets beat the visitors?’,” the previous United captain mentioned on co-commentary.
When issues bought powerful final season, Ten Hag and his gamers may at all times fall again on their house type. Now there’s nowhere to show. A season that promised a lot is popping right into a nightmare.
Zinny Boswell
Rice return reveals his significance to Arsenal – and the way West Ham are transferring on
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Highlights of the Carabao Cup fourth-round match between West Ham and Arsenal
Declan Rice was centre of consideration on the London Stadium regardless of beginning the sport on the bench. His absence solely confirmed his already-established significance to Arsenal since his summer season arrival, whereas West Ham went some approach to demonstrating how they’re transferring on with out their talisman and captain.
The Gunners seemed brief on drive in the course of the park with Jorginho ineffective, Fabio Vieira was on the fringes till his injury-time help and Kai Havertz – clearly missing confidence – could not get into the sport.
However that was partially because of the feistiness of the West Ham gamers, who had been determinedly hounding down Arsenal in possession and bodily in tackles as they seemed to nick the ball away. Edson Alvarez was relentless, Lucas Paqueta made extra tackles than anybody on the pitch, whereas Rice’s previous associate Tomas Soucek was dominant within the air.
This was a recreation which confirmed why Arsenal want Rice – but in addition how West Ham are transferring positively into a brand new period with out him.
Peter Smith
Nunez’s magic shines by means of once more
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Highlights from the Carabao Cup fourth-round match between Bournemouth and Liverpool
On Wednesday night time, those that may nonetheless see by means of the torrential downpours witnessed the nice aspect of Darwin Nunez.
Solely on the pitch for 28 minutes, he scored a shocking winner for Liverpool at Bournemouth, and supplied the build-up to what may have been the third with some beautiful footwork on the half-way line.
During the last seven days, we have seen the nice, the unhealthy and the ugly from the Uruguayan – most notably his scintillating 25-yard run to current an open objective towards Toulouse final Thursday, earlier than lacking the goal altogether.
However he nonetheless ended up on the scoresheet in that recreation, in addition to Sunday’s routine win over Nottingham Forest.
On the south coast, he confirmed solely the nice aspect and, but once more, what an asset he will be for Jurgen Klopp this season.
Not solely is he a handful, each to the opposition and at occasions himself, however that is the third recreation of this marketing campaign already the place he has made a significant contribution on the scoresheet – after netting each towards Newcastle in August, and the second to place Liverpool again forward towards West Ham in September.
You have a look at the choices the Reds had in reserve in assault even once they gained the league in 2020, when Divock Origi was their highest-scoring ahead behind the Salah-Firmino-Mane triumvirate.
Nunez is on a distinct planet. And he won’t be a reserve an excessive amount of longer ought to he stick to these sorts of showings.
Ron Walker
James health shall be key for Chelsea
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Highlights of the Carabao Cup fourth-round match between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers
It confirmed the significance of Reece James that the second Chelsea doubled their lead on the night time towards Blackburn, Mauricio Pochettino instantly eliminated him from the pitch.
The appropriate-back had a really productive hour on his first begin in almost three months, wanting energetic down the flank and at occasions their fundamental objective menace from open play, whereas additionally as stable as ever in defence.
There are such a lot of methods he shall be pivotal to this Chelsea aspect, and it’s important they do all they will to maintain him match for the remainder of the season.
“The plan was to test how he felt at half-time,” mentioned Pochettino. “quarter-hour after that he began to really feel drained.
“The temptation is to ship him out for 90 minutes. However we have to be cautious how we handle him. The plan is to go little by little with him.
“Once they’re your captain you want them to remain match. He’s a tremendous participant, among the finest footballers on this planet.”
Simeon Gholam
Resurgent Everton expose Burnley’s flaws
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Highlights of the Carabao Cup fourth-round match between Everton and Burnley
After years of battle, the grins could slowly be returning to the faces of Everton supporters.
5 wins throughout seven video games in all competitions have lifted the Toffees 5 factors away from the drop zone within the Premier League and into the final eight of the Carabao Cup.
The one unhappy notice from Wednesday night time’s routine 3-0 victory over Burnley was that former chairman Invoice Kenwright was not there to see it following his demise on the age of 78 final week.
Kenwright was remembered pre-match and his gamers paid a becoming tribute by easing into the subsequent spherical – and exhibiting that this might maybe be greater than a season of scratching round. Fulham at house subsequent within the Cup appears a really respectable draw.
The defence has stiffened up, not that it was overly examined by a meek Burnley, thoughts you, with former Clarets centre-half James Tarkowski doing extra work in and across the opposition field than his personal, powerfully heading within the opening objective after which helping the second for Amadou Onana with a cushioned header.
Dwight McNeil and Jack Harrison had been threats on the wing, whereas Dominic Calvert-Lewin highlighted as soon as once more how precious he’s when match, together with his physicality usually too sizzling for Burnley to deal with because the guests seemed weak taking part in out from the again. Beto, who changed Calvert-Lewin late on, was a livewire, too, establishing Ashley Younger’s strike in stoppage time.
Everton are on the up, with Burnley very a lot heading in the wrong way. The aspect that had been a lower above within the Championship final 12 months may very effectively find yourself again there subsequent 12 months in the event that they preserve dicing with hazard on the again and can’t discover a innovative up high.
David Ruse