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Manchester United fans react angrily to Ashley Young's one year contract extension

Manchester United captain Ashley Young will not be joining Inter Milan next summer neither will he be signing a pre-contract agreement with other clubs having be given a one-year contract extension.  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a huge fan of the 34-year-old and feels his presence at the club will be useful to the younger players in the team.  Although, the decision to keep him at the club haven't gone down well with fan who vented angrily on different social medias.  Some of the tweet reads; "How the might have fallen.. "  Another aggrieved post reads: "The more Man U fans want to escape the more the owners give them pain".  Another reads: "This Ole and Co. are really taking us for granted. You can't be renewing Ashley's contract while there are real loopholes to cover.. it's getting out of hand".  Sad ones goes this way: "Why, just why would you do that? He is part of the dead wood that they need clearing out "This ...
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Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp reveals who will replace 'injured Fabinho in midfield'


Liverpool FC have confirmed Fabinho will be sidelined for the next 6- 8 weeks with a ankle injury.

 The Brazilian will miss roughly 10 games including the FIFA Club World Cup scheduled to be held in Qatar. 

 His absence will be felt, knowing he has developed into of the best holding midfielders in the world. But Liverpool have enough midfielders reckons Jurgen Klopp who has pinpointed 3 players who he think can play that role. 

 Naby Keita, Adam Lallana, Gini Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson are the four players Klopp believe can play that role. 

Realistically, only Jordan Henderson can play that role perfectly due to his physical strength, tenacious tackling and discipline.. 

 "Naby is OK. No more injuries from Napoli other than Fabinho", Klopp told reporters during his press conference. 

 'It's an opportunity for someone, of course. Hendo, Gini and Lallana have all played it. We can system too. Losing a player of Fab's quality is a blow but we are not the only team with injuries."

 Asked which player can replace the Brazilian, Klopp replied: "The three players I've mentioned have played there. They bring a different quality. Gini was brilliant against Napoli. Hendo has played there really, really good. We just have to make it work. 








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