CHRIS WHEELER: Wout Weghorst is more useful to Erik ten Hag than Cristiano Ronaldo ever was… the striker won’t win the Golden Boot but his selfless attitude allows the stars around him to thrive

We were into the fifth minute of added time at Old Trafford and Wout Weghorst was still going. Still pressing for his team. He chased down Nayef Aguerd one last time and forced the beleaguered West Ham defender into another error as he miscontrolled Marcus Rashford’s cross. The ball ran loose for Fred to apply…

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CHRIS WHEELER: Wout Weghorst is more useful to Erik ten Hag than Cristiano Ronaldo ever was… the striker won’t win the Golden Boot but his selfless attitude allows the stars around him to thrive

We were into the fifth minute of added time at Old Trafford and Wout Weghorst was still going. Still pressing for his team. He chased down Nayef Aguerd one last time and forced the beleaguered West Ham defender into another error as he miscontrolled Marcus Rashford’s cross. The ball ran loose for Fred to apply…

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IAN LADYMAN: He will never be everyone’s cup of tea but Craig Bellamy’s influence on Vincent Kompany’s Burnley revolution cannot be denied. He has always had a drive to succeed and win

February 2009 and Craig Bellamy stops for a chance conversation in the duty free area of Manchester airport. Manchester City are on their way to a UEFA Cup tie in Copenhagen and Bellamy has his game face on. Then a key member of Mark Hughes’ team as Abu Dhabi money starts to wash through the…

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IAN LADYMAN: He will never be everyone’s cup of tea but Craig Bellamy’s influence on Vincent Kompany’s Burnley revolution cannot be denied. He has always had a drive to succeed and win

February 2009 and Craig Bellamy stops for a chance conversation in the duty free area of Manchester airport. Manchester City are on their way to a UEFA Cup tie in Copenhagen and Bellamy has his game face on. Then a key member of Mark Hughes’ team as Abu Dhabi money starts to wash through the…

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Sheffield United’s shock win doesn’t even come CLOSE to Tottenham’s biggest cup humiliation as they bring up 30 domestic exits since 2008 glory… League Two sides have got the better of them and one loss even drove Eric Dier into the stands

Assistant head coach Cristian Stellini became the latest to issue an apology to Tottenham fans after Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Sheffield United saw hopes of lifting a domestic trophy go up in smoke again. Harry Redknapp, Andre Villas-Boas, Tim Sherwood, Maurico Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte have all overseen cup exits…

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Sheffield United’s shock win doesn’t even come CLOSE to Tottenham’s biggest cup humiliation as they bring up 30 domestic exits since 2008 glory… League Two sides have got the better of them and one loss even drove Eric Dier into the stands

Assistant head coach Cristian Stellini became the latest to issue an apology to Tottenham fans after Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Sheffield United saw hopes of lifting a domestic trophy go up in smoke again. Harry Redknapp, Andre Villas-Boas, Tim Sherwood, Maurico Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte have all overseen cup exits…

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EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United stars will land £485,000 EACH if they can seal a stunning quadruple, with a Premier League-winning bonus of £250,000 on top of three cup bonuses

Manchester United’s players will land close to half a million pounds each in bonuses should they complete a quadruple. Stars such as Marcus Rashford and Casemiro have already earned around £65,000 as reward for Sunday’s victory in the Carabao Cup final.  Sportsmail has been told that there will be further incentives of £85,000 per man…

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EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United stars will land £485,000 EACH if they can seal a stunning quadruple, with a Premier League-winning bonus of £250,000 on top of three cup bonuses

Manchester United’s players will land close to half a million pounds each in bonuses should they complete a quadruple. Stars such as Marcus Rashford and Casemiro have already earned around £65,000 as reward for Sunday’s victory in the Carabao Cup final.  Sportsmail has been told that there will be further incentives of £85,000 per man…

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‘I had to get out… or I was going to blow’: In a must-read interview, Nicky Butt opens up on why he left Man United in 2021, becoming Salford City’s CEO and how Erik ten Hag’s side can still get better

The first thing Nicky Butt wants to know is if anybody had been at Wembley last Sunday. ‘I was there with my son,’ he grins. ‘It’s always amazing to win a cup, I don’t care what anybody says.’ Butt is 48 now but still very much a child of Manchester United, a graduate of the…

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‘I had to get out… or I was going to blow’: In a must-read interview, Nicky Butt opens up on why he left Man United in 2021, becoming Salford City’s CEO and how Erik ten Hag’s side can still get better

The first thing Nicky Butt wants to know is if anybody had been at Wembley last Sunday. ‘I was there with my son,’ he grins. ‘It’s always amazing to win a cup, I don’t care what anybody says.’ Butt is 48 now but still very much a child of Manchester United, a graduate of the…

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