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Alampasu is better than the Fool! He's just giving me unnecessary heartache!!!

Mickael2:
are u watching another match or it's sarcasm?!

Perhaps it's you watching another Match?! He's no match to Brahimi! Akpeyi has zero confidence, we are simply lucky in the first Half. We would have conceded two Goals!

Thought it was an Offside, nice reaction by Mikel!

Omeruo is a complete useless Defender! Akpeyi is the biggest Fool ever liveth!

edi287:
Gnabry scores on his German debut....I swear this guy's exit will come back to bite us. We should never have loaned him to that fucker Pulis

He scores Hattrick! What a monumental loss for the Gunners?!

Spy360:
It's good to dream big.

Presently Ozil is earning £140k weekly at Arsenal..... LOL!
If we can offer him £250k per Week, you think he would think twice before accepting it?!

[b]"With complacency, you do not see it happening, you do not see where it is coming from.

"But, when it hits you, you ­cannot get out of it, you can't eradicate it.

"So that was an important part of how we constructed a winning mentality at Manchester United, to avoid complacency.

"I had to remember that I was manager of Manchester United, not their father and I had to go and tell them their time had come.

"Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin and Bryan Robson ... it is very difficult to do.

"Some people might say it is ruthless but it is about loyalty to the club.

"I am their manager, employed by them, and it is up to me to make sure Manchester United remains the best team.

"I would make sure I did it in the best way and that they were comfortable with what the position was.

"But when you get older as a footballer, they don't want to leave Manchester United. They want to play until they are 50."


- Sir Alex Ferguson [/b]

Jose Mourinho is ready to launch a spectacular bid to bring Mesut Ozil to Manchester United next summer if he fails to agree a new contract with Arsenal.

For more Details http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/transfer-talk/79/post/2993945/man-united-lining-up-shock-move-for-ozil;-giroud-could-be-headed-to-serie-a

There are strong indications that a gale of defection will soon hit the All Progressives Congress in the South-West.

It was gathered that many members of the APC, who are loyal to a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are awaiting his directive before leaving the ruling party.

It was gathered that high-profile meetings of politicians across party lines were being held discreetly to fine-tune strategies for the emergence of an alternative political platform to fight for power come 2019.



Towards this end, governors and lawmakers, especially senators from the South-West, are said to have intensified consultations to ensure that they are not used and dumped in the next dispensation.

Confirming this development, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, representing Oyo South, said Nigerians would soon see the outcome of the new political alliances and realignments.

Speaking with The PUNCH on Thursday, Akanbi said some of those, who were part of the formation of the APC, and who had become uncomfortable with the turnout of events after the party attained power, might be considering their options.

“You know that ambition can drive people and a lot of people, when it comes to amalgamation like that of the APC, some people may feel cheated and may not be happy with the outcome of the whole thing. It is normal.

“There is no way you can form a new party in a room. Nigerians should not be too eager to see the outcome of such (secret and closed-door) meetings because they are still coming out to the public to canvass for support. Let us all wait and see.”

In a veiled reference to Tinubu, he said, “Personally, someone like me is a committed member of the APC and I still have my leader.

“Politics is about the grass roots. You have to know what your people want before you can decide on what to do. I am from the South-West and we have a way of doing our thing. We still have a leader.”

Akanbi, who declined to name names, insisted that the people of the South-West had their way of responding to political challenges when they occurred, adding that the decision of the leader, most often than not, was in line with the popular wish of the people of the geo-political zone.

He said, “I have not mentioned any name but whatever it is, it is going to be a collective decision. Personally, I am an advocate of regional integration. When I say regional, I am particular about the South-West, where I come from.”

The recently suspended Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Timi Frank, had, in an interview with The PUNCH, hinted that an alternative political platform was in the offing, which might emerge in the political space within the first two quarters of 2018.

Frank had said, “I say this without fear of contradiction; major political re-alignments are going on in this country. I don’t want a scenario whereby my party, the APC, will lose out.

“I don’t want us to lose our members to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party or any other political party for that matter.”

The ruling APC, however, remained confident on its ability to withstand whatever the opposition would throw at it in the years ahead.

The party’s National Vice-Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, told one of our correspondents on the telephone that the party was fully aware of subterranean moves by some individuals, whom he did not name, to cause disaffection within the party.

Eta added, “You know, in political parties, the concept that operates is the concept of free entry and free exit.

“We are aware of the subterranean moves being made by those who want to defect. They started by trying to divide the party to pave the way for them to defect but we remain strong.

“Those who want to defect, we wish them well. I even think it is better for them to leave us to build our party instead of them remaining and undermining us.

“If they want to form a new party, good luck to them; we will meet in the field in 2019. But for those of us, who were in the trenches to ensure that the APC was born, will remain in it to build and strengthen it to give Nigerians the purposeful leadership they deserve.”

A highly-placed member of the party, who confided in one of our correspondents because of the sensitivity of the issue, said, “It is glaring we have issues.”

He said those “making noise” about forming an alliance or a new political party were either trying to draw attention to their perceived marginalisation or were simply testing the political waters.

The party chieftain added, “We will be playing the ostrich if we deny the fact that some of our members are weighing their options because their physical and material investments are not yielding the kind of dividends they expected.

“We are not under any illusion that people will leave when the time comes. We are however working round the clock to ensure those with electoral value don’t join them.”

Attempts to get a reaction from Tinubu’s media aide, Mr. Tunde Rahman, were unsuccessful.

He did not return calls to his mobile on Thursday.

Rahman did not equally respond to a text message sent to him on the subject as of the time of filing this report.

http://punchng.com/defection-swest-apc-leaders-await-tinubus-directive/

SailorXY

Seem you think it's the last to happen..... an impossibility precisely?!

pharod:
Marked!

Mind you..... I'm ain't TB-J, just a personal Wish!

SIRcumalot:
if by some miracle greizman joins UTd, he must never touch that "7"shirt.
na serious bad luck of late.

But someone has to cleanse the Ill-luck nah!

Lana1:
If we dont mke UCL, dat ll be very hard!!

Yeah..... it's really gonna be hard! But it's also more likely to happen even without Champions League Football!

BTW; we ain't gonna miss out in the next Season Champions League!

eyezik3:
It will be a great thing if mourinho can sign Antoine Griezman, I'll like to see that dude playing for united!

Antoine Greizman is definitely gonna be wearing United No. 7 Jersey next Season..... mark my words!

elrony:
Even in virtual reality, I can't sign Fellaini to my Rayo Vallecano sef..

We can sell him to Serie A tho!

Na so he poor reach for your mind?!

elrony:
Nope, I don't deal like that... Morgan can be a squad player at least.

Fabregas has been frozen out Chelsea Squad I wouldn't mind if United could get him this January, and probably offload Fellaini to any Club that can pay at least £10m.

pharod:
Hell Yeah...

What of with Schleiderlin.....?! Are you still gonna sanction the Deal?!

elrony:
Yes... With 10m addition sef

Why adding £10m.....?! It's better to add Morgan Schleiderlin then!

But I hope for a fit and full Arsenal Squad nah!

tbaba1234:
You do not have to be a left footed player to play on the left side of defence. You are not crossing the ball, all you need is to be able to get your laces through the ball. Against Luxemburg, he misplaced a simple pass that led to a goal, was that also because he was not left footed.

Echiejile was played at center back because the coach was trying Omeruo at left back where he needs the left foot more. There was no other CB in the team.

Spot on.

Was Azpilicueta a left-footed Player?! Yet he played LB for more than a Season at Chelsea.

elrony:
Far better than anything Fellaini in that midfield

I'd rather play Blind in our midfield sef than that Obeche Tree!

Let's assumed Chelsea offers us a swap Deal of Fellaini and Fabregas. If you are the Manager...... will you sanction it?!

weedtaker:
actually m a bit happy though, not that he's injured o, but bcuz he'll miss the arsenal game which means carras will play.

Seems you are envisaging the Trio of Carrick, Herrera and Pogba play in the Midfield against Arsenal?!

weedtaker:
Greizman wan play alongside pogboom for club level. make we just splash de cash sharp sharp,

Are you not perturbed by Fellaini's Injury?!

[b]INTERNATIONAL BREAK: 6 HOT TOPICS FOR REDS

FINGERS CROSSED, NO MORE INJURIES
With a blockbuster tie against the Gunners next up, we hope the players will return to the Aon Training Complex fully fit and injury-free. There has been mixed news on that front so far, after Marouane Fellaini was sent home from the Belgium camp on Tuesday with what manager Roberto Martinez described as a calf injury. A more positive note is Daley Blind’s participation in training with the Netherlands, however, after the Dutchman notably missed United’s 3-1 win at Swansea City on Sunday.

CRUCIAL PLAYING TIME FOR SQUAD MEN
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been recalled by Armenia after missing last month’s international break through injury and the 27-year-old is expected to start against Montenegro on Friday night, which will provide him with some crucial time to shine following his recent omissions for the Reds. Similarly, Memphis will hope to feature for Holland in their matches against Belgium and Luxembourg; the former PSV Eindhoven forward has only tallied seven appearances for the Reds so far this season.

HERRERA’S POTENTIAL DEBUT
Ander Herrera has played for every age group with Spain except the seniors, and he almost took his bow last month when named in Julen Lopetegui’s squad. He went on to watch both matches from the bench, but his debut could arrive this time around, possibly in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia or even the friendly with England at Wembley the following Tuesday. We would love to see it happen.

A 'WISE DECISION' TO PICK DE GEA
David De Gea was chosen to be Spain’s number one at Euro 2016 ahead of the legendary Iker Casillas and he has retained that position under new boss (and former stopper) Lopetegui. He is there to stay, judging by his recent displays, and Casillas, now at Porto, admitted this week that the right decision was made. "I have not given up on Spain and if the coach calls me up I’ll be happy," he said. "But it is true that I have stepped aside. He decided on De Gea and it is a wise decision."

POTENTIAL HEAD-TO-HEADS
Wayne Rooney and his former United team-mate Darren Fletcher are set to shake hands as opposing captains on Friday, when England face rivals Scotland at Wembley, where Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford are also likely to be involved. There will be another Reds reunion a few days later, on Tuesday, when the Three Lions host a Spain side that will hopefully include De Gea, Herrera and Juan Mata.

ARGENTINIANS CAN MAKE HISTORY
Brazil have never lost a World Cup qualifying match at home, which means Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo have a chance to make history when Argentina face their great South American rivals on Thursday night (23:45 GMT). They require a positive result in Belo Horizonte, too, given that the Argentinians are currently sixth in the group and five points behind leaders Brazil.[/b]

[b]REDS ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY IN NOVEMBER

ARGENTINA (MARCOS ROJO, SERGIO ROMERO) 
Marcos and Sergio are almost immovable objects in the Argentina squad and both are expected to start against historic rivals Brazil on Thursday night, before potentially facing former Reds striker Radamel Falcao in another important World Cup qualifying match against Colombia. 

ARMENIA (HENRIKH MKHITARYAN)
Henrikh missed the last international break through injury, but is fit enough to represent his homeland this time around in their home game against Montenegro. Armenia are currently bottom of their World Cup qualifying group so a positive result is much needed.

ENGLAND (JESSE LINGARD, MARCUS RASHFORD, WAYNE ROONEY)
Interim manager Gareth Southgate's bid for the full-time post will surely be boosted if the Three Lions win Friday’s vital World Cup qualifying clash with Scotland and impress in next week’s prestigious friendly against Spain. He’s named three Reds in his squad, but couldn’t pick the injured regulars Chris Smalling or Luke Shaw.

FRANCE (PAUL POGBA)
Pogba will link up with Les Bleus on a high following his superb goal at Swansea City on Sunday afternoon. However, he won’t be joined by Reds team-mates Anthony Martial and Morgan Schneiderlin this time, after both were omitted from the squad by international boss Didier Deschamps. Pogba will also be denied the chance to play against club colleague Eric Bailly, who'll miss Ivory Coast's visit to Lens due to his knee ligament injury.

ITALY (MATTEO DARMIAN)
Darmian has recently shown his value to United by performing admirably at both right and left-back. That versatility has made him a key player for Italy in recent years, and the former Torino man hopes to feature away to Liechtenstein in Group G and in a high-profile home friendly against Germany. 

NETHERLANDS (DALEY BLIND, MEMPHIS)
The Dutch are determined to make it to Russia 2018 after failing to qualify for last summer’s European Championship, although Danny Blind’s team haven't started too well. They have four points from a possible nine in Group A, a tally they hope to improve when facing Luxembourg, though first they have a friendly against Belgium on Wednesday.

SPAIN (DAVID DE GEA, ANDER HERRERA, JUAN MATA)
This is the first time that United's three Spanish amigos have all been named in their senior national squad together. The latter was called up last month but he is still awaiting his debut - it could come at Wembley in Tuesday’s friendly with England if he's not involved in the Macedonia match on Saturday night. [/b]