Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came out swinging as he hit out at the media for the coverage and interpretation of his recent comments about Marcus Rashford.
England international Rashford made his first appearance of the season in the 4-2 weekend defeat to Leicester City, scoring one of United s goals.
But in his pre-match news conference on Friday, Solskjaer appeared to pedal a trope that was used to undermine Rashford s charitable efforts during the coronavirus pandemic by certain sections of society, urging him to prioritise football.
Solskjaer said: You know what he has done off the pitch as well, because he has done some fantastic things, and now to prioritise, maybe prioritise his football and focus on football because he s got a challenge on …
Good reasons for leaving Liverpool?
David Nugent has written about the likelihood of Fernando Torres coming back to haunt Liverpool on Sunday and who would bet against that?
Upset
David also pointed out that many Liverpool fans are upset and angry that Torres has left. I’m pretty sure I would be if I were a Liverpool fan, but now Torres has explained his reasons for leaving. Let’s look to see if those reasons stand up.
Regarding the ambition of the club to get back to the top Torres said,
Things had changed a lot in the last year. I think they have great ambition and they are doing the right things to get back but it will take time. I didn t have that time.
Reaction
About the fans and their reaction to his move Torres said,
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he is monitoring Cesc Fabregas situation at Barcelona.
Fabregas is expected to leave Barca, who he re-joined in 2011 from Arsenal, in the coming months as the Catalan club are reportedly attempting to buy Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke.
The 27-year-old has scored 42 goals in 151 games in his time at Camp Nou, but has never been able to firmly establish himself ahead of the likes of Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets in Barca s midfield.
A return to Arsenal has been mooted, although they are thought to have chosen not to enforce a buy-back clause that formed part of the deal to sell Fabregas to Barca.
Manchester United have also been credited with a long-term interest in the Spain international, and now Mourinho h…