United's dressing room split & Villa in the title hunt?

The Independent’s football newsletter [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0SdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD01Y3B4cWpnejM4M2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Friday, December 8, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21pZ3VlbC1kZWxhbmV5P2xpZD03MXh3MW15NTNjZ3YmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21pZ3VlbC1kZWxhbmV5P2xpZD16a2Qwa2E1ajViMHcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0SraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGw_bGlkPWI5N2F1azZqbmtidyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj A statement result in a week of disputed words There is no doubt about the story of the week, especially with how it developed. It even got journalists banned. It should be stressed that [Manchester United’s draconian decision to do that](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXJpay10ZW4taGFnLW1hbmNoZXN0ZXItdW5pdGVkLW1lZGlhLWIyNDU4NjkxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTQ5ZDF4bGMzcjZvaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) should be criticised, and such stances almost always have the adverse effect of making the original story bigger, while ratcheting up the pressure. Surprise was expressed within other clubs at precisely this. That’s especially when true when good journalists are reporting in good faith, which was clearly the case here. That is where it gets interesting, though. It has for a long time been known that there are a [core of players who have been grumbling](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXJpay10ZW4taGFnLWFudG9ueS1zY290dC1tY3RvbWluYXktcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUtYnJ1bm8tZmVybmFuZGVzLWIyNDYwMDAwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTcybnhlcHA0MDhyeSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) at United, and this obviously precedes Erik ten Hag. The Dutch coach’s treatment of Jadon Sancho similarly divided opinion. From that, players obviously talk, and information leaks. This is also a problem that long precedes Ten Hag. There also another core of players that really like and admire the manager, and they clearly played for him on Wednesday night. It was [quite a time for such a statement](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuLXVuaXRlZC1mb3JtLWVyaWstdGVuLWhhZy1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZS1iMjQ1NzYyOC5odG1sP2xpZD13ZnJ4NWJ4eDdvczgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). It does also reflect another long-term issue that has been touched upon in the Independent before. Ten Hag is just another United manager who has to manage with the remnants of predecessors, an issue that affects the focus of a squad. Ideologue coaches like the Dutch manager need full buy-in. It is what all of Mikel Arteta, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have had. On that…   FPL Gameweek 16: Hwang Hee-Chan and five players to consider for transfers Here are our five transfers for [Fantasy Premier League](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZmFudGFzeS1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZT9saWQ9Z3U4YnFhZ2lwZTM0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplapcFc2UmQomsUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) managers to consider for this gameweek! [Click here for the rest of our FPL picks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZnBsLXRpcHMtdHJhbnNmZXJzLWJlc3QtcGxheWVycy1ndzE1LXdpbGRjYXJkLWIyNDU3OTM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXNsejBqcmdvNGIxaSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZnBsLXRpcHMtdHJhbnNmZXJzLWJlc3QtcGxheWVycy1ndzE1LXdpbGRjYXJkLWIyNDU3OTM1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXVxOHc0aDc0amg0YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0SqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9cWN4eWRvbHkweGhlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplapcFc2UmQomsUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0SraHR0cHM6Ly9pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5vbmVsaW5rLm1lL25vNXgvZDI1ZTc0Y2M_bGlkPWdvdnhxZWIyNHM4eCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj A familiar approach for January United’s [main business is set to be sales this January](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuY2hlc3Rlci11bml0ZWQtY2FzZW1pcm8tamFkb24tc2FuY2hvLXRyYW5zZmVycy1iMjQ2MDA0OC5odG1sP2xpZD1qNHRrem4zODRuOHkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), as they need to sell to buy. They will at least listen to any approaches on Casemiro and Raphael Varane. That was previously Scott McTominay’s status, too, but he has done more than enough to change Ten Hag’s mind. The midfielder has [actually gone some way to redirecting the season](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuY2hlc3Rlci11bml0ZWQtY2hlbHNlYS1nb2Fscy1yZXN1bHQtZmluYWwtc2NvcmUtYjI0NTk3MDcuaHRtbD9saWQ9enAya2hhNTdzNXptJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplapcFc2UmQomsUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Should United bring sufficient money in, they may go for another No 8 to increase attacking options, and a centre-half. The latter is widely expected to be Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo. By that point, it may involve an INEOS-owned club selling to another that INEOS have a stake in. There is an increasing feeling that Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of a 25% minority [will be announced in the next two weeks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvamltLXJhdGNsaWZmZS1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLXVuaXRlZC1zaGVpa2gtamFzc2ltLXFhdGFyaS1yaWNoYXJkLWFybm9sZC1iMjQ1ODE5Mi5odG1sP2xpZD01YWI2NnJ2bnE3bm8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), although initial hopes that it would be before Tuesday's Bayern Munich match have receded. Timescales have of course been set before only for developments to change things, but this is all being said with much more confidence now. The reason there haven't been as many rumours... On the issue of transfers, it has only been in the last week that Premier League clubs have properly started to discuss potential January signings. That is for two major reasons. One is obviously to see how the season goes, and they usually wait until after the November international week. That was put back a bit this time, though, [due to the uncertainty over Fifa’s agent reforms](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZmlmYS1hZ2VudC1yZWZvcm0tcmVndWxhdGlvbnMtdHJhbnNmZXItZmVlcy1iMjQ1NjI5Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1vY2Z5MG05dWhvdjkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). It genuinely inhibited business, since the major agencies had to wait and see whether there would be a cap on commissions. This is similarly relevant to clubs because they need the connections, while also needing to know their budgets. Fifa lost on that measure, though, and discussions on January have properly started since. The revolution hasn't yet hit television If Sky Sports’s winning of four of the five next Premier League broadcasting packages shows how central the competition is to their strategy, it has only raised interesting discussion about where streaming is going with this. The big change hasn’t yet come, at least in the way people imagined. A near future that was supposed to be characterised by such services won’t see the presence of any of them in the Premier League for four years. [The timing is all the more symbolic](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUtdHYtZGVhbC1za3ktdG50LXNwb3J0cy1hbWF6b24tZGF6bi1iMjQ1OTY2NC5odG1sP2xpZD11ZzY0Z2E0dXo1MmgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)since so many entertaining games, of the type that have specifically been used to sell the competition, were broadcast on Amazon Prime this week. One of the world’s biggest corporations, who could obviously easily afford all of this, [evidently didn’t see the same value](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUtdHYtYnJvYWRjYXN0LWRlYWwtc2t5LXNwb3J0cy10bnQtYjI0NTg1MjYuaHRtbD9saWQ9eDQzNnlqcXBvOGY2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplapcFc2UmQomsUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). It is understood they didn't even bid for the Premier League for the next cycle, because they felt the price was far too high, and the economics didn't make sense. They have instead pivoted to Champions League, and will get the first pick of games on Tuesday evenings from next season. That could just point to how the future comes in a different form. Emery stuns more than City The response within the game to [Aston Villa’s victory over Manchester City](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvYXN0b24tdmlsbGEtbWFuY2hlc3Rlci1jaXR5LWdvYWxzLXJlc3VsdC1iMjQ1OTcwNi5odG1sP2xpZD16aXNuOWY1aGpkZncmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) was one of amazement, and not just because, well, the fact it happened. It was also the manner of it. Villa [subjected Pep Guardiola’s City to a pummelling](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuLWNpdHktYXN0b24tdmlsbGEtcm9kcmktcGVwLWd1YXJkaW9sYS1iMjQ1OTk1MS5odG1sP2xpZD1tYnJmeW13aHdnbWMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmVqlwVzZSZCiaxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) they haven’t had since his first few months in the job. Even that, those bad defeats to Everton and Leicester City, weren’t of this nature where they just couldn’t get out of the box. It has most surprised club analysts because Unai Emery has never really played this way in his career. He [has never played such a high line](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnVYqXP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvdW5haS1lbWVyeS1wZXAtZ3VhcmRpb2xhLWFzdG9uLXZpbGxhLXZpbGxhLXByZW1pZXItbGVhZ3VlLWIyNDYwMDI0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTVvMnRxNGk4OXA3MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZWqXBXNlJkKJrFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). He certainly didn’t at Arsenal. 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