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Speaking on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football, Manchester United legend Gary Neville has urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be “selfish” in the upcoming January transfer window.

What did he say?

The Red Devils pulled off just three permanent summer signings in Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire. Despite losing a host of players, including the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, United failed to bring in replacements.

And having seen the side’s young players go 2-0 down at Sheffield United before clinching a dramatic 3-3 draw, Neville insisted Solskjaer desperately needs to add more experienced players to the side.

He said: “They haven’t got senior players to let them know the expectation of what’s required in a football team. They don’t know how to approach a Premier League away game. They don’t understand that it’s different playing at Old Trafford than away from home. They don’t have the experience or maturity. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to go and spend the club’s money for himself, on two or three experienced players.

“He must demand it, he’s not going to be there to see the fruits of the labour that he’s putting in because there’s a lot of good young players on that pitch that I enjoy watching, but unless they get the players in and around them quickly, they’ll not see the standard and won’t have the maturity.

“Ole’s going to have to be selfish. He’s going to have to have that ruthless streak that a (Jose) Mourinho has, or a (Antonio) Conte has, and he’s going to have to go and spend the club’s money in the January window and put two or three experienced players in that group and they could come alive.”

Needs must

Make no mistake about it, Solskjaer must address some of the key areas for concern in the January window. Waiting until next summer to do something about it would place even greater doubt on their ability to finish in the top four – they currently find themselves nine points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

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If the United boss simply towed the club line and refrained from bringing in a new striker and midfielder in the summer, then he has to be more selfish in January as Neville alludes to. He has to stamp his authority and take the game to Ed Woodward, and demand that he backs him in the transfer market. The winter window promises to be a pivotal point in the Red Devils’ campaign, and it all rests on whether Solskjaer can really dip his toes into the water.

If he can embrace some of the cut-throat elements of Mourinho’s style of management, then he stands a much better chance of not having Woodward simply roll him over.

Meanwhile, find out how Manchester United fans reacted when Pep Guardiola delivered an injury update on key Manchester City man.

Steve Bruce’s Newcastle side have been very inconsistent since he arrived at the club, but according to Sky Sports’ Charlie Nicholas, he is doing a better job than Rafa Benitez.

It is quite an odd assessment to make and one that he may not have dared to assert after their pitiful defeat at Aston Villa, though a draw with Manchester City does give the Magpies boss some credibility.

However, Rafa Benitez beat the champions last season with a squad that didn’t contain signings like Joelinton and Miguel Almiron.

Fans certainly think Nicholas is completely wrong in his comments, though Newcastle have been nicking points here and there recently, as he suggests.

Nicholas also claimed that Bruce has brought passion back to Newcastle, but how he has come by that judgement is anyone’s guess, as if anything attendances and the mood around St James’ Park have declined.

It was Benitez’s name on the fans lips at Fulham at the end of last season, something which Bruce is yet to enjoy, and likely won’t until he makes a significant impact on the club.

There is no doubt that the Magpies boss faces a bit of an uphill battle to sway fan opinion, and slowly but surely he is beginning to impress some, though there will seemingly always be love for Benitez.

In other Newcastle news, fans have been lavishing praise on a top performer following his display against Man City and subsequent inclusion in Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Week.

رفض مهاجم فريق ريال مدريد كريم بنزيما تعرضهم للوم من قِبل البعض فيما يتعلق بالخروج بدون بطولات من موسم 2020/21.

ولم يحقق ريال مدريد أي بطولة في الموسم المذكور، حيث فشل في تحقيق لقب الدوري الإسباني بعدما قاتل حتى الرمق الأخير.

اقرأ أيضًا.. بنزيما: ديشامب لم يخبرني بمشاركتي في يورو.. ولن أكون ظلًا لـ جريزمان ومبابي

وأنهى ريال مدريد الدوري الإسباني في المركز الثاني برصيد 84 نقطة، بفارق نقطتين فقط عن أتلتيكو مدريد المتصدر.

وقال بنزيما في حواره مع صحيفة “ليكيب” الفرنسية: “موسم صفري؟ لا أوافق على القول إن هذا خطأ المجموعة لأن لدينا 60 إصابة، لم نتمكن في أي وقت من اللعب مع جميع لاعبينا”.

وأضاف الفرنسي: “لقد كان موسمًا صعبًا، لكننا وصلنا إلى نصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا،  وكافحنا حتى النهاية في الدوري الإسباني، كان من الممكن أن نفوز بكل شيء، لكننا لم نحقق ذلك”.

وعن إمكانية عودته إلى ليون، أجاب بنزيما: “في الوقت الحالي لا أريد ذلك، إنه ليس الوقت المناسب للعودة الآن، الآن ألعب لـ ريال مدريد، وهو أمر مختلف”.

أفادت أحدث التقارير الصحفية الواردة، اليوم الاحد، أنّ إدارة تشيلسي، قد قررت مكافأة مدافع الفريق البرازيلي، تياجو سيلفا، بتمديد تعاقده.

تياجو سيلفا انضم إلى تشيلسي مطلع الموسم الماضي، قادمًا من باريس سان جيرمان، في صفقة انتقال حُر، ولديه عقد ينتهي في نهاية شهر يونيو القادم.

ووفقًا لما ذكره الصحفي “فابريزيو رومانو”، بشبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية، فإن إدارة تشيلسي قد جددت بالفعل عقد اللاعب لمدة عام آخر، حتى 30 يونيو 2022.

اقرأ أيضًا.. تياجو سيلفا: كنت الجاني كل مرة خرج فيها باريس سان جيرمان من دوري الأبطال!

وأوضح أنّ النادي وتياجو اتفقا على التجديد لموسم إضافي، قبل عدة أسابيع، مُشيرًا إلى أنّ سيتم الإعلان الرسمي عن التجديد، خلال الساعات القادمة.

تياجو سيلفا، مُنذ الانتقال إلى تشيلسي، شارك في 34 مُباراة بمُختلف المُسابقات، وسجّل هدفين، كما ساهم في تتويج البلوز بلقب دوري أبطال أوروبا.

Thiago Silva’s new contract until June 2022 will be announced soon – already agreed and completed since weeks, never been in doubt. 🇧🇷 #Chelsea

Chelsea are also considering to sign a new centre back this summer, looking for some opportunities on the market. 🔵 #CFC https://t.co/dh61r9SJbQ — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 30, 2021

Liverpool had a tough first-half against RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Austrian side were fantastic before the break, managing six shots on target, and, although the Reds were the better team after the interval, Jesse Marsch can be proud of his players, just as he will have been in October when his side pushed Liverpool all the way at Anfield before losing 4-3.

Can you name the result these iconic Liverpool images belong to? Give it a go now…

Takumi Minamino was one of the players to impress. He wasn’t on the scoresheet – unlike he was in front of the Kop – but he did manage three key passes, as well as two dribbles. He stood out, and now he is being linked with a move to the Premier League club he has faced twice this term.

The club’s supporters are delighted with the update, and they have taken to Twitter to share their pleasure with the reported deal.

Indeed, based on his displays this term – he has nine goals and 11 assists in 21 matches in all competitions – he would be a fantastic fit for the Reds, and his work-rate would be much appreciated by Jurgen Klopp.

Many fans have focused on the potential transfer fee. He is said to have a release clause of just £7.25m, and the supporters are sure this represents a bargain.

You are unlikely to find a better deal for a player that has so many goal contributions this term, but it would be interesting to see whether he could translate that form to a far more competitive league.

One fan, however, has indicated that Liverpool are in need of a new recruit in another area of the pitch.

With Dejan Lovren having picked up a hamstring injury, he does have a point.

It remains to be seen whether the Japan international makes the move to Anfield.

In other news, Liverpool fans discuss their potential starting XI against Watford.

This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.