Manchester United found a way out for Sancho
Erik ten Hag’s team, in the midst of a crisis, got a breath of fresh air yesterday against Brentford. The Dutch coach can especially thank Scott McTominay who can be seen on the front page of Mirror and Sun celebrating a goal, or rather a double out of nowhere. Trailing 1-0, the Red Devils were already preparing their best tongue in cheek to talk about the defeat, without counting on the Scottish midfielder who found the net in the 93rd minute then in the 97th. The British tabloids sent a message to Erik ten Hag, “don’t forget the day he saved you”Write the Mirror For example. Well, on the other hand, the Mancunian manager has still not given up on the idea of selling Jadon Sancho. That’s good, a club is interested according to The Sun. Juventus will try to recruit the English winger on loan in January before making this transfer permanent next summer for just over 60 million euros. In the meantime, Juve hope that Manchester United will agree to pay half of his salary during the loan period.
Giroud discovers a new position
In Italy, completely crazy match between Genoa and AC Milan. As can be seen on the first page of La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Olivier Giroud does not have the traditional red and black jersey, but the goalkeeper outfit. In fact, Mike Maignan was excluded for a dangerous but totally involuntary gesture on an exit in front of Caleb Ekuban at the end of the match, no more possible replacement for Stefano Pioli, Giroud’s 1m93 will do the trick. And indeed, the French striker kept the cages for a little over 5 minutes. He even managed a good punch, which was not very academic but effective. This judgment, “it was as good as a goal” can we read on the front page of the pink paper newspaper. “Gololivier” enjoys titrating for his part the Corriere dello sport. A great moment for the tricolor who dares to say that it is one of the unforgettable moments of his career. “I have never experienced a moment like this, I am very proud for the team. I was lucky on the crossbar but then I made a superb save, the emotion is almost like that of a goal,” he confided after the match to the journalists on site. When we think of Olive and Tom, we can say that Giroud fulfills the two roles of the protagonists of the series…
Jude Bellingham leads the way in La Liga
Jude Bellingham is proclaimed king of La Liga by the newspaper A.S.. “The Englishman disarms the weak Osasuna team with his double» can we read in the interior pages of the newspaper. The midfielder consolidates his place as Pichichi with now 8 goals in the league. “We were treated to the usual Jude Bellingham, an unstoppable Jude” writes his side Marca who believes that at this rate he can become the most decisive number 10 in history. The media is also satisfied with the return to form of Vinicius Jr, author of a goal and an assist. FC Barcelona will absolutely have to win this evening against Granada to regain first place in the rankings gleaned by Real as recalled Sport in today’s edition.
