Cristiano Ronaldo will be included in Manchester United’s squad to face Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday following his return to first-team training.

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#MUFC

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🔺 Sense of unfinished business in England after Arsenal spell
🔺 Final talks in Spain with Purslow and involved agent Mendes
🔺 Coach who dedicates time to detailed opposition analysis
🔺 Arrives after winning first trophy for Villarreal in 98-year history

📝 Gregg Evans

🔸 Mitchell’s No 2 at Monaco
🔸 Worked for #MCFC & Red Bull clubs
🔸 Modern approach to recruitment

#CFC close to adding Laurence Stewart to recruitment dept - and like Boehly's other hires, he knows all about multi-club models.

📝 Liam Twomey

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Big interview with ⁦Bayer 04 Leverkusen⁩ winger ⁦Callum Hudson-Odoi⁩.

🐐having Xabi Alonso in “my face”
💪🏻battling back from injury
🇩🇪life in the Bundesliga
🦁a message from Todd Boehly

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Not so long ago, David Moyes challenged Said Benrahma to improve his finishing.

Last night, the Algerian highlighted his importance in the squad by registering the most shots he has managed in a #PL game for #WHUFC …

📝 Roshane Thomas

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🗣️ 'Sometimes at wingback I was like 'what am I doing in this position'?'

Raphael Honigstein💙 speaks to Callum Hudson-Odoi about #CFC , #Bayer04 and his best position.

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Arsenal's Kieran Tierney has been short of minutes this season, but his few appearances reveal he has become a much stronger option for Arteta.

In short: he has learned to invert.

Art de Roché looks at the numbers.

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The club “have adopted a neutral position on many matters with a political dimension”.

Paul Mullin, the Wrexham striker who features in the Disney series ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, has been banned from wearing boots with ‘F**** the Tories’ stitched into them.

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Tonight's the night. Finally ticking off ground number 92 in the quest to join the Ninety-Two Club. Cheltenham Town v Morecambe.
Here's how this season's journey started back in July, when I still had eight to go...the same number as in 1994! #doingthe92 theathletic.com/3372897/2022/0…

There are lots of reasons behind #NUFC 's rise to the top four but one of the main tactical ones is their use of devastating long passes.

Ahmed Walid explains how Eddie Howe's ploy works and how it could be even better.

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'Harry Kane has a decision to make sooner or later - but he has a very good team right now.'

Former #THFC striker Jurgen Klinsmann joined the View From The Lane podcast to discuss his time in London, Harry Kane, England vs #USMNT , and Alan Sugar's yacht.

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When Manchester City spent £51m on Erling Haaland they knew he had missed much of the previous season due to injuries.

So they created a recovery plan.

Pol Ballús explains how #MCFC have got it right, so far.

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Michael McIndoe was accused and cleared of cheating his team-mates out of money.

Now he's managing in Gretna - but doesn't want anyone to know about it.

Daniel Taylor tries to tell the story.

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After a year in which Bruno Fernandes' prominence was compromised, Manchester United are now on his side once again - and much the better for it.

Michael Cox analyses how Cristiano Ronaldo's absence has benefited Fernandes and #MUFC ...

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Evan Ferguson, the goal scoring teenager aiming to become Brighton's next No 9 #BHAFC
⚽️ Learning from Welbeck and Haaland
🔵 Practising penalties
⚽️ Defending from the front
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Exclusive: Chelsea are set to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart to a role in the revamped set-up at Stamford Bridge.

More from David Ornstein

#CFC
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🚨 EXCL: Chelsea set to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart to a role in new #CFC set-up. Agreement between clubs & with Englishman. 2yrs at #ASMonaco after working for Red Bull group, RB Leipzig, Everton, Man City, England The Athletic | Football theathletic.com/3726379/2022/1…