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Man Utd Eye Rashford-Watkins Swap - Sunday's Gossip
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Manchester United are considering a swap deal involving Marcus Rashford and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, Alexander Isak is set to stay at Newcastle United and Manchester City are planning a move for goalkeeper Diogo Costa. Manchester United are looking at a swap deal which would involve forward Marcus Rashford, 27, turning a loan move to Aston Villa into a permanent switch and his fellow England international Ollie Watkins, 29, moving the other way. (Star), external Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana, 29, will only be allowed to leave Manchester United if the club receive an offer in excess of £20m. (Mirror), external Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is interested in fellow Argentine and Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero and might try to sign the 26-year-old before this summer's Club World Cup. (Sunday Express), external Spain winger Nico Williams, 22, has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Barcelona but has suggested he wants to stay with Athletic Bilbao and play for them in the Champions League next season if they qualify. (AS - in Spanish) , external Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres is believed to be a target for a number of clubs but the 26-year-old Sweden striker says "no-one can predict what will happen - we enjoy the moment". (Metro), external Real Madrid are set to part company with manager Carlo Ancelotti and have made contact with Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso's camp, although the Spaniard could cost them about £15m in compensation. (Sky Sports Germany) , external Ancelotti's preference if he leaves Real Madrid is to take over as manager of the Brazil national team. (Athletic - subscription required), external Sweden striker Alexander Isak, who has been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool, is expected to stay at Newcastle United as the Magpies are set to price the 25-year-old out of a move this summer. (Football Insider) , external Chelsea, Newcastle and Juventus are interested in South Korea centre-back Kim Min-jae, with Bayern Munich willing to sell the 28-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany), external Manchester City are planning to make a move for Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa and believe an offer of £50m for the Portugal international could be enough, despite the 25-year-old having a £63m buyout clause in his contract. (Mirror), external Bayern Munich are monitoring Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Andrey Santos, who is on loan at French club Strasbourg. (Mail), external
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Amorim 'inspired' By 1999 For United Comeback
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There are few more famous comeback wins in Manchester United's history than their 1999 Champions League triumph. That night at the Nou Camp, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær struck in injury time to overturn Bayern Munich's early 1-0 lead and win European club football's most coveted prize. While Thursday's night's dramatic and unexpected comeback victory against Lyon in the Europa League quarter-finals is not of the same magnitude as that famous night 26 years ago, it motivated Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim to experience such moments himself. "I was watching again the 1999 documentary to have some inspiration for these moments," Amorim revealed to TNT Sports after the 5-4 win against 10-man Lyon, during which United scored three goals in the final six minutes of extra time to seal a 7-6 aggregate win. "It was a great night - 4-2 with one more player you think it's over, but here it is never over. I felt here everything is possible." United are 14th in the Premier League but despite the disappointing season they are just three games away from a European trophy and with it direct access to the Champions League next season. It had looked like United would make comfortable progress after goals from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot in a commanding first-half display had them in control. But they proceeded to throw away the two-goal advantage as Corentin Tolisso and Nicolas Tagliafico struck to level the tie and take the game to extra time. Even though Lyon had Tolisso sent off in the final minute of normal time, Rayan Cherki put the French side ahead before Alexandre Lacazette's penalty looked to have sent them through, prompting some United fans to leave and beat the traffic. But then came the incredible fightback as Bruno Fernandes' penalty and Kobbie Mainoo's cool finish levelled matters, before Old Trafford erupted when Harry Maguire headed in the winner with seconds remaining. "The sounds of the stadium was the best ever," Amorim added. "Some people collect shirts, scarves, but I want to keep that sound, it's the best sound in the world. "I feel for the people who had to leave at 4-2 because of the traffic, they will be gutted. "We know we are underperforming and deserve all the critics, but we have time to make something special of this season." Maguire agreed with his manager that the Old Trafford atmosphere was something that helped the players stage one of the most memorable comebacks. "To go down 4-2 in extra time to 10 men is not good enough, we opened ourselves too much," he said. "But we dug in and showed great spirit, that's what this stadium does." Maguire's goal was the first 120th-minute winning goal scored in Europa League history and the first in a major European tie since Atletico Madrid beat Liverpool at Anfield in March 2020 This was only the second 5-4 win in United's history, along with their 5-4 victory over Arsenal in the top flight in February 1958. This is the first game in major European football history to see five goals scored after extra time. Fernandes has scored 14 penalty goals in major European competitions (three for Sporting, 11 for United) - only Robert Lewandowski (20), Cristiano Ronaldo (20) and Lionel Messi (18) have scored more.
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