Showing posts with label UEFA Champions League. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UEFA Champions League. Show all posts
Friday, 6 November 2026
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Wednesday, 4 November 2026
MICHAEL CARRICK SPOTTED ORDERING MAN UTD STAR TO LEAVE THE PITCH AFTER ROMA WIN
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| Carrick handed a lifeline with a big victory (Picture: Shutterstock) |
Michael Carrick was spotted telling Matheus Cunha to leave the pitch immediately after the final whistle in Manchester United’s comeback victory over AS Roma.
The Brazil international scored twice as United fought back from two goals behind to win 3-2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. After Bruno Fernandes’ penalty, Cunha pounced on a defensive error to level the contest before firing home a winner on 86 minutes.
The former Wolves star removed his shirt and leapt into the crowd in celebration, earning himself a booking. A second yellow followed in injury time for an overzealous challenge as United held on.
Cunha slowly trudged around the perimeter of the pitch as he made his way to the tunnel, desperate to see the final minutes of the match play out.
He briefly disappeared down the tunnel before reemerging to join the post-match celebrations after the final whistle had blown.
But TV cameras picked up Carrick appearing to tell his player to go straight to the dressing room with Cunha seen pleading with his boss on the pitch. The unhappy Brazilian eventually made his way back down the tunnel, flanked by a club official.
IFAB rules, which also govern Champions League matches, state that a player who has been sent off ‘must leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area’ and cannot return, even after the full-time whistle has been blown.
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| Carrick was seen telling Cunha to leave the pitch (Picture: REUTERS) |
Cunha is set to miss United’s next Champions League match away to Sporting CP on 25 November.
Victory handed Carrick a lifeline with United’s focus now shifting to Aston Villa on Sunday.
At half-time, I was wanting them to be more positive, if anything, and not get too disappointed and frustrated,’ said Carrick.
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| Cunha was booked for his celebration (Picture: Getty) |
‘When you keep trying to do something, the easiest thing is feeling sorry for yourself. If something goes wrong, you get disappointed. That’s not going to help anybody. We might as well all go home if that’s the case. We’ve got to keep looking for the next moment, the next solution.
‘I don’t like to keep talking to the lads about what this place can do and the history and what’s gone before too much, but it’s there.
‘This place does magical things, it’s done it before and it’ll do it over and over again at some point in the future. There’s just something in this place that when we do have these types of nights, we do it the hard way.
‘But one moment can flip the whole place in a different direction. I spoke about that with the boys. Let’s have one moment that can trigger it. And we had that.’
- Tony Mogan
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
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PSG STAR HAILED AS THE 'MOST UNDERRATED PLAYER OF ALL TIME' AFTER BARCELONA WIN
Fabian Ruiz scored PSG’s fourth goal in a 4-2 win over Barcelona
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| PSG star hailed ‘most underrated player of all time’ after Barca win Fabian Ruiz (left) celebrates his goal against Barcelona AP |
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabian Ruiz has been hailed as the “most underrated player of all time” after scoring in the Champions League holders’ statement 4-2 victory over Barcelona.
Ruiz tapped home PSG’s fourth after the French giants were pegged back twice in their win at the Parc des Princes, first by Xavi Espart before Lamine Yamal produced his latest moment of magic to level in the 79th minute.
Vitinha’s strike two minutes later gave PSG the lead once again and it didn’t take much longer for Ruiz to put the game out of sight, finishing Achraf Hakimi’s cross.
“He could be the most underrated player of all time, Fabian Ruiz,” said Joe Cole on TNT Sports. “He’s won everything in the game, Champions League, does his job, and what I would say is they look a stronger side with him in.”
Ruiz came into the season off the back of winning the World Cup with Spain, being an integral figure in midfield alongside Rodri.
PSG winger Desire Doue, who brilliantly fired in the opener in Paris, was delighted with his side’s performance.
“The atmosphere was crazy tonight,” he said. “We did a great job because we won obviously but we’re really happy with the content of the match.
“We did some amazing things, we never quit and when you win against one of the biggest teams in Europe you are really happy so we are really happy tonight. I’m always happy when I can help the team.
“Every game you say that we send a message, I don’t know. We just try and play the best football we can and we did a great job tonight.”
PSG return to action this weekend against Ligue 1 leaders Lyon, who are above them in the table on goal difference.
- Will Castle
Friday, 16 October 2026
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