Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba said his house was burglarized while he played in a Champions League match on Tuesday.
Pogba's wife was at Old Trafford for the match. In a post on Twitter, the France midfielder said his “babies were sleeping in their bedroom” when the burglary took place on Tuesday. He has offered a reward for anyone with information. MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba said Wednesday his house was burglarized while he played in the Champions League game against Atletico Madrid.
Man United have become a club that drains the talent out of their best players and, as Tuesday's loss proved, nothing changes until that changes.
When the heat is on, they wilt and it will take more than a new manager and another so-called "cultural reset" this summer to slam on the brakes and point the club in the right direction. United have won just two Champions League knockout ties since 2011, and there has been no home win in the knockout rounds since 2014. Atletico Madrid's 1-0 Champions League win at Old Trafford, which sent United out of the competition at the Round of 16 stage, was simply the same old story. This is a modal window. Manchester United play a big game, their star players fail to perform as they are out-fought and out-thought by their opponents and, as surely as night follows day, they lose. This is a modal window.
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I think.20 min Yep, genius from Fred. He wriggles away from Savic in the area, an Iniestan piece of escapology near the byline, but then his cutback is blocked by Gimenez.19 min Dalot's shot from the edge of the area is blocked by Reinildo. This is a pretty good game - United are dominating possession but Atletico look dangerous on the counter attack.16 min And now Atletico almost take the lead! We've said it before but the first goal tonight is so important.21 min A long ball was played towards Fernandes in the area, and Reinildo kicked between his legs in an attempt to get the ball. Maguire makes a good challenge on the edge of the area but can only divert the ball to Rodrigo De Paul. He hits a deflected, swirling shot that looks set to sneak into the far corner until De Gea - playing against his old club - claws it round the post. He clipped an excellent deep cross to the unmarked Renan Lodi, whose downward header beat De Gea at the near post.There's a VAR check for a foul on Elanga, but the goal is given!41 min Elanga charges away from Renan Lodi and then Reinildo, who brazenly takes him out. Atletico will have no qualms about keeping their backs to the wall for 120 minutes if necessary.29 min It's two against three in the centre of midfield but McTominay and Fred are winning the battle at the moment. Koke played a one-two in midfield and slid the ball through to the overlapping Llorente, whose cross/pass was volleyed in by Joao Felix. But the flag went up as soon as the ball hit the net, and replays confirmed that Llorente was fractionally offside when Koke put him clear.30 min Gimenez makes a brave headed clearance from a corner, a split-second before being thumped by Harry Maguire's gigantic noggin. United are up against it, again.45+2 min Fernandes's angry long-range shot swirls awkwardly and is pushed away to his left by Oblak. That's a fine save because he had to change direction.44 min Rodrigo De Paul gets a yellow card for a foul on Alex Telles.And now Atletico have taken the lead! Manchester United could be 45 minutes away from a fifth consecutive season without a trophy.Was Elanga fouled before the goal?We've seen a few replays now, and I'm not sure Elanga was fouled by Reinildo in the build-up to the Atletico goal. United are furious because they thought Elanga was fouled, but play continued and less than a minute later Atletico were in front.After some neat one-touch passing in midfield, Joao Felix backheeled the ball to Griezmann on the right. De Gea falls to his left to make a relatively comfortable save.49 min It's been a very aggressive start to the second half from United, powered by the perceived injustice of Renan Lodi's goal.46 min A terrific start to the half from United, who almost equalise within 35 seconds. Their defensive record this season has been unusually poor, but they still get high at the prospect of defending a 1-0 lead by foul means or fouler.52 min De Gea's loose clearance goes straight to De Paul, who chests the ball down and returns it with interest from 25 yards. California law considers some of this activity to be a "sale." California residents can opt out of sales through the “Do Not Sell My Personal Info” button.
David De Gea has said Manchester United are "far away" from challenging for big trophies after losing to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
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Ralf Rangnick cut a frustrated figure during Manchester United's defeat to Atlético Madrid. (CNN) As Diego Simeone jogged towards the Old Trafford tunnel, the ...
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United last won the Premier League nine years ago.This summer may be the most important of the Glazers' tenure.As for coming up for winning formula for the team, United need a masterplan and quickly. Last week, United revealed further plans it has to redevelop Old Trafford, which has been showing its age for several years.The club's chief operating officer Collette Roche said they have developed "a Masterplan for the modernization" of the famous stadium.United fans have pleaded with the Glazer family, the club's absent owners, to sell up for several years now, believing the Americans' main priority is to make money, with on-pitch success a distant second.United might not have won a trophy since 2017, but according to Forbes, the club's value is $4.2 billion.Since Ferguson's retirement in 2013, United have won just three trophies -- the FA Cup under Van Gaal in 2016, and the League Cup and Europa League under Jose Mourinho the following year -- but none of football's major prizes. Privacy PolicyPLEASE NOTE: Consent to store and/or access information on a device is required to customize and improve your experienceCookies, device identifiers, or other information can be stored or accessed on your device for the purposes presented to you. Simeone's Atlético Madrid had just ended United's last hope of winning any silverware this season in the only way a Simeone team knows how.Cholismo, the sacred art of defensive nous and intense work ethic, had helped Atlético secure a 1-0 win and passage through to the Champions League quarterfinals and left United supporters staring at a fifth straight season without a trophy.Another Champions League meltdown, star players booed and rumored departures: What next for PSG?However, once their rage with Simeone and his team subsides, those United fans will likely realize their real anger is not with an Argentine coach and his divisive tactics, but rather with their own club." It's hard for the club, for us and the fans. Not at Old Trafford nor at the Wanda Metropolitano, where three weeks ago it looked as though the team had earned a valuable 1-1 draw.Cristiano Ronaldo struggled to impact the match against Atleti.The reality is this team hasn't been good enough for several years now and the club finds itself in a perpetual state of failed rebuilding; waiting for another unsuccessful season to end before trying to remedy that lack of success with high-profile summer transfer signings or a new manager.Since 2012, United's net spend is €1.075 billion ($1.18 billion). The club has paid €1.545 billion ($1.7 billion) in transfers while receiving €470 million ($516 million) in player sales, according to study published by Switzerland-based independent research group CIES Football Observatory.The squad United has built is unquestionably a talented one but has lacked an identity since Alex Ferguson's departure in 2013. For too long now, the team has relied on moments of individual brilliance to dig it out of holes -- see Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick against Tottenham on Saturday -- and when that doesn't come, the attack simply grinds to a halt.Chelsea made plea for 'sporting integrity,' despite oligarch owner being sanctioned after Russia's invasion of UkraineThe appointment of Rangnick -- a manager lauded for his intense, proactive style -- was supposed to help provide United with a new identity, or at least begin laying the foundations for one.Tuesday's game was the 20th time Rangnick had taken charge of this United team, but he's yet to come up with a framework to get the most out of Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho.Instead, the team continues to wander aimlessly through a barren period that is the club's worst since the late 60s, with no apparent plan in place to help guide it to success once again.United, which finally appointed a director of football in John Murtough in March last year, has continued to get decision after decision spectacularly wrong in recent years.Whether it's appointing the wrong head coach -- or taking too long to sack him -- or spending vast amounts of money on players who are either not good enough or do not quite fit a manager's system, it's easy to see why United has stagnated so badly.The difficult part, as the club hierarchy is no doubt aware, is fixing it.Many feel getting the next managerial appointment right is the crucial first step of setting the club back on the right path, with PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag reportedly the frontrunners.However, it's difficult to see either of those men succeeding where Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and now Rangnick have failed without serious structural change.Rangnick even admitted last month he doesn't "really know" what Darren Fletcher's role at the club is, after the former United midfielder was appointed the club's first ever technical director in March 2021.But the rebuilding of the club doesn't end on the pitch. We are out of one of the most important competitions so we are very sad.
In the second leg an own goal from Sergio Ramos gave United hope, but Luka Modric equalised on the night for Real before Ronaldo scored in the 69th minute. 2017 ...
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