Sensação no início de temporada, o Nova Iguaçu conquistou classificação pela primeira vez para as semifinais do Campeonato Carioca e é dono da maior goleada de um visitante na Copa do Brasil. Com um orçamento modesto, a equipe briga de igual para igual com gigantes do futebol brasileiro.
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O volante Albert, um dos destaques do clube da Baixada Fluminense, revelou o segredo para o sucesso do Carrossel. O atleta balançou as redes na histórica goleada de seu time sobre o Itabuna por 8 a 0, na última semana.
– O Nova Iguaçu tem uma base muito forte, é o DNA do clube revelar jovens talentos, mas a direção entendeu que o time “de cima” seria mais forte se tivesse essa mescla com atletas mais rodados, então creio que nossa maior força talvez seja essa, temos o talento e a energia dos mais jovens, junto com jogadores mais rodados, acostumados a disputar grandes torneios, que lidam melhor com momentos de mais pressão – disse Albert, que tem 27 anos.
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Volante que também gosta de chegar na área adversária para finalizar, Albert tem dois gols na temporada. Além do marcado na histórica goleada sobre o Itabuna, ele também balançou as redes na vitória por 3 a 2 sobre o Bangu, na terceira rodada do estadual.
– O meu papel principal é dar sustentação ao meio campo tanto na fase ofensiva, quanto na parte defensiva, time bom é quando todo mundo ataca e todo mundo defende, cada um cumprindo o seu papel. Busco ajudar meus companheiros da melhor forma, seja fechando os espaços ou fazendo o time jogar na construção ofensiva. Espero que a gente consiga seguir com boas atuações em busca de conquistas ainda maiores – analisa o volante.
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O Nova Iguaçu enfrenta o Volta Redonda pela última rodada já classificado e com chances – ainda que ínfimas – de conquistar a Taça Guanabara. Para isso teria que torcer por derrota do Flamengo e tropeço do Fluminense, além de aplicar uma goleada ainda maior do que a sobre o Itabuna.
Rangpur’s Naeem Islam became the second Bangladesh batter to cross 11,000 first-class runs
Mohammad Isam28-Oct-2025
Rakibul Hasan captained Bangladesh at the Under-19 World Cup in 2022•Getty Images
Defending champions Sylhet Division drew their NCL opening round match against debutant side Mymensingh Division. Although it was a drawn game, there were plenty of personal milestones, including Rakibul Hasan taking a nine-wicket haul in the first innings.At the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Mymensingh got off to a rousing start batting first. Maiden centuries from Ariful Islam and No. 8 Abu Hider, who remained unbeaten on 107, powered them to 401. Ariful’s 101 rescued Mymensingh from a bad start, after they slipped to 21 for 3 in the first half hour. Ariful added 127 runs with the veteran Abdul Mazid, who made 65.Later, Hider added 76 runs for the eighth wicket with Shohidul Islam, and another 51 runs with Rakibul, before reaching his century. Hider struck ten fours and six sixes in his 105-ball stay.Sylhet replied in style, with opener Shykat Ali slamming a career-best 175. He struck 19 fours and eight sixes, although he found little support from the Sylhet top and middle-order. This was also the game in which Mushfiqur Rahim returned to the Sylhet side after 17 years.Shykat eventually found help from No 10 Ebadot Hossain, who made his maiden first-class half-century. The pair added 148 runs, a ninth-wicket partnership record for Sylhet.While Sylhet was piling up the runs, left-arm spinner Rakibul became only the fourth bowler in Bangladesh’s first-class history to take nine wickets in an innings. He had figures of 9 for 168 from his 55.3 overs.Mymensingh replied with 272 for 9 with half-centuries from Mohammad Naim and Ariful, while the veteran Nabil Samad took four wickets for Sylhet.Khulna Division beat Barishal Division by seven wickets at the Khulna Stadium in a match marred by the death of Hasan Ahmed, the Barishal physio. Hasan suffered a heart attack at the stadium and died on the way to the hospital.Rangpur’s Naeem Islam became the second Bangladesh batter to cross 11,000 first-class runs•Associated Press
Khulna made 313 all out with fifties from captain Ziaur Rahman, who captained the side in place of the injured Mohammad Mithun, and Sheikh Parvez Jibon.Barishal were bowled out for 126 with Afif Hossain taking a six-wicket haul, that included a hat-trick when he removed the last three Barishal wickets. Barishal were not much better following on, this time bowled out for 224.Khulna struck the required 38 runs on the third day, losing just three wickets.Dhaka Division opened their NCL campaign with a drawn game against Rangpur Division. Batting first, Dhaka banked on Marshall Ayub’s 27th first-class ton to reach 221. Marshall struck 13 fours in his 161-ball stay as the rest crumbled around him.Rangpur replied well, scoring 358. Veteran batter Naeem Islam struck an unbeaten 137, his 34th first-class century. Naeem became the second Bangladeshi batter to cross the 11,000-run mark during this innings. Tushar Imran was the first to cross the milestone.Dhaka replied with 333 all out, with Jishan Alam scoring 97. Ashiqur Rahman Shibli also made a half-century. Rangpur ended the game on 115 for 6 on the final day, chasing 197.Yasir Ali and Mahmudul Hasan scored centuries for Chattogram•BCB
Chattogram Division got off to a solid start when they beat home side Rajshahi Division by 112 runs.Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Yasir Ali struck centuries to help Chattogram reach 401 runs in the first innings. Rajshahi were bowled out for 196 in reply, with left-arm spinner Hasan Murad taking 6 for 39.Chattogram replied with 277 for 9 declared, with Yasir missing out on twin tons by eight runs.Despite three half-centuries from Pritom Kumar, SM Meherob and Shakhir Hossain, Rajshahi fell way short of the fourth-innings chase, getting bowled out for 370. Murad added three wickets to take his match tally to nine wickets.
كشف البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا، المدير الفني السابق لنادي الزمالك، كواليس مثيرة حول رحيله عن القلعة البيضاء، واصفًا القرار بالطرد من النادي.
وكان نادي الزمالك، قد تعاقد مع يانيك فيريرا لتولي تدريب الفريق، منذ بداية الموسم الحالي 2025-2026، لمدة موسم واحد، لكن تم إقالته في بداية شهر نوفمبر الحالي، بعد سلسلة من النتائج السلبية.
وقال فيريرا خلال تصريحات عبر قناة “النهار” لبرنامج “الناظر”: ” لم أهتم بطريقة تقديمي في الزمالك، النادي اختار الشكل الذي يراه مناسبا له، لكن مغادرتي للنادي حدثت بطريقة لم يتم تقديري فيها نهائيًا، لقد أخرجوني من النادي ليس عن طريق إخطاري بشكل مباشر، لكن علمت بالقرار من بعض الصحفيين من خلال الرسائل، وأخبروني أنني قد طُردت من النادي”.
وأضاف: “وكان هذا بعد مباراة البنك الأهلي، حضرت للتدريبات كما هو المعتاد، وقمت بعمل محاضرة عن المباراة السابقة مع اللاعبين وخضنا التدريبات، وكانت لدينا جلسات للتصوير مع الفريق، وتحدثت مع الجميع ولم يخبرني أيًا من المسؤولين أي شيء”.
وتابع: “بعد التدريبات تلقيت عدة رسائل من الصحفيين ولكني لم أصدقها، واتصلت بـ جون إدوارد وسألته هل هذا الأمر صحيح؟ فلم يجبني مباشرة، وأخبرني أنه مشغول الآن، وسألت عبد الرحمن (مسؤول التعاقدات) وقلت له من فضلك كن أمينًا معي، هل تم طردي أم لا؟ فقال: نعم، وبالتالي كنت أفضل أن أسمع هذا القرار وجهًا لوجه، لكن طالما أن هذا هو قرارهم فعلي أن أقبل بالأمر الواقع”.
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وأكمل: “بعد مرور يوم، جاء إلى مجل إقامتي وبدأنا في المفاوضات وتوصلنا لبعض الأمور الخاصة بالتسوية، ولكن لسوء الحظ النادي لم ينفذ كل الشروط الواجبة الخاصة بالسداد ولم نصل لأي تسوية أو اتفاق”.
وواصل: “كان علي أن أرسل بعض الإخطارات الرسمية للنادي لأخبرهم لأنهم لا يحترمون كلمتهم، أنا أرغب في الحصول على كل مستحقاتي المالية، وعليهم أن يسددونها بعد 10 أيام، ولم يدفعوا، بعد ذلك ومنذ عدة أيام قمت بتقديم شكوى إلى فيفا، لكن أنا لم أرغب في فعل ذلك، لقد اضطررت لهذا الأمر، كنت صبورًا وكنت أحترم كل الوعود، ولكن لسوء الحظ النادي لم يُظهر أي نية حسنة في هذا الشأن، وبالتالي لم يكن لدي أي طريق آخر”.
وأستمر: “النادي أخبرني مباشرة وبشكل شخصي، أن السبب الأساسي لإقالتي أن النادي لم يفز ببعض المباريات المتتالية، لكن من وجهة نظري كنت أعلم هذه الظروف المتردية، ولكن أنا كنت أرى أن الفارق مع الأهلي 3 نقاط، هناك نتائج متطورة للغاية، لأن الأفراد لا يعلمون الظروف المتردية التي نعمل فيها”.
ويسؤاله هل بالفعل عرضت على اللاعبين إعطائهم أموالًا من جيبك الخاص، أوضح: “كنت أعلم أنهم لم يحصلوا على أموال منذ فترة طويلة، وبالتالي كانت مسؤوليتي، شعرت بمسؤولية خاصة وقلت لهم إن كنتم تحتاجون إلى أموال سأعطيكم أنا لأن النادي في موقف عصيب ولا يُمكنه السداد، وعرضت على اللاعبين خاصة الشباب الصغار أن يحصلون على أموال، وأنا بالفعل أحضرت أموالًا لهم ولكن أتذكر في هذا اليوم أن النادي دفع لهم أموالًا ولكنها كانت قليلة جدًا، ولذلك لم أدفع لهم”.
واستطرد: “كنت أعلم بعض الأمور أو المشكلات من الماضي، وسألت عن تفاصيل هذه المشكلات ولكن لم يخبرني أحد بالحقائق، ولكن أخبروني أن هناك ظروفًا والأمور تغيرت وصدقت ذلك، ولكن لسوء الحظ وفقًا لبعض الأشخاص الذين مازالوا في النادي، وكانوا على مدار سنوات يعملون في النادي، أخبروني أن الموقف في غاية السوء والأسوأ في تاريخ النادي”.
عن حقيقة الطلب من اللاعبين الامتناع عن التدريب لحين استلام مستحقاتهم، رد المدرب البلجيكي: “لا، هذا لم يحدث نهائيًا، لم أفعل ذلك ابدًا، أنا أعلم أن بعض الأفراد قالوا أنني فعلت ذلك لكن هذا لم يحدث، ولكن النادي لم يكن يدفع، وبالتالي فإن الدافع لدى اللاعبين والعاملين كان يقل بمرور الوقت، فكان إما القناعة بالمشروع، وبالتالي في بعض الأحيان كان اللاعبين لا يرغبون في التدريبات، وأنا أدعمهم طوال الوقت، لكني لم أطلب منهم ذلك، أنا لست شخصًا سيئًا لم أقل ذلك نهائيًا، لكن الحافز لدى اللاعبين كان متراجع لأننا كنا نتدرب في ظروف متردية للغاية”.
وأستكمل: “كانت هناك بعض الأمور التي يجب أن تتوفر لكن الأمر لم يكن يسيرًا، حوافز ودوافع اللاعبين والأطقم العاملة في النادي كانت تنخفض بشكل ملحوظ، أعطيكم بعض الأمثلة الحقيقية، قبل مباراة الأهلي وكانت المباراة الأهم في تاريخ الزمالك هذا العام، لم نتمكن حتى أن نُظهر أي فيديو للعب ضد الخصم، وذلك لأن قدرة الوصول إلى المنصة التي يستخدمونها لتحميل الفيديو، تم إيقاف أحقية الوصول له من جانب الشركة بسبب بعض المستحقات المالية والفواتير التي لم تُسدد”.
وأتم: “أنا كنت أعلم أنه كانت هناك انتقادات كثيرة ضدي بعد مباراة الأهلي، لكن لم نكن نعد أنفسنا بشكل جيد، لم نشاهد أي فيديو حتى قبل أسبوع من المباراة، الظروف كانت صعبة للغاية، وحتى مع هذا استمرينا في العمل بشكل كبير وحافظنا على مستوانا وكنا نحاول أن نحافظ على الدوافع للاعبين”.
Chelsea’s title ambitions were always more realistically viewed through a wider lens than the current campaign, but this recent drop in form has been concerning for Enzo Maresca’s side nonetheless.
A creditable draw against table-toppers Arsenal last weekend, preceded a bitter defeat to promoted Leeds United at Elland Road in midweek, and this one marked the perfect chance to bounce back and keep a toe in the early Premier League title race.
Bournemouth stood strong against the Blues on Saturday afternoon, but they also pulled their weight in the final third, recording an xG total of 1.37 compared to the visitors’ 0.88.
There was an undeniable bluntness to Chelsea’s attack, with a number of stars flattering to deceive on the south coast.
Chelsea's worst performers at Bournemouth
Robert Sanchez certainly wasn’t among Chelsea’s worst performers at the Vitality, having made a string of important saves throughout the contest to keep parity intact.
Neither was Moises Caicedo to blame. The Ecuadorian served the second game of his three-match suspension after seeing red against Arsenal, and his absence was keenly felt in the middle of the park.
Enzo Fernandez toiled without his dance partner in the engine room, but he was sloppy on the ball. Likewise, Cole Palmer looked rusty on his return from injury, only creating one chance and wasting a few decent opportunities before being replaced by Joao Pedro before the hour mark.
There was another attacking instrument under Maresca’s command who struggled to impose himself despite some hustle and bustle, looking like a teammate of his who has been absent for some time.
Maresca must bench Mudryk-esque Chelsea forward
Since leaving Manchester United and joining Chelsea this summer in a deal worth £40m, Alejandro Garnacho has blown hot and cold, scoring two goals and supplying two assists across 14 matches in all competitions. In the Premier League, Maresca has handed the 21-year-old six starts.
Against Bournemouth, though, he was part of a Chelsea side who succumbed to an absence of end product, hitting the woodwork and failing to build on his positive form of recent weeks.
Football.london did hand Garnacho a 6/10 match rating, acknowledging his optimism and energy on the ball, but he left much to be desired all the same, with his end product leading to a sense that he is shaping into the club’s next version of Mykhaylo Mudryk.
Mudryk is suspended at the moment, but from a footballing standpoint, his £89m transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk to Stamford Bridge in January 2023 ended up a major misfire from Todd Boehly and co, with the Ukrainian’s pace and technical skill unable to be applied with efficiency on English shores.
Having failed with all three of his attempted dribbles and proved unable to even attempt a tackle, the South American left something to be desired, and though he created a chance, he also lost the ball 11 times, and that having only completed 17 passes on the evening.
Alejandro Garnacho vs Bournemouth
Match Stats
#
Minutes played
77′
Goals
0
Assists
0
Touches
35
Shots (on target)
2 (0)
Accurate passes
17/20 (85%)
Chances created
1
Crosses
2/3
Dribbles
0/3
Ball recoveries
3
Tackles won
0/0
Duels won
3/7
Data via Sofascore
We already know that Garnacho has a penchant for the spectacular, but he needs to channel his craft and grow into the player he has been touted to be.
In this, he is not too dissimilar to Mudryk, though hopefully he has more opportunities to showcase his skills.
Mudryk and Garnacho share a likeness in that they are both athletic and dynamic wingers, but the latter needs to prove now that Chelsea are going to get bang for their buck, and perhaps a return to the bench might fuel him with the requisite aggression and focus going forward.
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The highly-rated attacker has not impressed so far this season.
سجل منتخب الأردن الهدف الثاني في شباك مصر، في المباراة الجارية بينهما ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العرب 2025، المقامة في قطر.
وجاء هدف الأردن الأول عن طريق اللاعب محمد أبو حشيش في الدقيقة 12، بعد تسديدة قوية ارتطمت بدفاع المنتخب المصري، لتصل إلى أبو حشيش الذي تابعها ووضعها في شباك محمد بسام.
طالع|فيديو | الأردن يسجل الهدف الأول أمام مصر في كأس العرب
أما الهدف الثاني، فقد جاء عن طريق محمد أبو زرايق في الدقيقة 41 بعد تسديدة من داخل منطقة الجزاء.
ويحتل الأردن قبل المباراة صدارة المجموعة الثالثة في كأس العرب برصيد ست نقاط، بينما يملك المنتخب المصري نقطتين فقط من تعادلين أمام الكويت والإمارات.
وتعادل منتخب مصر في الجولة السابقة أمام الإمارات بهدف لكل فريق، كما تعادل بنفس النتيجة أمام الكويت في الجولة الأولى. هدف الأردن الثاني أمام مصر في كأس العرب
Matthew Humphreys picked four wickets while conceding less than four runs an over•BCB
After the Tector brothers – Tim and Harry – powered Ireland to an above-par score, their bowlers ensured a 39-run win over Bangladesh in the first T20I in Chattogram. The hosts have now lost four T20Is in a row while the visitors won their first match of the year.Harry struck five sixes in his unbeaten 45-ball 69, after his younger brother Tim had given Ireland a sound start, with a 19-ball 32. The Tector brothers struck big ones in both ends of the Ireland innings, before their bowlers managed to bowl through the wet conditions due to dew in Chattogram.Fast bowler Mark Adair, playing his first international series since his knee surgery in August this year, sunk Bangladesh in the powerplay. Left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys took 4 for 13, and took three wickets with the wet ball in his fourth over.Adair forces Bangladesh to crashHumphreys had Tanzid Hasan caught at mid-on in the first over to give Ireland a perfect start with the ball. Adair got a wicket-maiden in his first over back in competitive cricket after five months. He removed Litton Das playing a double-minded cut, easily caught inside the circle for one. Bangladesh sunk to 5 for 3 in the fourth over, when Adair had Parvez Hossain Emon caught at midwicket.Saif Hassan, recently elevated to the vice captaincy in the T20I side, struck the team’s first boundary in the fifth over. He however was clean bowled by Barry McCarthy, who replaced Adair after he bowled a scintillating spell that read 2-1-3-2.Jaker, Hridoy offer brief respiteTowhid Hridoy tried to haul Bangladesh out of a desperate situation, with four wickets down and the required run-rate touching 12 per over. He struck Josh Little for four over mid-off, before hitting Gareth Delany for a square-cut boundary. Both Hridoy and Jaker Ali lofted Delany for a six each in the tenth over, as Bangladesh looked to this middle-order pair to get them out of trouble. Jaker however continued his batting struggle, getting caught at deep third after making 20 off 16 balls.Humphreys skins Bangladesh tailReturning to bowl his last over, Humphreys had quite the mixed bag. He had Tanzim’s wicket with the first ball, caught at long-on. Humphreys bowled three wide deliveries, struggling to keep the wet ball in his grip. He however dried up his hands real good, when he had Rishad Hossain lbw and Nasum Ahmed stumped off consecutive deliveries.After the eighth wicket fell, Ireland dropped several catches mainly due to the wet ball. Hridoy meanwhile reached his fifth half-century, apart from adding 48 runs for the ninth wicket with Shoriful Islam, but it had little consequence on the match.Harry Tector finished unbeaten on 69•BCB
Tim Tector blazes along the groundWhen Ireland batted first, captain Paul Stirling struck three early fours before it was the Tim Tector show. He clattered Shoriful for four boundaries in the third over, which went for 18 runs. Stirling fell in the fifth over after which Tim was joined by Harry, and the Tector brothers exchanged more boundaries from either ends.Tim’s inside-out shot over the covers brought up Ireland’s fifty in the seventh over, before he struck Tanzim Hasan through point. Rishad removed Tim in the ninth over, when Tanzim took the catch at long-on.Harry Tector goes aerialHarry had already got two boundaries including a straight six, before Tim departed the crease. Harry also went for straight sixes off Rishad before Shoriful removed Lorcan Tucker for 18, in the thirteenth over.Curtis Campher aided Harry with three more fours in his 17-ball 24. Harry hammered Shoriful for his third six, pulled over midwicket, before hitting two more sixes in the last over, both over long-on.
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كشفت تقارير صحفية موقف ثنائي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال مدريد، بعد الإصابة التي تعرضا لها خلال مباراة أتلتيك بلباو ضمن منافسات الدوري الإسباني.
حقق الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال مدريد، فوزًا مهمًا على حساب أتلتيك بلباو، بثلاثية نظيفة، في المباراة التي جمعتهما ضمن منافسات الدوري الإسباني.
وواجه ريال مدريد نظيره أتلتيك بلباو، مساء اليوم، الأربعاء، في إطار منافسات الجولة 19 المقدمة من بطولة الدوري الإسباني.
واستضاف ملعب “سان ماميس” مباراة ريال مدريد بقيادة تشابي ألونسو وأتلتيك بلباو، في الجولة الاستثنائية من “لا ليجا”.
بتلك النتيجة، رفع ريال مدريد رصيده إلى النقطة 36 في المركز الثاني بجدول ترتيب الدوري الإسباني، بفارق نقطة وحيدة عن برشلونة المتصدر.
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وشهدت المباراة إصابة ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد في شوط المباراة الثاني ولم يستطع استكمال مباراته الرابعة على التوالي.
وفي الدقيقة 68، غادر إدوارد كامافينجا المباراة بعد الهدف الثاني، الذي أحرزه كيليان مبابي، للإصابة وحل مكانه أردا جولر.
ووفقًا لصحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” فإن القلق يسيطر على ريال مدريد بشأن إصابة أرنولد التي تعرض لها خلال المباراة في عضلة الفخذ الأيسر، وسيخضع اللاعب للفحوصات اللازمة والنادي ينتظر النتيجة لكن التفاؤل ضعيف.
فيما كامافينجا والذي أصيب في كاحله الأيسر، فإن الفحوصات الأولى تشير إلى أن الإصابة لا تبدو خطيرة وسينتظر ريال مدريد مزيدًا من التفاصيل بعد الفحوصات الكاملة.
Amid a dismal 2024/25 campaign, Manchester United appeared to be drifting ever closer to one-man team territory, with Bruno Fernandes again topping the charts for goals and assists, after registering 38 goal involvements in total from his midfield berth.
It is early days, although perhaps there has been a changing of the guard, or a share of the responsibility at the very least, with Bryan Mbreumo arguably the first attack-minded player since Fernandes himself to truly hit the ground running for the Red Devils.
Jadon Sancho never recovered from a delayed start due to an ear infection. Antony’s form swiftly tailed off after scoring on his first three Premier League outings. Rasmus Hojlund took until Boxing Day to net his first league goal for the club.
So many expensive transfer misfires, yet Mbeumo – on the early evidence – looks to be bucking the trend, already notching seven times in just his first 16 games across league and cup.
He hasn’t been perfect, notably failing to register a goal or assist in muted displays against Everton, Crystal Palace and West Ham United, although six league strikes from 15 top-flight appearances certainly makes for good reading.
The 26-year-old – who is soon set to head to AFCON – is already solidifying himself as one of the best signings of modern times at United, but is he actually INEOS’ best deal to date?
How Mbeumo's start compares to previous United signings
So many transfers have backfired in even just the years since Fernandes’ arrival back in January 2020, with forward players proving particularly erratic despite the hundreds of millions that have been invested.
While Mbeumo is only 15 Premier League games into his Old Trafford journey, the hope will be that he can maintain such early, rampant form, with new signings having usually been figured out by this stage.
Take Cristiano Ronaldo, for instance, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer having already been sacked by the time of the 15th league appearance of his second spell, albeit with the Portuguese having scored eight top-flight goals in that time.
In the case of Edinson Cavani, who arrived the year earlier, the Uruguayan hitman had netted five league goals in that time, albeit while having been hampered by fitness issues upon his move to Manchester.
The man who signed in the same summer as Ronaldo, in the form of Sancho, had netted just once in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea under Michael Carrick, while it took the aforementioned Antony until April to add his fourth league goal, following those three early efforts in succession.
Hojlund’s woes have already been made clear, with 2024 arrival, Joshua Zirkzee, scoring three times in his first 15 league outings of last season, albeit while failing to net again until the recent trip to Selhurst Park.
Mbeumo, hopefully, will kick on and continue to light up Old Trafford following his international committments, with INEOS currently being rewarded for their £65m investment.
Selected post-2020 signings*
Player
Goals
Assists
Bryan Mbeumo
6
1
Joshua Zirkzee
3
1
Rasmus Hojlund
1
0
Mason Mount
1
0
Antony
3
0
Jadon Sancho
1
0
Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd spell)
8
3
Edinson Cavani
5
2
Donny van de Beek
1
1
*Record after 15 Premier League appearances
Stats via Transfermarkt
That being said, he might not actually prove to be the new regime’s best deal of recent times…
Man Utd's best deal yet under INEOS
Mbeumo has been a delight under Ruben Amorim thus far, although considering the nature of his price tag, perhaps that is merely to be expected, not least after the Cameroonian international netted 20 league goals for Brentford last term.
Considering his proven Premier League quality, his stellar impact is perhaps not too surprising, with there likely more a sense of relief at boardroom level that this isn’t merely another costly move that has gone awry.
Mbeumo’s talents, such was his form last season, in particular, were not too difficult to spot, with a range of top-flight rivals having also been chasing his signature over the summer, including Thomas Frank’s Tottenham.
Plucking out a more left-field, relative unknown gem is far more satisfying, with young Ayden Heaven no doubt a contender to emerge as INEOS’ best deal yet – not least in a business sense.
Indeed, while the 19-year-old has made just 11 first-team appearances for his new club in 2025, the early signs are that the Red Devils have snapped up a bargain, after landing the teenager from Arsenal for a fee of just £1m.
That price tag had led to the expectation that Heaven would merely slot into the academy set-up following his January arrival, although it was notable that he was categorised as a first-team player by the club once the move was confirmed.
Last season was cruelly hampered by the injury sustained away at Leicester City, although the England international did show flashes of his quality, namely starring against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.
Previously described by his grassroots football coach Terry Bobie as looking “Paul Pogba-esque” after starting out as a midfielder, the towering left-footer found a natural home for himself at left centre-back under Amorim, leading to club legend Wayne Rooney to dish out praise for him last term.
As for 2025/26, the £1m gem was on the periphery after starting in the horror show at Grimsby, although he returned to action in a central centre-back berth against West Ham United, in the absence of Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt.
That outing was a learning curve, following his eventual withdrawal at half-time, although the 6 foot 4 sensation looked far more comfortable away at Molineux last time out.
As per Sofascore, Heaven completed 100% of his duels, recorded a 100% pass rate and lost the ball just once in that 4-1 victory, looking particularly assured even in what is something of a new role.
It’s also worth noting that he was up against a man who scored 14 Premier League goals last season, in the form of Jorgen Strand Larsen, yet hardly looked troubled, as United cantered to victory in the second half.
The sample size is small considering his limited game time under Amorim to date, although considering he is currently being given the nod ahead of £50m man, Leny Yoro, it certainly highlights just what a talent the Old Trafford side have on their hands.
Having forked out just £1m, it’s hard to see INEOS being able to top such an astute duel, while the ability to poach him from a rival, well, that just makes it all the sweeter.
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Fast bowler hails decisions on and off the field as England emerge on top on rollercoaster first day
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Brydon Carse heaped praise on England’s captain, Ben Stokes, for his leadership on and off the field, after a barnstorming fightback with the ball on the opening day of the 2025-26 Ashes.Carse claimed the key wickets of Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja, before Stokes ripped through the lower-middle order with figures of 5 for 45 in ten overs, as England fought back from being bowled out for 172 by reducing Australia to 123 for 9 at the close, a deficit of 49.It meant that 19 wickets had fallen, the most ever on the opening day of an Ashes series, as the action lived up to every ounce of the pre-series hype.Carse, however, praised his captain for confronting the emotions of the series head-on, both in encouraging the team to walk to the venue at the start of the day’s play, and in inspiring their fightback with his calm response to their batting display.”Stokesy came up with that idea last night,” Carse said of the team’s arrival, through a sea of fans with 51,531 spectators attending the opening day. “It was obviously what we decided to do. And luckily, we came in at about 8.30am, because I think if we were about a half an hour later, we might have got a bit more stick from some of the Aussie fans. It was electric … the energy throughout the day was awesome.”Once inside the Optus Stadium, England won the toss and choose to bat first, only to lose Zak Crawley for a duck to set the tone for Mitchell Starc’s magnificent seven-wicket display. But despite being rolled aside in just 32.5 overs – the second-shortest Ashes innings, behind Australia’s 60 all out at Trent Bridge in 2015 – Stokes gathered his team at the innings change-over and set in motion their change of fortune.”Stokesy kept it really simple,” Carse said. “We had 45-50 minutes before tea, and he said to the lads with the ball, just give everything. The way Gus Atkinson and Jofra [Archer] started was phenomenal. And then after tea, that messaging was pretty similar, just do it over a longer period of time.Related
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“While the ball was still new, there was a lot of pace and bounce in it. And, we said as a group of bowlers, it was just about hitting the wicket as hard as we could.”The close-of-play scoreline vindicated England’s decision to field a five-man pace attack, which allowed Archer and Mark Wood – their fastest bowlers – to be used in short, sharp bursts that denied Australia a chance to settle at any stage of their reply. With Josh Tongue and Matthew Potts still waiting in the wings, Carse was confident that England could keep their pace levels high throughout the campaign.”I haven’t played in a lot of attacks where we’ve had five seamers, but everyone does complement each other,” Carse said. “I’ve said before that the group is six, seven seamers, and we’ve all got different attributes. Hopefully that stands us in good stead throughout the series.”Stokes, however, remains utterly fundamental to England’s hopes of winning an Ashes series in Australia for the first time since 2010-11. Having hinted at his readiness with six wickets in a low-key warm-up against England Lions last week, he showcased his golden arm with the vital wickets of Travis Head and Cameron Green, then picked off Alex Carey, too, on the way to his sixth five-wicket haul and second in Australia.”His character and enthusiasm around the group, and the way it goes about his business is phenomenal,” Carse said. “Everyone looks up to him. He’s a great leader to have in our team.”He’s been out here for the last two-and-a-half weeks, and as Ducky [Ben Duckett] said a couple of weeks ago, he’s in beast mode at the moment. Hopefully that pays off throughout the series for him.”Stokes is back in Australia for his third Ashes tour, having debuted on the 2013-14 tour, 12 years ago. Carse, however, was sampling the occasion for the very first time, and admitted the atmosphere had been a step up from his previous experience in England colours.”I felt nervous, excited … obviously almost going into a bit of the unknown, but just trying to soak it all up throughout the day. It’s been a phenomenal day. We’ll go back to the hotel and we’ll have a quiet night.”The stage is set for another high-octane day on Saturday, and Carse admitted that – despite the shortcomings of their batting first-time around – their run-rate of 5.23 had demonstrated that batting could get easier once the first-day nerves and some of the pitch’s early life have gone.”The first thing tomorrow is obviously to knock over this last wicket,” he said. “Then, we’ve seen some of the guys that have got starts and some runs today, the way that they went about it was obviously taking the positive option.”I even thought Alex Carey, towards the end, was quite proactive and positive, and it put us under a bit of pressure. So going into the second innings, I think our batters will know what sort of gameplan they are going to use.”