Harry Kane
February 2026
Kane scored twice to reach 500 senior goals for club and country. His season output is framed as elite form heading toward the World Cup. One goal came from the penalty spot after Karl was fouled and VAR upheld the decision. The piece also states Kane has scored 41 in 35 this season across competitions and remains perfect on Bundesliga penalties since joining Bayern, converting all 23 attempts.
Benjamin Šeško
February 2026
United’s winning streak ended in a 1-1 draw at West Ham, but Carrick stayed unbeaten thanks to a stoppage-time equaliser from Sesko. West Ham’s plan slowed United and Soucek put the hosts ahead after the break. Soucek scored from Bowen’s cross at the near post, with Shaw blamed in the build-up and Martinez and Mainoo unable to stop the finish. Carrick brought on Sesko, who flicked a late cross into the top corner to rescue a point and keep the run alive.
Ousmane Dembélé
January 2026
PSG thrashed Marseille 5-0 in Le Classique to go top of Ligue 1, with Dembélé scoring twice including an outside-of-the-foot strike being touted online as a possible Puskas contender. PSG built a dominant win with an own goal credited to Facundo Medina plus goals from Kvaratskhelia and Lee, while Dembélé’s second came after driving in from the right and finishing with a creative outside-foot shot. Post-match he said PSG are “back” and aiming to win everything in the run-in.
Jonny Evans
January 2026
Bryan Mbeumo said Jonny Evans helped create the set-piece routine that produced United’s opener in a 2-0 win over Tottenham after Spurs went down to 10 men. Romero was sent off for a reckless challenge on Casemiro. United scored soon after from a rehearsed low corner: Fernandes played it to Mainoo’s run, Mainoo redirected into Mbeumo’s path, and Mbeumo finished first time. Mbeumo said the routine was practiced in training and credited Evans, with analyst Kaita Hasegawa also involved.
Michael Carrick
January 2026
Bruno Fernandes said he always believed Michael Carrick would become a strong manager after working with him during his 2021 interim stint, as United won 2-0 at Spurs for Carrick’s fourth straight win this season. Fernandes delivered the corner for the opener scored by Bryan Mbeumo, then scored himself from Diogo Dalot’s cross after Cristian Romero’s red card. He credited Carrick’s approach of giving players responsibility and freedom on the pitch.
Liam Rosenior
February 2026
Chelsea won 3-1 at Wolves for Rosenior’s fourth straight Premier League win, driven by Cole Palmer’s first-half hat-trick, though Rosenior warned standards dropped after halftime. Rosenior praised Chelsea’s first-half pressing, passing, and patterns, then criticized cheap giveaways and sloppiness that invited Wolves pressure in the second half. He flagged Leeds as the next tough test on Tuesday.
Kai Rooney
January 2026
Kai Rooney scored four goals against Norwich Under-16s as Manchester United won 6-4 in a Premier League Cup semi-final, continuing his strong youth-season form and fueling first-team long-term buzz. Rooney posted the match ball on Instagram after the game. Carrick had attended his Old Trafford youth debut in January, where the crowd chanted his surname, while Kai reiterated he wants to be judged on his own path.
Pep Guardiola
January 2026
Guardiola argued Tottenham’s first goal should not have stood after a contentious contact in the build-up/finish, as City blew a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2. City led through Cherki and Semenyo, then Solanke scored twice to level; Guardiola said similar contact by a defender on a striker is given as a penalty, and pointed to inconsistency in Premier League officiating.
Benjamin Šeško
January 2026
Šeško said Carrick has raised United’s work rate and collective defending, helping fuel a perfect three-game run, and described his late winner as a personal dream moment. United conceded a late equaliser, then Šeško turned and hit the top corner minutes later; he said Carrick’s message is freedom with increased off-ball effort and spacing discipline; his recent scoring form has accelerated with four goals in four games.
