Manchester United
March 2026
Rossi urged United’s ownership and leadership to stop focusing on revenue and refocus on building a trophy-winning team, pointing to City’s dominance since 2013. He referenced United’s post-Ferguson decline, heavy transfer spend with limited return, and argued recent progress under Carrick can be a platform if priorities shift toward winning.
Nicolas Jover
March 2026
Blick criticised Arsenal’s set-piece dominance and singled out Jover as the symbol of a league-wide rise in dead-ball goals, calling the approach unattractive but effective. The piece highlighted Arsenal’s high share of goals from set pieces and described routines involving crowding the six-yard box to limit the goalkeeper’s movement.
Roy Keane
March 2026
Brown defended Keane after a former club physio accused Keane of bullying staff, saying Keane’s harshness is blunt honesty, not malice. Brown argued Keane treats everyone the same, including ex team-mates, and framed it as standards and personality rather than targeted bullying.
Jack Fletcher
March 2026
Fletcher received a lengthy suspension after admitting he used homophobic language during an EFL Trophy game, with the FA charging an aggravated breach tied to sexual orientation. He was sent off in the match, later admitted the charge, and apologised as the FA ruled he breached Rule E3.1 with discriminatory wording.
Neros Coachman
March 2026
Tottenham are considering action after their new academy scout publicly joked about being a boyhood Arsenal fan “switching sides” while posting in Spurs gear. Coachman posted a photo in Tottenham training kit with “To Dare Is To Do,” then referenced his Arsenal loyalty. The backlash from both fanbases escalated and put Spurs in damage-control mode.
Tottenham Hotspur
March 2026
Tottenham are intensifying efforts to appoint a new sporting director to end the post-Paratici leadership gap in football operations. Reports say Spurs have run external background checks on candidates including Winstanley and Freedman, but both look difficult, with Winstanley tied to Chelsea long-term and Freedman newly installed in Saudi Arabia.
Ryan Gravenberch
March 2026
Nagelsmann said Gravenberch found it hard to adapt from being a regular starter to a bench role, and struggled to impact games in short substitute spells. Nagelsmann described the psychological and tactical challenge of accepting a lower squad ranking at an elite club, saying some players cannot quickly develop the rhythm needed to change matches in the final 20 minutes.
Bruno Fernandes
March 2026
Fernandes scored and assisted as United came back to beat Palace, while Lineker called him his current pick for Premier League Player of the Season. Palace led early, then Fernandes drove the turnaround and continued a league-best output run, with the piece citing seven goals and 13 assists and noting Lineker also mentioned Declan Rice as a contender if Arsenal win the title, and Haaland if City surge late.
Gary Neville
March 2026
Neville said United’s sudden shift under Carrick is hard to process and now expects a top-three finish after a strong run of results. United’s comeback win over Palace marked six wins in seven under Carrick, with 19 points from 21 and notable wins over Arsenal and Manchester City, changing the mood around Old Trafford from crisis to Champions League push.
Wayne Rooney
March 2026
Rooney was reportedly filmed/seen drinking late at a pre-Brit Awards party with two women, with Coleen Rooney not present. The report frames it as an alcohol-fuelled night at a high-end Manchester hotel hosting celebrities before the ceremony at Co-op Live, with Rooney currently doing punditry work and not on Premier League duty that weekend.
