Manchester United

Manchester United

The cooking show is The Great British Bake Off, the much-imitated and semi-duplicated staple of oven-based society, has aficionados everywhere, and remains a chief repository of Defector's very limited supply of admiration. There, the venerable Prue Leith, who replaced the equally venerable Mary Berry as the charming counterpoint to Paul Hollywood (real name: Paul Hollywood), announced that she would be leaving the show for its 17th series; her replacement would be another maven of televised British cuisine, Nigella Lawson.

That's at least what Lionsgate is betting on. According to The Athletic,the studio that brought you Twilight and Saw is developing a semi-anthologized, The Crown- style generational drama about Manchester United - its founding, its rise, and its rivalries. If the show goes to series, the team will receive a multimillion-pound payout. More cash for Man U? Arsenal fans are fuming.

My focus is totally on Marseille. I wanted to come here. The day before a very important, very crucial game, I have no space in my head to think about other things. I feel very good in this city with these players, with this club. As for the future, we have got to speak in the next month, or in the next year, I don't know.

So, when they fired their manager Ruben Amorim earlier this month -- without a replacement lined up -- where were they sitting in the table? It must've been 16th, right? Or, maybe 12th? A tiny bit of progress, but not enough progress for the fourth-richest club in the world, right? When Manchester United fired Ruben Amorim, they were tied for fifth place.

Professional Game Match Officials boss Webb insists too much has been made of the slow-motion replays and a yellow card was an acceptable outcome. "The officials on the field saw the actions of Dalot, they saw him stretch forward with his foot, he touches the ball, and then there's contact on Jeremy Doku," Webb said on Match Officials Mic'd Up. "They deemed that to be a reckless action and therefore worthy of a yellow card."

Michael Carrick got off to a flying start as Manchester United manager with an impressive 2-0 win against their cross-town rivals Manchester City. But his interim appointment only serves to highlight a bigger issue lingering in the background of the fallen giant. Elsewhere, Spurs and Thomas Frank's woes roll on, with a decision on the Danish manager's future set to be made, while Unai Emery delivered a raft of bizarre comments in a wild post-match interview following his side's 1-0 loss to Everton.

Michael Carrick has Manchester United DNA and, just one game into the interim head coach role at Old Trafford, is being heralded as the club's savior, while the absence of any Tottenham Hotspur DNA in Thomas Frank's background or football philosophy means he is now fighting to save his job. OK, it's not quite that simple, but it is heading that way.

Interim manager Michael Carrick has urged the club not to sell the player. The 32-year-old remains an integral part of the first-team squad, and Manchester United could certainly use him. They have looked vulnerable at the back at times, and they need his experience and quality in defence. Apart from that, he's a leader in the dressing room, and Manchester United simply cannot afford to weaken the team in the middle of the season.

Osimhen has been linked with a transfer to Old Trafford and the Premier League for several seasons, but last month appeared to end ongoing speculation over his future last summer with a 65million move to Galatasaray, following a successful loan spell from Napoli. The Nigeria international has been prolific in Turkey, scoring 49 goals in 57 appearances, which is in stark contrast to the figures put up by the likes of Joshua Zirkzee for United in the same period.