Manchester United took a short trip to Bramall Lane yesterday, where they locked horns with Sheffield United on match day nine of the 2023/24 Premier League season.
Ancelotti stated this after Napoli defeated Bologna 3-2 in the Serie A encounter over the weekend. "Koulibaly will remain in Naples in the next season," Ancelotti told Radio Rai.
Emery is already short of defenders for the Boxing Day trip to Brighton with Rob Holding out for theseason, while Nacho Monreal is due to undergo a fitness test after he limped off early on against Sean Dyche's side.
But Rangnick, who was present at Old Trafford as Man United beat Arsenal 3-2 on Thursday night, believes he will fix the club's defensive issues by ensuring his defenders minimise the coincidence factor, have control and gain control of a game
However, there were some eyebrows raised when Marcelo's name was left off the team sheet for Thursday's clash against Granada, especially given that fellow full-back Ferland Mendy is out for the rest of theseason.
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Diomande has been one of the star defenders in Liga Portugal this season and, via WhoScored, has the second-highest pass success rate (91.2 per cent) of any defender in the division this season.
The 21-year-old began his Premier League career by scoring and creating a goal in the2-2 draw with Everton. Ruben Neves is Champions League level player who spent last term in the Championship Pascal Gross (Brighton)Don't agree?
Scholes made the claim following the questionable start to the new term. The former Real Madrid defender has already missed a month of theseason through injury.