Maguire accepts Ghana MP’s apology

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1 year ago

November 23, 2023

England defender Harry Maguire has accepted an apology from a Ghanaian lawmaker who mocked him last year while criticising the country’s vice president.

Isaac Adongo, a member of parliament, had derided Maguire’s struggles at Manchester United in 2022 while accusing Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of economic mismanagement.

Adongo described Maguire as “the biggest threat at the centre of the Manchester United defence” to berate Bawumia’s competence.

However, in a surprising turnaround this week, the legislator publicly hailed Maguire for overcoming his on-field difficulties. He praised the centre-back as a “transformational footballer.”

Adongo, however, resumed attacks on Bawumia, comparing him to Maguire with a cup in hand at the International Monetary Fund – alluding to Ghana seeking an economic bailout.

Responding via Twitter, Maguire accepted the apology from Adongo. “MP Issac Adongo apology accepted . See you at Old Trafford soon,” he wrote.

Last season, Maguire fell out of favour at Manchester United amid poor form that drew intense criticism.

EPL: Can’t cry about it — Arteta on Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Fulham

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4 days ago

December 8, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said they cannot “cry about” the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arteta, however, insisted his team deserved to take all three points.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half before William Saliba levelled in the 52nd minute.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: “Gutted that we didn’t win it. We fully deserved to win it. That’s the quality of the opposition, so you cannot cry about it. We generated all the chances but it’s so difficult to attack.”

Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and VAR denied Bukayo Saka what would have been a late winner.

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EPL: ‘We started badly’ – Amorim on Man Utd’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

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5 days ago

December 7, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted his team did not do enough to beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time under Amorim, losing 3-2 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood moved Forest up to fifth place, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for United.

The result leaves United in 13th place, 10 points above relegation places.

Amorim, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “Tough game. We started really bad. The first play we suffered a goal and then it’s hard to try to fight. We then controlled the game and had a lot of situations.

“We improved the movement in the last third. We managed to draw the game and then, at halftime, we were ready to go for the win and then started really bad. Two goals. Then we tried a lot of things with not a lot of quality.

“We didn’t have many situations to score. Tough game in a tough moment but we have to continue the job.”