Alan Shearer has told Wayne Rooney results must come quickly or risk being axed as Birmingham City manager.
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Former Ajax and Manchester United defender Daley Blind has given his verdict on three players who also swapped the Johan Cruyff Arena for Old Trafford.
United and Ajax have become inextricably linked since Erik ten Hag's arrival at Old Trafford last year, with the Dutchman signing Lisandro Martinez and Antony in his first summer window. The pair joined Donny van de Beek in swapping Amsterdam for Manchester, while Andre Onana took a longer route via Inter Milan.
The goalkeeper joined United in a £47.2million deal this summer, becoming the latest of several former Ten Hag players to reunite with the manager at Old Trafford. Blind played with the Cameroon international in the Netherlands and heaped praise on his former teammate.
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“He’s one of the great goalkeepers in the world," Blind told The Athletic. "He has a nonchalance, he’s complete and when he has his head right he can be one of the best goalkeepers. He’s a winner. Always wants to train more. I had a good relationship with him.
“There are other players who I played with at Ajax who are now at United — Antony was a big signing when he arrived and he showed his talent straight away. Neres (a fellow Brazilian midfielder) was there to help him a lot and he developed quite well. Donny van de Beek is a very good guy and a very good player, but big injuries have been an issue for him. They can be hard to come back from.
“Donny’s a real No.10 and there are not a lot of teams who play with a No.10 in top football. I think he can adapt to new positions if he gets time. He has the quality to be a top player at United, but
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