Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United would be better off pursuing a move for West Ham United midfield ace Declan Rice instead of Mason Mount this summer.
28.05.2023 - 10:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
After the final whistle sounded at Prenton Park on Saturday afternoon - heralding the end of Manchester United's maiden title challenge - Marc Skinner and his players gathered together in a huddle.
The Reds had signed off what transpired to be a pretty memorable campaign with a narrow win over Liverpool. But while they had triumphed in that particular battle - over the club's greatest old foe no less - they had ultimately lost the war.
United have dropped just 10 points all season, losing two league games. The fact that both of those defeats came against Chelsea - who cruised to a fourth straight WSL title with a comprehensive victory over Reading - has ultimately proved to be their undoing.
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There is perhaps some sad, sardonic poetry about the location of the Reds' anticlimactic season finale. It was here on the opening day of the campaign that Chelsea had faltered.
Katie Stengel's late penalty had won the day for Liverpool and offered the first tantalising sliver of hope to the Blues' closest challengers that maybe, just maybe, Emma Hayes' relentless winning machine might be beginning to run out of steam.
But write Chelsea off at your peril. Sam Kerr and co have relished their role as title chasers, instead of pace setters, this term. They edged United in the FA Cup Final and now, less than a fortnight later, they have pipped them to the title.
However, if United's detractors had been anticipating slumped shoulders and glum faces from the Reds on Merseyside, they were left disappointed. The players stood together beside the centre circle - side by side, arm in arm - a tableau that perfectly encapsulated the unified aura Skinner and
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