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Mason Greenwood played a vital role in coming off the bench against Sheffield United on Sunday, and his contribution has earned him praise from Manchester United fans.

It was the first Premier League goal the 18-year-old has scored, and he did brilliantly to create space in the six-yard box to tap in from Marcus Rashford’s brilliant low cross.

The poaching instinct he displayed didn’t go unnoticed by supporters, and for the player himself it will feel like the next step in his progression as a United player.

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Greenwood has scored before in cup competition but making an impact from the bench so soon after coming on, and at such a crucial stage, should increase his likelihood of playing again.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could now consider him as the first option to turn to in order to change the game, as his movement and finishing quality means it is always possible he will get on the scoresheet.

Here are some of the reactions to the striker’s first Premier League goal.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

It’s the curse of punching above your weight in the Premier League.

As soon as you start doing well, people just want to tear you apart and flog off your best pieces to someone else. That’s exactly the situation that Leicester City right-back Ricardo Pereira finds himself in after recent comments by Jason Cundy.

What’s he said?

Speaking on talkSPORT’s Drive, former Tottenham Hotspur defender Cundy spoke about just how well he’s been playing not just this season, but in the past as well, and how bigger clubs should be looking at going after him.

“He’s a perfect example of what a modern day right-back is, they’re not just a defender. Leicester are incredibly fortunate to have him. That’s the player that Spurs should be having at right-back”.

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Giving yourself a choice

This touches on a similar theme we discussed on FFC last week about Brendan Rodgers when he was being talked about as possibly taking over at Arsenal at some point in the future.

If Leicester are serious about their future and turning the club into one of the established ‘big sides’ in the Premier League, they need to lock down as many of these players down on long term contracts as possible, with the right-back being chief amongst them.

We’ve spoken before about how important someone like Pereira has been to the Foxes. However, if they want to keep him away from the prying eyes, they should give him a new contract to either keep him here for the foreseeable future, or at the very least so that anyone who does want to sign him, has to fork out an extortionate fee in the same way Manchester United did for Harry Maguire in the summer.

Either way it gives them a little bit of leeway when it comes to navigating the future of the team, a backup plan if you will.

Leicester have shown that they can easily substitute their ‘top players’ over the years if they have to, like replacing N’Golo Kante with Wilfred Ndidi so whilst they have a star on their hands in Pereira, at least they give themselves a bit of a chance to find the next one with plenty of funds at their disposal.

Whilst his contract runs out in 2023, and he’s currently on £70k per week (via SportRac), neither of them should be a deterrent to offering up a new deal. This past summer, Fulham signed Tom Cairney and Aleksandar Mitrovic to new deals even though their terms at the time ran out in 2023.

An increase in salary would be a great way of sweetening the deal and rewarding him for his performances since he signed. Whether his future is at the King Power or elsewhere, at least give yourself a little bit more power when the time does come around.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

According to the Daily Mail, Wolverhampton Wanderers are taking a close look at Royal Antwerp right-back Aurelio Buta ahead of a potential £5m January move.

And it could spell bad things for Wolves regular Matt Doherty.

What’s the word?

Reports suggest the 22-year-old is being watched by two Premier League clubs with Watford being the other.

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It is believed that Nuno Santo is keen to bolster his defence as they continue to try and balance European exploits with continued domestic success.

The Mail claims Buta is noted for his ‘pace’ and his ability to push forward and provide crosses, which makes him seem like an ideal candidate to play at wing-back under the Portuguese boss.

He is also a Portugal U20 international and was once on the books of Benfica, so given Wolves’ history with the country, he could well be a plausible target.

Doc departure?

If the reports are indeed accurate, then it surely means that Doherty’s time is running thin on the ground at Molineux.

The 27-year-old has been at the club for nearly a decade now, but his performances this season have been blighted by injuries and inconsistencies, which is potentially why Nuno is looking for additions on the right-hand side of the defence.

At the start of the campaign, Adama Traore was utilised in the role, but in recent games, his more natural forward position has paid dividends with the Spaniard scoring a brace against Premier League champions Manchester City.

Doherty’s performances are down from last year as he is recording fewer tackles, interceptions, and clearances, per WhoScored.

While he is yet to even register a single cross in nine top-flight appearances, which is something that Buta would provide the team with, as mentioned in the above report.

It would be a sad end to a player who has featured 266 times in the old gold – but ultimately, Wolves are a different animal these days, having tasted European competition for the first time in over 40 years.

Liverpool supporters have criticised comments made by Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford after the youngster said that the Reds did not deserve a point during the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

The 21-year-old scored against the Reds before half-time in an incident which was shrouded in controversy, after VAR failed to spot what could have been a foul on Divock Origi by Red Devils defender Victor Lindelof.

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Rashford felt that the hosts deserved all three points during his post-match interview. Speaking to Sky Sports (via Goal), he said: “We deserved the three points. I don’t think they were good enough to get a draw out of the game or a win but this is football.

This has perplexed fans of the Merseyside club after the Reds had 66% of possession and four shots on target, which was more than Manchester United’s 34% with the ball and just the two shots on target Allison faced in the visitor’s goal.

Supporters have been arguing on social media that Manchester United did not even deserve a goal during the 90 minutes due to the utter domination from the first whistle by the visitors.

Here you will find some of the best comments from Liverpool fans…

We imagine it’s quite nice playing alongside your best mate for England.

Indeed, it’s one thing turning up on a cold Sunday morning to kick around with the friends you were out with the night before, but it’s a completely different kettle of fish to represent your country with them, and what a joy that must be.

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Both Mason Mount and Declan Rice are currently living this dream. The pair became friends after they first met at Chelsea’s academy 12 years ago and have seemingly become inseparable, despite the not-so-small hump of Rice being released by the club when he was 14.

Naturally, over the years, a degree of competition has developed between the two, and we saw just a glimpse of that during a Three Lions training session, when Rice posted a snapshot photo to his Instagram of him finishing ahead of Mount in a foot race.

That’s right – the 6 ft 1 defensive midfielder beat the agile playmaker. We’re as surprised as you are.

England’s upcoming tie against the Czech Republic will be the friends’ second international outing together after Mount was gifted his first senior debut during the 4-0 victory over Bulgaria last month.

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On Monday morning, Tottenham Hotspur’s official Twitter account attempted to raise the spirit of the fans by posting a video of a famous win back in 2017.

The match in question was against West Ham United in the Premier League towards the start of the 2017/18 campaign, with Harry Kane scoring twice in what proved to be a 3-2 victory for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

However, it would be fair to say that the video did not go down very well with the club’s frustrated supporters on social media.

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It has been a tough start to the season for Spurs, who have only collected eight points from their six league matches this term to sit seventh in the Premier League table.

Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Leicester City was particularly disappointing for the supporters, and many were not interested in the ‘on this day’ tweet as they are simply too concerned with their team’s current struggles on the field.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

Many Tottenham Hotspur supporters have been reacting on social media to a recent post on the official Spurs Twitter account focusing on Heung-Min Son’s record against Southampton.

The north London outfit play home to Southampton on Saturday afternoon looking to record their third win of the Premier League campaign, and face a Ralph Hasenhuttl managed side just one point worse off after the opening six matchdays of the season.

Southampton dropped their first points since matchday two last time out, when they fell to a 3-1 defeat at home to south coast rivals AFC Bournemouth, having beaten Sheffield United and Brighton & Hove Albion either side of holding Manchester United to a draw in their prior three top-flight fixtures.

The Saints also won the last time they faced Tottenham, when goals by 20-year-old right-back Yan Valery and a direct free-kick from James Ward-Prowse overturned Harry Kane’s 17th of the term.

Son only featured as a late substitute that day, in what was his eighth league outing against the St Mary’s Stadium natives (TransferMarkt).

Chuncheon, South Korea-born Son first faced Southampton as a stoppage-time replacement for an injured Kane in December 2015, and started the reverse fixture before scoring his first goal against the Saints.

The following term saw Son score from the bench in a 4-1 win, before featuring as Tottenham recorded a 2-1 triumph as they continued what would be a five-game unbeaten run which included a further two goals and two assists for the 27-year-old.

Son has only started more Premier League games against Bournemouth, Chelsea and Arsenal than he has against Southampton, while only scoring more against the Cherries, Watford and Crystal Palace by one.

Spurs have now moved to look ahead to their latest encounter with Southampton by sharing a highlight reels of Son’s goals against the south coast side, which sparked some reaction from their fans…

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Leeds were unbeaten this season until they took on Stoke in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening.

The Whites found themselves 2-0 down in the first half before an inspired turnaround saw them level the game at 2-2 in the second period.

Their hard work, however, was undone on penalties as Jack Harrison’s missed attempt from 12 yards meant they exited in the second round.

Marcelo Bielsa made eight changes to his starting XI, bringing in Alfie McCalmont and Mateusz Bogusz for their first starts in Leeds colours but the former appeared to cause debate on Twitter.

Leeds fans took to the social media channel to discuss both his impact on the night and his future.

One fan lauded the teenager as better at 19 years of age than Kalvin Phillips was whilst another was quick to praise his composure.

However, other supporters were more sceptical about the midfielder. One said that his role within the team could be wrong. A further individual insisted that he and Jamie Shackleton looked out of place.

McCalmont earned his senior team debut against Salford in the first round before being put in the heat of the battle from the off versus Stoke.

It wasn’t a convincing display, though, as he was dragged off at half-time.

Here’s some of the debate.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

Watford have sacked manager Javi Gracia and reappointed Quique Sanchez Flores to replace him.

What’s the word?

The Hornets are currently rock-bottom of the Premier League, having drawn one and lost three of their opening four games; they drew 1-1 with Newcastle United last time out following successive losses to Brighton & Hove Albion, Everton and West Ham United.

The Hornets board have subsequently taken action by sacking Gracia, who guided the club to an 11th-placed finish last season as well as to the FA Cup final, though they were beaten 6-0 by Manchester City.

Flores has been appointed as his successor; he managed the club in the 2015/16 campaign as they finished 13th.

A bizarre move

This is a bit of a weird one from Watford.

They have not taken a step forward with the reappointment of a manager who took the club to a worse finish than that achieved in 2018/19.

One feels that Gracia deserved some time, particularly after their excellent FA Cup run.

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But the club have seen differently and, thus, there is pressure on the club to turn it around.

That is all well and good but their next two games come against Arsenal and City.

Good luck, Quique.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… 

West Brom have taken an extremely shrewd approach in the transfer market so far, landing five players without really breaking the bank.

Filip Krovinovic has arrived on loan whilst the likes of Semi Ajayi, Romain Sawyers and Darnell Furlong were all brought in for less than the £8m that was reportedly being paid for Kenneth Zohore.

Albion have had money to spend following the sales of Craig Dawson and Jay Rodriguez but if they’re considering parting ways with a large sum for Krystian Bielik, they must think again.

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On the chalkboard

Earlier this month The Telegraph reported West Brom’s initial interest in the Polish midfielder, stating that the Baggies and a number of other Championship clubs were interested in his services.

However, it’s now been revealed by Legia.Net that Bielik could cost any potential suitor £10m this summer as they confirmed Albion’s attraction to the player.

It isn’t known just how many funds the Midlands outfit have to spend before the window closes but paying that much for the versatile Pole seems incredibly steep, especially for someone they don’t necessarily need.

Bielik can play in both in midfield and defence, covering two areas of the pitch Ajayi has already been brought in to bolster.

The fact is that the Baggies don’t need another player with the traits he possesses, especially at a fee that high.

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During the remainder of the transfer window, Albion must put all their eggs in one basket.

That basket has to be the striker department because that’s an area they simply have to improve in.

So far they’ve seen Dwight Gayle leave following his loan whilst Rodriguez’s departure signals a loss of 46 goals from the team.

Albian Ajeti has been linked and it’s strikers like him that they must be targeting.

Slaven Bilic’s side lacks a natural goalscorer at the moment and they could well struggle without a new addition up front.

Therefore, the £10m being touted for Bielik must be thrown elsewhere.

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