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The Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Topless Joshua Zirkzee twerked on by partygoer in see-through outfit at festival as Man Utd star holidays with team-mate
MANCHESTER UNITED star Joshua Zirkzee was twerked on by a partygoer at a festival on holiday. The striker is enjoying some time away with his team-mate and compatriot, Matthijs de Ligt. 8 8 8 8 8 8 The pair went on a boat trip together and Zirkzee also attended the Jouvert celebrations in Barbados. Zirkzee, 24, went topless as he took part in the festivities, wearing only cargo shorts and Nike trainers. He was approached by a woman who started to twerk on the United star. Zirkzee had a surprise look on his face but began dancing with the individual. He later posed raising two fingers for a peace sign. After the whine Zirkzee had a cheeky look on his face and his shorts were soaking wet, with the Dutchman holding an empty water bottle. Revellers continued dancing around Zirkzee who also took a sip from his bottle, seemingly worn out by the activity. He also leaned against a wall and puffed out his cheeks. Zirkzee has reportedly attracted transfer interest from Inter Milan this summer, which United have been quick to shut down. However there is speculation the Red Devils could use Zirkzee in a swap deal to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli. Joshua Zirkzee breaks down in tears and is consoled by Man Utd and Fulham stars after penalty shootout miss 8
Daily Mail
31-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Ruben Amorim praised by Man United star Matthijs de Ligt for speaking 'the truth' during dismal first season
Ruben Amorim lost more than half of his Premier League matches during a tough first season as Manchester United manager — but he has at least won the approval of defender Matthijs de Ligt thanks to his straight-talking approach. Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag in the Old Trafford hot-seat in November. He then oversaw seven wins, six draws and 14 defeats in 27 league games, resulting in United finishing 15th in the table. He fared much better in the Europa League, where he guided United to the final — only to see them lose to Tottenham in a low-quality affair in Bilbao. Amorim has openly admitted that performances, as well as results, have not been good enough this season. In January, following a 3-1 home defeat by Brighton, he claimed his team was 'probably the worst in Manchester United history'. Speaking about the recent post-season tour of Asia, during which United lost 1-0 to an ASEAN All-Stars XI, Amorim then accused his players of being 'chokers' and suggested that hearing the fans booing may do them good. His brutal honesty has raised eyebrows among pundits and fans, but it has struck a chord with De Ligt, who has featured in 42 games for United since joining from Bayern Munich last summer. 'I'm from Holland so I like it,' De Ligt said. 'I can understand the media are in shock because normally this doesn't happen. But I think you can also be really happy that finally someone speaks out, says what he thinks and speaks the truth.' 'I really appreciate him in our conversations personally. It gives me a feeling I can trust him and he can trust me.' United's 15th-place finish marks their lowest since 1973–74, and defeat in the Europa League final means they'll be absent from Europe altogether next season. Despite that, De Ligt believes Amorim is laying the groundwork for long-term success. 'I've experienced many managers and he's one of the most easy to talk to as a player,' he added. 'He's really into details. Before signing new players, first he's looking at the culture, what needs to change and what can be improved to become a better football club. From next season we will see more of that. 'I think he wants to build a team of players who are together, fighting for each other and making the most out of what they have. Maybe before, you had the best players, but you're not a team.'
BBC News
31-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'He wants to build a team of players who are together'
Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt feels the work Ruben Amorim is doing around the first-team group will pay dividends - despite being set to start next season under intense pressure."I've experienced many managers and he's one of the most easy to talk to as a player," said De Ligt."He's really into details. Before signing new players, first he's looking at the culture, what needs to change and what can be improved to become a better football club. From next season, we will see more of that."He wants to build a team of players who are together, fighting for each other and making the most out of what they have."Maybe before, you had the best players, but you're not a team."
BBC News
31-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Amorim's blunt approach will benefit club
Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has praised Ruben Amorim's blunt approach and feels it will benefit the club in the long Amorim has found winning matches difficult since he arrived from Sporting in November, he has delivered some of the most withering statements about United during his short time in the 3-1 home defeat by Brighton in January he claimed his side were "probably the worst in Manchester United history".In the aftermath of the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham, he said he would walk away without talking about compensation should either the club's hierarchy or the fans feel it was the best way the recent post-season tour of Asia, Amorim accused his players of being "chokers" after their shock defeat by a South-East Asia select Ligt, who skippered Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, feels that, because of his nationality and the Dutch reputation for blunt speaking, Amorim's words are positive."I'm from Holland so I like it," he said. "I can understand the media are in shock because normally this doesn't happen."But I think you can also be really happy that finally someone speaks out, says what he thinks and speaks the truth."I really appreciate him in our conversations personally. It gives me a feeling I can trust him and he can trust me."United are reeling after their worst season domestically since the 1973-74 was no backdoor entry to the Champions League thanks to the Tottenham reverse, meaning United miss out on European football and the finances that come with it next season for only the second time since English clubs returned to Uefa competition in delivering just seven Premier League victories after arriving at the club in November, Amorim will start the new campaign under intense De Ligt feels the work Amorim is doing around the first-team group will pay dividends."I've experienced many managers and he's one of the most easy to talk to as a player," he said."He's really into details. Before signing new players, first he's looking at the culture, what needs to change and what can be improved to become a better football club. From next season we will see more of that."I think he wants to build a team of players who are together, fighting for each other and making the most out of what they have."Maybe before, you had the best players, but you're not a team."
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fear and loathing in Kuala Lumpur: Manchester United's tour is going well
While Manchester United ended the season trophyless and 15th in the Premier League, they did at least get to join their comparatively triumphant Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle counterparts in having an open-top bus parade. Currently serving club-enforced penance for their shambles of a season on a money-spinning post-season tour of Asia, the players – well, four of them at least – were forced to endure the indignity of being paraded through the streets of Kuala Lumpur on a heavily branded giant red doubledecker with 'Glory, Glory, Man United' blaring through its speakers, presumably to try to drum up interest in upwards of 12,000 unsold tickets for their Maybank Challenge Cup match against a scratch Asean All Stars side, scheduled to take place the following day. Related: 'It sends a signal': Jim Ratcliffe rebuked for Manchester United Women remarks With no obvious route mapped out, the roads resolutely unclosed and ne'er a trophy to show off to the largely indifferent pedestrians they passed, it would be fair to say Matthijs De Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee, Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu looked at a loss to know what exactly to do, much as they have all season. In clips Football Daily has seen, the two Dutchmen at least had the good grace to smile and wave half-heartedly at passing commuters. Their younger teammates wore the thousand-yard stares of young recruits upon whom the realisation has dawned that this wasn't what they signed up for when the United recruiting department pointed a meaty forefinger in their direction and said 'Big Sir Jim wants you!'. Elsewhere in the city, a raft of their teammates were also performing the role of appointed volunteers, seated behind a long table in a sports retail outlet to meet and greet their sizeable Malaysian fanbase. Not long off a 14-hour flight and having been told to find a new club by his manager, Alejandro Garnacho looked as if he would rather defecate in his own hands and clap than sign shirts or pose for selfies with his adoring public. While he stifled yawns, alongside him his older and wiser skipper, Bruno Fernandes, at least made a genuine effort to play the game. Which is more than can be said for United's players when they finally got round to lining up against the invitational side assembled to play them at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil. A 72,550-strong crowd, who had not paid good money to watch United lose to the only goal of the game scored by a player from a side that finished mid-table in the Thai top flight, made no secret of their displeasure after seeing United sunk by Maung Maung Ling's strike. The crowd barracked the losers, who looked like they would rather be anywhere else. At least the good news for Fernandes, Garnacho and chums is that they are now somewhere else, almost certainly being forced to jump through similar partnership-friendly hoops in Hong Kong. 'The boos from the fans, maybe it is something we need because every game that we lost in the Premier League they were always there,' sighed Ruben Amorim after a defeat that while entirely inconsequential, has still managed to be source of much mirth for people of a certain age who never tire of seeing United lose. 'We don't have it in us not to choke in every exercise, in every game – that is what happened. We should win these kind of games, no matter what.' While the Portuguese's commendable frankness in the face of each new obstacle his team trips over never ceases to be entertaining, it is surely only a matter of time before his brutal honesty when it comes to discussing his own and his team's shortcomings results in him talking himself out of a job. 'I was sick of getting the ball and going backwards or sideways. I thought when I next get the ball, I'm just going to go [forward] and it worked' – Cole Palmer, in his inimitable style, explains that apparently the way to completely turn European finals on their head with multiple moments of elite quality, is to go forward towards the opposition's goal. Coaches and fellow players, take note! 'If you saw what Cole did today, it was crazy,' elaborated teammate Tosin Adarabioyo. 'He showed bundles of quality to provide both assists. He changed the game, that's what he does.' Your list of TNT lads-and-lasses nicknames (Wednesday's Football Daily) suggests that Owen Hargreaves doesn't have one. Does he want one? How about the Big O? Or the Big OHtm?' – Mike Wilner (please see this link – Football Daily Ed). 'As a keen photographer I really enjoyed Jonny Weeks' Story of the 2024-2025 Premier League season in 100 photos – some of them clearly reflecting some serious fine art. I was particularly impressed with that shot of Liam Delap's face getting rearranged into a Picasso-inspired Cubist masterpiece by the match ball, and snow on the Anfield pitch channelling Mark Rothko in his little-known green period' – Steve Malone. Send letters to . Today's prizeless letter o' the day winner is … Steve Malone. Terms and conditions for our competitions can be viewed . This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, .
