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Man United injury update: What’s the latest on Kobbie Mainoo’s fitness?

Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has said that it is too early to decide whether Kobbie Mainoo will be fit to start Sunday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

Mainoo travelled with the Red Devils squad to Portugal for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Porto, but he was not involved in the 3-3 draw due to an issue which he picked up against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Ten Hag has said that it “was too big a risk” to select the England international against Porto, and it remains to be seen whether he is in the Man United XI against Villa on Sunday afternoon.

“Mainoo didn’t make it. It was too big a risk,” the Red Devils head coach told reporters following the clash with Porto. “We have to wait and see if he [Mainoo] can play on Sunday. If he is fit enough to start or be on the bench.”

Alejandro Garnacho and Harry Maguire were also fitness doubts heading into Thursday’s European fixture, but the pair were able to feature off the bench in Portugal.

Mainoo will be assessed ahead of Villa fixture

Mason Mount also missed out due to a head injury and separate knock which he sustained against Spurs, and it remains to be seen whether the playmaker is available for selection this weekend.

There will be three definite absentees for the visitors on Sunday, though, with Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw unavailable for selection.

Man United were minutes away from suffering a damaging loss to Porto on Thursday, but Maguire scored a late header to secure a share of the spoils for the 20-time English champions.

There will again be huge pressure on Ten Hag heading into the clash with Villa, though, and a poor result could lead to him being sacked ahead of the October international break.

Ten Hag questioned on left-back issue at Man United

Diogo Dalot again featured at left-back against Porto, with Shaw and Malacia on the sidelines, but it was another unconvincing performance from the Portugal international.

When questioned on the situation after the match, Ten Hag said: “I think they can both play there [Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot] but, for their patterns, I prefer, in this moment, Dalot.

“But both, of course, [they] are right-backs. There we have had personnel issues already for a long time. We have a personnel issue there [at left-back] and will definitely improve as a team when we get a consistent left-footed left-back.

“We’re waiting for Luke Shaw to return, for Tyrell Malacia to return. It will definitely help the consistent performance levels.”

Man United are currently 13th in the Premier League table, having only picked up seven points from their opening six games of the season courtesy of a record of two wins, one draw and three defeats.

 

 

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Jets Set to Soar: Gang Green Fully Ready to End Year on High Note vs. Dolphins

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Jets Set to Soar: Gang Green Fully Ready to End Year on High Note vs. Dolphins

The New York Jets season is nearly over, with one game left for the franchise to get through before sweeping changes take place off the field.

Aaron Rodgers and his future is murky at best, along with other star players like Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams, but the roster has one last chance to get something positive from the year.

The Jets’ Week 18 matchup against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium could be the last time we see several players pull on a New York uniform. With Miami potentially without Tua Tagovailoa, the Jets could grind out a win.

And that’s exactly what CBS Sports thinks they’ll do.

“The Dolphins need this game to have a playoff chance, but they might be without Tua Tagovailoa,” CBS Sports writes. “This is also a second straight road game, which isn’t easy. The Jets look like they have packed it in, but maybe one more game at home against the rival will get them to play. Jets win it.”

Finishing the season off with a win won’t change anything in the grand scheme of things, but it will leave a positive taste in fans’ mouths despite the obvious failures this year.

Thought to be a Super Bowl contender in preseason, the Jets, after starting 2-1, fell into a hole they couldn’t get out of.

Now, with one game left before changes both on and off the field will happen, this is the last chance to put on a show in what could be Rodgers’ last-ever game in the NFL, too.

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BREAKING: insider reveals New York Giants’ final stance on Brian Daboll firing

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BREAKING: insider reveals New York Giants’ final stance on Brian Daboll firing

The New York Giants are one of the more intriguing teams of the offseason, as changes could be coming after a poor season. Speculation suggests head coach Brian Daboll could wind up being one of those changes.

Chatter around the NFL suggests that Daboll will be let go by the Giants, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic. General manager Joe Schoen is expected to be retained.

Russini notes that, by contrast, many within the Giants’ building believe Daboll will get another season, including the coach himself. No decision is believed to have been made yet by owner John Mara.

There have been reports that Mara is still a believer in Daboll, which could save the head coach. The Giants are 3-13, however, and it would be presumptuous to assume anyone is safe after a season that has produced that sort of result.

Daboll led the Giants to the NFC divisional round in his first year as head coach in 2022.

The team has gotten worse every year since, however, culminating in a dreadful 2024 season that included the release of starting quarterback Daniel Jones. Whether Daboll gets another season and a chance to work with whoever the team’s next quarterback is remains to be seen

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BREAKING: NY Jets reportedly have made surprise Rodgers, Adams decisions for 2025

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BREAKING: NY Jets reportedly have made surprise Rodgers, Adams decisions for 2025

 

Rumblings emerged shortly after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson dismissed general manager Joe Douglas in November, claiming that the Jets would part ways with noteworthy veteran players such as quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Davante Adams during the upcoming offseason as part of a franchise reset.

There’s now more information on why at least Rodgers could have a new NFL home later this year.

“Barring an unforeseen change, the Jets are expected to move on from QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Davante Adams this offseason,” uStadium reported on Tuesday. “Source tells us the relationship between owner Woody Johnson and Rodgers is ‘irreparable.’”

It’s hardly a stretch to say that the Jets’ experiment of acquiring Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers in the spring of 2023 has not gone as hoped.

He suffered a campaign-ending torn Achilles on the Jets’ fourth offensive snap of his Gang Green regular-season debut, allegedly failed to mentor former New York backup signal-caller Zach Wilson as originally planned and later skipped the club’s two-day mandatory minicamp this past June because of “a pre-planned trip to Egypt.”

More recently, Rodgers has largely played like a shell of his former great self throughout the ongoing season up through being replaced by current backup Tyrod Taylor in this past Sunday’s 40-14 blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills that dropped the Jets to 4-12.

According to Pro Football Reference, Rodgers heads into Week 18 ranked 25th in the NFL among qualified players with a 48.3 adjusted QBR and 20th with an 89.1 passer rating on the campaign.

Over 16 games, the 41-year-old has tossed 24 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.

It makes sense the relationship between Johnson and Rodgers could be “irreparable,” considering it was reported in November that Johnson suggested to coaches after New York’s 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 4 “that they bench Aaron Rodgers in favor of Tyrod Taylor because [Johnson] felt Rodgers’ performance was holding the team back.”

Meanwhile, Russ Weakland and Oliver Salt of the Daily Mail shared earlier this week that Rodgers “is convinced that a move to either the Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans or Las Vegas Raiders would make the most sense in 2025” if he’s released by the Jets in March.

As for Adams, he could become a salary-cap casualty and wouldn’t have much reason to want to stay with a rebuilding Jets side if the club shows Rodgers, the 32-year-old’s close friend, the door.

While it remains to be seen if Rodgers will take a meaningful snap when the Jets host the 8-8 Miami Dolphins this coming Sunday, it seems there’s little reason he should want to risk his health during that matchup unless he plans to retire as soon as later this month

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