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In 2018, they let Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois go to Real Madrid. He has managed to improve his record, making him one of the best goalkeepers in the world. He kept 16 clean sheets in the 2022/2023 season. German centre-back Antonio Rudiger leaves as a free agent in 2022. If they keep him, he could join Thiago Silva, Cesar Azplicueta and Juan Cuadrado in defence.
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MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag says Manchester United are "in complete control" of the race for the Premier League top four after his side beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Sunday to end their 10-match streak without a goal. the guests.
Bruno Fernandes scored just before half-time at Old Trafford but fans endured a tense afternoon as United shyly failed to finish the game.
The win puts Ten Hag's side nine points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham, who will play Liverpool later on Sunday.
United, which won the League Cup earlier this season, will qualify for next season's Champions League alongside Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle.
The Dutch coach praised his players, saying they played "fantastic", although they still struggled to convert opportunities. United's total of 49 goals in the Premier League is the lowest of the nine with the exception of Villa - and 35 less than the new leader Man City.
Ten Hag said: “We look from game to game and then against Brighton, so we have to work hard again.
“We have to show passion again and not worry about the table.
“We were in complete control (in the race for the top 4). Everything depends on us and it is in our hands.
United had most of the possession in the first half and midfielder Casemiro hit the crossbar just before half-time. The home side finally had a goal in the 39th minute, Fernandes turned from the far corner after Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saved a low-range finish from Marcus Rashford.
Villa failed to respond, failing to score in a Premier League game for the first time under Emery, the impressive Victor Lindelof thwarting Douglas Luiz's belated effort.
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The match comes just two days after Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Jim Ratcliffe submitted their third, and final, bid to buy United.
Other parties are interested in minority investments, and it is reported that Joel and Avram Glazer may remain related parties under the deal struck by British billionaire Ratcliffe.
A group of United fans marched to Old Trafford to protest the Glazers, with a giant banner reading 'Sold as a whole'. Flares from protesters outside the pitch also filled the air at Old Trafford, but many ignored calls for an 18-minute boycott - one minute per year of Glazer home ownership, unpopular, making the club unpopular. The ministry had to take on huge debts.
Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes (left) shot and scored the winning goal. PHOTO:
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