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Manchester United have found form in the 2022/2023 season which means they are ready to bring in new signings in the summer of 2023 to help them win more trophies.
The Red Devils have won the Carabao Cup, are now in the FA Cup final and are on track to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the 2023/2024 season.
There are rumors that a number of players are being targeted by Manchester United. FC Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa is one of their potential targets. He kept 19 clean sheets in 38 appearances in the 2022/2023 season. In defence, they target Ajax centre-back Jurrien Timber and Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jeremie Frimpong. If both join Manchester United, they can line up with Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw in defence.
Sergej Milintrovic-Savic is a target in central midfield. He has scored nine goals and provided eight assists for Lazio in all competitions this season.
England striker playing for Tottenham Hotspur Harry Kane is their target for the centre-forward position. He has scored 27 Premier League goals this season, which is a clear sign of his good form.
Here's how they might line up if they manage to protect these players.
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Everton 0-3 Man City:
Ilkay Gundogan's goals for the second consecutive week lead Man City to Premier League glory
The decisive comeback in the 81st minute against Aston Villa on the final day of the season sealed the championship trophy. Now, Man City's May has added more Gundogan goals to set up another crowning glory. After the captain's brace against Leeds, an even better brace against Everton, a brilliant impromptu volley and a free-kick he made looked incredibly easy, clipped by a tectonic phase. His 300th City appearance was one of his finest. Having not scored twice in a game since last May, he has done so in consecutive games. As the season ended, Gundogan became even more determined. It's inspirational leadership, but with a touch of silk.
His excellence could make Arsenal's results meaningless. He is keeping the Gunners at bay while Erling Haaland's Player of the Year instead goes to war with Everton's past. His 52nd goal of the campaign means he now needs 11 to equal Dixie Dean's record for a top English club, set almost a century ago. Although, since he has only scored one goal in his last three games, the equation is in favor of the top scorer for Everton. In one respect, Haaland put on an extremely effective performance:
When, in the 39th minute, he met Gundogan's deft cross with a leap and a mighty header, it was only his third touchdown of the afternoon. But he scored 33% of them. He finished with a 13 and a goal. In a way, City mirrored Haaland:
nothing happened for a while, then they died. The first half-hour was a dismal number for Everton, with the league leaders not even scoring a shot on target until 35 minutes, but they had conceded three goals in a quarter of an hour at both ends. either side of the break. They were led by a blatant miss, when Mason Holgate sent the ball over the bar, and Everton's surprise opportunity came and went with a wild move with his right foot.
If Man City was a little negligent from the start, it wouldn't be surprising. Pep Guardiola has given Real Madrid a break for most of his favorite midfielder, beating Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish and John Stones. But his captain is constant and a catalyst.
Man City's 11th win in a row stems from a few classy touches:
first with Gundogan's knee, to control Riyad Mahrez's cross, then with his right shoe, as he volleys in a way few others can admire let alone implementation. City's paradox is that they look like robots, as if practicing routines on the training ground, but can sometimes rely on individual technical prowess:
Five days after De Bruyne's spectacular strike at the Bernabeu, another beautiful goal has arrived.
Gundogan's genius improvisation moment put Man City on the winning streak
Gundogan's genius improvisation moment put Man City on the winning streak
And, a few minutes later, something much more familiar. Haaland's giant leap added another dimension to City's attack and he headed home Gundogan. When the German free-kick flew over Jordan Pickford, perhaps the keeper had to do better. However it is a
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