Man United won their first trophy in six years on Sunday and while most Reds were busy celebrating the dry spell finally being over, it would seem Casemiro’s head was still very much in the game.
The Red Devils beat Newcastle United 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final to lift their first piece of silverware since 2017 (incidentally, the last time they won the competition) and their first under Erik ten Hag.
Understandably, the scenes both on the pitch and in the stands were jubilant but despite scoring the opening goal and being one of United‘s most important players this season, Casemiro wasn’t ready to soak it all in right away.
After the full-time whistle had blown and his teammates were already celebrating and waving flags around the pitch, the Brazilian still felt like he had to go over to his captain and moan about a pass that he failed to make.
Now that is an elite winning mentality. Also undeniably funny — Keano certainly seemed to enjoy it.
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Despite being in control for the majority of the game — Casemiro also played more than his part in his side’s dominance — United could have scored more as they broke on the counter in the second half.
As McTominay carried the ball out of the transition and shifted it on to Bruno Fernandes, the Portuguese midfielder had the chance to make it three he had scored or, alternatively, squared it to Jadon Sancho who was waiting at the back-post.
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Neither of those things happened and while it ultimately didn’t matter, Casemiro clearly isn’t one for taking a lead for granted — probably why he’s won 13 of the 14 club cup finals he played in. Nevertheless, he still got his party on soon enough.
Speaking to media after the game, the 31-year-old said: “People who already know me understand I go after the ball as if it’s a plate of food. This is my character, that didn’t happen because it was a final or whatever. I attack every ball as if it was the last one.”
The victory made it a total of six league cups in United’s history, with ten Hag having to wait just nine months into his debut season for his first taste of silverware at Old Trafford.
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With his side still in the FA Cup, Europa League and genuinely in a Premier League title race, we dare say this won’t be his last.
You can watch the highlights from the Carabao Cup final in full down below:
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Details released of Andy Burnham’s meetings with Manchester City owners while Mayor
Emily Sergeant
Details of Andy Burnham’s meetings with Manchester City owners during his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester have been released.
In case you need bringing up to speed on the situation a little first, Manchester City was found guilty back in September all of its charges related to the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and on top of that, was also found guilty of the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.
According to the Premier League, the independent Commission found that Manchester City had arranged so-called ‘sham’ commercial deals with a number of its sponsors.
These were part of a disguised funding scheme – with those sponsors only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees.
The remainder was then funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club.
The Commission also concluded, as quoted by the Premier League, that the club had ‘made concerted efforts to stop and frustrate the Premier League investigation’.
Within the past week or so, it has since come to light that now-Prime Minister Andy Burnham had dealings with Manchester City during his tenure as Greater Manchester Mayor, and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has now issued a public statement, giving details on the matter and what these ‘dealings’ entailed.
A spokesperson for GMCA confirmed that Burnham had a ‘formal meeting’ with Man City Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, back in October 2021.
The statement reads in full: “In October 2021, Andy Burnham, in his role as Mayor of Greater Manchester, had a formal meeting with Khaldoon Al Mubarak at the UK Government’s Global Investment Summit arranged by the Department for International Trade.
“In his capacity as Mayor, he was a guest of Manchester City FC at home matches on a small number of occasions, including attending Vincent Kompany’s testimonial match in September 2019, where he met the Chairman informally in the stands. These have been declared in the usual way.
“Also during his time as Mayor, representatives of Greater Manchester sporting clubs would routinely join business delegations as part of Mayoral international visits.
“This included representatives from Manchester United travelling to Austin and Dublin, Lancashire Cricket Club joining a delegation to India, and Manchester City FC staff supporting visits to China and Japan.”
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Multiple arrests made for ‘tragedy chanting’ and police officer assault as Man City defeated Liverpool
Emily Sergeant
Multiple people were arrested over the weekend as Manchester City defeated Liverpool in a Premier League clash.
Merseyside Police have confirmed that a total of 10 people were arrested during the policing operation at Liverpool’s home ground of Anfield as they hosted Manchester City on Sunday 11 October.
One man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police constable, five were on suspicion of tragedy chanting, one on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly, two for affray, and one on suspicion of throwing items onto the pitch.
Police are now appealing to the public, and are particularly looking to speak to witnesses of the assault of the officer.
At around 6:35pm, as fans left the stadium, a police officer sustained a ‘serious facial injury’ during the arrest of a man on Anfield Road, and was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment but is now recovering at home.
Investigating officers are now conducting enquiries, speaking to witnesses, and analysing CCTV and camera phone footage.
Chief Inspector Leanne Hobin said it’s ‘extremely disappointing’ that an officer has sustained a serious injury while carrying out their duty.
“I hope the arrests send a clear message and act as a deterrent to others,” Chief Inspector Hobin continued. “Anyone who engages in this abhorrent behaviour risks ending up in custody and getting a criminal record.
“Despite the actions of a few, the overwhelming majority of the 60,000 fans in attendance behaved well and I want to thank them for their co-operation.”
Manchester City ended up defeated Liverpool 3-0 during the Premier League clash at Anfield.
Danny Jones -
27th February 2023 
