March 9, 2018 - Matchplug Blog

Jose Mourinho desperate to make swap deal with Tottenham

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has already begun plans for summer signings as he plans to win the Premier League next season.

The Portuguese manager is already fed up with some of his players this season especially his defenders and he is set to invest heavily in that area of his team.

One player whose Old Trafford future remains unclear is Luke Shaw as the English man continues to struggle to impress Jose Mourinho. Shaw has fallen down the pecking order under Mourinho because of his poor fitness and lack of effort.

Sun Sport is claiming that Mourinho has already identified a replacement for the former Southampton man – Danny Rose.

Rose was a Manchester United target last summer, but the clubs could not strike a deal as the left back had just returned from injury, however, he has also failed to play as many games as many would expect with Pochettino seemingly preparing for life after him.

Mourinho has reportedly offered the Lilywhites Luke Shaw in exchange for Rose. Shaw was given his Premier League debut by Pochettino and the Argentine is believed to also want a reunion.

Manchester United vs Liverpool Match Preview, Match Predictions, and Betting Tips

Manchester United host in Liverpool in one of the most important North East derby in recent seasons as both teams play for the points that could see either of them end up in the top two.

Manchester United head into this game on the back to two successive league wins against Chelsea and Crystal Palace while Liverpool head here fresh from qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

The Red Devils are 4 games without a loss heading into this match, while Liverpool have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League games. Manchester United are 2 points better than the Reds and just 4 points ahead of Tottenham who are 4th on the league table.

Liverpool have won 8 of their last 10 league games and seven of their last 10 away league games have also ended in wins for Jurgen Klopp’s men. However, they are looking to become only the second team to win Manchester United at home as the Red Devils have lost just one league game at Old Trafford this season and they have 11 wins from 14 there.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Monchengladbach Match Preview, Soccer Predictions, and Betting Tips

Bayer won their last league game against Wolfsburg 2-1 to return to winning ways as they look to get back into the top four ahead of next season. They are on the up as a club as evident by the fact that they have already collected the same number of points (41) this season as the did in the whole of last season. Furthermore, the trio of Dominik Kohr, Panos Retsos, and Leon Bailey should be back in contention for this game. First two were suspended for the last game while the latter was rested.

Gladbach drew their last game 2-2 against Werder Bremen, but they would take positives from the fact that they are now unbeaten in their last two games for the first time in 4 months. They are just 4 points away from a European place, but their treatment room is still busy with key players like Fabian Johnson and Ibrahima Traore still out injured.

Leverkusen have failed to find the back of the net in 3 of their last 5 league matches and they have just 2 wins from their last 7 home league games, losing on 3 occasions.