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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to move for a new central defender to shore up Manchester United's defence… but will Kalidou Koulibaly, Issa Diop or Toby Alderweireld make the move?

* Jose Mourinho wanted to sign a new centre back in the summer transfer window
* Portuguese boss was sacked last Tuesday with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taking over
* The interim boss is set to move for centre half to shore up Man United's defence

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to move for a new centre half to shore up Manchester United's defence.

Former United manager Jose Mourinho made it clear he wanted a new centre back in the summer but he did not get his wish.

The Portuguese boss was sacked last Tuesday with former United striker Solskjaer taking his place until the end of the season.

Here Sportsmail weighs up some of the options studied by United's scouting department ahead of the January transfer window.

KALIDOU KOULIBALY

Napoli

Value: £90m

The Napoli defender that most of Europe's elite clubs want in their ranks. Koulibaly is happy at the Serie A side and won't be allowed to leave in January unless a ridiculous bid is received. United have tried to lure him to England in the past.


Kalidou Koulibaly is happy at Napoli and Manchester United tried to sign him previously

NIKOLA MILENKOVIC

Fiorentina

Value: £45m

The 6ft 3in defender can play at centre back or right back. Hailed as the next Nemanja Vidic, the 21-year-old has great potential but is still considered a bit raw.


Nikola Milenkovic (right) has been hailed as the next Nemanja Vidic but he is a bit raw

OZAN KABAK

Galatasaray

Value: £6.7m

The 18-year-old centre back only made his first-team debut earlier this year but has quickly established himself as a regular under manager Fatih Terim. His potential has alerted United and other top European clubs who have established that Kabak has a £6.7million release clause despite Galatasaray valuing the teenager at £20m.


The 18-year-old centre back only made his first-team debut at Galatasaray earlier this year

EDER MILITAO

Porto

Value: £40m

The 20-year-old only joined Porto last summer from Sao Paulo after initially being considered by Manchester City earlier in the year. Militao is understood to have the same agents as David Luiz and Willian. He can play right back and defensive midfield and has already been capped by Brazil.


Eder Militao can play right back and defensive midfield and has already been capped by Brazil

MILAN SKRINIAR

Inter Milan

Value: £90m

The 23-year-old Slovakian has still to agree terms on a new deal and his reputation is growing. Skriniar has United, Juventus and Barcelona as admirers after once being targeted by Tony Pulis for West Brom.


Milan Skriniar is yet to sign a new deal with Inter Milan and has a growing reputation

HARRY MAGUIRE

Leicester City

Value: £75million

The 25-year-old is highly rated by Leicester and they don't wish to sell the England international in January. United tried last summer but the price was too high. Maguire is keen to play for a top club though he would cost close to a British record fee.


Leicester do not want to sell Harry Maguire but the defender is keen to play for a top side

ISSA DIOP

West Ham

Value: £60m

The 21-year-old former Toulouse captain helped West Ham beat United in October. Youth may work against him being the immediate choice and West Ham would want to treble their £22m summer outlay.


Issa Diop helped West Ham beat United but youth may work against him being instant choice

TOBY ALDERWEIRELD

Tottenham Hotspur

Value: £45m

The Belgium international's deal runs out in June but Tottenham have an option to extend with a £25m release clause then kicking in for a two-week period. United have long been credited with an interest but have not followed up any enquiries.


Manchester United have long been credited with an interest in Spurs' Toby Alderweireld

ALESSIO ROMAGNOLI

AC Milan

Value: £55m

Milan's captain was wanted by Chelsea last summer and is on United's radar. Stylish and left-footed, he could give United the balance they crave but would still take time to adjust to the English top flight.


Alessio Romagnoli is stylish and left-footed but may take time to settle in the Premier League

JEAN-CLAIR TODIBO

Toulouse

Value: £20m/Free

Though not as polished as another teenager that United like, Ajax's Matthias de Ligt, Todibo is considerably cheaper. The 18-year-old replaced Diop at Toulouse and has not agreed a professional contract at the club, alerting league rivals such as Liverpool and Wolves.


Jean-Clair Todibo is not as polished as other teenagers but would be considerably cheaper

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6527003/Solskjaer-set-new-centre-half-shore-Man-Uniteds-defence.html

beli yg lebih murah aja dan berpengalaman kayak Toby atau Romagnoli, Milenkovic bisa jadi alternatif. kalo Maguire, Skriniar atau Koulibaly bagi gw terlalu mahal, cuma emang masih muda tapi kalo disuruh pilih sih Koulibaly. sisanya gak terlalu terkenal namanya. PR buat Solskjaer nih dalam menambal lini pertahanan agar gak diacak2 Neymar & Mbappe pas UCL vs PSG nanti dan target masuk 4 besar

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Originally Posted by zudomiriku

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to move for a new central defender to shore up Manchester United's defence… but will Kalidou Koulibaly, Issa Diop or Toby Alderweireld make the move?

* Jose Mourinho wanted to sign a new centre back in the summer transfer window
* Portuguese boss was sacked last Tuesday with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer taking over
* The interim boss is set to move for centre half to shore up Man United's defence

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to move for a new centre half to shore up Manchester United's defence.

Former United manager Jose Mourinho made it clear he wanted a new centre back in the summer but he did not get his wish.

The Portuguese boss was sacked last Tuesday with former United striker Solskjaer taking his place until the end of the season.

Here Sportsmail weighs up some of the options studied by United's scouting department ahead of the January transfer window.

KALIDOU KOULIBALY

Napoli

Value: £90m

The Napoli defender that most of Europe's elite clubs want in their ranks. Koulibaly is happy at the Serie A side and won't be allowed to leave in January unless a ridiculous bid is received. United have tried to lure him to England in the past.


Kalidou Koulibaly is happy at Napoli and Manchester United tried to sign him previously

NIKOLA MILENKOVIC

Fiorentina

Value: £45m

The 6ft 3in defender can play at centre back or right back. Hailed as the next Nemanja Vidic, the 21-year-old has great potential but is still considered a bit raw.


Nikola Milenkovic (right) has been hailed as the next Nemanja Vidic but he is a bit raw

OZAN KABAK

Galatasaray

Value: £6.7m

The 18-year-old centre back only made his first-team debut earlier this year but has quickly established himself as a regular under manager Fatih Terim. His potential has alerted United and other top European clubs who have established that Kabak has a £6.7million release clause despite Galatasaray valuing the teenager at £20m.


The 18-year-old centre back only made his first-team debut at Galatasaray earlier this year

EDER MILITAO

Porto

Value: £40m

The 20-year-old only joined Porto last summer from Sao Paulo after initially being considered by Manchester City earlier in the year. Militao is understood to have the same agents as David Luiz and Willian. He can play right back and defensive midfield and has already been capped by Brazil.


Eder Militao can play right back and defensive midfield and has already been capped by Brazil

MILAN SKRINIAR

Inter Milan

Value: £90m

The 23-year-old Slovakian has still to agree terms on a new deal and his reputation is growing. Skriniar has United, Juventus and Barcelona as admirers after once being targeted by Tony Pulis for West Brom.


Milan Skriniar is yet to sign a new deal with Inter Milan and has a growing reputation

HARRY MAGUIRE

Leicester City

Value: £75million

The 25-year-old is highly rated by Leicester and they don't wish to sell the England international in January. United tried last summer but the price was too high. Maguire is keen to play for a top club though he would cost close to a British record fee.


Leicester do not want to sell Harry Maguire but the defender is keen to play for a top side

ISSA DIOP

West Ham

Value: £60m

The 21-year-old former Toulouse captain helped West Ham beat United in October. Youth may work against him being the immediate choice and West Ham would want to treble their £22m summer outlay.


Issa Diop helped West Ham beat United but youth may work against him being instant choice

TOBY ALDERWEIRELD

Tottenham Hotspur

Value: £45m

The Belgium international's deal runs out in June but Tottenham have an option to extend with a £25m release clause then kicking in for a two-week period. United have long been credited with an interest but have not followed up any enquiries.


Manchester United have long been credited with an interest in Spurs' Toby Alderweireld

ALESSIO ROMAGNOLI

AC Milan

Value: £55m

Milan's captain was wanted by Chelsea last summer and is on United's radar. Stylish and left-footed, he could give United the balance they crave but would still take time to adjust to the English top flight.


Alessio Romagnoli is stylish and left-footed but may take time to settle in the Premier League

JEAN-CLAIR TODIBO

Toulouse

Value: £20m/Free

Though not as polished as another teenager that United like, Ajax's Matthias de Ligt, Todibo is considerably cheaper. The 18-year-old replaced Diop at Toulouse and has not agreed a professional contract at the club, alerting league rivals such as Liverpool and Wolves.


Jean-Clair Todibo is not as polished as other teenagers but would be considerably cheaper

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6527003/Solskjaer-set-new-centre-half-shore-Man-Uniteds-defence.html

beli yg lebih murah aja dan berpengalaman kayak Toby atau Romagnoli, Milenkovic bisa jadi alternatif. kalo Maguire, Skriniar atau Koulibaly bagi gw terlalu mahal, cuma emang masih muda tapi kalo disuruh pilih sih Koulibaly. sisanya gak terlalu terkenal namanya. PR buat Solskjaer nih dalam menambal lini pertahanan agar gak diacak2 Neymar & Mbappe pas UCL vs PSG nanti dan target masuk 4 besar

katanya ada kabar2 united ga akan beli pemain lg ya om buat transfer musim dingin?
mudah2an sih cuma gosip media belaka..hehe..
Setuju kalo kaoulibaly didatangkan atau sekalian alderweireld deh..hehe

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Originally Posted by rio vander vidic

katanya ada kabar2 united ga akan beli pemain lg ya om buat transfer musim dingin?
mudah2an sih cuma gosip media belaka..hehe..
Setuju kalo kaoulibaly didatangkan atau sekalian alderweireld deh..hehe

gosipnya sih untuk musim dingin ini cuma dikasih 'izin' pinjam pemain

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'Defensively we're doing really well': Romelu Lukaku believes Luke Shaw has been Manchester United's player of the season as he hails back line

* Romelu Lukaku thinks Luke Shaw is Manchester United's player of the season
* He also hailed the turnaround of the club's defence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
* Under the caretaker boss, United have conceded nine goals in 14 games
* Gary Neville feels United could face a 'mutiny' should they not give him the job

Romelu Lukaku believes Luke Shaw has been Manchester United's player of the season as he hailed the turnaround of the defence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Norwegian has proven a popular appointment since replacing Jose Mourinho in December, winning 11 of his first 14 games.

A return to the attacking brand of football that was abandoned under Mourinho has earned Solskjaer plenty of plaudits but four clean sheets in their last four domestic games has proven there is a newfound defensive solidity too.


Romelu Lukaku has hailed the turnaround in Manchester United's defence in recent weeks. The Belgian striker also insisted Luke Shaw (above) has been the player of the season so far. Solskjaer has earned plenty of plaudits for four clean sheets in their last four domestic games

Under Solskjaer, United have conceded just nine goals in 14 games in all competitions. That is a vast improvement on the 35 in 24 let in under Mourinho towards the end of his tenure.

Solskajer has also won 50 per cent of United's 52 Premier League points in just 10 games. Mourinho needed 17 games to reach the 26-point mark before he was shown the door at Old Trafford.

That improvement was praised by Lukaku, who even went as fair as to name Shaw his player of the season already.

'That's what Ole wants,' said Lukaku. 'Everybody is talking about us being offensively really good, but defensively we're doing really well.

'Chris Smalling coming in for the last couple of games has been brilliant and Luke Shaw has been the best player of the season for me.

'Ashley Young has been consistent and David de Gea is the best No 1 in the world. From the midfield to the front, we try to help out and make sure the defence has an easy task. We did that [against Liverpool] and it was all about the team.

'You always want to win these type of games, but for us it was about being mentally strong, having had players injured. We had to be resilient.'

Gary Neville feels United face the prospect of a 'mutiny' should they decide against giving Solskjaer the job on a permanent basis.

'Three months ago if it was 0-0 at home they would have been singing "attack, attack, attack",' Neville told Sky Sports after the match.

'They were singing "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer" all of the second half. The mood has completely transformed.

'He has the crowd with him. I think at this moment in time if you're the board you are not in a position where you could give it to someone else, I think there would be a mutiny.

'The fans love him. They were getting behind the team in the second-half but mostly they were singing for him.'

Solskjaer has a long-standing relationship with the club having represented them as a player.

He has only one defeat to his name as United boss so far - the 2-0 home loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-6746093/Romelu-Lukaku-believes-Luke-Shaw-Manchester-Uniteds-player-season.html

lini belakang sudah mengalami peningkatan, tinggal lini depan nih harus lebih tajam

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New centre backs are no longer a priority for Manchester United as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tightening of the defence set to save club £50m

* Manchester United delighted at defensive progress under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
* The club no longer feel they need to spend £50million on a new centre-back
* Since taking over, Solskjaer's side are second to Liverpool on goals conceded

Manchester United believe the progress Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made at Old Trafford could save them more than £50million on a new centre back this summer.

Solskjaer has restored United's attacking identity since taking over as caretaker boss, leading the club into contention for a top-four finish and the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

But the former United striker has also massively improved the team's defensive record on the way to winning 14 of his 19 games in charge.


Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has overseen a great transformation in Manchester United's defence. The club would have paid £100m for a player of the calibre of Real Madrid star Raphael Varane

Since Solskjaer returned to the club, United are second in the Premier League to Liverpool based on goals conceded and clean sheets. That compares to 16th when Mourinho was axed in December.

The Portuguese coach made no secret of his desire to bring in a new centre back despite United spending a combined £61m on Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly while he was manager.

Indeed, Mourinho's demand for the club to sign an experience central defender such as Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng or Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham last summer became a major factor in his deteriorating relationship with the Old Trafford hierarchy.

United sources insisted they would have paid £100m for a player of the calibre of Real Madrid star Raphael Varane, but were reluctant to spend £50m on Boateng or Alderweireld when both players were about to turn 30 and had questionable injury records.

However, the success of Solskjaer and his coaching team in tightening up the defence over the last three months means that buying a new centre back this summer is no longer a priority.

Instead United are more likely to invest the money in other positions, such as a new right back and central midfielder, happy in the knowledge that Solskjaer is getting the best out of the central defenders at his disposal.

STARTING CENTRE BACK PARTNERSHIPS

Starting centre back partnerships - full records

Lindelof and Jones - P6 W5 D1 L0, Clean sheets 2, Goals conceded 5

Bailly and Lindelof - P4 W3 D0 L1, Clean sheets 1, Goals conceded 4

Darmian and Jones - P1 W1 D0 L0, Clean sheets 1, Goals conceded 0

Jones and Smalling - P1 W1 D0 L0 Clean sheets 1 Goals conceded 0

Lindelof and Smalling - P4 W3 D1 L0 Clean sheets 2, Goals conceded 3

Individual appearances

Lindelof - 14 Jones - 8 Smalling - 5 Bailly - 4 Darmian - 1

Clean sheets (from a total of 7)

Lindelof - 5 Jones - 4 Smalling - 3 Bailly - 1 Darmian - 1

Goals against

Lindelof - 12 (in 14 appearances) Jones - 5 (in 8 appearances) Smalling - 3 (in 5 appearances) Bailly - 4 (in 4 appearances) Darmian - 0 (in 1 appearance)

No-one has benefitted more than Lindelof, practically written off under Mourinho, who has become the cornerstone of United's defence and played in 16 of Solskjaer's 19 games.

The Swede has been more commanding and composed, forming effective partnerships with Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Bailly. United's other centre back, Marcos Rojo, has not played since sustaining a shin injury in Mourinho's penultimate game away to Valencia.

Lindelof paid tribute to the impact Solskjaer has made on the team, saying: 'Since he arrived, he and the staff around him have been talking lots in training about the things we want to improve and how we want to play.

'That's very important for a player to know exactly what your coach wants. Then it's easier to go out on the pitch and do that. It's always good to have a structure and a plan you're working towards.

'He knows the club very well and that was one of the first things he said to us; identity might be a good word to use, but I think he's been very clear what he wants from us and what type of football he wants us to play.

'He spoke to me and told me to do the things that I'm good at, to show my abilities and to express myself on the pitch. That was very nice to hear.'

It is one of the reasons Solskjaer will be rewarded with a long-term contract at United with the club close to confirming his appointment on a permanent basis.

'If he gets the job, I will be pleased,' added Lindelof. 'It's not my job to decide in the end but, of course, I'm very happy with the things that he has done since he's arrived. I have nothing bad to say about him.

'He's a legend of the club so he knows everything about being here as a player. When he speaks you always listen. He knows what he's talking about because he has been through it all. That's also a very good thing to have.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6853667/New-centre-backs-no-longer-priority-Manchester-United.html

kalo mau liat statistik pertahanan (clean sheet & kebobolan) dibawah Mou & Ole, silahkan ke sumber link

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Di bawah Ole kok mulai rajin ga clean sheet lagi nih..
Hehehe

Tadi malem lawan Watford juga gagal CS