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17 minutes ago
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Wayne Rooney identifies the signing Man Utd must make before transfer deadline
Wayne Rooney says he is pleased with the 'much-needed' additions Manchester United have made to their attack, but feels the club still need to bring in a 'solid midfield player' this summer. United have made a clear statement of intent following their dismal campaign last season, completing deals for Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko to help breathe new life into Ruben Amorim's misfiring frontline. Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee managed just seven league goals between them last term and there are hopes United's summer signings can have a transformative effect over the coming weeks and months – starting at home to Arsenal this weekend. However, the Red Devils are still working to further strengthen before the transfer deadline and have set their sights on Carlos Baleba on the back of the 21-year-old's outstanding season at the heart of Brighton's midfield. It's understood United failed with an opening offer to prise Baleba away from the south coast, but the Old Trafford giants are expected to test Brighton's resolve with a follow-up bid for the young Cameroon international in due course. Metro's new weekly football newsletter: In The Mixer. Exclusive analysis, FPL tips and transfer talk sent straight to your inbox every Friday – sign up, it's an open goal. Asked whether United's recent additions are going to provide the goals that Amorim's side lacked last season, Rooney told the BBC's Match of the Day programme: 'You'd hope so. 'It's something that was very much needed and it's great that they've identified the players they wanted quite early. 'They've got Cunha in and Mbeumo and then Sesko. I think getting Sesko is a really important signing. 'He's a target man, a number nine, he's quick, he can use both feet and he's good in the air. 'I think it's a very important time for Manchester United.' According to Rooney, United's all-time record goalscorer, a more defence-minded central midfielder in the mold of Baleba would bring greater 'control' and give Bruno Fernandes license to push forward. 'I still would like to see them sign a solid midfield player who is going to help control games for them, but also build up play,' the iconic ex-United and England captain added. 'I'd still like one more. I think Bruno, I'd like to see him pushed forward and that allows him to go forward and play forward more. @metrosportuk ♬ Beat Way Up – Type Beats Trap 'So I think they've been good signings, but I'd like to see them get one or two more.' More Trending Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy, meanwhile, believes United have recruited well, but is unsure Amorim will be able to get the best out of Fernandes if he sticks with his current 3-4-3 formation. 'I think they're really good signings as well and United will be better,' Murphy chimed in. 'But if he [Amorim] persists with that formation, with a front three, and then Bruno as one of the two, which isn't his best position because he doesn't want to do all the defensive work. 'He's a creator, a match-winner and he's one of the best creators in the Premier League.' For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Chelsea make incredible gesture to Diogo Jota's family after tragic death of Liverpool forward MORE: Man Utd's bid to hijack Liverpool signing revealed with medical taking place today MORE: Man Utd star branded the 'worst signing in the club's history' ahead of Arsenal clash
Auto Express
17 minutes ago
- Auto Express
Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription
If you thought paying out for Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ was bad, Volkswagen is now forcing owners of the ID.3 to pay extra if they wish their car to deliver the full performance it's capable of. Yes, you read that correctly: Entry-level Volkswagen ID.3 Pure models are listed as producing 170kW (168bhp) on the VW configurator but take a look at the small print and you'll see that the car now comes electronically limited to just 148bhp, unless the owner pays a subscription fee. This subscription currently stands at £16.50 per month. That's almost three times the price of a 'Standard with Ads' Netflix subscription – following a one-month free trial - or a total of £165 per year. Owners can also choose to select a lifetime subscription for the grand total of £649, but Auto Express is awaiting confirmation from VW as to whether this is tied to the user profile or the car. Advertisement - Article continues below If you're thinking about buying an ID.3, you can spec a new one via the Auto Express' Buy A Car service or get a pre-owned model at prices from £9,000 with no subscriptions to pay. Volkswagen says that while selecting the performance upgrade increases net power from 148bhp to 168bhp and the maximum torque from 265Nm to 310Nm, it does not affect range. As the car is registered at 168bhp from the factory, owners won't need to inform their insurance company, either way. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen what would happen if an owner were to hack their car – also known as 'jailbreaking' – in order to manually switch on the extra power for free. This potentially could invalidate the warranty or even lead to legal action from VW, but once again Auto Express is waiting to hear back from the firm on this. To be clear, Volkswagen is not the only car company asking customers to pay in order to get the maximum capability out of their cars; BMW received a lot of criticism a few years ago when it offered up a subscription service to activate features like heated seats. Polestar owners can purchase a similar performance pack to that which Volkswagen now offers, although this is more of a software 'upgrade' to boost power, rather than unlocking power that was already there. Buy a car with Auto Express. Our nationwide dealer network has some fantastic cars on offer right now with new, used and leasing deals to choose from...
BBC News
17 minutes ago
- BBC News
Can the UK still claim to be the fastest-growing G7 economy?
Half-full or half-empty? These latest UK gross domestic product (GDP) figures bring alive the classic metaphor about what exactly is in the reality is that growth of 0.3% in the spring quarter between April and June is a slowing from the start of the year's 0.7% at the same time, the news is positive because the economy had been expected to almost stop growing entirely, based on volatile monthly figures that had already been released. The data for June was much better, which is encouraging, while the bad figure for April - initially showing a 0.3% fall - was revised up to gauge contents of the proverbial glass, pick a latest monthly figure is good, well above expectations, driven by the service latest quarterly data show the economy growing, but the first half of the year, there has been solid growth overall during a fraught time, that exceeds that of other major initial response to the data was that the chancellor and prime minister would now have to retire the "fastest growing G7 economy" line, because it was no longer appears it will be true across the first half of the year, pending final data from this shifts the goalposts a bit, it can be of the criticisms of the G7 boast in the first quarter was that the 0.7% number was flattered by a shift of exports to the US to earlier in the year to avoid potential tariffs as well as housing transactions to reflect stamp duty the January-to-March and April-to-June figures does iron-out some of those one-off both periods shows 1% growth which is more than the rest of the advanced economies. During a period of totally unprecedented global trade uncertainty, a possible oil shock, tax rises and wobbly policy u-turns, that's solid certainly isn't consistent with the recessionary vibes given off in some quarters, which were given oxygen from the bad April GDP figure. The problem is that the doom-mongering - some of it which can be traced back to Downing Street rhetoric from a year ago - could become confidence has not been restored yet. There is a constant cycle of expectations of tax rises that do not help. The result is that UK consumers are saving a double-digit percentage of their income, which is basically pandemic level of post-inflation incomes are yet to translate into a feel good factor and trouble with taxes, worker-costs and job creation for the retail and hospitality industry is clearly very are very visible parts of the economy, and were disproportionately hit by the government's policies so far, and have rolled back their opening of job opportunities, especially for younger these sectors are not the whole economy and June figures showed, for example, the IT industry doing latest quarter would also have been hit by a dramatic fall in car exports to the US which will recover in the coming months after the signing of the UK-US trade trade terms with the European Union and India should also growth, albeit slow, is expected in the next few months. So while it is not particularly fast, the recessionary vibes are off the mark question is now from this point, do consumers and businesses start to act more confidently with spending and investment?That is still up for grabs.
