Could Manchester United really lift their definitely real Newcastle transfer embargo? And Casemiro has delivered a \u2018huge Ronaldo snub\u2019.<\/p>\n
It is all going on at Old Trafford, and Rio Ferdinand is inevitably at the heart of everything.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, \u2018it is really hard to understand\u2019 why no-one is cheering Arsenal on. But it also isn\u2019t hard to understand at all.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Shock\u2019 treatment<\/p>\n
As far as headlines go, this is shark-jumping, Mail-adjacent excellence to stick top of the Daily Mirror website:<\/p>\n
\u2018Man Utd ace Casemiro shocks Red Devils icon Ferdinand with surprise Bale claim in huge Ronaldo snub as he makes surprise Real Madrid admission\u2019<\/p>\n
To get a \u2018shock\u2019, two \u2018surprises\u2019, a \u2018huge snub\u2019 and an \u2018admission\u2019, all in the space of 24 words, is genuinely impressive.<\/p>\n
Although to be fair, telling Rio Ferdinand that Cristiano Ronaldo is anything other than the actual reincarnation of God is a bold move.<\/p>\n
This, by the way, is that \u2018huge Ronaldo snub\u2019 in full from Casemiro, when discussing who he feels is the \u201cmost complete\u201d player he ever played with.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a Harry Maguire snub too:<\/p>\n
\u201cCristiano, everyone knows, we start the season with 50 goals. Minimum. You start the season with 50 goals. Cristiano is the best. Cristiano is the best. Cristiano is another one. Take Cristiano out of the conversation. Cristiano is not in the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prepare to be slagged off to Piers Morgan<\/a>, fella. \u201cCristiano is the best\u201d? That is absolutely brutal stuff.<\/p>\n Casemiro instead \u2018confessed\u2019 \u2013 under positively ruthless questioning from Ferdinand \u2013\u00a0that Gareth Bale fit the bill of \u201cmost complete player\u201d instead. You know, because of all the other stuff.<\/p>\n Or, as the Mirror puts it:<\/p>\n \u2018Ferdinand cut a stunned figure as he also underlined how Casemiro played with both Ronaldinho and Neymar on the international scene. They, as well as Ronaldo, were sensational in the final third but Bale\u2019s ability to be effective in both thirds clearly set him apart in the Brazilian\u2019s mind.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Both thirds\u2019. No wonder Rio was stunned.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n I just don\u2019t think you understand<\/p>\n Others at the Daily Mirror are asking the big questions. Like classy John Cross:<\/p>\n \u2018Mikel Arteta can be hard to like \u2013 but why is everyone willing Arsenal to blow title?\u2019<\/p>\n It\u2019s not often you get a journalist posing a conundrum which could be quite easily answered with a GIF of Jay from The Inbetweeners saying: \u201cDunno. Funny.\u201d<\/p>\n It does also feel like the first bit answers the second bit. If some people find Mikel Arteta hard to like, they might be willing Arsenal to blow title. Just a thought.<\/p>\n The entire article starts with something of an idealistic falsehood. \u2018In any other season a different name on the Premier League trophy would be a cause of celebration,\u2019 Cross writes as someone who definitely likes to see all English teams do well in Europe.<\/p>\n He adds that \u2018Liverpool have got their hands on the trophy and everyone loved Jurgen Klopp and there were massive celebrations around Arne Slot winning it in his first season,\u2019 describing that \u2018a breath of fresh air\u2019.<\/p>\n