Marcos Rojo – Football Scout

Sources: Rojo considering leaving Man United

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Marcos Rojo will consider a move away from Manchester United if he believes first team opportunities at Old Trafford will be limited next season, sources have told ESPN FC.
Rojo impressed head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in training during the tour of Australia and the Far East, and after playing the first 45 minutes of the victory over Tottenham in Shanghai, the Man United manager said the defender had “taken his chance.”
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Solskjaer watches Rojo with Manchester United Under-23s

Marcos Rojo played 45 minutes for the U23s on Friday.
MANCHESTER, England — Marcos Rojo made his case to start Manchester United’s next Premier League game with a run out for the under-23s against West Brom on Friday night.
In front of a watching Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Argentina international played 45 minutes of the Premier League 2 Division 2 clash at Old Trafford at left-back.
Solskjaer will be without both Luke Shaw and Ashley Young for the league game against West Ham on April 13 while the pair serve suspensions.
Rojo, who has played at left-back…

Jesse Lingard, Ander Herrera, Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo miss Manchester United training before Valencia clash

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Craig Burley felt it was a different Jose Mourinho after their hugely disappointing defeat at West Ham. MANCHESTER, England — Jesse Lingard, Ander Herrera, Ashley Young and Marcos Rojo missed training ahead of Manchester United’s Champions League home game against Valencia on Tuesday.
Lingard and Rojo missed the 3-1 defeat at West Ham on Saturday through injury. Young started that game, in which Herrera was an unused substitute, but both are doubts for Tuesday.
Antonio Valencia also missed the trip to the London Stadium but took part in the session at Carrington on Monday, at which Paul Pogba and…

Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo limps off in under-23 match

While Watford may have a perfect start to their season, it was Man United who prevailed through a Marcus Rashford strike last May.
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has been dealt a set-back in his comeback from inju…

Manchester United’s Matteo Darmian, Marcos Rojo will decide their own futures – sources

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to let Matteo Darmian and Marcos Rojo decide where they want to play this season but has told the pair he would like them to stay at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN FC.
Darmian has been linked with moves to Juventus, Napoli and Inter Milan and admitted during the summer tour of the U.S. that he is keen on a return to Italy. Rojo, meanwhile, is of interest to Fenerbahce, who would like to take the Argentina centre-back on loan.
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Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo to wear No. 16 shirt

The ESPN FC panel wonder how much more will it take for Manchester United to grow tired of Jose Mourinho’s antics.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley is “astonished” to see a club as big as Manchester United do so little in the summer transfer window.
Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo will wear the No. 16 shirt this season after switching from No. 5.
Rojo has inherited the number vacated by Michael Carrick after the former England midfielder retired at the end of last season.
He has worn the No. 5 since arriving at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon in 2014 but will revert to No. 16 — the number he wears for Argentina — this season.
That leaves the No.5 free following a transfer window during which manager Jose Mourinho unsuccessfully pursued…

Marcos Rojo skipping Manchester United tour to sort Old Trafford future

Today’s transfer rater features the likes of Jerome Boateng, Jordan Pickford and Petr Cech, and Brian McBride is here to break it all down.
DETROIT — Marcos Rojo is heading to Manchester rather than joining United’s tour in the U.S. as he looks to sort out his future, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Manchester United defender has been on holiday in Mexico following the World Cup.
He is currently nursing a knock picked up playing for Argentina in Russia but instead of joining Jose Mourinho’s squad in Los Angeles, he will return to his home in Wilmslow as doubts persist over his long-term future at Old Trafford.
Sources have told ESPN…

Lionel Messi 6/10, Marcos Rojo 4/10 as Argentina bow out to France

Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France sent Lionel Messi and his Argentina side out of the World Cup in an enthralling match.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop thinks Lionel Messi will walk away from Argentina after their 4-3 World Cup defeat to France.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop recaps France’s thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina and thinks major changes are needed for the South American side.
Argentina exited the World Cup in a thrilling start to the knockout stage in Kazan, in a match in which both defences looked vulnerable but only Argentina’s was seriously tested. For one of the oldest squads at Russia 2018, a rebuilding project is surely not far away, with another disappointing display from 2014’s runners-up underlining the scale of the task at hand.
Positives
They’ve been put out of their suffering.
Negatives
A chaotic tactical setup which leaves serious question marks over Jorge…

Marcos Rojo the unlikely hero as Argentina beat Nigeria, book last-16 spot

Mark Ogden believes Argentina’s late win has followed suit of a pulsating World Cup so far and feels their match with France could also become a classic.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Argentina defeated Nigeria 2-1 in a wild Group D finale, a result that propelled the Albiceleste into the knockout round at the Super Eagles’ expense.

Here are three thoughts on the match.

1. Argentina leaves it late as Rojo plays the hero

It was a dizzying and electric atmosphere heading into Tuesday night’s decisive game. The two teams entered the match with huge contrasts in form. Nigeria was on a high after dispatching Iceland 2-0 and controlled its knockout round…

Man United face Jose Mourinho-led overhaul in defence and midfield

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Jose Mourinho’s assessment of Manchester United’s season is simple: “Progress, but we need more.”

With three Premier League games remaining, United have already amassed more points and scored more goals than they managed last season. Four points from fixtures against Brighton, West Ham and Watford would see them secure second place in the table, which would be their highest finish since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

Mourinho is already convinced, probably correctly, that his team have been…

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