Mr. Miracle

🚨 CELTIC'S MOST CRITICISED MIDFIELDER IS ALSO ONE OF THE CLUB'S HARDEST-RUNNING PLAYERS. THE NUMBERS TELL AN INTERESTING STORY! 👀 Benjamin Nygren and captain Callum McGregor have covered more distance than any other Celtic players in the Premiership this season, according to Sofascore data. That is particularly interesting given the criticism Nygren has received, with Chris Sutton questioning whether he has the legs to play in midfield. Even Mika Baur, whose energy has earned praise, sits behind the pair. Nygren also ranks second for average sprints, behind only Camilo Duran. He is becoming more involved in possession too, recording more passes and touches than last season. But Celtic's midfield still needs attention. Oliver Sørensen and Joël van den Berg were left out against Kilmarnock, adding to the questions surrounding the squad's depth ahead of January. IS NYGREN BEING UNDERRATED, OR DOES COVERING DISTANCE TELL US VERY LITTLE ABOUT WHETHER HE IS THE RIGHT MIDFIELDER FOR CELTIC?

🚨 MANCHESTER UNITED LOST THREE MIDFIELD TARGETS TO RIVALS. THE MOST DAMAGING PART? ANDERSON REPORTEDLY WANTED TO JOIN THEM! 👀 According to The Times, Elliot Anderson preferred a move to Old Trafford, but United's £85m bid was rejected by Nottingham Forest. Even offers of £87m and £89m reportedly failed to get a deal done. Manchester City eventually signed him for £116m. Mateus Fernandes also slipped away after Tottenham agreed West Ham's £85m asking price with better payment terms than United's proposed instalments. Then came Andrey Santos. United reportedly paid a £50m package for the Chelsea midfielder, despite claims that Chelsea would have accepted £25m. The criticism has now reached inside the club, with some United staff reportedly describing director of football Jason Wilcox as "clueless". THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT LOSING TRANSFER BATTLES. IT'S ABOUT WHETHER UNITED HAVE A CLEAR RECRUITMENT STRATEGY AND THE NEGOTIATING POWER TO EXECUTE IT. How can a club spend so heavily and still appear to be getting its biggest decisions wrong?