February 27th 2025.
Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, has recently been suggested by Darren Bent to consider a transfer for a Manchester United player who has not been performing well at his current club. Bent believes that under Arteta's guidance, this player would thrive and show his true potential. The player in question is Joshua Zirkzee, who made a big-money move from Atalanta to Old Trafford last summer but has struggled to make an impact since then.
Prior to his move, Zirkzee had a successful season in Serie A and was even starting to play for the Netherlands national team. However, things took a turn for the worse when he joined Manchester United. Although he had a promising start, scoring on his Premier League debut, he has only managed to score two more league goals since then. As a result, many pundits have questioned his ability to play for a top club like Manchester United.
There were even rumors of Zirkzee leaving the club during the January transfer window, with Italian clubs reportedly interested in his services despite his lack of success at Manchester United. It seems that former England striker Bent believes that Zirkzee's struggles are a result of the chaos and issues at the club, and that he would excel at a club like Arsenal, who are currently in the race for the title.
During a talkSPORT segment, Bent joked that Arsenal might try to sign Rasmus Hojlund, and when presenter Andy Goldstein, a Manchester United fan, suggested they could also take Zirkzee, Bent replied, "I would take him. He would look better in our team than yours. In our system... he would look better in our system than yours."
In the previous month, Zirkzee received harsh criticism from ex-Premier League midfielder Jamie O'Hara, who called him "one of the worst players to wear the Manchester United shirt." Despite this, Zirkzee played the full 90 minutes in United's recent match against Everton, where they managed to come back from a 2-0 deficit to secure a point.
Next up for Manchester United is a match against relegation-threatened Ipswich Town, and former Premier League striker Chris Sutton predicts that Ipswich will see this as an opportunity to beat United, as they did in their first meeting earlier this season. However, Sutton believes that United will still come out on top, despite their recent struggles.
Sutton acknowledges that United have had some issues lately, with their performance in the first half against Everton being "absolutely woeful." However, he also gives them credit for their comeback and believes that they will manage to defeat Ipswich, even though the Tractor Boys have shown they can create chances and have a strong striker in Liam Delap.
A win for Ipswich would be significant for their battle against relegation, but Sutton has a feeling that United manager Ruben Amorim will find a way to secure a victory, despite the many problems that the club is facing at the moment.
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