Etihad chiefs are desperate to get the midfielder, 33, off their books due to his huge £220,000-a-week wages. The lure of playing with world class players wasn’t enough for Jansen who turned United down i. club Carlisle United, he was part of the squad that won the 1997 Football League Trophy, and was beginning to attract interest from his boyhood club Newcastle United, Manchester United and Crystal Palace. “He took them from Highbury, built a great side, then took them to the new stadium. he Brazilian returned like a swashbuckling hero from injury in Tuesdays EFL destruction of Derby County, and with Belgian strike Divock Origi also netting against the Rams, Sturridges selection in the XI looks unlikely. And the reward for United beating Northampton 3-1 in the EFL Cup is been a fourth round draw against local rivals Manchester City on Wednesday 26th October at Old Trafford. Splash News5Boss Arsene Wenger is growing increasingly concernedI didnt mind being on the wing, Ill play anywhere the boss wants. ian was a huge part of title successes in 2012 and 2014Toure turned down?a big-money offer from China in the summer as well as a move from Inter Milan because his family are settled in Cheshire. Jose Mourinho says it's his job to improve Manchester UnitedThe Sun. “And I know our manager, John Coleman, and his assistant, Jimmy Bell, are big music fans.