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54 NEW VISION, Thursday, August 6, 2015 VISION SPORT

LONDON front, but former captain Bryan last season, deployed a 4-2-3-1 ROONEYRobson believes the midfield formation in pre-season, but 2015 After returning to the reinforcements can provide the van Gaal has pledged to revert Matchday 1 2016 Premier League’s top platform for a first sustained to the 4-3-3 system that belat- four, Manchester United title assault since Alex Fergu- edly brought the team success have once again recruited son’s departure in 2013. in the latter part of the 2014-15 In the Spotlight extensively, but there are “The manager has built the campaign. concerns about the bal- midfield area to a point where It means that Schweinsteiger, Raheem Sterling ance of their squad ahead we look strong enough to dic- Schneiderlin, Michael Carrick, After a fractious of the new season. tate the tempo of games,” said and Marouane departure from Manager Robson, now a club ambas- Fellaini (who is suspended for Liverpool, the has spent around £77 mil- sador. the first three league games) £49-million lion ($120 million, 110 million “Schweinsteiger and Schneid- will be competing for only England forward euros), notably bolstering his erlin look really good signings. three starting berths. begins his Man midfield with the additions of They are going to be the pow- With the exciting Memphis City career Bastian Schweinsteiger and erhouse of United’s midfield.” Depay, a £25 million acquisi- Morgan Schneiderlin, to take United fans raised on the tion from PSV Eindhoven, his spending since succeed- all-action displays of players expected to start on one flank, ing David Moyes last year to like Robson and , , Statistic around £230 million. have long lamented the lack of and Adnan With and steam in the team’s midfield, Januzaj — and potentially re- Radamel Falcao having left but if anything, the club now ported target Pedro Rodriguez 14 and Javier Hernandez out of have too many on — must vie for a place on the Arsenal's 1-0 Community United’s (left) beats Manchester City’s favour, it leaves Wayne Rooney their hands. other side of the pitch. Shield win against Chelsea Sergio Aguero in a Premier League match last season. shouldering a heavy burden up United, who finished fourth AFP gave manager Arsene Wenger victory over Jose Mourinho Soccer at the 14th attempt Match of the Week Man Utd Tottenham

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United’s new recruits and Bastian Schweinsteiger could start against Spurs

MultiChoice sales manager Jude Kalema (right) addresses journalists as the marketing manager Brian Muwonge (centre) Fixtures and PRO Tina Wamala look on. Photo by Michael Nsubuga Fans get better TV deal Saturday 8 August Man Utd 12:45 By Michael Nsubuga Premier League while Super- Tottenham Sport 3 becomes the home of on the premium Bournemouth As the new Barclays Aston Villa 15:00 English Premier League bouquet. “SuperSport 5 will on any season kicks off on Everton Saturday, Ugandan fans given Saturday or Sunday Watford 15:00 are assured of watching show up to 3 live games while all 900 matches live on SuperSport 3 will broadcast Leicester SuperSport. the La Liga in similar fashion. Sunderland 15:00 And with the flair of the “We still have the same Spanish La Liga getting an commitment of bringing all Norwich independent channel, soccer matches live and we pledge to Crystal Palace 15:00 fans are in for a bumper give our subscribers the best.” football season on the ‘World Muwonge explained that Chelsea of Champions’. the change in channels has Swansea 17:30 Addressing a press confer- been effected to give the La ence yesterday, MultiChoice Liga the same pomp and Sunday 9 August marketing manager Brian coverage that the Premier Muwonge said yesterday that League enjoys because “it Arsenal their subscribers will watch is a big league that also has 13:30 all matches in full HD despite very interesting matches and West Ham a change of channels from players’’. SuperSport 3 to SuperSport 5 The sales manager Jude Newcastle Southampton 13:30 on DStv. Kalema said: “We have cre- “Despite the change, ated almost a similar platform like that of the Premier Stoke SuperSport 3 viewers will Liverpool 16:00 still watch over 450 Premier League because it is a big League matches live, though league that deserves to be the channel has been, starting highlighted.” Monday 10 August with this season reserved to He said going forward, even promote the La Liga,” other prominent European West Brom Muwonge stated. leagues like the Italian Serie Man City 20:00 “SuperSport 5 now becomes A and the French will the home of the English have similar coverage.