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fletchysohot · 10 months

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Bonus fic

The big move

Lil cheeky anon request: Hey a request for mason falling in love with reader who’s from London and him not wanting to go it can angst fluff anything

This one is gonna hurt like a mf

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Mason's living room is warm, windows open to the warm summer showers outside drowning out the world around the two of you. The two of you have spent the last hour or so lazily making out on his couch having nowhere to be. Both of you feel the comfortable heaviness in your limbs from the lengthy laying on the couch and doing nothing.

“I could just stay.” Mason runs his fingers through your hair murmuring softly against your neck.

“You have somewhere to go?” You chuckle softly.

“I meant in London…” his voice muffled against your skin, making the spot where his lips meet your throat tickle lightly.

“Masey…” you breathe mindlessly as you run circles with your thumb against the light stubble on his jaw.

“At Chelsea…” he finishes, the words coming out soft and quiet almost like a whisper told under street lights and starlight. “You could do none of that! I'm not letting you throw away your future in Manchester or Liverpool just because of me.” You lean back, looking him in the eyes, anger and annoyance evident. “But my future is where you are…” he coos again, making his voice seem sweet as honey. You see him reposition himself trying to get you back against his chest. “Your future is where you have the best option to be yourself, to play football and to feel appreciated.” You don't waver, your words short and serious. Your body now rigid and unwavering like a marble statue.

“But Chelsea loves me and I love Chelsea.” You can hear the annoyance in his voice grow with each syllable. “You and Chelsea have become a toxic relationship, Mase.” You say, now softer, with more care. Maybe he will listen if you coddle him, maybe being this way will make this conversation easier. Maybe it will hurt less. Maybe the two of you will get through this unscathed if you just keep your cool. He looks at you,his eyes big and glistening with tears threatening to spill at any moment, taken aback by your statement. You watched the cracks appear in the facade that Mason had crafted over the years inch by excruciating inch. He would never let anyone see the stoic image waver even for a second, and now here you were making it fall and crumble, exposing Mason bare. Forget getting through this unscathed, this will be painful.

“Oh, don't dare look at me like that! You know I'm right!” You say almost helplessly, still trying and hoping to make this as painless as possible “You are so ready to just throw away your happiness and career, to sign away your soul, be payed less-” “It's not about the money,” he interrupts you, a hint of annoyance in his voice. Painless? Painstaking. “It's always about the money Mason." You almost plead for him to understand where you are coming from, “there is never such a thing as it's not about the money for a person in your situation. You can't tell me it's not something that played a huge impact when you decided to leave and explore other options!”

“Yes but things change!” His eyes are full of fury, voice loud like a clap of thunder. This isn't your Mason anymore.

“Yes! But I refuse to be the catalyst of you blowing up your life by staying!” You scream, trying your best to keep your voice from breaking. You know better than anyone that if he even for a second saw you were hurting like he was, he would sense your weakness. Mason would call your bluff. He was trained to see weak spots his whole life. You have to stay strong.

“What are you saying?” He asks, not believing what you are implying. Of course. He wants to hear the words leave your mouth.

“Mason you know what I'm saying,” your voice is small, pleading. You know you don't want to say it and you know he does not want to hear the words.

“I want you to say it out loud." Each word comes out slow, calculated, cold.

You swallow hard, looking at him. Begging him to let you not say it out loud. Nausea crawls up your throat like the cold hand of death.

“If you're telling me you have to choose between your career and me…” it feels like a high speed train coming to an instant stop, the air in the room freezes as you mull the last words in your mouth. The moment they will leave your mouth everything will change. “I'm taking myself out of the equation.”

“So it's that easy for you?” He says coldly. You can see how much it hurts to hear those words. You feel as if you have dug a knife in his chest.

“You know it's not.” You finally let the tears escape your eyes, screaming.

“I think it is!” He screams back.

“I'm doing this because you are about to ruin your life for me!” How does he not get it! How does he not see you are right?

“Because I love you!” The way his voice breaks as he confesses his love for you makes something in your chest shift, like a shard pressing against your lungs.

“Mason, that is not love! That is not something you do to a person you love! You cannot expect me to live with the knowledge that I'm to blame for you staying at Chelsea!”

“I want to stay.” You are not sure who he's trying to convince more - you or himself.

“You don't! Stop!”

“I love you!” You see him break, his body threatening to give out.

“I love you too but I have to do this!” you try to say it as calmly as you can, but you know you sound like a banshee.

“You mean walk away?” he asks calmly, hiding the tremble of his voice. You know mason well enough to see the way his eyes dart around the room as if to ground himself. You hate being the reason for the panic in his body.

“I mean make sure you make the decision best for you.” As the words leave your mouth you know there is no way back. You can't backtrack anymore. Your hands twitch, ready to fly to your lips as if able to catch the words you've spoken.

“Then leave! Go!” he shrieks. Tears finally spill down his cheeks. Suddenly he's a child again, helpless and hopeless.

“I'm sorry," you plead. Part of you wants to fall to your knees, tell him you didn't mean it. Maybe part of you didn't. But you know you have to carry it through. You and Mason are gonna get through this. It's just a fight. He's going to forgive you.

“GO AWAY I SAID!” he pushes you lightly, to put distance between the two of you. It's not like Mason to get physical, you know he didn't mean to hurt you by the way his movements are still careful. You hate yourself for putting him in a place where he reacts like this..

“Mason-” you look at him shaking your head in disbelief.

“If you walk out that door I never want to hear from you again." His voice shakes as he gives you the ultimatum. He points a shaking hand to the door. You know he doesn't mean it. He can't mean it. But you love him and you have no choice.

You are laying on your couch when the announcement drops on your phone. Mason is grinning at the camera holding up his shiny new red shirt and the text above talks about how excited both player and club are to have made the deal happen and how they cannot wait to have a fruitful future ahead. A mix of pride and sadness fills your chest seeing him happy at a new club, but the knowledge of the price the two of you paid still feels like a shard of glass you will always carry in your heart.

You consider texting him, to congratulate him on the move, but something in the back of your mind tells you to stop in your tracks. You know the pain that the change came with, it would not be fair to either of you to open up the wound again. There is no sense in prying it open and seeing what is left. So you slide your phone back in your pocket and try to bite back the tears. Even though you miss him like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky, but you know he's not yours to miss anymore. And again you tell yourself you did the right thing, hoping one day you will believe it yourself.

#football fanfic #football imagine #footballer x reader #footballer x you #premier league #fiction #man united #manchester united #man u #mason mount #money mase #mason mount fanfic

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twopoppies · 2 months

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Haven't we seen this ring before? I remember vaguely some seal ring… 🤔

He has a “P” signet ring. But I can’t tell if this is the same one. Probably not because that was a stunt ring with Paige.

#Harry’s rings #Man U #Haige #harry in luton

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raphoupix · 19 days

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Mason Mount - Brentford FC v. Manchester United - Premier League

#mason mount #manchester united #man u #premier league #england nt #football #soccer #footballers #footballer #tongue #tongue out

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femininefutbol · 2 years

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manchester derby

transferred/modified from my wattpad

prompt: you and ona batlle have an argument before the manchester derby

word count: 3.5k

a/n: i'm really sorry for the lack of posting recently, i haven't been doing too well mentally and i'm still not really so i have barely been writing at all. but thank you all for the continued support and requests, i have a lot that i want to write once i am feeling better so hopefully there will be new stuff to enjoy very soon.

"Why are you like this?" Ona yells across the apartment at you, the two of you in the midst of a heated argument.

"Like what? Excited to have a future with you?" you ask, this type of scenario happens anytime you happen to bring up plans of having a future with the Manchester United defender.

"No, so pushy! We have this conversation too often, can't we just live in the moment and be happy that we have each other now instead of trying to constantly plan for things that might not happen?" Ona replies, clearly frustrated.

"Ona, all I did was ask if we should extend the rent here or think about getting a place of our own. That is such a normal thing. I don't know why you are getting upset with me over this" you are on the verge of tears not understanding why any simple conversations about your future causes so much damage between the two of you.

"Look I get it but I don't want to think about that now, especially before a game. Why can't we just wait until it's closer to the time we need to think about it and then make a decision?" Ona groans, her game-day mood now put off by another argument.

"Three months out is when we have to make these types of decisions Ona, I left it as long as possible! We can't leave it til the day before, the real estate has been emailing me asking if we want to extend or not, and I tried to talk to you about it all week and you just blew me off, this has been the only time I could actually get you to listen to me" you also groan, just as frustrated at the situation.

"We'll talk about it tomorrow" Ona sighs as she picks up her bag getting ready to leave, "I have to go and you should make your way to the stadium as well" she continues as she makes her way out the door.

"Okay, I love you" you reply in a small voice, the response not even heard by your girlfriend as she slams the door on the way out of your apartment.

"Manchester will be red today!" Ona yells as she walks into the locker room at the Academy Stadium behind the rest of her teammates.

"We have a confident defender! Everyone prepare for a clean sheet!" Mary cheers happily as the rest of the group cheers in response.

"What's up with you?" Leah sits next to Ona, knowing that the defender is hiding something as she is usually very reserved and humble, especially on game day.

"Why would something be up? I'm just ready for the derby" Ona shrugs off the questioning of her teammate.

"No Ona seriously, you aren't like this, it's super weird, is everything okay?" Leah asks sincerely, placing her hands on Ona's shoulders looking her in the eyes.

"Everything is fine Leah, actually no, everything is incredible so can we not dampen the mood with whatever this is" Ona replies harshly, this stuns Leah as Ona never behaves like this.

Leah just shakes her head walking away from Ona, knowing she clearly isn't acting like herself but not wanting to push it any further.

Ona begins to get ready, clearly still angry, no one on the team bothers her though, having seen her interaction with Leah earlier and not wanting to be next in the firing line of the Spaniard.

"Does everyone suddenly have a problem with me?" Ona asks loudly, causing some heads to turn.

"Come with me" the team captain Katie grabs Ona's arm pulling her into the hallway between the two teams locker rooms. "What the hell is going on with you?" Katie asks harshly, annoyed that there are suddenly team issues so close to game time.

"Nothing" Ona mumbles.

"It's clearly not nothing, you blew up on Leah before and the team just now, so spill now or I'm having Marc bench you" Katie speaks.

"You don't have the authority to do that" Ona rolls her eyes trying to walk back into the locker room.

"Not particularly but I can tell him that there is a cohesion issue that starts and ends with you and he can make up his mind on what to do, and his answer will be to bench you" Katie responds, Ona sighs knowing that the captain is right.

"I just had a fight with (Y/N) this morning, it's nothing" Ona gives in giving Katie as little details as possible.

"Look I can see that it's personal and you don't want to talk about it but the entire team is here for you and we all love you but right now we need you to ignore those personal problems and be a team player" Katie quickly hugs Ona.

"Thanks Katie" Ona replies simply, walking back into the locker room and making her way over to Leah to apologise to her.

You walk into the locker room with no sign of your usual cheery gameday mood. You make your way to your spot putting your earphones in, ignoring anyone who enters the room.

"The life of the party not here yet?" Georgia asks as she enters the locker room, having noticed that there is no music playing and that you aren't dancing and singing around the room like you usually would be on game day.

"She's here" keira points over to the number 6 spot, you sitting under it with your head down seemingly staring intently at the ground. "We don't know what's wrong though"

"Maybe she's just tired? Has anyone spoken to her?" Georgia puts out her ideas as to why you are acting unusual,

"We've just been leaving her alone, don't wanna be the reason she snaps" Kiera shrugs, turning back to her own spot preparing for the game.

You look up as you receive a tap on the head, you see Georgia standing above you attempting to talk, you take one of your earphones out in order to listen to your teammate.

"What's up G?" you ask sweetly, acting as if nothing is wrong.

"I was just wondering where my dance buddy is, the room is so quiet I thought you weren't here yet" Georgia laughs lightly, quickly stopping when she notices that you don't so much as smile at the remark.

"Yeah sorry Gl, I'm not feeling it today" you reply, seconds later you are wrapped in Georgia’s arms, the shocking but comforting action causes you to burst into tears.

"Hey, what's wrong, seriously?" Georgia asks sweetly, rubbing your back to comfort you.

"It's j-just that Ona and I w-we had a fight t-this mor-morning" you stutter through your sentence as you violently sob.

"Hey hey, just breathe, calm down and then you can tell me what happened okay?" Georgia replies sweetly.

You take a few minutes to calm down, still slightly crying though, "Um so Ona and I had a fight this morning because I tried to ask her if she wanted to extend the rent or if we should look for a house together. She got mad that I'm trying to plan for our future, she says that I should live in the moment more and not cause problems" you informs Georgia and a number of other teammates who are standing around listening.

"She deserves better" Kiera whispers to her own girlfriend, Lucy.

Lucy steps up to talk to you knowing that she herself had been the 'Ona' in the past.

"(Y/N)" you look up at Lucy nodding quickly to show that you are listening. "Situations like this are always hard for both sides, but you need to be confident in who you are. You are not doing anything wrong by trying to plan for a future with someone you love but if she doesn't see that then there is a huge difference in the mindset that both of you have in this relationship. While it is horrible, leaving may be the best thing for you to do. Right now you need to focus on the game but afterwards you should talk with her and see if you two can make it work and if you can't or it ends in another fight then maybe it's time to move on"

"But I don't want us to break up" you reply in a small voice.

"I know, and you know what, a few months ago I was acting like Ona, it took Kiera confronting me and asking what I really truly wanted for me to see that if I didn't get serious I wouldn't have her forever. Now I'm back here and happier than ever. If she's the one for you she will realise that she can't live without you and if she's not we will all be here for you" Lucy replies, you quickly get up pulling her into a hug.

"Thank you so much Luce" you whisper, then louder you yell "so where's the music?" the team just laugh as someone turns on the music and you and Georgia begin dancing around happily getting ready for the game.

The two teams line up, there is an awkward air around yourself and Ona and thus the two teams as mostly everyone knows that the two of you are not on good terms at this very moment.

Everyone makes their way to shake hands with their opponents, once Ona is in front of you it seems like the world has stopped for the both of you.

"Good luck" you extend your hand out to shake Ona’s.

"You too" Ona does not shake your hand, instead quickly moving on, this action is not missed by any of the players on the field, or the fans who constantly speculate about the two rivals dating.

The players make their way over to their starting positions, while walking past Katie hits the back of Ona's head lightly, "that was such a dick move Batlle"

"I know" Ona sighs, getting ready to start the game.

On the other side of the pitch Lucy wraps you in the hug, "remember what I said, kill it this game and then kill the relationship... if needed" you laugh, quickly running to your position.

In the middle of the pitch Keira passes the ball to you, you have a clear line from the left wing to goal with none of the Manchester United defenders close enough to stop you from easily making the shot that you are essentially known for.

You quickly plant your left leg on the ground, preparing to kick with your right, as you move to kick the ball a force pulls you to the ground. All you can feel is excruciating pain in your right knee.

"Oh my god" Ona covers her face, feeling horrified that she may have just seriously injured you.

"Keep your personal shit off the pitch Batlle" Lucy growls at the Manchester United defender before leaning down next to you.

"Are you okay sweetheart?" Lucy asks you, rather than responding you continue to cry and groan clutching your knee.

"Medic!" Lucy yells as it seems like it is taking too long for the referee to make her way over to the scene.

Once the trainers arrive they go through a series of questions, you can not answer any of them, you are in too much pain to even hear what they are asking. After determining that it is likely an ACL injury a stretcher is brought onto the field and you are taken off.

"How are you doing sweetheart?" Lucy asks as her and Keira walk into the hospital room.

"ACL rupture, out for at least 6 months and my relationship is falling apart, I'm great" jordyn fake smiles as you hold two thumbs up.

"Ha ha funny, how are you actually?" Lucy asks, sitting next to you.

"It hurts a lot and I'm scared and I wish Ona cared enough to be here" you respond honestly.

"Do you know who hurt you?" Lucy asks.

"No, I don't even know what happened, I’ve only just been checked out and scheduled for surgery"

"Yeah well I think the reason Ona isn't here is because she's the one who did it, she went in for a tackle and completely wiped you out" Keira enters the conversation.

"Oh so it wasn't enough to mess with me emotionally she also had to completely physically mess me up" you sigh, "Sorry guys I'm feeling really tired, you can stay if you want but i'm going to sleep" you immediately close your eyes, attempting to stop the tears that are threatening to fall down your cheeks.

"I think you should leave" you hear a frustrated voice as you just barely begin to wake up.

"She's my girlfriend, you can't force me to leave" you recognise the voice to be Ona, but you don't open your eyes or talk yet.

"I'm well aware Batlle, but you got into a fight with her this morning over having a future together, then you were completely unsportsmanlike before the game and then you literally wiped her out and caused an injury that's going to have her out for 6 months! Your track record today isn't looking so good, so as someone who actually cares for (Y/N) I'm going to need you to leave right now, maybe think about where this relationship is actually going and then once you've made a decision, if you are lucky I will let you see her again" Lucy speaks to Ona, clear frustration can be heard through her strained tone.

"Luce" you rasp out in a voice that is barely above a whisper.

"Yeah, what's up sweetie?" Lucy asks tentatively, as she glares at Ona who still hasn't left.

"Can you call the nurse? I'm in a lot of pain and I just want to sleep" you respond, not even acknowledging that your girlfriend is in the room.

"Of course (Y/N/N), I'll be right back" Lucy states as she walks out of the room past Ona.

"Baby I'm so sorr-" Ona begins to apologise.

"Save it Ona, Lucy is right. You acted so horrible today, you made me feel so awful all day. Look I don't blame you for the injury, things happen, but the rest was so messed up. I'd like you to leave and consider where our relationship is going, I'll talk to you soon" you cut her off.

"I love you" Ona whispers as she leaves the room, not bothering to put up a fight, knowing that she is lucky that she even got as much as a simple response from you.

Ona walks into the Academy Stadium, she feels extremely awkward being there as her last interaction with Manchester City players was not at all positive but she knows she needs to do this to save her relationship.

She walks up to the front desk smiling sweetly at the receptionist, "Hi, I need to see Lucy Bronze"

"And do you have a pass for that?" the receptionist asks.

"Well um no I don't, but I play for Manchester United if that helps?" Ona asks, not sure how to get this girl to let her see Lucy.

"I'm not sure how being a Manchester United player would help at the Manchester City training ground, but I can call up and let her know you are here and she can choose if she wants to see you or not, name?"

"Okay ah we have another problem, she won't want to talk to me, we aren't on the best terms. Ooo um last resort, i'm dating (Y/N) (Y/L/N)" Ona informs the receptionist.

"Oh my god, I love (Y/N), she is such a sweetie!" the receptionist smiles for the first time in the conversation.

"Yeah she really is and I'm trying to surprise her so I could really use the help getting Lucy to come down here" Ona states.

"Okay fine I'll do it, but only because I'm fond of (Y/N)" the receptionist replies.

"What do you want Batlle?" Lucy asks harshly as she walks into the reception area where Ona is nervously pacing.

"Look I know I messed up like big time and I know (Y/N) hates me rig-" Ona is quickly cut off.

"She doesn't hate you, no one knows why but even after everything you've done to that sweet sweet girl can't stop talking about how much you mean to her and how she wishes things were different between the two of you" Lucy explains.

"Oh well that makes things a lot easier I guess" Ona rubs the back of her neck awkwardly.

"Anyway, get to the point please, why am I here?" Lucy is annoyed that she has been taken out of training for someone she very much dislikes at this point in time.

"I want to propose to (Y/N) and I need your help" Ona states simply.

Lucy is shocked at the admission but quickly recovers, keeping up her protective energy. "So you won't talk about any sense of a future with her but you want to marry her, you know how backwards that sounds right?"

"It's no excuse but the reason I have been so uptight about the future lately is that I have been planning this proposal and any time she mentions the future I’m scared that she has worked out that I'm planning to propose" Ona explains to Lucy.

"You are right it is no excuse but (Y/N) is completely infatuated with you and I'm sure she would be extremely excited for this surprise" Lucy explains. "You've still got a long way to go in my book but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Don't mess up this opportunity Ona, it's the last one you have"

"Wait, are you going to help?" Ona yells as Lucy walks off.

"Sure Batlle, message me!" Lucy replies not looking back at the Manchester United defender.

"Lucy, you know it's cruel to make a cripple walk, especially for so long and with no idea where she is going!" you groan as the two of you walk through the park.

"I already told you I'm taking you to a surprise and you will like it, also I literally offered to give you a piggyback and you refused so that's your own problem" Lucy laughs walking ahead of you slightly, the crutches making it hard for you to keep up with your teammate.

"I said no when I thought it was going to be a short walk to my favourite cafe, now that would have been a good surprise, can I take it back, gimme a ride?" you ask sweetly.

"Nope, anyway we're here" Lucy smiles, moving her arms to show you a path of white rose petals that lead to a picnic in a clearing that overlooks the city.

"um Lucy, this looks really romantic, we should probably keep walking, the couple will probably be here soon" you begin to walk past the path moving in a different direction, the action harder than you anticipated with your limited range of movement.

Seeing such a romantic setting makes you feel terrible, you miss Ona even though you feel like you shouldn't and you wished that someone would ever do something half as romantic for you in your lifetime.

"No silly, come here" Lucy grabs your shoulders pulling you down the petal covered path.

"Luce, you are great and all but you have Keira and she is one of my closest friends so this can not happen" you state as you point between yourself and Lucy.

"Oh my god, you are so clueless sometimes, I didn't set this up and I would never cheat on Keira, look just stand here and you'll understand in a minute" Lucy groans forcing you to stand right by the picnic blanket that is set up.

"Hi baby" Ona states, walking from behind you so that you wouldn’t be able to see her coming.

"Ona, hi. What are you doing here?" you ask, clearly very confused.

"This" Ona responds, moving to get on one knee in front of you.

"Oh my god, what?"

"I just need you to calm down and listen for a minute, yeah?" ona asks you. While still in shock you nod your head quickly.

"(Y/N) I have never loved someone as much as I love you and I know that I will never have the capacity to love someone in the same way ever again. You are my forever, you are everything I've ever wished for and everyday I get to spend with you is the best day of my life. I know that I screwed up really badly and made it seem like us having a future together was not something I wanted. That was the biggest mistake of my life, I would be honoured if you would want to spend your life with me. so (Y/N), would you do the honour of allowing me to be your wife?" Ona asks hopefully as you stand in shock with tears streaming down your face.

"Yes of course Ona!" you fall into Ona's arms, smiling widely at the fact that you finally got everything you have ever wanted.

#ona batlle #ona batlle imagine #ona batlle x reader #woso #woso imagine #woso imagines #woso x reader #espwnt #spain wnt #manchester united #manchester wfc #man u #man united wfc

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ollieflopkins · 4 months

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us chillin watching the latest version of Manchester United’s downfall

#hazzy injured fernansh out utd are cooked #see you Sunday cunts #manchester united #man u #man utd #champions league #europa league

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incorrect-futbol-quotes · 2 months

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Cristiano: Oh, so when crows remember people who wronged them and hold grudges, its “intelligent” and “really cool”.

Cristiano: But when I do it, I’m “petty” and “need to let it go”.

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pernillecfcw · 7 months

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Mase 🖤🤍

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danleydon · 2 months

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danleydon.com

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hendolish · 10 months

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starting a collection of these pics 😮‍💨

#england #england national team #england nt #marcus rashford #rashford #jude bellingham #bellingham #trent alexander arnold #jadon sancho #sancho #manchester united #man u #man utd #liverpool

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existence-is-overrated · 6 months

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watching ppl over on tiktok etc. discover young gary through the beckham documentary is insane… we’ve been saying this for years over here !!

#like… about TIME #gary neville #neville #manchester utd #manchester united #man u #man utd #man united #david beckham #beckham #beckham documentary #carraville #bby

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unitedbydevils · 5 months

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Match Review: Manchester United 1-0 Luton

The Iceman cometh: Victor Lindelöf struck in the 59th minute to give United the three points at home to Premier League strugglers Luton at Old Trafford, in yet another game that United should have scored several more goals...

United started with Garnacho on the left wing and Rashford out right following a woeful showing in the previous game from Antony, and it almost paid off early on with a deflected cross from the right looping into Højlund's path, only to go directly at the keeper for a crucial save.

Luton had their chances too, with a poor Lindelof headed clearance leading to a cross straight back in at Morris - who headed on goal unchallenged by the Swede mere seconds later. An excellent save from Onana kept the visitors at bay, but his confidence won't be helped by silly mistakes like that from his defence.

A flank switch mid half saw Garnacho presented with a beautiful chance 1 on 1 with the keeper thanks to Rasmus Højlund, only for the Argentinian to cut onto his right and lose the advantage. Had he stayed on his left, rounded the keeper out wide, there was no defender to close him or stop an easy finish to give United the lead. A mistake, and an experience to learn from, but a frustration for United at a time where goals are in desperately short supply.

The second half was more of the same: Højlund glanced a header wide from a Bruno Fernandes free kick, United did get their goal thanks to Victor Lindelöf and a deflection off Scott McTominay to lay him off, and Rashford hit a late chance directly at keeper ))))))) that really should have gone either side of the stopper. Still, a win's a win, and a clean sheet is also incredibly valuable against a stubborn, strong team containing ex-United prospects such as Tahith Chong (pictured above) and Teden Mengi.

United's game notably improved with the introduction of Mason Mount and Scott McTominay dropping deeper. The Scot might be valued for his goal contributions this season but his traits suit being a bruising ball-winner type. He's not a stereotypical "6" but neither is he a CAM. He's too poor with his passing and positioning to suit such a role, but with Casemiro's poor form there's a huge chance for a Mount/McTominay partnership to blossom. Mount is a box-to-box creator, McTominay is a strong duellist. Both have high stamina and an eye for goal, as does Bruno Fernandes ahead of them, making this a midfield that could do good work.

As a personal aside I prefer the metronomic passing of Sofian Amrabat over McTominay, but there are enough games for both to play - even together - and to control the middle of the pitch.

Remarkably, United's win lifts them into 6th Place in the Premier League also means that despite the seemingly disjointed and misfiring form, the Red Devils are currently THE form side in the EPL. This will provide some solace to Erik Ten Hag who is very slowly getting injured players back for selection, but will perplex fans given the sub-par showings we've seen so far this season.

There's also the Højlund conundrum. The Dane is joint top scorer in the Champions League, but yet to find a goal for United in the Premier League - despite his consistently good showings up front. A goal will come, and hopefully be the first of many, but again the waiting game is tough for the fans keen to see United flex their muscles.

Yet another international break is upon us, meaning United's next game is away to Everton on Sunday November 26; a potentially sticky fixture given Everton seem to be finding their feet again under Sean Dyche, but also a good time to have a break and disrupt that rhythm.

#manchester united #man u #man united #manchester reds #man utd #erik ten hag #old trafford #casemiro #marcus rashford #scott mctominay #mason mount #alejandro garnacho #rasmus højlund #tahith chong #teden mengi #victor lindelof

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twopoppies · 2 months

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Two matches are being played here 😧

fandom vs tabloid

Why people believe he still can show up? the place are close one of each other?

Luton (where Harry is) is about an hour from London (where Taylor is), if I’m not mistaken. People are saying he could still show up because that’s what they want to believe. He’s not showing up. Besides the fact that they’re not actually dating, she is handing out an award. Not receiving one. She doesn’t need a partner to be there. JFC. 🙄

#hussell #stunts #harry in luton #Man u #baftas 2024 #harry in the uk

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Mason Mount - Manchester United v. Liverpool FC - FA Cup

#mason mount #man u #manchester united #fa cup #he's back #football #soccer #footballers #footballer #premier league

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so much love

prompt: your dad passes away during national camp and while you try to keep it to yourself, your girlfriend ona batlle knows you better than that.

word count: 990

a/n: i wrote this at 4am and my mind is not in a very good place so this is a product of that

“(Y/N)!” your roommate Mapi opens the door to the balcony, poking her head out, “I’m heading down to lunch, are you coming?” she asks with a large grin, her happiness inadvertently making you feel worse.

“Yeah just give me a few moments to freshen up and I will be down, no need to wait for me or anything, wouldn’t want you to miss out on getting first pick” you try to make your tone sound as cheery as it usually is, hoping that Mapi doesn’t catch on to the fact that you obviously are not okay right now.

“Okay but don’t take too long, I will grab a plate for you” she responds, her bright smile an indication that she doesn’t suspect that anything is wrong with you.

“Thanks Mapi” you call out as you hear your hotel room door closing behind her, the indication that you needed to finally be able to let out the tears you had been holding on to for the last few minutes.

It is halfway through the scheduled lunch period for the team and you still haven’t made your way down to join everyone, at this point Ona is getting worried, knowing that you would never miss a meal period unless something was wrong.

“Hey Mapi, where is (Y/N)?” Ona asks, a semi-desperate tone present as her mind fills with worry about what could potentially be wrong with you.

“She was in our room just before lunch, she said she just needed a few minutes and that she would be down soon” Mapi shrugs, clearly not as worried about the situation as your girlfriend seems to be.

“I need your room key” Ona holds out her hand, looking at Mapi expectantly.

‘Lunchtime rendezvous, the youngins are getting bold” Mapi jokes, a few people around the room laughing at her joke, not Ona though, her worry about you is growing by the second.

“Mapi, seriously I need your room key” Ona repeats, the serious tone causing Mapi to gulp nervously, not having expected the young player to be acting so seriously.

“Ahh yeah sure” Mapi gets out awkwardly, feeling around in her pockets for the item Ona is asking her. “Here, is everything okay?” she asks as she hands the key to Ona.

“I don’t know” Ona barely gets out before running out of the room towards the staircase wanting to reach you as soon as possible.

You hear the creak of the door signifying that someone is making their way into your hotel room, while you assume it will likely be Mapi who had forgotten something you don’t want to take the chance with your assumptions. You throw some water on your face, grabbing a towel out of the bathroom as you walk through the door, drying your face as if you had actually just washed it.

“Baby” your girlfriend's sweet voice catches your attention instantly, your eyes meet hers and it takes everything within you to not just break down on the spot.

“Hey Babe, I was just washing my face and then I was about to head down. Were you missing me that much?” you attempt to joke, your tone a lot less convincing than it was with Mapi earlier.

“We’ve all been at lunch for an hour (Y/N), is something wrong?” she asks delicately, as if any word could completely break you.

“No of course not, I just got a little caught up is all” you lie horribly, your fasade quickly crumbling around you.

“Baby, what’s wrong?” Ona steps towards you carefully, not knowing what to expect at this moment as you are usually much more open to her about what is going on with you.

“He’s gone” you choke out, sobs racking your body as Ona clasps onto your waist carefully, luring the two of you to the edge of your bed.

“Who?” she whispers. She manoeuvres the two of you so she can hold you to her chest, one of her hands sweetly combing through your hair, the action causing you to bury yourself deeper into her. There are tears rapidly falling down your cheeks as any words you would wish to say can not find their way out of your mouth.

Ona waits patiently for an answer, continuing to hold you close, whispering sweet nothings and carefully playing with your hair. She doesn’t rush you at all, letting you take your time.

“Papa” you finally answer, your voice so quiet that Ona almost doesn’t hear you.

“Your papa?” she asks carefully.

You nod slightly, your face still buried into her chest. She immediately tightens her grip on you holding you closer.

“Oh baby, I am so so sorry” Ona rests her head on top of yours, her tight embrace providing you with as much comfort as it can in this moment which is not a lot.

Ona shifts slightly, attempting to move the two of you into a more comfortable position although the movement causes her grip on you to loosen slightly.

You look up at her with wide eyes, the tears fastly falling, a panic in your eyes.

She immediately recognises that her movements have caused you a sense of distress so she once more pulls you closer to her, holding you securely in her arms.

“I am here baby, I will always be here” her voice soothes you, as your harsh sobs turn to smaller cries, and the seeming never ending waterfall of tears, slows leaving stray tears falling at a steady but much slower rate.

“I love you so much. The team loves you so much. Your mama loves you so much. And baby your papa will always love you more than anyone in the entire world, I know it” Ona’s comforting words are the last thing you hear before drifting into a light and dreamless slumber, which is the closest you will feel to being at peace for quite some time.

#ficlet #ona batlle #ona batlle imagine #ona batlle x reader #woso #woso imagine #woso imagines #woso x reader #espwnt #spain wnt #manchester united #manchester wfc #man u #man united #manchester united wfc

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