Full transcript:<\/span><\/h2>\nQuestion:<\/strong> Man Utd boss Erik Ten Hag is looking to sign a striker this month, who do you think the club should be targeting?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nAndy Cole:<\/strong> \u201cDuring this window? I\u2019ll be very honest with you. I\u2019m not sure. I think ultimately there\u2019s not a lot about and I think it might be a case of working with what you\u2019ve got and then in the summer try to find what you\u2019re looking for – which is not going to be easy. There\u2019s not a lot of centre forwards around anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: What do you think of reports linking Wout Weghorst with a move to Man Utd?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cWow when I heard that I was as surprised as anybody. I know he got a couple of goals in the World Cup and he\u2019s on loan in Turkey now but he had an absolutely terrible time at Burnley. You can only say if he had such a tough time at Burnley what can we really expect if he comes to Manchester United?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Could you see United making a loan move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cIn the current climate with the way Aubameyang is struggling at the moment, which I\u2019m very surprised he has done by the way, I can\u2019t see it. I\u2019m still very surprised United are looking to bring players in on loan. I think Man Utd\u2019s best loan player ever, that they should\u2019ve taken on permanently, was Henrik Larsson. That was a phenomenal loan move but when you look at all the loan deals since then, none of them have really worked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: What about rumours linking Memphis Depay with a return to Old Trafford?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cThis is another one that would really surprise me if it gets done. Memphis came to United when he was a youngster and it didn\u2019t work out then so you\u2019ve got to say if it did happen what makes you think it\u2019s going to work out this time? There\u2019s the Dutch connection now with the manager and while this is all hypothetical you\u2019ve got to be concerned that history could repeat itself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Can you see Man Utd being in for Joao Felix in light of the huge loan fee being talked about?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cHe\u2019s a class player but if you\u2019re talking about \u00a320m for a loan fee you might as well try to get the deal done on a permanent basis if you fancy him. Because \u00a320m on a loan deal is a serious amount of money. When I was young and going out on loan there was no such thing as a loan fee. I think he\u2019ll create a lot of goals but would he score a lot Haaland style? No. The two are totally different but I think he\u2019ll get in good positions, create for his team-mates and score a few goals himself. But to get an out-and-out number nine in this market I don\u2019t know where you look.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Would it make sense for Arsenal to sign Felix given that Jesus is out injured?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cAs a loan deal yes that would make more sense to me because I\u2019m not sure when Jesus will be back. But \u00a320m still seems too much because you could potentially use that money better in the summer to look to bring someone else in. If you can add \u00a340m then you\u2019ve got \u00a360m and that\u2019s a decent amount to sign someone with.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Can you see Marcus Rashford\u2019s head being turned by the reported interest from PSG?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cAnything is possible in the modern game. If you look at the last two seasons Marcus has really found it very difficult for whatever reason and he\u2019s not been the player who broke into the United team and took the Premier League by storm. But this year you\u2019re starting to see him back to his best. Could his head be turned? I honestly believe any player\u2019s head could be turned. Casemiro coming to United from Real Madrid was a deal not many would\u2019ve imagined but that happened so in football anything is possible and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised. He\u2019ll want to win the Champions League and he might think leaving United will give him a better chance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: \u201cDoes the Carabao Cup represent United\u2019s best chance of silverware this season?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cYou\u2019ve got to say yes because if they beat Charlton then they\u2019re in the semi-finals and as we used to say \u2018once you\u2019re in the semis you can start smelling the hotdogs\u2019 so you know it\u2019s getting close. Once you\u2019re in the semis anything\u2019s possible so of course they\u2019ve got a decent chance but City are still in it too so they\u2019ll need some luck if they are to win it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: How do you see Ten Hag setting his side up for the Manchester Derby at the weekend?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a cautious approach. Ten Hag knows City can keep the ball for fun so I can\u2019t see Manchester United having anywhere near as much possession as City. Naturally they\u2019ll be forced to defend in numbers and this never used to happen but United will have to look to hit City on the counter attack. The form Rashford\u2019s in could cause them problems. It will be a tough game there\u2019s no doubt about that and if you remember back to when they played earlier this season United had won four in a row just as they have done now. They got hammered 6-3 so let\u2019s see where the land lies after this one.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Who excites you more out of Anthony and Alejandro Garnacho?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cGarnacho excites me more to be honest. I think he\u2019s busy and aggressive when he gets on the ball and he always wants to take people on. He looks to drop a shoulder, go past his defender and get crosses in or get his shots off. As a centre forward like me when you\u2019ve got a winger like that who wants to put the ball in that makes my mind up early doors because you know you\u2019re in the game. I think he\u2019s a really talented player and I\u2019d love to see him get more action this season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Does it feel like a weight has been lifted at United since Cristiano Ronaldo left in December?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and say Ronaldo was the problem, because at a football club there can be more than one individual that can be a problem. You hear it said that United have done fantastically well to get rid of him and now everything\u2019s all rosy. No, I don’t think so because there seemed to be problems before he arrived and there\u2019s still problems since he left despite this run they\u2019re on. It\u2019s too simplistic to scapegoat Ronaldo when clearly there\u2019s other issues at play. If they lose a couple of games, who are they going to blame then? Because obviously you can\u2019t blame Ronaldo any more. Ronaldo has been an unbelievable player and I wish the situation could have been resolved better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Would Newcastle fans place winning a trophy above Champions League qualification?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cKnowing those fans they\u2019ll want both. They\u2019d love to win a Cup but the way things are progressing up there now Champions League is looking more possible by the week. But being in that position they also know they\u2019re going to need to draw for more reinforcements.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: What areas should Newcastle be looking to strengthen?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cIf you look at the difference between the last season and this season. They brought in four players but would you say they\u2019re really top, top draw players? Probably not. But they\u2019ve all gelled together and bought into what the manager is trying to do. I think the back four are absolutely solid, the midfield are bringing lots of creativity but the problem for me is a lack of goals from up front. Wilson doesn\u2019t play enough games and always seems to be picking up injuries. Chris Wood, I\u2019m never trying to be disrespectful but is he going to get them where they want to go? I\u2019m not so sure. Isak could be the man, I almost forgot about him. He\u2019s done it at international level and he started his Premier League career very well before he got injured but he\u2019s finally back now so hopefully he kicks on.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Are you surprised at the way Newcastle have been criticised for their tactics and time wasting?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019m surprised that any team wants to play that way to be honest. You have to play the so-called \u2018big five\u2019 away at some point and set your team up accordingly, but the run Newcastle have been on you\u2019d think they\u2019d be confident enough to not have to resort to those kinds of tactics. Eddie Howe is a pragmatic coach and everyone does whatever they do for a reason but so far he\u2019s certainly done a solid job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Which NUFC players have impressed you most so far this season?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cBruno Guimar\u00e3es has been outstanding. I like him, he\u2019s tidy, he\u2019s got good feet, he’s a proper footballer. Joelinton has been fantastic as well when you consider all the flack that he takes. Almiron has been great and now he\u2019s added a lot more goals to his game, you can see how effective he is. Trippier has been solid and I\u2019m surprised Manchester United never made more effort to sign him when they were looking for a right-back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Do you think United would have been better off signing Trippier instead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cWhen you look at Trippier as a footballer you see his intelligence shines and that allows him to excel offensively and defensively. He takes great free kicks too and the way the modern game is, especially with fullbacks being so important now that\u2019s a great asset. If you look at Trippier\u2019s career he\u2019s always managed to find ways of being effective in whatever he does.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Will Newcastle\u2019s ownership undermine their potential success?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019ll be honest, I’m not a politician. I don\u2019t get involved in politics. But the Premier League ratified for the club to be bought by the country or whatever it is. It\u2019s got nothing to do with me. I\u2019m not going to sit here and make moral judgements. I love football and I\u2019m an ex-player but it\u2019s not for me to pass judgements on anybody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Do you think the owners will look to replace Eddie Howe with a more glamorous name?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cIn football nothing surprises me and it depends on what the club really wants. If you look at the majority of clubs that get taken over, they always end up going for a big name manager because the perception is you\u2019ve got a better chance of bringing in big name players. It all depends on what they see as the target. Are they trying to win the Premier League, then the Champions League? How much investment is being put into the club? The game is about winning and Eddie Howe has done a fantastic job but would I be surprised if Newcastle brought in a bigger name manager? No, I wouldn’t be shocked.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Should Jude Bellingham stay at Dortmund or come back to the Premier League?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cIt all depends on what the project is going to be. Staying at Dortmund for another year like Haaland did could suit him and then he can go wherever he wants to go. I think he\u2019s in a similar position. No doubt his parents will sit down with him and come to the right conclusion. He\u2019s 19 and he\u2019s in Dortmund\u2019s first XI. He\u2019s not one for the future, he needs to be playing every week. I think that\u2019s why he moved to Dortmund in the first place. At other clubs he might have been coming off the bench here and there. The big Premier League clubs here must be thinking \u2018how the hell did we let him go abroad?\u2019. He\u2019s gone there, absolutely smashed it and now it\u2019s going to cost \u00a3100m to bring him back, when you could\u2019ve got him for \u00a320m a couple of years ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Where do you think it\u2019s gone wrong for Jadon Sancho since he joined Manchester United?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t know but I really would like to have five minutes to sit down with him and find out what\u2019s going on and where it\u2019s gone wrong. Us in the media have a tendency to say \u2018it\u2019s this, it\u2019s that, he\u2019s not working hard enough\u2019 etc. But it\u2019s not just about that is it? It\u2019s not about someone working hard enough because on the flipside it\u2019s not enough to simply work hard. That\u2019s a given. When people say \u2018what are his attributes?\u2019 and people say \u2018he works really hard\u2019. Great but that\u2019s the minimum. Who doesn\u2019t work hard? But with Sancho I\u2019d love just five minutes with him to hear his side and see how he reckons he can turn it around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: What advice would you give Darwin Nunez on how he can enhance his finishing?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cTo be fair I wouldn\u2019t give him any advice. Everyone on social media wants to give him advice. Someone said they put him in the same bracket as me and I said to myself I find that very, very disrespectful. Nunez is a totally different player to me. He tried to mention that he gets himself in positions but doesn\u2019t finish off his chances. You never know what\u2019s going through a certain individual\u2019s mind, what he\u2019s struggling with. He\u2019s robust, he\u2019s strong, he gets in great positions but for some reason his finishing is lacking at the present moment. Will that come? We\u2019ll have to wait and see. But put it this way he is no Sadio Mane. That\u2019s why there\u2019s so much talk about him because Mane was absolutely unbelievable. That\u2019s what Liverpool are ultimately missing now. I don\u2019t know why they didn\u2019t give him the money they wanted.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Do you think Man City regret selling Zinchenko and Jesus to Arsenal?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cNo, not at all. If you look at what Manchester City have you can understand why they got rid of them. I\u2019m not being disrespectful by saying \u2018got rid of\u2019 but it made sense for them to sell those two, even to a prospective rival because of the wealth of players they still have. Guardiola\u2019s said it many times that he doesn\u2019t want unhappy players in his dressing room. I was more surprised that he let Raheem Sterling go. But he\u2019s moved them all on and if you look at his team now it\u2019s got even stronger. I still think Man City are favourites to win the league. If you look at the upcoming games this weekend. If results go Man City\u2019s they could be two points behind. Plus they\u2019ve still got Arsenal to play twice. City have been there and done it and there\u2019s so much of the season still to go so they\u2019re still the team to beat for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: What makes Erling Haaland such a menace?<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n AC:<\/strong> \u201cHe had two touches of the ball in the first half an hour the other night and one of those was a goal. He doesn\u2019t get involved in the build up but when you\u2019ve got the likes of De Bruyne, Mahrez, Grealish to do the creating you don\u2019t have to get involved. He\u2019ll burst into the box, have one chance, take it and put his side 1-0 up and they\u2019ve got a great chance of winning the game. Then the other team have to attack, he\u2019ll get a chance on the counter and bang it\u2019s 2-0 game over. He\u2019s clinical and I was in this position at Newcastle\u2026 When you have a team that is built for you all the chances are going to be created for you. If you look at the way Man City play when he\u2019s in the team, all he does is run the box. City have been like this for years but no one\u2019s scored the variety of goals like Haaland has. If you look at his numbers it\u2019s not even a surprise because they\u2019ve been creating so many chances previously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Would Pep Guardiola sacrifice the Premier League to win the Champions League?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cTo be honest no. You\u2019ve got to be the best team after 38 games. Of course you want to win the CL and be known as the best team in Europe but there\u2019s always the potential for a banana skin in that competition. Under Sir Alex Ferguson he always maintained that it was most important to be the best team after 38 games and be the best in your country. With Man City there\u2019s been times in Europe when they\u2019ve changed their team a bit too much and got knocked out and you\u2019re left scratching your head. The final against Chelsea, the semi against Lyon\u2026 If you look back they\u2019ve had more than enough opportunities to win it but they haven\u2019t had that little bit of luck yet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: Do you feel Man Utd should have tried harder to sign Cody Gakpo?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cWow I\u2019m really not sure what happened there. All reports before and during the World Cup said the same thing, that he was headed for Manchester United. What happened after that? I\u2019m as mystified as everybody else.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nQ: How do you see the North London Derby playing out this weekend between Tottenham and Arsenal?<\/strong><\/p>\nAC:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s an interesting one. We all know Conte. It\u2019s like my manager used to say to me, he could start a row in an empty house. Ultimately it\u2019s all about results and Tottenham have been very up and down. If they can put a spanner in the works of Arsenal of course they\u2019ll be desperate to do that.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United and Newcastle United legend Andy Cole has opened up to Casinos En Ligne about the array of attackers linked with Man Utd, how Ronaldo was made a scapegoat and previews the Manchester and North London derbies in a wide-ranging interview. If you would like to use the quotes from this interview, please credit … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":96,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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