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Coach Maurizio Sari during his team's match against Newcastle in London on Saturday. Photography: Andrew Koldridge – Reuters (The photo is for editorial purposes only.)
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Maurizio Sari said after a 2-1 victory at Newcastle United on Saturday that his side needed to strengthen their midfielder if they wanted to retain their fourth place in the Premier League, automatically qualified for the Champions League.
Chelsea took advantage of Arsenal's defeat to West Ham United to take fourth place and get away from rivals by six points before heading to Emirates Stadium. next week.
Chelsea is worried about the start of some midfielders, including Willian, who scored the winner in Newcastle, the Brazilian being tied to Barcelona, while Cesc Fabregas left for Monaco.
"You know that Willian is a very important player for us," Sari told reporters. We need players in the center of the wings so we definitely need Pedro and (Calum) Hudson-Oduy. For us, he is an important player for the moment. "
Despite many players, Sari said that Chelsea did not have the defensive midfielders.
"While you were watching, Giorgio was suffering from a problem and there was no player on the bench in the center, so I needed a backup player for Giorgio."
"The club knows my opinion well.I need a player in this center (but) the decision is in the hands of the management."
Prepared by Shadi Amir for publication in Arabic
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