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Ange Postecoglou disagrees with angry David Moyes over Manchester United and Liverpool AFCON advantage
05.01.2024 - 13:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou insists he's not bothered by Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana delaying his Africa Cup of Nations participation so he can feature against Spurs later this month.
Onana is in the Cameroon squad for the tournament in the Ivory Coast but is set to remain with United until the January 14 clash against Tottenham despite his nation kicking off their tournament the following day. Clubs are bound by FIFA regulations to release players for the competition from January 1 but United, Onana and Cameroon are compromising.
It means United will have an advantage many of their Premier League rivals, including Spurs who see Son Heung-min depart for the Asia Cup, won't and comes after West Ham boss David Moyes criticised the schedule after he was left without Mo Kudus and Nayef Aguerd for their game with Brighton this week but Liverpool, who played 24 hours earlier, could call on Mo Salah.
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"I feel that's something which isn't correct," said the former United chief. "I just think why couldn't we have our African players the same as everybody else? I don't see at this point why you would play a game and be disadvantaged by some of your players not being able to play."
But Postecoglou isn't fazed by the apparent advantage United will have by retaining their first choice keeper.
"I don’t think it’s fair or unfair," said the Spurs chief this week. "Each club can deal with it the way we want. There’s other reasons for these kind of things, but no, certainly, what other clubs do doesn’t affect me or the way I view it.
"Ultimately we’re bound by Fifa rules with these things. We want our players to
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