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(Getty) Ruben Amorim is making some ‘big dressing room calls’ at Manchester United The Portuguese has pushed for change to reverse a negative cycle but a daunting trip to Anfield will test his commitment 5 Jan 2025 - The Independent MIGUEL DELANEY CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER It is yet another of those moments where Ruben Amorim is trying to create a new future, only for history – and a more problematic present – to impose on events.  The Manchester United manager won’t use Marcus Rashford for a seventh successive game , after the England forward was ruled out for today due to illness . There was considerable doubt over whether Amorim would have played him anyway but the prospect did weigh over Liverpool’s preparation, since Rashford is one player even Arne Slot’s most experienced defenders had a certain trepidation about. (EPA) Liverpool manager Arne Slot,  who has inspired a Premier League title charge,  could make United’s run worse The 27-year-old has scored more times aga...

(AP) Actor Maggie Smith was most famous for her roles in the Harry Potter films and TV series ‘Downton Abbey’ The celebrated actor Maggie Smith, who won two Oscars and seven Baftas, has died aged 89. The star of stage and screen, known for her prominent roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, as well as her performance in The Prime of Miss Jean 28 Sep 2024 - The Independent JOE SOMMERLAD Brodie, died in hospital yesterday morning, her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said. Stephens and Larkin said in a statement: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.” In a stellar career spanning 60 years she won two Oscars : for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in 1970 and California Suite in 1979. Smith...