League One team of the week including Portsmouth, Carlisle United and Shrewsbury Town men – gallery
Portsmouth have made an impressive start to the new season
Pompey are going well under John Mousinho at the moment. They won 2-0 at home to Port Vale last time out courtesy of a brace by striker Colby Bishop.
The Hampshire outfit are top of the table as they eye promotion to the Championship this season. They sit at the summit ahead of 2nd place Oxford United and haven’t lost yet.
Pompey take on Gillingham on Tuesday evening in the Papa John’s Trophy before the international break. In the meantime, here is a look at the League One team of the week courtesy of statistics collected by website WhoScored.
1. Nathan Baxter, Bolton
7.6
2. Joe Rafferty, Pompey
3. Chey Dunkley, Shrewsbury
8.3
4. Luke Leahy, Wycombe
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Man United are in a dilemma over what to do with the leaky roof at Old Trafford
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Manchester United are in a dilemma over what to do with the notoriously leaky roof at Old Trafford, Confidential can reveal.
During a staff meeting at the stadium on Thursday, managing director Collette Roche outlined the difficulties United face in trying to fix the problem that has come to symbolise the Glazer family’s neglect of the club.
United know that the roof over the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand needs replacing – and repairing in other areas of the ground. However, the logistics of installing cranes over the railway line at the back of the south stand means the work cannot be done during the season without severely restricting the match-day attendance.
