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  "id": 16118143,
  "title": "Cesc Fabregas twists the knife into Man United with humiliating revelation after 4-1 thrashing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/cesc-fabregas-twists-the-knife-into-man-united-with-humiliating",
  "topic": "culture",
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  "published": "2026-10-22T22:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cesc-fabregas-twists-knife-man-224000319.html"
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  "account": "Cesc Fabregas intensified Manchester United's humiliation after a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Como in the Champions League. The humiliating loss for United left the team sitting 20th in the table, with just seven points from their opening seven matches. Fabregas disclosed that he regretted instructing his players to slow down in the final minutes, as they could have potentially managed something given their 4-0 lead. The Spaniard also admitted, \"That goal hurt me.\" United's next fixture is against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday.",
  "summary": "Como boss Cesc Fabregas rubbed salt into Manchester United’s wounds as he revealed a message he passed on to his players during the 4-1 rout.EmbarrassedUnited plunged even lower on Wednesday as they...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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