Erik ten Hag knows Manchester United “have a way to go” as they look to kickstart their season with a statement derby victory against rivals Manchester City.
All eyes will be on Old Trafford this Sunday as Pep Guardiola’s treble winners look to halt the Red Devils’ wholly unconvincing three-game winning streak.
United required their latest ever Premier League comeback to beat Brentford 2-1 before an international break they returned from with a win by the same scoreline at rock-bottom Sheffield United.
Ten Hag’s team toiled to a third straight victory in all competitions on Tuesday, when Andre Onana’s last-gasp spot-kick save sealed a crucial 1-0 win against Copenhagen in the Champions League.
It was another narrow escape for a United side tha…
James Maddison not going to the World Cup with England would be a shame for the country , said Brendan Rodgers after the Leicester City midfielder scored another two goals on Monday.
Maddison s continued absence from Gareth Southgate s Three Lions squad has been the source of some contention.
The 25-year-old has earned only a single England cap, in November 2019, and appears to face an uphill battle to gain favour with Southgate before Qatar 2022 kicks off next month.
Yet Maddison has started the Premier League season in outstanding form. After scoring two and assisting another in Leicester s 4-0 win over fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest, he has seven goal involvements in seven appearances.
Going back to the start of the previous campaign, Southgate s …
Breezes of change are being felt in Italy when it comes to the National Team. Roberto Mancini has done a great job to position the country at the upper echelons of the European scene, a place Italy should have never left in the first place. The numbers speak volumes of Italy’s return to a top status in the UEFA region.
Italy are only one of three teams to carry a perfect record in the 2020 European Championship Qualifiers after six matches, alongside Belgium and Spain. The main difference here lies on the fact that both Belgium and Spain were expected to do so, while Italy had several uncertainties around them heading into the qualifying campaign.
Let’s not forget Italy are coming off one of their worst runs of results in history. Gli Azzurri didn’t get past the g…
Real Madrid are interested in signing Mason Greenwood from Manchester United in the summer of 2024, according to . Greenwood is on loan at Getafe at the moment, and the 22-year-old forward’s performances have impressed Madrid, who could look to make a move for the youngster at the end of the season.
Greenwood joined La Liga club Getafe on loan from Premier League outfit United in the summer of 2023. The 22-year-old English forward has made 11 starts and three substitute appearances in the league so far this season. He has scored three goals and given four assists in those games.
Real Madrid are at the top of the La Liga table at the moment with 45 points from 18 matches, level on points with second-placed Girona. Meanwhile, Getafe currently find themselves eighth in t…
Liverpool are interested in signing Fikayo Tomori from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners admire the central defender.
Tomori is open to leaving AC Milan for a club in the Premier League in the summer of 2023. The 25-year-old England international central defender believes that a move back to a club in the English top flight would see him get more playing time for the Three Lions.
The 25-year-old has been on the books of AC Milan since 2021 when he made the move permanent after a loan spell at San Siro. The defender helped the Rossoneri win Serie A last season. Milan have progressed to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League this campaign and could also end u…
Freddie Ljungberg s first game in temporary charge of Arsenal ended in a 2-2 draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road on Sunday thanks to a brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Teemu Pukki put Norwich ahead via a deflected effort before Aubameyang equalised with a retaken penalty kick, having seen his initial effort from the spot saved.
Todd Cantwell restored Norwich s advantage with a smart finish before Aubameyang levelled for a second time from a corner.
Ljungberg, who played for Arsenal between 1998 and 2007, was promoted from a coaching role to interim boss after Unai Emery was sacked on Friday.
He made five changes from Emery s final game against Eintracht Frankfurt and retained Granit Xhaka for a first Premier League start since he was stripped o…
Panathinaikos have completed the signing of former Manchester United forward Federico Macheda, according to ESPN.
The Greek outfit have agreed a three-year deal with the twenty-seven-year-old, who most recently played for Italian Serie B side Novara.
In eighteen months with the club he racked up fifty appearances in all competitions, scoring eleven goals – the most he has managed for anyone he has played for.
Despite bursting onto the scene for Manchester United with a goal on his debut in April 2009, Macheda managed just five more goals for the club before eventually being sold to Cardiff City in 2014.
He has had several loan spells both in England and across Europe, the latest of which coming at Nottingham Forest in the 2015/16 campaign though he…
Liverpool welcomed Newcastle United to Anfield on Monday evening, and current form proved an important factor as the in-form Premier League leaders emerged victorious against the struggling visitors.
The first half ended goalless, though Liverpool dominated it completely. Their domination finally bore fruit with just over three minutes of second half gone, when Mohamed Salah broke the deadlock. But at the first instance of Newcastle hitting back, Alexander Isak equalized just five minutes later. Nonetheless, the Reds bagged two more goals in quick succession through Curtis Jones (74 ), and Cody Gakpo (78 ), and though Sven Botman briefly restored some chance for an uncertain finish in the 84th, Salah stepped up to convert from the spot two minutes later, after Newcastle goalkee…
Phil Foden believes England are enjoying “great times” and is relishing being among a wealth of attacking options, even if they mean he is not a certain starter at Euro 2024.
The Manchester City forward started England’s 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night as the hosts secured qualification to next summer’s finals in Germany.
The Euro 2020 runners-up will no doubt be among the favourites to win the tournament after another strong showing throughout the qualifying campaign.
“These are definitely great times for England,” said Foden.
“We’ve reached a final now and we want to keep doing that. We’ve had a taste for it and we want to be in the big games and the big occasions and we’ve got experience on the pitch to do that so we …
Gabriel Jesus threatened to turn from hero to villain but his Brazil team-mates sealed a 3-1 win over Peru at the Maracana and a ninth Copa America title.
Tite s men beat their final opponents 5-0 during the group stage but were under pressure when Peru skipper Paolo Guerrero cancelled out Everton s opener with a 44th-minute penalty.
Jesus, whose excellent wing play laid on Brazil s first goal, restored the advantage in first-half injury time.
That set the five-time world champions on course for their first major honour in 12 years, although a clumsy aerial challenge on Carlos Zambrano was enough to earn Jesus a second yellow card and set up a fraught finale until substitute Richarlison dispatched a final-minute penalty to spark buoyant celebrations.
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