Jurgen Klopp heaped praise on Sadio Mane as the Liverpool manager once again lamented his failure in not signing the forward for Borussia Dortmund.
Mane has made a seamless transition from Southampton to Liverpool, helping Klopp and Co. mount a Premier League title challenge ahead of Monday s Merseyside derby at Everton.
The 24-year-old Senegal international formerly of Red Bull Salzburg has scored seven goals in 15 league appearances this season as Klopp benefits from the exploits of Mane, who was on the German manager s radar at Dortmund in 2014.
The quality of the player, the character of the team, Klopp said when asked why Mane has made such an impact.
They had really open arms for him from the first second they heard we were signing Sadio Mane. The…
Leroy Sane just wants to keep going after he continued his impressive form for Bayern Munich with a goal and an assist in a 7-0 rout of Bochum.
Sane opened the scoring on Saturday with a fine free-kick, with the Germany winger then turning provider for Joshua Kimmich to double Bayern s lead.
Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski – who scored in a record-setting 13th successive Bundesliga home match – Kimmich and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting all scored again for Bayern, with Vasilios Lampropoulos also turning into his own net.
Sane hopes to maintain his strong start to the season under Julian Nagelsmann after a difficult campaign last year.
I always try to do my best, he told Bayern s official website.
At the moment things are goin…
Giovanni Reyna is expected to return to action within 10 days despite suffering a muscle strain on international duty, handing the United States a welcome boost ahead of the World Cup.
Reyna was substituted during the first half of the USA s goalless draw with Saudi Arabia earlier this week, after which it was revealed he had suffered from muscle tightness .
His exit from that match – his country s final friendly ahead of November s trip to Qatar – set alarm bells ringing, particularly given Reyna missed much of last season with similar muscle injuries.
But Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic moved to allay fears of another long-term absence on Thursday, stating: Gio has a strain and will be out for seven to 10 days. We hope he is available to play follo…
Adam Lallana would have been included in England s World Cup squad had he been fully fit, Gareth Southgate has revealed.
The Liverpool midfielder has earned a recall for September s matches against Spain and Switzerland after narrowly missing out on a ticket to Russia.
Persistent injuries restricted the 30-year-old to just one Premier League start last term and forced him to be content with a spot on standby.
Southgate had hoped to include Lallana in his final 23 and believes he still has plenty to offer leading into Euro 2016.
Adam is a player that has had a big contribution for us, the England boss told reporters.
When you look at the squad I ve named, all of that squad should be available for two years time.
We don t want to waste …
Malky Mackay has revealed that he held talks about becoming Newcastle United assistant manager prior to taking the Cardiff City job.
Cardiff play host to Newcastle on Saturday with the Scot admitting that he was approached to form part of his counterpart Alan Pardew s backroom staff while he was in charge of Watford.
The 41-year-old, though, opted to remain at Vicarage Road and subsequently joined Cardiff in 2011 before guiding the club into the Premier League last season by clinching the Championship title.
Mackay played under Pardew at West Ham and is full of praise for the work his close friend has done at St James Park since his arrival in December 2010.
I could have been at Newcastle, Mackay said.
We had that conversation concerning me going up there a…
The MLS side Minnesota United have reinforced their attacking options with the addition of FC Copenhagen forward Bashkim Kadrii, .
A Danish national of Albanian descent arrives on a year-long loan from the Danish heavyweights and is expected to increase competition for places and add quality to Minnesota squad.
Kadrii is a versatile forward who can easily operate in various positions upfront. He is comfortable going forward left, right and through the middle and boasts a good eye for goal.
The 25-year-old has not been the first-choice striker this year for his club, featuring only once in the 2016/17.
Denmark international joined FC Copenhagen from OB back in 2014/15, but has since failed to establish himself as the first-team regular.
Bashkim Ka…
Lionel Messi voiced his delight with his FIFA Ballon d Or win after beating Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona team-mate Neymar to the prestigious individual award.
The prolific attacker guided Barcelona to the treble in 2014-15, before adding the Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup to his trophy cabinet in the first half of this season, while also reaching the final of the Copa America with Argentina in July.
Messi has now won the Ballon d Or five times twice more than last year s winner Ronaldo and he felt honoured to be voted the best in the world once more after coming in second in 2013 and 2014.
It s a very special moment for me to be back here on the stage, winning again after being in the audience to see Ronaldo win for the last two years, th…
Wolfsburg midfielder Diego Ribas da Cunha has revealed that Arsenal and Southampton have been showing interest in his services.
The Brazilian has been heavily linked with a return to former club Atletico Madrid, but it appears he could rather end up in English Premier League.
Diego has confessed to interest from Arsenal and Southampton, admitting both clubs are quite appealing to him.
“I know there is interest from Premier League clubs. I have heard Arsenal is one of them,” Diego told The Sun.
“It would be the ideal destination for me because their style suits my characteristics perfectly. Of course I would say ‘yes’ to Arsenal.
“Southampton have great organisation and discipline and big talents like Adam Lallana. But again there is n…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Cristiano Ronaldo for his late winner against Villarreal, saying there s always a chance when the Manchester United star is playing.
The Portugal captain made history on Wednesday as he made his 178th Champions League appearance, breaking the record held by Iker Casillas.
The 36-year-old marked the occasion with a 95th-minute goal to give United a 2-1 victory over Unai Emery s side and avenge their shoot-out defeat in last season s Europa League final.
Villarreal had not lost a game in normal time since a 2-1 defeat to Real Madrid on the final day of last season, and they fully deserved their lead at Old Trafford when Paco Alcacer converted Arnaut Danjuma s cross.
Alex Telles blasted home a superb volley to level the scores …
Celtic are interested in signing Caoimhin Kelleher from Liverpool in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Celtic have been tracking Kelleher for a number of years now, and that the defending Scottish Premiership champions are keen on getting a deal done at the end of the season.
Joe Hart is retiring at the end of the season. The former Manchester City star is the number one goalkeeper for Celtic at the moment, so the Hoops need to find a suitable replacement for the Englishman. Celtic think that Kelleher is the perfect choice.
Kelleher has been playing well in recent weeks. The Republic of Ireland international has got his chance due to the injury to Alisson, who is the number one goalkeeper for Liverpool. Kelleher starred for the Reds …