Manchester United maintained their perfect record since Michael Carrick’s return as caretaker manager with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Tottenham at Old Trafford. United were already in the ascendancy by the time Spurs captain Cristian Romero received a straight red card in the 29th minute, having recklessly caught Casemiro’s ankle with his upturned studs. And […]

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Liverpool’s new signing, Jeremy Jacquet, has sustained a severe shoulder injury, so says Rennes coach Habib Beye. Jacquet signed for Liverpool on Monday in a deal reportedly worth £60m (€69.5m). The 20-year-old will join ahead of next season. However, he may now face a long spell on the sidelines after he fell awkwardly in Rennes’ […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa has defended the decision to give his Real Madrid players two additional rest days in the lead-up to Sunday’s visit to Valencia. Arbeloa has endured a mixed start to his reign at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, with Madrid winning three straight games in LaLiga but suffering embarrassing results in other competitions. They were […]

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Hansi Flick was full of praise for Lamine Yamal’s “fantastic” performance against Mallorca, but confirmed the forward was substituted as part of a plan to manage his workload. Barcelona cruised to a comfortable 3-0 LaLiga victory over Mallorca at Camp Nou, with Robert Lewandowski opening the scoring before Yamal stole the show, doubling the Blaugrana’s […]

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Rob Edwards lamented the “ludicrous” defensive errors committed by his Wolves players following their 3-1 defeat to Chelsea, though he credited their ability to “stop the bleeding” in the second half. The Premier League’s bottom club appeared to be on course for an embarrassing defeat when Cole Palmer scored a hat-trick inside 25 first-half minutes, […]

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Liam Rosenior encouraged Cole Palmer to keep ignoring outside noise after proving he can be “unstoppable” with a hat-trick in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Wolves on Saturday. Palmer, who has struggled with injuries this season, struck three times in the space of 25 first-half minutes as Chelsea made it four wins from as many Premier […]

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Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of LaLiga as Lamine Yamal’s second-half stunner helped them on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Mallorca. Robert Lewandowski and substitute Marc Bernal were also on target for Barcelona, who pulled clear of Clasico rivals Real Madrid ahead of their clash with Valencia on Sunday. […]

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Viktor Gyokeres scored twice to help Arsenal cruise to a 3-0 win over Sunderland and open up a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League table. With Manchester City not playing until Sunday, and Aston Villa drawing with Bournemouth, the Gunners took their chance to gain more breathing space at the summit. Kai […]

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Barcelona have announced their withdrawal from the controversial European Super League project. A total of 12 clubs initially signed up to form the breakaway league in 2021, including Premier League sides Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham. However, all six English top-flight clubs quickly withdrew from the project following a backlash from […]

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Pep Guardiola has rebuffed Arne Slot’s claim that it is more important for Liverpool to play entertaining football than win trophies, saying managers always prioritise winning. Manchester City visit Anfield to face their old rivals in Sunday’s headline Premier League fixture, and with Arsenal boasting a six-point lead in the title race, Guardiola’s men have […]

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Liam Rosenior believes Arsenal showed Chelsea a lack of respect during the warm-ups of their EFL Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Ahead of their second-leg tie against Arsenal, Rosenior was seen angrily shouting at some of those on the Gunners’ side of the pitch. Chelsea, who trailed 3-2 from the first leg, went on to lose […]

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Arne Slot feels Virgil van Dijk can play on for Liverpool beyond the end of his current contract. Van Dijk, who joined Liverpool in 2018 from Southampton, signed new terms with the Reds last year. The 34-year-old’s contract runs until the end of next season. And even though the Dutchman has not scaled his usual […]

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes the Football League should change the rules of the EFL Cup so Marc Guehi is eligible to face Arsenal at Wembley next month. City beat Newcastle United 3-1 in the second leg of their semi-final tie on Wednesday, sealing a 5-1 aggregate success after triumphing 2-0 at St James’ […]

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Marc-Andre ter Stegen will undergo surgery on the hamstring injury he sustained during Girona’s defeat to Real Oviedo last week, his loan club have confirmed. Ter Stegen joined Girona on loan last month after losing his status as Barcelona’s first-choice goalkeeper to Joan Garcia, who arrived from Espanyol for €25m last June. The German – […]

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Federico Dimarco and Andy Diouf were on target in the second half as Inter defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0, but it was not enough to send the Nerazzurri straight through to the Champions League’s last 16. After a dire first half at Signal Iduna Park, Dimarco scored with a wonderful free-kick with 10 minutes remaining – […]

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Real Madrid missed out on automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 as Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s stoppage-time goal miraculously kept them in the competition with a 4-2 win. Jose Mourinho came back to haunt former club as a European classic saw Benfica clinch the final position in the knockout-stage play-off round in the […]

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Napoli crashed out of the Champions League as Joao Pedro inspired Chelsea to a 3-2 comeback victory at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Joao Pedro scored two stunning goals in the second half on Wednesday as the Blues sealed their spot in the last 16. Chelsea went ahead through Enzo Fernandez’s 19th-minute penalty, awarded for a […]

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