A youthful Tottenham side squeezed past Ferencvaros at Groupama Arena to make it two wins from two in the league phase of the Europa League. Pape Sarr's first-half strike and Brennan Johnson's late effort made the difference in a 2-1 victory, with Ange Postecoglou getting the chance to cast a close eye over teenagers Mikey Moore, Archie Gray, Will Lankshear and Lucas Bergvall on a tough trip to...Full Story »

The future of Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool has been cast into further doubt as reports from Spain state that Real Madrid have made contact with the full-back on several occasions recently. The 25-year-old is out of contract at Anfield at the end of the current season and there has been no concrete sign of a new one being offered to the England international. That will likely come later...Full Story »

Under-fire Erik ten Hag was frustrated by some risible Manchester United defending in a chaotic Europa League clash that looked set to end in a humiliating loss in Porto until Harry Maguire’s late leveller.Sunday’s shambolic 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham increased the focus on the Dutch manager, whose side flew out of the blocks in Portugal as Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund struck...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag accepts Manchester United must do better than squandering a 2-0 lead after Harry Maguire’s stoppage-time header salvaged a 3-3 draw away to Porto in the Europa League.United were in need of a response from Sunday’s humiliating 3-0 Premier League defeat by Tottenham at Old Trafford.It had looked like they would get one after racing into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 20 mi...Full Story »

Rangers found lively Lyon too hot to handle in a 4-1 Europa League drubbing at Ibrox.Philippe Clement’s side missed two good chances before 19-year-old Belgian Malick Fofana curled in the opener after 10 minutes which began an exacting night for the home side.Gers midfielder Tom Lawrence did level in the 14th minute but captain Alexandre Lacazette restored the French side’s lead five...Full Story »

Chelsea emphasised the depth of talent available to head coach Enzo Maresca as their second-string XI eased to a stylish 4-2 win over Gent at Stamford Bridge to kick-off their Conference League campaign.The Italian changed his entire starting team from Saturday’s win over Brighton and there was a palpable sense of players desperate to stake their claim to a regular starting berth.Defender ...Full Story »

Interim boss Liam Fox praised Hearts for the resilience they showed to grind down Dinamo Minsk as they eked out their first competitive win in almost five months in their Europa Conference League opener in Azerbaijan.The Edinburgh side – without a victory in any of their previous 10 matches this term – had not inflicted defeat on an opponent since beating Dundee in on May 11 in the t...Full Story »

Larne’s debut in major European competition ended with a 3-0 Europa Conference League defeat against Norwegian hosts Molde.Having become the first Irish League club to make the group stage of a major European tournament, Larne found it a tough baptism.They acquitted themselves well during the first half, and it ended 0-0 despite Molde edging possession and territory.But the second period p...Full Story »

Atletico eye Chelsea's Chilwell as potential January signing Atletico Madrid are showing "strong interest" in Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell, according to reports by Ekrem Konur. 🚨🆕 #TransferNews Atletico Madrid is showing strong interest in Chelsea’s left-back Ben Chilwell and is keen on a potential deal in January. ▪️Atletico’s coach, Diego Simeone, is eager to strengthen h...Full Story »

Head coach Arne Slot insists he wants to be remembered for “more special things” than setting the record for the best start by a Liverpool boss.The Dutchman became the first at the club to win eight of his first nine matches after a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bologna which maintained their 100 per cent Champions League record.“I don’t draw many conclusions from that but...Full Story »

Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom praised Milutin Osmajic after the forward notched a brace in the 3-0 win over Watford as North End await the outcome of his charge of biting an opponent.Osmajic made his first Championship start of the season in the contest at Deepdale six days on from being charged by the Football Association over his alleged biting of Blackburn defender Owen Beck during the 0-0 ...Full Story »

Manager Narcis Pelach revealed a chat with four-goal hero Tom Cannon was key to his striker’s stunning display in Stoke’s 6-1 Championship win over Portsmouth.Cannon was substituted at half-time in City’s 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough on Saturday but the Leicester loanee justified his starting role with two goals in each half as he became the first Stoke player to score four time...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder revealed a “colourful” half-time team-talk had the desired effect in his side’s 1-0 home win against Swansea.The Blades extended their unbeaten Championship start to eight matches and kept a fifth straight clean sheet as Swansea defender Josh Tymon’s first-half own goal just before the break proved decisive.“One-nil to the Arsenal,...Full Story »

'Britain's most hated woman' has weighed in on Kyle Walker's fragile marriage to Annie Kilner and said her reported demand for £15million is "desperate". Former glamour model Carla Bellucci, 42, called the controversial relationship a "total s**tshow" and encouraged WAG Annie to run for the hills. The glamorous social media influencer did not hold back She offered her thoughts after it w...Full Story »

DECLAN RICE kept Arsenal fans guessing during Tuesday's Champions League clash with PSG. Supporters were convinced the Gunners midfielder handed teammate Riccardo Calafiori a VAPE during the contest at the Emirates. Fans spotted Declan Rice giving teammate Riccardo Calafiori an object during Arsenal's win over PSG The Arsenal defender took the item moments after being booked Rice and Calafio...Full Story »

Victor Osimhen has argued that he has a market value of at least €100 million despite being unable to land a big move in the summer transfer window. Osimhen was linked to top European teams Was loaned to Galatasaray from Napoli Insists he is still worth big transfer fee WHAT HAPPENED?The Nigerian striker's heroics at Napoli saw him attract interest from Europe's top teams and a big...Full Story »

Grant McCann felt it was a case of patience paying dividends for his Doncaster side as they returned to winning ways against Barrow.Harry Clifton’s deft 81st-minute volley saw Rovers end a run of three league matches without victory as they deservedly took the points.Rovers enjoyed the lion’s share of attacking play but struggled to create clear-cut chances for much of the game until...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey guided MK Dons to their first away win since April but insisted he still wanted his team to perform better despite a 5-1 hammering of Harrogate.The ex-Crawley boss also registered his first victory since taking charge of the Dons, with the goals shared between Tommy Leigh, Joe White, Alex Gilbey, Connor Lemonheigh-Evans and Sonny Finch.Luke Offord also got on the scoresheet with a ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson blamed “schoolboy” defending for his side’s 3-0 defeat at Wigan.On-loan Nottingham Forest striker Dale Taylor opened the scoring inside 11 minutes and, after England Under-21 goalkeeper Sam Tickle somehow denied Posh an instant leveller with a point-blank save from Kwame Poku, Taylor added his second goal four minutes after the restart.Callum M...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola picked out a number of players for praise after his Manchester City team eased to a 4-0 Champions League victory over Slovan Bratislava.Early goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden set the 2023 winners on course for a comfortable victory in Slovakia before second-half efforts from Erling Haaland and James McAtee added gloss to Tuesday’s scoreline.Foden’s contribution ...Full Story »