Casemiro scored one and provided another as Manchester United began their defence of the Carabao Cup with a straightforward victory against lifeless Crystal Palace.A lot has happened in the seven months since securing the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era – and the Red Devils’ first silverware in six years – against Newcastle at Wembley.Casemiro opened the scoring under the ...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has thrown down another gauntlet between himself and England international winger Jadon Sancho amid an ongoing row which sees the former Borussia Dortmund wunderkind now banned from the club’s facilities. Ten Hag and Sancho remain locked in an ongoing confrontation surrounding previous remarks from the Dutch tactician regarding the forward’s par...Full Story »

Sheffield United have no immediate plans to sack Paul Heckingbottom after the club suffered their heaviest league defeat when they were hammered 8-0 by Newcastle.The Blades were put to the sword by a rampant Newcastle to go six games without a win on their Premier League return, but Heckingbottom’s job is currently safe, the PA news agency understands.There has been speculation linking for...Full Story »

Newcastle completed the Sheffield double in style as they equalled their biggest win of the Premier League era at Sheffield United, whose difficult week ended in an embarrassing 8-0 defeat.The Blades, who paid tribute before kick-off to women’s player Maddy Cusack following her death aged just 27 this week, endured a chastening afternoon on the pitch at Bramall Lane.The Magpies hit Sheffie...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag praised “massively important” Jonny Evans after the defender was drafted into the starting line-up and helped Manchester United to a 1-0 victory against Burnley.The 35-year-old made his first start for the club since 2015 and, as well as helping secure a much-needed clean sheet, set up Bruno Fernandes for the only goal after having an earlier header ruled out.Evans re-si...Full Story »

Substitute Chris Mochrie struck a stoppage-time winner to give 10-man Dundee United a 1-0 victory at Inverness and send them top of the cinch Championship.The hosts created an early chance when Charlie Gilmour headed over from a corner in the 10th minute and threatened again towards the end of the first half when Nathan Shaw cut in from the right and his shot was palmed away by Terrors’ ke...Full Story »

The 32-year-old left the Manchester club at the end of last season upon the expiration of his contract after 12 years with the Premier League giants. It looked like the goalkeeper was going to stay in the build-up to the summer transfer window but in the end, discussions broke down and De Gea left without the chance to say goodbye to Man United fans. According to the Guardian, the Spaniard woul...Full Story »

The Dutch tactician has overseen the club's worst start to a campaign since before Sir Alex Ferguson's time at Old Trafford, and reports in the Netherlands now suggest that Feyenoord boss Arne Slot could be in line to replace him. According to 1908.nl, Slot is continuing to enhance his reputation as a rising star in management, having already attracted strong interest from Tottenham in the su...Full Story »

Man City in pole position to land Boca left-back Barco Manchester City could land Boca Juniors left-back Valentin Barco for a fee of around £15m in January. (Football Insider) pic.twitter.com/OFDbXyGMNg— Transfer News Central (@TransferNewsCen) September 21, 2023 Xavi set to extend Barca contract until 2025 Everything in place for Xavi’s contract extension. New de...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has acknowledged that the decision to bring Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United during his time as manager "turned out wrong." Ronaldo's return to United in August 2021 failed to live up to expectations with the Portuguese leaving in acrimonious circumstances and joining Al Nassri in Saudi Arabia a little over a year later. "It was a decision that was very diffic...Full Story »

Manchester United have identified Erik ten Hag's successor in the Old Trafford. That's according to reports in the Netherlands, following the Red Devils' woeful start to the season, which continues tonight away to Bayern Munich. The club have lost three times in the Premier League already, with Saturday's drubbing at home to Brighton & Hove Albion being a particularly sore defeat. With ...Full Story »

Manchester United’s Champions League return ended in disappointment as Harry Kane struck from the spot for Bayern Munich in an entertaining 4-3 win kicked off by Andre Onana’s clanger.The European heavyweights are at very different stages right now, with the perennial Bundesliga champions second favourites to win a competition that the Red Devils did not even feature in last season.A...Full Story »

Julian Alvarez shone as Manchester City came from behind to begin their Champions League defence with a comfortable 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade.The treble winners were stunned when the Serbian champions claimed a shock lead against the run of play through Osman Bukari just before half-time in Tuesday’s Group G clash at the Etihad Stadium.Alvarez levelled quickly after the break and was ...Full Story »

Barcelona are reportedly weighing up a January move to take Jadon Sancho on loan from Manchester United. Sancho's Old Trafford future remains uncertain, with the England forward training separately from the Man United first team after his recent spat with manager Erik ten Hag. The 23-year-old reacted furiously to being left out of United's squad for their defeat at Arsenal earlier this month...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United must respond with character and togetherness after a galling loss to Brighton on an afternoon when he regarded the booing of Rasmus Hojlund’s withdrawal as a positive.After a promising first season under the Dutchman, a number of off-field issues at Old Trafford have been compounded by poor performances and results on the pitch.Already beaten away to Tot...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom let rip into Premier League officiating after he watched his team concede twice in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Tottenham.The Blades were on course for a maiden win since their return to the Premier League after Gustavo Hamer fired them in front after 73 minutes in the capital.A minimum of 12 minutes were added on at the end of the 90 and Spurs punished t...Full Story »

Dundee United surrendered top spot in the Scottish Championship after they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Morton at Tannadice.The hosts had Mathew Cudjoe sent off in the 63rd minute but came close to snatching the points when Louis Moult headed against the post four minutes from time.Moult had headed United into a 19th-minute lead, shortly after Steven Boyd struck the post for Morton.But ...Full Story »

Manchester City needed two late goals to put down a brave resistance from West Ham and seal a 3-1 win at the London Stadium to stay top of the Premier League.Bernardo Silva gave the champions the lead for the first time 14 minutes from the end after latching onto a superb pass from Julian Alvarez, before Erling Haaland completed the job with a well-taken finish as West Ham pressed for an equalis...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag has admitted there is doubt about whether Jadon Sancho has a future at Manchester United. The 23-year-old is training alone following his public row with Ten Hag in the aftermath of the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal before the international break. Sources have told ESPN that Sancho has not apologised for his role in the spat and, speaking at a news conference on Friday, the United manager...Full Story »

The Dutchman has done good business with Los Blancos recently, buying both Raphael Varane and Casemiro from them, however, it's doubtful he'd be as happy if the La Liga outfit went after one of his future stars. According to Fichajes, however, that precise scenario could come to pass as Real are keeping tabs on the development of Argentinian star, Alejandro Garnacho. Alejandro Garnacho At jus...Full Story »