Alexis Sanchez’s first goal for Manchester United wrapped up a 2-0 victory against Huddersfield on a day when the clubs came together to remember those who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster. Tuesday is the 60th anniversary of the tragedy which claimed 23 lives, including eight of the players, as Sir Matt Busby’s side returned from a European Cup match at Red Star Be...Full Story »

Aberdeen took full advantage of Celtic’s surprise defeat at the hands of Kilmarnock to cut the gap at the top of the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership to eight points thanks to a 3-0 win over Hamilton.In a match that could hardly be described as a classic, the Dons did enough to take the points, despite a spirited rearguard action from Martin Canning’s Hamilton side. Andrew Considine le...Full Story »

Nadir Ciftci struck his first goal for Motherwell to earn Stephen Robinson’s side a Ladbrokes Premiership point at home to Partick Thistle.The on-loan Celtic striker held off his man and turned and fired low into the corner from 16 yards in the 79th minute, securing a 1-1 draw.Kris Doolan had opened the scoring in the 53rd minute with a free header after stepping into the team when th...Full Story »

Reading’s Sky Bet Championship relegation fears worsened when they were beaten 2-0 by Millwall in a scrappy contest at Madejski Stadium. Millwall struck twice in three minutes midway through the second half with an own goal from Reading defender Leandro Bacuna and Lee Gregory’s strike. Reading took no shots in a tepid first-half display and although they improved after the break, Mil...Full Story »

Gaetano Berardi was sent off as Leeds slipped to a humiliating 4-1 home defeat to Cardiff. Three first-half goals from Callum Paterson, Junior Hoilett and Sean Morrison did the damage at Elland Road as the on-song Bluebirds continued their quest for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.Souleymane Bamba put through his own net to get the hosts on the board after the break, but Thomas...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola refused to blame a glaring Raheem Sterling miss for Manchester City’s failure to win at Burnley. Sterling sidefooted wide in front of an open goal in the second half of the Premier League leaders’ 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on Saturday. With the score 1-0 at the time of the miss after 71 minutes, Sterling could have settled a hard-fought contest, but the Clarets made the...Full Story »

Northampton interim head coach Alan Dickens believes George North can still play a huge part for Wales in the NatWest 6 Nations after the winger scored a try in his comeback game.North took just seven minutes to cross as the Saints booked an Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final spot with a convincing 36-10 win against Harlequins.Ken Pisi grabbed two tries, with Tom Stephenson and Ahsee Tuala also scoring,...Full Story »

Defence coach Mike Forshaw was delighted with Sale’s 45-18 away victory over a severely under-strength Scarlets side in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.Forshaw also defended the conduct of replacement scrum-half Faf De Klerk after the former South Africa player was sent off when he received two yellow cards in quick succession.Tries from Josh Charnley, Rob Webber, Ben Curry, Aaron Reed, Josh Strauss a...Full Story »

Vitesse Arnhem closed the gap on the Eredivisie’s top four to two points with a 2-0 victory over Groningen.Chelsea loanees Matt Miazga and Mason Mount struck in the first half as Henk Fraser’s side remained sixth.Vitesse have now only lost once in their last seven league games as they try to keep in touch with the European places.Defender Miagza opened the scoring for the host a...Full Story »

Centre-back Virgil van Dijk is set to return to Liverpool’s starting line-up for the visit of Tottenham after being rested for the midweek win at Huddersfield. Midfielder Adam Lallana has returned to training after a recurrence of a thigh problem but is unlikely to be ready for Sunday. Defender Nathaniel Clyne, who has not featured this season because of a back injury, is close to retu...Full Story »

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has told his team to forget their win at Chelsea and concentrate on Stoke.The Cherries recorded an unexpected, but thoroughly deserved, 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.Bournemouth are now unbeaten in six Premier League matches – a run which saw them also beat Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium – and now sit in 10th place.Howe, though, knows t...Full Story »

Leeds hope defender Matthew Pennington is passed fit to start as selection issues continue to mount for head coach Thomas Christiansen.Pennington missed the goalless midweek draw at Hull after sustaining an injury in training and will be monitored.Fellow centre-half Liam Cooper sits out the second game of a four-match ban, while playmaker Samuel Saiz and midfielders Kalvin Phillips and Eunan O&r...Full Story »

The deal was part of a merry-go-round saga, which saw Olivier Giroud move to London rivals Chelsea and Michy Batshuayi depart overseas to struggling Bundesliga giants Dortmund. But Arsenal finally got their man, alongside the signature of former Manchester United star Henrikh Mkhitaryan the previous week. The 29-year-old Armenian international joined 6th place Arsenal as part of a swap-deal fo...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand was critical of Romelu Lukaku last night comparing him with Harry Kane. Kane impressed for Tottenham in their 2-0 Wembley win. Ferdinand remarked afterwards: "I think Kane showed today why he's the best striker in the league and one of the most potent in Europe because he's bullied United's centre halves. "He totally dominated them physically and broug...Full Story »

Danny Murphy claims Arsenal could sign Cristiano Ronaldo but it won't solve Arsenal's problems DANNY MURPHY has claimed Arsenal could sign Cristiano Ronaldo but it would still not fix all their problems. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed his £55million move from Borussia Dortmund with Olivier Giroud heading to Chelsea. The Gabon international has consistently been one of the world's le...Full Story »

Riyad Mahrez is "depressed" that a proposed record move to Manchester City was stopped by Leicester, a friend of the winger has told Sky Sports News Pep Guardiola has suggested Manchester City will move for Riyad Mahrez again in the summer after failing with a Deadline Day bid for the Leicester City winger. City ended their pursuit for the Algeria international after the two clubs tried for se...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola claimed his Manchester City side were a joy to watch after a comfortable 3-0 win over struggling West Brom at the Etihad Stadium.Strikes from Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero took City to 101 goals for the campaign in all competitions and extended their Premier League lead to 15 points.Guardiola said: “I’m so happy. I feel that is one of the best performan...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho said his Manchester United side were “ridiculous” to allow Tottenham to take an 11-second lead at Wembley before going on to secure a comfortable victory.Christian Eriksen scored the third-fastest goal in the history of the Premier League to shock the visitors, who then gifted Spurs their second as Phil Jones turned Kieran Trippier’s cross intohis own goal.Tottenh...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp described Liverpool’s display as “mature” after they bounced back to winning ways in the Premier League.Goals from Emre Can and Roberto Firmino, plus Mohamed Salah’s 26th goal of the season from the penalty spot, secured Klopp’s side a comfortable 3-0 win at Huddersfield.Liverpool had gone 18 games unbeaten before following up their recent league defeat...Full Story »

Virgil van Dijk was dropped to the Liverpool bench after back-to-back defeats and Jurgen Klopp suggested his best form may be a while away. Jurgen Klopp defended his decision to bench record signing Virgil van Dijk for Liverpool's 3-0 win at Huddersfield Town as "completely normal". Van Dijk joined from Southampton for £75million at the start of the month, a move that made the Netherlan...Full Story »