Manchester City made sure they ended the day on top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley.Responding to Liverpool’s 2-0 lunchtime victory over Watford, first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan restored City’s one-point advantage ahead of a huge week, which includes the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid an...Full Story »

Liverpool’s time at the top of the Premier League table was brief, but manager Jurgen Klopp insists they are in the position they wanted to be heading into next week’s pivotal clash with Manchester City.A 2-0 win over Watford at Anfield in the lunchtime kick-off saw the Reds return to top spot for the first time since September to put the pressure on City, who responded with a straig...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without one of their key stars for their highly anticipated clash against Liverpool on April 10. Manchester Evening News are reporting centre back Ruben Dias will miss the pivotal clash as well as both legs of their Champions League quarter-final against La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. Dias suffered a hamstring injury a month ago in the FA Cup fifth round against ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp has hit out at the Football Association for the travel chaos facing Liverpool and Manchester City fans ahead of their FA Cup semi-final. Thousands of supporters have been left facing long and complicated journeys to Wembley for the tie, after it emerged that there were no direct trains to London from either Liverpool or Manchester due to scheduled engineering works over the Easte...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick is adamant Harry Maguire will not suffer the same hostile treatment at Old Trafford as he did at Wembley while playing for England. Maguire was booed ahead of England's friendly with Ivory Coast on Tuesday; a reception manager Gareth Southgate branded "a joke" after the game. The United centre-back has been heavily criticised by fans after a poor campa...Full Story »

Harry Toffolo’s 79th-minute winner saw promotion hopefuls Huddersfield eventually overcome stubborn 10-man Hull 1-0 at the MKM Stadium.The Tigers had been a player down since first-half stoppage time when striker Tom Eaves was shown only the second red card of his 12-year career for two bookable offences.But it took a vital tap-in from Toffolo to move Carlos Corberan’s men into third...Full Story »

Burnley skipper Ben Mee will miss out again when Premier League leaders Manchester City visit Turf Moor on Saturday.Mee continues to recover from the injury that has kept him out of the last two games, while fellow centre-back Nathan Collins serves a one-game ban after his sending off in the 2-0 loss to Brentford.Full-back Erik Pieters (knee), midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson (calf) and forwar...Full Story »

West Ham will assess Manuel Lanzini ahead of the visit of Everton.The Argentina midfielder was involved in a car crash on Thursday but escaped injury.Jarrod Bowen and Vladimir Coufal could return after spells out injured.Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to make his first start in a month after returning to full fitness.Midfielder Fabian Delph, who has been out since mid-December with...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani will miss Manchester United’s home match against Leicester on Saturday after picking up a fresh injury problem while on international duty.Ralf Rangnick said he expected the 35-year-old, who has played only three times since January, to miss a further two weeks after the setback.Luke Shaw, who was missing with Covid-19 prior to the international break, is expected to be fit ...Full Story »

The Argentine midfielder, 29, was being chauffeur-driven in a £70,000 Mercedes people carrier when it flipped over on the A12 this afternoon. Manuel Lanzini survived a dramatic car crash Credit: Getty Other motorists watched in horror at V-CLass - with a West Ham number plate - landed on its side in a crumpled mess. Firefighters raced to the scene but Lanzini miraculously walked out unhu...Full Story »

Manchester United are making rapid progress with their process to appoint a new manager, with Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino the latest to be interviewed about the role (Image: REUTERS) Manchester United have sounded out Mauricio Pochettino about becoming the club's next manager. Senior United figures are believed to have spoken to Pochettino this week about him replacing interi...Full Story »

Sadio Mane will not talk about an extension with Liverpool until the end of the season, his agent has confirmed. The Senegalese star helped his country book their place at the World Cup 2022 by beating Egypt this week. There has been plenty of buzz around Mohamed Salah's future with his contract set to expire in 2023, but Mane is also out of contract at the same time. Mane's agent, Bjorn Be...Full Story »

And they’ve been given a big boost as the striker is keen on a Premier League switch. Man Utd are lining up a £60m move for Benfica's Darwin Nunez, who wants to play in England Credit: Getty However, one sticking point for United is that Nunez only wants to join a club playing Champions League football next season. And that could open the door for fellow suitors Arsenal, who are cu...Full Story »

The prolific Norway striker is one of Europe's most in-demand players Erling Haaland does not have a €75 million (£63m/$83m) release clause in his Borussia Dortmund contract, GOAL and Spox understand. It was widely thought the Norway striker would be allowed to leave this summer should a club trigger the release fee, with Manchester City and Real Madrid believed to be leading the ...Full Story »

Mansfield could be without Jamie Murphy for Northampton’s visit.The on-loan Hibernian winger was forced off in the first half of the midweek draw with Hartlepool due to a hamstring issue, to add to the Stags’ injury list.Matty Longstaff missed out on Tuesday with a foot injury.Kieran Wallace (knock) was an unused substitute at Hartlepool and it remains to be seen whether he could pla...Full Story »

Bournemouth expect to have goalkeeper Mark Travers available for their Championship clash with Bristol City.Travers pulled out of the Republic of Ireland squad because of a slight thigh problem but he has been training with the Cherries.Winger Robbie Brady is available after recovering from a calf problem but Kieffer Moore and Junior Stanislas remain sidelined.Moore is stepping up his recov...Full Story »

Manchester United are interested in Benfica striker Darwin Nunez. The Telegraph says a host of elite clubs are circling in an attempt to snap up the in-demand Nunez this summer, it is understood, including several of United's Premier League rivals. Nunez is set to move on in the next window, and his 26 goals from 33 appearances this term have sparked a bidding war which includes struggling U...Full Story »

PSG have entered the race for Chelsea and Manchester United transfer target Jules Kounde. Kounde, currently playing for Sevilla, has been linked with a host of clubs in recent times, with Fichajes listing Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool as interested parties. PSG have now reportedly entered the race for the 23-year-old, according to a more recent report from...Full Story »

Manchester United are exploring the possibility of including Anthony Martial to facilitate a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN. United are in the market to sign a striker ahead of the summer transfer window, with Kane one of the options being monitored. Tottenham's valuation of the England captain -- more than £100 million for a player who will turn 29...Full Story »

The Manchester City star, 27, is accused of seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault against five women aged over 16. Benjamin Mendy is pictured grabbing a coffee in Cheshire Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke He appeared at Chester Crown Court last month to face a new allegation of attempted rape relating to a sixth alleged victim. Mendy was today pictured with two pals picking up a Costa...Full Story »