Manchester United are prepared to wait until the end of the season to land No 1 target Mauricio Pochettino. Old Trafford bosses finally pulled the plug on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's increasingly troubled reign a month short of his three-year anniversary. Solskjaer's assistant Michael Carrick will take over for the next few games starting with the Champions League trip to face Villareal tomorrow. U...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said it was time to "step aside" in a tearful farewell interview after Manchester United announced his departure as manager. Solskjaer lost his job as manager on Sunday following Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Watford. Manchester United are on a run of five defeats in seven league matches and are six points off the qualification places for the Champions League. Pressure on...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling scored his first Premier League goal since August as champions Manchester City eased to a 3-0 victory over lacklustre Everton on Sunday.Rodri added a stunning second and Bernardo Silva a late third as Pep Guardiola’s side responded to convincing victories by title rivals Chelsea and Liverpool on Saturday with a dominant display of their own.City were without playmaker Kevin...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO still has a picture of his 2017 Europa League success with Manchester United hanging proudly on the wall of his office at Roma. Back in 2013, the Portuguese belittled Rafa Benitez's Europa League win at Chelsea by insisting such a feat would be a 'disappointment' to him. Jose Mourinho has a picture of himself kissing the Europa League trophy hanging in his office He said: "I don...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE will step up their interest in Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic. As SunSport previously revealed, they'll be in the hunt when Fiorentina start an auction. Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic is a target for a host of Premier League clubs in 2022, including Newcastle Toon's top spies watched the hitman in action as his country qualified for the World Cup by beating Portugal. Vlahovic, 21...Full Story »

Sergio Aguero is set to announce his retirement at just 33 years old owing to heart problems, according to reports. Manchester City’s record goalscorer left for Barcelona at the end of last season, signing up at the Nou Camp on a two-year deal. But the Argentine striker has just featured four times for the Catalans since making the move, while it was confirmed recently that he would be...Full Story »

Sevilla plot January bid for €20m Alvarez Sevilla are determined to sign Julian Alvarez from River Plate in January, says Fichajes. The 21-year-old has impressed in Argentina and Sevilla director Monchi is an admirer of his, but Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are also eyeing him. Barca can't afford €50m Doku, says father Rennes star Jeremy Doku is being monitored by several top ...Full Story »

Manchester United will make an improved approach to Zinedine Zidane in the wake of Saturday's humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford, according to reports. After his tumbling tenure hit a new low at Vicarage Road, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be sacked as manager. United have lost five of their last seven Premier League games, and the collapse against Watford was arguably the most damning of the l...Full Story »

Liam Manning was delighted with MK Dons’ third straight Sky Bet League One win but believes they should have been out of sight instead of battling to a 1-0 victory against Burton.Max Watters scored his sixth goal in as many games to condemn Burton to a fourth successive league defeat.The hosts missed several opportunities, but Manning was happy with how they controlled the match and was pr...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff hailed the ability of Dan Crowley as the midfielder shone in a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Shrewsbury.Former Arsenal prospect Crowley saw a shot handled on the line which led to a penalty for the Robins and red card for Elliott Bennett midway through the first half after Daniel Udoh’s early opener for Steve Cotterill’s Shrews.Crowley was heavily invo...Full Story »

Salford manager Gary Bowyer was pleased midfielders Matty Lund and Jason Lowe weighed in with goals to compensate for a striker shortage during a 2-0 triumph at Harrogate.Lund gave the Ammies a first-half lead and Lowe’s first goal since November 2013 wrapped up matters in the 74th minute to earn Bowyer’s men only their second league win on the road this term.The former Blackburn chi...Full Story »

Simon Grayson admitted Morecambe’s stoppage-time goal, to give them a 2-1 win, was a real hammer blow to his Fleetwood side.The Cod Army had looked like rescuing a point when Callum Johnson’s header 10 minutes from time cancelled out Callum Jones’ first-half goal for the Shrimps.But Cole Stockton hit a fantastic winner after 94 minutes, spotting keeper Alex Cairns off his line ...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s future as Manchester United manager looked to be hanging by a thread after a 4-1 defeat at Watford which saw them finish with 10 men.United travelled to Vicarage Road having lost four of their last six Premier League games before the international break and this heavy defeat only piled more misery on the beleaguered Norwegian.The Hornets could have taken a sixth-minu...Full Story »

A brace from skipper Ollie Clarke helped Mansfield chalk up a fifth win in a row with a 3-1 home win over bottom club Scunthorpe.An entertaining first half saw United go ahead against the run of play after 15 minutes when Myles Hippolyte netted from the spot after keeper Nathan Bishop had brought him down trying to go round him following a defence-splitting pass down the middle by Hayden Hackney...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted he is “embarrassed” by Manchester United’s current run but refused to be drawn on his future as the pressure mounted following a 4-1 hammering at Watford.United travelled to Vicarage Road having lost four of their last six Premier League games before the international break and this heavy defeat only piled more misery on the beleaguered Norwegian.J...Full Story »

Ryan Colclough and Matty Kosylo scored twice as Altrincham beat 10-man Weymouth 4-1.Weymouth were up against it after 22 minutes when Tom Bearwish brought down Kosylo as Alty threatened to break and was sent off.The visitors made their advantage count 12 minutes later when Colclough cut inside and curled a beauty into the far corner.Quickfire strikes from Kosylo and Colclough put them ...Full Story »

Substitute Kyle Joseph netted the winner as Cheltenham came from behind to defeat 10-man Shrewsbury 2-1.On an emotional return for Steve Cotterill, who led his hometown Robins to three promotions during his managerial reign, he watched his Shrews side take a fourth-minute lead.Luke Leahy forced Sean Long into a mistake and then fed Daniel Udoh in the box and he beat Scott Flinders with a low fin...Full Story »

George Honeyman’s controversial first-half goal helped Hull move out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Birmingham.Winger Ryan Longman appeared to have taken the ball out of play when he crossed from the left after 17 minutes.But linesman Akil Howson waved play on and Honeyman could not miss inside the six-yard box.Birmingham’s cause was not ...Full Story »

Jake Caprice’s first goal in 321 career appearances helped Exeter to a 2-1 win against struggling Carlisle at St James Park.The full-back’s collector’s item gave the Grecians a 2-0 lead before the 10-man Cumbrians staged a spirited late fightback.Carlisle looked the better of the two teams early on, but it was Exeter who created the first clear chance with Jevani Brown firing t...Full Story »

Now, in the pursuit of athletic perfection, players' diets are crucial. Antonio Conte has banned his stars from adding ketchup to their meals Credit: Sky Sports What they eat is monitored carefully by their clubs, while some even have their own personal chefs. And even the managers themselves are taking drastic action - banning players from eating certain foods. Antonio Conte is the latest b...Full Story »