Ange Postecoglou felt his Celtic team had produced the sort of attacking football that would have thrilled his late father during their 3-2 Premier Sports Cup win over Hearts.Odsonne Edouard and Stephen Welsh were on target as Celtic dominated the first half and set up a quarter-final against Raith Rovers.Kyogo Furuhashi struck his fifth goal in four starts after Carl Starfelt’s mistake ha...Full Story »

Tottenham showed that life might not be too bad if Harry Kane does leave ​as they put in a rousing display to beat Manchester City 1-0.The future of Kane has been the major talking point of the summer as he is keen to move on this summer, with City his preferred destination, and his late return to training meant that he was not included in the matchday squad.It is understood Kane was in th...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman has been talking to the press ahead of Barcelona’s first game of the new La Liga season on Sunday against Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou. The Dutchman spoke about playing in front of fans, Lionel Messi’s departure and offered an update on a number of first-team players. Here, as usual, are the best bits: Koeman on playing Real Sociedad in front of fans We are reall...Full Story »

Despite last weekend’s disappointing 1-0 defeat in the Community Shield, confidence is high in the Manchester City camp as the club embark on the brand new Premier League season. The champions start their title defence away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday in a blockbuster fixture which could see new record signing Jack Grealish perhaps handed his first league start for the Blues. Follow...Full Story »

Paul Pogba is targeting a free deal to Real Madrid next summer. The Manchester United playmaker, 28, will now run down the final 12 months of his current contract at Old Trafford before walking away to the Bernabeu for nothing. And Pogba will be one third of an amazing treble swoop by Real - with fellow French ace Kylian Mbappe and Norwegian striker Erling Haaland set to follow him to Spain. ...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep Guardiola has hit back at criticism of his side's lavish spending. The Premier League champions have forked out around £1.4bn on transfers in the last decade - more than any other club. Pep Guardiola has hit back at his critics Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp claimed this week that City have 'no limits' in the transfer market, after they signed Jack Grealish for ...Full Story »

Swansea and Sheffield United shared the points from a goalless draw in the Sky Bet Championship as the Blades frustrated the hosts in Wales.United – relegated from the Premier League last season – had to make do with rare moments of joy on the counter as Swansea dominated the ball.But Russell Martin’s men could not match their neat and tidy possession with a cutting edge as Bla...Full Story »

Liam Manning revealed he was excited by what he saw from his new MK Dons side despite their 2-1 defeat at home to Sunderland.Goals either side of half-time from Sunderland pair Ross Stewart and Elliot Embleton were enough for the Black Cats to take all three points, despite Tottenham loanee Troy Parrott’s reply in Manning’s first game as head coach.Sunderland missed a penalty five mi...Full Story »

Marco Silva felt his Fulham side got exactly what they deserved as they thumped Huddersfield 5-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring in the ninth minute at the John Smith’s Stadium after defensive errors from Ryan Schofield and Sorba Thomas.Josh Onomah and Fabio Carvalho then scored two more in the last nine minutes of the first half after further defensive b...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough said better was still to come from his side as they made it two wins out of two with a 2-1 home victory over Newport.George Maris and Ollie Clarke sealed the points as the Stags won at home.Clough said: “The best thing is I don’t think we are playing as well as we can but we are finding a way to win which is a very good sign.“We have not got 100 per ...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Stephen Robinson was a happy man after seeing his side win their first ever game in League One.The Shrimps are playing at their highest level ever and followed on from their midweek Carabao Cup success at Blackburn with another fine victory.Robinson said: “Some of the football we played at times was fantastic and the performance showed what direction we are tying to take ...Full Story »

Accrington boss John Coleman knows he needs to bolster his squad despite a 2-1 win over Cambridge.Matt Butcher’s half volley gave the Reds a 14th-minute lead before summer signing Harry Pell headed home the second on 30 minutes.Cambridge had their chances and took one on 79 minutes when Joe Ironside’s strike squirmed under keeper James Trafford and rolled over the line.But the stoppe...Full Story »

A delighted Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink praised his Burton team for an “immense” performance after beating Ipswich 2-1 in a Pirelli Stadium thriller.Joe Powell put the Brewers ahead after 19 minutes before team-mate Tom O’Connor scored an own goal three minutes later to level the scores.Former Albion man Scott Fraser missed the chance to put Town ahead when Ben Garratt saved his pe...Full Story »

Leyton Orient picked up their first win of the season as they beat 10-man Exeter 3-0 thanks to goals from Aaron Drinan, Omar Beckles and Theo Archibald.The O’s got off to a dream start as striker Drinan poked the ball beyond Cameron Dawson in the seventh minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.Orient doubled their lead in the 25th minute as defender Beckles steered the ball into the back of th...Full Story »

Ten-man Bournemouth held out for a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest as goals from David Brooks and Philip Billing helped them edge a tight contest at the City Ground.Brooks put the Cherries in front in the 28th minute with a nice finish and, while Scott McKenna’s header cancelled that out three minutes after half-time, Scott Parker’s men took the lead again through another well-taken goa...Full Story »

Mansfield made it maximum points from their first two games of the League Two season with a 2-1 home victory over Newport.The first half burst into life with two goals in three minutes – both from mistakes.With seven minutes gone George Maris won the ball back from a poor short corner and fired at goal where Joe Day should have done better as it curled past his dive.But after nine minutes ...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer loved playing in front of a first full house in 17 months as much as the exceptional display that sealed Manchester United’s season-opening shellacking of rivals Leeds.A sell-out 72,732 crowd descended on Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime and those in attendance, plus the millions watching across the world, will not forget this breathless Premier League clash in a hur...Full Story »

Manchester United enjoyed a dream start to the season as Bruno Fernandes’ hat-trick rocked rivals Leeds after Raphael Varane was paraded in front of Old Trafford’s first full house in 17 months.The atmosphere was crackling as the ground welcomed a sell-out crowd for Saturday’s Premier League clash and the din increased several notches when their new signing was introduced befor...Full Story »

RAPHAEL VARANE is getting used to life in England having been spotted in a Manchester traffic jam already. The Frenchman's £42million transfer to Manchester United from Real Madrid is still dragging on but is expected to be completed on Saturday. Raphael Varane was pictured in traffic near Manchester as his Man Utd transfer edges closer Varane, 28, was seen in a white BMW 4X4 in Alderley...Full Story »

Manchester United Double winner Paul Parker has urged the club to sell Paul Pogba. Parker also believes Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma would be the ideal replacement. "I'd let him go and get as much money as they can for him," Parker told The Sun discussing Pogba. "The thing with Pogba is you don't know what you're getting, so I'd bring in someone who you know has a better chance of maki...Full Story »