Puig, 22, has played a bit-part role for Barcelona for the last couple of seasons and it is claimed Mourinho is prepared to offer him a lifeline. Roma boss Jose Mourinho is interested in signing Barca fringe player Riqui Puig Credit: Getty Despite being starved of minutes in the first-team, Puig has been reluctant to quit his boyhood club until now, having joined Barca at the age of 14. The...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel believes Edouard Mendy should have been included on the Ballon d’Or shortlist.Mendy produced a string of stunning saves to thwart Brentford, as Chelsea escaped with a 1-0 Premier League by the skin of their teeth.The 29-year-old Senegal goalkeeper denied Saman Ghoddos, Ivan Toney and Pontus Jansson at point-blank range, then still found time to tip away Christian Norgaard&rsq...Full Story »

Tam Courts hailed a growing connection between his Dundee United side and their fans following their stunning 3-0 victory over Hibernian.A first-half strike from Nicky Clark and goals after the break from Ryan Edwards and Kieran Freeman earned the Tannadice side a thoroughly-deserved win at Easter Road.The Tangerines are now up to third in the Premiership but Courts is refusing to get carried aw...Full Story »

Scunthorpe manager Neil Cox admitted everyone at the club is under pressure as League Two’s bottom side lost again after fans reportedly tried preventing the players turning up for the game.Videos shared on social media showed a tractor dragging down gates which had been padlocked outside Sands Venue Stadium before the clash with leaders Forest Green.Rovers won 2-0 thanks to second-half go...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Paul Pogba admitted careless Manchester United deserved to lose after their unbeaten away record went up in smoke in chaotic fashion at Leicester.The Old Trafford giants lost a Premier League match on the road for the first time since January 2020 as Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes romped to a thrilling 4-2 win on Saturday afternoon.Mason Greenwood’s stunner put Unite...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe said he was impressed as much with his team’s resilience and steadfastness as their attacking display as Argyle came from behind to win 3-1 at Oxford and stay top of League One.Panutche Camara struck twice, in the 38th and 84th minutes, after Jordon Garrick had cancelled out Matty Taylor’s early opener for Oxford.It took Argyle’s unbeaten league run to 1...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin hailed his side’s character after they held off a strong second-half challenge from Ross County to win 3-2 in Dingwall.Eammon Brophy and Marcus Fraser put the Buddies two up and Scott Tanser quickly restored the two-goal advantage before the break after Blair Spittal had netted for the hosts.Alex Iacovitti’s 66th-minute strike set up a grandstand finish ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Kenny Jackett admitted he was frustrated with aspects of his team’s performance against Walsall following the Londoners’ second successive goalless home draw.Both defences were on top throughout, with George Miller and Conor Wilkinson coming closest for the Saddlers while Orient’s best opportunities fell to Theo Archibald  and Harry Smith.“I tho...Full Story »

Colchester boss Hayden Mullins praised the quality of his side’s winner after they beat high-flying Harrogate 1-0 at the JobServe Community Stadium.Substitute Sylvester Jasper bagged an 88th-minute winner for the U’s with a fine low strike after Brendan Wiredu’s breathless run from inside his own half had set up the chance.Colchester had come close to scoring two minutes earlie...Full Story »

Neil Warnock thinks his injury-ravaged Middlesbrough team did him proud after securing three points against struggling Peterborough.Despite having a first-team back four sidelined through injury as well as being without the suspended Lee Peltier, Boro edged to three points courtesy of a 2-0 win.Chances were few and far between at the Riverside but there were a couple of huge penalty decisions th...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed Bernardo Silva as extraordinary after champions Manchester City claimed a hard-fought 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday.Silva, who was linked with a move away in the summer, has been in fine form in the opening months of the season and again stood out in an otherwise disjointed City display at the Etihad Stadium.The Portuguese scored the first of City’s goals after 12 m...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough took responsibility for picking the wrong team after his side’s poor run of form continued with defeat against Northampton.The Stags’ winless run stretched to 12 games in all competitions with a toothless display at Sixfields as defenders Aaron McGowan and Fraser Horsfall struck in either half for Northampton.Mansfield are only outside the League Two re...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth says there is plenty of football left in Adebayo Akinfenwa after the striker netted on a rare start for his promotion-chasing side.The 39-year-old powered in a trademark header to score the second goal in Wycombe’s 2-0 win at bottom-placed Doncaster and secure a fourth straight League One win.Akinfenwa started in place of Sam Vokes, who missed the game due to ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper is refusing to get carried away at Nottingham Forest despite seeing his side make it 13 points from five games with a 2-1 win over Blackpool.While he played down their prospects of exchanging what had looked like being a relegation fight under Chris Hughton for a play-off push Cooper wants his players to be obsessed with maintaining their recent run of form.Forest head to Bristol Ci...Full Story »

Northampton returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over struggling Mansfield at Sixfields.Aaron McGowan fizzed the home side into the lead with a low strike from distance midway through the first half before fellow defender Fraser Horsfall secured the points thanks to a late header.The Cobblers climb back into the top 10 in League Two while Mansfield have now gone 12 games without a win in ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne heaped praise on “colossal” Michael Smith following his side’s 4-1 romp over Portsmouth.Ex-Pompey striker Smith netted twice to move onto 10 goals for the season as Rotherham struck three times in seven second-half minutes to blow their opponents away.Warne said the in-form 29-year-old has been “unplayable” at times in the game.“Ob...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill believes his players’ discipline was key to their victory over MK Dons.Shaun Whalley’s second-half goal earned the hosts a narrow win and ended a run of three straight defeats.“Everyone will enjoy that one and it has been a long time coming and to get a clean sheet added on against an excellent side today is pleasing,” Cotterill said.“We showed good ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor feels his side are getting close to being a very good team after they were held to a draw once again in League Two.Their 2-2 draw with Newport was their eighth in 12 games this season and they did it the hard way after former Grecians loanee Robbie Willmott had opened the scoring for the Welsh side.Matt Jay’s curled shot levelled it up before Courtney Baker-Richa...Full Story »

Port Vale came from behind to record a fourth-straight home victory in all competitions with a 3-1 League Two win against Barrow.Dennis Politic cancelled out Bluebirds midfielder Ollie Banks’ fine free-kick before a James Jones own-goal and Mal Benning’s rebound sealed an important win at Vale Park.The Valiants started brightly and skipper Tom Conlon and James Wilson both had shots b...Full Story »

Leicester brought Manchester United’s record away run to a crashing end as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men collapsed during a chaotic end to a thrilling clash. Both sides were looking to return from the international break with a bang after recent struggles, with the visitors higher in the Premier League but under more intense scrutiny. That focus will only increase after Leicester wo...Full Story »