Liverpool struck twice in eight second-half minutes to win at Arsenal and move to within a point of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.With City held to a goalless draw at Crystal Palace on Monday night, Liverpool took full advantage, winning their game in hand 2-0 as Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino scored the goals.The pair have history against the Gunners – this was Jota&rsq...Full Story »

Sheffield United’s promotion bid continued to stutter as they were second best in an entertaining 0-0 draw at Blackpool.The Blades remain on the fringes of the Championship play-off places, sitting one point off the top six, but have now won just once in five matches.Blackpool, meanwhile, will take plenty of positives from their performance even though their run of three straight victories...Full Story »

Manchester United will end a fifth successive season without a trophy after bowing out of the Champions League at home to Atletico Madrid. Long since out of the Premier League title race, Ralf Rangnick’s Red Devils saw their final route to silverware slammed shut by Diego Simeone’s wily, well-drilled side on Tuesday evening. United failed to build on their scarcely-deserved draw ...Full Story »

Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick has explained the tricky situation his old club have with star forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal international fired in a superb hat-trick for the Red Devils at the weekend as they beat Tottenham 3-2 at Old Trafford, having had some extra time off to rest after missing last week's game at Manchester City. Chadwick feels Ronaldo looked a...Full Story »

Manchester City drew a blank at Crystal Palace in a goalless draw which blows the Premier League title race wide open.With Liverpool coasting to victory at Brighton on Saturday, City failed to restore their six-point lead as a spirited Palace display saw them earn a deserved share of the spoils.The result leaves City four points clear at the summit but the reigning champions have played a game m...Full Story »

Manchester City midfield Ilkay Gundogan is set to be offered a new contract at Manchester City. Gundogan, the first signing of the Pep Guardiola era at Manchester City, is set to sign an extension on his contract, which currently ends in just 15 months. According to the Daily Star, Manchester City are expected to offer an additional 12 months to his current deal, and he is expected to turn ...Full Story »

The Englishman was of course signed for big money from Leicester City, but has, for the most part, struggled to prove he was worth the £80m transfer fee. Maguire, as he has shown for England, can be a useful asset with the right players/system around him. But at United, especially this season, things have not gone great for the centre-back. Just last month it was claimed that Cristiano ...Full Story »

Tom Brady at Old Trafford during Manchester United vs Tottenham. Perhaps not many people know it, but NFL legend Tom Brady is an avowed soccer fan and it showed this Saturday when he attended the Premier League game between Manchester United and Tottenham at Old Trafford. Brady is currently enjoying retirement, having ended his unparalleled 22-season NFL career, and is taking advantage of his ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland is considered to be Barcelona's primary target for the summer, but should the Norway international decide to move to England and join Manchester City, the Blaugrana would reportedly target Robert Lewandowski. The Poland striker's contract with Bayern Munich ends in the summer of 2023, but they two parties have yet to reach an agreement on a potential contract renewal. As Sport...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo says there are “no limits” for Manchester United, with interim manager Ralf Rangnick heaping praise on the hat-trick hero after he spearheaded Saturday evening’s thrilling 3-2 win against Tottenham.Old Trafford played host to a key encounter in the top-four race on Saturday, which the Red Devils boss admitted they had to win to keep their Champions League qual...Full Story »

Hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo fired Manchester United to a vital 3-2 victory in a breathless Premier League clash with top-four rivals Tottenham.Saturday evening kicked off a make-or-break Old Trafford double-header, with Atletico Madrid arriving in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday after what Ralf Rangnick admitted was a must-win league match for his side.United did not disappoint as s...Full Story »

Coventry first-team coach Dennis Lawrence explained how he was going to celebrate by ordering a Nando’s after taking charge of the Sky Blues’ 4-1 Championship comeback victory over Sheffield United.Coventry were without manager Mark Robins and assistant Adi Viveash after positive Covid-19 tests on the morning of the match and found themselves 1-0 down after Sander Berge’s heade...Full Story »

Dundee United hope to have Charlie Mulgrew, Dylan Levitt and Tony Watt back to face Celtic in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals at Tannadice on Monday.Skipper Ryan Edwards is also expected to feature after suffering a broken nose against Hearts last weekend.Peter Pawlett has been ruled out for the season after being booked in for Achilles surgery.Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou expects to have the sa...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane will be available for Manchester United’s crunch Premier League clash with Tottenham.The Red Devils were without the experienced trio for last weekend’s chastening 4-1 derby loss to Manchester City but are set to be boosted by their returns for the visit of top-four rivals Spurs on Saturday evening.Luke Shaw remains absent having f...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta could once again start up front for Crystal Palace as they take on Premier League leaders Manchester City on Monday.The 24-year-old striker came in for his sixth league start of the campaign and scored the opener in Palace’s 2-0 win over Wolves last weekend.Defensive duo Joel Ward (groin) and Nathan Ferguson (hamstring) are set to miss out once again while James McArth...Full Story »

Long-term Manchester United and Arsenal transfer target Paulo Dybala is nearing the exit door at current club Juventus. Dybala, who has been a central figure at Juventus since joining the club from Palermo in 2015, is out of contract at the end of the season. Reports from Gazzetta dello Sport have indicated that following a number of niggling injuries the opinion of the Juventus hierarchy w...Full Story »

Coventry are without Jake Bidwell for their Championship clash against Sheffield United after learning the wing-back’s groin problem is more serious than first thought.Bidwell missed the midweek loss to Luton after being forced off against Swansea and scans have since revealed a muscle tear that could keep him out for six weeks.Jodi Jones is again doubtful after further problems with the k...Full Story »

We've seen enough from Manchester United in recent years to understand that no single coach can fix this squad – it's completely unbalanced, lacking in quality, and large, but how many of the 38 senior players listed on the club's website actually look like valuable first-team players going forward? It's a damning indictment that so many players probably need to move on, but a look at t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola reflected with satisfaction after Manchester City formally confirmed their Champions League quarter-final place on Wednesday.The Premier League leaders had all but secured progress with their 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their last-16 tie last month but they still needed to finalise the matter in the return.They did that with little alarm as they played out ...Full Story »

Manchester City were hardly tested as they formally confirmed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon.After winning the first leg of the last-16 tie 5-0 last month, City barely got out of second gear in Wednesday’s return at the Etihad Stadium.Gabriel Jesus did have a goal disallowed while Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling also worked vi...Full Story »