Blackburn, reeling from the club’s heaviest ever home defeat, face more defensive disruption for the visit of Sheffield United on Saturday with Jan Paul Van Hecke set for a three-game ban following his dismissal in the 7-0 defeat by Fulham on Wednesday night.Blackburn were already without Daniel Ayala and Harry Pickering because of calf problems and the pair are likely to sit out the visit...Full Story »

Manchester United have this evening confirmed that Raphael Varane is expected to be sidelined for around a month with a hamstring injury. Varane, who missed three matches before returning and starring in the victory against Spurs, had to be replaced in the first-half of the Champions League tie against Atalanta on Tuesday night. The centre-back couldn’t continue after he went down in t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola immediately turned his attention to Saturday’s derby against Manchester United after his side brushed off Club Brugge for a second time.Manchester City followed up their 5-1 win over the Belgian side a fortnight ago with a 4-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium to move to the top of Champions League Group A.The result meant last season’s runners-up now need only a point to q...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling netted as Manchester City struck three times in the second half to move closer to the Champions League last 16 with a 4-1 win over Club Brugge.Phil Foden gave Pep Guardiola’s side an early lead in the Group A clash at the Etihad Stadium but a freak own goal from John Stones threatened to give the hosts an awkward night.A draw might have damaged qualification hopes with a tr...Full Story »

Serial Europa League winner and ex-Arsenal manager Unai Emery is edging closer to be given the Newcastle United job, according to reports. Emery now leads a two-man list, with Bournemouth legend Eddie Howe the second-choice behind the Basque boss, now at Villarreal. Newcastle are thought to be sorting personal terms with Emery ahead of his move, which includes agreeing to pay him as much mon...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo once again got Manchester United out of jail in the Champions League as the veteran’s stoppage-time strike secured a scarcely deserved point at Atalanta.Having wrapped up comeback wins against Villarreal and the Italians at Old Trafford, the 36-year-old rose to the occasion in Bergamo as he saved under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side from defeat.Ronaldo had already...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban came off the bench to rescue a point for Nottingham Forest as old rivals Sheffield United forced a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.Grabban netted his sixth goal of the season from close range in the 83rd minute, five minutes after fellow sub – and ex-Red – Billy Sharp had set up Morgan Gibbs-White to put the Blades in front with his fifth of the campaign.It was a closely-co...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez has once again proved he is not your typical footballer by completing a degree in business administration and management. The Spaniard enrolled on a Business Studies and Economics course at Castellon University and stayed in student accomodation while he was playing professionally in La Liga for Villarreal. And even as his career has progressed to...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his Manchester United players to put the team before themselves to ensure they build on their impressive victory against Tottenham Hotspur. United face Atalanta in Bergamo on Tuesday having bounced back from their 5-0 defeat to Liverpool with a comprehensive 3-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday. Solskjaer rejected the suggestion the result was e...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola says “many, many things” went wrong as Manchester City suffered their first home loss of the season to Patrick Vieira’s impressive Crystal Palace side.Wednesday’s surprise Carabao Cup exit at West Ham was compounded by a shock defeat for the reigning Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium.Wilfried Zaha got Pep Guardiola’s 200th league match at ...Full Story »

Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with an easy 3-0 win at Tottenham which saw the heat turned up on Nuno Espirito Santo.Solskjaer is battling for his job after last weekend’s 5-0 humiliation by Liverpool, but as has been the case so often during his reign at United, his team delivered a result when he needed it the most.A brilliant goal by Cristiano Ro...Full Story »

Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley hailed an effective away performance from his side after they weathered pressure from Sheffield United before securing a 1-0 win.The hosts created a number of good chances, but they were unable to find the net and were punished when Keshi Anderson struck the only goal of the game in the 76th minute.Critchley said: “I suppose 1-0, when you keep a clean sh...Full Story »

Keshi Anderson’s second-half goal earned Blackpool a 1-0 win at Sheffield United, although they were forced to withstand spells of pressure from the home side.Slavisa Jokanovic’s men created a number of good chances but were unable to find the net and were punished when Anderson struck the only goal of the game in the 76th minute.Jokanovic made one change to his starting line-up, wit...Full Story »

Crystal Palace ruined Pep Guardiola’s 200th Premier League match in the Manchester City hotseat as Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher secured a win as impressive as it was surprising against the 10-man hosts. Few predicted Saturday afternoon ending in anything other than celebration for the reigning champions, yet the well-drilled visitors triumphed thanks to an intelligent and energetic...Full Story »

St Johnstone ended a three-game winless run in the cinch Premiership as Ali Crawford’s first-half effort was enough for a narrow 1-0 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.United had plenty of chances to equalise but were denied time after time by Saints goalkeeper Zander Clark, who produced an inspirational display between the sticks.St Johnstone have moved up to ninth in the table as a ...Full Story »

Dundee United manager Tam Courts is set to freshen his side up for the cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone at Tannadice on Saturday.Courts has no fresh injury worries to contend with but will utilise his squad during a busy fixture period.Liam Smith (knee) is working his way back to fitness, while Marc McNulty (hamstring) remains out.St Johnstone have lost defenders James Brown (hamstrin...Full Story »

Tottenham are assessing Bryan Gil ahead of the visit of Manchester United.The winger picked up a hamstring injury in the Carabao Cup win at Burnley on Wednesday and is a doubt.Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) is the only confirmed absentee.United will be without Paul Pogba for the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.The midfielder begins a three-match domestic suspension following his red card in th...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola should have a near fully-fit squad to choose from when Manchester City host Crystal Palace in his 200th Premier League game in charge.Raheem Sterling returned from a back problem to play in City’s penalty shoot-out defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup in mid-week.Ferran Torres is the only long-term absentee.Crystal Palace will make a late decision on the fitness of Wilfried ...Full Story »

Sheffield United striker Lys Mousset has been passed fit to feature in Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackpool.The Frenchman scored twice in last weekend’s 3-2 win at South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley before being substituted due to a minor calf issue.Wolves loanee Morgan Gibbs-White returns from a one-match ban for the Blades.Norway international Sander Berge (hamstring) ...Full Story »

Paul Ince has hit out at Manchester United's coaching staff as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clings to his job. The Norwegian is under huge pressure following a four-match winless streak in the Premier League. A 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool on Sunday was the nadir to date and Solskjaer reportedly has three games to save his job. Ince believes the coaching at Carrington is not up to scratch, with a lac...Full Story »