Cole Palmer’s first senior goal for Manchester City put the final flourish on a comfortable 6-1 Carabao Cup win over Wycombe as key players shook off some rust and young debutants made their mark.Sky Bet League One side Wycombe snatched a shock 22nd-minute lead through Brandon Hanlan but that was a distant memory by the final whistle, with Riyad Mahrez scoring twice alongside strikes from ...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to make changes for Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup third round clash with West Ham. The Norwegian has already hinted that midfielder Jesse Lingard, who has scored after coming off the bench in each of his last two Premier League appearances against Newcastle and the Hammers on Sunday, will start against the club where he spent the sec...Full Story »

What the papers say The arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford is reportedly not an obstacle to Manchester United's pursuit of Erling Haaland. The Expresss says despite Ronaldo's return the club still want to sign the 21-year-old from Borussia Dortmund next summer, with United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer understood to be a big fan of the Norway striker. Putting in the groundwork with Jud...Full Story »

Sheffield United will check on Sander Berge ahead of their Carabao Cup tie against Southampton.The midfielder was withdrawn from the league game against Hull on Saturday as a precautionary measure, after feeling a pain in his hamstring during the warm-up.The third-round game could be another chance for the likes of Michael Verrips, Kyron Gordon, Kacper Lopata, Zak Brunt, Iliman Ndiaye and Oliver...Full Story »

The Manchester City team which begins the defence of the club’s Carabao Cup trophy against Wycombe will be made up of several academy players.Pep Guardiola believes his injury list is so bad that he has “no alternative” but to play youngsters in the third-round tie.John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ilkay Gundogan are all injured, while Guardiola wants...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to answer questions about Manchester United's title hopes following their victory over West Ham instead joking about the turnaround in mood at Old Trafford following defeat in the Champions League to Young Boys. Solskjaer was on the end of heavy criticism for his role in the 2-1 defeat in Switzerland on Tuesday only for a 2-1 win at the London Stadium on Sunday - - ...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Tam Courts insists his side were “worthy” winners after Ian Harkes’ late goal settled a tightly-contested Dundee derby.Courts felt the introduction of substitute midfielder Dylan Levitt at the start of the second half was crucial to the hosts seizing the upper hand following a first half in which Dundee had the better of the few clear-cut chances.The United m...Full Story »

Ian Harkes’ late strike earned Dundee United a 1-0 victory in the first Dundee derby staged in the top flight since 2016.Chances were few and far between in a tightly contested match but the hosts eventually made the breakthrough with 10 minutes left, ensuring a positive ending to a weekend on which a new statue of the revered former United manager Jim McLean was unveiled at Tannadice.Dund...Full Story »

Manchester United and Manchester City are set to go to war in the race to sign West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, according to Fichajes. Rice is one of the most coveted players in the Premier League at current, having enjoyed a quite extraordinary year for both club and country. All due respect to West Ham, you feel as though it’s only a matter of time before he moves onto bigger and bet...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted he felt “a bit guilty” after Manchester City failed to deliver a winning performance for their fans against Southampton on Saturday.The champions were held to a frustrating goalless draw in front of a near-capacity and vociferous crowd, as Guardiola had called for, at the Etihad Stadium.Guardiola issued a rallying cry to supporters in midweek, stating his side ...Full Story »

A near-capacity crowd failed to inspire Manchester City as the champions were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side might even have felt relieved to claim a point after referee Jon Moss overturned decisions to award Southampton a penalty and send Kyle Walker off in the second half. Statistically City dominated but lacked their no...Full Story »

Manager Slavisa Jokanovic feels Sheffield United are still a work in progress, despite seeing their promising run of form continue with a 3-1 at Hull.Having made such a dreadful start to the Championship campaign following relegation from the Premier League, the Blades are now unbeaten in five games.Jokanovic said: “I am satisfied with the performance and the three points, but it’s n...Full Story »

Billy Sharp scored and missed a penalty on his 300th Sheffield United appearance in the 3-1 win at struggling Hull.The 35-year-old striker put the Blades in front after 17 minutes with a simple close-range header, while John Egan scored twice after the restart to seal a routine away victory.Sharp’s day, however, was rather soured late in the first half when his spot-kick was well saved by ...Full Story »

Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has confirmed that the Manchester United midfielder could sign for Juventus next summer. Pogba’s time as a Man United player has been marred by Raiola stirring the pot on a regular basis. The Frenchman has never shown much interest in discouraging him from doing so, which speaks volumes. With Pogba’s contract with Man United due to expire in t...Full Story »

Benjamin Siegrist could return in goal for Dundee United for the cinch Premiership clash with city rivals Dundee at Tannadice.The 29-year-old Swiss keeper has recovered from a knee injury sustained in the build-up to United’s game with St Johnstone last month.Liam Smith and Louis Appere are working with the physio to recover from knocks.Dundee midfielder Charlie Adam has a chance of return...Full Story »

West Ham will be without Michail Antonio for the visit of Manchester United.The striker is suspended following his red card at Southampton last weekend so Jarrod Bowen could move into a central attacking role.Vladimir Coufal, Angelo Ogbonna and Said Benrahma should return after being rested for Thursday’s Europa League win against Dinamo Zagreb.Edinson Cavani will miss out again for Manche...Full Story »

Hull are counting on a double midfield boost as they take on Sheffield United on Saturday.Reigning player of the season George Honeyman is set for his first appearance of the season after ankle surgery in the summer, while Tom Huddlestone should also return after being rested against Blackburn in midweek.Defender Alfie Jones is another in line to return to action after a thigh problem.Hull have ...Full Story »

Manchester City launched their latest Champions League challenge with a remarkable 6-3 victory over 10-man Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium.Five different City players got on the scoresheet for last season’s runners-up, who also benefited from an own goal in a thrilling end-to-end encounter to open Group A.Christopher Nkunku scored a brilliant hat-trick in a losing cause for the visitors, who...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo strike knocks down security lady during Manchester United warm-up An odd incident involving Cristiano Ronaldo took place just before Manchester United's encounter against Young Boys in the Champions League. The Portuguese star unleashed a thunderous strike, with the ball hitting a security guard who fell to the ground and had to be treated by medical staff. Ronaldo reached...Full Story »

Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick has urged the club to pay whatever it takes to sign Declan Rice from West Ham United. Man United had a successful summer transfer window, bringing in Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, they didn’t strengthen in the area they arguably needed to the most – midfield. The Red Devils fell short of rivals Man C...Full Story »