A club legend thinks his former team-mate has earned the right to see out the current campaign after putting together a stellar squad Paul Scholes has insisted that Manchester United should stick with under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer until at least the end of the season. Solskjaer has just begun his third full season in the Old Trafford hot-seat, having initially been drafted in to repla...Full Story »

Liverpool are considering a sensational swoop for Philippe Coutinho in the January transfer window, according to reports. The Reds sold the Brazilian to Barcelona for a club-record fee of £142m in January 2018. That proved to be a masterstroke from Liverpool, who had paid just £8.5m to buy the attacking midfielder five years earlier. Coutinho's signing has been disastrous for Barc...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Gabriel Martinelli will not be leaving the club in January. The 20-year-old has made just four appearances across all competitions this season. It is nothing personal, according to Arteta, who says the Brazilian has to compete with a number of players for game time. The Spaniard told reporters: "Because of the amount of players that we have in those positio...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino still believes Kylian Mbappe could "change his mind" and stay at the club. France striker Mbappe recently confirmed he asked to leave in the summer in pursuit of a move to Real Madrid, but PSG have been trying to tie him down to a new deal, with his current deal expiring next summer. It was hoped the signing of Lionel Messi on a free transfer from...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel is hoping to break the managerial trend at Chelsea. The German won the Champions League in his first season at Stamford Bridge, which saw him pen an extension on his contract until 2024. The Blues are renowned for sacking managers, but Tuchel hopes he can become a long-term fixture in the Stamford Bridge dugout. "Hopefully I'm in charge," Tuchel said when asked about his futur...Full Story »

Sterling casts doubt on Man City future England international Raheem Sterling has cast doubt over his future at the Etihad Stadium, after quotes emerged from the Manchester City star, refusing to rule out a move away from the club. According to CBS Sports' James Benge, Sterling – when speaking with FT Business – made mention of being open to the opportunity to move abroad for his...Full Story »

Roma ready to offload Evertion-linked Villar Roma are ready to offload Everton-linked midfielder Gonzalo Villar - according to Tuttomercatoweb. The Italian giants want to sell the 23-year-old in January to raise extra funds for their primary target Denis Zakaria - who is currently on the books of Borussia Monchengladbach. Everton could be ready to pounce for Villar with Roma willing to cons...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson returns to the touchline for his side’s Championship clash with Bournemouth after recovering from a bout of coronavirus.Pearson is still without knee injury victims Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Nathan Baker and Jay Dasilva missed the 3-2 win at Peterborough two weeks ago due to minor injuri...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock has a long list of injuries for the home game against Peterborough.Warnock, who could be without seven first-team players, is hoping central defenders Grant Hall and Dael Fry (both groin) can pass late fitness tests but is not optimistic.Lee Peltier will serve a one-game ban and fellow right-back Anfernee Dijksteel remains sidelined due to a hamstring injury.A thi...Full Story »

Cheltenham midfielder Liam Sercombe has been ruled out of Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with Accrington.The 31-year-old sustained a groin injury during training, forcing manager Michael Duff into at least one change from the team which began the 2-0 loss to Rotherham on October 2.Captain Will Boyle, who has missed the Robins’ last three league games, will undergo assessment on ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor says winger Josh Coley will come into contention for the Sky Bet League Two visit of Newport on Saturday.The 23-year-old has endured a difficult time since arriving at St James Park from Maidenhead in the summer.He missed the start of the season due to a groin injury but made his Grecians debut off the bench in a 2-2 draw with Walsall earlier this month and caught Tayl...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner has some decisions to make with the return of some of his international contingent for the visit of Rochdale in Sky Bet League Two.Goalkeeper Lewis Ward produced a stunning display, including saving a penalty, on his league debut at Forest Green last weekend as he deputised for Jojo Wollacott, who was away with Ghana.Midfielders Jonny Williams and Alex Gilbert will also c...Full Story »

Salford will have Ibou Touray and Tyreik Wright back from international duty for the visit of Hartlepool.Defender Touray was away with Gambia, while on-loan Aston Villa forward Wright has returned from linking up with the Republic of Ireland Under-21s.Forward Brandon Thomas-Asante is likely to be back in the starting line up after suspension ruled him out of last weekend’s draw at Walsall....Full Story »

Gillingham continue to have injury problems ahead of their Sky Bet League One clash with Sunderland.Having hoped to have Ryan Jackson and Mustapha Carayol available for last weekend’s game against Wycombe, boss Steve Evans is waiting to find out whether either will be fit this time.Left-back David Tutonda will definitely be out after sustaining a hamstring injury during the 2-0 defeat at A...Full Story »

Burton striker Kane Hemmings is fit for the visit of Morecambe.The 30-year-old was forced off after just 21 minutes of last weekend’s defeat at Plymouth with a tight calf but has trained this week and is ready to play.Defender Michael Mancienne and midfielder Danny Rowe, who have both not featured since the end of August, are also available for selection again.Captain John Brayford is side...Full Story »

Tommy Smith and Armando Dobra should both return to the Colchester squad for their Sky Bet League Two game against high-flying Harrogate.Defender Smith and midfielder Dobra missed the defeat at Tranmere as they were away on international duty with New Zealand and Albania Under-21s respectively.Defender Miles Welch-Hayes remains unavailable due to the hamstring injury that has kept him out since ...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Simon Grayson must decide whether to throw Conor McLaughlin straight into the fray against Crewe this weekend.The defender, who was most recently with Sunderland, re-signed for the club he left in 2017 this week after Darnell Johnson was ruled out for the season by an Achilles injury.Johnson was the second Fleetwood player to suffer a season-ending setback following Brad Halliday&...Full Story »

Rotherham defender Joe Mattock is in line to return from injury against Portsmouth.Mattock has missed his side’s last two league games with an Achilles problem, but he is back in training and manager Paul Warne expects him to be fit enough to be involved this weekend.Warne said Jamie Lindsay, who suffered a hamstring injury last month, will be out for “a few weeks”.Rotherham ha...Full Story »

Port Vale defender Aaron Martin could come back into contention for the visit of Barrow.The 32-year-old centre-half has not featured for almost a month because of a back injury but made a return for the reserves in a training ground friendly against Leicester in midweek.David Amoo scored the only goal in that game against the Foxes but even though Vale’s four-match winning streak was ended...Full Story »

Blackburn left back Harry Pickering is in danger of losing his ever-present record after being struck down by illness ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Coventry at Ewood Park.Rovers manager Tony Mowbray also has a doubt over midfielder Tyrhys Dolan who, like Pickering, is suffering from tonsillitis and was unable to train this week.Definitely missing will be striker Ben B...Full Story »