Kevin De Bruyne struck 20 minutes from time as Manchester City grabbed a slender advantage in their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid.The Belgian playmaker fired home from a tight angle after Phil Foden came off the bench to stunning effect in a tense and tight first leg at the Etihad Stadium.Atletico were their usual dogged, defensive selves for most of the game and frustra...Full Story »

Manchester United are reportedly set to confirm Ajax boss Erik Ten Hag as their next manager any day now Manchester United are set to announce Erik Ten Hag in the next few weeks. That's according to reports from CaughtOffside and Sky’s Angelo Mangiante that suggest the Ajax manager has edged ahead of Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino for the role and will be confirmed in a ...Full Story »

Rooney: Pogba should leave Man Utd Manchester United icon Wayne Rooney has said that it is probably time for Paul Pogba to find a new club. The Red Devils' record signing returned to Old Trafford to much fanfare in 2016, but has thus far failed to live up to his lofty price tag with inconsistent displays. And with the France international's contract set to run out in the summer, Rooney feel...Full Story »

Manchester United could reportedly be set to make sweeping changes to their team this summer, starting with Erik ten Hag coming in as manager. The Dutch tactician has done fine work at Ajax, and seems to be preparing to take over at Old Trafford, according to the Daily Mirror, with a double raid on his current club possibly being lined up. The report claims Man Utd could bring in Ajax duo An...Full Story »

Haaland and Foden could well be team-mates at Man City next season Manchester City’s pursuit of Erling Haaland is set to land Phil Foden an even bigger pay rise. A new long-term contract at City, worth £150,000-a-week, was agreed by the England winger - in principle - last October. But that deal has yet to be signed, meaning Haaland’s expected arrival in the summer from Borus...Full Story »

Manchester United delivered a lacklustre performance in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo but Fred rescued a point in a 1-1 draw against Leicester at Old Trafford.United lacked a cutting edge without Ronaldo, who missed out because of illness, and they fell behind just after the hour mark when Kelechi Iheanacho bent down to head beyond goalkeeper David de Gea.The hosts levelled within three minut...Full Story »

Manager Scott Parker hailed substitute Siriki Dembele after he came off the bench to help fire promotion-chasing Bournemouth to a vital 3-2 win over Bristol City.Dembele scored a sublime solo goal as the Cherries opened up a six-point lead over third-placed Huddersfield to move a step closer to a Premier League return.Head coach Parker said: “He deserved it because he has been first class ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players they must thrive under the pressure being put on them by Liverpool as they fight to retain their Premier League crown.City cruised to a 2-0 win over Burnley on Saturday which was more comfortable than the scoreline suggested, but needed the three points after Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Watford at lunchtime had sent Jurgen Klopp’s s...Full Story »

Manchester City made sure they ended the day on top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley.Responding to Liverpool’s 2-0 lunchtime victory over Watford, first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan restored City’s one-point advantage ahead of a huge week, which includes the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid an...Full Story »

Liverpool’s time at the top of the Premier League table was brief, but manager Jurgen Klopp insists they are in the position they wanted to be heading into next week’s pivotal clash with Manchester City.A 2-0 win over Watford at Anfield in the lunchtime kick-off saw the Reds return to top spot for the first time since September to put the pressure on City, who responded with a straig...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without one of their key stars for their highly anticipated clash against Liverpool on April 10. Manchester Evening News are reporting centre back Ruben Dias will miss the pivotal clash as well as both legs of their Champions League quarter-final against La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. Dias suffered a hamstring injury a month ago in the FA Cup fifth round against ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp has hit out at the Football Association for the travel chaos facing Liverpool and Manchester City fans ahead of their FA Cup semi-final. Thousands of supporters have been left facing long and complicated journeys to Wembley for the tie, after it emerged that there were no direct trains to London from either Liverpool or Manchester due to scheduled engineering works over the Easte...Full Story »

Burnley skipper Ben Mee will miss out again when Premier League leaders Manchester City visit Turf Moor on Saturday.Mee continues to recover from the injury that has kept him out of the last two games, while fellow centre-back Nathan Collins serves a one-game ban after his sending off in the 2-0 loss to Brentford.Full-back Erik Pieters (knee), midfielder Johann Berg Gudmundsson (calf) and forwar...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani will miss Manchester United’s home match against Leicester on Saturday after picking up a fresh injury problem while on international duty.Ralf Rangnick said he expected the 35-year-old, who has played only three times since January, to miss a further two weeks after the setback.Luke Shaw, who was missing with Covid-19 prior to the international break, is expected to be fit ...Full Story »

The prolific Norway striker is one of Europe's most in-demand players Erling Haaland does not have a €75 million (£63m/$83m) release clause in his Borussia Dortmund contract, GOAL and Spox understand. It was widely thought the Norway striker would be allowed to leave this summer should a club trigger the release fee, with Manchester City and Real Madrid believed to be leading the ...Full Story »

Bournemouth expect to have goalkeeper Mark Travers available for their Championship clash with Bristol City.Travers pulled out of the Republic of Ireland squad because of a slight thigh problem but he has been training with the Cherries.Winger Robbie Brady is available after recovering from a calf problem but Kieffer Moore and Junior Stanislas remain sidelined.Moore is stepping up his recov...Full Story »

PSG have entered the race for Chelsea and Manchester United transfer target Jules Kounde. Kounde, currently playing for Sevilla, has been linked with a host of clubs in recent times, with Fichajes listing Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Liverpool as interested parties. PSG have now reportedly entered the race for the 23-year-old, according to a more recent report from...Full Story »

The Manchester City star, 27, is accused of seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault against five women aged over 16. Benjamin Mendy is pictured grabbing a coffee in Cheshire Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke He appeared at Chester Crown Court last month to face a new allegation of attempted rape relating to a sixth alleged victim. Mendy was today pictured with two pals picking up a Costa...Full Story »

Spain national team boss Luis Enrique has, on Monday evening, responded to suggestions that he could soon swap La Roja for the Premier League, by taking up the managerial reins at Manchester United. Enrique, of course, has been named as one of a short list of candidates currently under consideration to take his place on the bench at Old Trafford ahead of next season. This comes with interim ...Full Story »

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has been hammered for his "grandad" style by a former team-mate Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva gets ribbed over his “grandad” clothes, a former teammate has revealed. Brazilian Jemerson, who was with the midfielder at Monaco, said Silva's dress sense was the talk of the dressing room. The Portuguese international's current teammate Ilka...Full Story »