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Ryan Gravenberch is hopeful he is in Arne Slot’s plans and says he wants to stay at Liverpool ‘for years to come’. The box-to-box midfielder has enjoyed a decent first season at Anfield following a £34million, deadline day move from Bayern Munich. He made 38 appearances, helping Liverpool win the Carabao Cup and finish third in the Premier League in Jurgen Klopp’s final season in the dugout. It’s a great turnaround having struggled to get game time in Munich, and he has been rewarded for his efforts with a place in the preliminary Netherlands squad for Euro 2024, alongside club…

Alan Shearer was so impressed with Kobbie Mainoo in the FA Cup final that he reckons the Manchester United teenager could be starting for England at the European Championship next month. The midfielder scored in United’s surprise 2-1 win over Manchester City at Wembley, finishing off a remarkable season for the youngster personally. It may have been an extremely mixed campaign for the Red Devils but the 19-year-old has emerged with immense credit and his performance at Wembley only added to that. Shearer was particularly impressed with him due to the players he was in direct competition with on Saturday,…

Chelsea star Cole Palmer has revealed who he wanted to win the Premier League as Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool battled for the title. Despite challenges from Arsenal and Liverpool, Man City emerged triumphant from a thrilling title race to win a record fourth successive Premier League trophy and sixth in seven years. Arsenal were bidding to end a 20-year wait for a league title and took the race to the final day but ultimately fell short despite amassing 89 points. Liverpool, meanwhile, were still in the title race with a few weeks of the season remaining before falling away…

England fans will already be plotting their side’s best and worst routes to the Euro 2024 final – despite the fact the tournament hasn’t even started yet. Predicting a team’s way through the tournament tree is all part of the fun and games of a major international competition, and those who have already undertaken the task will note the importance of England winning the group instead as finishing as runner-up. Gareth Southgate’s men will be quietly confident of securing top spot in the group, with Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia joining them in Group C. And should they indeed make it…

Tyson Fury’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk will take place on December 21 in Saudi Arabia. Fury suffered the first defeat of his professional career earlier this month as Usyk won via split decision in Riyadh to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. With his victory, Usyk is now the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC title holder and is the heavyweight division’s first unified world champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. Fury felt he did enough to win the fight, however, two of the three judges were in favour of Usyk after he rocked the Gypsy King in the ninth round with an…

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says he will support Belgium at Euro 2024 despite not being selected for the squad, while he insists he is ‘100 per cent’ fit. The 32-year-old missed most of the campaign with an ACL injury sustained in pre-season and then tore his meniscus in March just as he was closing in on a return to action. He has bounced back from that setback, starting four of Real’s final five La Liga matches of the season, and is yet to concede a goal. Courtois is expected to start in Saturday’s Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund,…

Olympiacos and Fiorentina are gearing up for the Europa Conference League final in Athens this evening. West Ham are the current holders after beating Fiorentina in last year’s final but the Italian side are back for the second year in a row to fight for the trophy. But a tough night awaits in the Greek capital against an Olympiacos side who impressively eliminated Premier League club Aston Villa in the last four. In recent years, BT Sport – which has since become TNT Sports – have made the major European club finals available to watch for free on their YouTube…

Caoimhin Kelleher feels it is time for him to step up to be first choice goalkeeper, whether that it is at Liverpool or elsewhere. The 25-year-old has been with the Reds since 2015 and has established himself as a very reliable back-up with the gloves to Alisson Becker. The Republic of Ireland international has made 47 appearances in all competitions, filling in when the Brazilian is injured and being handed opportunities in cup competitions. Kelleher has enjoyed more game time than ever this season, making 26 appearances in all competitions, including 10 in the Premier League and six on the…

Home Office made mistakes in rush to set up asylum housing, MPs say There is no bias in the original title Committee says department pressed ahead with plans without adequate understanding of what would be required The Home Office has made “unacceptable and avoidable mistakes” in its haste to use disused barracks and a giant barge to house asylum seekers, parliament’s spending watchdog has concluded. The public accounts committee said the department “does not have a credible plan” to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and has little to show for hundreds of millions of pounds spent so far on the…

Gary Neville hopes Erik ten Hag stays at Manchester United (Pictures: Getty)Gary Neville has told Manchester United’s owners Erik ten Hag has ‘earned the right’ to keep his job at Old Trafford after the ‘beautiful’ FA Cup final victory over Manchester City. United’s owners are currently deciding whether to sack Ten Hag or give the Dutchman more time to turn the club’s fortunes around. Build-up to Saturday’s FA Cup final win was dominated by speculation Ten Hag would lose his job regardless of the outcome of the game. But Neville believes the surprising 2-1 win over Premier League champions Man…