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Pep Guardiola tells two Premier League managers he ‘wishes he had their team’ Pep Guardiola has told two Premier League managers he ‘wishes he had their team’ amid Manchester City’s poor season. Far from securing a record-extending fifth successive Premier League trophy, Man City face a battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League after an alarming drop-off this season. City have already lost six Premier League games this term – double the amount they did last season – and after just fourth in the table going into February. Manchester City’s struggles have carried over into Europe and they…

Mikel Arteta defends ‘unbelievable’ Arsenal star after Jamie Carragher criticism Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has defended his £32m signing Mikel Merino following criticism from Jamie Carragher. Merino signed a four-year deal with the Gunners after completing a big-money move from La Liga side Real Sociedad last summer. The 28-year-old has started just a third of Arsenal’s Premier League games this season and Carragher recently questioned Arteta’s move for the Spaniard. Writing in a column for The Telegraph earlier this month, Carragher said: ‘Prioritising signing midfielder Mikel Merino ahead of another attacker last summer looks like a mistake. Merino is not…

Jos Buttler names England’s ‘most important player’ after India win Jos Buttler hailed Adil Rashid as the ‘most important player’ in England’s white-ball team after he starred in the 26-run T20 victory over India in Rajkot. Having won the first two T20 matches, India would have taken an unassailable lead in the five-match series had they won the third game but the hosts fell 26 runs short of England’s 171-9. Ben Duckett smashed a 28-ball 51 and Liam Livingstone hit 43 from 24 balls to give England a superb platform after being put into bat by India. The tourists…

Man Utd star ‘on trial’ as Ruben Amorim considers shock sale Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund is effectively ‘on trial’ for the rest of the season after reportedly failing to impress Ruben Amorim since his arrival at Old Trafford. Hojlund scored five goals in his first five games under Amorim but has failed to find the back of the net in his last 11 appearances, going over a month without a goal. Manchester United fans expected much better returns from a player who cost the club over £70m when they signed him from Serie A side Atalanta in the…

Man Utd plan to hijack Chelsea deal as forward ‘decides to leave’ Manchester United are considering hijacking Chelsea’s deal for Mathys Tel after the French forward ‘decided to leave’ Bayern Munich. Tel, 19, is pushing for a move away from Bundesliga giants Bayern in the final week of the January transfer window. Bayern Munich signed the highly-rated forward from Rennes in 2022 in a deal worth £20m. Tel featured regularly for Bayern during his first two seasons at the club but has fallen out of favour this term, starting just two league games. A lack of minutes has led Tel…

Liverpool respond to surprise approach for £85m signing Darwin Nunez Liverpool have ‘no intention’ of selling Darwin Nunez before the transfer deadline despite being approached over a surprise January deal. Nunez has blown hot and cold during his three-year spell at Anfield following a big-money move from Benfica. Liverpool paid an initial £64m to sign the Uruguayan forward but add-ons could take the overall price up to £85m – making him the club’s most expensive signing in history. Given that huge sum of money, much more was expected of Nunez, who has only scored four goals in the Premier…

Chelsea consider using Joao Felix to sign Duran, using wantaway forward Joao Felix in a deal to sign Arsenal and West Ham target Jhon Duran from Aston Villa, according to reports. But the deal will have to be enticing as several clubs are interested in signing Jhon Duran Felix only joined Chelsea last summer in a £45m deal from Atletico Madrid, but is already being tipped to leave after a frustrating spell at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea consider using Joao Felix to sign Duran Chelsea’s wealth of attacking options has restricted Felix to just three league starts this season, the Portugal…

A US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on aid. Trump’s plan to pause the disbursements of federal grants and loans minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday. What to know about Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid The Trump administration late Monday directed federal agencies to pause federal grants and loans in the US on Tuesday evening, in a sweeping move that threatens to disrupt education, healthcare, housing assistance, disaster relief and other programs that rely on the flow of federal money. US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s freeze on aid The acting director of the Office of Management…

Davina McCall’s boyfriend confirms marriage talks after brain surgery Davina McCall’s boyfriend of six years Michael Douglas has revealed that the pair have discussed marriage. The former Big Brother presenter, 57, underwent a craniotomy in November 2024 after a random health check discovered a 14mm wide brain tumour. Davina, 57 documented her journey with fans and at the end of last year had the benign mass removed. Supporting her throughout the ordeal was her partner Michael, 49, who was Davina’s hairstylist friend of 20 years prior to their romantic relationship. The pair has been together since 2019 – two years after her split from husband Matthew Robertson…

CNN anchor quits after 18 years with final warning ‘Don’t give in to the lies’ Long-time CNN anchor Jim Acosta revealed his decision to ‘move on’ from the US news outlet with a warning over lies and fear-mongering. After confirming he would be leaving, the presenter issued a warning over ‘tyrants’ and pleaded with the public not to ‘give in to the lies’. Acosta, 53, had been with CNN for almost 18 years when reports about a possible change to the schedule began to surface. He confirmed that he had been offered an ‘alternative time slot’ but ultimately ‘decided…