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Enzo Maresca has made a decision on whether to drop Robert Sanchez after the Chelsea goalkeeper’s poor performance against Manchester United. Sanchez has endured a tough time since moving to Stamford Bridge from Brighton in the summer of 2023 for £20million. In his first season, he kept just three clean sheets in 16 Premier League games before struggling with injury and losing his No.1 spot to Djordje Petrovic. Maresca gave him a second chance for this campaign but the Spaniard has made a number of high profile mistakes, with the latest coming in the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday.…

Marcus Rashford is ‘on a different planet’ to Arsenal rival Bukayo Saka and won’t fit into Ruben Amorim’s plans for Manchester United. That warning comes from former Chelsea star and coach Jody Morris, who has criticised the United forward’s lack of pressing. Amorim has been announced as United’s new head coach following the sacking of Erik ten Hag, but there are already concerns over whether he can implement his high-pressing philosophy. Pressing has been a long-standing issue for the Red Devils, with Rashford coming under severe criticism for his seeming inability or unwillingness to do so. Discussing the issue on…

Former England coach Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes that Morgan Rogers can follow in the footsteps of Cole Palmer given his impressive performances at Aston Villa so far this season. Signed from Championship side Middlesbrough in January last season, Rogers has made himself a mainstay in Unai Emery’s Villa side this season. The 22-year-old has started all ten Premier League games this season and notched up his third goal of the campaign in a 4-1 defeat to Tottenham last weekend. Having spent time in the Manchester City academy together, Rogers has seen Palmer go on to light up the league since…

England’s top flight football returns on Monday night as Fulham face Brentford.

Ronnie O’Sullivan picked up an impressive 6-2 win over He Guoqiang at the International Championship on Monday, having lost both games they played beforehand. The 24-year-old has caused the Rocket problems this season, beating him in the Championship League and English Open since the start of the current campaign. That defeat in the English Open in Brentwood was O’Sullivan’s last outing before the current tournament, as he pulled out of a string of events. However, the seven-time world champion looked very sharp in Nanjing in the second round, making a string of big breaks on his way to a comfortable…

Fulham manager Marco Silva has talked up his ‘good relationship’ with incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim after being linked with the job himself. After the dismissal of Erik ten Hag from Old Trafford the Red Devils moved pretty quickly to appoint Amorim, who will leave Sporting and take up his new role on 11 November. However, other names were in the frame, with journalist Guillem Balague reporting that Silva had even been ‘approached’ by Manchester United. The Cottagers boss did not get the gig and will continue his project in west London, with Fulham hosting Brentford in the Premier…

Football fans were left in hysterics after watching Jose Mourinho’s failed attempt at a knee slide while celebrating Fenerbahce’s 102nd minute winner against Trabzonspor. In a dramatic match in the Turkish Super Lig on Sunday, former Manchester United star Fred opened the scoring for Mourinho’s side before Trabzonspor fought back to lead 2-1. Source link

This is the horrifying moment a footballer was killed and five others were left injured after being hit by lightning during a match in Peru. Jose Hugo de la Cruz Meza, 39, was killed instantly as both sets of players made their way off the pitch after the referee ordered the game to be halted. The ref made the decision as the sound of rumbling thunder echoed around the stadium. Goalkeeper Juan Chocca Llacta, 40, also received a direct strike and was rushed to hospital in a taxi with serious burns to his body. The other casualties, two teenagers aged…

Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter says Manchester United’s interest in Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres ‘makes sense’. The Red Devils have been linked with the Swedish star following their appointment of Ruben Amorim from Sporting on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Gyokeres, 26, has established himself as one of Europe’s leading strikers during his two seasons in Lisbon since joining from Championship club Coventry, scoring 59 times in 65 matches. The Swede, who played under Potter at Brighton, would cost in the region of £58m. And Potter says the deal ‘makes sense’ given United’s struggles in front of goal. ‘You put two…

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Max Verstappen has been slapped with a five-second time penalty following Lando Norris’ victory in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. In an enthralling race, there was a four-way battle for the lead between the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Norris, Red Bull’s Verstappen and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Onboard footage showed the championship leader virtually alongside Piastri as they prepared for the restart on the final lap and he was later summoned to the stewards. They concluded that he had jumped the gun at the restart and had driven quicker than the minimum time required…

Arsenal legend Ian Wright singled out Mikel Merino for criticism after the side’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle, saying the Spaniard ‘wasn’t tight enough in and around the midfield’. Newcastle forward Alexander Isak powered a thunderous header beyond David Raya in the 14th minute and the Gunners simply had no answer in another uninspiring showing away from home. The visitors – last year’s runners-up in the Premier League – were fortunate that title rivals Manchester City went on to suffer their first defeat in 33 games later in the day away to Bournemouth. With Martin Odegaard out injured, Arsenal have clearly…

Arne Slot says he is uncertain about the severity of Ibrahima Konate’s suspected wrist injury following Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Brighton but hopes the defender can return ‘as soon as possible’ given his ‘impact’ this season. Konate, making his ninth consecutive start in the Premier League, lasted just 45 minutes of this afternoon’s clash, with Joe Gomez coming on in his place for the the second half. Source link

Pep Guardiola has defended his decision to start Kyle Walker against Bournemouth after the Manchester City star trained for just ‘six minutes’ prior to the match. City’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season came to an end on Saturday as they shockingly lost 2-1 on the south coast. Antoine Semenyo and Evanlison put the home side into dreamland and though Josko Gvardiol pulled a goal back, the Cherries survived a late onslaught to record their first ever win against the Citizens. The result, combined with Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Brighton, sees City knocked off top spot in the Premier…

Pep Guardiola has revealed how long Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and John Stones will be sidelined for. The centre-backs started in midweek as City crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of Tottenham but were nowhere to be seen at the clash at Bournemouth on Saturday. The Citizens, struggling with multiple fitness and injury issues, were defeated 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium, their first Premier League defeat of the season. Speaking before the game, Guardiola ambiguously said Dias and Stones were ‘ruled out for little bit of long time’. The manager clarified the extent and nature of…

Celtic cruised into the Scottish League Cup final with a rampant 6-0 win over Aberdeen – but Brendan Rodgers will want to forget his own performance on the touchline during the victory. Cameron Carter-Vickers broke the deadlock in the 29th minute against Aberdeen, last year’s runners-up, and Kyogo Furuhashi doubled Celtic’s advantage just moments later. Daizen Maeda finished off a flowing move to make it three and put Celtic out of sight with just five minutes remaining of the first half at a rocking Hampden Park. Undoubtedly the moment of the first period, though, came in injury time when the…

Newcastle star Lewis Hall says he was proud to keep ‘amazing player’ Bukayo Saka ‘quiet’ in the side’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal. The Magpies were without a win in their previous five league matches but started strongly at St James’ Park and took the lead through a powerful Alexander Isak header in the 14th minute.Source link

Paul Merson has questioned Manchester United’s rumoured interest in Sporting star Viktor Gyokeres, claiming ‘no one wanted’ the forward when he was playing for Coventry. Gyokeres set the Portuguese top flight alight across a magnificent debut season in Lisbon last term, racking up 29 goals and ten assists to help Sporting win a 20th league title. Facing the media after Friday’s one-sided match, the Sweden international distanced himself from speculation of a potential transfer move to Old Trafford. ‘Going with Amorim to Manchester United? I don’t know,’ Gyokeres told reporters when asked about the possibility of following Amorim to the…

Manchester United interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy says he is ‘convinced’ summer signing Manuel Ugarte will prove to be a ‘great player’ for the club under the guidance of Ruben Amorim. Ugarte arrived at Old Trafford with weighty expectations on his shoulders following a high-profile £42million move from Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain in August. Van Nistelrooy feels similarly about Joshua Zirkzee, United’s £36.5m signing from Bologna, despite the Dutchman failing to score since his dramatic debut goal against Fulham way back in mid-August. ‘Josh is similar to Manuel Ugarte’s situation. Josh came in, he’s a young player with a…

Ruud van Nistelrooy will be in the dugout when Manchester United host Chelsea in Premier League this afternoon. While Ruben Amorim will officially take over in November, the United legend will have three more games as interim manager following Wednesday’s thrilling Carabao Cup win over Leicester City. The Dutchman will remain without Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire for the visit of Chelsea with the pair still recovering from respective thigh and knee injuries. Christian Eriksen, enjoying an impressive campaign after coming close to leaving in the summer, missed the 5-2 win over the Foxes through injury and with United not…

Adidas have signed a teenage sprinting sensation who has been branded ‘the next Usain Bolt’. Australian Gout Gout, 16, has followed in the footsteps of the likes of Lionel Messi, Steph Curry and Patrick Mahomes in joining the Adidas stable. ‘I’m super excited to have signed with Adidas,’ he told Citius Mag. ‘I’m not stopping here. I’ll work so hard to repay the faith they have shown me. I’ll stay hungry and chase down what’s next.’ Gout was born in Queensland in 2007 to parents from South Sudan who moved to Australia two years earlier. He is regarded as one…

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Barcelona’s Champions League win built off youngsters playing in an exceptional young midfield trio of Marc Casado, Pedri and Fermin Lopez’s tireless work in the middle. Barcelona humiliated Bayern Munich in their 4-1 Champions League win on Wednesday night and in la liga destroyed Real Madrid 4 nil in the El Clasico on the weekend. Barcelona’s Champions League win built off youngsters That success has been built on the foundations of this midfield trio. Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock called the trio “exceptional” and said they “constantly allowed Barcelona to play”. Barca are purring right now and the shield of…

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Ruben Amorim confirmed as new Man Utd boss Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ruben Amorim, with the former Sporting Lisbon boss replacing the recently sacked Erik ten Hag. Amorim, 39, quickly emerged as INEOS’ number-one target, with the club announcing their intention to activate his €10million (£8.4m) release clause on Monday. The Portuguese coach, who previously attracted interest from Liverpool and West Ham, also has a 30-day notice period in his Sporting contract but United have paid a further €1m to release him from that early. Amorim will, therefore, now start work at Old Trafford during the international break…