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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…

Mikel Arteta says he will hold talks with Thomas Partey over his Arsenal future, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season. After a difficult and injury-stricken campaign in 2023/24, Partey is enjoying somewhat of a mini-revival this season, starting all of Arsenal’s Premier League and Champions League games so far. In fact, he has already played more league minutes this season (799) than he did in the entirely of last season (789). The defensive midfielder has helped fill the void left by injured captain Martin Odegaard, while his versatility has also proved very handy, deputising…

Former Manchester United star Jaap Stam is confident Matthijs de Ligt will have a very bright future under Ruben Amorim but warns there will be ‘question marks’ over the new manager. After parting ways with Erik ten Hag this week, United have moved quickly to secure the services of the Sporting Lisbon head coach. A two-and-half year deal has been agreed with the 39-year-old set to arrive in Manchester in mid-November during the international break, with Ruud van Nistelrooy to remain in charge on an interim basis until then. Amorim is regarded as one of the best young coaches in…

Erik ten Hag reportedly wanted to re-sign former Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck before being sacked by the Premier League club. Ten Hag’s largely disappointing spell in the Old Trafford hot-seat came to an end following United’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday. The Dutchman arrived in England with a big reputation having won three Eredivisie titles with Ajax and leading the team to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, when they were minutes away from reaching the final. Ten Hag enjoyed a promising first season at the Theatre of Dreams as United finished third in the Premier League…

Paul Scholes says current Chelsea skipper Reece James ‘doesn’t look like a captain’ after Enzo Maresca questioned his leadership qualities. Maresca recently admitted he ‘expected more’ from James in terms of his leadership since he took over of the Stamford Bridge club in July. James, who has been at Chelsea since the age of six, was appointed captain ahead of the 2023-24 campaign following Cesar Azpilicueta’s departure. Speaking before Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Sunday, Maresca criticised James’ leadership qualities and urged him to ‘do more’. ‘I spoke with him and I expect from him more in terms…

Paul Merson has urged Enzo Maresca to bench Jadon Sancho for his return to Manchester United and backed Chelsea to prove too strong for the Red Devils. Maresca takes Chelsea to Old Trafford on Sunday hoping to get back to winning ways following a disappointing defeat to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-1 in the Premier League last weekend but lost 2-0 at St James’ Park in midweek to crash out of the Carabao Cup before the quarter-final stage. The defeat represents a rare blip in what has been a promising start to…

Former Valencia footballer Jose Castillejo has died as a result of the flash floods that have devastated the Spanish city. Flash flooding has hit eastern Spain with a year of rain falling in one day. 150 deaths have been confirmed in the Valencia region with 28-year-old Castillejo among them. ‘Valencia CF mourn the passing of José Castillejo, casualty of the flash floodings,’ a statement from the La Liga giants read. ‘José Castillejo came up through the [club’s] youth system up to U18 level and played for others teams in the region.’ Castillejo, a midfielder, played for Valencia’s various youth teams…

Mikel Arteta has ruled Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Odegaard out of Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United, but says Gabriel Magalhaes should be in line to feature. £42m summer signing Calafiori has missed Arsenal’s last two games after hobbling off during the Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk. He will miss a third successive match on Saturday when Arteta takes Arsenal to St James’ Park to face Newcastle. Long-term absentee Odegaard will also miss the game despite recent reports suggesting he could make his long-awaited return in the fixture. The Arsenal captain has been out since the start of…