Category: Football

Pat NevinFormer footballer and presenter Image source, Getty Images For all the quality that the England national team has in its squad, you get the feeling that, whoever is managing the team, Declan Rice is the first name picked. Arsenal had an entire defence lost by Sunday evening, but there was Declan covering space, reading...

Mike HughesBBC Radio Merseyside reporter Image source, Getty Images A double-header against a team as talented as Brighton brings with it at any time, a serious set of challenges. When the fixtures fall together in the middle of a ridiculously busy schedule for Liverpool the difficulties become even more amplified. Arne Slot’s mightily impressive record...

Gunners will go full throttle – Eidevallpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 9 October 13:26 BST 9 October Bayern Munich v Arsenal (17:45) Arsenal Image source, Getty Images Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall says his side will go “full throttle” in the Women’s Champions League when they begin their campaign on Wednesday. The fixture is Arsenal’s...

Ashworth meets Man Utd womenpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 9 August 15:42 BST 9 August Emma SandersSenior Women’s Football Reporter Manchester United Sporting Director Dan Ashworth spent the morning with the women’s players and staff before training at St. George’s Park today. He watched their session, listened in on the morning briefing and then...

Top four or it’s ‘complete failure’published at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 14:35 GMT 15 February Luton v Man Utd (Sun, 16:30 GMT) Even with their current form, Manchester United are not yet favourites for a top-four spot. Aston Villa were getting results and, yes, they’re falling away, but they’ve done incredibly and they’re...

Image source, Getty Images We asked for your views on Wednesday’s EFL Cup match between Tottenham and Manchester City. Here are some of your comments: Tottenham fans Doug: Great result, I’m chuffed for Werner getting a goal. He had a few other chances and he did better with them so I hope he continues to...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… THE SUN Manchester United have already placed Antony on the transfer list following Erik ten Hag’s axe, according to reports. Sporting Lisbon all but confirmed Manchester United will poach Ruben Amorim after announcing the Red Devils will pay his £8.3m release clause. DAILY MAIL Manchester United...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… DAILY TELEGRAPH Ruben Amorim accepts he may be forced to wait until after the international break before taking over as Manchester United manager. England will ban players from competitions which are suspected of corruption and will also move to prevent cricketers from entering new franchise leagues...

Meanwhile, Will Yarrow, the owner of Yorkshire Haulage, was surprised that particular A road was voted the best, as he said he thought it was “manic”. “There’s always a lot of traffic, which slows everything down, but it is just something we’ve had to get used to over the years,” he said. York Civic Trust...

‘You have to be mentally strong to play for Manchester Unitedpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 28 October 19:21 GMT 28 October Man Utd sack Ten Hag Peter SchmeichelFormer Manchester United goalkeeper on the Monday Night Club Of course the manager needs money, but he has to buy players that fit the club. Manchester United...

‘Emery has overseen a drastic transformation’published at 16:05 British Summer Time 8 August 16:05 BST 8 August Who will be Man City’s biggest challengers? Aston Villa Image source, Getty Images Last season’s finish: Fourth (23 points below City) Aston Villa qualified for the Champions League by achieving a hugely impressive fourth-place finish last season. Unai...