Under-fire Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is not worried about losing his job at the end of the season, saying Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have too much common sense to sack him.
Ten Hag has faced fierce criticism throughout a dismal season for the Red Devils, who are languishing in eighth in the Premier League table and are in danger of missing out on European qualification.
Monday s crushing 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace was United s 13th in the Premier League this season – their most in a league campaign since 1989-90 (16) – and their 18th in all competitions in 2023-24.
They last suffered more in a single campaign in 1977-78 (19), while their overall tally of 81 goals conceded this term is their most since 1970-71 (82).
With the club preparing to…
Liverpool thrashed Manchester United for the second time this season on Tuesday evening. Luis Diaz broke the deadlock less than five minutes in and Mohamed Salah doubled the home team s lead in the 22nd. Sadio Mane was on target in the 68th, and Salah added his second to set the final score at 4-0 five minutes before the end.
Rivalry put aside in face of tragedy
Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from the match through personal tragedy he and his girlfriend were expecting twins, a boy and a girl, but the boy, sadly, didn t make it.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano)
Many Liverpool fans expressed their condolences to the United star via social media before the game, and with seven minutes of the match played (in reference to Ronaldo s shirt number),…
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Finland and Denmark will lock horns with each other in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group H this coming weekend. The match between Markku Kanerva’s side and Kasper Hjulmand’s team will be held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki and is scheduled to kick off at 5pm UK time on Sunday.
Finland
Finland are not one of the major footballing nations in Europe and do not tend to qualify for major competitions. They have not qualified for the World Cup finals even once, and it was only in 2020 that they could manage to the group stage of the European Championship.
And it seems that Finland could go it again in 2024. They have started the qualifying campaign very strongly, and there is …
Pep Guardiola revealed Sergio Gomez will compete for a place in Manchester City s first team as he confirmed reports the Premier League champions are set to sign the young left-back.
City have reportedly agreed an £11million (€13m) deal to sign the 21-year-old Anderlecht player, having missed out on Marc Cucurella to Chelsea earlier this month.
Guardiola has been chasing another left-back to compete with Joao Cancelo since Oleksandr Zinchenko departed for Arsenal, with Atletico Madrid s Renan Lodi and Wolves Rayan Ait-Nouri also touted as potential targets.
Although some have suggested Gomez represents a development project, with a loan move to Girona mooted, Guardiola is confident in his ability to contribute immediately.
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Jurgen Klopp promised Liverpool will do everything possible to ensure Thiago Alcantara stays fit enough to star throughout their Premier League title push.
Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich playmaker Thiago joined Liverpool in the wake of their 2019-20 league triumph and has endured a stop-start Anfield career.
Injuries have disrupted his progress and the 30-year-old Spain international has struggled to show his best form on a consistent basis.
A stunning Champions League goal against Porto on Wednesday was the highlight of a polished performance that followed an impressive display against Arsenal last week, though it remains to be seen whether Thiago starts on Saturday against Southampton.
Klopp wants to pace Thiago through the season rather than ris…
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In what is a heavyweight London derby from Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, Chelsea will welcome Arsenal to SW6.
Chelsea
Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign in the midst of a real wobble, the Blues did appear to find a much-welcomed boost prior to October’s international break. Heading into the fortnight interval with a 4-1 romp away at Premier League returners Burnley, Mauricio Pochettino’s side have won each of their previous three showdowns against top-flight opposition. Extending on their EFL Cup adventure last month as they landed a 1-0 win at home against Brighton, the former Tottenham boss will be hoping for his squad to lay down a heavyweight marker here. However, hit with a…
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With this season’s EFL Cup up for grabs on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United and Newcastle will meet at Wembley for what is a heavyweight showdown.
Manchester United
Starting with Manchester United, mounting a stunning second-half comeback against Spanish icons Barcelona in midweek, Erik ten Hag s side will find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Eventually booking their Europa League last-16 ticket thanks to an action-packed 4-3 aggregate victory, the former Ajax boss has only continued to impress everyone across the Premier League. While the English heavyweights might still be facing a real uphill struggle if they re to mount a genuine title charge over the coming months, United are tipped as a standout pick to end their …
Pep Guardiola has stressed the importance of remaining calm ahead of this weekend’s Manchester derby.
The Manchester City manager wants to take the emotion out of Sunday’s crunch Premier League visit of United.
The encounter marks the start of a critical month for champions City in their bid to win a fourth successive title, with games against rivals Liverpool and Arsenal to follow.
City have held the upper hand over United in recent years, and the form of the Old Trafford side this season has been patchy, but Guardiola is well aware of the pitfalls of this fixture.
PEP What I ve learnt with my experience in these games, [is to be] more calm, relax. Don’t talk about many things, just focus on tactical issues. The emotion will be there. Prepare the g…
Sandro Tonali marked his 22nd birthday by scoring twice as Milan moved a step closer to the Serie A title with a 3-1 triumph at Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Inter leapfrogged Stefano Pioli s side at the summit with victory over Empoli on Friday, and Milan s response at the Bentegodi started poorly when Marco Faraoni headed Verona in front.
However, Tonali struck either side of half-time – with the excellent Rafael Leao assisting both – to turn the game around.
Alessandro Florenzi s late third made sure as the Rossoneri remain on course for their first Scudetto since 2010-11, back two points ahead of Inter with two games to play.
Lorenzo Montipo had produced a fantastic save to deny a Rade Krunic header in the opening stages, before Tonali saw a low fi…
Inter chief executive Giuseppe Marotta is hopeful that head coach Antonio Conte will still be in charge at San Siro next season but is unable to offer any guarantees.
Conte guided Inter to their first Scudetto triumph since 2009-10 this season with four games to spare and is under contract for another year.
However, the Italian giants are facing well-documented financial issues and Conte is reportedly considering his future beyond the end of this campaign.
Talks are said to be planned between the ex-Chelsea boss and president Steven Zhang once Inter have played their remaining two league matches.
And when asked by Sky Sport Italia whether Conte will still be in the Inter dugout next season, Marotta could not give a definitive answer.
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