Bitter rivalry, begrudging respect and enthralling match-ups characterise Manchester United versus Liverpool contests. But is there a more compelling duel than the one between United’s David de Gea and Liverpool’s Alisson – the two goalkeepers who shine brightest when it comes to preventing goals in the Premier League? One has gone from loving “fizzy drinks […]

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was “ecstatic” after scoring the winner against Levante despite shrugging off the celebrations of team-mates, says his manager Santiago Solari. Bale, 29, scored a penalty in the 78th minute in Sunday’s 2-1 win – just four minutes after coming on a substitute. The Welshman jogged back to the centre-circle stony faced and […]

Marcus Rashford says Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been a “massive help” in improving him as a striker since his appointment. The 21-year-old has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of Solskjaer’s arrival, moving into a central striking role in the manager’s first game and repaying him with six goals in 12 matches. […]

According to former England defender Gary Neville, Roy Hodgson deserves to be recognised as “one of the great English coaches”. But for the first 31 years of his career, the Crystal Palace manager had barely registered on the radar in his home country. His one job in England had been at Bristol City – an […]

Liverpool are back on top of the Premier League but it is clear all is not right with Jurgen Klopp’s team at the moment. They had a big opportunity to go to Old Trafford and beat an injury-hit Manchester United side, but ended up producing a very disappointing performance. When I think of Klopp’s Liverpool teams […]

The International Cricket Council says there is “no indication” the World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Manchester will not go ahead. The match on 16 June is in doubt after a Pakistan-based militant group took responsibility for a suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir this month. There have been calls from some Indians for India to […]

Tottenham’s title challenge hit the buffers as they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Burnley, despite Harry Kane scoring on his return from injury on Saturday. Spurs could have closed the gap to leaders Manchester City and Liverpool to two points but fluffed their lines as they were blunted by Sean Dyche’s dogged outfit, with Tottenham […]

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri says his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola was “lucky” to be given the time he needed to overhaul his squad. The two managers go head to head in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final, but while Guardiola’s City are chasing a possible quadruple, Sarri is clinging to the job he was only given last […]

Arsenal powered into the last 16 of the Europa League with a comfortable second-leg victory over Bate Borisov at Emirates Stadium. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, they scored inside four minutes when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s cross was turned in by Bate defender Zakhar Volkov. Centre-back Shkodran Mustafi made it 2-0 before the break with a […]

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