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MANCHESTER, England — What a difference a year makes for Manchester United. Ahead of Wednesday’s first anniversary of Jose Mourinho’s sacking and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s arrival, the club sits sixth in the Premier League and Mauricio Pochettino’s name continues to hover over Old Trafford as a potential saviour. At first glance, the picture does not
Manchester United had the feelgood factor going into their game against Everton, following victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, as well as the thrashing of AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. However, a Victor Lindelof own goal put the visitors in the ascendancy, though there was a degree of controversy due to the pressure
1:18 PM ET Kevin De Bruyne was Man City’s key player in the win against Arsenal. Ben Stansall/Getty Images Kevin De Bruyne ran the show as Manchester City bounced back from their derby defeat against Manchester United by beating Arsenal 3-0. De Bruyne scored two goals and set up another for Raheem Sterling in a first-half
Ale Moreno says that while Liverpool keep winning, he wonders when they’ll hit the standards expected of them. Alejandro Moreno says Leicester City’s hopes of catching Liverpool were crushed vs. Norwich City. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said he no longer celebrates when his team scores a goal due to the delay caused by VAR.
11:28 AM ET Bayern Munich’s Philippe Coutinho scored a hat trick and Robert Lewandowski added two more goals as the champions demolished Werder Bremen 6-1 on Saturday to impressively bounce back from two straight league defeats. The Bavarians, missing several players through injury, climbed to fourth place on 27 points, four behind leaders Borussia Monchengladbach
Chelsea’s inconsistent run of form continues as they were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth in the Premier League on a poor afternoon at Stamford Bridge. The home side were never really able to figure the Cherries out at the back and as the game went on, Eddie Howe’s men grew in confidence. It took until the
Barcelona’s seven-game winning run came to an end as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday. The home side took an early lead at Anoeta when Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot after Sergio Busquets was adjudged to have pulled Diego Llorente‘s shirt. Antoine Griezmann levelled
Craig Burley explains why Carlo Ancelotti isn’t right for Arsenal despite his history of managerial success. Freddie Ljungberg heaps praise on “amazing” teenager Bukayo Saka in Arsenal’s Europa League draw. Shaka Hislop is bemused by reports suggesting Everton are in talks with former Arsenal boss Unai Emery. Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney is facing up to
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Liverpool join race for PSG’s Neymar? The future of Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar was never going to
The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: United confident in Sancho pursuit Manchester United believe they are in pole position to secure a deal
Luka Modric‘s goal in Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Club Brugge was the 307th in this season’s Champions League group stage, which set an all-time record. And that record was extended to 308 just moments later when Gonzalo Higuain put Juventus 2-0 up away to Bayer Leverkusen. Last season, there were 306 goals in the
MANCHESTER — Nicky Butt has a unique way of explaining the role of Manchester United’s academy when it comes to turning a young footballer into, hopefully, one of the best in the world. “I’d describe it as, when you meet the person you’re going to spend the rest of your life with, the first thing
Everything you need to know about this weekend’s Premier League action, all in one place. Jump to: Have Arsenal found some magic? | Can Man United succeed against lesser teams? | Man to watch | Game not to miss | Stats of the weekend | Team that needs a bit of luck | One thing that will definitely happen
Shaka Hislop sees no issues with Jurgen Klopp’s new deal at Liverpool keeping him there through 2024. James Milner has signed a contract extension with Liverpool that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2022, the club announced on Friday. “I’ve been lucky and privileged to play for this club for four-and-a-half
Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG combine for 12 goals to round out the Champions League group stage. Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman‘s knee injury which he sustained in Wednesday’s Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur, will keep him sidelined until January as it looked worse than it actually was, the club said. The Frenchman,
Matthew McConaughey hopes that more Americans can join Christian Pulisic’s level of football soon. Craig Burley addresses Chelsea’s transfer plans. Watch the entirety on ESPN FC’s YouTube channel. Craig Burley is unsure of striker Timo Werner’s transfer plans with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga title race. Christian Pulisic has been voted U.S. Soccer’s Male Athlete
Sid Lowe isn’t buying Lautaro Martinez is the right man to replace Luis Suarez at Barca at this moment. Ale Moreno and Sid Lowe are in disagreement over whether or not Antoine Griezmann is the right fit at Barcelona. Sid Lowe doesn’t see a future for Ernesto Valverde at Barcelona beyond this season. Barcelona have
Gab Marcotti examines Carlo Ancelotti’s chances of returning to the Premier League after being sacked by Napoli. Alejandro Moreno says Marcelino to Arsenal rumours won’t happen as he has seemingly already ruled himself out. The FC crew debate whether Arsenal should stick with Freddie Ljungberg after his first victory at the helm. Arsenal ended their
4:52 PM ET Kylian Mbappe and Neymar were at their brilliant best as Paris St Germain demolished Galatasaray 5-0 in their final Champions League Group A game at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. 1 Related Both Mbappe and Neymar scored one and set up two other goals as the French champions, who had already