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Erik Ten Hag adamant Manchester United remain a threat despite another blank

Erik Ten Hag insists Manchester United have goals in them despite drawing another blank in a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at West Ham. The Red Devils have now gone four matches in a row without scoring for the first time since 1992 after another limp display. But beleaguered boss Ten Hag said: “We have players who […]

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European Super League needs English clubs´ support, claims finance expert

The European Super League needs English clubs more than they need the breakaway competition, says football finance expert Dan Plumley. The European Super League was initially announced back in April 2021, with 12 of the continent’s biggest clubs announcing their intention to join. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all agreed to […]

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Jack Grealish denies claim he said ‘ole’ in Club World Cup win over Fluminense

Manchester City’s Jack Grealish has denied being disrespectful towards Fluminense during Friday’s Club World Cup final victory. Tempers briefly flared after the final whistle as City captain Kyle Walker and Fluminense defender Felipe Melo grappled in a heated argument. Melo subsequently blamed Grealish for stoking tensions, claiming the City winger had shouted ‘ole’. Not once […]

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Graham Alexander says in-form Bradford full of confidence after comeback win

Graham Alexander believes the full force of Bradford’s brimming confidence carried them through to a fourth straight league triumph after battling back to beat Doncaster. The Bantams shook off the blow of falling behind to Joe Ironside’s early strike to coast to a 3-1 win at the Eco-Power Stadium, with Andy Cook scoring twice and […]

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Terry Skiverton critical of officials after 10-man Wimbledon hold on for win

AFC Wimbledon assistant boss Terry Skiverton was critical of the match officials after his side maintained their play-off push with a 2-1 victory at local rivals Crawley. First-half goals from Josh Davison and Ali Al-Hamadi put the Dons in charge, and they were left needing to hold on after defender Will Wright pulled a late […]

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Unai Emery pleased with ‘fantastic’ draw despite Villa missing chance to go top

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery refused to be downbeat after his side missed the chance to go top of the Premier League. Nicolo Zaniolo’s stoppage-time header rescued a 1-1 draw with struggling Sheffield United on Friday. Cameron Archer, who joined the Blades from Villa in the summer, netted for the visitors – who climb off […]

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Alan Sheehan urges Swansea to take confidence from narrow Preston win

Swansea manager Alan Sheehan urged his players to take confidence from a first home win since October as they edged a late 2-1 Championship victory at home to Preston. Jamie Paterson completed his brace in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time to end Swansea’s run of seven home games without a win and deny North […]

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Andy Cook braces helps Bradford hit back to beat Doncaster

Bradford continued with their resurgence with a fourth straight victory in League Two as they came from behind to win 3-1 at Doncaster. A brace from Andy Cook and a Tyler Smith strike saw Graham Alexander’s side turn the game on its head after Joe Ironside had given the hosts an early lead. Ironside blocked […]

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Ben Whitfield at the double as Barrow brush aside Crewe

Barrow extended their record winning run to seven games as Ben Whitfield’s brace helped earn them a 3-1 victory at rivals Crewe. Whitfield opened the scoring in the 28th minute and his second, which restored Barrow’s two-goal advantage late on, was the striker’s seventh goal of the campaign. Ged Garner had doubled the visitors’ lead […]

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No ‘charity’ as injured stars near first-team action – Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino warned Premier League football is “not a charity” amid pressure to name summer signings Christopher Nkunku and Romeo Lavia in his starting line-up following injury. Belgium international Lavia, who joined from Southampton in August in a £58million deal, is yet to make his debut for the club while ex-RB Leipzig forward Nkunku was […]

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