Arsenal humble Man City and Marcus Rashford leaves Man Utd

Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to six points with a 5-1 thrashing of reigning champions Manchester City while Marcus Rashford left Manchester United for Aston Villa. United suffered another home defeat as Jean Philippe-Mateta’s double fired Crystal Palace to victory at Old Trafford and Tottenham were also 2-0 winners at Brentford. Rashford’s move to Villa was confirmed at 10pm ahead of what could be a busy […]

February 3, 2025 3

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Forest on fire and Rashford edges closer to Man Utd exit

Big wins for Nottingham Forest and Everton stole the limelight in the Premier League on Saturday. Forest routed Brighton to strengthen their hold on a top-four place, while Everton punished struggling Leicester in a result that moves them clear of the bottom three at the expense of a Foxes side yet to respond to Ruud van Nistelrooy. Off the pitch, what could be one of the headline deals of the […]

February 2, 2025 3

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Real reunion for Man City as Aston Villa eye Rashford swoop

Holders Real Madrid stand in the way of Manchester City’s hopes of a second taste of Champions League glory after the sides were drawn to face each other in the play-offs. Also, Manchester United forward Alejandro Garnacho appears to have grabbed his second chance at Old Trafford, while out-of-favour team-mate Marcus Rashford has emerged as a target for Aston Villa, who have been boosted by the news that Ollie Watkins […]

February 1, 2025 2

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Man Utd, Tottenham and Rangers into Europa League last 16

Manchester United booked their place in the last-16 of the Europa League to end the league phase unbeaten, while Tottenham struck three times in the second half to follow them through with a win over Elfsborg. Rangers completed a clean sweep of British teams to avoid the play-offs after they beat Union Saint-Gilloise and results elsewhere meant the Scottish side pinched eighth spot. Arsenal landed themselves in hot water for […]

January 30, 2025 2

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Monday’s football briefing: Brutal assessment from Amorim and derby delight

Manchester United’s inconsistency was on show in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton as boss Ruben Amorim admitted his side might be the “worst” in the history of the club. A 10th Premier League loss of the season left United 13th in the table, two places above Tottenham, who went down to defeat at Everton. In the Women’s Super League, Ella Toone scored a hat-trick in a pulsating Manchester derby to […]

January 20, 2025 3

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Sunday’s football briefing: Surprise for Slot and anguish for Arteta

Premier League leaders Liverpool tightened their grip on top spot as injury-hit Arsenal’s title challenge was dealt another blow. Red boss Arne Slot was pleasantly surprised by his side’s dramatic 2-0 success at Brentford before Gunners manager Arteta was left frustrated by a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Elsewhere, tributes poured in for Manchester United great Denis Law, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to management for the first time since […]

January 19, 2025 3

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One of football’s giants – tributes paid to Denis Law following death aged 84

Denis Law has been described as “one of football’s giants” as tributes poured in for the former Manchester United and Scotland great following his death at the age of 84. The Aberdeen-born striker won two league titles with United and was a member of their European Cup-winning side under Sir Matt Busby in 1968 when they became the first English club to lift the trophy. Law, known as ‘The King’, […]

January 18, 2025 2

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Erling Haaland signs contract extension at Manchester City to 2034

Erling Haaland has signed a new nine-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester City, the club have announced. The striker’s existing contract was due to expire in June 2027 but he has now committed his future to the club until the 2033-34 season. A post on the club’s X account read: “Erling’s here to stay! We’re thrilled to announce Erling Haaland has extended his contract at City to 2034.” Haaland made an instant […]

January 17, 2025 2

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Friday football briefing: Diallo hat-trick, Brighton victory and new MOTD hosts

Manchester United left it late to see off strugglers Southampton 3-1 as Amad Diallo struck a late hat-trick in a dramatic finish to Thursday night’s Premier League action. There was, though, a less hectic encounter at Portman Road, where Brighton beat Ipswich 2-0 for a first league win since November. Diallo time keeps United revival on track United boss Ruben Amorim had hoped to see more progress from his side […]

January 17, 2025 2

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