With 11 Arsenal players withdrawing from international duty this month, are the Gunners facing an injury crisis or is caution being shown with so much at stake this season? Across the 20 Premier League sides, 228 players were called up for their international sides. Twenty-three of those have since dropped out – and almost half…
Whenever Manchester United face Manchester City, there is always a lot at stake. And when the Women’s Super League clubs meet at Old Trafford on Saturday (13:30 GMT), the focus will be on the league title and a place in Europe next season. Advertisement Manchester City are top of the WSL table and need a…
The notable thing about Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s hat-trick against Tottenham Hotspur is how simple the Manchester City striker makes all three goals look. A volley in the six-yard box from a failed clearance following Alex Greenwood’s corner. A back-post header from another Greenwood corner, Shaw rising above those of Spurs’ smaller defenders. Another towering six-yard…
Manchester United are unwilling to enter into fresh negotiations with Barcelona regarding a permanent transfer for Marcus Rashford, the Press Association understands. The Premier League club is understood to be holding firm on the existing terms of the forward’s loan agreement. Advertisement Rashford, 28, joined the La Liga champions following a period in United’s ‘bomb…
Bournemouth vs Man United Preview: Champions League Push Meets South Coast Resistance Manchester United travel to Bournemouth on Friday evening with purpose and pressure intertwined, a side chasing Champions League football while still searching for fluency under Michael Carrick. What appears, on paper, a manageable fixture carries the weight of recent history and the unpredictability…
Jadon Sancho is set to finally leave Manchester United on a permanent basis this summer once his contract at Old Trafford expires. The Red Devils retain the right to trigger an automatic one-year extension, but there is no desire to do so and the 25-year-old winger is set to become a free agent at the…
Several big names could be left on the bench when Lille OSC welcome Aston Villa to the Stade Pierre Mauroy in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday evening. L’Équipe understands that Tiago Santos, Alexsandro, Nathan Ngoy, Ngal’ayel Mukau, and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson may all have to settle for places on the bench. It is Thomas Meunier…
