Bruno Fernandes believes Alejandro Garnacho has a “great future” after his stunning overhead kick set Manchester United on their way to a 3-0 win at Everton.
Garnacho’s spectacular third-minute effort silenced a Goodison Park crowd keen to vent their fury at the Premier League following their 10-point deduction for breaching the league’s profitability and sustainability rules.
Marcus Rashford doubled the lead from the penalty spot and Anthony Martial sealed a comfortable win as United manager Erik ten Hag watched from the stands as he served a touchline ban.
WHAT A GOAL ALEJANDRO GARNACHO!!!!
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“He’s not a great player yet but he has a great future ahead,” Fernandes said of Garnacho on Sky…
Hannah Dingley s appointment by Forest Green Rovers has been applauded by Ellen White and Demi Stokes, with the England greats hopeful it leads to further chances for female coaches.
The League Two club promoted Dingley from her role as academy boss to caretaker head coach earlier this month, following Duncan Ferguson s dismissal.
In taking the reins at The New Lawn, Dingley has become the first woman to lead a men s senior team in English football s top four divisions.
Speaking at the launch of Pixel FC, a collective of dedicated women s football creators helping to close the visibility gap within women s football, both White and Stokes hailed the decision to appoint her.
I think it s really exciting, White said. It s something that everyone s been spea…
Lionel Messi is missed by football because at Paris Saint-Germain he does not have the same audience as at Barcelona, according to LaLiga president Javier Tebas.
Messi left Barca in 2020 after the club s financial issues led to a significantly reduced salary limit in LaLiga, thus preventing them re-signing him after his contract expired.
He moved to PSG and, after a somewhat underwhelming first season on an individual level, Messi is thriving again this season.
But Tebas perception is Messi is wasted in Ligue 1 because it does not have the same global audience as LaLiga and Barcelona.
Speaking at the Sports Summits organised by Argentinian newspaper Ole, Tebas said: I think Messi is not only missed in LaLiga, he is missed by football because the French le…
Brendan Rodgers says Leicester City s lack of experience showed in their 0-0 draw with PSV but remains hopeful of advancing into the Europa Conference League semi-finals.
The Foxes could not find a way through from any of their 10 shots in Thursday s quarter-final first leg at the King Power Stadium, just two of which were on target.
That equated to an expected goals (xG) return of 0.72 for City, compared to 0.47 for PSV, who tested Kasper Schmeichel on only one occasion in the stalemate.
It is the first time Leicester have failed to score in a European game in nine outings, having netted 20 times across the previous eight at an average of 2.5 goals per game.
Leicester were competing in just their second European quarter-final, the other coming in the 201…
Jurgen Klopp raved about Takumi Minamino s work ethic and attitude as he welcomed Liverpool s wonderful mid-season signing.
Salzburg attacking midfielder Minamino will link up with the Premier League leaders on January 1 after completing a medical and agreeing a long-term contract on Monday.
The Reds triggered his reported £7.25million release clause after observing the 24-year-old in their two Champions League victories over the Austrian Bundesliga side.
Klopp said he expects Japan international Minamino to slot comfortably into the high-intensity playing style that delivered European glory last season.
This is fabulous news – a wonderful signing. We are really, really happy about this, Klopp told the Liverpool website.
Our supporters have h…
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The UEFA Super Cup has a distinctly British look to it as Liverpool and Chelsea come together at the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul.
After lifting the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League respectively at the end of last season, the two teams head into the match looking to once again add to their trophy hauls on Wednesday evening.
Liverpool
Heading into the game, reigning European champions Liverpool have the chance to become the joint third most successful club in Super Cup history. The Reds have appeared in five editions of the match, last running out victors in 2005 as they overcame Russian outfit CSKA Moscow 3-1 in Monaco. They also won the UEFA Super Cup in 2001 and 1977, with …
Son Heung-min scored a late penalty to ensure Ryan Mason s first match as Tottenham caretaker manager ended in a 2-1 win over Southampton, boosting their top-four hopes in the absence of Harry Kane.
Spurs build-up to Wednesday s game was hardly ideal given the loss of Kane to injury before Mourinho was sacked amid the backdrop of the European Super League controversy, but Mason – who became the Premier League s youngest-ever manager (29 years, 312 days) – saw his team recover following a rocky start.
Seemingly a result of Kane s absence, Spurs failed to get a single shot on target in the first half for the first time this season, with Southampton – who went ahead through Danny Ings – good value for their lead.
Gareth Bale s equaliser sparked Spurs into li…
Thomas Tuchel is worried Mateo Kovacic may have sustained a major injury in the awful challenge from Dan James that reduced Leeds United to 10 men in Chelsea s 3-0 win on Wednesday.
Needing three points to get back on track in their pursuit of Champions League qualification, Chelsea s task was made easier at Elland Road by James first-half red card.
In similar fashion to Luke Ayling s dismissal at Arsenal in Leeds previous game, James lunged in on Kovacic, getting the ball but then planting his studs in his opponent s ankle.
That earned the 99th card of Leeds league season and was soon followed by a landmark 100th (Kalvin Phillips booking) – a Premier League first and evidence of the relegation battlers ill discipline.
Chelsea, already 1-0 up through Ma…
Manchester United have made an inconsistent start to their Premier League campaign. The Red Devils suffered a 2-0 defeat at West Ham on Sunday afternoon and in all honesty, it was not a major shock. It was not a major shock because United are no longer the football force they were for two decades under Sir Alex Ferguson. Their team does not match up to the reputation of the club.
United have a mediocre team
The head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will take a lot of criticism for United’s current plight of inconsistent. However, sooner or later the attention needs to turn to the players and their quality.
Despite the arrival of many big-money signings over the past few summers, the Red Devils still have a mediocre team. Too many of the players in the United squad are simp…
At least I did not put them off the job! said Arsene Wenger last week, as two of his old Arsenal stalwarts, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira, prepare to go head to head on Friday.
Vieira s Nice will visit Henry s Monaco in a Ligue 1 derby match that could go some way towards defining just how successful their first seasons at their respective clubs will prove to be.
Things have not gone too well for Henry, who only managed his second win since taking charge in mid-October on Tuesday against Amiens. They remain level on points with two sides still in the bottom three.
Vieira, who returned to his homeland after honing his skills with New York City, has put Nice in the European reckoning but has seen their form stumble with back-to-back goalless draws.
As…