New Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has set his sights on winning the Premier League but concedes it is going to be a mountain to climb .
Solskjaer was appointed on a three-year deal by United on Thursday following a successful spell in charge on an interim basis after Jose Mourinho s dismissal in December.
The Norwegian, who left Molde to return to the club he played for 366 times, won his first eight games in all competitions before inspiring an injury-hit United to the Champions League quarter-finals with a comeback win against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.
United have not won the Premier League title since Alex Ferguson s final season in charge in 2013, but Solskjaer says he has every intention of returning the Red Devils to the top of …
Former England captain Ray Wilkins has died aged 61, it has been confirmed by his family.
It had been reported that Wilkins, who played for clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United and AC Milan, was critically ill following a heart attack.
A statement released by his family via St George s Hospital in London, where he was treated, confirmed his passing on Wednesday.
It is with great sadness we announce that Raymond Colin Wilkins passed away this morning, the statement said.
We would like to thank St George s staff for the amazing work they have done to care for our beloved Ray.
We would also like to say thank you for the many goodwill messages we have received from Ray s friends, colleagues, and members of the public.
Ray leave…
Earning a Spain recall would be a dream come true for David Villa, but the New York City captain insists he is solely focused on the MLS play-offs.
Spain s all-time leading goalscorer Villa has not featured for the national team since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but the 34-year-old has caught the attention of head coach Julen Lopetegui.
Lopetegui revealed Villa who has 97 caps to his name could return to the international fold for next month s World Cup qualifier against Macedonia having scored 23 goals in 33 league games this season, but the former Atletico Madrid and Barcelona star is not looking beyond Sunday s Eastern Conference semi-final first-leg showdown against Toronto FC.
Now, one day before the most important game, I m not thinking about this, Villa …
Tomi Juric hopes Australia can show more of a clinical edge in their crucial final World Cup group game against Peru on Tuesday.
The Socceroos kept their hopes of a spot in the last 16 alive with a 1-1 draw against Denmark on matchday two, but they are undoubtedly facing an uphill task.
They are three points behind Age Hareide s side, who sit a further two adrift of Group C leaders France, and Denmark only need to avoid defeat to Les Bleus to follow them into the knockout phase.
Both of Australia s goals in Russia have come from Mile Jedinak penalties and Juric admits a better attacking display against Peru in Sochi would aid their chances of going through.
3 With three goals, Mile Jedinak is now Australia s second highest goalscorer in World Cup history …
Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott lit up Goodison Park as England Under-21s eased past Northern Ireland.
The midfielder’s classy brace inspired the Young Lions to a comfortable 3-0 win on Tuesday.
He now has five goals in Euro 2025 qualifying while Reds team-mate Tyler Morton, on loan at Hull, opened the scoring with his first for the Under-21s.
Back-to-back goals for Harvey Elliott! |
— England (@England)
It leaves them second Group F, three points behind Ukraine who beat Azerbaijan 1-0.
In what looks increasingly likely to be a straight shootout for the group win, the pair play each other in the penultimate game in October, and the Young Lions are in the rare position of playing catch-up.
It is clearly a chase they can achieve…
Jurgen Klopp emphasised the importance of the three Premier League matches Liverpool will play before the World Cup break as they look to recover ground on their rivals.
Liverpool took the title fight all the way to the final day of the 2021-22 season, narrowly losing out to Manchester City, but they enter this weekend down in eighth, 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Ahead of the season pausing next month, the Reds will face Leeds United on Saturday, before visiting Tottenham after a Champions League clash with Napoli and hosting Southampton following an EFL Cup tie against Derby County.
Klopp s side at least head into the Leeds game on a high, having secured their progress in Europe with a 3-0 win at Ajax.
Since losing 4-1 at Napoli, Liverpool have been…
Russian Premier League club Zenit have sent Burger King s reported interest in a naming rights deal with them up in flames.
The fast food giant were rumoured to have offered a whopping €6.8million to Zenit if they changed their name to Zenit Burger King.
Amid a plethora of social media jokes – Zenit St Petersburger King, anyone? – Zenit settled this unusual beef by unseating The King from his throne.
With a little help from HBO s television blockbuster Game of Thrones, the club posted a GIF to their official Twitter account that ensure they gave Burger King a thorough grilling.
Who s the king?!
— ФК «Зенит» (@zenit_spb)
Zenit would not have been Burger King s first foray into football sponsorship, after they infamous…
The Metro understands that Arsenal may have to lower their valuation of Kieran Gibbs if they are to sell him to one of their Premier League rivals.
A number of potential suitors have been put off by the Gunners’ £15m price tag with Newcastle United, Stoke City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Watford all linked with a move to secure his services.
Gibbs managed only eight Premier League starts for Arsene Wenger’s side last season with Nacho Monreal first choice in his position and the arrival of Sead Kolasinac is likely to threaten his chances even more so.
Aside from a brief loan spell with Norwich City in 2008 Gibbs has spent his entire career so far at the Emirates Stadium racking up a total of two hundred and twenty-nine appearances in all competitions,…
Jack Grealish firmly believes Manchester City can win a Premier League and Champions League double and insists their FA Cup loss to Liverpool will not affect their ambitions.
Pep Guardiola s men suffered a thrilling 3-2 semi-final defeat to Jurgen Klopp s team on Saturday, with Sadio Mane s double adding to Ibrahima Konate s opener to give the Reds a comfortable half-time lead.
Goals from Grealish and Bernardo Silva threatened an incredible turnaround, but City were unable to find a leveller and fell to their first Wembley defeat to Liverpool, having beaten them on penalties in both the 2016 League Cup final and the 2019 Community Shield.
City have now lost on four of their last five FA Cup semi-final appearances, but Grealish said the loss would not affect their…
Newcastle United should ignore the temptation to buy big stars and focus on more players like Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton.
That is the view of Shaka Hislop, the ex-Magpies goalkeeper, who has been hugely impressed by the performances of the Brazilian midfield pair.
Newcastle signed Guimaraes in January for a fee that could eventually surpass the club-record figure of £40million previously spent on compatriot Joelinton.
Brazil international Guimaraes hit the ground running at St James Park, scoring five goals in 17 appearances before the end of the season – more than in 71 outings over two years for former club Lyon.
Joelinton endured a considerably trickier start to life in England following his 2019 arrival, toiling as a striker as he netted only 1…