Julen Lopetegui is Wolves’ preferred candidate for the vacant head coach position at Molineux.
The Midlands side sacked Bruno Lage after 15 months on Sunday, one day after they lost 2-0 to fellow early season strugglers West Ham. They have scored only three league goals so far in 2022/23 – despite registering 97 shots – and sit 18th in the Premier League table.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says Cristiano Ronaldo is frustrated when he is not playing but dismissed suggestions the forward could be sold.
Ronaldo was an unused substitute in Sunday’s crushing 6-3 derby defeat to Man City, with Ten Hag explaining after the game that he did not bring on the five-time Ballon d’Or winner “out of respect”.
Spain and Portugal will announce later on Tuesday that Ukraine will be joining their joint-bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
The announcement will be made in a press conference at 1pm BST on Tuesday afternoon, with The Times reporting that the plan is for Ukraine to host one World Cup
Here to defend two minutes of injury-time after seven substitutions and five goals at the Etihad, plus much more – is former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher with Ref Watch.
Although the result was already far beyond doubt, eyebrows
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool need “to go back to basics” to get out of their current slump as the Reds prepare to host Rangers in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Liverpool were held to a 3-3 draw by Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon to fall 11 points behind leaders Arsenal, albeit with a game in hand on the Gunners.
Sky Sports’ Paul Merson says Liverpool miss Sadio Mane’s pressing as much as his goals and reveals why he thinks facing the Reds this weekend will be Arsenal’s real acid test.
Liverpool don’t press properly – and it’s because Mane’s gone
I’ve said it from day one, in my opinion, selling Sadio Mane was the worst business ever. The bloke scores big, big goals. Go through them, first goals, equalisers,
Manchester City didn’t have a holding midfielder, a late injury causing Rodri to join Kalvin Phillips on the sidelines. Their centre-backs, Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji, had never played a Premier League game together. Right-back Kyle Walker had to be withdrawn with an injury in the first half.
In the end, though, none of it mattered.
Leeds and Aston Villa played out a fiery goalless draw as Luis Sinisterra’s needless red card epitomised an ill-disciplined affair at Elland Road.
A match lacking in quality but full of fouls and bookings finally led to a sending-off as, early in the second half, Sinisterra was dismissed for blocking a quick
Gary Neville says Erling Haaland is “unplayable” after the Manchester City striker took his goal tally for the club to 17 in just 11 appearances – as the champions ruthlessly thrashed rivals Manchester United 6-3 in the Premier League.
Hat-tricks from Haaland and Phil Foden saw the reigning
Three Premier Leagues titles. Two La Ligas. The Champions League. The Africa Cup of Nations. Over international caps. Four-time African Footballer of the Year.
Yaya Toure boasts quite the footballing CV and yet this doesn’t even begin to do justice to a career which spanned 19 years, saw him play for seven clubs in seven
