Viktor Gyokeres grabbed a Coventry equaliser six mintues from time as Sunderland were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw on their return to the Championship after a four-year absence.
The Black Cats looked to be heading for an opening-weekend victory after Jack Clarke’s 12th-minute header opened the scoring at the Stadium of Light.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a long way behind the rest of the Manchester United squad in terms of fitness, Erik ten Hag said, with games needed to get the forward up to speed.
Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes held meetings with United at Carrington on Tuesday, but his position remains unchanged and he wants to play for a club in the
Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted he will make his Manchester United return against Rayo Vallecano this weekend – saying ‘Sunday, the king plays’.
Ronaldo was not included in United’s 21-man squad for Saturday’s friendly against Atletico Madrid in Oslo, with the forward still wanting to leave the club after talks this week.
Manchester United suffered their first defeat of pre-season as Joao Felix’s late strike secured a 1-0 victory for Atletico Madrid in Oslo.
It was a fiery encounter and a friendly only by name, with United midfielder Fred sent off in the closing stages for a second bookable offence moments after
Leicester have rejected a £40m bid from Newcastle for James Maddison.
Newcastle are now deciding whether to make an improved offer for the midfielder, with Leicester believed to value Maddison at closer to £60m.
Who was the last Manchester United player to score 20 Premier League goals in a single season?
The answer is Robin van Persie, who scored 26 goals as he led Manchester United to their last Premier League title in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season as a manager in 2012/13.
Cristiano Ronaldo still wants to leave Manchester United following talks with the club this week.
Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes held meetings with United at Carrington on Tuesday, but his position remains unchanged and he wants to play for a club in the Champions
Prosecutors have dropped an assault charge brought against Sheffield United striker Rhian Brewster after a fan claimed he was stamped on during a pitch invasion.
A two-minute hearing at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court, held in Brewster’s absence on Thursday, was told a charge of common assault against the 22-year-old has been discontinued.
Southampton have finalised a deal to sign striker Sekou Mara from Bordeaux on a four-year contract.
Saints head coach Ralph Hasenhuttl has cast his net wider this summer in the search of hidden potential, with the Austrian making the 19-year-old his sixth signing of the transfer window.
Nottingham Forest have agreed a £12.7m deal to sign Stuttgart midfielder Orel Mangala, who is set to become the newly-promoted side’s 12th summer signing.
The 24-year-old will have his Forest medical on Tuesday with the deal set to take Forest’s summer spending to £73.5m.
