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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola described Bernardo Silva as “the perfect player” after he scored twice in Tuesday’s 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon
City all but confirmed their place in the
Man City make a CL statement
It had been billed as a potentially tricky tie for Manchester City. Sporting had shown their quality by pipping Borussia Dortmund to last-16 qualification in the group stage. They had only lost once at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in the previous five months.
Raith Rovers have begun a review of the composition of their board following the David Goodwillie furore – but none of the directors are stepping down as it stands.
Rovers sparked a major backlash and unwanted worldwide publicity when they signed former Scotland striker Goodwillie from Clyde just before the transfer deadline.
Carlo Ancelotti has all-but confirmed Gareth Bale will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires this summer.
Bale has suffered with injuries and coronavirus since returning to Real after a season-long loan at Spurs last year, only making his return to the pitch
Pedro Goncalves has waited longer than he might have hoped to face English opposition again.
The star of Sporting’s title win in Portugal last season takes the field against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday evening in Lisbon
Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier is set to be sidelined for the club’s upcoming fixtures after fracturing a bone in his foot during Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Aston Villa.
The England full-back, who arrived at Newcastle
Ralf Rangnick says finishing fourth is the “highest possible achievement” for Manchester United.
United let another half-time lead slip as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at Old Trafford and missed the chance to go fourth in the Premier League.
Christian Eriksen played an hour in Brentford’s behind-closed-doors friendly against Southend on Monday as he steps up plans to make his Bees debut.
The midfielder was part of a Bees XI who played the Shrimpers in what was the first of at least two warm-up matches for the Denmark international.
Thomas Tuchel has revealed he only beat his Covid isolation at the “second-to-last chance” to coach Chelsea to their maiden Club World Cup title in person.
The Blues’ German boss admitted he cut a frustrated figure trying to coach Chelsea’s FA Cup fourth-round win over Plymouth and the Club World Cup semi-final from his office.
Jurgen Klopp believes clubs can still reap the benefits of retaining players into their mid-30s – which could offer hope of a resolution to Mohamed Salah’s contract impasse.
The Liverpool forward turns 30 in the summer,