Premier League
Jerome Boateng says he phoned Jose Mourinho to personally explain his decision to reject the chance to join Manchester United over the summer.
Sky sources reported last month the Bayern Munich centre-back spurned a potential move to Old Trafford as he did not feel Manchester United were serious contenders to win the Champions League.
The new Premier League season is drawing closer and this week we are examining which players have a point to prove in 2017/18. In the fourth of our five-part series we pick out five men in the spotlight, from Raheem Sterling to Eden Hazard.
Manchester United face on Sunday a Tottenham Hotspur team they have beaten only twice in their last eight Premier League contests.
Adrian Clarke looks at how Jose Mourinho’s team can take a big step forward to closing the gap on the fifth-placed team, and ultimately the top four, at Old Trafford.
Claudio Ranieri says Kasper Schmeichel might have a chance of recovering from a hand injury to feature against Manchester City.
Stefano Okaka’s first two goals for Watford inspired a 3-2 victory over Everton at Vicarage Road.
After Romelu Lukaku put Everton in front from a pinpoint pass by Gareth Barry on his 609th Premier League appearance, Okaka levelled with a superb backheel from Nordin Amrabat’s cross.
NEVER // Stoke City have never recorded a Premier League point at the Emirates Stadium.
DUCK // The Emirates stadium is the only Premier League ground that the Potters have not picked up a point at since gaining promotion in 2008.
Mauricio Pochettino has hailed Jose Mourinho as “one of the best managers in football history” prior to Tottenham Hotspur’s visit to Manchester United on Sunday.
Charlie Austin’s (£6.9m) Fantasy Premier League owners are on the lookout for a replacement after the Southampton forward was ruled out of the Gameweek 15 home match against Middlesbrough.
Sitting in 15.5% of FPL squads, Austin suffered a shoulder injury in the UEFA Europa League tie last night and will be assessed over the next few days.
Arsene Wenger says neither Mesut Ozil nor Alexis Sanchez will be sold by Arsenal, even if they fail to agree contract extensions.
Dele Alli is currently worth more to Tottenham than Paul Pogba is to Manchester United.
That is the view of Peter Beagrie, who had tipped then-MK Dons midfielder Alli for international honours in his role as Sky Sports‘ resident EFL expert.