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As the first season of the Jose Mourinho era at Manchester United winds down thoughts will turn to what kind of future he has at the club and indeed what type of future the Old Trafford club will have with the ex-Chelsea boss at the helm. Wednesday night’s victory for Arsenal over Southampton has seen Manchester United drop once again …

For years now the atmosphere at Old Trafford has been criticised by fans and pundits with soaring ticket prices over the last decade or two just one of the many factors in why the the ground might at times be that bit quieter than it should be.  The addition of a dedicated ‘singing section’ in recent years was an effort …

Manchester United’s injury list is growing at a worrying rate as the club enter a crucial stage of the season. With Champions League qualification still possible on two fronts, Jose Mourinho will be hoping he can get his injured players back as soon as possible. While Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo will not kick a ball again this season, Mourinho …

Manchester United safely secured their passage to the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday night, though they made harder work of Rostov than they needed to. José Mourinho’s side ground out a 2-1 aggregate win against the Russian outfit, and their reward for reaching the last eight is a tie against Belgian side Anderlecht. Man United will be the favourites to …

The name “Iago Aspas” is enough to send chills down the spine of most Liverpool fans. The Spanish forward was signed by Brendan Rodgers in a £7,7m deal to play a role in the side’s challenge for the European places. What transpired was an unexpected title pursuit, but to say Aspas played a minimal role in that would be an …

Some of Europe’s biggest clubs endured frustrating matches at the weekend in La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga. First to Spain, where Barcelona found themselves staring down the barrel of a hammering by falling 3-0 behind to Celta Vigo after just half an hour, with Pione Sisto, Liverpool legend Iago Aspas and a Jérémy Mathieu own goal doing the …

It’s not just his hair that’s changed. While no one needs an article eulogising Messi since everyone already knows how brilliant he is, it is worth commenting that moments such as this one from yesterday’s 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo show how the diminutive Argentine has adapted his game in the past year or so. The cause is likely age …

With most of the major European leagues already in full swing, last weekend saw the return of the Bundesliga and a very ominous display from champions Bayern Munich. Bayern have seemingly adjusted to the loss of Pep Guardiola with little fuss, as their title defence got underway with a 6-0 defeat at home to Werder Bremen. Robert Lewandowski scored a …

Mauricio Pochettino has been relatively quiet in the transfer market so far. With only two arrivals at White Hart Lane this summer, fans will be hoping the manager will further add to his squad following the arrival of Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen. According to The Sun (via Sport), the London club are interested in signing 20-year-old Munir from La Liga champions Barcelona. Competition …

Manchester City are on the cusp of signing German winger Leroy Sane for a figure that is believed to be as high as £46 million, according to Bild (via the Daily Mail). Sane, who plies his trade for Schalke, is said to have already agreed personal terms with Pep Guardiola’s side and is to sign a four-year contract with the Citizens, …

Barcelona look to have missed out on the signing of Celta Vigo’s Nolito as Sky Sports have reported that Pep Guardiola is about to make his first signing as Man City manager in the form of the Spanish forward. Sky have said that talks have increased between City and Nolito’s representatives after Spain were eliminated from Euro 2016 on Monday. And it …

Liverpool’s search for a new wide player has led them to France, according to reports today. With Sadio Mané still being priced too highly by Southampton and Andros Townsend still being Andros Townsend, French publication L’Équipe (in a story carried by the Mirror) have alleged that Liverpool are one of four clubs to have made contact with Lyon over a …

And then there were two… Champions League finalists they may be, but this past weekend saw Atlético Madrid eliminated from the race to win La Liga, leaving only Clásico rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid to contest the trophy heading into the final round of fixtures next Sunday. With every La Liga game kicking off at the same time on Sunday, there …

When it comes to January transfer rumours, most reports have to be taken with a fairly hefty pinch of salt. However, this one now looks close to a certainty.  According to reports in Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal are preparing for a big move in the January transfer window and have commenced negotiations with Celta Vigo for star forward Nolito. Nolito has …

With over a month to go before the January transfer window even opens, the Nolito to Arsenal move is looking already like a done deal… Today, we reported on several stories in Spain that suggested that Celta Vigo forward Nolito was on his way to Arsenal. Although the reports made a lot more sense than your standard transfer rumour, one …