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Every Liverpool fan has Kloppomania! - Matip

The defender believes his manager's passion and desire helped set the Anfield outfit apart from their European rivals in the 2018-19 season

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Henderson backs England to respond after Dutch disaster

The Liverpool skipper believes the Three Lions will learn from their errors in Thursday night’s Nations League defeat

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'Griezmann? I never heard anybody talk about him' - Umtiti

The French attacker has been linked with a move to Barcelona since stating earlier this summer that he will be leaving Atletico

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Low: I have nothing to do with Mesut Ozil

The Arsenal man quit the national team in controversial circumstances and his former boss is still disappointed with his handling of the situation

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Salah: It would be beautiful to play alongside De Rossi at Liverpool

The Reds forward spent two seasons with the Italian at Roma and says he is one of the best players he's played alongside in his career

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Ramsey sends motivational video message to Arsenal stars

The midfielder will the miss the final through injury but has posted a good luck message to his team-mates before the game

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Smith: We've been practising pens for four weeks

The Villans netted four of their five penalties against West Brom to secure their place place in the play-off final on May 27

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Aguero denies Messi & Ronaldo Ballon d’Or remarks

The striker took to social media to distance himself from quotes attributed to him last week

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Robben dreaming of ‘special’ final Bayern home match

The Dutch winger will play his final game at the Allianz Arena this weekend against Eintracht Frankfurt and could win another league title

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Cagliari avoid punishment for racist Kean chants

It has been deemed by Serie A that the incident was not worthy of sanctions despite the reaction within Italy and abroad

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'Sancho will play for Dortmund next season'

The club's sporting director again renewed his stance that the young winger will not be sold this summer

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Zorc: Sancho will play for Dortmund next season

The club's sporting director again renewed his stance that the young winger will not be sold this summer

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Mee: We’re going to make it uncomfortable for City

The Clarets man knows Burnley can cause an upset in the title race when they face the champions on Sunday

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Fernandinho: City have competed ‘like animals’

The Brazilian played a pivotal role as the reigning champions moved back to the top of the Premier League table on Wednesday night

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Sterling rewarded for anti-racist stance

The Manchester City man has spoken out several times in recent months over racist abuse he and others have suffered

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Adebayor: Arsenal ‘gentlemen’ lacked winning mentality

The former Gunners striker has said that Arsene Wenger’s squad had quality but did not have the strength to win major honours

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Adebayor: Arsenal celebration was caused by racist chants

The Togo striker was roundly criticised at the time for his actions but he has now claimed they were in response to discriminatory insults

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Guardiola: We could have lost the Premier League today

The 1-0 victory over Spurs means that should City win their remaining four games they will regain their Premier League crown

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Gignac: Benzema is the best No.9 in the world

The Real Madrid man has endured a tough season for Los Blancos but he is still being backed by his former international team-mate

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Alexander-Arnold reveals he was ball boy for Gerrard’s slip

Five years on, the Liverpool defender is hoping to exact some revenge for the Reds’ former skipper when Chelsea travel to Anfield on Sunday

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'Van Dijk is the best defender in the world'

The young Liverpool defender offered some insight into why he believes there is no one better than the Reds centre-back

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Lille director plays down Mourinho to Lyon links

The Portuguese coach has managed in England, Spain, Italy and Portugal and is rumoured to be on his way to Ligue 1

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‘Liverpool are on fire!’ - Hazard in awe of Salah, Mane & Reds

The Belgian has already netted on two occasions against the Reds this season and will be aiming to make three from three on Sunday

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Zaha: This is how to beat City

After causing one of the shocks of the season in December, the Eagles are again aiming to overcome Pep Guardiola's men again this weekend

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Firmino: Liverpool vs Chelsea will be a classic

The frontman has surprisingly never netted against the Londoners, something he will be hoping to change at Anfield on Sunday afternoon

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Frustrated Ozil throws coat at Everton staff

The former Real Madrid man was not at his best on Sunday afternoon and was substituted in the second period

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Kahn set to become new Bayern CEO

During his 22-year career, the goalkeeper played over 850 games for club and country and was at one stage considered the best in the world

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Sevilla manager Caparros diagnosed with chronic leukemia

The caretaker boss confirmed the news after his side’s 2-0 away victory against Real Valladolid on Sunday

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Valverde: 'Powerful' Man Utd can cause Barca problems

Despite being heavy favourites to qualify for the semi-finals, the Barca boss knows the Red Devils will offer a real threat over two legs

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Coutinho: Man Utd danger duo can hurt any defence

The Barca star is gearing up to face his first Premier League opponent since leaving Liverpool during the 2017-18 season

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Pellegrini: Hudson-Odoi needs mentality & ambition to succeed

The young winger has enjoyed a meteoric rise this season and made his England debut in last month’s win against Montenegro

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Klopp: Henderson had 'most difficult job in last 500 years of football’

The Liverpool boss acknowledged his skipper's determination and character after the Premier League victory over Southampton

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Allegri 'confident' Ronaldo will be fit for Ajax clash

The Portuguese star played a pivotal role in Juventus reaching the quarter-final stage of the Champions League and his return will be a huge boost

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Racist incidents mar three English league games

Reports of racism have unfortunately been on the rise in recent weeks and the issue again reared it’s ugly heads across England this weekend

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Diego Costa sent off for referee rant against Barcelona

The striker is not adversed to arguing with officials, but this time he has been given his marching orders early

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Van Dijk: Liverpool ‘quality’ key to success

The Reds have earned something of a reputation for netting late winners in recent weeks and their latest meant they moved back to the top of the table

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If Solskjaer gets Man Utd job I’ll be pleased - Lindelof

The centre-back has been one of the Red Devils' most consistent performers this season and is enjoying playing under the Norwegian

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De Ligt told which club to join by Van der Vaart

The former Dutch star believes the Bundesliga champions should try and sign the in-demand Netherlands international at the end of the season

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Bosz hopes Brandt, Havertz & Tah stay at Leverkusen

The trio have been linked with moves away from the BayArena and the coach does not seem to know whether they will remain at the club next season

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Lukaku reveals Solskjaer’s message when he arrived at Man Utd

The Belgian striker has enjoyed an upturn in form since Solskjaer was appointed manager in December, and has netted six in his last four games

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Van Dijk and Dutch team-mates lament poor first-half showing

Speaking after the game the Liverpool defender criticised the Netherlands’ first-half performance, as did Matthijs de Ligt and Memphis Depay

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Germany claim first win on Dutch soil in 23 years

It was a night of drama in Amsterdam - one to savour for the Germans and to forget about for the Oranje

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Southgate wary of ‘hostile environment’ in Montenegro

The Three Lions boss has claimed facing daunting away trips is part and parcel of international football

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Lescott: Pep has ‘unfinished business’ at Man City

The retired defender believes the Catalan's determination to win the Champions League with City could see him remain for years to come

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Rooney reveals Rashford's one weakness

While the former Red Devils captain is impressed by his successor in the No.10 shirt, he thinks the 21-year-old has plenty of room for improvement

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Rashford withdraws from England squad with ankle injury

Gareth Southgate confirmed in Thursday’s press conference that the Manchester United striker will miss the Three Lions' upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers

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Guardiola wants Stones to be exempt from international duty

The Manchester City defender was one of England’s stars at last year’s World Cup, but has struggled with several different injuries this campaign

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Babel: Van Dijk ‘does have a weakness’

The Fulham man claims he knows a flaw in the defender's game that no one else in the Premier League knows about

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Balotelli misses out on Italy squad despite resurgent Marseille form

Roberto Mancini has named a 29-man squad for the Italian's two upcoming Euro 2020 qualification matches at the end of the month

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Wijnaldum relaxed over Liverpool contract situation

The midfielder has been one of the club's most important players this season but has not begun talks over a new deal at Anfield

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Mourinho hoping for English pairings in UCL quarter-finals

The Portuguese coach has experience of all-English showdowns in the Champions League and is hoping to see another in the quarter-finals

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Bale wants to spend rest of career at Real Madrid - agent

Bale's agent spoke about the many issues facing the former Spurs star in Madrid, including his relationship with returning boss Zinedine Zidane

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Schalke sack manager Tedesco

The Bundesliga outfit are now looking for a new head coach after five successive defeats in all competitions

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Scholes resigns from Oldham after 31 days in charge

The ex-Man Utd midfielder's first stint in management has proven to be a short one as he leaves the Latics after just over a month in charge

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'Arsenal are worse now than under Wenger!'

The former forward believes Unai Emery's side are at risk of falling behind their top-six rivals and are having to play 'football catch up’

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Klopp explains lack of minutes for Shaqiri & Keita

The duo have suffered due to the depth of squad available to the Reds boss, insisting that he picks his team based on numerous variables

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Pellegrini tells Rice: Watch Busquets, Fernandinho & Lampard!

The Hammers midfielder has enjoyed a stellar season at the London Stadium and his manager wants him to continue improving in the coming years

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‘Salty pr*ck!' - Evra's astonishing attack on ex-PSG star

The ex-Manchester United defender was criticised by his former team-mate for a video he posted from inside the Parc des Princes on Wednesday

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Klopp backs Liverpool players to fight back

The Reds dropped to second in the table this weekend after Manchester City moved a point clear of their rivals

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Dalot buys bus for former club with Man Utd wage

The defender has played 11 games since moving to the Red Devils last year and big things are expected of him at Old Trafford

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Man City confirm fan in critical condition after Schalke attack

The Premier League champions have encouraged anyone who may have any information to contact the police following the incident in Gelsenkirchen

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Trippier on drinking as a young player & wanting to play for Dyche again

The England full-back has fond memories of his time at Turf Moor and says that he would like to play for Burnley again one day in the future

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Can welcomes addition of 'champion' Ramsey

The midfielder is set to follow in the footsteps of his international team-mate Gareth Bale in moving abroad this summer

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Hamann: Liverpool is ‘the drawn Bayern didn’t want

The German is expecting a tight game on Tuesday and feels the Bundesliga champions cannot lose if they wish to progress to the next round

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Keita: I know to play against Bayern

The midfielder believes his insider knowledge could help Liverpool’s chances against Bayern Munich when they meet this week

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Pique: Barca must be better against Lyon

The Spanish side are entering an extremely important part of the season and the defender knows his club must perform better in the coming weeks

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Messi hits milestone in Barca win

The Argentine achieved yet another personal milestone on Saturday night and even at 31 is still reaching new heights

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Guardiola hails ‘incredible’ Foden goal

The youngster scored a late solo goal to help ensure City's name will be in the draw for quarter-finals of the FA Cup

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Playing at Wembley has become ‘tiresome’ for Tottenham

The World Cup winner knows a thing or two about playing at football's home and believes it's in Spurs’ best interest to move to their new stadium soon

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'Machine’ Cole breaks FA Cup duck in 49th game

The man who has played in eight FA Cup finals showed he can still produce on the big stage and set up a nervy end to proceedings at the Amex

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VAR worked ‘perfectly’ in Champions League claims UEFA

The technology, which is to be implemented in the Premier League from next season, was in use during Tuesday and Wednesday’s Champions League games

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Neymar aiming to be fit for Champions League quarter-final

The forward is targeting a second winners’ medal in Europe's premier competition and hopes he can help PSG's goalkeeper finally win the trophy

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'Ozil situation at Arsenal becoming a comedy sketch!'

The former Gunners striker thinks Arsenal are beginning to look foolish over the Ozil saga and must get the German on the pitch

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Guardiola hails Aguero's mentality

The manager has added his voice to the masses who have praised City's all-time record goalscorer since his showing against Arsenal last week

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LA Galaxy to honour Beckham with statue

The American club have become synonymous with the English superstar since he joined the team in 2007

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Emery: United and Chelsea are favourites for fourth

Arsenal have been on a poor run of late which has given their rivals the opportunity to snatch the final Champions League spot

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'Liverpool might not be right choice for Werner'

The Germany international has been linked with a transfer to join his former team-mate Naby Keita in the Premier League next season

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Hazard: Higuain is unbelievable, Chelsea can beat anyone

The Argentine frontman joined last month on loan from Juventus, replacing Alvaro Morata who joined Atletico until the end of the season

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Pavard: Bayern the best club in the world

The France international will join the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season and cannot wait to get going in Munich

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'Hazard the greatest player Chelsea have ever had'

The former England international cites the current Blues No.10 as the best player he has ever shared a dressing room with

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Klopp fears Gomez likely to require surgery

The German coach is facing something of an injury nightmare at the back and has revealed another worrying update on Gomez

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Rudiger: Chelsea players should be ashamed!

The Blues suffered their worst league defeat in 23 years against the Cherries and the defender places the blame with the players, not the manager

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It's not time for Liverpool to think about the title - Carragher

The former Reds defender is hopeful the club can end their 29-year wait for the title this season, but knows Man City still pose a real threat

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Kyle Walker deletes controversial Liverpool tweet

The England defender resurrected the viral tweet of Harry Maguire during England’s World Cup campaign in an attempt to troll the Reds

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Llorente: Watford winner will give me confidence

The striker has struggled in front of goal in his time at Spurs, but has now netted two in the space of a week

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Depay responds to criticism from Lyon fans

The former Manchester United winger has enjoyed a superb season in Ligue 1 and has been linked with some of the world’s biggest sides

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Sane: World Cup snub my big motivation

Despite enjoying a wonderful season for Manchester City in 2017-18, the winger was a shock exclusion from Joachim Low’s 23-man squad last summer

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Conte: I have not received any offers

The Italian has been without a job since leaving Chelsea last summer, and attended a Coppa Italia tie between two of his former clubs on Wednesday

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Notts County owner puts club up for sale hours after tweeting inappropriate image

Alan Hardy has already confirmed he is in talks with two interested parties and will continue to invest in the club while they search for a new owner

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Lozano released from hospital

The Mexican has been PSV’s main man this season and manager Mark van Bommel will be eager to get him back in the side soon

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Hudson-Odoi remains tight-lipped over Bayern move

Should the Chelsea winger leave Stamford Bridge this window he could follow in a similar path to Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho

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Young players should avoid the PL, says ex-Arsenal coach

Andries Jonker believes English clubs are stunting the growth of their younger players and they should look for opportunities in Europe

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Neymar return date unknown as injured PSG star begins treatment

It remains unclear how long the Brazilian will be out for, with a Champions League clash with Man Utd on the horizon

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Emery: I have confidence in Ozil

The German has not played for played in the last five for Arsenal amid rumours he is set to leave the club

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Neymar: I don't approve of Pele’s criticism

Pele claimed in a recent interview that Neymar was ‘difficult to defend’ during last summer’s World Cup and the PSG star has responded

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Spurs face worsening injury crisis as Alli limps off

The midfielder has added to the mounting injury crisis at Spurs and could now face a spell on the sidelines

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Salah reveals team talk that triggered Liverpool comeback

The Eagles became the first club to score three goals against the Reds this season, but the Egyptian praised his team-mates' fighting spirit

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'Not for sale!' - West Ham rule out Arnautovic sale

The Austria international joined the Hammers from Stoke City 18 months ago but has been linked with a big-money move to China

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'West Ham the best place for me’ - Man City target Rice

The midfielder has enjoyed a superb season for the Hammers and is considered one of the best up-and-coming young players in the Premier League

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'Solskjaer gets me' - Lukaku on post-Mourinho revival

The United striker has scored in each of his last three appearances - as many goals as he netted in the previous three months

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Solskjaer takes blame for sluggish Man Utd display

Despite beating Reading 2-0 in the FA Cup, the Red Devils were not at their best at Old Trafford and the Royals enjoyed much more of the possession

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Maradona released from hospital after health scare

The 58-year-old was treated in his native Argentina at the Clinica Olivos, with his daughter forced deny suggestions his condition was serious

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Tottenham notch club-record away win

Mauricio Pochettino’s men secured their place in the fourth round of the cup with a 7-0 win against the League Two side

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Tottenham set new club-record away win

Mauricio Pochettino’s men secured their place in the fourth round of the cup with a 7-0 win against the League Two side

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Howe hints Defoe could join Rangers in January

The striker has slipped down the pecking order at Bournemouth and looks set rejoin former team-mate Steven Gerrard at Rangers

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'Liverpool are shopping at Harrods but Arsenal aren't'

The former Gunner believes that the Reds' recruitment is what currently separates them from Unai Emery's side

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‘Incredible’ Fernandinho could return against Southampton

Without the midfielder in the side City have suffered back-to-back to defeats in their last two games

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'They are heroes!' - Guardiola backs Man City stars

The Premier League champions have lost three of the last four games but the Catalan boss has refused to publicly criticise his players

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Wijnaldum: Liverpool only focused on ourselves

The Dutch midfielder has been a integral part of Jurgen Klopp’s side this year and knows the Redsl cannot rest in pursuit of the Premier League title

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Hazard happy in false nine role under Sarri

The Belgian is enjoying another fine campaign and his fantastic scoring record this season is due in part to him operating in a more central role

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Deschamps to Laporte: We can't have two left-footed centre-backs!

The Manchester City man is yet to earn a senior international cap for Les Bleus and recently claimed this has nothing to with his footballing ability

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Alexis Sanchez returns to training

The Manchester United man trained alone as he began to step up his recovery from a hamstring injury

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Man Utd to miss out? Pochettino talks up Spurs project

The Spurs boss is the favourite to take the permanent job at Old Trafford but reiterated his commitment to Spurs in his latest interview

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Ince: United haven’t got a strong squad

Formerly of Liverpool and tomorrow's visitors the ex-midfielder thinks Jurgen Klopp’s squad is much stronger than Jose Mourinho’s current crop

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Wilshere injures 'good' ankle

The midfielder has missed the majority of the season through injury but was expected to fully return in time for the busy Christmas period

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Sarri not concerned over Morata injury

It was initially feared the Chelsea striker had suffered a serious knee injury after he was replaced in the first-half of the club's Europe League tie

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Gerrard: On-loan Liverpool youngster Ejaria is ‘unsettled’

The midfielder has been a regular for the club this season but could be returning to the Reds earlier than anticipated

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Barcelona confirm Rafinha out for six months

The Brazilian will miss the rest of the season for the Catalan club, as the injury epidemic deepens at Camp Nou

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Southgate calls for more English players in Premier League

The England boss believes more homegrown talents could help improve the national side and has claimed it is the ‘missing piece’

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Ashley 'closest he has ever been' to selling Newcastle

The businessman has been owner of the club for 11 years, but is hopeful that a takeover at St James' Park is on the horizon

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Klopp accepts FA misconduct charge

The Liverpool manager reacted to Divock Origi’s injury-time winner by running onto the pitch and embracing Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson

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Hazard: Loftus-Cheek will be one of the best

The midfielder has impressed for Chelsea this season, but has struggled to hold down a regular spot under Maurizio Sarri

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Sweden play down Lindelof injury concerns

The Manchester United centre-back has become a valued figure at club level and Jose Mourinho will be relieved he only appears to have a cold

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Signings incoming? Pochettino spotted at Barca B game

The Spurs boss has already insisted he will be looking to reinforce his squad in the winter having failed to bring in any players in the last window

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Guardiola & his tactics blamed for Germany's struggles

The four-times World Cup winners have endured a nightmare 2018 and finished bottom of their group in the Nations League and World Cup

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Saha tells Mourinho he's made mistakes at Man Utd

The Portuguese coach has been criticised in some quarters this season with the Red Devils currently sitting in eighth place in the table

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Who is the richest footballer in the world?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi aren’t just the world’s best footballers, they’re also the richest players on the planet

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'Ramos is a brave and honest man' - Solari

The Real Madrid boss has leapt to the defence of his captain after the Spain international was accused of elbowing an opponent

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Kante: Vichai will leave a lasting legacy at Leiceste

The 27-year-old shared his fond memories of Srivaddhanaprabha and how compassionate and generous the former Leicester chairman was

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'Hendo gave me a mouthful!' - Robertson

The Scotland skipper has been part of a much-improved Liverpool side this season, and is learning to time his attacking forays

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Hughes dismisses England links

After a superb start to the season, the midfielder has reportedly caught the eye of Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate

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'Zaha is like Messi'

The former Eagles manager believes the winger shares some similar attributes with the Argentinian and explains why he is fouled so regularly

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'Wolves right to reject Neves interest'

The Portuguese has attracted interest from the Premier League champions and his club may be bracing themselves for a mega-money offer in January

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