Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has saluted Erik ten Hag s personal touch and revealed how the new management team have lifted flagging morale.
United posted four successive Premier League wins before last week s trip to rivals Manchester City, where hat-tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden condemned them to a comprehensive 6-3 defeat.
However, Ten Hag s side bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday, boosting their hopes of progressing from Group E.
McTominay came off the bench during United s trip to Cyprus but has started six of seven league games under Ten Hag despite the arrivals of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen.
Speaking to United s website, the Scotland international made a favourable co…
Neymar appears to be happy to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, just months after attempting to force through a move away from the Ligue 1 champions.
The Brazil international was heavily linked with a return to Spain in the previous transfer window but a deal to go back to Barcelona or join Real Madrid failed to materialise.
Despite admitting he had wanted to leave and being jeered by PSG fans upon his return from injury against Strasbourg in September, Neymar has performed well for Thomas Tuchel s side in 2019-20, registering nine goals and five assists in 11 appearances in all competitions.
The 27-year-old has now suggested he has no reason to try to engineer an exit from Parc des Princes, where he moved for a world-record €222million fee two years ago.
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Mauricio Pochettino says Reece James’ “leadership” is why he handed him the Chelsea captaincy and defended the full-back after he picked up a suspension during his side’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa last month.
James, who did not play the match through injury, was suspended for Chelsea’s win over Burnley for aiming “abusive words” at a match official in the tunnel during the clash at Stamford Bridge and was ordered to pay a £90,000 fine.
But Pochettino has seen James’ leadership attributes and believes his actions were a mistake fuelled by frustration after he sustained a hamstring injury in August.
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“Why did I choose him as captain? Because of his personality, his leadership, the respect …
Massimiliano Allegri has warned his Juventus side about the strength of Sporting CP ahead of the two teams clashing in the Europa League quarter-final.
Juventus host the Primeira Liga side in the first leg on Thursday night, after the Bianconeri eliminated Freiburg in the last 16, while Sporting beat Arsenal.
Allegri s side sit seventh in Serie A after a 15-point deduction for alleged transfer irregularities, while Sporting are fourth in Portugal s top-flight and are unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions.
Tomorrow is a difficult match, Allegri said at a press conference on Wednesday. It is an important quarter-final against a team that has been on a positive run for 11 games now.
Sporting s coach [Ruben Amorim] is young and very good. He…
Eden Hazard wants to salvage his Real Madrid career but would have no complaints if the club asked him to leave at the end of the season.
The former Chelsea winger has endured a dismal time in Spain, with a string of injuries ruining his hopes of transferring his Premier League form to LaLiga.
Now Hazard has a big chance to show what he can do on a different stage, as he prepares to play a part for Belgium at the World Cup in Qatar.
Set to turn 32 in January, Hazard has managed only two goals and one assist in 15 games for Madrid in 2022, starting a mere four times and playing just 532 minutes in the first team. He has a little over 18 months left on his contract.
Considering Hazard won the Silver Ball at the 2018 World Cup, as the second-best player in t…
Dundee are optimistic they will get the green light to press on with the construction of a new stadium at Camperdown after whetting the appetite of supporters on Friday by releasing an “exciting design concept” for their proposal.
The Dark Blues board have been exploring the possibility of leaving long-term home Dens Park for several years and have created a vision for a new multi-use stadium to the north-west of the city with a capacity of more than 12,500, which can also host music and other entertainment events.Plans include a safe standing area in the home end, installation of state-of-the-art LED screens, and tiered hospitality offerings for all fans to enjoy as part of the experience, including a 250-capacity brewhall.Tim Keyes and John Nelms, owners of the club and Da…
Leeds United are not putting all their eggs in one basket ahead of facing Leicester City on Tuesday, even if this is a crucial game .
The two teams directly above the Premier League relegation zone meet at Elland Road following contrasting weekend results.
As Leicester came from behind to beat Wolves, Leeds lost again against Fulham, leaving them only a point outside the bottom three.
Leicester are still below Javi Gracia s side, though, meaning their next match presents a rare opportunity to get three points – even if Gracia is not prioritising one game over another.
It s a very important game, a crucial game, Gracia said. We give the value of the game, and we are really focused on it.
There are six games left and all the remaining games are …
Ryan Mason again reiterated he was ready to become Tottenham head coach on a dramatic day in the search for Antonio Conte’s successor after Julian Nagelsmann was ruled out of the running.
Nagelsmann has been heavily linked with the post since his shock departure from Bayern Munich at the end of March.
The 35-year-old was in the mix for the Spurs job in 2021 before Bayern swooped in at the time.
When Conte left Tottenham soon after Nagelsmann’s dramatic exit from the Bundesliga champions, it was anticipated the German coach would again be in the running for the vacancy at the Premier League club.
Speculation has rumbled on since but, while Tottenham have great respect for Nagelsmann, they will not be meeting or interviewing him for the role and he is n…
AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli said he felt confident for the future after his side battled to a 1-1 draw with Napoli at San Siro.
Giacomo Bonaventura scored his first goal in more than a year to cancel out Hirving Lozano s opener and earn Milan a point in Saturday s Serie A clash.
The Rossoneri have won just one of six matches since Pioli replaced Marco Giampaolo last month, but the ex-Fiorentina boss was pleased with his team s latest display.
We played a good game, despite the absentees and other difficulties, he said at his post-match news conference.
I am seeing great determination and awareness and I m confident for the future, but there is still a long way to go.
We have to settle for a draw at San Siro
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