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Solskjaer backs Fred to take his Manchester United chances

The club’s big-money signing must be given time to settle in, according to his new manager Six weeks after playing his last minutes for Manchester United, Fred is set to be handed another chance by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Wednesday against Crystal Palace. With the Red Devils plagued by injuries, Solskjaer hinted Fred’s exile could be about to come to an ...

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‘It makes no sense to play Kante on the right’ – Huth critical of Chelsea midfielder’s position

The former Leicester City defender believes his former team-mate’s talents are being wasted by his current role under Maurizio Sarri N’Golo Kante is being wasted at Chelsea due to being played out of position, according to the midfielder’s former team-mate Robert Huth. The ex-Leicester defender believes the World Cup winner is not being deployed in his best position by Chelsea boss ...

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Man City monitoring Barcelona & Chelsea target Jovic

The Premier League champions will prioritise a deep-lying midfielder and a left-back this summer but have also got their eye on the Frankfurt striker Manchester City are keeping tabs on Eintracht Frankfurt forward Luka Jovic, Goal understands. The 21-year-old is the Bundesliga’s top scorer this season and has also attracted interest from Barcelona and Chelsea, with the Catalans understood to ...

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‘I’m staying with Messi’ – Former Real Madrid boss Del Bosque rates Barcelona star above Ronaldo

The Spanish coach has acknowledged the unique ability of the Juventus talisman, but feels the Argentine is a more complete and ‘natural footballer’ Former Spain and Real Madrid coach Vicente Del Bosque has weighed in on the eternal debate over who stands as this generation’s greatest player between Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, siding with the Barcelona star for his ...

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‘We are playing for Sarri’ – Hazard insists Chelsea squad are fully behind under-fire manager

Speaking ahead of a Premier League clash with Tottenham, the Belgian winger has offered his support for his boss amid reports of dressing room unrest Eden Hazard insists that the Chelsea players are all behind under-fire manager Maurizio Sarri, three days on from his dramatic stand-off with Kepa Arrizabalaga in the Carabao Cup final. The Blues were beaten on penalties ...

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Nantes complain to FIFA as Cardiff miss first Sala payment

World football’s governing body confirmed a complaint was made after the Premier League side missed the first part of the fee for the late striker Nantes have made a complaint to FIFA after Cardiff City failed to pay the first instalment of Emiliano Sala’s £15 million ($20m) transfer fee. The Premier League side signed Sala for a club-record fee in January, but the plane carrying ...

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EPL: 10 United stars to miss Palace clash

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will take a threadbare squad to Crystal Palace on Wednesday after losing 10 players to injury. Solskjaer told a news conference on Tuesday that there were “not a lot of positives” to report ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park after seeing his injury list grow during the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on ...

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Brendan Rodgers appointed as new Leicester City manager

Leicester City appointed Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers as the Foxes’ new manager on a three-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Former Liverpool manager Rodgers had been given permission by Celtic earlier in the day to talk to Leicester, bringing to an end his successful spell in charge of the Scottish champions where he won seven domestic trophies. ...

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Senegal election: Macky Sall ‘heading for victory’

Senegalese President Macky Sall is headed towards a second term in office, his prime minister has alleged. Mohammed Dionne said preliminary results suggested Mr Sall had secured about 57% of the vote in Sunday’s elections, but an official result will take days. But rival candidates warned against declaring the result prematurely. Mr Sall faced four challengers in the vote, but ...

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