Jose Mourinho insisted he can meet the high level of expectations at Old Trafford as the Portuguese manager looks to transform Manchester United back into Premier League champions.
Despite being the Premier League s most successful club, United have struggled to keep pace with their rivals since Alex Ferguson s departure in 2013, finishing fifth last season under former boss Louis van Gaal.
Van Gaal s first campaign in charge resulted in a fourth-place finish, an improvement on the season prior, which saw a David Moyes-led United end 2013-14 in seventh position.
But with three-time Premier League and two-time Champions League-winning manager Mourinho now at the helm, the former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter and Porto boss said he is well equipped to meet the demand…
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Simply looking to sign off their La Liga adventure with a flurry on home soil, Real Madrid will welcome Athletic Bilbao to the capital on Sunday evening.
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Starting with the hosts, while Real Madrid might have shown a host of La Liga issues this season, the Spanish giants have found a welcomed boost over the past fortnight. Despite crashing out of the Champions League following an infamous 5-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of Premier League giants Manchester City, Carlo Ancelotti’s side have bounced back with consecutive La Liga victories. Last seen mounting a stellar comeback away at Europa League winners Sevilla as they eventually secured a 2-1 victory, the former AC Milan boss has seen his side continue to impress on h…
Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac has returned to Bundesliga side Schalke on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 Bundesliga campaign.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina international has been restricted to nine appearances in all competitions this season, just one of those coming in the Premier League.
Kolasinac has now been loaned to the team where he started his career before moving to Emirates Stadium in 2017, having spent five seasons in the German club s senior ranks.
Arsenal announced the news on their website on Thursday, with the loan deal set to officially go through on January 4.
Sead needs to be playing regularly, so we have decided together that a move back to Germany with Schalke will benefit him at this moment, said Arsenal technical director Edu.
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The United States made light work of minnows Zambia as they began their Paris Olympics campaign with a 3-0 victory.
There had been pressure on the USA going into the game after two poor warm-up displays, including a 0-0 draw to Costa Rica, but Emma Hayes team ran out comfortable winners in the former Chelsea boss first competitive match in charge.
All of the damage was done in the first half, with the Americans three goals up after just 25 minutes in Nice Trinity Robson opening the scoring before a quickfire double from Mallory Swanson.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist started as they meant to go on, hitting the crossbar early on through Rodman and Swanson before the former opened her account for the tournament with a drilled finish past Zambia goalkeeper Ng …
The departure of Ivan Rakitic from Camp Nou in January is all but confirmed, as pointed out by journalist Juan Jimenez.
Barcelona s midfield section was practically impossible to imagine for several years, and his contribution was vital in their last four La Liga titles and as many Copa Del Rey trophies, as well as the 2015 Champions League triumph as he scored in the final.
All things eventually come to their end, and time moves on for everyone , as head coach Ernesto Valverde is quoted to have said on the subject, but the suddenness of Rakitic s fall down the pecking order and the diminishing of his influence could hardly have been foreseen a few months ago. This term he s made eight appearances so far, all from the bench, and not once for longer than 20 minutes.
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According to a recent report over in Germany, Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze was on the verge of signing for Inter Milan back in August – but they couldn’t come to terms on a deal. The Italian side are expected to return for Gotze in January or potentially even next year’s summer transfer window, with his contract being tipped to expire in 2020.
Mario, who scored the winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final, experienced something of a gradual decline after that game in the eyes of many fans. While he seems to be finding his feet once again with Dortmund, there are still some question marks as to whether or not he is still a truly elite player on the world stage.
Inter, on the other hand, continue to put together a series of intriguing potential transfers …
Jurgen Klopp suggested Liverpool were asking to be punished with the way they defended for Leeds United s winning goal on Saturday.
The Reds were beaten 2-1 in dramatic circumstances at Anfield, with Crysencio Summerville poking home from inside the box after Patrick Bamford was able to tee the youngster up.
Liverpool had numbers back but failed to stop Wilfried Gnonto from getting his cross into the box in the build-up despite the Italy international being faced up by two defenders.
Similarly, both Bamford and Summerville were outnumbered in the penalty area as well, and Klopp was left frustrated.
It was a setback, absolutely, the German told Sky Sports. I thought we had a really good start then conceded a freakish goal.
We scored the equaliser…
According to , Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Benjamin Mendy from Manchester City in the summer of 2021. It has been reported by the British tabloid that the French giants are among the clubs who are monitoring the 26-year-old left-back.
Mendy has been on the books of City since 2017 when he joined from AS Monaco. Much was expected of the France international left-back when he arrived at the Etihad Stadium, but the 26-year-old has had injury problems, and when fit and available, he has not been guaranteed a place in the starting lineup.
According to , the 26-year-old has made six appearances in the Premier League for City so far this Eason, scoring one goal in the process. Mendy has also played 78 minutes in the Champions League, three times in the FA Cu…
Inter Milan are back in the Champions League, the competition they last won in 2010.
Serie A fallen giants have gone through a difficult period over the past couple of years and the fact they are now back within the elite group of clubs means the world to club and everyone around it.
Nerazzuri kicked off the 2018/19 Champions League season in style by beating Tottenham 2-1 and it’s fair to say the players did all they could to repay for the wonderful support they got on Tuesday.
The Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri shared a video from outside San Siro minutes before the game and a video of Inter Milan fans screaming the Champions League song in spine-tingling.
Wow, listen to the scream “THECHAAAAMPIOOOOONS” from OUTSIDE San Siro
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Christian Eriksen wishes he had control over his career like in Football Manager after failing to secure a transfer away from Tottenham.
The playmaker said after the Champions League final in June that he was interested in pursuing a new challenge, having been at Spurs since 2013.
The 27-year-old was linked with Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United but, following the closure of the European transfer window on Monday, he is set to stay put until at least January.
In an interview with Ekstra Bladet published before the transfer deadline, Eriksen admitted he had more control over his future.
I wish I could just decide, like in Football Manager, but unfortunately I can t, he said.
50/50 – Christian Eriksen has now scored 50 Premier League go…