Mikel Arteta jumped to Willian's defence after Piers Morgan slammed the winger following Arsenal's FA Cup win over Newcastle. But the Gunners boss also warned his player that it's time to start producing the goods after he struggled in the 2-0 victory. Arteta reverted to a more experienced attack for Saturday's third-round clash, with Arsenal's young guns having earned three […]

Premier League: Murphy makes title race prediction Rio Ferdinand has warned Manchester United they could go the way of Tottenham and Chelsea as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side face a potentially pivotal week. United visit Liverpool next Sunday in a game which could prove crucial to the Premier League title race. Jurgen Klopp’s side are currently top of the table as […]

LONDON • English football minnows Marine FC are preparing to host mighty Tottenham Hotspur today in what will be the biggest mismatch in FA Cup history. Paul Leary, chairman of the eighth-tier club, says he is the most excited non-league chairman in England ahead of the tie against the eight-time winners. There has never been such a wide disparity in […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has labelled Scott McTominay a ‘monster of a human being’ after the midfielder’s header earned Manchester United a 1-0 win over Watford. United edged past the Championship at Old Trafford on Saturday night side to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup. McTominay, who captained his side for the first time on the […]

Former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison has terminated his contract with Dutch club ADO Den Haag by mutual consent. The 27-year-old, who also had stints at West Ham, Lazio and Sheffield United, joined the Eredivisie side last September on a one-year deal. Morrison made five appearances for Den Haag, the last of those coming in a 2-0 home defeat to […]

Rio Ferdinand REFUSES to say Manchester United can win the Premier League after his ‘Ole at the wheel’ declaration went viral when his former side beat PSG and admits he ‘doesn’t want to becoming a meme again’ Rio Ferdinand has refused to say Manchester United can win the league title Ferdinand waxed lyrical about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in his early […]

William Saliba's challenging start to life with Nice continued despite the on-loan Arsenal man claiming he would "boss" Ligue 1. Saliba, 19, joined the French club until the end of the season on Monday, after a lack of minutes at the Emirates. He was immediately named in the starting XI to face Brest but endured a debut to forget, picking […]

Cenk Tosun has claimed he did not celebrate a disallowed goal against Rotherham in the FA Cup with a politically motivated gesture, according to Everton club officials. During the second half, the 29-year-old latched onto a James Rodriguez free-kick to finish past Rotherham goalkeeper Jamal Blackman from close range, but the goal was ruled out by VAR. It is alleged […]

Paul Pogba, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw missed Manchester United’s FA Cup third round tie with Watford through injury, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed. The trio played no part in United’s win at Old Trafford on Saturday evening, having all started in the EFL Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City three days earlier. Solskjaer made nine changes against Watford, naming […]

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey narrowly missed out on Saturday’s third-round FA Cup win over Newcastle as he was ‘still a little bit short’ of fitness. The Gunners have been without their £45million signing since he suffered a recurrence of his thigh injury in December’s north London derby defeat to Spurs. Partey has made just six appearances since […]