December was a positive month for Crewe as a club but perhaps more so for Owen Dale, a winger who, like so many before him, reached the end of the club’s renowned academy production line in 2016. In six starts during the month, the 22-year-old scored four goals – including a stunning overhead kick to nick a point against struggling […]

Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has questioned the morality of continuing the season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Newcastle, who head to Arsenal in the FA Cup on Saturday evening, are still feeling the after-effects of their outbreak which forced the postponement of their Premier League match at Aston Villa on 1 December. Captain Jamaal Lascelles was only given the green light […]

Pep Guardiola reveals Sergio Aguero is set to make his first start since OCTOBER in FA Cup clash with Birmingham after overcoming knee and hamstring injuries… as City boss waits to see if Ferran Torres and Ederson return negative Covid tests Sergio Aguero has made just nine appearances this season because of injury The Argentine is over his knee and […]

Manchester City fear losing THREE more top academy products like they did with Jadon Sancho – with Bayer Leverkusen in talks for Jayden Braaf while Leeds look to tempt Luke Mbete and Josh Wilson-Esbrand away Youngster Jayden Braaf, 18, is yet to make his senior debut for Manchester City Luke Mbete is a target for Leeds this month and Juventus […]

The Premier League is looking to curb the spread of Covid-19 among players and staff across the country with a new ‘enhanced’ set of measures that the 20 clubs must follow, or risk the possibility of punishment. A string of instructions have been given to the clubs in a letter sent out on Friday, including a warning against handshakes or […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Covid-19 outbreaks at other Premier League clubs are ‘frightening’ but insists football must continue through the pandemic after Facundo Pellistri tested positive for coronavirus Manchester United play Watford at Old Trafford on Saturday night in FA Cup Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Covid-19 outbreak in football is ‘frightening’ But he said United feel safe within their ‘bubble’ […]

Manchester United youngster Facundo Pellistri has tested positive for Covid-19. Pellistri is yet to make a first senior appearance for United since joining from Penarol in a €10m deal in October. The 19-year-old’s representatives Eqipo TMA announced late on Thursday night that he had returned a positive test for the virus. Solskjaer confirmed that news on Friday and but eased […]

The EFL reported 112 positive tests from its strategic league-wide testing programme this week. The testing programme involved 3,507 players and staff from 66 EFL clubs who are involved in FA Cup or league action this weekend. The six clubs who did not feature will be tested ahead of their next league fixtures. More to follow… This is a breaking […]

Donny van de Beek needs 'more play time at United' says pundit Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek could be looking for an Old Trafford exit just months after joining the club, according to Dimitar Berbatov. The Holland international made the switch from Ajax in the summer but has been used sparingly by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Van de Beek […]

Football’s world governing body FIFA says the use of an additional permanent concussion substitute will be trialled at the Club World Cup. The competition, which has been delayed until February due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, involves the continental champions from each confederation, including Europe’s Champions League winners Bayern Munich. FIFA has decided to adopt the protocol whereby […]