Manchester United celebrates Fernandes’ penalty Villa are a very good side – more than the sum of their parts, more than just Jack Grealish – but even when they found ways to get on top of United, they could not stay there. There were two minutes between Traoré’s equaliser and Douglas Luiz’s foul on Paul Pogba for the penalty, while […]

Frank Lampard refuses to abandon his principles as he looks to navigate Chelsea out of a barren spell. A run of three defeats and a draw from their last five matches has seen Chelsea lose ground in the Premier League title race, although their previous 17-game unbeaten sequence keeps them firmly in contention. Manchester City visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday, […]

Manchester United are level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table – but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still saw room for improvement after beating Aston Villa. The Red Devils were left clinging on for a 2-1 win at Old Trafford with Eric Bailly pulling off an impressive block in the dying seconds. After the game, Solskjaer […]

Gary Neville slammed Aaron Wan-Bissaka for his role in Aston Villa’s goal during Manchester United’s Premier League victory at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side secured a 2-1 victory over Villa on Friday night to move joint-top of the Premier League. Anthony Martial headed home Wan-Bissaka’s cross to give Manchester United the lead shortly before half-time. But Villa levelled after […]

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been reappointed as manager of Burton Albion, five years after leaving the Pirelli Stadium for QPR. Hasselbaink replaces Jake Buxton, who parted company with the club following their 4-3 home defeat to Wigan on Tuesday. The former Leeds United, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea striker was first appointed as Burton Albion manager in November 2014 following Gary […]

Man Utd: Neville pops champagne as Red Devils go joint-top Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka has opened up on the belief in the Old Trafford dressing room after the 2-1 win over Aston Villa. United are now level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. He said: “It means a lot [to go joint top]. It […]

Man Utd v Aston Villa: Match In Pictures How different Manchester United’s recent seasons might have been had they been regularly able to call upon the trusty services of Eric Bailly. Aston Villa were a constant threat throughout Friday’s Old Trafford clash, and equalised through Bertrand Traore early in the second half, but United looked more secure at the back […]

Lee Johnson says Sunderland’s takeover situation means the club’s approach to the January transfer window is a ‘fluid situation’. An agreement was struck just before Christmas which will see Stewart Donald sell his controlling stake in the club to 22-year-old Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, son of former Marseille owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus. However, with the deal still needing to be approved by the […]

‘Normally I have three weeks off and eat potato salad!’: West Ham matchwinner Tomas Soucek still getting used to playing Premier League football over Christmas after Czech Republic midfielder scored for Hammers in late victory over Everton Tomas Soucek scored in West Ham’s 1-0 New Year’s Day win at Everton The 25-year-old opened up about the struggles of playing over […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reiterated Manchester United ’s stance that Edinson Cavani is no racist in the wake of his ban. The Uruguayan striker was suspended by the FA this week over his Instagram post after United’s win at Southampton. The comeback at St Mary’s back in late November saw Cavani come off the bench to set up one and […]