Not a great start to his England career

7 years ago

“I felt really, really English” Michael Keane has admitted that he used the Republic of Ireland underage teams as a stepping stone to play for England, the country of his birth. The Everton defender qualified to play for Ireland through his Irish-born father. He represented the country four times in 2010, at Under-17 and Under-19 levels, […]

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Anything over 15 is a good score…

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“I wouldn’t have given it to him” Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has said that he would not have given Declan Rice the FAI Young Player of the Year award, insisting that it should have gone to someone “who would appreciate it”. On Tuesday, it was announced that Rice had won the award and less than […]

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Liverpool 3 Bayern Munich 1. Jurgen Klopp’s side have advanced to the last eight of the Champions League with a comfortable victory over the German champions. Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane (2) got the goals as Liverpool made relatively light work of Bayern, who rarely threatened. Here is how we rated the Liverpool players: […]

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He has had enough

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“Declan Rice will not be in Dublin for the ‘3’ FAI International Awards ceremony” Declan Rice has won Ireland’s Young Player of the Year award. Yes, that Declan Rice. The West Ham United midfielder played three games for the Republic of Ireland in 2018 and was the man of the match each time. However, after […]

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Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0 Arsenal went two points clear of Manchester United on Sunday with a 2-0 victory at the Emirates. Here’s how we rated the players: Arsenal Bernd Leno – 7.5 The German goalkeeper made a brave last-ditch stop at the feet of Lukaku to keep Arsenal ahead near the end of the first […]

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‘You absolute numpty’

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“He’s a fantastic player at every level.” Jose Mourinho has hailed Ivan Rakitic as “one of the most underrated players in the world.” Mourinho was a pundit on beIN Sports for coverage of El Clasico on Saturday evening. Barcelona beat their rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to open a 10-point lead at the top of […]

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “the only serious candidate” to land the Manchester United manager’s job permanently according to reports in ESPN

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“I took him off and the mess began there” Carlo Ancelotti has said that a dispute with Gareth Bale ultimately led to his departure from Real Madrid. Ancelotti said the player was “selfish” and an incident between them caused a “mess” which led to his exit from the club in 2015. The current Napoli manager […]

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“Let’s not get carried away” Graeme Souness has criticised Paul Pogba yet again. The Manchester United midfielder has been in sensational form over the last two months, helping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side shoot back up the table after the dour final months of Jose Mourinho’s reign. In his last nine games for United, Pogba has […]

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Declan Rice has made a decision on his international future. After months of deliberation, the West Ham United midfielder has made his choice.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has tasted defeat for the first time as Manchester United caretaker manager The Premier League side lost 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford in the first leg of the last-16 Champions League tie. PSG fully deserved their win and United were outclassed for large spells of the game. Here’s how we […]

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It didn’t work out for him in Manchester On Tuesday night, Angel Di Maria returns to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving Manchester United for Paris Saint-Germain in 2015. Di Maria is not remembered fondly at his former club, after an ineffective and disappointing season in the Premier League. The Argentine winger joined […]

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This is tricky Only three footballers have scored in each of the last 10 Premier League seasons.  Can you name them? So, that’s three players to score in every one of the last 10 English top flight seasons. You have five minutes to try to name them. Good luck and let us know how you […]

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“I knew the gaffer was like that.” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer learned from Sir Alex Ferguson, possibly the greatest football manager ever, so it was only inevitable that he would be influenced by the former Manchester United boss. Since becoming United’s caretaker manager in December, several parallels have been drawn between Solskjaer and his former coach. […]

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Ravel Morrison is close to joining Swedish side Ostersunds FK. The former Manchester United midfielder is currently on the books of Lazio.

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“You don’t need to buy another striker” Manchester United got back to winning ways on Sunday afternoon, following the blip that was their 2-2 draw with Burnley at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side beat Leicester City 1-0 at the King Power Stadium, with Marcus Rashford getting the only goal of a […]

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“Since Ole has come back, you feel like you’ve got your club back” Paul Scholes has taken a pop at Jose Mourinho, offering perhaps his final criticism of the former Manchester United manager. During Mourinho’s difficult final few months at Old Trafford, the former United midfielder was one of the most prominent critics of the […]

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Van der Sar made 266 appearances for Manchester United Manchester United will make two massive appointments at the end of the season. The club will name their new permanent manager, which may well be Ole Gunnar Solskjaer if he continues to impress in his interim role, and for the first time in United’s history, they […]

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Both parties are said to be keen on getting the deal done New Nottingham Forest manager Martin O’Neill wants to sign James McClean. The pair worked together for over five years during O’Neill’s stint as Republic of Ireland manager, and McClean was one of his most trusted players. The winger scored all 10 of his […]

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He only played nine times for Manchester United Celtic and Rangers are interested in signing Nick Powell, according to reports in Scotland. Powell, currently playing for Wigan Athletic in the Championship, is out of contract at the end of the season, so he can negotiate with clubs from outside of England. The report states that […]

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‘I would go all out for Pochettino’ Wayne Rooney has said that Manchester United should “go all out” to get Mauricio Pochettino from Tottenham Hotspur. The DC United forward reckons that Pochettino is the ideal fit for his former team due to his record of building teams with young players and playing attractive, attacking football. […]

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He is modelling his approach on how Ferguson did the job for 26 years. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has had the perfect month as Manchester United caretaker manager and the Norwegian has arguably overachieved. He has recorded seven victories in seven games. United are playing exciting attacking football again The fans and the players are happier than […]

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“He’s a very good young player.” Scott McTominay could be about to join Celtic on loan from Manchester United. The Scottish midfielder, who came through United’s academy, broke into the first-team at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho and has made 33 appearances for the club. McTominay was a favourite of Mourinho, who started the 22-year-old […]

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“I fell in love with that kid. I bought the kid.” Jose Mourinho has rejected claims that he sold Mohamed Salah. Mourinho was the Chelsea manager when Salah joined the club from FC Basel in January 2014. But the Egyptian would only make 19 appearances for the club before he left to join Fiorentina on loan […]

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Having a great goalkeeper isn’t something Manchester United should apologise for and having one certainly doesn’t somehow devalue the win over Tottenham Hotspur

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“It’s not a reflection on those players, but they do slow down attacks” Gary Neville reckons that there are three Manchester United players who do not suit the team’s style of play under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. According to the Sky Sports pundit, Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini aren’t natural fits for the fluid football […]

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O’Neill is set to return to Nottingham Forest Martin O’Neill is set to be appointed as Nottingham Forest manager replacing Aitor Karanka, who left the club last week. Forest are currently in ninth place in the Championship, four points off sixth-place Derby County. News of O’Neill’s appointment broke on Monday morning. The 66-year-old played for […]

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It was vintage Man United

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He has borrowed some tricks from Ferguson. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken to the Manchester United manager’s job like a duck to water. The Norwegian was appointed United’s caretaker manager last month following Jose Mourinho’s dismissal. His remit was to get the players and the fans back onside and he has arguably overachieved so far. […]

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“In a blind rage, I shouted at him.”

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Man City 9 (NINE) – 0 Burton Albion Manchester City beat Burton Albion 9-0 on Wednesday night in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus (4), Olexandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez got the goals at the Etihad Stadium. It was an ultimately pointless exhibition. Before the match, everyone knew […]

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Matt Doherty is set to be rewarded for his fine form in a Wolves shirt this season with a new contract amid interest from Tottenham

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He would be a perfect fit for Solskjaer’s side Now that the curse of Jose Mourinho has been lifted from Old Trafford, it is a lot easier to identify the club’s problems on the pitch. During Mourinho’s final few months at Manchester United, the team were playing several levels below themselves. It has since been […]

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It doesn’t matter who Man United have played, Solskjaer has proved the doubters wrong so far

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He could help solve a problem in central defence Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won all five of his games as interim Manchester United manager and in doing so has become the first manager in the club’s history to win his first five games in charge. However, if he can convince the United board to sign […]

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He has options Jose Mourinho has reportedly rejected the chance to become the new Benfica manager. The Portuguese side are currently in fourth place in the league after 15 games, seven points behind FC Porto at the top of the table. Mourinho started his career in management with Benfica when he took charge of the […]

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Former West Ham and Manchester United boss David Moyes has been offered a return to club management by Stoke City, according to reports

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Souness doesn’t often dish out praise like this, but he was very complimentary about Fernandinho after Man City’s win over Liverpool

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“It didn’t work and we need to move away from it” Liverpool suffered their first defeat in the Premier League this season on Thursday night. Jurgen Klopp’s team fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Manchester City in an absorbing match that could play a massive part in the destination of the league title. Had […]

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One or two names might catch you out. Ahead of their tie against Manchester City, Liverpool have only conceded eight goals in the 2018/19 Premier League season. Can you name all eight players? So, we’re looking for you to correctly name the eight players to have scored against Jurgen Klopp’s team in the Premier League this […]

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“He tried to hit my shins, which would have ended my career, but I managed to pull my leg away in time.” John Arne Riise has reflected on the infamous golf club incident with Craig Bellamy. Back in 2007, ahead of a Champions League tie with Barcelona, the Liverpool squad went to the Algarve for […]

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“I know the players weren’t happy with that.” Wayne Rooney was a pundit on BT Sport’s coverage of Manchester United’s emphatic win over Cardiff City on Saturday evening, and he offered a damning assessment of his former manager. Jose Mourinho was sacked last Tuesday and it seems as though a cloud has been lifted from […]

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He has options Jose Mourinho’s time at Manchester United has come to an end. The Portuguese coach was said to have wanted the United job for years, but his dream job ended in bitter disappointment when he was sacked on Tuesday. United lost Mourinho’s final game in charge – a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield […]

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Manchester United are looking for a new permanent manager The club appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as interim manager until the end of the season, replacing Jose Mourinho who was sacked on Tuesday morning. United are said to have made Mauricio Pochettino their first-choice to be the club’s next permanent manager. And a report in The Times claims that the Tottenham coach is interested […]

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Jose Mourinho is no longer the manager of Manchester United On Tuesday morning, the club sacked the 55-year-old, bringing an end to his tenure that lasted just over two and a half years. United are experiencing their worst start to a season in 28-years – even worse than David Moyes’ doomed stint as manager – […]

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It was always going to be this way. Jose Mourinho’s time at Manchester United is over, and it will be remembered as a complete waste of time. It ended as so many predicted it would – the Portuguese coach was forced out of the club after failing to deliver the success he was supposed to […]

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