MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Harry Maguire signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester United on Tuesday, with the option of another 12 months. The English defender was due to expire at the end of the season. Advertisement “Harry represents the mentality and resilience required to perform at Manchester United. He is the ultimate professional who…
Manchester City leaves Manchester and heads to the outskirts of Salford to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford. After being greeted by three successive Premier League draws in early 2026, the Blues returned to winning ways, beating Exeter 10-1 in the FA Cup and setting foot inside Wembley after beating Newcastle at St James’s…
Mikel Arteta has suggested he does not have a “cup team”, raising doubts over whether Kepa Arrizabalaga will face his former club Chelsea on Wednesday night. Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Mikel Arteta denied that he thinks of certain players as part of his “cup team”, insisting that he…
In his pre-match press conference, Liam Rosenior was unable to categorically confirm or deny whether Cole Palmer, Reece James or Malo Gusto would be fit for this game, but considering they only missed the weekend’s FA Cup match due to precautionary and load management concerns, it’s probably safe to assume they will be available for…
Former Scotland, Nottingham Forest and Derby County winger John Robertson, once described by manager Brian Clough as “a Picasso of our game”, has died aged 72. Robertson scored the only goal as Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup by beating Hamburg in 1980, having delivered the cross with which Trevor Francis scored the winning goal…
Newcastle host Chelsea on Saturday with both teams looking to kick off the festive period. LOOK — Newcastle-Chelsea Eddie Howe’s Newcastle reached the League Cup semi-finals in midweek by beating Fulham 2-1, but lost 1-0 to bitter rivals Sunderland last weekend and they are in the bottom half of the table. But the nature of…
Liverpool comes into this match after an extremely bad streak and in the midst of several injuries. Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo, Jeremie Frimpong and Federico Chiesa are unavailable. Meanwhile, Mohamed Salah has been omitted due to his comments after the Leeds United game. Advertisement It means the Reds have named a small team. Only 19…
