Southampton travel to Hull City on Tuesday looking to equal their longest unbeaten run of the season.
Mauricio Pochettino s men have gone seven games without a loss in all competitions since losing to Chelsea on New Year s Day.
Their previous run included a 4-1 demolition of Hull at St Mary s Stadium, which saw Morgan Schneiderlin, Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Steven Davis all get on the scoresheet.
A win at the KC Stadium could see Pochettino s side leapfrog Newcastle United into eighth in the Premier League, and the omens are good they have defeated Hull in their last three meetings.
Steve Bruce s men have won five times at home this season, and only conceded nine goals in their 12 games at the KC.
Saturday s 2-0 win at Sunderland was Hull s first …
Manchester United co-owner Avram Glazer says the club are going forward with the process of exploring a potential takeover at Old Trafford.
The Glazers, who have owned United since 2005, announced last month they were open to selling the club as they planned to explore strategic alternatives .
There has been increasing pressure on the Glazers in recent years, with fans regularly protesting and demonstrating their frustrations with the running of the club, while Erik ten Hag welcomed the possibility of fresh investment at Old Trafford.
Avram Glazer was at Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday, where France beat Morocco 2-0 to advance to the World Cup final.
When asked for an update on the sale of United outside the stadium, the 62-year-old told The Athletic: It s n…
Juventus will attempt to extend their seven-match unbeaten run against Catania in Serie A when the two sides meet on Wednesday.
The reigning champions have not tasted defeat against Catania since a 2-1 setback in December 2009, and won both of last season s league fixtures 1-0.
Juve have also lost just once in Serie A this term, and bounced back from their 4-2 defeat at Fiorentina which they followed up with a 2-1 UEFA Champions League reverse at Real Madrid with a comfortable 2-0 home success against Genoa on Sunday.
Arturo Vidal and Carlos Tevez got the goals at the Juventus Stadium, and defender Giorgio Chiellini is confident the team can build on their performance after the disappointments of Florence and Madrid.
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Arthur Melo will not be cutting his loan from Juventus to Liverpool short, Fabrizio Romano has relayed, which means the Brazilian midfielder will remain at Anfield for the full 2022/23 season.
Being unable to sign their primary midfield target this summer, Aurelien Tchouameni, Liverpool settled for a temporary solution in the form a loan as they reportedly wait for the end of this season to make a move for Borussia Dortmund and England star Jude Bellingham. However, Arthur has hardly helped their cause at this point, playing a total of 13 minutes in one match across all competitions, a 4-1 defeat away to Napoli in the Champions League.
The 26-year-old has been an injury absence ever since, and as things stand, he s not expected back in action before February.
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Bruno Fernandes threw his support behind Andre Onana and told the devastated Manchester United goalkeeper to stop blaming himself for the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.
Having been beaten in three of their first five matches for the first time in the Premier League era, the Red Devils’ return to European football’s top table ended in a 4-3 loss on Wednesday night. Erik ten Hag’s men started the Group A opener surprisingly well at the Allianz Arena, only for summer signing Onana to somehow let a low Leroy Sane shot squirm home.
The 27-year-old buried his head in the turf and was consoled by team-mates, later saying he “let the team down” and that United “didn’t win today, it’s because of me”.
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Ralf Rangnick confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will return against Everton on Saturday, while insisting Manchester United cannot afford to drop any more points in the top-four race.
United are languishing in seventh in the Premier League after limping to a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester City last Saturday, sitting three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham, who have played a game fewer.
Arsenal are level on points with their London rivals, having played two games fewer than United, whose 2021-22 hopes rely on Champions League qualification after failure in the cup competitions.
That has led to questions over the capabilities of Rangnick, the identity of his next permanent successor, and the future of numerous United stars, with Paul Pogba and Ronaldo both scrutinise…
Only a few years ago, Karim Benzema was considered one of the best strikers in the world.
The French international has been forced to live under the shadows of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo during his entire career, but he still managed to stand out. He was scoring goals at will for Real Madrid, and had the privilege to be considered the starting forward in one of the best teams in the world.
Fast forward to 2017, and Benzema looks like a whole different player. That star forward who had unlimited resources to finish plays appears to be a shell of his former self, and he has been struggling badly in recent months. He began to have problems last season, but this year things have been even worst. Benzema left the pitch against FC Barcelona this Saturday under lots of…
Thierry Henry would welcome that former team-mate Carles Puyol to the MLS after the Spaniard revealed his intention to leave Barcelona.
Veteran Spain international Puyol announced on Tuesday that his contract at Camp Nou, where he has spent his entire career, will be rescinded at the end of the season.
The 35-year-old has yet to decide where he will play next season, but is unlikely to be short of honours having won six La Liga titles, three UEFA Champions Leagues, the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship during his glittering career.
Henry played with Puyol at Barca between 2007 and 2010, helping the Catalan club to success in the 2009 Champions League before leaving to join the New York Red Bulls.
And the Frenchman feels Puyol s presence would be a boo…
Maribor make their first outing in the UEFA Champions League group stage for 15 years at home to Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.
While it may seem premature to label a fixture as must-win at this early stage in the competition, it would be difficult to argue against that being the case for the Slovenian champions if they have designs on making the knockout stages.
As the team with the lowest UEFA coefficient in Group G, a home tie against the third-ranked outfit represents perhaps Maribor s best chance of picking up valuable points in a pool that also contains Chelsea and Schalke.
But Portugal-born striker Luka Zahovic, who has scored five goals in as many league matches this season, claims that he feels part of Maribor s golden generation.
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Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri is targeting 100 Serie A points for his side after a 5-0 demolition of Cagliari stretched their lead at the top of the table.
With Juventus seeing their home game against Atalanta postponed on Sunday, Napoli moved four points clear of the Italian champions by thumping Cagliari.
Marek Hamsik scored his 99th Serie A goal for Napoli, with Jose Callejon, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne and Mario Rui also on target on Monday.
Napoli have not won the Scudetto since 1990 but Sarri believes his team – who have won 10 straight Serie A games – will need to maintain their superb form to dethrone Juve.
5 have found the net with 5 different players in a single Serie A match for the first time since March 2012, also against Cagliar…