21 things we loved this wkend: Pulisic, Ndombele, Messi & more

The FA Cup quarter-finals were the focus of sporting attention in England over the weekend as Chelsea, Manchester City, Leicester and Southampton booked their place in the last four. Elsewhere, Celtic and Rangers put rivalries to one side before the Old Firm derby and Robert Lewandowski maintained his fine goalscoring form for Bayern Munich. We’ve rounded up the best of […]

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Hughes claims Man Utd are ‘edging towards’ selling ‘lost’ star

Mark Hughes thinks Man Utd could be “edging towards” a decision to sell “lost” midfielder Donny van de Beek this summer. The Netherlands international played 64 minutes for the Red Devils as they crashed out of the FA Cup to Leicester City on Sunday. Van de Beek once again failed to have an influence of […]

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Premier League winners and losers (mostly Steve Bruce)

On a truncated Premier League weekend there was still plenty to praise (mostly Brighton) and plenty to bemoan (mostly Steve Bruce)…   Winners Brighton, the opposite of Newcastle If you’ll forgive me for going all Marks & Spencer, this wasn’t just a 3-0 win. It was emphatic proof that Brighton and Newcastle United are two […]

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Mourinho hints at divisions and selfishness in Spurs squad

Jose Mourinho suggested the Tottenham dressing room is divided by “selfish” players and agents who have a relationship with the press. Spurs responded to an embarrassing Europa League exit to Dinamo Zagreb, where they threw away a 2-0 first-leg lead, to reignite their top-four Premier League hopes thanks to a 2-0 win at Aston Villa, […]

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Mourinho could *still* have the last laugh in this stupid season

Up to sixth in the table after a fourth win in the last five Premier League games. Three points off the top four and two points clear of the defending champions with nine games to go. Star player top of the goal charts and also top of the assist charts. They also have a pretty […]

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Watch: Koumetio apologizes after nutmegging Mane in training

Liverpool youngster Billy Koumetio nutmegged Sadio Mane during training – and earned his teammate’s respect in the process. Koumetio joined the Reds from Orleans FC in 2018 and signed his first professional contract last summer. Since then the 18-year-old has become the youngest Liverpool player to participate in the Champions League and earned the nickname ‘Billy […]

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Solskjaer: Man United missed that ‘extra zip’ against Leicester

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted that Manchester United did not have “enough as a team” against Leicester City in the FA Cup. It was Leicester who struck first as they took the lead in the 24th minute. Fred was sloppy in possession as his pass back to Dean Henderson was short. Kelechi Iheanacho was quick to […]

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FA Cup semi-final draw: Chelsea to face Manchester City

The FA Cup semi-final draw has taken place and Chelsea have been drawn to face Manchester City at Wembley. The semi-final draw was made at half-time in the fixture between Leicester and Manchester United, the winners of which will face Southampton, who defeated neighbours Bournemouth on Saturday. OPINION: Tuchel shows following Wilder might not be […]

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West Ham and Arsenal serve up a silly Spursy Sunday treat

This has been, at times, a truly exhausting season of football. It’s been the shortest yet longest season imaginable, the games crammed in to a shortened calendar but taking place across wildly extended weekends with the 3pm Saturday kick-off never more endangered and whole new kick-off times constructed. The overall quality has very often been […]

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Merson likens ‘unselfish’ Lingard to Heskey

Paul Merson has compared West Ham loanee, Jesse Lingard, to former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey as he is a team player. After several loan spells in the football league, Lingard became a first-team player for Man United during the 2015/16 season. The midfielder went onto play over 200 times for the Red Devils across five-plus […]

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