Another step forward

The winger has been involved in each of our six games this season, starting five, but will not be involved in the capital. “Amad is not here, someone in his family passed away so we are giving all the support to Amad,” Ruben said, in Friday’s press conference. “We understood it was important to him…

While the Reds will be without the duo for the 20:00 BST kick-off in Lyon, Amorim’s 23-man squad does include midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, who was spotted in training this morning after a spell on the sidelines.  Full-back Luke Shaw, an unused substitute on Sunday when he was back among our matchday selection for the first…

WHAT’S NEXT? Our Under-18s travel to Middlesbrough next Saturday (4 October) for a U18 Premier League Cup clash (kick-off 12:00 BST). MATCH DETAILS United: Heath, Helafu, Mills, Kukonki (Ngwashi 29), McCormack, Thwaites, Ibragimov (c), Nkoto (Watson 83), Bailey (Shah 76), Lusale, Gabriel (Brown 76). Sub not used: McEvoy. Goals: Gabriel 15, Thwaites 32 | T…

Arsenal saw the Premier League title slip a little further out of sight on Saturday evening, with Brentford leaving the Emirates Stadium with a point following a 1-1 draw. Neither side made masses of chances, but Thomas Partey handed Arsenal the lead with their first attempt of the second half around an hour in. But…

Manchester City’s Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw performed the black power salute after scoring the opening goal against Liverpool in the Women’s Super League (WSL). The striker made her first WSL start since injuring her leg back in December, scoring a brace to help the Cityzens along to a 4-0 win at Joie Stadium. Celebrating her opening…

Then, it was interview time. As I said, there are often many people around on these significant days for a player, but when the interview begins, that’s when you block it all out and just focus on having a good conversation. And, from my end, it’s about working out how to make the conversation flow…