Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola brushed aside Fabio Capello’s scathing attack on his character and coaching career, instead offering a “big hug” to the spiky Italian pundit. Capello, whose glittering managerial tenure saw him win multiple titles in Italy and Spain before he took over the England men’s national team in 2007, launched into a…
The president of Spain’s Football Council, the CSD, has confirmed a decision on Dani Olmo’s Barcelona registration will be made in the “next few days”. Olmo is currently playing on an emergency licence granted after La Liga rejected Barcelona’s attempts to extend his initial temporary agreement – awarded until December 31, 2024 in the aftermath…
An older head would clearly prove valuable in defence and ousted John Sivebaek, the opening scorer of the Ferguson era, from the starting line-up. A regular in his first season, Anderson later emerged as an option in the centre of defence before leaving for Sheffield Wednesday in 1991, on a free transfer. He was haunting…
Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee is reported to have emerged as a summer transfer option for Champions League finalists Inter. Zirkzee arrived at Old Trafford last summer for around £36.5m following an impressive spell at Bologna, during which the Serie A side surprisingly secured Champions League qualification. The Dutchman, not truly an out-and-out striker, scored…
In an ideal world, Yoro’s contribution would have produced all three points, but his effort was still crucial in securing our first point of the new season – not only in front of goal but at the other end of the pitch, too. The 19-year-old recorded the most tackles of any player on the pitch…
GARY NEVILLE Initially a central defender in the fabled Class of ’92 youth team, he broke into the senior side at right-back and eventually became an automatic choice for United and England. The one-club man racked up 602 appearances, the fifth-most in our entire history, and lifted the Premier League trophy eight times. Only former…
