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Fernandes did find the net soon after the restart in normal time, firing past Simon from an angle, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. He played the full 120 minutes and took on the captain’s armband, when Cristiano Ronaldo was substituted. Our former forward equalised to make it 2-2, after Spain…

STORY OF THE TRANSFER  After leaving school in 1980, Hughes left Wrexham and headed to Manchester where he spent six years with the Reds in his first stint with us. In 1986, FC Barcelona came knocking, and for a hefty price tag of £2 million, he linked up with fellow Brit Gary Lineker the Nou…

Manchester United are reportedly looking to spend big on RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons and Borussia Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha as part of their summer rebuild. After a bitterly disappointing campaign, United are expected to be incredibly active in the summer transfer window as they seek to build a squad which is better-suited to the demands of…

Liverpool supporters were grateful for the sweet mercy of the international break at the end of a harrowing week. The Reds were dumped out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain on penalties following two gruelling duels and were subsequently beaten by Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium. For Arne Slot…

The 1992 League Cup final is remembered for two things from a Manchester United perspective. Firstly, it marked the club’s first-ever triumph in the competition, as the Red Devils edged Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the old Wembley Stadium. Secondly – and perhaps just as fondly – it gave the world that pre-match jacket, a technicolour…

The first legs of all eight Champions League last 16 ties have offered a solid indication of which teams will be contesting the quarter-finals. Only Borussia Dortmund vs Lille failed to find winner as seven clubs edged closer to the last eight, with away victories putting all three English competitors in pole position to progress….