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Just when you thought Liverpool were back…they weren’t. The past couple of weeks has epitomised the Reds’ mightily frustrating 2022/23 campaign which will culminate in no silverware and the possibility of entering an undesirable UEFA competition. It’s top four or bust for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the wake of their Champions League exit. Liverpool currently sit sixth in the Premier League table following Saturday’s defeat at Bournemouth, but the vulnerability of their competitors means the 2019/20 champions are favoured by many to snatch fourth spot despite their woeful inconsistency. After now exiting the competition this season following their 1-0 defeat at the Bernabeu to compoundRead More →

Manchester United are keeping a close eye on the impressive performances of winger Kirsty Hanson during her loan at fellow WSL club Aston Villa. Previously a key player for United – as highlighted by her WSL Player of the Month award in October 2019 – Hanson struggled for game time last season. That led to a loan move to Villa at the start of the campaign and she is thriving once more. The Scotland international, who remains under contract at United until 2024 with an option until 2025, reached seven WSL assists for the season in her last outing – a 2-1 win over WestRead More →

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said that he expects teenage star Alejandro Garnacho to be back on the pitch before the end of the season. Garnacho, who has become a first-team regular in recent months, was forced off in the final stages of Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Southampton after earlier coming on as a substitute himself. With the injury the result of an impact in a tackle, the young Argentine was later seen leaving Old Trafford wearing a protective boot and walking with crutches. “It will take weeks, it is a serious injury. Once again, after Christian Eriksen, we have a serious injuryRead More →

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has vowed to play his ‘best team’ against Real B*tis on Thursday night, despite holding a 4-1 aggregate lead from the first leg. United put one foot in the quarter-finals with last week’s win at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst. It gives Ten Hag’s team a comfortable advantage heading to the Benito Villamarin in Seville, but the United boss is taking no chances and has insisted he won’t rotate heavily as might have been expected. That will include Fernandes and Casemiro, despite both being at risk of suspension. Yellow cardsRead More →

Though we’re only three games into the season, it’s never too early to see which goalkeepers have stood head and toes above the rest in MLS. To be successful in an attack-heavy league like MLS, having a solid keeper between the posts is vital. These ten goalkeepers have shown the ability to be that steady presence that every MLS team needs in order to be victorious. Here’s 90minUS’s most in-form goalkeepers at the start of the 2023 MLS campaign. LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers – Pre-Season Friendly / Matthew Ashton – AMA/GettyImages Though the LA Galaxy started the season off on the wrong foot, JonathanRead More →

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has been back in training this week, although his star has significantly fallen little more than a year since being named Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper. Mendy was named the top male goalkeeper on the planet for 2021 off the back of his role in Chelsea’s unexpected Champions League triumph, in addition to helping Senegal win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time ever. But the 31-year-old lost his place at Chelsea to the resurgent Kepa Arrizabalaga earlier this season and, although he briefly won it back, hasn’t played at club level since the World Cup. Mendy underwent finger surgeryRead More →

Optimism has been rife on the red half of north London since pre-season, but very few projected Arsenal to be in their current position with 11 games to go in the 2022/23 Premier League campaign. Liverpool and Chelsea’s unexpected demise combined with Erling Haaland’s arrival convinced many that it’d be a procession for Man City on their way to a third consecutive league title. However, Mikel Arteta’s Gunners have upset to odds to not only emerge as the Citizens’ primary rival, but force Pep Guardiola into an unfamiliar state of chasing. An array of factors have coalesced to facilitate a staggering improvement this season, withRead More →

Just in case you weren’t aware, football at the elite level is bloody difficult and it doesn’t get much tougher than the UEFA Champions League. This competition is the apex of club football, where the best-of-the-best collide in a bid to further enhance their legacies in the sport. Scoring goals in the Champions League is not easy. Sure, the level of defending in the modern day may occasionally cause Franco Baresi to shed a tear or two, but those tasked with shutting out the folk that seek to entertain are far from incompetent. Nevertheless, despite the best efforts of defenders and opposing managers, there areRead More →

Manchester United have provided a hilarious response on social media to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s weird rant featuring Julia Roberts. The Catalonian coach was in a strange mood following his side’s 7-0 win against RB Leipzig in the second leg of their Champions League. Guardiola stressed that he would always consider himself a failure in the Champions League as he was previously unable to get iconic actress Roberts to come and watch a game at the Etihad Stadium, instead heading across town to Old Trafford. READ NEXT “I am a failure in the Champions League. If I win the Champions League three times inRead More →

Carlo Ancelotti has stated that Real Madrid’s second leg clash with Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League is ‘more complicated’ for his side than the Reds. Real Madrid head into the game with a commanding 5-2 aggregate lead thanks to their win at Anfield a few weeks ago. Braces from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema, and a goal from defender Eder Militao, earned the win for Ancelotti’s side after they’d initially gone two goals down in the opening 15 minutes of the game. READ NEXT Despite Jurgen Klopp stated that he believes Liverpool have a ‘one percent’ of qualifying for the next round, during hisRead More →