Ralf Rangnick is demanding improvement from Manchester United as he acknowledged deserved victors Wolves were the best team his side have faced.
United were dominated for large periods by Bruno Lage s visitors on Monday, before 35-year-old Joao Moutinho became the oldest visiting player to score a winning Premier League goal at Old Trafford to condemn Ralf Rangnick to the first loss of his reign.
Wolves first away league win against United since February 1980, ending a 10-game winless run in the stadium, leaves them just three points behind the seventh-placed Red Devils.
United have failed to score in four different top-flight home games this season, already more than they did in the whole of 2020-21 (three), and Rangnick was disappointed with his team s quality …
Callum Wilson sent Newcastle into Champions League action on the back of a first Premier League win since the opening game of the season as they edged past Brentford at St James’ Park.
The England striker’s 64th-minute penalty proved enough to clinch the points for the Magpies, who had not won since they trounced Aston Villa 5-1 on August 12 and had since slipped to back-to-back defeats by Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton.
They will now head for Italy for their Champions League opener against AC Milan on Tuesday evening in positive mood after a victory which was achieved without the rested Sandro Tonali and Alexander Isak as head coach Eddie Howe used the depth of his squad.
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Christian Eriksen had his contract terminated with Inter last month.
The Danish midfielder has been training with Ajax in recent weeks.
But the 29-year-old former Tottenham star is set to return to England.
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Former Inter midfielder Eriksen is set to complete a deal to join Brentford in the next 72 hours according to the Mirror.
Ex-Tottenham star Eriksen has agreed terms but needs to pass a medical with the Bees to seal the imminent deal.
The Denmark international, who suffered a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020, was unable to play for Inter this season due to Italian football regulations.
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Lionel Messi promised he would play on for Argentina to experience a few more games being world champion after inspiring their triumph in Qatar.
The World Cup belongs to Messi and Argentina after Sunday s spectacular final that saw Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick for France but still end up on the losing side.
A 4-2 victory on penalties after a 3-3 draw gave Argentina their third World Cup success, after lifting the trophy in 1978 and 1986, and means Messi s final appearance on the biggest stage of all ended in a fairy tale manner.
It was the trophy he had been striving to win before the end of his career, and the 35-year-old finished the tournament with seven goals and three assists, becoming the first player to score in every round and the group stage.
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Looking to gain some perfect momentum before they open this summer s European Championships, Croatia will host Armenia in a friendly showdown on Tuesday evening.
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Starting with the hosts, after suffering a shock 1-0 loss against Slovenia on foreign soil when they opened their World Cup qualifying campaign back in March, Croatia still have the feel of a nation seeking some stability. Despite last being seen grabbing much-needed back-to-back victories against Cyprus and Malta, The Blazers have largely failed to build off of their World Cup Final display back in 2018. Enduring what was a horror run in the UEFA Nations League last year, Zlatko Dalić s side mustered themselves just three points from their six League A matchups and …
Stoke City are close to agreeing a deal for Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole, .
The 25 year old began this campaign frozen out by former Black Cats manager Paolo Di Canio, who played him just once in the league before being dismissed towards the end of September.
He has gone on to play seventeen times under Gus Poyet, but looks set to be allowed to move on as the North East club line up a move for Brighton and Hove Albion’s Liam Bridcutt.
Cattermole, who has received now fewer than seven red cards in his career, has made 104 appearances in total for Sunderland since moving from Wigan Athletic in August 2009.
He began his career with Middlesbrough, while internationally he has received sixteen caps for the England U21’s.
He is set to…
Sampdoria have completed the signing of Gonzalo Bergessio from Serie B outfit Catania.
Bergessio arrives in Genoa having scored 30 league goals in three seasons at Catania.
His 10 strikes last term were not enough to save the club from relegation, but Bergessio has been given another chance to impress in the Italian top flight.
An Argentina international, Bergessio enjoyed a productive 2008-09 campaign in his homeland with San Lorenzo, scoring 15 goals in 35 league appearances.
That record prompted a move to France with Saint Etienne, where he was less prolific, and a brief loan spell at Catania was enough to persuade the club to make the move permanent.
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Bayern Munich have already started planning their activities in the transfer market for the upcoming January window, according to sporting director Christoph Freund.
We are in daily contact and have a lot of quality, Freund said.
We re discussing January and where we can still improve and we will find right solutions.
Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano says the Bundesliga champions are considering potential options in the defensive midfield department, as well as candidates for a centre-back addition.
During the summer, Bayern parted ways with defender Benjamin Pavard, who joined Inter Milan, and midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who now plays for Liverpool. Among the proposed targets they were reportedly after was versatile Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah, as we…
Substitute Gianluca Lapadula salvaged a late 2-1 victory for AC Milan with his first goal for the club against Serie A strugglers Palermo at the Renzo Barbera.
In his sixth top-flight appearance since joining from Pescara, Lapadula replaced Carlos Bacca whose run without a goal now stands at five matches in the 79th minute and flicked home the winner three minutes later.
Suso had put Milan ahead in the 15th minute when he pounced on an error from Palermo goalkeeper Josip Posavec to drill home, but Vincenzo Montella s side stepped off the gas and came under intense pressure.
Palermo deservedly restored parity in the 71st minute through Ilija Nestorovski, the Macedonian taking his tally for Serie A campaign to six two thirds of his team s total.
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Jorge Jesus insists Benfica are ready to make history and claim a domestic and European quadruple in the coming weeks.
With the Primeira Liga title and Taca da Liga already won, Jesus side could make it four trophies in one season if they can win the Taca de Portugal and UEFA Europa League finals in the next nine days.
Victories in both competitions would take the 59-year-old s trophy tally to eight since taking over at the club in 2009, and the squad are working hard to make it a reality.
We are motivated by the triumphs and titles we have already achieved, he said. We are making history, but we still have two titles to get and hopefully we ll get them.
I and the players want to have titles on our CV. We work at it every day and the Europa League is a goal that …