Ray Parlour believes Alexis Sanchez can still be a ‘magnificent player’ for Manchester United and has a great chance to show it in Monday night’s FA Cup showdown with Chelsea. The Chilean has been a huge disappointment since arriving at Old Trafford from Arsenal in January 2018, having scored just five goals in a little over 12 months at the club. But caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes there’s still a player there, and Arsenal legend Parlour agrees. Sanchez has been in and out of the team since the Norwegian took over the side, but with Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial injured he is likely to play a bigger role in…

The Barcelona superstar scored a screamer to give his side a 2-0 lead over Atletico Madrid. Lionel Messi scored a stunner for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid Wednesday.  With Barcelona leading 1-0, the club’s superstar winger smashed a drive in from outside the box to give his side a somewhat comfortable 2-0 lead.  Jesus sets Man City record Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far from over Man City monitoring Barcelona & Chelsea target Jovic Messi’s goal followed an…

Dwight Gayle could face a retrospective ban after he appeared to dive to win a penalty in West Brom’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. The Baggies striker went down easily under pressure from Alexander Milosevic and Yohan Benalouane, providing Jay Rodriguez with the chance to equalise from the spot in the 89th minute. The late penalty denied new Forest boss Martin O’Neil a third win from four league games. Last season Omar Niasse was handed a two-game ban by the Football Association after diving to win a penalty for Everton against Crystal Palace. Speaking about the penalty which Gayle won, O’Neill said: “I spoke to the referee, he…

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero may have hit a hat-trick against Chelsea in his team’s 6-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium but he also missed an absolute sitter. Found at the back post, all the Argentinian had to do was slot home with Kepa Arrizabalaga towards the other side of his goal and no defender near him. Yet in trying to control his effort and place it close to the near post he ended up rustling the side netting. It’s these moments when expected goals come in handy, according to Understat.com the shot had a value of 0.46, so it wasn’t quite as likely as it seemed. Still, City romped…

The club captain controversially gestured towards fans of his former side after scoring in the Copa del Rey tie and went on to publicly condemn them Real Madrid have publicly offered their “full and absolute support” to Sergio Ramos after Sevilla issued a formal complaint over the Spain captain’s behaviour during Thursday’s 3-3 Copa del Rey draw at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Ramos converted an 83rd-minute penalty against his former club before Karim Benzema hit a last-gasp equaliser to conclude a 6-3 aggregate victory in the last-16 tie and extend Madrid’s unbeaten run to a Spanish record of 40 matches. The Madrid skipper gestured towards the home fans, pointed at…

The two stars will not feature in the Copa del Rey against Melilla this week, with Santiago Solari choosing to give the pair a rest Luka Modric and Gareth Bale have been left out of Real Madrid’s squad to face Melilla in the Copa del Rey, in their first game post Julen Lopetegui’s sacking. Lopetegui was dismissed on Monday after a disastrous start to the season, with Los Blancos losing four and drawing two of their opening 10 games. Former B team coach Santiago Solari has been installed as caretaker manager replacing Lopetegui, with talks over a permanent successor continuing. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

Here’s the best of the action from the Premier League on Saturday… Fulham 0-3 Manchester United In the early kick-off, Anthony Martial’s stunning solo goal and a Paul Pogba brace propelled Manchester United into the top four for the first time since the opening weekend of the season as embattled Fulham’s plight worsened. An eye-watering 11 points off the Champions League spots when Jose Mourinho was sacked, caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s stunning start to life at the helm has seen them claw back that gap in style. Martial’s scintillating run and finish was the pick of the goals on a blustery afternoon at Craven Cottage, where Pogba followed his…

Click:EGP nicotine pouches Paul Scholes is the latest in a long line of former Manchester United stars to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson to step into management. The former Manchester United and England midfielder has given up his role as a TV pundit for BT Sport to take on his first managerial job with the League Two club and the boyhood Latics fan has signed a one-and-a-half-year deal. His debut went well too as they registered a 4-1 win over Yeovil Town on Tuesday night. So, after Scholes’ debut in the dugout, we look at how players, in no particular order, have fared on the touchline after being managed by Fergie. Viv…

The striker did not wait long to make his impact felt, picking up a goal in his first game back with the La Liga club Diego Costa did not wait long before he endeared himself to the Atletico Madrid faithful once more. In his first game available for the club since his fall transfer from Chelsea was agreed upon, Costa was on the bench to begin Atletico’s Copa del Rey match against Lleida Esportiu. He entered the game in the 64th minute to make his first appearance in an official game for Atletico since the end of the 2013-14 season. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

Click:CNC machining Zinedine Zidane’s team set a new Spanish record thanks to Karim Benzema’s agonisingly late equaliser at the death to overtake their rivals Real Madrid broke Barcelona’s record unbeaten run in extraordinary circumstances thanks to a 3-3 draw with Sevilla in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Karim Benzema’s last-gasp effort in an enthralling contest saw Zinedine Zidane’s side reach the 40-game mark without defeat. Madrid fight back to claim Sevilla draw Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is…