The Saints’ FA Cup quarter-final win over Wigan Athletic will help build positivity around the club, according to the new manager Mark Hughes backed his Southampton players to defy their critics and end the season on a high after they beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in his first game as manager. Goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and …

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The Spanish striker has struggled for form and starts in recent weeks, but his coach has called upon him to lead the attack in the FA Cup tie Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko return to Chelsea’s starting XI for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Morata makes his first …

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The Dutchman wanted to sign the prolific Pole but the Old Trafford side were unable to get a move across the line Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has lamented the fact that he was not able to sign Robert Lewandowski for the Old Trafford side. The Dutchman led the Red Devils from 2014 …

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If you are planning to take in some live football on television this week, Goal has a comprehensive guide to what’s on Trying to figure out what football is being shown live on TV this week? Look no further! There is plenty of action taking place across the globe, not least in Europe’s top leagues, …

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The Italian says that he and his staff are doing “fantastic” work at Stamford Bridge and the club needs to recognise it is in a period of transition Antonio Conte has said that the FA Cup is “not important” to Chelsea this season. The Italian finds himself under pressure at Stamford Bridge after a difficult …

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The Premier League side are set to be active in the transfer market during the off-season, according to one of last summer’s biggest recruits Manchester United are planning for a big off-season according to star striker Romelu Lukaku, who claimed “a lot of good players” will move to Old Trafford in 2018-19. United invested heavily …

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Click:Manufacturing His players players drew the ire of the Portuguese boss despite beating Brighton in the FA Cup, but the manager defended his harsh words Jose Mourinho believes he has nothing to lose in publicly criticising his Manchester United players. The United manager accused his team of being “scared to play” after Saturday’s 2-0 win against …

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The full-back was singled out by his manager despite helping United advance to the semi-finals of the cup competition at the weekend Luke Shaw does not have the required personality to play for Manchester United, manager Jose Mourinho claimed following Saturday’s FA Cup win over Brighton and Hove Albion.  The United boss was angry with …

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Despite seeing Manchester United progress into the semi-finals of the FA Cup by beating Brighton, the manager was annoyed by his side Jose Mourinho singled out Nemanja Matic as an “island of personality” as he criticised the mentality of his Manchester United players despite booking a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Romelu Lukaku and …

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The two summer signings were the only players praised by their manager during Friday’s diatribe, and they took United to the FA Cup semis on Saturday Jose Mourinho’s 12-minute rant on Friday was largely an impassioned defence of his own record as Manchester United manager rather than a broadside supporting his players. And, when his …

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