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Belgium defender Vincent Kompany’s future at Manchester City has been placed under serious doubt with the 30-year-old struggling to return to fitness and prove himself to new manager Pep Guardiola.

As the Premier League preseason hots up it remains to be seen whether former Barcelona and Bayern Munich tactician can afford to wait on the experienced centre back as he intends to make Manchester City Premier League title contenders once again.

Manchester City are made firm favourites to win the Premier League with , but Guardiola is aware of the challenge that lies ahead. The Catalan will need to have all of his men fit and ready to fight against Manchester United and Chelsea who are expected to be a huge compe…

Erling Haaland s hat-trick was enough to see Manchester City end their pre-season tour of the United States with a 4-2 win over Chelsea in Ohio.

Haaland scored twice in the first five minutes before Oscar Bobb added City s third in the second half, with the Norweigan completing his treble soon after.

Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke took the shine off an otherwise impressive display from Pep Guardiola s side ahead of their Community Shield fixture against Manchester United next week.

A frantic start to proceedings saw Levi Colwill bring down Haaland in the box, and despite having to retake his spot kick, Haaland made no mistake with his second attempt.

City s lead was doubled a minute later when Moises Caicedo s loose pass was cut out by Haaland, who …

Liverpool star Sadio Mane revealed his parents told him his pursuit of a football career was a waste of time , right up until he signed his first contract.

Mane, 26, has developed into one of the key parts of a dangerous Liverpool attack, alongside Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.

But the Senegal international said his parents never believed a career in football was a possibility, urging him to instead try to become a teacher.

I was born in a village where there had never been a footballer who d made it in the major championships, Mane told Bleacher Report.

I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste of time and I d never succeed at it.

I always said: This is th…

Cristiano Ronaldo remains as motivated as ever to add to his legend after the Real Madrid star was named the best player in LaLiga for the 2015-16 season by Marca.

The 31-year-old won the Spanish newspaper s Alfredo Di Stefano award on Monday to celebrate his new five-year contract with the European champions.

And, having also won Euro 2016 with Portugal, Ronaldo still has the desire to get better.

[The 2015-16 season] was filled with many emotions with the Champions League and the European Championship, he said.

Today has also been a very special day with my contract renewal and a prize from Marca, what else I can ask for?

I m very happy. This motivates me to keep working and get better in the next few years.

Ronaldo also assessed w…

Raphael Varane is excited by the prospect of Manchester United making a new start under Erik ten Hag, with the 2018 World Cup winner hoping to enjoy a more successful second season at Old Trafford.

Four-time European champion Varane left Real Madrid to join United last August, but he endured a frustrating campaign as the Red Devils struggled to a sixth-placed finish after replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Ralf Rangnick.

Varane made 29 appearances in all competitions during his first season with United, only contributing to six clean sheets as the side finished with their lowest Premier League points tally yet (58).

But the appointment of former Ajax coach Ten Hag has raised hopes United can improve next term, and Varane has spoken of the squad s eagerness to …

Arsenal had to spend a club-record £105million to land England midfielder Rice from London rivals West Ham.

The Gunners smashed their biggest-ever spend by over £32million as manager Mikel Arteta hopes Rice can prove a missing part of the jigsaw, with the aim to take Arsenal from runners-up to Premier League champions this season.

Rice, 24, left West Ham having lifted the Europa Conference League trophy in his final game as captain and – having established himself as a key player at the London Stadium – it will be interesting to see if he can continue to impress at the very top level.

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Unai Emery turned Villa’s season around when he was appointed as Steven Gerrard’s replacement October.

Villa went from relegation can…

Chelsea reached the Champions League final after a 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Wednesday completed a 3-1 aggregate victory in the semi-final.

Thomas Tuchel s side will meet Manchester City in Istanbul after a fully deserved triumph at Stamford Bridge, secured through Timo Werner and Mason Mount.

The Germany international s first open-play goal in the competition since September 2019 put the Blues ahead before Mount converted from close range in the closing stages after the hosts had missed a plethora of second-half openings as they countered Madrid with ease.

Zinedine Zidane s men looked out of sorts in a makeshift 3-4-3, even with captain Sergio Ramos and former Chelsea star Eden Hazard back in the side, as their winless record against the Premier League cl…

Frank Lampard believes Michy Batshuayi s match-winning moment in Chelsea s 1-0 triumph at Ajax was just reward for the patience he has shown this season.

The Belgium striker hammered home from fellow substitute Christian Pulisic s assist with four minutes remaining at Johan Cruijff ArenA to snatch a potentially priceless three points in Champions League Group H.

Batshuayi replaced Lampard s first-choice striker Tammy Abraham, who had been mainly subdued, and had already missed a great chance before thumping in Chelsea s winner.

The fact Christian Pulisic comes on in the last two games and gets two assists, changes games, I thought his performance was outstanding for 25 minutes or whatever it was, Lampard told BT Sport. 

And Michy, the great thing about…

Lisandro Martinez is set to become Erik ten Hag s third major signing at Manchester United after a deal was agreed on Sunday.

The versatile 24-year-old will follow his former Ajax coach to Old Trafford in a deal that will reportedly cost United €57million (£48million), potentially rising to €67million (£56.5million) with add-ons.

Martinez emerged as a primary target for United after Ten Hag s appointment was confirmed in April. Arsenal were among clubs rumoured to be rivalling United for the Argentina international, but seemingly Ten Hag s presence played a telling role.

Martinez is primarily a centre-back but has also been known to fill in at left-back and in defensive midfield, with this well-roundedness and his ability on the ball making him an attracti…

Manchester United have opened talks with Newcastle over the possibility of signing Martin Dubravka on loan for the rest of the season for the backup goalkeeper role, according to Sky Sports.

The 20-time English champions had Dean Henderson as able cover for David De Gea, but the 25-year-old pushed hard to leave the club in search of regular game-time, hoping to make the England squad for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar. United eventually allowed him to leave for Nottingham Forest on loan, and now they need someone else to make sure a potential absence of De Gea isn t felt too deeply.

United are believed to have tried for Kevin Trapp, but Eintracht Frankfurt set the price for his services too high.

Meanwhile, Newcastle signed Nick Pope from Burnley this summer, r…