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Roy Keane has backed a full-strength Manchester United mount a challenge to win this season’s Champions League title , despite their surprise 1-0 defeat against Basel on Wednesday night. A last gasp goal by the home side from Michael Lang condemned United to a defeat in Switzerland, on a night when boss Jose Mourinho left some of his first choice ...

Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez has explained that Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu is making progress in his recovery from injury. The Black Stars man aggravated a thigh/groin injury while away on international duty and missed Ghana’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Egypt, as well as Newcastle’s 4-1 loss to Manchester United last weekend. The Magpies will face Watford at home ...

JOSE MOURINHO gave an awkward interview to a BT Sport reporter minutes after Manchester United fell to defeat to Basel. United were denied a place in the Champions League knockout phase as Michael Lang’s late strike secured Basel a memorable, and deserved, victory. Mourinho’s men started Group A with four successive victories and could have qualified without even kicking a ...

LIVERPOOL are tracking PSG star Javier Pastore ahead of a possible January transfer, according to reports. Liverpool may opt to spend big in January with the Reds currently toiling under Jurgen Klopp. Last night’s 3-3 Champions League draw against Sevilla was in keeping with an inconsistent campaign, full of attacking flair but crippled by dodgy defending. Liverpool may also have ...

Cristiano Ronaldo was in no mood to speak to the media following Real Madrid’s Champions League victory over APOEL, with the frustrated star claiming he would say one thing and reporters would write another. Ronaldo ended his four-game goalless streak for Madrid by scoring twice in Tuesday’s 6-0 rout of APOEL in Cyprus, however, the four-time Ballon d’Or winner was ...

Jose Mourinho says it is “frustrating” to be asked why Henrikh Mkhitaryan was left out of Manchester United’s win over Newcastle United on Saturday. The Armenia star had been ever-present in the Premier League until the visit of Rafa Benitez’s men to Old Trafford, a game for which he did not even make the matchday squad. Mkhitaryan started the season ...

Manchester United fans were delighted to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic make his return from injury over the weekend in their Premier League fixture with Newcastle. His team-mates also seem pretty pleased to see the Swede back on the field. Goalkeeper David de Gea tweeted a photo of him, Zlatan, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling with the caption: “Sometimes ‘God’ also talks to humans.” Sometimes ...

Executive Vice-President of Goldfields Ghana Limited, Alfred Baku has disclosed to the media that Goldfields Ghana spent $15 million on the Black Stars when they were title sponsors of the national team for a period of six years. He made mention of this at the launch of the 2017 Professional Golfers’ Tournament, which was held at the Goldfields Ghana office ...

Sevilla have confirmed their head coach has been diagnosed with cancer after coming from 3-0 down to draw with Liverpool in the Champions League. Spanish media say Eduardo Berizzo, who is suffering with prostate cancer, told his players at half-time in Tuesday’s game at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla’s players rushed to Berizzo after Guido Pizarro scored an injury-time equaliser ...

Former Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni has announced his retirement from football. The 35-year-old, who spent a decade playing in England for the likes of Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers and Reading, has been without a club since leaving Coventry City after just three games in April. “I would like to officially announce my retirement from professional football today,” ...