It’s the FA Cup fourth round this weekend and the stakes are high for clubs, players, managers and owners desperate to keep alive their hopes of success this season — such as Manchester United, Tottenham, Marcus Rashford, Ruud van Nistelrooy and, of course, Tom Brady. Round four is about heavyweight clashes and the remaining minnows … Read more
Manchester United wingers have a hard enough time dealing with Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons without also sharing a birthday. 12 years after the mastermind behind United’s Class of 92 likened Adnan Januzaj to CR7, the only similarities that remain today are that both will be celebrating on February 5. 8 Januzaj broke onto the scene in fine … Read more
Gary Neville believes Manchester United have become worse under Ruben Amorim and warned the Portuguese: “It can’t keep going on like this.” Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace put Amorim’s United back to square one after three straight wins over Rangers, Fulham and Steaua Bucharest. It was the 39-year-old’s fifth league defeat in seven … Read more
Most iconic footballers belong to one generation: a short collection of years characterised by their greatness. The late 90s and early 2000s remind us of the original Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, who were then dethroned by players like Ronaldinho and Kaka. 7 A lot has changed in the last 22 years of football, not least … Read more
The transfer window might have closed on Monday night, but the question marks remain. As you sit here on Tuesday morning, you might be left wondering about the business your team did — or in a lot of cases, didn’t do. Why have they not brought in that extra player? Why did they let one … Read more
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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Pep Guardiola celebrated his 500th game in charge of Manchester City with a hard-fought 2-0 win against Leicester. City climbed back into the top five with the victory having recorded just one across their last nine outings in the top flight prior to this meeting, while the Foxes continue to dwell in the bottom three … Read more
Manchester City travel to face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium at a very unusual time this Sunday afternoon. Pep Guardiola’s side continued their dismal streak on Boxing Day as they drew at home to Everton, making it one win in 13 games. 4 Man City’s woeful form keeps continuingCredit: Getty Guardiola, who will … Read more