Guardian
- Mon May 21 1:01 PM
• Manchester United manager wants to revamp his defence • Belgian open to move having failed to agree new Spurs deal José Mourinho is targeting Toby Alderweireld as part of the Manchester United manager’s intended revamp of his defence this summer, with the Tottenham Hotspur centre-back open to a...
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- Mon May 21 11:42 AM
• Chilean scored just three times since joining United in January • ‘I’ve found it hard to adapt to the style of play’ says Sanchez Alexis Sánchez has admitted he has struggled to adapt to José Mourinho’s style of play since joining Manchester United from Arsenal. The Chilean failed to make an im...
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- Sun May 20 10:30 PM
• Midfielder says United have improved but can be better • ‘When you don’t win the next year is always more pressure’ Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United must make major signings this summer if they are to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League next season. United’s 1-0 defeat...
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- Sun May 20 9:30 AM
Also featuring: Owen Oyston, Sam Allardyce, and a sausage dog’s fresh start Related: David Squires on …
Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and the Class of 92's expanding empire Related: Wretched football, erroneous boasts: Sam Allardyce was an Everton misfit Y el premio para la mejor obra de teatro futbol...
Guardian
- Sun May 20 12:03 AM
Following their 1-0 win over Manchester United in the FA Cup final, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte defended himself against criticism of their poor performance in the Premier League by calling himself a "serial winner". Eden Hazard scored the only goal of the game, a tense affair which United mana...
Guardian
- Sat May 19 9:49 PM
A isolated outing for the forward added was dismaying proof that skilful attackers are being left to regress at Old Trafford On a sweaty, heavy, oddly gruelling Wembley day Manchester United’s sweaty, heavy, oddly gruelling season was finally euthanised to a close. It has been a good season in so...
Guardian
- Sat May 19 7:14 PM
If this turns out to be Antonio Conte’s final game as Chelsea manager, as all the evidence suggests, at least he has gone out on a high. For all the politics at Stamford Bridge, all the discontentment and the impression of a manager who knows his time is up, another trophy has been added to the c...
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- Sat May 19 4:00 PM
Live updates from the 5.15pm BST kick-off at Wembley How Conte lost his mojo | Herrera: ‘my future is the final’ Email Scott with your thoughts | Sign up for The Fiver 4.00pm BST Chelsea are hoping to avoid becoming the first club to lose back-to-back finals since Newcastle United in the late 199...
Guardian
- Fri May 18 10:30 PM
Manchester United midfielder has struggled for an automatic place in the first team but he scored the winner in the semi-final and is keen to continue in that vein Ander Herrera has a self-possession that allows rare honesty when he is asked how Manchester City’s runaway title win and Liverpool p...
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- Fri May 18 10:29 PM
A year ago he was hailed as a genius for turning Chelsea from a shambles into champions, and yet today’s FA Cup final is expected to be his last game. What went so wrong, so quickly? Antonio Conte, clean‑shaven on the eve of the FA Cup final, digested the question, took a deep breath and then con...
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- Fri May 18 2:12 PM
• Manchester United manager will not judge season on outcome •
Romelu Lukaku to get last-minute fitness check, says Mourinho José Mourinho insists the past is irrelevant as he prepares to face his former club Chelsea for the chance to lift the FA Cup, and promises an “entertaining” final, albeit...
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- Fri May 18 9:59 AM
José Mourinho’s dig at Antonio Conte has diverted attention from the FA Cup final’s pivotal confrontation in which Chelsea’s midfield could be overrun by Manchester United “I’m not, ” José Mourinho said after Manchester United’s home win over Liverpool in March, “the kind of mechanic coach that s...
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- Thu May 17 12:03 PM
A Cup triumph used to really matter but Roberto Mancini and Louis van Gaal were sacked regardless and Chelsea’s manager seems set to go whatever happens at Wembley “I didn’t bring the magic, it’s always been here, ” Bob Stokoe said modestly after second division Sunderland had toppled mighty Leed...
Guardian
- Wed May 16 10:45 AM
Today’s fluff was a wildcard call-up This summer could be a lot of fun at Tottenham Hotspur, where various employees are harrumphing about their salaries and Daniel Levy’s vice-like wallet. Mauricio Pochettino got the ball rolling early to pique Chelsea’s interest (but says he’s happy where he is...
Guardian
- Tue May 15 8:41 AM
Today’s whispers are beach-body ready Despite doing everything to show that he is a man for the big occasion in helping his team reach a third successive Champions League final, Real Madrid are continuing their seemingly never-ending search for Keylor Navas’s replacement by switching their sights...
Guardian
- Mon May 14 11:10 AM
Man City, Liverpool and Spurs all gave youth a chance to telling effect but there were plenty more young pretenders Player of the season | Manager of the season | Goal of the season | Match of the season Welcome to theguardian.com review of the 2017-18 Premier League season . We have nominated so...
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- Mon May 14 9:06 AM
Today’s tell-all doesn’t care about your damn yellow buzzards In need of a left-back and ready to plump for experience over youth, José Mourinho will look beyond Celtic’s Kieran Tierney and sign Alex
Sandro from Juventus instead. A deal could be done following next Saturday’s FA Cup final and any...
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- Sun May 13 10:29 PM
Your weekend round-up of the best photography from England’s top flight • Follow Guardian sport on Instagram for more great photography The Dozen archive Continue reading
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- Sun May 13 5:10 PM
Michael Carrick’s 464th and final Manchester United appearance – barring an unlikely run-out in the FA Cup final – featured a vintage moment via a sweet pass that created Marcus Rashford’s first‑half winner. The midfielder had walked out to a guard of honour and on 80 minutes strode off the turf...
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- Sun May 13 2:04 PM
Keep up with all the 3pm BST Premier League kick-offs Follow Liverpool v Brighton – live! Latest in-running Premier League table Feel free to email Simon or tweet: @Simon_Burnton 2.04pm BST Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Wan Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Loftus-...
Guardian
- Sat May 12 6:30 PM
• José Mourinho’s assistant decides ‘time is right for me to move on’ • Faria has worked with Mourinho for 17 years Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria is to leave the club at the end of the season. Faria has worked alongside José Mourinho at Old Trafford since 2016, having also been on...
Guardian
- Sat May 12 5:21 PM
Featuring: City’s outrageous play, Pogba’s haircuts, Pellegrino’s credentials, and have the Baggies found their Special One? • Part 1: Arsenal to Liverpool Pre-season prediction 1st ; Current position: 1st Related: Premier League 2017-18 fans’ verdicts part one: Arsenal to Liverpool Continue reading
Guardian
- Sat May 12 3:15 PM
• Teenager is nephew of former Dutch international Winston • Liverpool and Chelsea are also monitoring Feyenoord defender Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal have all offered contracts to Melayro Bogarde, nephew of former Chelsea defender Winston, with the defender free to sign his fir...
Guardian
- Sat May 12 8:30 AM
Somehow, with no title race since 2014 and Manchester City all but wrapping up this one in October, it has still been enthralling And now the end is near. And so we face the final curtain or at best a rather demob-happy, oddly tension-free final flutter of a curtain that fell some time ago for mo...
Guardian
- Fri May 11 3:52 PM
Manchester United’s odd league campaign will have them end in second place whatever the result versus Watford despite José Mourinho’s side rarely exciting or convincing. The visitors arrive safe in 13th and could end as high as 10th should they beat United and, given West Brom’s victory at Old Tr...
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- Fri May 11 11:46 AM
• Everton manager says any player who wants to leave can go • Allardyce denies Rooney has asked for a move amid US interest Sam Allardyce has denied
Wayne Rooney has asked to leave Everton but insisted the former England captain cannot be given assurances over his playing time at Goodison Park. T...
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- Fri May 11 9:25 AM
• Forward favours United move after Ajax contract talks break down • Interest casts further doubt over future of Anthony Martial José Mourinho is targeting Ajax’s Justin Kluivert this summer, with the 19-year-old favouring a move to Manchester United. Kluivert, son of the former Barcelona and Net...
Guardian
- Fri May 11 8:30 AM
A wake is in store in Swansea, Klopp faced with a juggling act and a swansong for Conte and Benítez? This feature, you will note, is called ‘10 Things to Look Out For’ rather than ‘10 Things to Look Forward To’. Thank goodness for that, because there might not be much to look forward to at the Li...
Guardian
- Thu May 10 9:59 PM
This was the kind of lethargic performance that José Mourinho has in mind when he warns that Manchester United will continue to exist in the shadow of their formidable neighbours next season. They are 19 points behind City and although this forgettable draw ensured that Mourinho’s side will finis...
Guardian
- Thu May 10 7:04 PM
Premier League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off Sign up now to The Fiver, our daily football email And you can email Simon here , or tweet him here 7.04pm BST So since they lost at Brighton on Friday Manchester United have jettisoned Rojo, Young, Darmian, Mata, Fellaini, Matic, Martial and Ra...