FA Cup

Ruud van Nistelrooy claimed his Leicester City side were beaten in “offside time” during their FA Cup fourth-round clash with Manchester United on Friday. Bobby De Cordova-Reid had given the Foxes a half-time lead thanks to his close range header three minutes before the break, only for Joshua Zirkzee to restore parity. And with extra-time […]

Ruben Amorim said Manchester United’s FA Cup win over Leicester City had nothing to do with “Fergie time” and took responsibility for another poor Red Devils display. Harry Maguire headed a controversial 93rd-minute winner as United fought back at Old Trafford, avoiding an embarrassing exit from the tournament they won last season. The goal stood […]

Savinho believes Manchester City’s FA Cup fourth-round trip to Leyton Orient is a great opportunity to put their heavy 5-1 defeat to Arsenal behind them. City conceded four goals in 37 crazy second-half minutes at the Emirates to consign them to yet another defeat in the Premier League last Sunday, which leaves them fifth in […]

Unai Emery is relishing the challenge of helping Marcus Rashford meet his “huge potential”, as the forward prepares for his potential Aston Villa debut on Sunday. Rashford joined Villa on a loan-to-buy deal ahead of the mid-season transfer deadline, having been frozen out of Manchester United’s squad by new head coach Ruben Amorim. Villa are […]

Ruben Amorim believes everyone at Manchester United is fighting for their job, accepting he must oversee an upturn in the Red Devils’ results soon. Amorim has failed to make an immediate impact since taking the reins at Old Trafford in November, with United languishing in 13th place in the Premier League. Having only taken 14 […]

Manchester City will visit Leyton Orient in the fourth round of the FA Cup after the League One club overcame Derby County on penalties in Tuesday’s third-round tie. Charlie Kelman and Dajaune Brown exchanged goals early on as the all-third-tier tie at Brisbane Road went the distance, with a meeting with the Premier League champions […]

Newcastle United booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round after coming from behind to beat League Two outfit Bromley at St. James’ Park. Eddie Howe’s side survived an early scare to extend their winning streak across all competitions to eight matches for the first time since 2005 under Graeme Souness. Bromley were making […]

Tottenham required three goals in extra time as they survived a huge scare against non-league Tamworth in the FA Cup third round. The Premier League giants were taken all the way by a team four divisions lower than them in the English football pyramid, with Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson eventually settling the tie at […]

Pep Guardiola has confirmed captain Kyle Walker has asked to leave Manchester City. Walker was left out of City’s squad for Saturday’s 8-0 win over Salford City in the third round of the FA Cup, with youngsters Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Nico O’Reilly starting at centre-back while Matheus Nunes played at right wing-back. The 34-year-old has […]

James McAtee revelled in his “special” first senior hat-trick during Manchester City’s rout of Salford City, saying it is “something I’ll remember forever”. The academy graduate, who has been with the club since the age of 10, bagged a second-half treble as Pep Guardiola’s side stormed to an 8-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium. McAtee […]