Erik ten Hag is happy for Bruno Fernandes to keep playing with emotion, although he acknowledges there is a balance to strike for the Manchester United midfielder.
Fernandes scored in United s 4-1 win against Real Betis on Thursday having been the subject of intense scrutiny since Sunday s 7-0 loss at Liverpool.
The United vice-captain, who wore the armband at Anfield, was criticised for his role in a defeat in which Ten Hag s side appeared to lack leadership.
A confrontation with Trent Alexander-Arnold, followed by a push on an official, perhaps saw Fernandes fortunate not to be sent off.
Both Ten Hag and Marcus Rashford defended Fernandes ahead of the Betis game, however, and the manager was encouraged by his subsequent performance, even if there is sti…
Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness feels Pep Guardiola is being unfairly criticised following his spell at Allianz Arena.
Guardiola opted to leave Bayern for Manchester City after the 2015-16 campaign, with Carlo Ancelotti appointed as his successor.
The City boss has since received some criticism in Germany, with many questioning his dogmatic football philosophy and failure to guide Bayern to Champions League glory.
Nevertheless, Hoeness feels Guardiola deserves more credit and is in no way inferior to his successor Ancelotti.
Carlo Ancelotti is a wonderful person and a very successful coach, who is a great fit for Bayern, Hoeness told Sky Sport News.
But I do not like it how there is a lot of negative talk about Pep Guardiola. He said …
Jurgen Klopp was not surprised by Naby Keita s impressive Liverpool debut against West Ham, as he always expected the midfielder to settle in quickly at his new club.
Guinea international Keita was signed by Liverpool last year for a reported £53million, though he stayed at RB Leipzig for the 2017-18 season.
Liverpool s midfield was often said to be a problem area in the last campaign due to a lack of creativity following the departure of Philippe Coutinho, while they were also hampered at times by injuries.
But Keita produced an all-action display as the Reds hammered West Ham 4-0 at Anfield on Sunday, benefiting from the hard work of his team-mates to make an instant impact.
Absolutely a good performance, of course, Klopp said about Keita in his p…
Lee Charnley has left his role as managing director at Newcastle United following the club s lucrative takeover.
Charnley worked his way through the ranks at St James Park across 22 years, holding positions before, during and briefly after Mike Ashley s unpopular tenure.
With Ashley increasingly absent from the day-to-day running at Newcastle, Charnley took on increased responsibilities while still reporting back to the owner.
He remained in his role initially when a consortium backed by Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund bought the club for £305million last month.
Although reports this week indicated Charnley had hopes of remaining at Newcastle, his departure was confirmed on Friday.
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Luke DeVere scored in the sixth minute of stoppage-time as 10-man Brisbane Roar salvaged a 1-1 home draw against Melbourne Victory on the opening day of the new A-League season.
The 26-year-old defender had not scored in the A-League since October 2010, but found the bottom corner with a right-footed strike with the last kick of the game after a free-kick had fallen into his path.
That brought a dramatic period of action to a close after Victory thought they had done enough to secure all three points on 83 minutes when Mitch Austin reacted quickly to fire in a low finish on his debut after the hosts failed to deal with Fahid Ben Khalfallah s cross from the right.
The visitors were sitting a goal and a man up at that stage – Roar captain Matt McKay having been s…
When Borussia Dortmund parted with a reported €20million to sign Erling Haaland from Salzburg a little over a year ago, they ll have been acutely aware of the coup they d just struck – but whether they expected him to be quite this good is another matter entirely.
Those explosive first few months of the 2019-20 season at Salzburg left most of Europe s biggest clubs clamouring for the Norwegian, but Bayern were seemingly not among them. At least, not in the final straight.
While you can t necessarily have too many great players, few at the time or since have decried Bayern s lack of interest in the striking sensation, and that purely comes down to the presence of Robert Lewandowski.
Eleven months on from Haaland s Dortmund debut, Lewandowski won the FIFA Best …
Liverpool are set to open talks with Ramy Abbas, the representative of Mohamed Salah, over a new contract for the Egyptian winger in the coming months, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Salah has, of course, been of huge importance for everything Liverpool have done since his arrival in 2017, breaking numerous Premier League records along the way. Yet, the Merseysiders have inexplicably allowed his contract to enter its final year, and speaking to the press after Liverpool s triumph over Manchester United on Sunday, the 32-year-old said this might well be his last season at the club, as no-one had approached him about signing a new deal.
On the other hand, Sky Sports journalist Melissa Reddy said it was her understanding that Salah would still prefer to continue playing f…
The Green Bay Packers take on the Tennessee Titans in NFL betting action this afternoon.
Green Bay pulled off the upset with Malik Willis at quarterback last week, but my Packers vs. Titans predictions for Week 3 are counting on his luck to run out.
Here are my best free NFL picks for this September 22 contest.
Packers vs Titans prediction
My best betTitans -2.5 (-115 at BetMGM)
My analysis
Don’t be scared off by Jordan Love practicing for the Green Bay Packers this week, since books seem convinced he won’t suit up. He was initially expected to miss 3-6 weeks with an MCL injury and oddsmakers have stuck to the Titans as faves, with the line only briefly slimming to -1.5 on Wednesday when Love said he was “hopef…
Week 5 is upon us and at this point, surprisingly, we only have one undefeated team remaining. That team happens to be the Arizona Cardinals, who have outscored opponents 140-85. Although they are in a good spot to keep their undefeated streak alive at home, there are other wagers I’m targeting in Week 5.
Take a look at my favorite Week 5 NFL parlay picks, below.
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