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[ad_1] Chelsea manager Graham Potter has confirmed that right-back Reece James will miss Saturday’s trip to Leicester through illness. James has only just returned from a knee injury and his rediscovery of his best form has coincided with Chelsea recording consecutive victories for the first time since October. Unfortunately, Potter confirmed that James is back on the sidelines for a little while. “Reece has been ill so hasn’t trained today,” Potter told his pre-match press conference on Friday. “He won’t make the game tomorrow.” READ NEXT Asked for further team updates, Potter continued: “Raheem [Sterling] has had a little feeling in his hamstring, tightness ifRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confessed he ‘cannot ignore’ David de Gea’s struggles with the ball at his feet. De Gea lost his place in the Spanish national team after manager Luis Enrique decided he was not strong enough in possession and those weaknesses were on full show in Thursday’s 4-1 victory over Real B*tis. It’s something that United and Ten Hag have long been wary of. 90min understands a new goalkeeper could be signed in 2023, with Porto’s Diogo Costa regularly watched by scouts. Asked about De Gea’s struggles against B*tis, Ten Hag conceded: “From [the game], I can’t ignore it,Read More →

[ad_1] Now out of both the Champions League and the Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain can keep their focus on retaining the Ligue 1 title. Christophe Galtier’s side are eight points clear at the top of the standings and will expect to retain their advantage when they travel to face a struggling Brest side on Saturday, with the boss looking to shake off the cobwebs after the defeat to Bayern Munich. Here’s how he could set up. READ NEXT Sergio Ramos is PSG’s only fit senior centre-back / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma – Donnarumma has come under fire in recent weeks for failingRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month prize for February. The Dutchman led United through an unbeaten February, recording wins over Crystal Palace, Leicester and Leeds as well as a draw against the latter. Away from the Premier League, Ten Hag also grabbed his first taste of silverware in England as United saw off Newcastle to lift the Carabao Cup at Wembley. In a final shortlist alongside Tottenham’s Antonio Conte and Fulham’s Marco Silva, Ten Hag came out on top in a vote which included both fan opinion and the verdict of a panel ofRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle United are among the sides to have scouted exciting Lille teenager Carlos Baleba, 90min understands. The 19-year-old has burst onto the scene in Ligue 1 this season, quickly becoming one of the division’s most in-demand young players. Baleba only arrived at Lille in January 2022 from the Brasseries du Cameroun academy, and made his professional debut for the club in the 4-1 win over Auxerre in August. The Cameroonian has gone on to make 14 league and cup appearances for Paulo Fonseca’s side, and is already generating interest from some of Europe’s biggest clubs. READ NEXT Indeed, 90minRead More →

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal’s players that they must make ‘massive’ improvements if they are to compete for major silverware after Thursday’s uncomfortable 2-2 draw with Sporting CP. The Gunners went ahead midway through the first half through William Saliba but conceded twice for the second consecutive game to find themselves chasing the match. Sporting midfielder Hidemasa Morita inadvertedly turned a Granit Xhaka cross into the back of his own net to earn Arsenal a draw from the first leg, after which Arteta was particularly unimpressed. “It’s true that it’s something that we must improve massively if we want to keep winning games,” heRead More →

[ad_1] David de Gea has won the Castrol Save of the Month award for February for his brilliant save in Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Leicester City. February proved to be a landmark month for the Spanish goalkeeper, with De Gea winning the Carabao Cup with Manchester United and surpassing Peter Schmeichel’s record clean sheet tally with his 181st clean sheet at the Red Devils. One of said 181 clean sheets came in Man Utd’s emphatic 3-0 win over Leicester at Old Trafford on 19th February. Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho got the goals on that day, but De Gea was as equally important makingRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool will look to build on their emphatic win against Manchester United last weekend when they take on a struggling Bournemouth side in the Premier League on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side are enjoying a return to Premier League form recently and many feel that they still have a great chance of making it into the top four at the expense of Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United. Bournemouth come into this one bottom of the Premier League table pn goal difference and they are many people’s favourites to stay there, or at least to remain in the bottom three. Here is all you need toRead More →

[ad_1] The 2023 Leagues Cup tournament will see 15 groups with Major League Soccer and Liga MX teams compete in a ‘World Cup-style’ competition from July 21 to August 19.  For the first time ever, all teams from both leagues will compete in the month-long event.  The groups each contain three teams, and stand divided by four different regions: West (three groups), Central (four groups), South (four groups) and East (four groups). The reigning MLS and Liga MX champions will not participate in the group stage and advance directly to the knockout round of 32. The competition’s top three finishers will qualify for the 2024Read More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich youngster Jamal Musiala thought he was going to land himself a match-worn Lionel Messi shirt following Wednesday’s Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain. Musiala impressed in the match at the Allianz Arena as Bayern won 2-0 on the night, progressing 3-0 on aggregate after also winning the first leg in Paris and getting into the quarter-finals for the 11th time in 12 seasons. But the 20-year-old, who had seen teammate Alphonso Davies come away with Messi’s shirt in the reverse fixture, wanted an additional souvenir. Having been replaced before the end, Musiala was seen at the final whistle gesturing to the seven-timeRead More →