Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag said he is the right person to lead Manchester United out of their slump after Nottingham Forest inflicted the team’s ninth Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday. United are nine points adrift of the top four and out of European competition as they head into 2024. The
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ESPN News Services Dec 30, 2023, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo is set to end the year as the world’s top goalscorer after scoring his 54th goal of 2023 in Al Nassr‘s 4-1 victory at Al Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday. The Portugal forward’s 54 goals in official competitions
Manchester United suffered a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday as the home side piled more misery on their beleaguered visitors with goals from Nicolas Dominguez and Morgan Gibbs-White securing the points at a rocking City Ground. Erik ten Hag’s United team are struggling in seventh on 31 points after their 14th defeat this
Manchester City ended a run of three successive Premier League home draws with a comfortable 2-0 victory over bottom club Sheffield United on Saturday. Goals by Rodri and Julian Álvarez in each half barely did justice to City’s dominance as they enjoyed 84% possession in a routine win that at times resembled a training session.
Christian Pulisic scored his sixth league goal of the season. Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/AC Milan via Getty Images Christian Pulisic ensured AC Milan ended the year on a high by scoring a second-half goal that secured a 1-0 home win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Saturday. In the 59th minute, the American broke the
Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — It’s never a good thing for a Manchester United manager to be compared to David Moyes, but Erik ten Hag is now posting more alarming statistics than the man generally regarded as the worst manager of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era at Old Trafford. United’s 2-1 defeat at Nottingham
Danny Lewis Dec 30, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer scored two goals and assisted the other for his team in Chelsea’s 3-2 win at Luton. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Chelsea ended 2023 with an encouraging performance and a 3-2 away win against Luton Town in the Premier League. Cole Palmer punished a lapse
Associated Press Dec 30, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Brazilians paid several tributes to legend Pelé on Friday, one year after the three-time World Cup winner’s death at age 82 due to a colon cancer. A ceremony held at Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer, one of the South American nation’s most famous postcard locations, featured
Dec 30, 2023, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he is confident of having a say when the Premier League side embarks on strengthening the squad in the January transfer window, insisting there is “good communication” with the club’s hierarchy. The Argentinian manager, who was hired in May, previously called
Adam Brown Dec 29, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The January transfer window opens soon throughout Europe, and there are moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Madrid’s last play for