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When Pep Guardiola was the final game away from four-on-the-spin Premier League glory, he wanted to reiterate a message he’d received to Sky Sports News. It wasn’t a text or any other digital kind of communication, but the statement of intent Arsenal’s actions had very loudly delivered to Manchester City. “If we don’t already start […]

Pep Guardiola says he has not ruled out signing a new contract with Manchester City. Guardiola’s current deal is due to expire next summer and appeared to hint after steering City to a fourth successive Premier League title in May that next season could be his last at the club. However, the former Barcelona and

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday’s newspapers… THE SUN Reece James has admitted Enzo Fernandez’s return to the Chelsea squad on Monday could cause a “problem”. A suspected drink-driver crashed into one of Marcus Rashford’s cars – leaving his Manchester United team-mate Tyrell Malacia needing checks in hospital. Chelsea are ready to let

Erik ten Hag is hopeful of further additions to his Manchester United squad ahead of a season which promises to be the “survival of the fittest”. United’s hopes of challenging for a top-four finish last term were hampered by injuries, although they did end their season on a high by recording their first victory over

New Scottish FA head of refereeing Willie Collum says he would be open to the introduction of in-stadium VAR explanations and automated offsides. The former top-flight referee ended an almost 30-year career as an official to replace Crawford Allan in the role earlier this month. Within his first weeks at Hampden Park he has been

Brentford fear their new star striker Igor Thiago will be out for months with a knee injury. The Brazilian was confirmed to have suffered a problem with his meniscus in the friendly against AFC Wimbledon on Thursday. He will undergo further scans next week, but an initial prognosis is that he will be out for

Rangers have signed Wolfsburg winger Vaclav Cerny on a season-long loan deal. The Czech Republic international – who featured at Euro 2024 – moved to the Bundesliga last summer for around £7m, and scored five goals across all competitions. Cerny, 26, becomes Rangers’ eighth addition this window, following Hamza Igamane, Jefte, Clinton Nsiala, Liam Kelly,

The Arne Slot era is underway – but what does the Dutchman need to do at Liverpool this season to challenge for the Premier League crown in his debut campaign? Jurgen Klopp signed off his eight-year reign with a trophy and Champions League qualification. Here’s how Slot can build on that foundation to capitalise on

Reece James admits the racism storm surrounding Chelsea team-mate Enzo Fernandez could be a “problem” within the dressing room. Fernandez and his Argentina team-mates caused controversy during their Copa America celebrations, when they were filmed singing a derogatory song aimed at a number of France players. While Chelsea’s club-record signing has apologised, he was called

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have removed women’s football manager Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris Games following an alleged drone spying scandal. In a statement released early on Friday, the COC said that assistant coach Andy Spence will lead the defending gold medalists for the remainder of the Olympic football tournament. “Over