Erik ten Hag cut a frustrated figure after Manchester United suffered a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham and insisted their wasteful display showed why Rasmus Hojlund was signed.
The Red Devils went down in the capital on Saturday night after Pape Sarr slid home the opener in the 49th minute before Lisandro Martinez deflected the ball into his own net late on.
United could have easily been ahead by this point with Marcus Rashford denied by Guglielmo Vicario and Bruno Fernandes heading wide from six yards, while Antony curled against the post minutes after Sarr’s goal.
Tottenham did also create plenty of opportunities in the first half but stepped up their display after the break to earn new head coach Ange Postecoglou a maiden Premier League win.
It left United …
Thomas Tuchel s Borussia Dortmund will hope to continue their impressive Europa League form into the group stages on Thursday when they host Krasnodar at Signal Iduna Park.
As well as starting his reign at Dortmund with four successive Bundesliga victories, Tuchel has enjoyed an eventful progression through the qualification stages.
Having progressed past Wolfsberger in the third qualifying round with a 6-0 aggregate victory, Dortmund took their Europa League goal tally for the season to 17 from four games after putting 11 past Odd over two legs.
Grouped alongside PAOK and Gabala, Tuchel will hope to see his side maintain their lethal finishing and reach the competition s knockout stages for the first time.
In 2010-11, Jurgen Klopp s Dortmund crashed out…
Former Germany international Andreas Hinkel has backed Bayern Munich to claim their first Bundesliga title since 2009/10.
The Bavarians hold a nine-point lead over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, while reigning champions Borussia Dortmund have already fallen 12 points off the pace.
Dortmund and Bayern have the biggest chance at success for me, Hinkel told Goal.com.
I have to admit that Bayern are sitting in pole position, though, and I believe that they will win the Bundesliga title this term.
Hinkel, who retired from professional football last year, also discussed the performances of his former club Stuttgart.
Stuttgart have improved after their poor start to the season and recorded a number of positive results. Their football wasn t always …
Manchester United are considering a move for Southampton full-back Ryan Bertrand, according to the Metro.
Manchester City were linked with the England international last summer but have since turned their attention elsewhere, though a number of outfits remain interested.
Everton, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur all have their hats in the ring though the Red Devils are keen to win the race to secure his services as they look to strengthen ahead of next season.
Bertrand moved to St Mary’s Stadium in the summer of 2014 and has since racked up one hundred and forty appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals.
The twenty-eight year old has played in all but three of the Saints’ league games so far this season though has been unable to as…
Zinedine Zidane has named a full 24-man squad to take to Germany for Wednesday s Champions League semi-final first leg at Bayern Munich, with Nacho Fernandez back from a hamstring injury.
Madrid travel to the Allianz Arena in underwhelming form having won just one of their last four matches across all competitions – a 2-1 victory over rock-bottom Malaga in LaLiga.
But Zidane s men have a tremendous record in the Champions League in recent years, having lifted the trophy in each of the last two seasons while the Frenchman was assistant to Carlo Ancelotti for the club s triumph over neighbours Atletico Madrid in 2014.
They met Bayern in the quarter-finals last term and ultimately progressed 6-3 on aggregate, though they needed extra-time in the second leg to sec…
Jorginho is dreaming of winning the World Cup with Italy but has played down the possibility of him winning the Ballon d Or.
The Chelsea midfielder enjoyed glory for club and country after winning the Champions League with Thomas Tuchel s men and Euro 2020 with Italy, becoming just the 10th player to achieve the double in the same year.
His performances across the two competitions led him to be named the UEFA Men s Player of the Year in August as the award s top three was comprised exclusively of midfielders for the first time in 11 years.
Indeed, at the European Championships across June and July, Jorginho topped Italy s charts for recoveries (48) and interceptions (25) while only Spain s Aymeric Laporte (644) made more successful passes than the 29-year-old s …
According to a recent report from Marca, Paris Saint-Germain are considering the possibility of selling star striker Kylian Mbappe.
The 22-year-old’s current deal is set to expire in summer 2022 and the club aren’t prepared to let him run down his contract opening up the possibility of them losing him for absolutely nothing.
Mbappe hasn’t yet committed to signing a new deal which has opened the door for much speculation over his future, with the likes of Real Madrid and Liverpool being the leading contenders in the race for his signature.
The strong belief is that Mbappe, who has already played an integral role in winning the World Cup for France back in 2018, could go on to become one of the all-time greats in world football. If he wants to do so, though,…
West Brom have completed the signing of the in-demand Daryl Dike from Orlando City for an undisclosed fee.
Dike impressed for fellow Championship side Barnsley on loan last season, striking nine times in 21 appearances as Valerien Ismael s former club made it into the playoffs.
Barnsley ultimately faltered in their semi-final against beaten finalists Swansea City, but Dike has now followed Ismael to West Brom on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
The 21-year-old striker also registered 11 goals for Orlando in 19 MLS outings in 2021, drawing reported interest from Premier League sides Leeds United, Newcastle United and Everton.
However, Ismael and West Brom managed to secure a deal for Dike on Saturday – subject to international clearance – for a fee be…
Chelsea are interested in signing Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig in the January transfer window, according to . The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners wanted to secure the 20-year-old in the summer of 2022 and remain keen on the young central defender.
German club RB Leipzig will not sell Gvardiol for anything less than €100 million. The 20-year-old is doing extremely well for Croatia at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and has attracted interest from Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur among other clubs as well.
Gvardiol has made eight starts and five substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig so far this season. The defender has also scored one goal in four UEFA Champions League games for…
Manchester United were in talks to sign forward Heung-Min Son from Hamburg, according to the player s official representative.
The South Korean completed a switch to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window, but only after a host of Europe s top sides had expressed interest in his services.
Son s agent claims that Manchester United were one of the suitors, having held talks with him prior to the player joining Bayer Leverkusen.
“Manchester United were very interested in him. We had already had talks,” agent Thies Bliemeister .
In spite of the link with the Red Devils, the player eventually opted to continue his career in Bundesliga.
“The interest was a great honour for Son. But, Leverkusen just made a better impression. And, as a step…