Author: Soccerhuz
A Manchester United summer signing captained his country to victory last night, as they defeated San Marino 3-0. That man was Jonny Evans, who at the age of 35, is still doing the business for his international side. Northern Ireland picked apart San Marino in a European qualifier with Evans starring from the off. Goals from Paul Smyth, Josh Magennis and Connor McMenamin were enough to give them the victory. But we’re only interested in the Manchester United man – so how did he fare last night as his side was victorious? Jonny Evans for Northern Ireland Evans captained his…
The hosts, who secured an impressive 1-1 draw with Paris St-Germain on their Champions League debut on Tuesday, suffered an early setback when they lost defender Gabby George to injury in the ninth minute. But they recovered to carve out the better opportunities, coming closest to opening the scoring in first-half stoppage time when Hinata Miyazawa struck the underside of the bar. Lucia Garcia also forced a good save from Leicester keeper Janina Leitzig before the break. Leicester, who had won all three of their games prior to this fixture, were second best for large periods but snatched the lead…
The Liverpool midfielder played the full game in Budapest to help his nation to a result that moved them three points clear at the top of Group G. Hungary next face Lithuania away from home on Tuesday night, knowing a win would secure their place at next year’s final tournament. “We need another win,” said Szoboszlai post-match. “We are looking for ourselves and we are not looking at other results. If we win in Lithuania then we are there. “For me personally for sure it means a lot because I missed the last Euros because of my injury. So I…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe may well have his first signing at Manchester United already lined up. The British billionaire could help Erik ten Hag get a deal over the line for Jean-Clair Todibo, while he has also has the chance to upset Liverpool with the purchase of Khephren Thuram. Ratcliffe is closing in on buying a 25 per cent stake in United. Qatari billionaire Sheikh Jassim pulled out of the running to buy the Red Devils on Saturday. Sheikh Jassim’s offer of around £5billion was still on the table but fell short of the Glazers’ valuation of the club. Ratcliffe’s proposal…
It finally looks like Sir Jim Ratcliffe has beaten Sheikh Jassim in the Manchester United takeover race. It is understood Sheikh Jassim “desperately” attempted to convince the Glazers to sell the club but was informed his offer, believed to be around £5billion, was short of their asking price. Meanwhile reports have suggested Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s bid for 25% of the club could be ratified at a board meeting as early as this week.
The international break is always a nervy time when it comes to injuries. There always seems to be some sort of issue that Liverpool faces when it comes to someone picking up a knock (or worse) and this time is no different. The main news this week has been the injury picked up by Andy Robertson while the Liverpool full-back was captaining his national side but what about the other players who are currently sidelined? With an important match against Everton at Anfield now less than a week away from kicking off, we have taken a look at the latest and put…
The Mirror are today reporting that Sane, who left Man City for Bayern in 2020, is the Reds’ number one target should Mohamed Salah depart the club in a move to Saudi Arabia. We’ll have all the latest news and reaction to the report. We’ll also have the latest on Fluminense midfielder Andre Trinade, a player who Liverpool considered signing this summer but may instead launch a bid in January. With Andy Robertson set to miss the Merseyside derby next week with a suspected dislocated shoulder, we’ll also bring you updates on the Reds injury situation ahead of the game.…
There doesn’t appear to be too much doubt that Liverpool’s Mo Salah is still coveted by the Saudi Pro League. The Egyptian King has yet to respond to any rumours linking him with a ground-breaking move to the Emirates, however, the league’s director of football, Michael Emenalo, wasn’t backwards in coming forwards about his admiration for the player. “Mo is welcome at any time, but no one is pressured or forced to come,,” he was quoted as saying by Metro, when asked. “If anyone wants to come here and there is an opportunity to work with the transferring club in a…
Ajax youngster Jorrel Hato has now admitted that a move to Arsenal would be something of a dream despite recent links to Liverpool. Hato was speaking to ELF Voetbal and mentioned Jurrien Timber’s career trajectory as a great one to follow. The 17-year-old said that although Timber was unfortunate with his injury early on, the move to Arsenal was a smart one. Hato said it was a huge ambition of his to make such a move, but admitted there’s a lot of work to go yet. Unfortunately he [Timber] was seriously injured in his first Premier League game for Arsenal, but he is still young and…
Arsenal will reportedly rival Liverpool for Fluminense star Andre Trindade, with the Reds long-term admirers of the midfielder. According to journalist Thiago Ferreira, ‘Arsenal are interested’ in signing the 22-year-old, who this summer was strongly linked with a move to Liverpool. With Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores during the window, though, the Brazilian club were unwilling to let their star player in Andre leave, even for a reported price of £34m. However, this January is set to be a different story entirely, with Andre fully expected to leave Fluminese for a move to Europe, with Arsenal now rivalling Liverpool for the youngster.…