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Arsenal moved back into the Premier League top four as 10-man Watford provided the tonic for their away-day ills. With questions hanging over their poor form on the road, the Gunners benefited from a rare Ben Foster mistake and a rash moment from Troy Deeney, which saw the Watford skipper sent off as Arsenal still…

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has warned it will take a repeat of his side’s Champions League heroics against Atletico Madrid in the previous round to see off Ajax. Juve are favourites to reach the last four after drawing the first leg of their quarter-final 1-1 in Amsterdam last week when Cristiano Ronaldo’s 125th Champions League goal…

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen believes their one-goal advantage over Manchester United is “not enough to defend” ahead of the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final. The Spanish champions walked away from Old Trafford with a 1-0 win following Luke Shaw’s early own goal but Ter Stegen is wary of a United side that…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer attempted to tone down the significance of the 1999 Champions League final but the Manchester United manager feels the fixture proved anything is possible in football. Solskjaer claimed a special place in the hearts of United supporters 20 years ago when his last-gasp strike against Bayern Munich at the Nou Camp sealed…

Everton’s Andre Gomes has been charged with violent conduct after his tackle on Aleksandar Mitrovic during Saturday’s Premier League defeat at Fulham, the Football Association has announced. Portuguese midfielder Gomes appeared to stamp on Mitrovic in stoppage time in an incident which was not seen by referee Lee Probert. “Everton’s Andre Gomes has been charged with violent conduct,”…

The 19-year-old is wanted by several of Europe’s leading clubs, with the Daily Express suggesting that Manchester United and Manchester City are keen on the youngster who last week became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Europa League. However, AS has reported that the Italian champions’ sporting director Fabio Paratici will sit down with Felix’s agent Jorge…

The 27-year-old returned to his boyhood club on a temporary deal at the start of the season, but remains unsure what the future holds with one more year left to run on his Saints contract. Clasie has scored one goal in 29 Eredivisie appearances for the club this term, but his chances of making the…

Liverpool’s players underlined their focus is on this season’s Premier League title bid by watching the Masters golf rather than rivals Manchester City’s victory over Crystal Palace. Pep Guardiola’s side briefly returned to the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Selhurst Park after kicking off two and a half hours before the…

Ally McCoist believes Rangers are four  “top, top” players away from challenging Celtic. Announcing a five per cent hike in season tickets on Monday morning, Gers chairman Dave King claimed the Ibrox club are “within tangible reach” of becoming the dominant force in Scottish football. However, Old Firm rivals Celtic are on the cusp of an…

Wisecracking Tottenham fans are calling for Lucas Moura’s young son to play for the club after he helped his father celebrate scoring the first ever hat-trick at Spurs’ new stadium with a post-match kickabout. Aged 17 months, Miguel brought joy to fans in the stands as they cheered his every prod of the football, coming…