Manchester United s board must share the blame with Jose Mourinho for the club s current predicament, says former Red Devils goalkeeper Mark Bosnich.
A 3-1 Premier League loss at rivals Liverpool proved the final straw for Mourinho s time at the club, his sacking confirmed on Tuesday despite the Portuguese signing a new contract earlier this year.
Mourinho won the EFL Cup and Europa League during his spell in charge but departs with United sixth in the Premier League, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool and 11 adrift of the top four.
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has come under fire from sections of United s support, who flew a banner describing him as a specialist in failure ahead of September s Premier League win at Burnley.
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Harry Redknapp says Arsenal are nowhere near Tottenham and were lucky to beat their north London rivals into second place in the Premier League.
For large parts of the season Spurs were challenging champions Leicester City for the title, but a late season implosion saw their hopes fade.
It appeared as though a consolation of prize of finishing above Arsenal for the first time since 1995 was on the cards.
However, Mauricio Pochettino s men took just two points from their last four matches and a 5-1 hammering at relegated Newcastle United on the final day of the season saw Arsenal pip them to a runners-up berth.
But Redknapp who managed Tottenham for four years between 2008 and 2012 believes his former club are in a stronger position than Arsene Wenger s me…
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Shamrock Rovers and Ferencvaros will face each other in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs this week. The first leg of the tie was held at Ferencváros Stadion in Budapest and ended in a 4-0 win for Ferencvaros. The second leg will take place at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin and is scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Thursday.
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David de Gea is keen to delay talks over a new Manchester United contract until the end of the season.
United manager Jose Mourinho this week called for De Gea to be given a bumper extension to his current deal, which is set to expire in 2019, although it has an option to be increased for a further 12 months.
Long-term Real Madrid target De Gea has developed into one of the world s finest goalkeepers since joining United from Atletico Madrid in 2011.
But despite near-constant speculation linking the 27-year-old with a return to the Spanish capital, De Gea is in no rush to sit down for contract talks.
I don t think it s the time to start talking about the future, it s not the time to be talking contracts, De Gea told Sky Sports.
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Andres Iniesta revealed a fear he would fall below his impeccable standards persuaded him to call time on a celebrated Barcelona career.
The Spain midfield great tearfully told a news conference on Friday he will leave Camp Nou at the end of this season, adding he would not play in Europe to avoid facing Barca.
Iniesta pledged to make an announcement on his next move at the end of the campaign, with Chinese Super League club Chongqing Lifan widely speculated to be his next destination.
It was long, months, the 33-year-old said of a decision-making process that came after he signed a lifetime contract with Barcelona last October. It s not easy to say goodbye.
Everybody knows that I m honest with myself and with the club and if I couldn t contribute ever…
Eddie Howe says he wants to stay at Newcastle United as long as he is happy in his position amid links to the vacant England job.
Gareth Southgate stepped down as the Three Lions manager on Tuesday following their Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.
Howe is reportedly one of the favourites to replace Southgate, though Newcastle CEO Darren Eales was confident they could keep the manager on Tyneside.
However, the club is undergoing changes in the off-season; co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi have left, while Paul Mitchell and James Bunce have been appointed as sporting director and performance director respectively.
During an interview at Newcastle s pre-season training camp in Germany, Howe hinted that those shifts in the club could affect his …