Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has spoken of his delight at winning the Internatinal Champions Cup but set his sights on the opening game of the new Premier League season. The Reds ended their impressive tour of the United States with a 3-1 win over Liverpool to win the ICC trophy, thanks to goals from Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard. A first trophy, albeit pre-season for Van Gaal, United are now returning to England to prepare for their season opener against Swansea City at Old Trafford next weekend. And, the Dutch coach is fully concentrated on beating…
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Manchester United stoke the show as they were crowned International Champions Cup winners by beating Liverpool 3-1 at the Sun Life stadium. It was Liverpool who started the game better as Glen Johnson fed in Raheem Stering, only for the youngster to be fouled in the area by Phil Jones and for the referee to point to the penalty spot. Steven Gerrard made no mistake from the spot as he confidently put the ball past David de Gea and into the right hand corner. The Merseyside club continued to impress and their passing game had United on the backfoot for…
Inter Milan and Liverpool are leading the race to sign Barcelona right-back Daniel Alves, according to reports in Catalan press. Daily Catalan newspaper Sport claim that Alves, who will be told by Luis Enrique that he is no longer needed at the Camp Nou, is being courted by both Inter Milan and Liverpool. It is understood that the Brazilian would prefer a move to England but his move to Anfield will depend on Brendan Rodgers’ chase for Javier Manquillo of Atletico Madrid and the future of Glen Johnson, who has reportedly received offers from elsewhere in the Premier League. A…
Spanish daily Marca have reported that Barcelona’s Luis Suarez will receive a reduction on his ban for biting Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup in Brazil. The Uruguayan striker is currently waiting to hear the result of an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after biting the shoulder of Giorgio Chiellini during his country’s tie with Italy last month. Suarez’s lawyers are now increasingly confident that there will be a big reduction to the punishment handed down by FIFA and will wait in anticipation for the result, set to be released on August 8th. The player and…
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho revealed he has long-since admired new arrival Cesc Fabregas and considers the Spanish playmaker ‘the missing piece of the engine.’ The Blues chief was successful in his quest to sign the 27-year-old and brought Fabregas to Stamford Bridge last month, which appeared to answer all of Mourinho’s midfield prayers. With a void left by Chelsea’s No. 8 Frank Lampard (who has joined Man City on loan until his 2015 transfer to the United States) along with the departure of Chelsea’s former No.10 Juan Mata (who signed to Man United in January), Mourinho’s swoop for the…
Queens Park Rangers are lining up an offer for Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, Football Express News understands. A source close to Loftus Road told FEN the England international is high on the list of summer transfer window targets who can now be pursued following QPR’s promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Harry Redknapp’s team edged out Derby County 1-0 in the Championship play-off final at Wembley despite playing for the last 30 minutes of the contest with 10 men, following Gary O’Neil’s dismissal. Bobby Zamora’s 90th-minute strike ensured the London outfit returned to…
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has revealed that he returned to training today and is ready to put the disappointment of last season behind him. The former Arsenal hitman is back from an extended holiday which was pencilled in after he helped Holland reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. He is the hot favourite to be named captain by new boss and compatriot Louis van Gaal, who in charge of the Netherlands during this summer’s tournament in Brazil. Van Persie took to social media site Twitter to share his delight at being back at work and said: “Back…
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho described the return of loanee goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as ‘logical’ and said he has no qualms whatsoever in leaving him or Stamford Bridge’s long-serving stalwart Petr Cech on the bench. The Chelsea boss is spoilt for choice for quality stoppers this coming season. It is no secret he prefers at least three players for every position and Mourinho has certainly fulfilled that requirement where his goalkeeper position is concerned. After three seasons on loan to Atletico Madrid followed by months of speculation over Courtois (whether he will return to Chelsea, be sold to Atletico or…
Former England international Joey Barton has become embroiled in a fresh feud with his ex-Queens Park Rangers team-mate Yossi Benayoun over the Middle East crisis. The Maccabi Haifa playmaker and the outspoken midfielder patched up their differences last month after a war of words on Twitter, but today Benayoun once again took exception to Barton’s comments regarding Israel’s hostilities with Hamas, an Islamist militant group running the Gaza Strip. Benayoun captained his new side in their friendly against Lille in Austria in July but it had to be abandoned when pro-Palestinian protesters invaded the pitch and attacked players. When Barton…
Newcastle United are set to raid Championship side Nottingham Forest for young duo Jamaal Lascelles and Karl Darlow. Manager Alan Pardew has insisted that Newcastle are not finished in the transfer market, despite already signing seven players this summer, costing approximately £32m. Lascelles has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs in recent transfer windows and it seems that Pardew is keen to beat rivals Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur for the England U20 international’s signature. The Magpies are hoping their £3m bid is enough to convince Forest manager Stuart Pearce to part ways with…