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Tony Adams has undergone minor heart surgery in Azerbaijan – an operation the former England and Arsenal defender has said saved his life. After racking up 669 appearances and 10 major trophies with the Gunners, the 49-year-old moved into management with Wycombe, Portsmouth and then Gabala. Adams is now the Azerbaijani club's director of football and […]

Ander Herrera still regards Wayne Rooney as one of the best players on the planet despite his indifferent form this season. Rooney's 79th-minute header gave United a 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Tuesday night and moved him up to second alongside Denis Law in the club's all-time scoring charts. Nevertheless, a […]

Former Manchester United striker Andrew Cole has withdrawn from an upcoming charity match at Old Trafford and revealed he has been suffering from kidney failure. The 44-year-old, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during a trophy-laden spell with United, said he is not well enough to play in the UNICEF Match […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has banished Andros Townsend from the first team after the winger's clash with a club fitness coach on Monday. Townsend was pictured pushing and arguing with Spurs trainer Nathan Gardiner on the pitch at White Hart Lane following the team's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. The 24-year-old is yet to start a […]

Louis van Gaal felt vindicated by Wayne Rooney's winner against CSKA Moscow after his decision to take off Anthony Martial was widely booed at Old Trafford. The Manchester United manager responded to three successive goalless draws by starting with Martial as his central striker and playing the England captain in a withdrawn role in the […]

Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to show that they are moving forward as a team by completing a Champions League double over Bayern Munich. Having lost their two opening Group F games, the Gunners still face a challenge to make the latter stages of the competition despite an impressive victory over top seeds […]

New manager Remi Garde has told his players the Aston Villa dressing room must be a strictly English-speaking environment. Garde says French will be banned because he wants his new charges to speak a common language for the sake of unity. As with all squads in the league, Villa are a multi-national group of players, and […]

Remi Garde inherits a struggling squad at Aston Villa with the side rock bottom of the Barclays Premier League and confidence low after seven straight defeats. He faces Manchester City in his first game in charge on Sunday and has just days to get them prepare for the visit of the league leaders to Villa Park. […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is expected to take a strong squad to Russia on Wednesday for the Europa League tie against Rubin Kazan. Most of the players who were involved in the weekend win at Chelsea are scheduled to travel, although one definite absentee will be Joao Teixeira, who is ineligible for the competition. Liverpool at […]

Paul Scholes has once again hit out at the style of football implemented by Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, describing it as "boring." Scholes, who made more than 700 appearances for United in a hugely successful spell between 1993 and 2013, slammed the Dutchman's tactics last month after seeing his former club dumped out […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini hailed his side's dominant display after they qualified for the Champions League last 16 with an emphatic 3-1 win at Sevilla. City produced one of their greatest European performances as they overpowered the Spaniards at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium to reach the knockout stages with two games to spare. […]

Louis van Gaal dropped a clanger after Manchester United's win over CSKA Moscow by getting Chris Smalling's name wrong again. Van Gaal made the mistake of calling the defender "Mike Smalling" while sat alongside him at a press conference in San Jose during United's pre-season tour in July, and it seems the United manager is still […]

John Terry insists Chelsea have no wish to be the enemy of everyone and want to be loved – as he hit back at pundit Robbie Savage. Blues boss Jose Mourinho has adopted a siege mentality in an attempt to cope with Chelsea's myriad issues this season, not least a run of nine losses in […]

The BBC has denied having an obsession with Manchester United, but its head of football output admits the corporation needs to "keep an eye on" the amount of coverage it gives to the club. Friday's FA Cup first round tie between Salford City and Notts County has been selected for live broadcast by the BBC. […]

Pep Guardiola expects Arsenal to come out fighting in their Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. The Bayern Munich coach saw his side beaten 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the last round of fixtures as Arsenal reacted to losing their opening two group fixtures. Guardiola's side remain in a strong […]