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5. Mohamed Salah The Egyptian winger could well be on his way to Anfield. Liverpool has monitored Salah closely, and latest rumours suggested that the player was recently in England. The nature of his visit is unknown, but many are expecting an Anfield reception. Salah is blessed with sheer pace and excellent technique. Despite his lean built, he is hard to bully by any defender. Salah has initiated many counter attacks for AS Roma, and his partnership with Edin Dzeko this season was lethal. Salah had spent two seasons in…

Former Sunderland manager David Moyes has been fined £30,000 by the Football Association (FA) for his ‘improper remarks’ towards a journalist back in March. It follows a conversation that took place between Moyes and BBC Newcastle and Radio Five Live reporter Vicki Sparks, in a post match interview following Sunderland’s goalless match against Burnley on 18th March 2017. After being questioned if he was under pressure at the club especially with owner Ellis Short in attendance, Moyes replied: “You were just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there,…

An impressive performance at the Etihad: Manchester City were thrown out of the Champions League courtesy some phenomenal performance from AS Monaco. Bernardo Silva was part of the side, providing some exquisite display of his skills on the ball. In the fixture at Etihad, Bernardo beat past David Silva and Leroy Sane with a neat pirouette before he nutmegged the Ivorian veteran Yaya Toure to provide a pinpoint 30-yard pass to Kylian Mbappe. That was some display from the 22-year-old in a quarter-final against a Pep Guardiola side. It was…

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been forced to withdraw from the England squad who face Scotland and France, after picking up a minor thigh injury during training on Tuesday. Vardy was named as one of four strikers of Gareth Southgate’s squad that were due to face Scotland in a World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park on Saturday before travelling to France for a an international friendly in Paris on Tuesday. The 30-year-old sustained the injury at England’s St George’s Park headquarters and then left the training base as a…

  GK: Sergio Romero  The Argentine has been absolutely superb in between the sticks for United in the Europa League. It was Romero’s saves which were very crucial to help them come through the semi-finals against Celta Vigo especially in the second leg. Mourinho has confirmed that Romero will start in the final and one can expect him to be at his best.   RB: Antonio Valencia The right back has been arguably United’s one of best players this season. The Ecuadorian will by very crucial to both United’s attack…

Southampton Football Club have asked the Premier League to investigate an alleged illegal approach from Liverpool for their defender Virgil van Dijk. Last month Saints chairman Ralph Krueger announced the club would not sell their prized asset even for a £60m bid from Liverpool. The Dutch defender who has five years left in his contract had indicated that he was eager for a move to Anfield, despite interest from Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton. The hierarchy at St. Mary’s met Tuesday morning and decided to make a complaint after it…

Remove the deadwood: Post Sir Alex Ferguson’s era at Manchester United, plenty of players have been identified not as per United’s standards or quality. While some have left, some still remain. Mourinho has had one season to figure that out, and it is time United offload these players. The likes of Smalling, Phil Jones, Fellaini, Young have been severely criticised for not showing the potential they are supposed to and recently even the consistency of captain Wayne Rooney is under the radar. In any case, no matter how big a…

After Gareth Bale picked up his third Champions League winner’s medal on Saturday, following Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over Juventus at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, the Wales star made a huge transfer statement. Speaking after the Spanish giants were crowned champions of Europe for the 12th time, Bale said: “I have signed a long-term contract at Madrid. “My family is happy and I am happy so we will continue what we are doing. We are winning trophies and I am happy. “That’s three Champions League trophies in four years and…

Max Allegri and the Juventus side arrived in Wales on Friday with a sixth consecutive league title and the Coppa Italia in their possession, to face Real Madrid in the Champions League final. A win would be important to Juventus who last won the Champions League back in 1996 and last reached a final two years ago against Barcelona in Berlin. Having played well against Barcelona in the quarter-final this time round, they have been filled with a new found self-confidence and the belief they can beat any team. “We…

Portuguese side Benfica have confirmed Manchester City have splashed out a world record transfer fee for goalkeepers of £35 million for Ederson Moraes with official confirmation from City expected imminently. It is thought that third-party ownership issues had been holding up the deal from being officially announced. The 23-year-old’s move to the Etihad Stadium is supposedly on a five year contract, which will see him stay at the Etihad until 2022. He will be joining new midfield signing Bernardo Silva, who moved from Monaco in a reported £43m switch. Ederson…