Wayne Rooney continued his return to form at Anfield on Sunday, striking 12 minutes from time to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win against fierce rivals Liverpool.
In a largely tepid contest lacking quality on both sides, Rooney reacted quickest when Marouane Fellaini s header rattled the crossbar ensuring United a fourth consecutive victory over the Merseyside outfit.
Liverpool still in flux under Klopp and struggling for consistency had the better of the first-half chances but were made to rue missed opportunities from the likes of Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson.
Louis van Gaal s men also looked to have reverted to their goal-shy ways of recent weeks, showing little sign of the renewed attacking vigour on show during Tuesday s 3-3 draw at Newcastle Un…
Vasco da Gama qualified for the last-16 of the Copa do Brasil after prevailing 4-1 on aggregate against Ponte Preta.
Second-tier club Vasco da Gama were 2-0 winners away from home in the opening leg last week and they backed that up with a 2-1 victory over Ponte Preta in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Douglas put the 2011 champions ahead in the 20th minute courtesy of a penalty, before Jonathan Cafu restored parity for Ponte Preta 19 minutes later at the Estadio Sao Januario.
However, Ponte Preta one point adrift of Vasco da Gama in 12th position in Brazil s Serie B standings were level for all but three minutes as Rafael Costa sent the ball into his own net approaching the half-time interval.
Vasco da Gama reached the final stages last year before bowing ou…
Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik is said to have emerged as a transfer target for Olympique Marseille.
Reports coming from France claim that the Ligue 1 outfit have set their sights on the Poland international who made a full comeback from two serious knee injuries this season.
The 24-year-old striker is struggling for playing time under Carlo Ancelotti but is using every chance he gets to prove his worth to the Italian tactician.
Milik scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Atalanta on Monday night after coming on for Dries Mertens in the 85th minute and will be hoping for a change in fortunes going further.
Napoli frontman is determined to fight for his place upfront but Napoli could end up selling the injury-prone hitman in order to recoup the €3…
Juventus defender Medhi Benatia has made an €8million move to Qatari club Al-Duhail after two and a half seasons with the Serie A giants.
Benatia, 31, leaves Europe for the first time in his career, with Juve confirming the move on Monday.
The fee is expected to be paid in two instalments by October 2019 and may increase a further €2m, the club said in a statement.
Benatia initially arrived at Juve on loan from Bayern Munich in 2016 before the club made the move permanent the following year.
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The Morocco international won two Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia crowns during his time with the club.
Al-Duhail are six-time top-flight champions in Qatar and sit second throug…
Pep Guardiola praised Jude Bellingham s special mentality as Manchester City prepare to face the Borussia Dortmund man in Tuesday s Champions League encounter.
City travel to Signal Iduna Park this week already assured of their place in the knockout rounds, thanks in no small part to a former Black and Yellow star in striker Erling Haaland.
But following the Norway international s exit from the Bundesliga club, it has been England international Bellingham soaking up the plaudits this term.
The 19-year-old captained Dortmund in both domestic and European competition for the first time earlier this month, and now Guardiola has praised him as the whole package .
I think Dortmund is a perfect place for young, talented players, he stated. Maybe [if] Bellingha…
Jurgen Klopp expects to have Fabinho and Dejan Lovren back in full training next week but James Milner and Naby Keita are unavailable for Liverpool s trip to Tottenham.
Defensive midfielder Fabinho has been absent since the end of November after sustaining ankle ligament damage in the 1-1 Champions League draw against Napoli.
Centre-back Lovren was enjoying a run in the team but has been out for a month due to a muscular issue, with Joe Gomez having impressed alongside Virgil van Dijk at the back for the unbeaten Premier League leaders.
However, both players are closing on a return that could come as soon as next weekend s clash with fierce rivals Manchester United.
Dejan and Fabinho we expect to be back next week in full training, if that s early enough…