Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sung the praises of Paul Scholes in the build-up to their clash with Fulham on Monday night.
Scholes had arguably one of his best ever performances in a 3-0 win against Fulham in 2009, when he scored a trademark 25-yard volley and was heavily involved in both of the other goals.
Scholes also scored his only goal of last season against the Cottagers with another superb strike, but Ferguson will look to utilise the midfielder s creative qualities to break down a Fulham side on a good run of form, despite a 3-0 loss to Swansea last weekend.
Prior to that defeat, Martin Jol s men had only conceded two goals in six hours of football, underlining their defensive resilience.
And Ferguson feels Scholes can be the key…
that Everton have had a bid for Yannick Bolasie turned down by Crystal Palace.
The Merseyside outfit had lodged an £18m offer for the DR Congo international though the Eagles are holding out for £30m, who has been one of the club’s stand out performers over the past couple of seasons.
The twenty-seven year old, who has previously been linked with Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur played thirty times for Alan Pardew’s side last season, scoring six goals with his last outing for them coming at Wembley, where he couldn’t help his team avoid defeat to Manchester United in final of the FA Cup.
In total, he has made one hundred and forty-three appearances in all competitions since signing from Bristol City in the summer of 2012, scoring thirteen goals.
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Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat wants to join Manchester United in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that Amrabat has an agreement in place with former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners United.
has reported that Fiorentina are willing to sell Amrabat for €25 million plus bonuses. Although United want to sign the Morocco international midfielder in the summer of 2023, they are yet to make an offer. Amrabat made 24 starts and five substitute appearances in Serie A last season, providing one assist in the process.
United finished in the top four of the Premier League table last season and will play in the UEFA Champions League this campaign. Erik ten Hag’s side will be determined to challen…
Sporting Lisbon have completed the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Spartak Moscow for four million euros.
Argentina international Rojo only arrived at Spartak in 2011 but the left-back has already moved on to the Estadio Jose Alvalade, penning a four-year contract with the Liga Sagres club.
I felt great excitement in these past few days before arriving at Sporting, a truly great club, Rojo told his new side s official website.
It s true that I had other offers, but I was captivated by how much interest Sporting showed in signing me.
I felt it was the best option for my career and I am naturally very happy to finally be able to wear this jersey.
The 22-year-old, who has been capped nine times by his country, is a product of the Estudiante…
The agent of Porto full-back Alvaro Pereira claims his client can leave the Dragons if the right offer arrives.
The 26-year-old is one of the most sought-after players in Europe, with Chelsea, Tottenham, Napoli, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain just some of the clubs interested in his services.
The Uruguayan international has four years left on his deal with Porto and a €30 million release clause inserted in his contract, but he is eager to leave the Dragons this summer.
The player’s representative, however, explains there have been no concrete offers for the experienced defender.
“We are waiting to see if there are any offers,” agent Flavio Perchmen explained to Portuguese TV station Antena 1.
“We believe that everything will go well a…
David Nakhid missed out on the chance to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president due to a lack of support, the organisation has confirmed.
The former Trinidad and Tobago international stated prior to Monday s deadline that he had the backing of five federations and would stand to replace the Swiss as head of world football s governing body.
However, Nakhid was not on the list of candidates confirmed by FIFA on Wednesday.
One of the five declarations of support for Mr Nakhid was declared invalid as the same member association had previously issued a declaration of support for another candidate, said a FIFA spokesperson.
In view of this, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee decided not to consider Mr Nakhid s application as it did not fulfil the required five de…
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta admits Barcelona are the favourites for their Champions League last-16 meeting, but he is hopeful the Ligue 1 champions can spring a surprise.
PSG were eliminated by the Catalan giants in 2012-13 and 2014-15, both times in the quarter-finals, but Motta a former Barca player hopes the French champions will prevail this time around.
The first leg is scheduled for February 14 at the Parc des Princes, with the return at Camp Nou taking place on March 8.
Barcelona are the favourites, that much is obvious, Motta was quoted as saying by Marca.
However, we have played against them many times and we know what they can do. It is an opportunity for us to reach the quarter-final.
They are going to be two very di…
Marko Grujic has agreed to spend a second season on loan from Liverpool at Hertha Berlin.
The Bundesliga side announced on Monday that the 23-year-old midfielder will be staying at the club for the 2019-20 campaign.
I wanted to stay at Hertha, so I m happy that it s all worked out well, Grujic said via Hertha s official website. I m looking forward to the new season and will work hard in pre-season, so that we can achieve more success next season.
Head coach Ante Covic added: We re delighted that Marko is staying here for another year. He was excellent in the centre of midfielder last season.
As he is still young, I believe that he can still develop a lot and Hertha BSC is the right club to do that at!
Marko Grujić is staying!
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Skipper James Tavernier believes Rangers’ 2-0 win over Ross County in Dingwall on Saturday sets them up for their crunch Champions League play-off tie against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night.
Striker Kemar Roofe, hampered by injury problems during his time at Ibrox, was handed his first start in 16 months and scored the opener after 22 minutes with his first goal since February.
Tavernier added a stunning second four minutes later with a strike from distance for his third goal in the first six games of the season and attacker Tom Lawrence, out for a year with a knee injury, made his return off the bench in the second half to offer boss Michael Beale another boost.
James Tavernier spoke to after a scoring a brilliant goal in today’s 2-0 victory.
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Fabian Delph has insisted Aston Villa are not feeling the pressure ahead of the relegation run-in.
Villa moved five points clear of the relegation zone with a 6-1 win over Sunderland on Monday, but with Wigan, who occupy the final relegation place, having a game in hand on those above them, the battle to avoid the drop is far from over.
However, Delph, who moved to Villa Park from Leeds United in 2009, stressed that he and his team-mates are relishing the challenge.
We are young players and we have fire in our bellies.It might sound mad but we are not feeling that much pressure, the 23-year-old said.
We are going out there and enjoying it.
Villa face a difficult final three games with away trips to relegation rivals Norwich City and Wigan separated by a difficult home…