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Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to show character and pick up back-to-back wins over Leicester City and Southampton before their January showdown against Liverpool. City have faltered

Nuno Espirito Santo is convinced Cardiff City’s first goal in Wolves’ 2-1 defeat on Friday should not have been allowed to stand due to an apparent foul on goalkeeper Rui

Gennaro Gattuso commended AC Milan for having the character to conquer their “fear” during a testing Europa League victory over Dudelange. Milan scored four times in the second half to prevail

Jose Mourinho insists he knows David de Gea wants to stay at Manchester United and is convinced the Spain international will sign a new contract. De Gea has developed into

Eddie Howe has cautioned against overreacting to the three-game losing streak that has stalled Bournemouth’s early season momentum. The Cherries slipped back to eighth in the Premier League following a narrow

Maurizio Sarri admitted he was caught out by Tottenham’s tactics as they stifled Jorginho and defeated Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday. Spurs were rampant for much of the Premier League clash

Nabil Fekir has allayed fears over his fitness and insisted he will be available for Lyon’s Champions League clash against Manchester City on Tuesday. Fekir was taken off at half-time

Dave Sarachan believes he moved the United States forward during his extended period as the team’s interim coach. Sarachan stepped into the role when Bruce Arena left following his side’s

An upbeat Leroy Sane insists Germany are on the path to improvement despite their late collapse in the deflating 2-2 home draw with Netherlands. Joachim Low’s side threw away a two-goal

Antoine Griezmann has revealed playing second fiddle to Lionel Messi at Barcelona was a factor in his decision to stay at Atletico Madrid. Griezmann was heavily linked with a switch to