Mohamed Salah hit his 40th goal of the season as Liverpool capped an excellent week with a 3-0 Premier League win over Bournemouth at Anfield.
The Egypt winger was slightly below par on this occasion by his lofty standards, but a header 21 minutes from time took him to 40 in all competitions in a Reds shirt and 30 in the league, adding to Sadio Mane s first-half strike before Roberto Firmino netted a late third.
The Reds inspired by Salah booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals with a win at Manchester City on Tuesday, but their attention returned to domestic action in a victory that puts pressure on second-placed rivals Manchester United.
Jurgen Klopp named a full-strength starting XI and it quickly became clear that Bournemouth would not improve …
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany does not believe his team must beat Liverpool to the Premier League title to be considered great.
City edged ahead of their title rivals at the weekend – Saturday s 1-0 win at Bournemouth leaving them with a one-point lead after Liverpool played out a goalless draw against Everton in Sunday s Merseyside derby.
Pep Guardiola s side are attempting to become the first team since Manchester United in 2008-09 to retain the Premier League title, a significant yardstick for many observers when it comes to ranking their achievements.
But Kompany feels last season s record-breaking haul of 100 points stands up on its own merits, with both City and Liverpool already unable to reach three figures this time around despite their large…
Marcel Hartel s second-half strike compounded Western Conference leaders LA Galaxy to a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of St. Louis City.
Cedric Teuchert s early strike was cancelled out by Gabriel Pec s equaliser 50 seconds into the second half, only for Hartel, who signed from St. Pauli in July, to net his third goal on his sixth appearance for the club.
Having failed to win in their last five MLS fixtures, St. Louis took the lead with just nine minutes on the clock as Teuchert punished John McCarthy s poor clearance.
In a fairly even contest, parity was restored shortly after the interval as Galaxy substitue Miguel Berry made an instant impact from the bench with his flick finding Pec who finished emphatically.
But Hartel would have the final say, st…
The whole of Europe is talking about him these days and for a good reason. Alphonso Davies was absolutely sensational in Bayern Munich s 3-0 win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, where he played almost a perfect game, including an assist for Robert Lewandowski s goal.
Now it looks like Bayern Munich want to extend Davies current contract at Allianz Arena, according to Sport 1. The report suggests that the 19-year-old s existing deal expires in 2013, but the Bundesliga champions are hoping they will be able to tie the Canadian down for another two years beyond that. All of this comes after his great performances at left-back, playing over 20 consecutive matches in the starting lineup.
Davies was originally signed as a left winger when he arrived from Vancouver Whitecap…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is delighted to be home after arriving to undergo a medical ahead of his return to Milan.
Ibrahimovic will sign a six-month contract, with an option for another year, with the Rossoneri after touching down at Linate Airport in Milan on Thursday.
The 38-year-old striker was available on a free transfer after deciding to end a two-year stint with MLS side LA Galaxy.
Ibrahimovic represented Milan from 2010 until 2012, winning the Scudetto and Supercoppa Italiana, and expressed his pleasure at securing a second stint.
I remember arriving in this same spot many years ago. What matters now is that I m back and I m happy, Ibrahimovic told Milan TV.
I ve always said this is my home and I m finally back. I ve played for other teams in …
Erik ten Hag promised to deal with the absence of Marcus Rashford after the England striker missed Manchester United’s 4-2 FA Cup victory at Newport.
Rashford reported ill on Friday after reportedly spending the previous evening at a Belfast nightclub.
“He reported ill,” United boss Ten Hag said after watching his side survive a massive fright in South Wales as League Two Newport fought back to 2-2 after conceding twice inside the opening 13 minutes.
Job done and into the next round ||
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
“The rest is internal matter. I deal with it, we will deal with it.”
Ten Hag said there was a “no good culture” when he arrived at United in 2022 and he has encountered disciplinary issues during his Old Traff…
Sergio Aguero is the top-scoring overseas player in Premier League history after he netted twice during Manchester City s match at Aston Villa on Sunday.
The Argentina striker rifled in a blistering strike from 20 yards to give Pep Guardiola s side a 3-0 lead inside half an hour at Villa Park, before collecting a pass from David Silva and placing home his second after the break.
It moved Aguero on to 176 goals in England s top flight, surpassing the mark of 175 established by Arsenal and France great Thierry Henry.
City star Aguero, 31, is now fifth overall on the Premier League s all-time list, behind Frank Lampard (177), Andy Cole (187), Wayne Rooney (208) and Alan Shearer (260).
Aguero, who joined City from Atletico Madrid for £38million in July 201…
Manchester City completed the formalities of their EFL Cup semi-final against Burton Albion, a 1-0 second-leg win officially punching their ticket to Wembley.
Having scored nine without reply in the first meeting, Wednesday s match was little more than a dead rubber and City wrapped up a 10-0 aggregate triumph – two shy of the record for the biggest two-leg margin of victory in the competition s history.
Unsurprisingly, there was a pedestrian, almost pre-season friendly pace about the game, with Sergio Aguero making the first-half breakthrough against the League One side.
That proved to be the only goal at the Pirelli Stadium, leaving holders City to contemplate back-to-back EFL Cup finals for the first time in their history, with Tottenham or Chelsea their …
QPR boss Marti Cifuentes was reluctant to talk about Ilias Chair after a 2-1 victory at home to Rotherham lifted the west London side out of the Championship relegation zone.
Chair featured amid reports he faces a year in prison after being found guilty in Belgium of assault, but his club said in a statement on Friday that “the legal proceeding is yet to reach its conclusion”.
Asked about the playmaker’s inclusion, Cifuentes said: “I think the club made a very clear statement about the situation. I don’t want to comment much about this.
“He’s an available player and I’m happy for him – it was a very good performance and he’s a very important player for us.
“I’m very pleased about the team’s performance and that’s all I can say …
Bayern Munich have completed a second treble in eight seasons after Kingsley Coman scored the decisive goal to secure a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday s intense Champions League final.
Hansi Flick s men were second best for periods of the match at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, but Coman made the difference to deny his former club a historic first Champions League title.
His well-placed header ensured Bayern emulated their treble-winning side coached by Jupp Heynckes in the 2012-13 campaign.
Given the exploits of both sides en route to the final, the first half was somewhat lacking the deadly touch many might have expected in the final third, with Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski all spurning decent chances.
Coman, a PSG academy pro…