January 2024

Manchester City booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup after thrashing Championship leaders Burnley 6-0. Erling Haaland took his tally for the season to 42 with another hat-trick, with Julian Alvarez also netting a brace while substitute Cole Palmer got in on the action  Sportsmail’s Ian Whittell rated the players from the…

Manchester City booked their place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup after thrashing Championship leaders Burnley 6-0. Erling Haaland took his tally for the season to 42 with another hat-trick, with Julian Alvarez also netting a brace while substitute Cole Palmer got in on the action  Sportsmail’s Ian Whittell rated the players from the…

Vincent Kompany’s return to the Etihad may have been hotly anticipated but Burnley’s 6-0 drubbing at the hand of mighty Manchester City on Saturday evening failed to provide a wild-card ‘magic of the FA Cup’ moment.  Instead, spectators were rewarded with a show of Pep Guardiola’s men at the height of their powers as they…

Vincent Kompany’s return to the Etihad may have been hotly anticipated but Burnley’s 6-0 drubbing at the hand of mighty Manchester City on Saturday evening failed to provide a wild-card ‘magic of the FA Cup’ moment.  Instead, spectators were rewarded with a show of Pep Guardiola’s men at the height of their powers as they…

Two quirks of fate have given young Uruguay World Cup star Facundo Pellistri an unexpected chance to make an impression at Old Trafford, and no-nonsense manager Erik ten Hag has urged him to take it quickly. Winger Pellistri was close to joining Watford on loan in January but United needed assurances about Jadon Sancho’s availability…

Two quirks of fate have given young Uruguay World Cup star Facundo Pellistri an unexpected chance to make an impression at Old Trafford, and no-nonsense manager Erik ten Hag has urged him to take it quickly. Winger Pellistri was close to joining Watford on loan in January but United needed assurances about Jadon Sancho’s availability…

Manchester United’s FA Cup-winning captain Martin Buchan was widely-mentioned in the tributes to legendary commentator John Motson when he died last month. Motty delivered one of his best lines: “How fitting that a man called Buchan should be first to climb the 39 steps” at the 1977 final when United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley….

Manchester United’s FA Cup-winning captain Martin Buchan was widely-mentioned in the tributes to legendary commentator John Motson when he died last month. Motty delivered one of his best lines: “How fitting that a man called Buchan should be first to climb the 39 steps” at the 1977 final when United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley….

There is no road through Grimsby that leads anywhere else. The town isn’t a staging post, it’s a destination, together with Cleethorpes, the seaside resort to which it is joined. Half a mile from the amusement arcades and fish and chip shops on every corner is Blundell Park. All that lies beyond, 120 yards beyond to…

There is no road through Grimsby that leads anywhere else. The town isn’t a staging post, it’s a destination, together with Cleethorpes, the seaside resort to which it is joined. Half a mile from the amusement arcades and fish and chip shops on every corner is Blundell Park. All that lies beyond, 120 yards beyond to…