Pep Guardiola tells Kalvin Phillips to show him he deserves to stay at Man City… amid speculation the £45m England midfielder could leave this summer over a lack of playing time

Pep Guardiola has said Kalvin Phillips’ Manchester City future is in his own hands. The £42million summer signing has made only eight Premier League appearances for City, all as a substitute, and will be eager to make a ninth when his former club Leeds visit the Etihad on Saturday. Phillips suffered an early setback in…

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Pep Guardiola tells Kalvin Phillips to show him he deserves to stay at Man City… amid speculation the £45m England midfielder could leave this summer over a lack of playing time

Pep Guardiola has said Kalvin Phillips’ Manchester City future is in his own hands. The £42million summer signing has made only eight Premier League appearances for City, all as a substitute, and will be eager to make a ninth when his former club Leeds visit the Etihad on Saturday. Phillips suffered an early setback in…

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MATT BARLOW: Dixie Dean’s name has been dusted off from football history as Erling Haaland chases a remarkable 60-goal season… but let’s make sure the free-scoring exploits of Middlesbrough great George Camsell are known beyond Teesside

He came up one goal short of 60 in the league, although it did not matter for another year, at which point the considerable shadow of Dixie Dean eclipsed George Camsell to the point where, when Erling Haaland threatens the biggest hauls in English football, he barely merits a mention. Not beyond Middlesbrough, anyhow, because…

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MATT BARLOW: Dixie Dean’s name has been dusted off from football history as Erling Haaland chases a remarkable 60-goal season… but let’s make sure the free-scoring exploits of Middlesbrough great George Camsell are known beyond Teesside

He came up one goal short of 60 in the league, although it did not matter for another year, at which point the considerable shadow of Dixie Dean eclipsed George Camsell to the point where, when Erling Haaland threatens the biggest hauls in English football, he barely merits a mention. Not beyond Middlesbrough, anyhow, because…

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‘My heart is 45% dead’: Former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars, 50, has to catch his breath when he talks after a stroke last December, but he says he’s still working as a sporting director as he would ‘rather die than do nothing’

Former Arsenal star Marc Overmars has claimed his heart is ’45 per cent dead’ after suffering a stroke last December – as he spoke out about his health struggles that have left him struggling to catch his breath. The 50-year-old, who won the Premier League and FA Cup with Arsenal, reportedly suffered ‘irreparable damage’ to…

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‘My heart is 45% dead’: Former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars, 50, has to catch his breath when he talks after a stroke last December, but he says he’s still working as a sporting director as he would ‘rather die than do nothing’

Former Arsenal star Marc Overmars has claimed his heart is ’45 per cent dead’ after suffering a stroke last December – as he spoke out about his health struggles that have left him struggling to catch his breath. The 50-year-old, who won the Premier League and FA Cup with Arsenal, reportedly suffered ‘irreparable damage’ to…

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IAN HERBERT: Sir Alex Ferguson is FINALLY rewarded for the night his homegrown ‘Gothenburg Greats’ beat the mighty Real Madrid… PLUS, the case against Manchester City must be heard as soon as possible

The players often trained on a local beach, stopping only when the incoming tide hit their makeshift goalposts, and they remembered the way Alex Ferguson tied the hood of his red cagoule tight to his face against the howling wind as he watched. They trained in public parks, too, and on the ash surface of…

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IAN HERBERT: Sir Alex Ferguson is FINALLY rewarded for the night his homegrown ‘Gothenburg Greats’ beat the mighty Real Madrid… PLUS, the case against Manchester City must be heard as soon as possible

The players often trained on a local beach, stopping only when the incoming tide hit their makeshift goalposts, and they remembered the way Alex Ferguson tied the hood of his red cagoule tight to his face against the howling wind as he watched. They trained in public parks, too, and on the ash surface of…

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‘It’s what childhood dreams are made of’: Man United star Katie Zelem targeting FA Cup glory on the club’s ‘crazy journey’ – and is hoping she fares better at Wembley than her dad after his defeat in 1989!

It’s been a five-year journey from the wilderness to FA Cup finalists and title challengers for Manchester United women. But for captain Katie Zelem, it’s been 19 years in the making. Zelem joined her childhood club at the age of eight but was forced to leave in 2013 due to there being no professional set-up….

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‘It’s what childhood dreams are made of’: Man United star Katie Zelem targeting FA Cup glory on the club’s ‘crazy journey’ – and is hoping she fares better at Wembley than her dad after his defeat in 1989!

It’s been a five-year journey from the wilderness to FA Cup finalists and title challengers for Manchester United women. But for captain Katie Zelem, it’s been 19 years in the making. Zelem joined her childhood club at the age of eight but was forced to leave in 2013 due to there being no professional set-up….

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