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Sir Alex Ferguson was absolutely ‘terrified’ of facing Steve McManaman, according to Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel. Ferguson, United’s most successful ever boss and arguably the greatest manager of all time, would often nullify any opponent’s main threats by marking them out of the game over the course of his 26 trophy-laden years as the…

Sir Alex Ferguson was absolutely ‘terrified’ of facing Steve McManaman, according to Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel. Ferguson, United’s most successful ever boss and arguably the greatest manager of all time, would often nullify any opponent’s main threats by marking them out of the game over the course of his 26 trophy-laden years as the…

The FA has pulled the plug on free Covid testing for teams outside the Premier League ahead of next month’s FA Cup third round, according to reports. English football’s governing body covered the cost for non-top flight clubs to undergo PCR testing ahead of third-round fixtures last season, yet The Athletic claim that will not…

The FA has pulled the plug on free Covid testing for teams outside the Premier League ahead of next month’s FA Cup third round, according to reports. English football’s governing body covered the cost for non-top flight clubs to undergo PCR testing ahead of third-round fixtures last season, yet The Athletic claim that will not…

Carlo Cudicini has named Ruud van Nistelrooy as the toughest Premier League opponent he faced during his career and admitted to being scared of Thierry Henry.     The former goalkeeper made 161 Premier League appearances across 13 seasons for Chelsea and Tottenham. During his time at Stamford Bridge he won two FA Cup’s, two Football League Cup’s…

Carlo Cudicini has named Ruud van Nistelrooy as the toughest Premier League opponent he faced during his career and admitted to being scared of Thierry Henry.     The former goalkeeper made 161 Premier League appearances across 13 seasons for Chelsea and Tottenham. During his time at Stamford Bridge he won two FA Cup’s, two Football League Cup’s…

What a difference a year makes. Rewind 12 months and Leicester were comfortably sitting in the Champions League places, within touching distance of the summit after an emphatic start to the campaign.  Although the Foxes were unable to stay in the top four, narrowly missing out on Europe’s top table by a point, they brought…

What a difference a year makes. Rewind 12 months and Leicester were comfortably sitting in the Champions League places, within touching distance of the summit after an emphatic start to the campaign.  Although the Foxes were unable to stay in the top four, narrowly missing out on Europe’s top table by a point, they brought…

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has suggested Premier League clubs should scrap their involvement in the Carabao Cup – and also laid out drastic ideas, such as bringing back the five-substitute rule in the Premier League, to revamp the sport.  English football is again struggling to cope with a congested fixture list after a fresh…

While there may be presents given out in December there are no certainly no trophies being collected as English football heads into its annual deluge of fixtures. It’s just as well the wait for silverware comes late in the season because the vast majority of clubs will miss out on the big prizes, which for…