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Pep Guardiola has once again shown his class both on and off the pitch, earning praise for his post-match gesture toward Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Goes following Manchester City’s 2-1 Champions League victory at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday night.

Scott McTominay gave José Mourinho his Napoli shirt after Benfica’s 2-0 Champions League win last night: ‘I benched Paul Pogba [at Manchester United], it’s the least he could do,’ said the Portuguese coach.

Manchester United are preparing one of their most ambitious transfer moves in recent years, with reports from Fichajes claiming the club are ready to table a €100 million bid for Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.

An owner of a Saudi club has spoken out on the Mohamed Salah transfer rumours and has majorly played down talk of signing the Liverpool star.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has weighed in on Mohamed Salah’s uncertain future, suggesting that the Liverpool superstar’s relationship with the club has broken beyond repair but insisting there is no chance the Egyptian forward would ever cross the divide to Old Trafford.

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Manchester United are preparing to test the waters with an ambitious January move for AFC Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, but Liverpool remain in pole position to secure the Ghanaian’s signature, according to TEAMtalk.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher looks like he might have absolutely nailed this bold pre-season prediction about Arsenal’s strikers.

AC Milan are preparing an ambitious move to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker, according to Sky Sports journalist Sacha Tavolieri.

Nottingham Forest’s defensive sensation Murillo has emerged as one of the most sought-after young centre-backs in Europe, with both Chelsea and Real Madrid preparing to compete for his signature in the summer of 2026, according to a report from the Daily Mail.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham made an intriguing comment after his side’s 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester City in the Champions League last night.

Arsenal’s teenage prodigy Max Dowman has suffered a setback in his promising early career after sustaining ankle ligament damage during a recent friendly against Manchester United, according to The Athletic.

Danish-born Ghanaian forward Malik Pimpong scored for FC FC Midtjylland U19 in the UEFA Youth League against FC Koln on Wednesday night. Pimpong, son of former Black Stars striker Razak Pimpong, who is following the footsteps of his father, could not rescue the Danish outfit from elimination despite his exploits.Pimpong's second half strike only lasted for two minutes as the rampant Germany U19 champions produced a strong second half display to beat FC Midtjylland 4-1, and secure a 5-2 aggregate win.Fynn Schenten opened the scoring for the visitors halfway in the first half, but Pimpong responded moments after the break.The Germans seized control of the game after Kristiyan Irmiev netted in the 50th minute before Schenten added his second with 25 minutes remaining.Jonathan Friemel sealed victory for FC Koln with eight minutes remaining to ensure the Billy Goats progressed in the UEFA youth tournament.Pimpong, who has already represented Denmark at youth levels, remains eligible to play for Ghana's Black Stars.

English-born Ghanaian teen Ryan McAidoo continued his hot scoring streak in the UEFA Youth League after scoring as Manchester City U19 thumped Real Madrid to advance to the knockout stages. McAidoo struck with 20 minutes remaining before a late double from Reigan Heskey as City triumphed 4-0 in Spain.The England youth international had an outstanding game, netting his second of the competition in six games.Meanwhile, in a rapid start to the match, Charlie Gray expertly executed a freekick in the 23rd minute to hand the visitors a deserved first half lead.McAidoo then added the second in the second half with a fine finish before Heskey converted twice from the spot in the final n minutes.Manchester City U19 have now reached the knockout phase after finishing tenth on the table, with four wins in six matches.McAidoo, who was born in England remains eligible to play for Ghana's Black Stars at senior level.He is reportedly being monitored by Ghana's Football Association.

Dutch-born Ghanaian midfielder Levi Acheampong starred for Ajax U19 after netting a brace in their 8-0 victory over Azerbaijani giants Qarabag in the UEFA Youth League. The teen sensation, who came on as a second half substitute, scored twice in the space nine minutes as a rampant Ajax youth side tore apart their hosts in Baku.Hat-trick hero Emre Unuvar opened the floodgates after scoring in the 33rd minute before Abdella Ouazane doubled the advantage four minutes later.Unuvar added his second just before half time and completed his treble three minutes after the break.Ouazane added his second in the 63rd minute before Acheampong netted his first of the game five minutes later to make it 6-0 for Ajax.Acheampong sent Ajax to the seventh heaven with a sensational finish after a brilliant team move.Things went from bad to worse for the hosts after Raven Taymurov netted an own-goal with four minutes remaining.Acheampong signed his first professional contract with the Dutch giants in January and has been switching between the first and reserve teams of Ajax.