Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed Harry Maguire is likely to miss the Europa League final against Villarreal.
Maguire suffered ankle ligament damage in an awkward collision with Anwar El Ghazi during the 3-1 win over Aston Villa on May 9 and subsequently had to be withdrawn.
Solskjaer said earlier this week that Maguire was feeling optimistic about his chances of being fit for the match on May 26.
But Solskjaer has now said he does not expect the defender to recover in time.
He s walking, but it s a long way from walking to running, so to be honest I don t think we ll see him in Gdansk, said the United boss.
I m going to give him until Tuesday night, the last training session, to see if he can be out there.
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Chelsea’s indifferent start to the Premier League season continued as they were held to a drab goalless draw by Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side were again short on creative threat as the hosts dealt comfortably with what their opponents could muster in attack, only once looking genuinely troubled when Raheem Sterling’s second-half free-kick cracked the underside of the crossbar.
For Chelsea it was a familiar case of failing to find the critical pass, as possession and overall control of the match counted for little.
It finishes goalless.
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It leaves the team assembled for more than £1billion by co-owner Todd Boehly languishing in 14th place with just one win in their first five le…
Manchester City have four players in the running for the Professional Footballers Association s (PFA) Men s Footballer of the Year award.
City cruised to Premier League success this term, with Ruben Dias, Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne all key to their triumph.
All four have been named on the PFA s six-man shortlist for the prize, which is voted for by the players.
Portugal centre-back Dias – winner of the Football Writers Association gong – is seen as arguably the favourite after a stellar first campaign at City following his move from Benfica last year.
While City only conceded three goals fewer (32) than in 2019-20 (35) when they finished second to Liverpool, many have compared his quick adaptation and influence to that of Virgi…
Arsenal cancelled Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s contract to pave the way for the striker to join Barcelona, while Ousmane Dembele remains at Camp Nou following an eventful transfer day across Europe.
Aubameyang had five months to run on his Emirates Stadium deal but was told he could join Barca on a free transfer, which is set to be announced by the LaLiga giants on Tuesday.
Despite some confirmed interest from at least one club in England, and the threat of not playing for the rest of the season, Dembele opted to stay put in Catalonia until at least the end of the season.
Those players were discussed heavily throughout deadline day, but arguably the most remarkable transfer happened early on Monday when Christian Eriksen officially joined Brentford.
It mar…
Kylian Mbappe plans to join Real Madrid after turning down the chance during his time at Monaco, according to former vice-president Vadim Vasilyev.
Mbappe initially moved to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain on loan from rivals Monaco in 2017 before making the transfer permanent in a €145million deal the following year.
Madrid were interested in Mbappe prior to the French sensation swapping Monaco for Paris, and the LaLiga powerhouse continue to be linked with the 20-year-old forward.
Vasilyev, who knows Mbappe well from their time together at Stade Louis II, believes the 2018 World Cup winner will eventually make the move to Madrid.
Why did he not sign at Real?, Vasilyev told Telefoot. He told me: Vadim, I think it s too early, I m Parisian, I do no…
Oriente Petrolero have stunned Nacional 1-0 in Bolivia to take a step towards the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.
Gualberto Mojica gave Oriente victory in their first round first leg against Nacional with a scorching strike just after the half-hour.
The side from Santa Cruz in central Bolivia have not qualified for the group stage of South America s premier club competition since 2011.
But a one-goal loss or better next week in Uruguay would see Oriente clinch a spot in a second-round group and dump Nacional from the Copa Libertadores.
Nacional have a strong history in the Copa Libertadores having won the competition three times and reaching the semi-finals as recently as 2009.
On Tuesday in Santa Cruz, the home side scored the only goal of the game i…
PSV have extended promising striker Jurgen Locadia s contract at the Philips Stadion until 2019.
The 20-year-old s previous deal was due to expire in 2017, but he has signed new terms after scoring 17 goals in all competitions last season.
Locadia s extension will be a boost to coach Phillip Cocu, who looks to have an impressive batch of strikers to choose from as PSV go in search of a first Eredivisie title since 2008.
Ajax have dominated Dutch football by taking the last four league crowns, but Locadia will look to link up with Netherlands internationals Memphis Depay and Luuk de Jong in an attempt to fire the Eindhoven club to glory.
Locadia made his Eredivisie debut in September 2012 against VVV-Venlo, and marked the occasion by scoring a hat-trick.
Jurgen Klopp called for Liverpool to be a pain in the backside for the teams at the Premier League summit after the Reds beat Aston Villa 3-1 on the competition s return on Monday.
Liverpool cut the gap to fourth-placed Tottenham to five points by winning an entertaining affair at Villa Park, as Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Stefan Bajcetic netted.
While Klopp concedes the 15-point gap which separates Liverpool from leaders Arsenal may be insurmountable, he says their primary focus is to put pressure on the league s top four.
Look, we have to be a pain in the backside for everybody. That s how it is. Of course, we have to chase, he said at Monday s post-match press conference.
We are not in the best position, there s a difference between us and oth…
Thiago Silva is not in talks with Juventus and has a contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2018 unless they fail to qualify for the Champions League, the defender s agent has said.
Reports emerged in October that suggested the 32-year-old was in discussions about a return to Serie A with Juve on a possible free transfer at the end of the current campaign.
Thiago Silva s current deal with PSG expires at the end of the season, but his contract will automatically renew if they qualify for the Champions League, something the Ligue 1 champions have not failed to do since the 2010-11 campaign.
Although his agent, Paulo Tonietto, was eager to outline the facts relating to the centre-back s contract, he did not rule out a transfer, putting the ball firmly in PSG…
Juventus must show greater maturity in order to get back to winning ways against Empoli, according to Leonardo Bonucci.
The Serie A champions fell to just their second league defeat in a year on Wednesday as Genoa claimed a shock 1-0 win.
Luca Antonini s 90th-minute winner dented Massimiliano Allegri s impressive start to life at Juve, with his only other defeats coming in the UEFA Champions League against Atletico Madrid and Olympiacos.
That loss saw Juve s advantage over second-placed Roma disappear, and they travel to Empoli on Saturday level with Rudi Garcia s men after nine games.
Juve last faced Empoli in the 2007-2008 campaign, when the two sides met twice in Serie A and enjoyed a Coppa Italia double-header.
Empoli triumphed in the home leg…