Dendoncker confident Wolves can cope with gruelling schedule

Leander Dendoncker has backed Wolves to come through their punishing December schedule.The midfielder dismissed any fears of burnout after scoring

Hasenhuttl believes Ings is seeing results of hard work

Ralph Hasenhuttl says prolific Southampton top scorer Danny Ings is reaping the rewards of “working his ass off”.Striker Ings

Liverpool to take full strength squad to Club World Cup

Liverpool have confirmed they will take a full-strength squad to Qatar for the Club World Cup later this month.The tournament clashes with a Carabao

Italian sports newspaper accused of fuelling racism with ‘Black Friday’ headline

Italian daily Corriere dello Sport has been accused of fuelling racism with its front page headline in Thursday's edition of the newspaper.

Football rumours from the media

What the papers sayPatrick Vieira is now favourite to become Arsenal’s next manager, according to the the Daily Mail, which is

Marco Silva’s 19-month reign at Everton looks like ending after derby loss

Marco Silva’s 19-month reign at Everton looks like coming to an ignominious end after a 5-2 Merseyside derby defeat against Liverpool at

Jurgen Klopp pays testament to strength of Liverpool squad

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp paid testament to the strength of his squad after a side lacking Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino comfortably beat

Rangers’ Borna Barisic faces race to be fit for Sunday’s final against Celtic

Steven Gerrard admits Borna Barisic faces a race to be fit for Sunday’s Betfred Cup final.The Croatia left-back suffered a number of

Frank Lampard: Ruben Loftus-Cheek is no closer to being fit

Chelsea still have no time frame for Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s return from his long-term heel injury.The 23-year-old has not played since

Solskjaer lauds ‘excellent’ Man Utd display on Mourinho’s Old Trafford return

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed one of his side’s best performances of the season as Jose Mourinho’s

Marco Silva refuses to discuss future after Merseyside derby defeat

Marco Silva refused to discuss his future after Liverpool piled the pressure on the under-fire Everton manager with a 5-2 victory at Anfield.Silva

Rashford played like he was in the playground with his mates, says Solskjaer

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Marcus Rashford played as if he was in the playground with his mates after his brace ruined Jose

Ralph Hasenhuttl grateful for being given time at Southampton

Ralph Hasenhuttl admitted he is “thankful” for not being sacked after Southampton climbed out of the Premier League relegation

Brendan Rodgers does not believe Jamie Vardy has eye on breaking record goalscoring streak

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers does not think Jamie Vardy has one eye on his own Premier League goalscoring streak after the striker edged nearer

Lampard hails Abraham as striker enhances Stamford Bridge reputation

Frank Lampard hailed match-winning striker Tammy Abraham for shouldering an increasingly influential role at Chelsea.England hitman Abraham headed

Ljungberg plans talk with Pepe to try and get best out of record signing

Arsenal interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg insists club-record signing Nicolas Pepe is not suffering from a crisis of confidence – but

Divock Origi double leaves Everton boss Marco Silva on the brink

Liverpool striker Divock Origi loves a Merseyside derby and his two goals in a 5-2 win may well have spelled the end for beleaguered Everton manager

Pellegrini upbeat about West Ham’s display despite defeat at Wolves

Under-pressure Manuel Pellegrini denied West Ham had taken a step backwards after slipping to defeat at Wolves.Leander Dendoncker and Patrick

Focus on Jose Mourinho as his Old Trafford return ends in defeat

Jose Mourinho made his first return to Manchester United following his sacking last December as Tottenham visited in the Premier League.It was not

Vardy stretches scoring run as Leicester return to second

Jamie Vardy continued to close in on his own Premier League goal scoring record as Leicester regained second spot in the table with a 2-0 victory