Trent Alexander-Arnold has been named November s Premier League Player of the Month, while Pep Guardiola was recognised as the Manager of the Month.
Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold played in each of the Reds three league games in November, a 3-2 defeat at West Ham followed by 4-0 wins over Arsenal and Southampton.
The England man had a hand in five of the 10 goals Jurgen Klopp s men scored last month, scoring one and assisting four.
Besides Alexander-Arnold, who has seven assists in 2021-22, only five Premier League players have laid on more goals across the entire season than the four the defender created in three matches alone.
No player in November created more chances (10, tied with Callum Hudson-Odoi and James Ward-Prowse) or forged opportuniti…
Milan maintained their 100 per cent start to the Serie A season as goals from Rafael Leao and the returning Zlatan Ibrahimovic handed them a 2-0 win over Lazio at San Siro on Sunday.
After winning their opening two games of the 2020-21 campaign against Sampdoria and Cagliari, victory over Maurizio Sarri s Lazio, who had also won their first two games, means the Rossoneri have won their first three league fixtures in consecutive seasons for the first time in the Italian top flight.
Leao s second goal of the campaign set them on their way, although Stefano Pioli s side missed the opportunity to extend their advantage moments before the break when Franck Kessie struck the crossbar with a penalty.
Ibrahimovic – making his return to action following a knee i…
Ipswich Town secured their return to the Premier League after a 22-year absence by seeing off Huddersfield Town 2-0 at Portman Road on Saturday.
Kieran McKenna s side, who only earned promotion from League One last year, required a point on the final day of regular-season fixtures.
Wes Burns put Ipswich on their way with a 27th-minute strike, before Omar Hutchinson sealed the deal early in the second period.
Ipswich join Leicester City in going up to the top flight automatically the Foxes having secured their passage last week before cementing top spot on Monday.
As it turned out, even a loss would have seen Town go up as Leeds failed to pick up the three points they needed in a 2-1 loss to Southampton.
Joel Piroe cancelled out Adam Armstrong s go…
Marley Watkins scored the only goal of the game as Kilmarnock sensationally sent holders Celtic spinning out of the Viaplay Cup at Rugby Park.
The big striker converted a Danny Armstrong pass in the 59th minute of a pulsating last-16 tie in which the home side were well-organised and disciplined.
Killie withstood Celtic’s relentless pressure thereafter to complete a remarkable early-season Old Firm double, having beaten Rangers 1-0 on the opening day of the cinch Premiership.
The 1-0 defeat was a bitter and unexpected blow to the treble winners who have won the trophy six times in the previous seven seasons.
Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes has certainly got his side off to a flying start this season.
After taking four points from six in their open…
Alex Ferguson received a higher salary than any of his players from 2010 onwards, the former Manchester United manager has revealed in a new book.
Leading , which was published on Tuesday, details how the aftermath of a contract saga involving Wayne Rooney led to Ferguson becoming established at the top of the Old Trafford payroll.
Rooney was linked with a move away from United in October 2010 when he controversially questioned the club s ambitions in terms of signing top-class players.
The two parties ultimately found a resolution, establishing Rooney as United s top earner until Ferguson intervened.
I told them I did not think it fair that Rooney should earn twice what I made and [the joint-chairman] Joel Glazer immediately said: I totally agree with…
Manchester United remain the highest earning Premier League club, but their revenues lag behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.
According to Deloitte s 2013 Football Money League report, seven of the world’s 12 richest clubs by revenue are based in England as champions Manchester City enter the top 10 for the first time.
United are third on the list despite their revenues declining three per cent to 320.3 million pounds in 2011-12 from 331.4m pounds the previous year, largely down to their early exit in the Champions League and failure to win the league title.
European champions Chelsea stay fifth with 261m pounds in revenues while City move up five places to seventh thanks to a 51 per cent growth in revenues to 231.1m pounds following their title success, particip…
Manchester United are set to join the race to sign Leicester City defender Harry Maguire, according to the Daily Star.
A number of the Premier League’s big hitters are interested in securing the services of the twenty-five year old, who is set to be part of England’s squad for this summer’s World Cup finals.
Maguire moved to Leicester City from Hull City last summer and has racked up thirty-seven appearances in all competitions this season, scoring twice.
Prior to his move to the King Power Stadium, he spent three years at Hull City though spent much of the 2014/15 campaign on loan at Wigan Athletic.
He did help the Tigers achieve promotion to the Premier League through the play-offs in 2016 while he began his career with Sheffield United.
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Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen suggested it would be hard to turn down Barcelona if they were to make a move for him.
The Denmark international has developed into a key figure at the Premier League side since joining from Ajax in 2013 and his performances at White Hart Lane have not gone unnoticed elsewhere.
Recent reports suggested Barca are keeping a close eye on the 25-year-old s progress and Eriksen has hinted he would be open to a move to Camp Nou.
However, he added he could just as easily stay at Tottenham, where he is contracted until 2020.
There are always a lot of rumours, Eriksen told Ekstra Bladet.
Barcelona are a fantastic club and there are not a lot of players who would say no to them.
But there is a difference b…
Rangers claimed a goalless draw away to Progres Niederkorn in Thursday s second leg to win 2-0 on aggregate and book their place in the Europa League third qualifying round.
Having won last week s first leg at Ibrox courtesy of goals from Joe Aribo and Sheyi Ojo, the visitors saw the job through in a quiet affair at the Stade Josy Barthel to set up a tie with Danish side FC Midtjylland in the next round.
There was to be no repeat of the embarrassing 2-0 loss to the same opponents in this fixture two years ago for Rangers, who came closest to scoring across the 90 minutes with Scott Arfield s shot against the post in the first half.
Steven Gerrard made four changes from the reverse fixture, with Alfredo Morelos among those dropping to the bench, and it was Rang…
Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard should be in strong contention to replace Dean Smith at Aston Villa, according to former midfielder Paul Merson.
After suffering a fifth straight defeat by going down 1-0 to Southampton on Friday, Smith became the fifth Premier League manager to lose his job this season.
The former Brentford boss spent three years at Villa Park, guiding his boyhood club back into the Premier League at the first attempt before establishing their top-flight status with a creditable 11th-place finish last term.
However, the 50-year-old ultimately paid the price after the Southampton defeat left Villa just two points and two places above the relegation zone.
Merson, who spent four years at the club between 1998 and 2002, sympathised with Smith…