Omar Garrick

Erling Haaland made history on Thursday by becoming Norway’s all-time leading goalscorer, netting twice in a 3-0 Nations League victory over Slovenia. Captaining his country, the 24-year-old Manchester City striker reached the milestone with his 33rd and 34th international goals, surpassing the previous record set by Jorgen Juve. Haaland opened the scoring in the seventh minute, reacting quickly to fire in a rebound after Slovenia’s goalkeeper Jan Oblak parried Antonio Nusa’s shot. This goal tied him with Juve’s 33-goal record. After missing a header early in the second...

Bukayo Saka and Curtis Jones will not travel with England for their Nations League clash against Finland on Sunday. Arsenal winger Saka, 23, was forced off during England’s 2-1 Nations League defeat to Greece on Thursday. He was replaced by Noni Madueke after 51 minutes and limped off the field at Wembley, having sustained the issue moments after Greece had taken the lead. Interim head coach Lee Carsley said at full time Saka was set to be assessed after “feeling something” in his leg. England have now confirmed that Saka “has returned to Arsenal for further...

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says he takes responsibility for his recent lack of goals and is determined to get back to his best form as quickly as possible. The 30-year-old midfielder has gone 15 club games without finding the back of the net for United, a run that stretches back to April. Speaking ahead of Portugal’s Nations League match against Poland on Saturday, Fernandes acknowledged he hasn’t lived up to his own standards. “As for the club, I want to improve as soon as I get there, and make sure the goals start coming again,” Fernandes said, as quoted by...

Nicky Butt has stepped down from his role as chief executive (CEO) of Salford City to pursue a return to coaching. The former Manchester United midfielder, who took over the position in October 2022 from Gary Neville, said he has missed the hands-on aspect of player development and now plans to focus on securing an opportunity back in that area of the game. Butt, a co-owner of Salford alongside his Class of 92 team-mates Neville, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, and Paul Scholes, will remain an active shareholder and board director at the League Two club. “Whilst I have enjoyed the day-to-day...

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been handed a five-match stadium ban by an independent regulatory commission following an incident after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Fulham on September 28. The charge stemmed from allegations that the Greek businessman’s behaviour around the City Ground tunnel after the match was deemed improper. Despite Marinakis denying the misconduct charge, the independent regulatory commission found him guilty. As a result, Marinakis has been sanctioned with a five-match stadium ban, meaning he will be unable to attend any Forest games during this period.

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal “cannot feel sorry” for themselves after playing more than an hour with 10 men in their 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth, following William Saliba’s red card at the Vitality Stadium. The French defender, 23, was sent off following a VAR review after bringing down Bournemouth forward Evanilson. Referee Robert Jones initially gave Saliba a yellow card for the offence, which occurred near the halfway line, but did not allow play to resume, with the VAR Jarred Gillett checking the incident for a red card offence. Gillett recommended Jones review the incident...

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United were left “mad and angry” at half-time after Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the pitch a second time for treatment following a head injury he sustained during their 2-1 victory over Brentford. De Ligt, a €50million summer signing from Bayern Munich, was required to receive treatment on the Old Trafford sidelines for a head injury he picked up in the first half, having collided with Brentford forward Kevin Schade’s knee. However, there was controversy as De Ligt, 25, had to leave the field again and during his absence, Brentford...

Enzo Maresca says Chelsea “are not happy” with their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, emphasising that his side “don’t like losing games” and felt they controlled much of the match. Despite having more possession and goal attempts (12), Curtis Jones’ second-half winner kept Arne Slot’s side top of the Premier League on Sunday, as Chelsea’s efforts went unrewarded. Maresca’s side dominated for long spells but were undone by Jones’ decisive goal after Mohamed Salah had opened the scoring from the penalty spot. Chelsea responded with a...

Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil stated that the decision to allow John Stones’ goal in their 2-1 defeat against Manchester City “did feel like a harsh one”. Stones, 30, headed home a stoppage-time winner to seal all three points at Molineux, but there was controversy after the assistant raised his flag, ruling that Bernardo Silva was adjudged to have been offside and disallowed the goal. However, VAR deemed Silva wasn’t in the line of vision and had no impact on Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa and recommended an on-field review. The referee overturned his...

Leeds United winger Largie Ramazani is expected to be sidelined for up to six weeks due to an ankle ligament injury. The 23-year-old had to leave the field just 14 minutes into Leeds’ 2-1 victory over Watford on Tuesday. Head coach Daniel Farke has since confirmed the extent of Ramazani’s issue, ruling him out of action for an extended period. “Sadly bad news with him (Ramazani),” Farke said. “Twisted his ankle. Sadly it’s a serious ligament injury. Doesn’t need surgery but will be out four to six weeks. Best case last week of November.” On Wednesday,...