Manchester City’s poor run has raised concerns about club manager Pep Guardiola’s future: Is he leaving or staying?
Sources also believe that Pep Guardiola would be more likely to stay if Manchester City were found guilty and did receive a harsh punishment; as he has said, he wants the best for the club in every aspect, whether that comes to how much they spend on players or whether he considers himself to ever become a burden. By the same token, he would not want to leave them in a vulnerable position if they were, for argument’s sake, relegated or docked points.
Sporting Lisbon serves Guardiola only the third time a team he manages has conceded four goals
Tonight was only the third time a team managed by Pep Guardiola has conceded four goals in a UEFA Champions League match, along with a 4-0 defeat against Real Madrid with Bayern Munich in April 2014 and 4-0 defeat to Barcelona with Man City in October 2016.
Arsenal’s midfielder Odegaard returns from injury as Rice misses Champions League clash against Inter
Odegaard is set for an imminent return following an ankle injury he picked up when playing for Norway in a Nations League group-stage match on September 9. Odegaard practised with his teammates at Arsenal’s training base on Tuesday
Rot in Man United goes beyond manager, INEOS’ underwhelming track record in football demands critical look
There is so much work to be done. United will hope that a new coach can unlock something in those players the same way Klopp, Arteta and Emery – all of them mid-season appointments – got so much more out of the squads they inherited at Liverpool, Arsenal and Villa.
Detail in the Devil: Manchester United spent far too much of past decade drifting, going nowhere
Ten Hag was in some ways the quintessential modern-United managerial tenure: a challenging first transfer window, early struggles, a call to arms, back-to-basics football, an improved work ethic, a significant upturn, a trophy success, an upbeat declaration that “this is only the start”… and then looking helpless as the whole thing unravelled, a dysfunctional group of players reverted to type and another would-be saviour was quietly ushered away.
Kenya Evans Chebet peeped seconds to finish line by Dutch Nageeye in New York City Marathon
Tamirat Tola, the men’s defending champion and Paris Olympic gold medallist, finished fourth, right behind Albert Korir.
Kenyans sweep women’s podium at New York City Marathon as men are outrun by Dutchman
On the women’s side, Shila Chepkirui ran a technical, flawless race, hanging in with the lead pack from the start and denying defending champion Hellen Obiri in a gritty final mile to collect her first major title.
New York marathon pulls in 2024 Olympians as top Paris runners flock to US for the year ender
Tola is joined by Paris runner-up Bashir Abdi of Belgium, who is seeking his first major title after a trio of podium finishes, and the fastest in the field Evans Chebet, who won two years ago and triumphed for Kenya in Boston twice.
Yankees’ three miscues erase Dodgers’ five-run deficit to hand the latter World Series trophy
Ending a season that started with a gambling scandal involving Ohtani’s interpreter during the opening series in South Korea, Roberts won his second championship in nine years as Dodgers manager, matching Lasorda and trailing the four of Walter Alston. The Dodgers won for the fourth time in 12 Series meetings with the Yankees.
Revealed: Man United’s lack of cutting edge in front of goal led to sacking of manager Ten Hag, hiring of Amorim
Manchester United executives began assessing candidates afresh, with Ruben Amorim high in their thoughts. They had already looked at the Sporting Lisbon head coach in the summer but after conversations both parties decided the time wasn’t right then. His release clause was higher and United directors wanted to see how Ten Hag fared in a new structure.
