Month: April 2019

The England striker is in advanced talks with the Red Devils over a five-year contract with the club which would see him earn Wayne Rooney’s old terms.

Before leaving Old Trafford to return to Everton, Rooney was on £300,000-a-week as he captained both United and England.

And now, 21-year-old Rashford believes his form this season means he deserves to be on the same amount of money as United’s record goalscorer.

According to the Daily Mirror, Rashford is set to see his current pay packet of £80,000-a-week shoot up to the astronomical wages to ward off interest from Real Madrid.

His current deal runs out next season, but United have an option to extend it by 12 months until 2021.

This confusion, added to the tumultuous start to the season under Jose Mourinho saw rumours of a move to the Spanish capital begin to gather pace.

The Belgium international ran past five defenders before slotting home at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

Hazard scored both the goals as Chelsea won 2-0 against the Hammers in the Premier League.

Hudson-Odoi conceded that his team mate is so good that sometimes even his colleagues can do nothing but watch in awe.

“All I can say is that I watched the whole thing with my mouth wide open,” the England international said.

“He’s an exceptional player, though, and I do expect things like that from him.

“I just watch and learn from him in training, and then in games.

“Watching someone like that, he is a superb role model to look up to.”

Chelsea moved third in the table with Monday’s victory, edging ahead of Tottenham and Arsenal in the race for a top four finish.

Spurs and the Gunners have a game in hand over the Blues, though, leaving Hudson-Odoi aware of the importance of the win.

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“The three points were absolutely crucial,” the England international told Chelsea TV.

“A couple of other teams dropped points so we needed to get the result, and we did and we did it in the right manner as well.

Kane, the England captain, could be out for the remainder of the season having picked up another injury during Tottenham’s Champions League defeat of Manchester City.

The 25-year-old appeared to roll his left ankle during a clash with Fabian Delph, the Manchester City defender, which resulted in him leaving the pitch before walking out the stadium on crutches while wearing a protective boot.

Mauricio Pochettino, the Tottenham manager, admitted after the match that Kane may have suffered ligament damage to his ankle, the same injury which kept him sidelined for around a month earlier this year.

Kane missed eight matches due to the issue between January and February, and, if the injury is relating to his ankle, it becomes a worrying trend for the striker.

Scoring 227 league goals since the year 2000 is a pretty remarkable achievement – that is before any mitigating factors come into the equation.

Sharp’s story has been one hell of a rollercoaster with more than a fair share of adversities along the way.

None more so than the tragic loss of his son, Luey Jacob, back in October 2011.

He was just two days old when he tragically died of gastroschisis.

Many would have understandably taken the necessary time out to get their head straight – not Sharp.

Three days later and he was captaining his side at that time, Doncaster, in a Championship clash at home to Middlesbrough.

He opened the scoring with a 14th-minute wonder goal, which he celebrated by lifting up his strip to reveal a T-shirt bearing the slogan ‘That’s for you, son’.

 

Despite eventually falling to a 3-1 defeat, Sharp labelled the goal ‘the most important of his career’, as the striker gained huge plaudits and respect for his show of incredible strength.

Now 33, you’d be thinking Sharp – the modern day ‘fox in the box’ – would be showing signs of slowing up. Think again.

He has already scored an incredible 24 goals in 38 appearances for Chris Wilder’s promotion chasers this season – including a superb hat-trick at Aston Villa back in February.

Not bad for a ‘fat lad from Sheffield’ – the words etched across a shirt he unveiled during a game back in 2010.

The England captain attempted to make a robust challenge on Fabian Delph close to the sideline, but came off second best.

Kane left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium wearing a protective boot and Mauricio Pochettino admitted the injury sustained to his left ankle could well be season-ending.

He told BT Sport: “We need to check tomorrow but it looks the same, a similar issue.

“Very sad, very disappointed, and it’s going to be tough for the rest of the season.

“We hope it’s not a big issue but there’s not much time to recover. He’s twisted his ankle and we will see how he reacts in the next few hours.”

With the 25-year-old off the pitch, Heung-min Son struck with just 12 minutes of normal time remaining to give Spurs a vital 1-0 lead over City heading into the return leg next week at the Etihad.

But the succession of ankle injuries Kane has picked up throughout his career will be a real concern to Pochettino, who has been forced to play without his talisman already this season.

Below, talkSPORT.com examines Kane’s injury history to determine how Spurs cope without their star striker and if there is a serious issue to address.

Heung-Min Son was the hero as he fired beyond Ederson after 78 minutes of the clash at Spurs’ new stadium.

The moment was wildly celebrated in the stands, where the new atmosphere was really felt for the first time and it appears many supporters took their joy online too.

After the draw in Nyon, former Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker posted a cheeky tweet, knowing he could face a tough reception.

While it clearly wasn’t disrespectful to the north Londoners, some supporters took umbrage at the post and had to wait just 25 days to get their revenge.

As soon as the final whistle was tooted in Tottenham, they fired up the social media site and made sure they told the England international just how much fun they had during the victory, despite only half the job being done.

You can see some of the responses below.

Fotage on social media shows the 22-year-old, who is on a season-long loan from Nottingham Forest, with a female friend saying ‘F*** the Celtic’.

Worral has so far made 31 appearances at Ibrox and the Daily Record report he is expected to escape a Scottish FA rap considering Aberdeen’s Shay Logan was let off for a similar offence last year.

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The Dons full-back was caught on camera saying ‘F*** the Rangers’ with Gers-supporting friends.

Logan was forced to apologise for his comments, insisting he did not ‘hate’ Steven Gerrard’s side.

Redknapp, who was in charge of Tottenham at the time, decided to visit Germany for the European showpiece, which pitted Chelsea against Bayern Munich in the latter’s own home stadium.

It’s a familiar story which does not need repeating, but we’ll do it anyway.

Chelsea, who were stretched thin due to injuries and suspensions, fell behind at the Allianz Arena with just seven minutes left, before Didier Drogba – putting in one of his all-time great performances – headed the Blues level two minutes from time.

The north London club triggered a 12-month extension on the Belgian’s deal at the beginning of the year after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract.

By taking up the extension, Spurs activated a £25million release clause which kicks in at the start of the summer transfer window.

United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already started preparations for a busy summer in the market.

He has made Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho his top target – with a £100m deal mooted for the England starlet.

According to The Sun, United are also keen to add to their defence and have identified the 30-year-old as the ideal player to slot straight into their first-team next season.

Having returned to the top of the domestic table after a comeback win at Southampton on Friday, they will now have to deal with the Portuguese league leaders in the quarter-finals.

Both teams turned in impressive performances in the last round to reach this stage, Liverpool knocking out German giants Bayern Munich, while Porto saw off Roma 4-3 on aggregate.

In the round-of-16 tie last season, Liverpool beat Porto 5-0 on aggregate in the first-leg, Sadio Mane scoring a hat-trick, with the return leg on Merseyside ending in a goalless draw.

There will be a level of familiarity but three key battles could define the outcome of tomorrow’s meeting and edge the winner closer to a last four clash with either Barcelona or Manchester United.

Find out where the tie could be decided below.