Erik Ten Hag insists Manchester United have goals in them despite drawing another blank in a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at West Ham.
The Red Devils have now gone four matches in a row without scoring for the first time since 1992 after another limp display.
But beleaguered boss Ten Hag said: “We have players who can do it. They’ve proved in the past they can do it.
“But we also have to acknowledge the fact that we didn’t do it as a team. We have to take responsibility. Football is about winning games and scoring goals.
“We have issues. We have had many setbacks and injuries, etc. But the players on the pitch are good enough to win the game. Get into the box, make sure you’re there, make sure you have the willingness to arrive and willingness to sc…
Fulham boss Marco Silva hailed his side’s 5-0 thrashing of West Ham as even better than the display that had seen them beat Nottingham Forest by the same scoreline four days earlier.
The floodgates have certainly opened for the Whites in recent weeks, with David Moyes’ men the latest side to be put to the sword as five different scorers struck in a fine home win.
Raul Jimenez opened the scoring to take his personal tally to four in five games having previously not scored a Premier League goal since March 2022, when he was a Wolves player.
Willian and Tosin Adarabioyo goals then had the hosts coasting at the break before a fine effort from substitute Harry Wilson and late effort from Carlos Vinicius added the gloss.
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Sergio Aguero s predatory instincts mean he can continue to prosper after he leaves Manchester City, says Pep Guardiola.
Aguero will bring down the curtain on a glittering decade in the Premier League with City, when the recently crowned champions host Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
There is, of course, the chance for a golden farewell in next week s Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto, but Aguero will enjoy an on-field tribute after full-time this weekend, with 10,000 fans allowed in attendance.
The Argentina striker is City s all-time leading goalscorer with 258 – 81 more than anyone else in the club s history – and has more goals to his name than any overseas player in the Premier League with 182.
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Chelsea moved through to the Champions League knockout stage with a 2-1 win over a largely compliant Lille side at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Tammy Abraham and Cesar Azpilicueta scored first-half goals as Frank Lampard s men bounced back from their weekend defeat to Everton by sewing up second spot in Group H.
The hosts knew three points would confirm their place in the last 16 and encountered little resistance until former Chelsea forward Loic Remy netted a 78th-minute consolation for the bottom-placed French side.
Valencia s victory over Ajax in Amsterdam denied Chelsea top spot, but Lampard will be satisfied after becoming the first Englishman to oversee the entirety of a successful group-stage campaign since Harry Redknapp, his uncle, did so with Tottenham …
Kyle Walker believes Lee Carsley made the right call leaving him out of England s party for their upcoming Nations League matches.
Carsley named his first England squad last week, with Walker one of the notable absences after being a pivotal figure under Gareth Southgate.
The right-back made 70 appearances under the previous manager, starting 64 of those, and featured in all seven of England s games at Euro 2024 as they reached the final.
However, since returning to Manchester City after an extended break, Walker has played just two minutes in the Premier League, coming off the bench in their 3-1 win over West Ham last weekend.
Walker admitted that while he was unhappy to be left out of the fold, he understood why he was not given a place.
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Achraf Hakimi has apologised to Gianni Infantino following his confrontation with the FIFA president.
The Morocco defender reportedly questioned Infantino on the level of officiating at the World Cup following the Atlas Lions defeat by Croatia in the third-place play-off.
Walid Regragui s side were denied a potential penalty against the 2018 runners-up when Youssef En-Nesyri s header hit Bruno Petkovic, while Ibrahima Konate s challenge on Sofiane Boufal also went unpunished in the semi-final loss to France.
But Hakimi, who also confronted referee Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, has since expressed remorse over the incident, with the Paris Saint-Germain full-back acknowledging his frustration had boiled over.
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Lionel Messi never thought it was possible to be so successful in his Barcelona career after winning the European Golden Shoe for a record fifth time.
Despite being overlooked for the 2018 Ballon d Or, Messi has enjoyed another wonderful year, having helped Barca to another LaLiga crown in the 2017-18 campaign.
He scored 34 times in 36 games on the way to inspiring that title triumph, a record not matched across Europe s top leagues as he secured yet another Golden Shoe.
Messi, 31, was presented with the prize for a fifth time – usurping Cristiano Ronaldo s tally of four – on Tuesday and it offered him the opportunity to reflect on his expectations as a youngster.
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Brentford boss Thomas Frank has backed Phil Foden as the England player most likely to be crowned Ballon d’Or winner.
The 23-year-old scored a hat-trick in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Brentford earlier this month and the Bees manager was wary of a repeat showing ahead of Tuesday’s meeting between the sides at the Etihad Stadium.
Brentford were the last team to beat the defending Premier League champions at their Etihad home, Ivan Toney scoring the late winner in a 2-1 triumph in November 2022.
And they briefly led Pep Guardiola’s side again at the Gtech Stadium 14 days ago before Foden took over to steal the show with three well-taken strikes.
With 15 goals in 35 games so far in all competitions Foden is one short of his best scoring season for…
Roma booked their place in the first Europa Conference League final as they beat Leicester City 1-0 in a hard-fought semi-final second leg.
Tammy Abraham s 11th-minute header proved the difference between the sides, who had drawn 1-1 in their first meeting in England last week.
Thursday s result secured Roma their first European final appearance since the 1990-91 UEFA Cup, and ensured Brendan Rodgers men failed to reach their maiden showpiece fixture in continental competition.
Jose Mourinho s side will take on Feyenoord for the trophy in Tirana, Albania on May 25.
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Kylian Mbappe suggested he wanted to prove Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel wrong for not starting him after scoring a second-half hat-trick in the 5-0 destruction of Club Brugge.
PSG star Mbappe was introduced from the bench in Tuesday s Champions League clash and scored three times in the space of 22 minutes, as well as setting up the second of Mauro Icardi s goals.
Mbappe has started just four times in all competitions this term due to thigh and hamstring injuries, but now has four goals in two matches since returning from his latest setback and insisted he feels ready to play a full part in games.
I wanted to start the game, Mbappe – who became the youngest player to score 15 Champions League goals aged 20 years, 306 days, eclipsing Lionel Mess…