Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes Harry Maguire can help lead Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League.

Maguire replaced Liverpool s Virgil van Dijk as the world s most expensive defender when he left Leicester City for United before the Premier League transfer window closed.

Not since Alex Ferguson s final season in 2013 have United won the Premier League but former defender Pique backed Maguire to help the Red Devils challenge for silverware.

It happened before with Van Dijk and before about 10 years ago with Rio Ferdinand [when he joined United from Leeds], Pique told Express Sport.

Culturally they invest a lot in good defenders and Harry Maguire is a great defender.

I hope that they can be at the top again. Manchester…

AC Milan and AS Roma are both interested in signing Adama Traore on a free transfer, following the expiration of his contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to Sky in Italy.

The 27-year-old winger, considered a player of huge potential in his youth, has surprisingly low numbers in terms of being an attacking threat. In 194 Premier League matches in his career so far, he s only scored 10 goals and produced 18 assists. Basically, a goal and two assists every half-season. Boasting incredible pace and tricky feet, this is an extremely worrying output level.

Nonetheless, Milan s interest in his services is believed to be alive for several months now. The Rossoneri are also considered favourites in a potential race against Roma, having Champions League football next …

Steven Gerrard challenged his Rangers players to follow up their success against Celtic with a meaningful title challenge after winning a second straight Old Firm derby.

Rangers triumphed 2-0 on Saturday thanks to an unlikely double from centre-back Connor Goldson, who scored in each half as a depleted Celtic failed to register a single shot on target.

Having also won the last meeting in December, Gerrard has become the first Rangers manager to win back-to-back away league games over Celtic since March 1997.

As his team bid to prevent their rivals from winning a 10th straight Scottish Premiership, he urged his players to build on their victory.

Asked if the 23-year first proves the gap has closed between the two teams, Gerrard told Sky Sports: The play…

Fernandinho said Manchester City are fighting like animals to hold off rivals Liverpool and retain their Premier League crown.

Defending champions City have been locked in a thrilling battle with Liverpool that is set to go down to the wire – the sides separated by just one point with three games remaining.

City followed up last week s Champions League quarter-final heartbreak at the hands of Tottenham with a 1-0 win over the same opponents on their return to Premier League action on Saturday, before earning a 2-0 victory at neighbours Manchester United four days later.

A run of 15 wins in 16 top-flight matches for Pep Guardiola s men, including a potentially pivotal 2-1 victory against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on January 3, leaves them at the top of the…

Liverpool are interested in signing Lois Openda from RB Leipzig in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners are among the clubs who are keen on Openda. RB Leipzig expect bids for the 24-year-old Belgium international striker.

Openda has been on the books of Leipzig since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Lens. The striker has done exceptionally well for the German club this campaign and is one of the best players in the Bundesliga at the moment. Openda has scored 17 goals and given four assists in 23 starts and one substitute appearance in the Bundesliga and has scored four goals in seven starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Champions League this campaign.

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David de Gea issued a damning assessment of Manchester United s quality and acknowledged it will be very difficult for them to finish in the top four. 

United succumbed to a surprise 1-0 loss to relegation-threatened Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday, with Anthony Gordon s deflected strike proving to be the difference. 

Ralf Rangnick has now triumphed in just eight of his first 17 Premier League games as the Red Devils boss, giving him a win percentage of 47% – the worst of any manager the club has had in the competition. 

It was United s eighth defeat of the season – only the eighth time they have lost that many games in a single campaign but the sixth since 2012-13. 

They could find themselves six points adrift of the top four by the end of…

Jurgen Klopp s Liverpool did their talking on the pitch as the reigning Premier League champions snatched a late 2-1 win over erstwhile leaders Tottenham.

The Reds moved three points clear of Tottenham at the summit while Southampton are up to third after drawing away to Arsenal, whose struggles under Mikel Arteta go on.

Arsenal s return of 14 points from 13 Premier League matches is their lowest tally at this stage of a top-flight season since 1974-75 when, adjusting to three points for a win, they had nine points.

West Ham and Crystal Palace also finished all square, as did Fulham against Brighton and Hove Albion, while Leeds United and Everton both picked up victories over Newcastle United and Leicester City respectively.

Here is the pick of the Opta f…

Jose Mourinho has turned Tottenham into genuine Premier League title contenders, according to former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson. 

Mourinho s men host bitter rivals Arsenal on Sunday and sit top of the table heading into the weekend, making them clear favourites to cement their bragging rights. 

It was widely regarded as a controversial move when Spurs swapped Mauricio Pochettino for Mourinho in November 2019, but the Portuguese has proven his worth. 

With 19 victories from 36 top-flight games, he has a win percentage of 52.8, with Tottenham s lofty position a vast improvement on the 14th spot they occupied when he took charge. 

And former England international Robinson, who played for Spurs between 2004 and 2008, paid credit to chairman Dani…

Liverpool are interested in signing Antonio Silva from Benfica in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool are on the hunt for a new centre-back due to the departure of Joel Matip and uncertainty over the performances of Ibrahima Konate.

Fichajes has claimed that Benfica are looking for £85 million in transfer fees for Silva, but it is too high for Liverpool, who ended up third in the Premier League table this season. The 20-year-old is one of the best young defenders in the Portuguese domestic league and has already played nine times for Portugal.

Silva has been on the books of Benfica since 2016 and has come through the club’s youth system to establish himself in the first team. The young centre-back has made 29 starts and on…

Diego Simeone has confirmed that Luis Suarez will play for Atletico Madrid against Valencia on Saturday, despite a lack of form and apparent recent falling out between the pair.

The Uruguay international is Los Rojiblancos top scorer in all competitions this season with nine goals, but has only found the net once in his last 11 club matches.

Suarez made his frustration known when he was substituted during last month s 2-1 defeat at Sevilla, appearing to direct expletives towards his manager.

The 34-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with a Premier League reunion with former Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa, but Simeone insisted at a news conference ahead of the weekend s clash at the Wanda Metropolitan…