Welbeck gets chance to earn United stripes

Sir Alex Ferguson has promised Danny Welbeck he will have the chance to prove he can become a Manchester United regular.

Welbeck has been forced to wait for his break at Old Trafford, spending most of his career out on loan, including last season at Sunderland.

But the 20-year-old will return to United after England s European Under-21 Championship campaign with an assurance he will be able to show how much he has improved.

The manager said I ll get decent opportunities and hopefully I ll take them and progress from there, said Welbeck, who admitted he would be forced to consider moving on if he failed to make it into Ferguson s plans.

It gets to the stage where you have to decide on your future but I m still only 20 and looking forward to my opportuni…

Fourth Aussie to punt in NFL

Australian Chris Bryan has signed with NFL franchise the New York Jets.

Bryan s agent, Nathan Chapman, revealed that the 29-year-old had signed with the Jets via Twitter on Saturday.

Chapman, who formerly played AFL football for Brisbane and Hawthorn, runs Prokick Australia, an academy which trains aspiring punters hoping to make the NFL.

Congrats to Prokick Australia s Chris Bryan, agreeing to terms with the NY Jets, Chapman tweeted.

Thanks again to DEC Management for working through the terms.

Bryan s deal is reported to be over three years, with his signing representing one of many in a free agency period after the NFL lockout finally ended.

Bryan played for the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season and is the f…

Vertonghen: Tottenham must keep Pochettino

Jan Vertonghen says Tottenham must retain the services of head coach Mauricio Pochettino if they are to move into the elite of world football.

The Argentine coach has turned Tottenham into genuine title contenders this season, with the club seven points off Premier League leaders Leicester City with five games left in the season.

And Vertonghen is keen for Pochettino remain at White Hart Lane to see through the project he has started.

For me it is vital, the Belgian said. To keep this thing going, he has to stay.

Everyone wants him to stay and he feels that we want to fight for him and that this team is the best thing for him so I hope he stays.

Pochettino is the third manager Vertonghen has played under after being signed by Andre Villa-Boas i…

Netherlands v Latvia: Hiddink set for crucial clash SUBBED PUB FRIDAY

Guus Hiddink s future could be on the line on Sunday as Netherlands face Latvia in their Euro 2016 qualification campaign in Amsterdam.

The 68-year-old s second stint in charge of the national team has not gone to plan thus far and Hiddink suggested he will take the logical step if they fail to get a result this weekend

That comment was prompted by last month s 2-0 defeat to Iceland, which leaves the Netherlands third in Group A.

Since finishing third at the World Cup the Dutch have only won once – a 3-1 win over Kazakhstan in October – and fallen to four defeats, a run which mirrors the first five games of Hiddink s first spell in charge of his country two decades ago.

The latest loss came on Wednesday as Carlos Vela scored twice on his international…

Umtiti linked with Barcelona exit

Barcelona could be set to offer Samuel Umtiti to Manchester United as they aim to raise funds for Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt.

The Catalan club are eyeing a long-term replacement for Gerard Pique, and have identified the Netherlands international as their top target.

However, the Amsterdam club are likely to demand a similar fee to the €85million that they have recently paid the same club for fellow Dutchman Frenkie De Jong, so that will need to recoup fees elsewhere.

Umtiti moved to the Nou Camp from Lyon in the summer of 2016, and he is closing in on one hundred appearances in all competitions.

Internationally he has been capped twenty-nine times for France, scoring four goals and was part of their victorious squad at last summer’s World Cup…

PSV land Arsenal starlet Donyell Malen

It turned out to be a frustrating Transfer Deadline Day for .

The Gunners failed in their £90 million bid to sign the star Thomas Lemar who starred for France against the Netherlands on Thursday night, whereas the only positive is that Alexis Sanchez remained at the club.

Arsenal ended up loaning out striker Lucas Perez who returned to Deportivo La Coruna, while another player left the club on the final day of the summer market.

Dutch striker Donyell Malen moved to PSV, putting pen to paper on a three-year deal with the club. The 18-year-old will join PSV’s U19 squad after the international break but will do his best to try and force his way up to the first team during the current campaign.

Malen joined Arsenal in 2015 from Ajax and was mostly involv…

Bitesize Prediction: Southampton vs Newcastle – 06/11/22

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Looking to make another statement on Sunday afternoon, Newcastle will make the trip to St. Mary s when they meet Southampton.

Starting with the hosts, while Southampton might have clung to a 1-1 draw against Arsenal on October 23rd, it appears that was just a minor boost for the Saints. Last seen putting in another toothless display as they were hit with a 1-0 loss away at Crystal Palace, there still remains plenty of pressure on Ralph Hasenhuttl s shoulders. Battling it out at the foot of the Premier League table and with many around St. Mary s fearing their side could be at the heart of a real relegation scrap, the one-time RB Leipzig boss has seen his side record just a single victory from any of their previous eight outing…

Zidane says he can fix Real Madrid as pressure mounts after back-to-back losses

Zinedine Zidane believes he can arrest Real Madrid s form slump and restore order amid growing pressure after the club s shock Champions League loss to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Madrid suffered back-to-back home defeats in all competitions under head coach Zidane for the first time following Wednesday s 3-2 loss against visiting Shakhtar in their Group B opener, having been stunned 1-0 by newly promoted Cadiz in LaLiga at the weekend.

Shakhtar led 3-0 at half-time as Madrid conceded three first-half goals in a Champions League match for the first time in 15 years, before Los Blancos rallied through Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior goals in the second 45 minutes but it was not enough.

Pressure is mounting on Zidane ahead of Saturday s Clasico showdown against Barcelona aft…

Thomas Tuchel urges Bayern Munich players not to ‘mope’

Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has ordered his players not to “mope” as they attempt to finish a difficult season with a Champions League final trip to Wembley.

The reigning Bundesliga champions head for promoted Heidenheim on Saturday with Tuchel having admitted after last weekend’s 2-0 home defeat by Borussia Dortmund that their hopes of securing a 12th successive league title are over.

Leaders Bayer Leverkusen are 13 points clear of second-placed Bayern with just seven games remaining, but Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final clash with Arsenal represents an opportunity to rescue the campaign.

Tuchel on :

We have to make up for last weekend. The tricky thing is always managing to focus on the next game. We need to be the best possible v…

Mane sustained shin injury and requires X-ray, Nagelsmann confirms

Sadio Mane will undergo an X-ray after sustaining a shin injury during Bayern Munich s 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen, head coach Julian Nagelsmann has confirmed.

The Senegal forward limped off in the 20th minute at the Allianz Arena, where Serge Gnabry hit a hat-trick as the Bundesliga leaders moved four points clear at the summit.

Mane now faces a race to be fit for his nation s World Cup opener against the Netherlands on November 21, with Bayern awaiting further tests to determine the severity of the issue.

He got a blow to the shin, Nagelsmann told Sky. Maybe, you have to go under the X-ray machine and see if there is something there.

This is an unpleasant place. I hope there s not something, but I don t know exactly.

Nine wins in a row! …