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JOSE MOURINHO insists there is no problem with Paul Pogba despite stripping him of the deputy captain role at Manchester United. Manchester United crashed out of the Carabao Cup in a penalty shoot-out to Derby with Pogba watching from the stands. Pogba was omitted from the squad due to rest according to Mourinho but his absence came after he was told he would never skipper the team again. Mourinho is understood to have made the brutal declaration in front of the rest of Pogba’s stunned team-mates before their defeat to Derby The United boss is furious with Pogba ’s attitude but he gave a different take after the dramatic shoot-out. "The only truth is that I made the decision of Paul not to be the second captain anymore," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "But no fall-out. No problems at all. "The same person that decides Paul is not second captain anymore was exactly the same person that decides that Paul was the second captain, myself. “I am the manager...

Real Madrid star, Marco Asensio, has revealed why he did not take Cristiano Ronaldo’s No. 7 shirt when the Portugal superstar left the club for Juventus. Asensio said the club never offered him the No. 7 shirt. Ronaldo opted to join Juventus in order to achieve pay parity with Lionel Messi and Neymar. Real Madrid opted against signing a direct replacement but Asensio has instead stepped up. The Spain star bagged the winner in Real’s 1-0 La Liga victory over Espanyol last night. When Ronaldo was first signed from Manchester United nine years ago, he was given the No 9 jersey. However, once Raul left Bernabeu to Bundesliga side Schalke, Ronaldo got the shirt. The no 7 shirt is now iconic for Real in the same way it is for United. Asensio said he was not given the opportunity to wear it with new signing Mariano Diaz, instead securing it. “They didn’t offer me the No. 7,” Express Sports quoted him as saying. “The club never said anything to me about it. “I didn’t...

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Simon Mignolet will start in goal against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. Summer signing Alisson Becker, who was reportedly a target for the Blues prior to his switch from Roma to Merseyside, will miss out on the game. Liverpool are currently top of the Premier League after overtaking Maurizio Sarri's side at the weekend. Joel Matip and Mohamed Salah both scored in a 3-0 win over Southampton with Saints defender Wesley Hoedt setting the home side off on a path to misery with an own goal in the 10th minute. Klopp refused to comment on who else would make his team to face Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday night but talked up Mignolet's response to being dropped for the big money arrival of Alisson after making way for Loris Karius between the sticks last season. "The only position I will confirm is Simon Mignolet will start", said the German in his pre-match press conference, as reported by the  Liverpool Echo  . "All the rest will ...

Facts have emerged on the real reason Juventus star, Cristiano Ronaldo, was not at FIFA’s The Best awards 2018, despite being nominated for two gongs. The Portugal star was nominated for FIFA’s The Best Player award, the main award of the evening and was also up for the Puskas award, the goal of the year. But the Juventus superstar snubbed the ceremony, because he was aware he won’t win either prize. The 33-year-old had won five Ballon d’Ors and helped Real Madrid win a third Champions League crown in a row last season. But he struggled at the World Cup with Portugal and was overshadowed by then Madrid team-mate, Luka Modric. According to Express Sport, the Juventus forward said he did not attend because he wanted to stay in Turin and concentrate on upcoming matches. It is the same reasoning he gave when he withdrew from the Portugal squad for the most recent international break. Luka Modric took home the gong, and is the first man to win the award since ...

Phillipe Coutinho is reportedly angry with Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde regarding a comment he made about the Brazilian in one of his press conferences. This is according to  Don Balon , who note that the Brazilian has made his anger known to Barcelona’s players, and that he may even be made to leave the club if Valverde decides to stay with the club beyond this summer. As per this report, the comment Valverde made was that he hasn’t been starting Coutinho as the Brazilian “breaks the balance” of his side, and that these words didn’t go down well with the former Liverpool man. It’s easy to see why Coutinho would be angry with this comment, as the player is clearly one of the most talented at the club, and his presence definitely helps free up teammates like Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele. Coutinho cost the club an absolute heap of cash back in January, and to see him not starting the vast majority of games will surely anger Barca ...

While the World Cup is currently dominating the global football scene – and let’s be honest, it’s been an absolutely phenomenal tournament – there’s still plenty going on in the world of club football. And when it comes to footballing giants, they don’t get much bigger than Manchester United. The Old Trafford club are being linked with the who’s who of world football right now, but there are several United players who could well be heading for the exit door in order to accommodate any and all new signings. Here, we’re going to look at five names whose Manchester United days now seem sadly numbered. Luke Shaw One of the most baffling situations in English football is the curious case of Luke Shaw. Having wowed many during his days at Southampton, the energetic, all-action left-back was seen as one of the biggest prospects in European football and was earmarked to be an England regular for the next decade. Sadly, his big-money move to Manchester United has done nothing bu...

 Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante has been named in the team of year at The Best FIFA awards in central London. With two representatives, only Real Madrid could boast more names in the best XI with Luka Modric, Marcelo, Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos also included. Paris Saint-Germain could count two of their own in the selection with Dani Alves and Kylian Mbappe winning enough votes to be named in the side. Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi and Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea rounded out the list, although former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was named goalkeeper of the year. Kante won the World Cup with France in the summer while Hazard helped Belgium to the bronze medal spot in Russia. Liverpool fans were less than impressed by the omission of their star forward Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian was named Premier League player of the year last season and set a new record for goals scored in a 38-game campaign in the English top...