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Ratcliffe admitted that he viewed United’s biggest rivals as the ultimate football powerhouse after sealing a £1.3billion deal to buy a 27.7 percent stake in the club he supported as a boy

Rio Ferdinand claimed in midweek that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta would "100 per cent" leave the Gunners for Manchester United if he were to receive an offer from Old Trafford

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City superstar Phil Foden is now one of the best in the game after excelling in a more central role - but the 23-year-old insists he still has more to do

Pep Guardiola insisted before Manchester City’s 3-0 derby romp at Old Trafford in October that Liverpool had taken over from United as the Blues’ biggest rivals

Pep Guardiola dropped a huge hint that his long-term future may be at the Etihad on the eve of the Manchester derby by revealing how he wants to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson

Mohamed Salah is currently out of action with a hamstring injury and Liverpool have sent a letter to the Egyptian Football Association asking for the forward to be rested during this month's international break

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was cleared of "inappropriate behaviour" following an investigation, and linked back up with the team at the Bahrain Grand Prix

A goal from Darwin Nunez in the ninth added minute gave Liverpool victory away to Nottingham Forest, whose owner Evangelos Marinakis was none too happy with the officiating

Lewis Hamilton finished eighth at the Bahrain Grand Prix and the seven-time Formula 1 world champion was incredibly disappointed by his start to the new campaign

Germany star Jamal Musiala has rejected the offer of a new contract at Bayern Munich to fuel speculation that he wants a summer transfer to the Premier League, where Liverpool and Manchester City lead his list of admirers

French pole vaulter Margot Chevrier was taken out on a stretcher and transported to hospital after breaking her ankle at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow

Competition for places was fierce as Rio Ferdinand put together a combined XI before Sunday's Manchester Derby, with Roy keane among some huge names to miss the cut

Nathan Tella, whose 17 goals helped Burnley run away with the Championship last season, is now one of Leverkusen’s main weapons as they look to end Bayern Munich’s 11-year title domination in Germany

Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool this summer after nine years at the club, but he is determined to leave behind a strong squad for the new manager to take forward

Ruben Amorim is one of the contenders for the Liverpool job should the Reds fail to tie up a deal for Xabi Alonso, who is the clear favourite to replace Jurgen Klopp

Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all had scouts in attendance on Thursday evening as Sporting beat Benfica 2-1 in the Taca da Liga semi-finals, with former Coventry City and Brighton striker Viktor Gyokeres netting his 31st goal of the season

The Manchester City star has been forced off injured in the first half of the club's last two matches, and he is ready to bide his time ahead of coming back

Jonathan Barnett's Stellar Group, established in 1994 with David Manasseh, was named by Forbes as the most valuable football agency in the world before being sold to Hollywood talent agency ICM Partners in 2020

Darwin Nunez scored a late winner as Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground, with manager Jurgen Klopp revealing a chant from the home fans fired up his striker

Guiherme Ceretta was appointed to take charge of Inter Miami vs Orlando City amid the MLS referee lockout, but he was swiftly withdrawn after social media images came to light

Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea failed to get over the line away at Brentford on Saturday, taking the lead but then needing a late leveller just to take a point from their derby

Christian Horner has spoken out about his future after Red Bull won the Bahrain Grand Prix, with the 50-year-old insisting he will still be in charge in Saudi Arabia

Darwin Nunez scored a 99th minute winner for Liverpool at the City Ground, but referee Paul Tierney had stopped a Forest attack moments earlier due to a head injury

George Russell dropped two places in the Bahrain Grand Prix as the Mercedes struggled with engine issues as the driver also confessed they made incorrect predictions about the conditions

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 LIVERPOOL: Darwin Nunez was Liverpool's match-winner at the City Ground, but they couldn't have got over the line without the likes of Caoimhin Kelleher