Henning Berg is not concerned by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s failed stint at Cardiff City, believing the new interim Manchester United manager faces a very different challenge at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer was appointed as United s caretaker boss on Wednesday, replacing Jose Mourinho until the end of the season, but his previous experience in the Premier League was not successful, overseeing Cardiff s relegation in 2014.
However, the former Norway forward twice guided Molde to the Tippeligaen title, which compatriot and former team-mate Berg believes will prove more relevant at a giant like United.
I look at [Cardiff] as an experience for him, where he has tested himself in this league, but with a team that is fighting relegation and not a team that is looking to compet…
Leandro Castan posted an emotional farewell to Roma fans after calling time on his stint with the Serie A club, telling the Giallorossi faithful to never give up .
Castan joined Roma in 2012, impressing in defence during his first two seasons at the Stadio Olimpico, but his career stalled in 2014 when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
After missing the majority of the 2014-15 season as he underwent extensive treatment, Castan returned to action in 2015-16, before spending much of the following two campaigns out on loan at Torino and Cagliari respectively.
The 31-year-old has now brought the curtain down on his Roma spell, issuing a message of thanks to the club s fans, who he believes should follow the example he set during his recovery.
The da…
Former Tottenham captain Ledley King believes the winner of Wednesday s League Cup north London derby will be well-placed to lift the trophy.
Arsenal travel to Tottenham for an eagerly awaited tie nursing dispiriting defeats to Dinamo Zagreb and Chelsea in the Champions League and Premier League respectively.
King won the League Cup with Spurs in 2008 and he believes Mauricio Pochettino s current crop have the potential to go one better than last season s runners-up spot.
It s great for this game to be in the League Cup at
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such an early stage, King told Omnisport.
The team that wins this fixture will really believe that they can go on and win it. They ll have momentum behind them having already beaten a big side.
It s a really import…
Barcelona full-back Jordi Alba admits he does not understand why he was dropped from the Spain squad by Luis Enrique.
The 29-year-old was a notable omission from squad named this week for the opening two matches of the UEFA Nations League against England and Croatia.
Luis Enrique refused to go into detail about why he overlooked Alba in favour of Chelsea s Marcos Alonso and Jose Gaya of Valencia, although it has been speculated their relationship has not yet recovered since the coach s final season in charge of Barca, when the defender lost his place in the team.
Alba insists he has no problem with his former club coach, though, and says he must respect the decision.
I don t know why I m not going, he told reporters after scoring one and setting up two m…
Birmingham City have beaten a host of Championship rivals to sign Spanish playmaker Jota in a club-record deal from Brentford.
While the transfer fee is undisclosed, the club confirmed it surpasses the previous record mark of £6 million paid for Nikola Zigic in 2010.
Fulham had appeared front-runners to win Jota s signature before Birmingham, who have won just one of their opening five league games, swooped in on deadline day.
The Celta Vigo product revealed the chance to work under former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp swayed his decision.
I have come to a big club in the Championship. The manager is one of the most important managers in England, Jota told Blues TV.
Birmingham have a good team and good players. I think it is a good team to…
Luis Diaz s agent says it is normal the Porto winger is attracting interest from Europe s heavyweights, amid links to Liverpool and Chelsea.
Since making the switch from Colombian side Junior to Porto in July 2019, Diaz has scored 21 goals, provided nine assists and created 59 chances in Portugal s Primeira Liga.
This season alone, he has nine goals in 11 top-flight appearances to stand top of the scoring charts in Portugal s highest tier.
The 24-year-old has a reported €80million release clause in his contract, with Premier League sides Liverpool and Chelsea reported to be weighing up a move for the Colombia international.
He has also caught the eye in the Champions League this term, scoring against Atletico Madrid and Milan, and will come up against L…
Aritz Aduriz has signed a contract extension at Athletic Bilbao that will see him play beyond his 39th birthday.
Veteran striker Aduriz on Wednesday agreed a one-year deal to take part in a 12th season for Athletic, which have been split between three separate spells.
The former Valencia player has made 390 appearances and scored 171 goals for the club, four of which came over two legs in the 2015 Supercopa de Espana victory over Barcelona the only trophy he has won at San Mames.
Aduriz, who turns 39 in February, has twice been the highest-scoring Spanish player in LaLiga but only notched two in 2018-19 as he transitioned to being more of a squad player.
157 – Of current LaLiga players, only Leo Messi (419) has scored more goals than Aritz Aduriz in the…
According to a recent report from Bild, German giants Borussia Dortmund will be attempting to seal the signing of Julian Brandt during the summer transfer window. Brandt has been with Leverkusen since making the jump over back in 2014, and is considered to be one of their star players in the first team. He is also a German international, having made his debut for the senior squad back in 2016.
The 22 year old has been linked with a move to Liverpool, too, having impressed in his altered midfield role this season. If he did make the move over to Dortmund then he’d also probably be a featured star in the realms of the first team, and given his age, he’d have much more time left to grow in the role.
Leverkusen are currently situated in 6th place in the Bundesliga table…
Manchester United have altered their preparations for Sunday s Premier League trip to Chelsea, with manager Jose Mourinho due to appear in court to answer accusations of tax fraud in Madrid on Friday.
Mourinho was summoned at the end of September over allegations he defrauded the Spanish tax authorities of €3.3million between 2011 and 2012 during his time in charge of Real Madrid.
When the charges were announced in June, the 54-year-old s representatives issued a statement denying he had been contacted by prosecutors, while insisting he had paid his taxes in full.
United were unable to offer clarification over whether Mourinho will attend the court hearing, set for 10am local time in Pozuelo de Alarcon, when contacted by Omnisport, but the club s pre-match med…
Manchester United have offered Juan Mata a new contract but the attacking midfielder has other options, according to his father.
Mata s contract at Old Trafford is set to expire at the end of the season, the former Spain international having been at the club since 2014.
The 30-year-old has won the Europa League, FA Cup and EFL Cup at United but has only started 13 Premier League games this term.
Mata s father, though, says a new deal is on the table for his son, who played for Chelsea before joining United.
Manchester United have offered to renew us, we are very happy, he told Cadena SER.
But there are proposals from Champions League teams.
Spain, maybe, but today is not the day to talk, it is not yet decided.
All eyes on t…