Fulham have taken drastic action in their bid to beat relegation by sacking Rene Meulensteen and appointing Felix Magath as first-team manager.

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Fulham’s Premier League home clash with Liverpool will go ahead as planned on Wednesday night after unions suspended a strike on the London Underground.

David Moyes admits he never expected his debut season as Manchester United manager to go as badly as it has done so far.

Sheffield United manager Nigel Clough hopes his embattled side will gain new impetus from an FA Cup upset that left Fulham counterpart Rene Meulensteen answering fresh questions about his future.

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Darren Bent masterminded Fulham's 3-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory over Norwich at Craven Cottage as the Canaries' winless run reached eight matches.

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Ray Wilkins has become the latest high-profile member of Rene Meulensteen’s backroom staff after being named as the new assistant head coach of the Barclays Premier League strugglers.

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Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen is looking to add points to performances as the Cottagers aim to climb out of the relegation zone over Christmas.

Joe Hart will keep his place in the Manchester City side for the December 26 clash against Liverpool after making his first Premier League appearance in almost two months against Fulham, manager Manuel Pellegrini confirmed.

Fulham manager Rene Meulensteen confirmed this afternoon that former striker Clint Dempsey had undergone a medical at the club and is set to return on loan.

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Fulham 2 Aston Villa 0

Dimitar Berbatov brushed off talk of a January exit to end Fulham's six-game Premier League losing streak as the Cottagers saw off Aston Villa 2-0 today.

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Dimitar Berbatov is unhappy at Fulham and hopes to leave in January, according to his agent Emil Dantchev.

Kyle Walker has challenged Tottenham to prove their top-four credentials over the festive period.

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Fulham have sacked manager Martin Jol after defeat at West Ham on Saturday extended their run of consecutive defeats to six games.

Fulham have appointed Rene Meulensteen as their new head coach to work alongside manager Martin Jol.

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Guus Hiddink has resigned as manager of Anzhi Makhachkala with former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen named as his replacement.

Manchester United have confirmed the departure of first team coach Rene Meulensteen.

Robin van Persie has claimed he is working with one of the best coaches in the world at Manchester United — but he’s not talking about Alex Ferguson.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has attempted some reverse psychology in the Premier League mind games battle by heaping praise on title rivals Manchester United.

MANCHESTER UNITED defender Wes Brown was having a medical at Sunderland last night as manager Steve Bruce edged closer to another summer signing — and he could be closely followed by Ireland’s John O’Shea.

Manchester United assistant-boss Rene Meulensteen has claimed that he “could not think of a more ideal player for our team” than Wesley Sneijder.

Cristiano Ronaldo is on track to surpass Ronaldinho as the best player in the world, according to Manchester United’s skills development coach Rene Meulensteen.