Little wonder that Thomas Tuchel was unwilling to spare his £97.5m striker after Man City defeat

Ralf Rangnick says Anthony Martial was absent at Aston Villa after telling the interim manager he did not want to be in the Manchester United squad.

The Brazilian, 29, set up Jacob Ramsey for Villa’s first goal on 78 minutes then equalised himself in the 82nd minute after two goals from Bruno Fernandes put United in the driving seat.

Spurs statement: 'The original intention of the guidance was to deal with player availability directly affected by COVID cases, resulting in depleted squads that when taken together with injuries would result in the club being unable to field a team'

Defeats to Arsenal bookended Conte’s imperial period at Chelsea. Now in charge of another London club he could do with a win to overtake Spurs' arch-rivals

Plus Heat: Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner

All four couples hit it off on tonight's show, but one decided to end the evening as friends

Cristiano Ronaldo claims finishing outside the top three in the Premier League would be unacceptable for Manchester United.

Inspired by Bono, this column parks its customary sunny outlook to shout stop on various sporting annoyances.

In an earlier era, the torrent of insults that flowed would have been entirely directed at the referee. Now, though, the VAR offers a second focus

It will take more than this nervous victory to convince supporters that caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick is on the right path to end a wait for silverware that will extend to five years if United do not win a trophy this season

The hearing resumed at Manchester Magistrates’ Court on Monday following a Christmas hiatus

Teenage Irish striker Evan Ferguson is content to be learning off his experienced elders at Brighton and Hove Albion

Tottenham will entertain Graham Potter's Brighton following their scare at home to Morecambe on Sunday

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner saluted his players as they proved the magic of the FA Cup is still alive after the League One side dumped Premier League Newcastle out of the competition.

Triumphant Kidderminster boss Russ Penn targeted the big guns after his side stunned Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.

Paul Pogba’s recovery from a thigh injury has been slower than expected and Ralf Rangnick does not expect the Manchester United midfielder to return to training for up to a month.

Gunning wasn’t meant to be even at Stamford Bridge. In late October, a boot in the face against Halifax broke his nose but that was the least of his worries

Ralf Rangnick admits he is dealing with some unhappy players but downplayed the situation as Manchester United look to get back to winning ways in the FA Cup.

Timing in life, as in the penalty box, is everything. And the Lukaku interview was just about as clumsy as many of his runs this season