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José Mourinho has claimed that if he were Vinícius Júnior, he’d have left Real Madrid last summer, praising the forward’s mentality in trying to turn his situation at the club around. Vinícius is currently serving a four-game ban in LaLiga after he reacted angrily to being red carded against Villarreal last Saturday, and then admitted to being unhappy at being substituted early in Madrid’s 4-3 comeback win at Roma in…

Xabi Alonso said it is too early to tell whether Chelsea are going the “right way” as he looks for greater balance from his free-scoring team. A chaotic start to life under the Spanish coach sees the Blues sit as the third-highest scorers in the Premier League with 15 goals from their six games, yet no team in the division has conceded more than their 13. – Alonso: Reece James…

Mikel Arteta has been told Arsenal‘s redundancies will help the club “achieve the success we want to create” after it emerged the Premier League champions are set to cut 60 jobs. Chief executive Richard Garlick informed staff this week that Arsenal’s workforce will be reduced across a number of departments — although the playing and coaching staff in the men’s and women’s teams will be unaffected. – Arteta defends Gyökeres…

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has said he believes Lisandro Martínez‘s criticism of the club’s hierarchy is “not that far off” but added he would not have liked hearing a teammate sound off in public. Schmeichel was criticised for his handling of a post-match interview with Martínez in the aftermath of Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Atlético Madrid, when the Argentina defender turned his fire on the…

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martínez will likely miss his team’s next seven matches, including the derby against city rivals AC Milan, with a hamstring injury. Martínez played the whole of Tuesday’s Champions League match against Club Brugge and scored two goals in the 4-3 defeat. But medical tests on Thursday revealed a strain in his left hamstring. – Lautaro Martínez: World Cup goal against England ‘one of the most important…

David Moyes has said discussions over a new contract at the Hill Dickinson Stadium have gone quiet following the news that Everton could be up for sale. Everton’s owners — The Friedkin Group — announced last week they were exploring the possibility of selling their controlling interest in the Merseyside outfit. Toffees manager Moyes is in the final year of his deal and the Scot is not expecting imminent developments…

Nottingham Forest are sweating on the fitness of Morgan Gibbs-White ahead of Sunday’s clash with Arsenal. The England international picked up a calf injury in last weekend’s defeat at Crystal Palace and has not trained all week. He is expected to train with the squad on Saturday and will be assessed before the visit of the champions. “Morgan Gibbs-White is a doubt, he couldn’t train the entire week with us,”…

Mikel Arteta has defended Viktor Gyökeres amid criticism of the Arsenal striker’s start to the season. Gyökeres arrived last summer in a €73 million (£61.5m) deal from Sporting CP and scored 14 Premier League goals as the Gunners won the title for the first time in 22 years. However, Arsenal spent the summer scouring the market for another attacking option with Atletico Madrid’s Julián Álvarez among their leading targets with…

Michael Carrick has insisted there are no divisions within the Manchester United dressing room after Lisandro Martínez criticised the strength of the squad. Martínez has apologised after his barbed comments aimed at director of football Jason Wilcox following the 2-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid on Tuesday. The Argentina defender also suggested the squad was not good enough to compete in the Champions League. It prompted Wayne Rooney to say the…

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has said that Florian Wirtz “coming out of the team” could be the solution to his confidence and form improving after a disappointing start to the season. Wirtz — who was one of Liverpool’s marquee signings last summer — completed a move worth £116 million ($156.27m) from Bayer Leverkusen but supporters are still waiting for the highly-anticipated arrival to live up to his price tag at…