Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dismissed the suggestion his team have an advantage over Manchester United ahead of the derby due to their early Champions League qualification.
City will travel to Old Trafford to face Premier League rivals United on Saturday, not before the final round of group fixtures in the Champions League.
Guardiola s City have already advanced to the last 16 and have the luxury of resting players for Wednesday s Group C fixture against Marseille, while Solskjaer s United need at least a point from their trip to RB Leipzig on Tuesday to progress from Group H.
But Guardiola – whose City are sixth and a point behind United – insisted there is no advantage for the Citizens against their neighbours.
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Antoine Griezmann said he cried tears of joy after his transfer to LaLiga champions Barcelona was finalised.
Griezmann left Atletico Madrid for Barca after the Spanish giants triggered the French World Cup winner s €120million release clause.
The transfer ended months of speculation following Griezmann s announcement that he was departing Atletico after five years.
Reflecting on his move to Barca, Griezmann told Marca: I called my father and I started to cry with happiness because I was there, everything was done.
I was with my friends, my wife and my children and it was an incredible moment.
I just wanted to end my holiday and start this new challenge, he said. The dressing room have welcomed me very well: players, coaching staff and doctors…
Ben Foster has praised the manner in which Boaz Myhill has deputised as West Brom goalkeeper in his absence.
With Foster sidelined since the end of August after suffering a fractured foot, Myhill has stepped out of the shadows and featured in a run of games that has included a 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford and a 1-1 home draw with Arsenal last Sunday.
The Wales international has waited patiently for first-team opportunities since joining from Hull City in July 2010, making 27 appearances in all competitions.
And Foster is pleased to see the 30-year-old enjoy his moment in the limelight.
Everybody has been delighted with him and rightly so, Foster told the club s official website. I ve watched every game while I ve been injured and I ve been very…
(GSM) Ajax striker Miralem Sulejmani is set to join West Ham United on a season-long deal, saying that he is excited by the prospect of playing in the strongest league in Europe .
The Hammers have reportedly reached an agreement with Ajax, who have signed Mounir El Hamdaoui from AZ Alkmaar and are close to recruiting Mido, and Sulejmani will move to Upton Park if and when he secures a work permit.
The record club signing, when the Serbia striker joined from Heerenveen in a deal worth in the region of £13 million in the summer of 2008, had scored only 10 goals in 43 league games for the club.
I am happy that I will play in the strongest league in Europe, Sulejmani told Sportski Zurnal. I think that I am up to the challenge and I am convinced that I will get the…
Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe has bid farewell to his teenage years, having turning 20 on Thursday.
After a rapid rise at Monaco earned him a move to the Ligue 1 giants in 2017, this year has seen the talented forward take his game to even greater heights.
He tasted World Cup glory with France and won the FIFA Young Player award for his performances in Russia, while in December he claimed the inaugural Kopa Trophy.
In celebration of Mbappe s 20th birthday, we recall some of his greatest goals.
Happy Birthday !
years old today! Joyeux anniversaire
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Montpellier 1 Monaco 2 Ligue 1 February 7, 2016
This strike away at Montpellier showed the raw pace and finishing abi…
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera said Javier Hernandez should leave Manchester United, with the striker s career in limbo.
With reports suggesting United manager Louis van Gaal has told the 26-year-old his services are no longer required at Old Trafford, national boss Herrera has claimed Hernandez would be better off elsewhere regardless.
The 66-time Mexico international made four substitute appearances for his country at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, scoring once.
Herrera insisted Hernandez has something to offer a club in Europe now he is seemingly surplus to requirements at United after joining the club in 2010.
Hernandez has been linked with three-time reigning Serie A champions Juventus a switch Herrera would approve of.
I think [Hernandez] needs…
Schalke are interested in extending Germany international Lewis Holtby s contract, according to his agent Marcus Noack.
The 21-year-old midfielder has been with the Gelsenkirchen club since 2009, but recently admitted that he would be tempted by a move to England, the country of his father s birth.
However, Noack has assured Schalke fans that his client has no interest in a transfer away from the Veltins Arena, and talks have begun over extending Holtby s deal, which expires at the end of the 2012-13 season.
There have been talks and the club have indicated that they would like to extend Lewis contract, Noack told Goal.com.
We know that many (club) names are being circulated in the media, but we re not making much of that because it happens every year…
Arsenal will head into a crunch spell in their season on the back of a chaotic 1-1 Premier League draw at Burnley after Granit Xhaka s blunder on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta s side, who had an 85th-minute penalty taken away after a VAR review, face a two-legged Europa League last-16 showdown with Olympiacos either side of next Sunday s north London derby.
And they will tackle that run of games knowing their top-four hopes are all but gone, with silverware and local bragging rights providing their primary motivation.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whose own goal handed Burnley a 1-0 win over 10-man Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in December, capitalised on some slack defending to put the visitors ahead after just six minutes at Turf Moor.
Burnley drew level in fo…
According to L’Equipe, Edinson Cavani isn’t happy with his current situation at Paris Saint-Germain. The Uruguay international hasn’t had all too much playing time, and the general belief from Edinson is that the Brazilian clique at the club is a big reason for that.
Regardless of whether or not that’s true, losing Cavani could prove to be a big mistake for PSG – especially given that Mbappe and Neymar have also been heavily linked with moves away from the French champions. The 31 year old has had a phenomenal scoring record in the French capital since joining from Napoli in 2013, but it appears as if the club are more interested in their ‘shiny new toys’ so to speak.
If Cavani did decide to look elsewhere then there would undoubtedly be a parade of clubs …
Sergio Camello scored a debut goal as Atletico Madrid battled back from 2-0 down with 10 men to end their LaLiga campaign with a 2-2 draw against Levante at the Ciutat de Valencia.
Saturday s match marked the final time Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin and Juanfran are likely to put on the Atletico shirt, but they could do little to prevent their side from falling behind in the first half.
Erick Cabaco gave Levante an early lead and Roger Marti seized on an error at the back from Thomas Partey to double his side s tally.
But the visitors pulled off the comeback, despite having Angel Correa sent off early in the second half, as Rodrigo and substitute Camello found a way through.
Atletico were behind with just six minutes played as Ruben Vezo headed the ball …