The Armenian is a doubt for the EFL Cup final after going off during the Europa League tie, but his manager was still right to risk him COMMENT The second Henrikh Mkhitaryan headed towards the touchline, social media spun into action. Everybody suddenly knew better than Jose Mourinho. Hindsight was the winner, as always. The charge laid at the Manchester United manager’s door was that he should never have risked so many first-team players for the second leg of the Europa League round of 32 clash with Saint-Etienne. A 3-0 lead from the first leg was enough of a buffer, his critics claimed, to allow Mourinho to rest his preferred…

The state of the Russians’ pitch in Thursday’s tie draw made it a poor game, the Red Devils scorer said after full time Manchester United goalscorer Henrikh Mkhitaryan believes the poor state of Rostov’s pitch was to blame for the lack of quality in the 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. The Armenia international finished off Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s cutback to open the scoring for the Premier League side on his return from injury, having not featured since facing Saint-Etienne in the last round. But Aleksandr Bukharov equalised for Rostov early in the second half to leave the tie in the balance, with Mkhitaryan highlighting the…

After a 2018 campaign that saw several club records set, the Union will look to push on and become an Eastern Conference power in 2019 For a franchise that lacks an illustrious history of success, 2018 was a significant year for the Philadelphia Union. The Union set team records for points, wins, and road wins, all while integrating a youthful defensive duo that could become the bedrock of the franchise. Strangely, Philadelphia didn’t get much from the two players it expected to carry the team offensively in 2018: C.J. Sapong and David Accam combined for just five goals and three assists, while the more unheralded pair of Corey Burke and…

The Frenchman believes the strains of competing and home and abroad will benefit Southampton’s youthful side in the long run Southampton manager Claude Puel believes striking a balance between domestic and European commitments is an ongoing struggle for Premier League sides. The Zlatan show gets another season Tottenham crashed out of the Champions League with a 2-1 defeat at Monaco on Tuesday, while Leicester City booked a place in the knockout stages – their progress at odds with a listless title defence at home. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress…

After finally getting a run in the Manchester United first team under, the Armenia international is determined to keep impressing the Portuguese coach Henrikh Mkhitaryan says he was at fault for taking longer than expected to earn a first-team berth at Manchester United, not Jose Mourinho. Rodgers: Too much money harming Rashford The Armenia international arrived at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund with high expectations after being named the Bundesliga Players’ Player of the Year for 2015-16. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…

Bolstered by a top-notch owner, Atlanta showed with its title-winning run what MLS teams can, and should, aspire to be Atlanta United’s tradition of having celebrities hammer a ceremonial golden spike raised an interesting question before Saturday’s MLS Cup final. Which Atlanta celebrity would be called on to wield the hammer and spark the celebration on the biggest night in the team’s brief history?  The club ultimately made the perfect choice, handing the oversized hammer to owner Arthur Blank, who enthusiastically drove that golden spike, setting the tone for a night Atlanta won’t forget, and one that provided the perfect ending to a season that has set a new standard…

The Mexican World Cup midfielder joins from Eintracht Frankfurt as the most expensive signing in the MLS club’s history The Philadelphia Union have filled their attacking midfielder void with the type of high-profile signing the team has never made before, securing the services of Mexican national team star Marco Fabian in a club-record deal. The Union formally announced Fabian’s signing on Friday, after the now former Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder completed his medical testing and signed a new designated player contract with the Union that makes him the highest-paid player in team history. Fabian is being presented to Union fans at the team’s jersey unveiling on Friday evening. Details of the…

The LA Galaxy star scored a number of fantastic goals this season with one earning him a season-end award Zlatan Ibrahimovic was recognized with the MLS Goal of the Year award on Tuesday for his stunner against Los Angeles FC. The goal came in Ibrahimovic’s debut, a match widely seen as one of the most thrilling regular season clashes in MLS history. In the first ever match between the LA Galaxy and LAFC, Ibrahimovic came off the bench in the second half with his side down a goal. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

The league MVP is now set to stay with the MLS champions through the 2023 season Atlanta United has signed forward Josef Martinez to a five-year contract extension that will last through the 2023 season. Martinez is coming off a banner 2018 season that saw him set the all-time single-season MLS scoring record with 31 goals, and then lead Atlanta to an MLS Cup championship.  The Venezuela international won the league’s regular season MVP award for his record-breaking campaign.  Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…

Click:wps官网 The 19-year-old attacker sent a free-kick curling into the net to give his side the advantage in their Europa League tie – his first from distance Marcos Rashford achieved a career first on Thursday when he fired Manchester United to a 1-0 away victory against Celta in their Europa League semi-final. Schweinsteiger wants Neymar at Bayern The first leg in Spain was settled by the attacker with a curling free-kick in the second-half. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders…