Despite the Red Devils’ 3-0 lead from the first-leg, Jose Mourinho has opted to include the star players along with Henrikh Mkhitaryan Jose Mourinho has resisted the urge to rest Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba ahead of the EFL Cup final, with both players starting against Saint-Etienne in Wednesday’s Europa League round of 32 second-leg clash. Chinese club confirms Rooney approach The duo came off the bench to help the Red Devils beat Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, and though they lead 3-0 from the first leg against the Ligue 1 outfit, Mourinho is taking no chances. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game…

The enigmatic striker has enjoyed a remarkable career and has the opportunity to hit another high in a potential Europa League final date in Sweden Jose Mourinho believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic has extra motivation to fire Manchester United to Europa League success as the final is being staged in his native Sweden. United meet Anderlecht in the quarter-final, first leg on Thursday with Ibrahimovic just two rounds from a title match in Stockholm next month. Whatever happened to Eric Cantona? 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…

The Philadelphia Union esports player reveals why he chose Flashback Zlatan Ibrahimovic and silver left-back Ray Gaddis in his tournament winning team The second ever eMLS is underway as Philadelphia Union’s Cormac ‘Doolsta’ Dooley won the eMLS Series One in Los Angeles with a huge win against Kid M3mito from FC Dallas, who won the first ever eMLS Cup without losing a single game. The eMLS has the unique rule that every player must include three MLS players, two of which must be from their represented club, on the pitch at all times. His team featured Champions League Thibaut Courtois in goal, a backline of super inform Joao Cancelo, TOTY Raphael Varane, TOTY…

The New England Revolution head coach thinks Atlanta No. 10 is even more key than MVP Josef Martinez, but that Portland has an excellent counter The Portland Timbers will need to slow down Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron in Saturday’s MLS Cup final and Diego Chara will be “pivotal” in their efforts, according to New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel. While the Five Stripes boast an impressive collection of attackers, headlined by MLS MVP Josef Martinez, Almiron is arguably the engine that makes the attack go, with 12 goals and 14 assists for Atlanta this season. The Atlanta No.10 has reportedly drawn interest in the Premier League, with Saturday’s season…

After a third straight year out of the postseason, can Brad Friedel find the right formula to bring the Revolution back to the MLS playoffs? Attackers aplenty. Defenders a question. Welcome to your 2019 New England Revolution. Year two of the Brad Friedel era will see the Revs look to snap their three-year postseason drought after missing out by nine points last season thanks to a second-half fade. As has been the case in recent years with the club, it wasn’t all bad, but it simply wasn’t good enough, as the Revs scored the seventh-most goals in the East and allowed the eighth most. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve…

After spending five seasons at the helm of the MLS side, the 50-year-old will try his luck in Liga MX Former FC Dallas boss Oscar Pareja has been named manager of Liga MX side Club Tijuana. Pareja officially left his position with FCD last week, departing after spending five seasons in charge of the MLS side.  As Goal reported on November 17, the 50-year-old has now officially taken over Xolos, who finished 15th out of 18 teams in the Apertura and missed the playoffs by nine points.  Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping…

Click:energy healing tools Sporting Kansas City and Portland should put on a memorable West finals, but the New York Red Bulls showdown with Atlanta United is one for the ages The MLS Cup final is two weeks away, but Atlanta United’s Eastern Conference finals clash with the New York Red Bulls feels every bit like the league’s championship showdown. With apologies to Sporting Kansas City’s Western Conference finals clash with the Portland Timbers, which should be a tightly contested affair, the Red Bulls and Atlanta have been the best teams in MLS for much of the 2018 season and enter their series having put together two of the best seasons in…

Jose Mourinho’s side defeated Saint-Etienne 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday to make it three European clean sheets in a row Manchester United reached a defensive milestone for the first time since the era of Sir Alex Ferguson after beating Saint-Etienne 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday. Zlatan is Man Utd’s star attraction Jose Mourinho’s side kept their third consecutive European clean sheet for the first time since 2010, having previously kept out Zorya Luhansk and Feyenoord in the same competition. 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…

The ex-Inter midfielder said the Red Devils boss is simply special as he praised his former coach Dejan Stankovic is sure former boss Jose Mourinho will restore the glory days at Manchester United as he told supporters to expect success from the ‘Special One’. Morata proving his worth to Madrid Identified by United’s hierarchy in the off-season to lead the Premier League club back among Europe’s elite, Mourinho has overseen signs of improvement but also some teething problems at Old Trafford. 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…

The forward arrives from the Romanian top flight having scored 13 goals in 18 games this season New York City FC have signed Romania international Alexandru Mitrita as the club’s third designated player, the MLS side announced Monday. The 23-year-old Mitrita, who turns 24 on February 8, arrives from Romanian top flight side Universitatea Craiova, where he has spent the past two and a half seasons after making the move from Italian side Pescara. NYCFC announced Mitrita has signed a multi-year contract with the team, and though terms of the transfer were not disclosed, reports have put the fee at around $9 million (£7m). Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve…