The Italian manager insists his side can still defeat the Gunners, despite a 2-0 loss in the first leg of their Europa League tie Gennaro Gattuso insists AC Milan can still progress in the Europa League, despite a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal in the first leg of their Round of 16 clash. Goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aaron Ramsey in the San Siro mean Milan will have to score at least twice in north London when they visit the Emirates. The result was Milan’s first loss of the year, and they bounced back in dramatic fashion in Serie A, beating Genoa 1-0 on Sunday thanks to an injury-time Andre Silva…

The Frenchman believes his side have remained competitive across all competitions, despite having slipped out of the Premier League’s top four Arsene Wenger has seen Arsenal fare better in knockout competition than the Premier League of late, but has refuted claims that the Gunners are now a “cup team”. The long-serving Frenchman has guided his side to four finals in five seasons, with the last of those resulting in a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup. Another route to silverware remains open in the Europa League, with Arsenal having made it safely through to the quarter-finals. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may…

Marc Overmars is determined not to be forced into selling three of the club’s most highly rated young players in the summer transfer window Ajax are determined to keep Kasper Dolberg and Amin Younes and are not prepared to sell Davinson Sanchez for less than €40million, director of football Marc Overmars has said. Centre-back Sanchez has been linked with a move to Barcelona after impressing in Ajax’s run to the Europa League final last season. Dolberg to reject ‘every big club’ 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…

Masoud Shojaei and Ehsan Haji Safi have been banned from playing for Iran after they featured against an Israeli team with their club Iran has banned two players from representing the national team after facing an Israeli club in the Europa League, a government spokesperson announced. Iran captain Masoud Shojaei, 33, and midfielder Ehsan Haji Safi, 27, played for Greece’s Panionios against Israeli outfit Maccabi Tel Aviv last week. PSG rule out Mbappe move 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 Magnificent Mane takes centre stage…

The defender has been taken to a hospital in Lyon after a bad fall during his side’s Europa League defeat Everton have confirmed that defender Cuco Martina has been taken to hospital to be “observed overnight” after landing on his back in a nasty fall during Thursday’s 3-0 defeat to Lyon. The defender went up for an aerial challenge with Lyon’s Maxwell Cornet in the first half and came off worse, landing awkwardly on his back. He received treatment on the pitch for seven minutes and was eventually carried off on a stretcher and in a neck brace. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have…

The former Gunners star believes following Manchester United’s lead from 2016-17 could offer the best route into Champions League competition Arsenal need to prioritise Europa League success as a route to the Champions League, says Robert Pires, with their top-four hopes fading. The Gunners could only muster a fifth-place finish in 2016-17, with Arsene Wenger slipping out of the continental elite for the first time in his iconic reign. Inconsistency in the current campaign has Arsenal on the outside looking in once again, with the north London outfit currently sat sixth, eight points adrift of the Champions League spots. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may…

After a Toffees fan appeared to strike opposition goalkeeper Anthony Lopes, the Premier League side have been fined Everton have been fined €30,000 (£26,656) after crowd trouble during last month’s Europa League game against Lyon at Goodison Park. After Everton defender Ashley Williams clashed with Lyon’s Anthony Lopes, a fan in the Everton end – who was holding a child – appeared to strike the goalkeeper on the forehead. Everton confirmed they would ban the supporter involved in the incident, but a UEFA charge has led to the Premier League club being issued with a fine. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played…

The midfielder left Ibrox in acrimonious fashion last season and has commented on the club’s humiliating European exit Joey Barton believes Rangers’ Europa League conquerors Progres Niederkorn are not even good enough to play in the Conference in England. All the latest transfer rumours Rangers’ Europa League campaign was brought to a humiliating halt in the first qualifying round with a 2-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of Progres on Tuesday. 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 Liverpool put…

The midfielder felt the club’s critics were silenced as the Red Devils beat Ajax in Stockholm to win a third trophy of the season Paul Pogba feels Manchester United have honoured the victims of the terror attack after beating Ajax 2-0 in Wednesday’s Europa League final, and silenced their critics. Pogba leads Utd to emotional win Pogba opened the scoring with a deflected shot in the 18th minute, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan put the match to bed early 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…

The midfielder has underwhelmed since joining the Toffees from Swansea, but believes results and performances will pick up in the near future Gylfi Sigurdsson admits his Everton performances are falling short of what he hoped for after signing in a big-money move from Swansea City. Despite joining for a reported £45 million in August, the Iceland international is yet to register either a goal or assist from seven Premier League appearances. Everton 6/4 to beat Lyon 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 Magnificent Mane…