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Manchester City winger Jesus Navas will miss Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final first leg at home to West Ham United with a knee injury, manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Spaniard played as a second-half substitute in his…

Manchester United will turn to the League Cup to salvage their desperate domestic season when they visit Sunderland on Tuesday for the first leg of their semi-final. Having fallen 11 points off the pace in the Premier League, United saw another potential…

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester…

David Moyes heads into Sunday’s FA Cup third round clash against Swansea desperate to end Manchester United’s 10-year wait for Cup glory. United have been struggling in the Premier League and Wednesday’s defeat against Tottenham left them 11 points…

Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has accused his club’s supporters of subjecting him to unnecessary abuse during Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Blackburn. Lescott was unhappy that a small group of City fans singled him out for criticism in the 1-1…

Last season’s beaten FA Cup finalists Manchester City tasted fresh disappointment in the competition on Saturday when they drew 1-1 at second-tier Blackburn Rovers in the third round. Stunned by Wigan Athletic in last year’s final, City took the lead…

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss the FA Cup third-round meeting with Swansea City on Sunday due to a groin injury, manager David Moyes has revealed. The England striker, 28, has been nursing the problem for the last few weeks and sat…

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has waded into the debate about diving in football by claiming that “players are always trying to cheat”. FIFA president Sepp Blatter broached the issue earlier this week when he called for tougher sanctions…

Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as the new manager of Cardiff City, the Premier League strugglers announced on Thursday. The 40-year-old joins from Norwegian club Molde and succeeds Malky Mackay, who was sacked…