Roberto De Zerbi: Brighton boss says Pep Guardiola inspired him to become a coach after draw with Man City books Europa League spot | Soccer News

Roberto De Zerbi said Pep Guardiola is “still No 1” and revealed the Manchester City boss inspired him to become a coach, after Brighton held the champions to a 1-1 draw. Guardiola lavished praise on his opposite number in the build-up to the game at the Amex Stadium, describing the 43-year-old Italian, who has guided…

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Erik ten Hag: Man Utd players were not ready for Europa League quarter-final | ‘Seville had more desire’ | Soccer News

Erik ten Hag slammed the attitude of his Manchester United players after they were beaten 3-0 and 5-2 on aggregate at Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-finals. Man Utd had blown a 2-0 lead in the final minutes of the first leg at Old Trafford last week and quickly fell behind in the south of…

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West Ham manager David Moyes must now prove he is a man for the big occasion in Europa Conference League | Soccer News

If West Ham win the Europa Conference League, it will be the least enjoyable successful season ever. So it was succinctly put by someone on social media this week of a Hammers persuasion. The murmurs in the press box at the London Stadium just after 10pm on Thursday night, however, what that flights to Alkmaar…

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Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane forced off injured in Man Utd’s Europa League quarter-final draw with Sevilla | Soccer News

Manchester United’s mounting injury problems intensified on Thursday night as the dramatic 2-2 Europa League quarter-final first leg draw against Sevilla came at a significant cost. United’s first-choice centre-backs Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez both failed to finish the game, the former replaced at half-time and Martinez later carried off with what appeared to be…

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