Man United will take their time appointing next permanent boss, says director Murtough

Manchester United football director John Murtough insists the club will not rush their search for the next permanent manager at Old Trafford. 

The Red Devils appointed Ralf Rangnick as interim boss until the end of the season following the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November.

The former Schalke coach has won both his Premier League games in temporary charge of United, earning 1-0 victories over Crystal Palace and Norwich City, while they are due to face Newcastle United on Monday.

The club will seek to appoint a long-term successor to former striker Solskjaer at the conclusion of the campaign, with Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag reportedly among the leading candidates.

Murtough told a fans  forum: Out of respect for Ole, we did not appro…

There´s nothing there – Klopp agent rejects Bayern link

Jurgen Klopp s agent has dismissed reports the Liverpool boss could take charge of Bayern Munich next season.

Veteran coach Jupp Heynckes has led an impressive revival for the Bundesliga champions since Carlo Ancelotti s sacking in September but a long-term appointment remains on the agenda for 2018-19 and beyond at the Allianz Arena.

Klopp was a thorn in the side of Bayern during his celebrated tenure at Borussia Dortmund, winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

He completed the domestic double by hoisting the DFL-Pokal in the latter season.

From around that time, Bayern have regularly poached top playing talent from Dortmund but Klopp s representative Marc Kosicke insists BVB fans need not worry about another of their heroes takin…

Bitesize Prediction: Midtjylland vs Benfica – 09/08/22

Market: Benfica win

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Simply looking to finish off the job and extend on their Champions League qualifying adventure on Tuesday evening, Benfica will make the trip to Midtjylland.

Starting with the hosts, blown away when they made the trip out to Portugal last week and eventually leaving the Estádio da Luz on the wrong end of a 4-1 loss, Midtjylland need a real miracle here. Knowing that they will face a huge task when Benfica arrives in town on Tuesday evening, the Wolves also failed to pick up any real momentum a few days ago. Having to settle for an action-packed 3-3 draw away at Lyngby while on domestic duties, the Danish giants are enduring a stuttering start to the 2022/23 Superliga campaign. Mustering just four points from their opening five to…

Lampard´s former Chelsea and England team-mate Cole joins Everton

Everton have confirmed that Frank Lampard s former Chelsea and England team-mate Ashley Cole has joined the club s coaching set-up.

Lampard was officially appointed as Everton s new manager on Monday, just over two weeks after Rafael Benitez was sacked following a dismal run of results.

Everton swiftly made moves to back Lampard, bringing in midfielders Donny van de Beek and Dele Alli.

However, Lampard has also brought with him a significant amount of experience in the form of an array of coaching staff.

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Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 Clermont: Mbappe on target in emphatic win without Messi & Neymar

Paris Saint-Germain maintained their 100 per cent record in Ligue 1 this season as Kylian Mbappe and Ander Herrera propelled Mauricio Pochettino s team to a 4-0 victory over Clermont.

Without Lionel Messi and Neymar, who along with Leandro Paredes and Angel Di Maria were given extra rest following their international exploits in midweek, PSG still made light work of sealing a fifth straight win.

Passed fit to feature after sustaining a calf injury while on France duty, Mbappe – the subject of three failed bids from Real Madrid at the end of August – scored his fourth goal of the season on a typically blistering counter-attack 10 minutes into the second half.

Herrera s first-half double had put PSG into a comfortable position, with promoted Clermont barely …