Frenetic derby was just the place for the interim manager to roll out Ferguson’s old ‘use the energy of the people’ dictumFor Manchester United’s executives, City are the best-in-class runaway train they wish to emulate and aspire to. Coveted talent like Antoine Semenyo and now Marc Guéhi opt for blue when a generation ago, Old Trafford was the destination of dreams.United’s myth and legend becomes increasingly sepia-tinged but there may be life in it yet. Th

Callum Wilson scored a late winner to keep the pressure on Thomas Frank, Burnley frustrated Liverpool at Anfield and Liam Rosenior registered his first Premier League win for Chelsea against BrentfordGOAL! Coventry 2-1 Leicester. Coventry have done it again! Substitute Tatsuhiro Sakamoto links up with fellow super sub Haji Wright – the latter scoring from close range. A huge goal for Frank Lampard’s team.GOAL! Manchester United 2-0 Manchester. Manchester United extend their lead thro

It was the chant that had simmered for many weeks and there was an inevitability when it was belted out by the Tottenham support at the very last. “Sacked in the morning,” they yelled at Thomas Frank, the frustration unbearable. They have seen enough. In their opinion, the manager has to go.Whether the club’s board agree is unclear. They know the problems that Frank has faced and continues to face during a season of turmoil and transition. The acid test of nerve is upon them. C

Interim manager delighted with victory on his returnDownbeat Guardiola questions Dalot red-card decisionMichael Carrick praised Manchester United’s “fantastic” display in their 2-0 derby defeat of Manchester City and said his challenge for his remaining 16 games as interim coach was to maintain such high standards as a “version of normal”.Carrick revelled in his first match back in charge as goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu capped an impressive performance

Draft creates ‘too broad an opt-out’ for intelligence chiefs to decide what information is released after major incidentThe mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have said an amendment to the Hillsborough law should be withdrawn, saying it did not do enough to prevent future cover-ups.The Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, and the Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, said the amendment “creates too broad an opt-out” by allowing intelligence officials to decide w

Raúl Asencio also on target in 2-0 win over LevanteLautaro Martínez gives Inter 1-0 victory at UdineseReal Madrid ended a turbulent week with a much-needed 2-0 win against relegation-threatened Levante, courtesy of second-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Raúl Asencio, after being met with boos from a restless Bernabéu crowd before the breakthrough arrived.The win snapped Real’s two-match losing run and offered brief respite after a bruising week. They lo

Championship club pull off shock via Chaiwa’s own goalRangers thrash Annan thanks to Miovski hat-trickDunfermline sent Hibernian tumbling out of the Scottish Cup after the unfortunate Miguel Chaiwa scored an own goal in stoppage time to send the Championship club through. Kieran Ngwenya’s header from a Matty Todd corner hit the back of the Zambia midfielder before rolling into the net to break the stalemate.Both teams had chances either side of the break, but top-flight Hibs were lef

Championship club pull off shock via Chaiwa’s own goalRangers thrash Annan thanks to Miovski hat-trickDunfermline sent Hibernian tumbling out of the Scottish Cup after the unfortunate Miguel Chaiwa scored an own goal in stoppage time to send the Championship club through. Kieran Ngwenya’s header from a Matty Todd corner hit the back of the Zambia midfielder before rolling into the net to break the stalemate.Both teams had chances either side of the break, but top-flight Hibs were lef

Lampard’s side bounce back after trailing at half-timeIpswich brush aside Blackburn; Millwall win at WatfordHaji Wright scored for the first time since early October as leaders Coventry came from behind to beat Midlands rivals Leicester 2-1. Wright came off the bench to secure Frank Lampard’s side a crucial three points in the race for promotion.Jordan James had opened the scoring for Marti Cifuentes’ side before Ellis Simms equalised shortly after the break. It was a much-need

Vonn makes it five podiums from five downhillsDelago earns first World Cup win on home snowFoggy Tarvisio hosts first race in 15 yearsItaly’s Nicol Delago won a foggy women’s World Cup downhill on home snow in Tarvisio on Saturday as age-defying US Alpine ski great Lindsey Vonn powered to her fifth podium in five races.The victory, in a time of one minute and 46.28 seconds with bib number three, was the 30-year-old Val Gardena skier’s first on the World Cup circuit and her firs

⚽ Carrick oversees scintillating display as returning interim
⚽ Live scores | Latest table | And follow us over on BlueskyMichael Carrick is the first manager of United or City to begin a spell in charge with a Manchester derby.This is how Man Utd’s post-Fergie managers fared in their first derby; all were Premier League games.David Moyes 1-4 (A) 2013-14Louis van Gaal 0-1 (A) 2014-15Jose Mourinho 1-2 (H) 2016-17Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 0-2 (H) 2018-19Ralf Rangnick 1-4 (A) 2021-22Er

The so-called magic of the cup is still yet to truly cast its spell on the women’s game and the latest top-flight side to avoid a shock exit were London City Lionesses, after they produced a professional display to win at Sunderland.Since the WSL kicked off in 2011, upsets in the cup have been rare; no side in the third tier or below has knocked out a top-tier club in the subsequent 15 years, and even second-tier clubs doing so has been a rarity. Continue reading...

⚽ Football updates from Saturday afternoon’s matches
⚽ Scores | Tables | Ten things to look out for | Mail XaymacaHello and welcome to Saturday’s clockwatch. We’ve got five Premier League games for you at 3pm, with West Ham traveling to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face Spurs and Burnley travelling to Anfield to play Liverpool.Both London clubs have struggled in the past few weeks. Spurs have won just two of their last 12 games and lost to Aston Villa in the FA

FSF protests about security and accommodation concernsTraining facility and insufficient ticket worries also raisedThe Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has accused Morocco’s local organising committee of undermining their preparations for Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against the hosts.In a statement on social media, the FSF protested about a lack of adequate security on arrival, inadequate accommodation, confusion over training facilities and insufficient tickets being pr

Jamie Jackson’s Manchester derby Q&A, plus transfer news and moreManchester City then. They’re having quite the January window, aren’t they?First Antoine Semenyo and now, seemingly, Marc Guéhi. The latter has not yet completed his move from Crystal Palace, so obviously won’t play in the derby today, but only the final formalities remain before he joins Pep Guardiola’s super-squad. Continue reading...

FA finds 23 of 24 charges against Ryan Hamilton were provenPunishment sends ‘a clear message’ misconduct ‘not tolerated’The former manager of a fourth-tier women’s football club has been banned from all football for 12 years after he sent indecent images of himself to players and a member of staff as well as subjecting them to sexually inappropriate behaviour.Ryan Hamilton, who left his role as Sutton Coldfield Town Women’s manager in November 2024, was found

News, buildup and discussion before day’s actionPost a question for Jamie Jackson BTL | Email us hereManchester City then. They’re having quite the January window, aren’t they?First Antoine Semenyo and now, seemingly, Marc Guéhi. The latter has not yet completed his move from Crystal Palace, so obviously won’t play in the derby today, but only the final formalities remain before he joins Pep Guardiola’s super-squad. Continue reading...

News, buildup and discussion before day’s actionPost a question for Jamie Jackson BTL | Email us hereIn terms of today, it all starts – and by it, I mean our minute-by-minute coverage – with the Manchester derby kicking off at 12.30pm. Then we’ll have the usual clockwatch, covering the 3pm games in the Premier League and beyond, before our attention turns to Nottingham Forest at Arsenal at 5.30pm. There’s no late game in the top flight tonight.Of those 3pm games, I&

Goaded by my colleague into a half-marathon, I can’t say I’m enjoying the training but I’m slowly improving, and at least Great Ormond Street benefitsMy name is Barry and I’m a runner. As a clinically obese 52-year-old Irishman who regularly binge drinks (the NHS’s joyless definition, not my own), I would love to be able to say I took up running for health reasons but that would be a lie. Truth be told, I was railroaded into it by my Football Weekly associate Max Ru