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Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton have all been linked with a move for the forward this summer, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are at the front of the queue. United scored fewer goals than Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal last term, and Solskjaer is therefore keen to strengthen in attack. The Norwegian has identified Pepe,…

Pep Guardiola expects Manchester City to learn from their failure to break down a stubborn Wolves in their pre-season clash in China. The treble winners were beaten on penalties in the Premier League Asia Trophy final after a goalless 90 minutes in Shanghai on Saturday. The City boss is not concerned about the result but…

Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for only the second time in their history after an early fortuitous goal saw them beat Senegal 1-0 in Friday’s final in Cairo. It took Algeria just two minutes to take the lead with a lucky deflection from Baghdad Bounedjah’s strike finding the back of the net. Djamel…

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson claimed James Scott had the potential to become a complete centre-forward after the teenager scored twice in a 4-0 win over Morton. The 18-year-old netted in each half, hit the bar and came close on several other occasions as Motherwell took control of their Betfred Cup group. Robinson said: “If he…

Derby boss Phillip Cocu believes it will be “very difficult” to bring Harry Wilson, Mason Mount or Fikayo Tomori back to Pride Park. The three young loan players were pivotal last season as the Rams narrowly missed out on promotion after defeat in the Championship play-off final at Wembley, with defender Tomori being named player…

Pep Guardiola has confirmed Manchester City are in the market for a new centre-back. The Premier League champions are hoping to find a replacement for Vincent Kompany, who left the club after last season’s treble success. But although City have been linked heavily with a big-money move for Leicester’s Harry Maguire, Guardiola insists it is…

James Scott hit a double as Motherwell took control of Betfred Cup Group E with a 4-0 victory over Morton. The teenage striker scored in each half before Jermaine Hylton and Liam Donnelly both notched their second goals of the season. Scott was supported with an impressive new-look trio behind him. Sherwin Seedorf and Hylton…

Gordon Strachan says he has returned to Dundee to try to offer the club’s youngsters the same opportunities he enjoyed on his way to the top. The former Celtic and Scotland boss is back at Dens Park 42 years after leaving the club where he started his playing career, having been appointed the Dark Blues’…

Hibernian head coach Paul Heckingbottom has declared his summer transfer business complete. Former Bolton midfielder Josh Vela became Heckingbottom’s seventh summer signing this week and the Hibs boss says he will be the last. The former Leeds and Barnsley manager had been working to bring back Marc McNulty and Stephane Omeonga after successful loan spells…

Kilmarnock captain Gary Dicker has described as “a disgrace” following up a record-breaking season with the club’s worst performance of all time. Killie crashed out of the Europa League qualifiers at the first hurdle after letting slip a first-leg lead with a 2-0 home defeat by Connah’s Quay Nomads. Steve Clarke led the team to…