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  Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United's heavy derby defeat to Manchester City was one of his worst days as manager at Old Trafford. City cruised to a 3-0 win on Sunday thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland, including a first-half penalty, and another from Phil Foden. Ten Hag has suffered some dismal results as United manager, but asked whether the latest defeat to Pep Guardiola's side made it one of his worst days in the job, he said: "Yes." He added: "Of course, it is disappointing, but last year we had many highlights. When you lose a derby in the way we lose, that is disappointing. "First half we had a very good game plan and the execution was also very good. It was toe-to-toe first and it was very similar, but then the penalty changed the moment. Then, in the second half we chose to become more offensive and it is 2-0 too quickly. From that point on it was a difficult game." United have now lost five of their first 10 league games for the firs

Real Madrid's Rodrygo, Bellingham on target in win over Braga Real Madrid's Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham scored in each half to secure a 2-1 win at Sporting Braga and keep their side three points clear atop Champions League Group C on Tuesday. It was an affair that won't live long the memory on a cold rainy day in northern Portugal in which the Spanish giants dominated from the start and opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a close-range strike by Rodrygo. Jet-heeled Vinícius Júnior flew up the left wing and put the ball on a plate for his fellow Brazilian to tap in with a sliding first touch from inside the six-yard box. Wasteful Madrid missed several chances to extend their lead mainly through Vinícius, who was often caught offside playing on the shoulder of an extremely high Braga defensive line. But they managed to score again in the 61st when Rodrygo beat the offside trap and found Vinicius ghosting behind the defence on the left. He collected the through ball and

  Glazer family sell club Manchester United fans aren't going to get the clean slate they wanted when the Glazer family announced nearly a year ago that they could sell the club, but there's hope they might get something close to a fresh start. British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of chemical company INEOS, is closing in on a deal to acquire 25% of the club in exchange for £1.3 billion ($1.6bn), plus control over the sporting side of the business. It's not the full takeover supporters demanded as it will mean the Glazers, wildly unpopular owners since their leveraged buy-out in 2005, are set to stay in some form, but there's quiet optimism that whatever change is triggered by Ratcliffe's arrival can be positive in nature. Most fans are prepared to wait and see what happens, but the general feeling is that, after 18 years of anger and protests, it can't be as bad as what's gone before. Ratcliffe, estimated to be worth around £15bn ($18b

  Despite a bounce-back season under new boss Erik ten Hag that saw them finish third in the Premier League, win the Carabao Cup and reach the Europa League semifinals, Manchester United face several challenges this season. First and foremost, this team is still in "build mode," as many of the pieces aren't natural fits for the style of football Ten Hag wants to play. (It's also the style that got him the job.) Second, there remains uncertainty over whether the club will be sold or whether it'll take on new investment (or whether the Glazer family will simply maintain the status quo). As a result, budgets remain relatively tight (by United standards anyway). United have budgeted for a summer net spend of roughly £120 million ($153m,) plus whatever they can raise from outgoing players. They've already spent nearly half of that on signing Mason Mount from Chelsea, and they'll probably want to bring in a striker, a goalkeeper and possibly help in midfield as

  The summer transfer window is now open in Europe, and there's plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Manchester United are readying a bid for Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund, reports the Telegraph. The 20-year-old from Denmark is now a priority for the Red Devils this transfer window and is preferred to Eintracht Frankfurt frontman Randal Kolo Muani. The club is also operating under a strict budget due to financial fair play considerations and will look to sign the striker for a transfer fee of around £50m. Hojlund had a breakout season in Serie A, scoring nine goals and providing two assists in 32 appearances for La Dea. He has also scored six goals in six games for his national side after making his senior debut in September. It has been reported that United might face delays in completing the transfer due to increasing uncertainty surrounding a potential takeover of the club. The Pr

  After a spend approaching $750 million over the previous two transfer windows, Chelsea's priorities in this transfer window were pretty clear. In order to remain compliant with financial sustainability rules -- those of both the Premier League and UEFA (when they next qualify for European football) -- they needed to cut the wage bill and generate funds from sales. And they needed to reduce a bloated squad that, including loans, had ballooned to around 40 players (a figure higher than they needed, given the lack of European football this season). All this while giving Mauricio Pochettino a squad competitive enough to get them back into Europe -- ideally the Champions League, but at a minimum the Europa League. They got to work straight away and Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, the co-sporting directors, have been aggressive and efficient in that regard. They have made two signings thus far -- Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson -- and we expect them to bring in two to thre