Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Sheffield United have appointed Chris Wilder as their new manager after sacking Paul Heckingbottom. The Blades fired Heckingbottom after they slipped to the bottom of the Premier League table, with just five points, after Saturday’s embarrassing 5-0 defeat

BREAKING NEWS First sacking of the Premier League season is CONFIRMED as Paul Heckingbottom is given the boot by bottom club Sheffield United… with former boss Chris Wilder replacing him Sheffield United were thrashed 5-0 away at Burnley on Saturday afternoon The Blades sit bottom of the Premier League table with five points from 14 games We expected perfection from VAR – we haven’t got it: Listen to It’s All

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been accused of “hurting” Kai Havertz’s confidence during his early days at the club. Gunners legend Emmanuel Petit says the German is slowly proving why his former club splashed out a huge fee on him in the summer. Arsenal signed Havertz from Chelsea in June in a deal worth up to £65million. He was initially thrust straight into the spotlight by Arteta and struggled in

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Manchester United have banned journalists from Erik ten Hag's press conferences. On Tuesday morning, the Manchester Evening News announced they were among the news outlets who had been banned by the club from attending press conferences. And

Arsenal midfielder Jorginho insists it is ‘impossible’ to not like his team-mate Kai Havertz as he defends the £65m summer signing, and reveals why he has changed his run-up to overcome penalty woes Jorginho has defended his Arsenal team-mate Kai Havertz following criticism Jorginho has also revealed why he has changed his penalty run-up recently Man City are vulnerable, but come the spring they will put on the afterburners. Leaders

Ex-Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given admits he has been impressed with the Magpies recent form which he has described as "immense". The former Republic of Ireland international played at St. James' Park for over a decade between 1997 to 2008, a run which saw him turnout for Newcastle the last time they were back in the Champions League under Sir Bobby Robson. Nowadays, Given can be found milling around media

John O’Shea lifts the lid on THAT fiery Highbury tunnel row between Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira… and reveals how ‘clever’ Gary Neville made the Man United captain ‘go into overdrive’ before facing bitter rivals Arsenal Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira were involved in a heated tunnel row back in 2005  The ex-Man United captain reacted after Vieira picked a fight with Gary Neville Manchester United have snakes in their

Erik ten Hag has proven this season that he is out of his depth at Manchester United, according to former Tottenham striker Darren Bent. Ahead of confirmation of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival at Old Trafford, Bent claims there is no way back for the current manager. Ten Hag has been unable to build upon his successful first campaign at United. After winning the club’s first trophy in six years and

Beth Mead can’t stop smiling after returning to Lionesses camp England Women will be going all out against Scotland to try and seal Team GB’s participation at the Olympic Games next year. The Scotland players find themselves in an unusual position because they could ruin their own hopes of playing in Paris by defeating England this evening. England, who are currently second in their Nations League group, level on points

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Harry Redknapp has made a shock return to management – taking charge of the UK's worst football team. It's been six years since Redknapp, 76, called time on his legendary career in the dugout. But he's been