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Jose Mourinho has told his Manchester United players to learn from the attitude Wolves displayed in Saturday s 1-1 draw.

Despite coming into the game on the back of three successive away wins in all competitions, United were nowhere near their best as they returned to Old Trafford for the first time since late August.

Fred s first goal for the club gave them the lead in the 18th minute, but Wolves – who were vastly superior to United for parts of the opening half – deservedly levelled just after the break, with Joao Moutinho finding the net.

And Mourinho was left irritated by the attitude of his players, seemingly envious of Wolves mentality.

Not a good performance, not a good result, Mourinho told reporters. A fair result.

I think Wolves, b…

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Toulouse and Nantes will face each other in the first leg of Ligue 1 promotion/relegation playoff. The match is slated to kick off at Stadium de Toulouse at 7:45pm UK time on Thursday and promises to be an exciting game of football.

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Toulouse finished third in the ‘regular’ Ligue 2 season. Patrice Garande’s side picked up 70 points from 38 matches, just two fewer than Clermont, who clinched the second and automatic promotion place.

Le Téfécé got the better of Grenoble 3-0 at Stadium de Toulouse in the promotion/relegation playoff semi-finals. Toulouse scored twice in the first half and once in the second half to set up a two-legged final Nantes.

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Atletico Madrid are preparing to enter the race for Borussia Monchengladbach Denis Zakaria, according to .

Zakria s path to the Bundesliga side led through Swiss sides Servette and Young Boys, before he arrived to the Borussia Park in 2017 for €12 million as a replacement for Mahmoud Dahoud. Since then he has gone on to make a total of 68 appearances for the club and score seven goals, and became a regular Switzerland international. This season he has started in all matches Monchengladbach have played so far.

Atletico boss Diego Simeone is looking to boost his midfield options and the 22-year-old seems to fit the bill, but the Rojiblancos reportedly face competition from the Premier League in the form of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. Like Atletico, the two …

Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Mario Gotze plans to use his World Cup snub as motivation to push himself to new heights.

Gotze scored the extra-time winner as Germany overcame Argentina 1-0 in the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil, but his career has since tailed off due to injuries and metabolic disturbances .

The 26-year-old managed 23 Bundesliga appearances in 2017-18, just two fewer than he accumulated across the previous two campaigns.

However, he was unable to earn a place in Joachim Low s squad for Russia 2018 and found it tough to take.

I have to grow from that. I have to accept it as an experience that can help me tackle the future and reach the next level, Gotze told Welt am Sonntag.

I knew about it a day beforehand, but I had a f…

Controversies continue to plague the Premier League, with the 115 charges for financial wrongdoing still hanging over Manchester City. What s more, the reigning champions have now launched legal proceedings against the league as well.

Former Arsenal captain Tony Adams believes the English top flight needs to ensure it remains as competitive as possible in these circumstances.

We ve spent £200m here at Arsenal just to get near to them

Tony Adams on Man City s 115 charges

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Eight teams appear to be in the race to qualify for next season s Champions League by finishing in the top four in the Premier League, and Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is obviously aware that it won t be easy for his team to achieve that goal.

United are currently fifth with 26 points, three less than Tottenham Hotspur in fourth and four less than Newcastle in third, but with a game in hand on both those rivals.

“We are aware that competition is tough.”

Erik ten Hag on the race for the top four.

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Two nations who are still looking to pick up their first victory at this year s Gold Cup, defending champions Mexico and Guatemala will meet at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this week.

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Starting with Guatemala, while they might have managed to open this year s Gold Cup riding a real high, they failed to lay much of a glove on El Salvador. Hugely outplayed when they made the trip to the Toyota Stadium earlier in the week, interim boss Rafael Loredo saw his side get hit with a deserved 2-0 defeat in their Group A opener. Only managing to snatch a spot at this year s tournament as a late replacement and with no time to complete any real preparations, it is no surprise that Los Chapines are tipped as a landslide underdog to make any k…

Paddy McCarthy has put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension at Crystal Palace, tying him to the club until the end of 2015-16.

The Irish defender moved to Selhurst Park from Charlton Athletic in 2008, and was almost an ever-present during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 campaigns.

Since Palace won promotion to the Premier League under Ian Holloway in 2013, McCarthy has made just one top-flight appearance, but the club confirmed on Friday that they had agreed terms with the 31-year-old.

McCarthy is now working under Neil Warnock for a second time, after the latter was the man to bring McCarthy to Palace six years ago.

He s the same old gaffer that left last time, he said.

Obviously since the last time he was here he s had the added experience in…

Pele leaves an inestimable legacy after changing football with his sporting artistry and genius , the Brazil great s former side New York Cosmos said on Thursday.

The three-time World Cup winner s death was confirmed by Sao Paulo s Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital after he suffered multiple organ failure.

Pele had battled colon cancer prior to his passing, with his family travelling to be alongside him earlier in December after he had been moved to palliative care when his body stopped responding to treatment.

The 82-year-old has been lauded by numerous tributes from sporting greats, clubs and various organisations after his iconic career with Brazil and Santos.

He scored 643 goals in 659 matches over an 18-year period for Brazilian side Santos before r…