Marcus Rashford has admitted he is ready to leave Manchester United and take on a “new challenge”. Rashford was left out of the squad for Sunday’s Manchester derby by Ruben Amorim, although the head coach insisted there were no disciplinary issues behind his decision but he appeared to hint he had hoped to see more from the England player on and off the pitch during his first few weeks in charge.
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Southampton have sacked manager Russell Martin after their 5-0 hammering by Tottenham on Sunday. The result leaves Southampton bottom of the Premier League and nine points adrift of safety. Under-21s manager Simon Rusk will take over on an interim basis, starting with the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Liverpool on Wednesday.
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Wolves have sacked manager Gary O’Neil in the wake of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Ipswich Town. The departure of the 41-year-old and his backroom staff comes just three days after chairman Jeff Shi said the club was “united” behind O’Neil following Monday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham. Saturday’s defeat was their 11th in the Premier League this season as they sit 19th in the league four points from safety.
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The returning Diogo Jota scored a late equaliser as Premier League leaders Liverpool twice fought back with 10 men to deny Fulham following Andy Robertson’s red card at Anfield. Jota, sidelined with injury since October, slotted in an 86th-minute leveller after Rodrigo Muniz looked to have ended the Reds’ second-half resistance.
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Referee David Coote has had his employment terminated following the emergence of a video where he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. PGMOL confirmed the decision in a statement saying that a thorough investigation had concluded he was “in serious breach of the provisions of his employment contract, with his position deemed untenable”.
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