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Liverpool teenagers Paul Glatzel and Bobby Duncan will be given the chance to impress in pre-season after manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed they will tour the United States with the first-team. Klopp is working with a reduced number because of the staggered late returns of players who were involved in internationals after last month’s Champions League final victory or, like Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita (Africa Cup of Nations) and Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino (Copa America), have been...

Anthony Mullen, 57, appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court in Bootle on Wednesday.

Marcus Rashford is all the more motivated to get Manchester United back to the top by seeing the eye-catching success of rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. After stumbling home sixth at the end of a tumultuous Premier League season, the 20-time champions are in the midst of a rebuilding job as they look to compete for major trophies under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Plenty of work is required to achieve that, but Rashford is determined to return United to the summit...

Two people are due to appear in court following an investigation into a mortuary photograph of footballer Emiliano Sala. Sala, 28, had just signed for Cardiff City when a plane carrying him crashed into the English Channel, north of Guernsey on January 21. His body was recovered on February 6 but pilot David Ibbotson, 59, of Crowle, Lincolnshire, has not been located. Last month, Wiltshire Police said two people had been summonsed to court after an image emerged showing the...

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club have announced. Wilder guided the Blades back to the top flight last season following a 12-year exile after leading them to the League One title in his first season in charge. Sheffield United chief executive Stephen Bettis told the club’s official website: “On behalf of the board, I’m delighted the formalities have been concluded and Chris has been rewarded. https://twitter.com/SUFC_tweets/status/1148672632373547008 “Chris signing a new contract...

Record signing Raul Jimenez will be excused from Wolves’ summer trip to China as the club look to manage his workload this season. The striker only finished his campaign on Sunday after helping Mexico beat the USA 1-0 to win the Gold Cup. He was named as the Player of the Tournament after scoring five times having netted 17 goals on loan at Wolves last season. Jimenez, who officially became a Wolves player this month after a £30million switch from...

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has told Borna Barisic to build on his first goal for the club after handing him the chance to make a fresh start at Ibrox. The left-back only made 20 appearances in an injury-hit first season in Scotland and Gerrard appeared to grow frustrated with the Croatian’s fitness levels, especially after he was slow to return to Glasgow after picking up an injury while on international duty. But, with Jon Flanagan sidelined by a hernia, Barisic...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Paul Pogba and any other wantaway players that Manchester United do not have to sell anyone. For the first time in 62 days, the United manager faced the media at the WACA in Perth, where the press conference was dominated by the happiness of their record signing. Pogba’s public declaration that he would be keen to leave for a “new challenge” has been compounded in recent days by the midfielder’s agent, with Mino Raiola saying...

What the papers say The Mirror says Bournemouth expect Callum Wilson to sign a new four-year deal next week to ward off interest from West Ham. The England striker has been targeted as the Hammers look to be losing out to Valencia in the race for Celta Vigo marksman Maxi Gomez. Manchester United have been given permission to speak to Mario Lemina over a potential move, according to the Express. Lemina, who has said he would be open to leaving...