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Casemiro has made an instant impact at Manchester United as he looks to play his part in their resurgence but the midfielder is aware that the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool are further in with their development Casemiro concedes the long-term plans of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City mean they are a threat Manchester United need to overcome if they want to be successful. The Red Devils haven’t ruled the English top flight since 2013 and must overcome several of their rivals if they are to be No 1 again. The club’s current trophy drought dates back to Jose Mourinho’s tenure but…

Margot Robbie has recalled being offered a job at Hooters when she was just 16 years old. The Babylon movie star, whose first major TV role came when she was 17 and landed the part of Donna Freedman in Neighbours, could have taken on a different career after getting spotted during filming for an advert. The 32-year-old actress appeared in a commercial for the chain in Australia, which is well known for its scantily-glad serving staff, and caught the eye of bosses. ‘I was in a Hooters commercial, not as a Hooters girl but as someone eating Hooters,’ she recalled in…

Jurgen Klopp will have been in post for over 10 years when his Liverpool contract expires in 2026 and the Reds boss is putting plans in place for his retirement Jurgen Klopp has admitted he won’t be managing “beyond 70” with the German quick to rebuff emulating the career of ex-Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson. Klopp, 55, has enjoyed a stellar seven-season stint in the Anfield dugout after taking up the post in October 2015. Since then he has completely revitalised the Merseyside outfit into one of the world’s most ambitious and successful clubs, scooping up every major honour along the way. Penning…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has provided an update on Phil Foden’s fitness ahead of the club’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal. City and Arsenal are competing in a head-to-head battle for the Premier League title, with the Gunners currently five points ahead of Guardiola’s side with a game in hand. However, the two teams’ first encounter of the season will be in the FA Cup fourth round. Arsenal overcame City in their previous FA Cup meeting and will know a repeat result will likely affect their rival’s confidence, with the sides due to meet again less than three weeks later. In the build-up…

Thiago Silva is set to extend his stay at Chelsea by another year. Chelsea fans unanimously rejoiced at the news that Thiago Silva is set to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge, but the decision also begs questions about their recruitment in recent months. The ageing Silva is still one of the Blues’ strongest performers despite the club having splashed huge amounts of money on some of Europe’s most promising defenders. The Brazilian has been a smash hit since making his first foray into English football in 2020. Silva was 36 years old by the time he landed but he has…

Scarlett Johansson and her costar Woody Harrelson were seen looking comically out of time while working on the set of their upcoming film Project Artemis on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Marriage Story actress and the 61-year-old Natural Born Killers star were spotted in 1960s style period costumes on the set of the Apple TV+ film in Atlanta, even as they climbed into separate Tesla car between shooting. Almost no details have been released about the film, which is only known to be set around the space race. Scarlett looked classically chic in a navy blue dress with a V-shaped collar that emphasized her trim figure. The look…

Man Utd have all but booked their place in the Carabao Cup final after a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest and it was another fine performance from Casemiro. On Sunday it was felt that Manchester United missed the destruction of Casemiro, but at the City Ground last night they were reminded that all for his qualities as a defensive midfielder, he does still have some of that Samba blood in him. The quality of the 30-year-old’s passing and his contributions to United’s attack, as well as its defence, has been one of the biggest surprises since his £70million move from Real Madrid.…

Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow was close to including a key connection to her fellow Avenger, Thor, which would have been explored through the movie’s villain, Taskmaster. The Taskmaster that served as an antagonist in Black Widow wasn’t the version of the character that fans were used to seeing. Instead of Tony Masters being behind the mask, it was actually revealed to be Dreykov’s daughter, Antonia, a character thought to be dead. While being able to use the art of imitation in the comics and other mediums, the MCU version of Taskmaster only showcased this ability extremely briefly as she fought Scarlett Johansson’s leading heroine. However, it appears Marvel Studios originally planned…

Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie’s uncle has set the record straight about the actress’s relationship with her allegedly estranged father. Wayne Robbie, who operates a large real estate firm on the Gold Coast, denied recent reports that his brother, Doug, has never had a relationship with Margot and that they’re on bad terms. ‘That has never been the case,’ Wayne told Daily Mail Australia. ‘He certainly does have a relationship with her. He is very proud of her.’ Wayne confirmed also that his brother – a retired sugarcane farmer and property developer now based in Airlie Beach – recently travelled to Sydney to…

Senegal forward Sadio Mane left Liverpool for Bayern Munich over the summer, but during his time at Anfield, the frontman fell foul of the club’s fines system in a big way Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane was a “big culprit” for forgetting his passport for away trips, the Senegal international’s former team-mate Andy Robertson has said. Mane left Anfield in the summer, joining Bayern Munich after a six-year stint on Merseyside. During that period, the now-30-year-old scored 120 goals in 269 games, winning the Premier League and Champions League, among other trophies. While top clubs will regularly take private planes rather than commercial jets, players forgetting their passports can still…

This season, through the haze of ecstasy and reverie at the Emirates, there are two images of Oleksandr Zinchenko that linger longer than most. The first came back in August, when the Ukrainian sprinted down the touchline following Gabriel’s late winner over Fulham. For the first time all season, Arsenal had met adversity. For the first of many times, they trampled through it towards victory. There was only one issue: Zinchenko was supposed to be injured. Oleksandr Zinchenko has emerged a crucial cog in Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge He celebrated jubilantly with fans as Eddie Nketiah netted his last-gasp winner against United He…

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes former Gunners target Mykhaylo Mudryk joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk “for money”. Mikel Arteta made the Ukrainian international his top target and had lodged three bids to sign the player. However, Chelsea swooped in and offered favourable terms to Shakhtar, landing Mudryk ahead of their London rivals. Former Arsenal and England striker Wright admits he was “very excited” about the prospect of Mudryk joining the north Londoners and has said the 22-year-old has gone to Stamford Bridge ‘for the money’. “With Mudryk I was very excited about that,” Wright said on the Arsecast podcast. “With the…

Marcus Rashford is in the form of his career as he goes from strength-to-strength as Manchester United’s star man -with Nottingham Forest finding out in their Carabao Cup contest Marcus Rashford wasn’t hanging around during Manchester United’s Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg against Nottingham Forest – finding the net after just six minutes. Fans were quick to praise the form of the England forward on social media, having ran from inside his own half before guiding his shot past Wayne Hennessey with utter confidence. That strike gave Rashford his 18th goal of the season in all competitions from 25 appearances – on course to…

Scarlett Johansson described feeling ‘hypersexualized’ and ‘pigeonholed’ in the early stages of her acting career in Hollywood. The Black Widow star, 37, appeared on Dax Shepard’s podcast, Armchair Expert, on Monday, and shared how people in the industry saw her as older than what she was, leading to her not getting the roles she wanted. ‘I kind of became objectified and pigeonholed in this way where I felt like I wasn’t getting offers for work for things that I wanted to do. I remember thinking to myself, “I think people think I’m 40 years old,”‘ she revealed. ‘Because I think everybody thought…

Hollywood actress Margot Robbie has recently revealed that she watched her naked Wolf of Wall Street scenes with her family, which left one sibling so shocked he refused to speak to her for three months Margot Robbie has admitted that her brother refused to talk to her after he watched her racy naked scenes in The Wolf of Wall Street. The Hollywood actress has revealed that the siblings didn’t speak to each other for three months after their family watched Margot in the 2013 blockbuster. Although Margot’s breakout role was in The Wolf of Wall Street, her n*de scenes made for “uncomfortable” viewing…

Dzeko reached that tally in 62 games while Haaland has reached it in just 11 games – an astonishing ratio of 1.6 per game. Next in his sights is current team-mate Ilkay Gundogan, who’s ninth with 23 goals from 93 appearances. In eighth is another current hotshot, Riyad Mahrez, who has 26 goals from 67 appearances. Midfield legend Yaya Toure comes in at seventh with 30 goals in 118 appearances while Gabriel Jesus is sixth with 32 goals from 77 games. Carlos Tevez is fourth with 38 goals from 58 matches. Kevin De Bruyne (40/113) is third with Raheem Sterling second with 51 goals…

John Aldridge has his say on a difficult year for Mohamed Salah and the players set to be out of contract in his latest column It’s been a difficult twelve months for Mohamed Salah and I think it is now starting to show. Having endured heartbreak in the Africa Cup of Nations final and World Cup qualifiers with Egypt in the early stages of last year, he’s not been the same player for Liverpool since. Not on a consistent basis anyway. He has seven goals in 19 Premier League matches this season, it’s his worst patch of form since he joined the…

Liverpool have been urged to make a move for Chelsea star Thiago Silva. Chelsea have already explained their stance on rumours linking defender Thiago Silva away from the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. Liverpool have been urged to sign the Brazilian on a free transfer and pair him with Virgil van Dijk as Jurgen Klopp continues to look for ways to fix his side’s defensive woes. Silva, 37, was imperious once again as Graham Potter’s side kept a clean sheet in their 0-0 draw away to Liverpool on Saturday and prompted former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino to urge the Reds to sign…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has warned his players that Arsenal will claim the Premier League title if they don’t step up their game. The City manager was heavily critical of his players’ performance in their 4-2 victory over Tottenham on Thursday, in which they had needed to fight back from 2-0 down. Coming after a disappointing Carabao Cup exit at Southampton and an – albeit controversial – derby defeat at Manchester United, alarm bells have been ringing over City’s form. Guardiola feels a spark has been lacking from his side’s play and, with Arsenal five points clear at the…

Liverpool put in a flat and uninspiring performance against Chelsea at Anfield in a mid-table match which summed up the Reds’ slump under Jurgen Klopp this season For his 1,000th game as a professional football manager, Jurgen Klopp used his programme notes to berate the eternal roadworks on the M6. As you do. “I was not happy that the motorway was not fully open,” wrote Klopp, referring to a tortuous return journey from the FA Cup replay at Wolves last Tuesday. It is NEVER fully open, Jurgen. But at least his team was heading north, albeit slowly, the other night. After hitting another roadblock – this one…

The Chelsea skipper reached a landmark number of appearances in the Blues’ goalless draw at Liverpool on Saturday after replacing Trevoh Chalobah in the 81st minute Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta became the club’s sixth highest appearance maker in the 0-0 draw at Liverpool on Saturday. The 33-year-old came on in the 81st minute to replace Trevoh Chalobah at Anfield to help Graham Potter’s side secure successive clean sheets for the first time since October. Azpilicueta’s inclusion on Merseyside means he becomes the sixth player in Chelsea history to reach 500 appearances and only nine behind John Hollins. Should the Spanish defender overcome Hollins’ record,…

Harry Maguire is facing some big questions over his Man Utd future. There is a humdinger of a match in prospect this afternoon at the Emirates with Arsenal and Manchester United – two teams who have forgotten how to lose – going at it. It will be a great game to watch for the 60,000 inside the stadium, those tuning in on TV and for Harry Maguire. The chances of England’s centre-back being given a start by Eric ten Hag are somewhere well south of zero. Just as Marcus Rashford has flowered in United colours since the World Cup, Maguire has been left languishing…

She rose to fame on long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours. And Margot Robbie had an emotional virtual reunion with former co-stars Alan Fletcher and Jackie Woodburne this week. The actress, 32, had to hold back her tears during the sweet moment, as the duo congratulated her on Hollywood success – but assured there would always be a place for her back on set. Margot and her Babylon co-star Diego Calva were appearing on Heart FM with presenter Dev Griffin to discuss their new Hollywood film. And the blonde beauty was surprised with a special message from her former co-stars, with Alan sweetly sharing that…

Mason Mount is yet to pen a new deal at Chelsea despite only having 18 months left on his contract – and Liverpool are ready to pounce on him if he fails to agree terms with the Blues Liverpool are reportedly planning to swoop on Mason Mount if he doesn’t sign a new contract with Chelsea. Mount’s contract with the Blues expires in 18 months, and he could leave the club for free next summer if he doesn’t sign a new deal. But to ensure that doesn’t happen, the Stamford Bridge side are planning to tie the midfielder down to a…