Football

Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho has slammed Manchester United fans for being unusually quiet at the Old Trafford during the club's engagement with Leicester City on Saturday. The former Chelsea boss said he realized fans were in the stadium when Rashford scored the opener. The match had remained barren until Rasford and Fellaini were introduced. The duo eventually produced the goals that sealed the game in favor of Manchester United.

Akwa United kept their hopes of finishing in top three of the Nigeria Professional Football League this season alive following their 2-1 win against Lobi Stars in the first game of matchday 36 at the Uyo Township Stadium on Friday. Musa Newman and Gabriel Okechukwu scored to put Akwa United 2-0 up before CHAN Eagles star Kingsley Eduwo got a goal back for Lobi.

The enduring fracas between Chelsea and Diego Costa has claimed its first casualty as Spain National football team coach, Julen Lopetegui has handed David Villa, a place in his squad for the world cup qualifiers against Italy and Liechtenstein at the expense of Diego Costa. Villa who is Spain's all-time top scorer with 59 goals in 97 appearances currently plays for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has reportedly turned down a new deal to remain in Arsenal, following growing interest from Chelsea and Liverpool. According to Sky Sports, Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger held talks with the England midfielder on Thursday in a bid to persuade him to stay at the Emirate. He was also offered a new £180k-a-week deal.

Manchester United's big money signing, Paul Pogba has been named the winner of the Europa League Player of the Season award for 2016/2017. The player who grabbed the award during a gala ceremony organized a day after the Champions League draw in Monaco, played a significant role by assisting Manchester United to win the Europa Cup for the first time after defeating Ajax in the finals of the competition.

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has ruled out Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the UEFA Champions League group stage matches citing fitness. According to Sky Sports, Mourinho believes that Ibrahimovic, who re-signed for the club on a one-year deal this week, will not be fit for the early stages of the Champions League but will play a vital role if the club reach the knock-out stages.