Wayne Rooney’s Derby County have been deducted 12 points by the English Football League after entering administration on Wednesday. The second-tier side have taken 10 points from eight games this season but are now rooted at the foot of the Championship, six points adrift of second-bottom Nottingham Forest. Derby, twice English champions, had signalled their […]
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Solskjaer demands derby reaction from ‘hurt’ Manchester United
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has demanded a strong reaction from his team, stunned by their 4-0 loss to Everton, when they face title-chasing Manchester City in Wednesday’s Premier League derby at Old Trafford. Much more than local pride is at stake with City knowing they can go top of the standings with a […]
De Bruyne out of Manchester derby
MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford by manager Pep Guardiola. The Belgium midfielder suffered the latest of several injuries this season when he was forced off in the champions’ Premier League win at home to Tottenham on Saturday. “It is a muscular problem,” Guardiola […]