Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick as Tottenham coasted into the FA Cup semi-finals thanks to a 6-0 thrashing of London rivals Millwall but Mauricio Pochettino will have fears over Harry Kane, who limped off early in Sunday s contest.
England striker Kane was injured followed an innocuous looking challenge with Jake Cooper in just the eighth minute at White Hart Lane, but it did little to stem Spurs blistering attack against the League One side.
Christian Eriksen, Kane s replacement, put the home side ahead after 31 minutes and Son s superb curling effort made it 2-0 before half-time.
Son delighted the home fans with another fine effort, watching a long ball over his shoulder and volleying home, before Dele Alli made it 4-0 and White Hart Lane was treated to Vincen…
What the papers say
Manchester United are reportedly ready to part ways with forward Anthony Martial. According to The Sun, the club’s hierarchy are ready to consider offers for the 27-year-old Frenchman, who has scored just eight goals in 27 appearances this season.
The Daily Mail says Liverpool are the latest club to join the growing list of suitors for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi. Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are all believed to be interested in the 22-year-old England international, but his valuation of as much as £50million could prove a significant obstacle for any deal to get across the line.
Arsenal have set a £26m price tag on striker Folarin Balogun, according to the Daily Express. Citing Calciomercato, the paper says AC Milan have made …
Tottenham will be without Eric Dier for their final match of the season at Leeds after the defender underwent groin surgery this week.
Centre-back Dier has not started Spurs’ last three fixtures, having virtually been an ever-present during a difficult campaign for the club.
Dier was also left out of Gareth Southgate’s England squad on Wednesday for next month’s internationals and it has now been revealed he has had surgery.
Eric Dier has undergone groin surgery this week and will be unavailable for our final game of the season on Sunday.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Eric!
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)
“We can confirm that Eric Dier has undergone groin surgery this week and will, therefore, be unavailable for our final …
Inter coach Walter Mazzarri says the club s successful history will see them contend, as they aim for their first title since 2010.
Mazzarri s Inter sit in fifth after eight matches, nine points adrift of leaders Roma but the former Napoli boss said the San Siro outfit will be peaking post-Christmas.
It doesn t matter where we are now, what matters is how the team grows throughout the season and how we end it, Mazzarri said.
We must go beyond the results and look at how we ve played in recent games.
We re on the right path. Inter will be competitive again, I m sure of that.
The club s history and tradition dictate that.
We ve started the season much better than we were expected to, but we mustn t underestimate the defensive side of things.
We mu…
Germany forward Andre Schurrle has praised Wayne Rooney but is unsure if the England man would make it into his national team.
Roy Hodgson s England face Germany on Tuesday for the first time since their chastening 4-1 defeat to Joachim Low s men in the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and Manchester United striker Rooney will be key to his country s hopes of recording a first win over their rivals at Wembley since 1975.
England s preparations for the match were dealt a blow on Friday with defeat to Chile, as Barcelona striker Alexis Sanchez scored twice to secure a 2-0 win for the South Americans.
Rooney scored seven goals in six qualifying matches on the way to helping England secure their place at Brazil 2014, but Chelsea attacker Schurrle still believes the…
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte expects highly-rated striker Dominic Solanke to leave the club at the end of the season.
Solanke s contract expires in June and talks over a new deal have not reached a successful conclusion amid reports the 19-year-old, who has been heavily linked with Liverpool, has demanded a hefty wage increase.
The Premier League leaders will be entitled to compensation should Solanke move on, and Conte is not expecting the England Under-21 international to be at Stamford Bridge for the long-term.
He told a news conference ahead of Saturday s FA Cup tie at Wolves: I don’t know [about his future], I should have a crystal ball to tell you.
For now he is a Chelsea player, I don t know about his future. Is he leaving? I don t know, [but] I …
Jese Rodriguez returns to Real Madrid with Las Palmas on Wednesday and feels he could have been a star at the Santiago Bernabeu but for his knee injury woes.
Jese was beginning to make a telling mark in Madrid s all-star squad when a cruciate ligament injury stopped him in his tracks in March 2014.
He largely remained a substitute after his return and this was a role the 24-year-old found himself stuck in once more after joining Paris Saint-Germain for this season.
A loan move to Las Palmas has provided the opportunity for another fresh start.
I remind everyone that I was on course to surpass Raul s record in the Real first-team, after I had surpassed Emilio Butragueno s goal tally for Castilla [Madrid s second team], Jese said reflecting on his formativ…
Pep Guardiola can enhance his Manchester City legacy by guiding the club to Champions League glory, according to former Arsenal and Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole.
City beat Spanish champions Real Madrid 2-1 in last week s last-16 second leg to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory and advance through to the final-eight mini tournament in Lisbon.
Lyon are up next in Saturday s quarter-final clash as City look to reach the last four for just a second time, where Bayern Munich await after their 8-2 demolition of another of Guardiola s former teams, Barcelona.
Cole is a big fan of Guardiola s work and believes more silverware could follow should the Catalan coach end his nine-year wait for a third Champions League trophy.
But the Chelsea academy coach also warned Gu…
Jurgen Klopp has described Pep Guardiola as the best manager in the world ahead of Liverpool s showdown with Manchester City on Sunday.
The Premier League champions head to Anfield looking for a win that will take them three points above Liverpool at the top of the table, with only goal difference separating the sides after seven matches.
Klopp says he has huge respect for the way in which City play under Guardiola and described it as exciting to face his teams.
I ve said it a few times, that if we couldn t be champions last season then Manchester City are very welcome, the Liverpool boss told Sky Sports.
They had an outstanding season, I respect it a lot – I love it, actually. Watching them is really good.
My respect for Pep Guardiola could…
Kylian Mbappe was substituted at half-time as runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain were held to a goalless draw at his former club Monaco.
France star Mbappe, who is set leave PSG in the summer, waved to home supporters at Stade Louis II as he emerged from the tunnel to take a seat in the stands for the second period.
The 25-year-old forward had little impact on the opening 45 minutes and it was unclear whether his premature departure was due to an injury.
Kylian Mbappe was subbed off at half-time and this was him minutes later…
On the phone to Florentino Perez…?
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt)
He was pictured grimacing and holding his right leg at one stage.
Mbappe was also withdrawn by head coach Luis Enriqu…