Ruben Amorim defended Patrick Dorgu after Manchester United survived his early error and first-half sending off to beat fellow strugglers Ipswich 3-2 at Old Trafford.But the Portuguese will speak to fellow 20-year-old Alejandro Garnacho after the winger headed straight down the tunnel having been taken off during the reshuffle that followed the red card.The breathless Premier League encounter star

Hearts manager Neil Critchley is relishing a blockbuster Edinburgh derby between two in-form teams on Sunday after his side moved into the top six of the William Hill Premiership alongside city rivals Hibernian for the first time this season.The Jambos fought back to defeat St Mirren 3-1 at Tynecastle as goals from James Wilson, Calem Nieuwenhof and Kenneth Vargas overturned Mikael Mandron’s

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola joked they will never be like “old City” this season but was pleased to see them survive a nervy finale to claim an important 1-0 victory at Tottenham.Fit-again Erling Haaland only needed 12 minutes to make it 20 Premier League goals for the season, but squandered a number of other first-half chances to leave the match finely-poised at half-time.It al

Jim Goodwin insisted Dundee United had a perfectly good goal chalked off before Hibernian scored twice in stoppage time to claim a 3-1 win at Tannadice.The hosts took the lead through Ross Graham before Mykola Kuharevich equalised for the visitors.United then had a Sam Dalby effort ruled out for handball following a lengthy VAR check, with Kieron Bowie and Junior Hoilett netting late on to secure

Michael Wimmer hailed the reaction of Motherwell’s players and supporters after Dan Casey volleyed a late winner against Dundee five minutes after the visitors had levelled.Motherwell led for the bulk of Wimmer’s first game in charge at Fir Park after Casey scored a free header 12 minutes into a first half that the hosts dominated.Dundee pegged them back after the interval and scored w

St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari revealed his players answered a rallying call to savour their survival battle with a vital 1-0 win over Ross County.Makenzie Kirk’s eighth goal of the season in the 67th minute saw Saints halve the gap at the bottom of the William Hill Premiership table to three points.They travel to 11th-placed Dundee on Saturday with renewed momentum on their side.The vic

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has told his players to “step up” after their Premier League season continued to fizzle out with a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest.Arteta said ahead of kick off that his side would concede the title “over my dead body” but he may have to accept that their challenge has died a death after this stalemate, which came four days after a home defeat to Wes

David Moyes felt Everton deserved more after they were denied another victory by inspired Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken.Jake O’Brien’s first Everton goal did at least stretch their unbeaten run to seven Premier League matches after a 1-1 draw in west London.Yoane Wissa’s 13th goal of the season before half-time looked set to condemn Moyes to only a second defeat in his eighth

Liverpool took another step towards a second Premier League title in five years as a 2-0 victory over Newcastle extended their lead to 13 points.Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister in either half ensured Arne Slot’s side capitalised on another slip-up by second-placed Arsenal to leave few inside Anfield in any doubt May – or maybe sooner – will bring a record-eq

Hibernian struck twice in stoppage time to secure a 3-1 victory at Dundee United.The hosts had opened the scoring early on through Ross Graham before Mykola Kuharevich equalised for the visitors.United then had a Sam Dalby goal chalked off following a lengthy VAR check.However, Hibs sub Kieron Bowie struck in the 90th minute, with another replacement Junior Hoilett putting the icing on the cake de