Romelu Lukaku has claimed he was forced to change in the youth dressing rooms at Chelsea during his ill-fated second spell at the club.Lukaku returned to Chelsea in 2021Struggled to get going in second spellLeft permanently to join NapoliWHAT HAPPENED?Lukaku returned to Chelsea in 2021, becoming the club's then-record signing for a staggering £98 million ($136m) fee. He played just 26 Premier

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United must be more ruthless after his absentee-hit side failed to make their dominance pay as Thursday’s Europa League trip to Real Sociedad ended all square.Sunday’s FA Cup exit to Fulham means this competition offers the Red Devils’ only route to silverware this season, and realistically to European qualification as well given they sit 14th in the

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has his sights on reinventing Reece James as a midfielder after the captain played in the position and scored in the team’s 2-1 Conference League win against Copenhagen.The 25-year-old struck 56 seconds after half-time to break the deadlock in what had been a dour display in the last-16 first leg.Chelsea failed to muster a shot on target in the first half, but

Interim boss Barry Ferguson insists it would be idiotic to think Rangers are through to the Europa League quarter-finals with the stunning 3-1 win over Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in Istanbul.Ferguson changed the Gers shape to a back three for the first time in the first leg and it contributed to a remarkable performance.Cyriel Dessers netted the opener, which was cancelled out by home substi

Ange Postecoglou accepted lacklustre Tottenham were “nowhere near” the level required after they lost 1-0 at AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.A comical own goal by Lucas Bergvall in the 18th minute proved enough for AZ to register a first victory over an English club in 12 attempts.Bergvall tried to clear Troy Parrott’s shot but only contrived to sli

Absentee-hit Manchester United were unable to turn a positive performance into a Europa League victory as Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty sees Real Sociedad head to Old Trafford with the last-16 tie poised at 1-1.This competition offers Ruben Amorim’s side only route to silverware, and realistically European qualification, given they sit 14th in the Premier League and were knocked out of FA

Rampant Rangers found joy in the Europa League again this season with an outstanding 3-1 first-leg win over Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in Istanbul.Barry Ferguson was drafted in as interim boss after Philippe Clement was sacked less than two weeks ago as a disastrous domestic season span out of control, even though he had guided the Light Blues to eighth place in the newly revamped Europa Lea

A comical first-half own-goal from Lucas Bergvall consigned a lacklustre Tottenham to a 1-0 loss away to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.Bergvall’s sliced clearance from a Troy Parrott shot looped in after 18 minutes and it proved enough to give AZ a first victory over an English side in 12 attempts.Spurs had eight days to prepare for this fixture but produced

Chelsea will take a 2-1 lead into the second leg of their Conference League last-16 tie against Copenhagen after fine finishes from Reece James and Enzo Fernandez bucked the trend of an otherwise drab meeting in Denmark.After a first half in which a rejigged Chelsea line-up largely failed to trouble their hosts, Enzo Maresca inserted some of his regular Premier League starters and the shape of the

Man Utd consider summer bid for Palace star MatetaManchester United could reportedly put in a summer bid for Crystal Palace's Jean-Phillippe Mateta as he joins Viktor Gyokeres on the list of targets.Arsenal dealt transfer blow as Kimmich makes decision on Bayern dealJoshua Kimmich has reportedly decided on his future as Bayern Munich continue contract talks with the Arsenal target.Liverpool eager