Erik ten Hag said he was surprised by Manchester United s lack of belief after their comprehensive 6-3 loss to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden both scored hat-tricks as City produced a dominant performance against their rivals on Sunday, though a second-half brace from Anthony Martial and a long-range strike from Antony allowed the Red Devils to salvage some pride.

As a result, Ten Hag joined United predecessors David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick in losing his first Premier League match against City.

Asked what went wrong for United, who came into the game on the back of four successive league wins, Ten Hag told Sky Sports: A lack of belief.

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Erik ten Hag says restoring the bond between Manchester United s players and fans has been one of his top priorities since taking charge at Old Trafford.

United have won just three trophies since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 and the 58 Premier League points they collected last term was their lowest since the competition began in 1992.

A poor performance and 1-0 loss at Crystal Palace in their final match of 2021-22 received much criticism from the away end, a sight that Ten Hag witnessed in the stands after his appointment to replace Ralf Rangnick.

Ten Hag, whose hiring was announced in April before he took over in the close-season, endured a tricky opening to this campaign as United tasted defeat in their opening two matches, including a humiliating 4-0 hammeri…

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Promoted Frosinone will be looking to continue their fine start in Serie A and further compound Roma s woes when the two teams face off at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening.

Frosinone, last season s Serie B champions, have made a smooth transition to Italy s top flight and have suffered just one defeat thus far. Meanwhile, Roma finds themselves in a state of crisis, having experienced a humiliating defeat to Genoa in midweek, which has led to them matching their worst points tally at this stage of the season since the 1990s.

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Roma s start to the Serie A season has been disappointing, with just one win in their first six matches, including a recent 4-1 defeat to Genoa on Thursday. They conceded an early goal and despite B…

For Wales, the wait is nearly over.

After a delay of more than two months owing to the horrific events that have unfolded in Ukraine, Wales finally get a shot at ending their long wait for a place at the World Cup.

With their opponents now known following Ukraine s impressive victory against Scotland in midweek, the Dragons date with destiny finally arrives in Cardiff this Sunday.

And after a wait of some six-and-a-half decades since last appearing at the biggest football tournament of them all, the excitement could not be any higher.

If Wales are to jump the final hurdle and make it to Qatar 2022, though, they must do something no side has achieved since Croatia in October 2017 – beat Ukraine in a qualifier.

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The Turkish Football Federation said Tuesday they have struck a deal with Fatih Terim to stay on as coach of Euro 2008 semi-finalists Turkey until 2012.

Fatih Terim had a contract until 2010. In the meeting we had with him today we agreed to extend the contract until 2012, federation president Hasan Dogan said in a statement.

Terim had said he was planning to step down and take over a European club after he led Turkey to the semi-finals of a European championship for the first time.

But the 54-year-old-coach, dubbed the Emperor for his leadership skills, came under strong pressure to stay on and lead Turkey s campaign for the 2010 World Cup.

Turkey s Euro 2008 performance elevated Terim to a hero s status after he was severely criticised for his tact…

New England call-up Khiara Keating is well aware that one day she could make history as the first keeper from an ethnic minority background to play in goal for the Lionesses.

Keating is just 19 but her spectacular start to the season for Manchester City has caught the eye of England boss Sarina Wiegman, who named her in the squad who will face Belgium in two Nations League fixtures this month.

It may be some time before Keating – one of four keepers in a camp that includes England number one and FIFA Best award-winner Mary Earps – gets playing time, but she is already embracing her rapid rise to role model status.

She said: “Obviously I think it’s important for anyone to make their debut but obviously coming from a background of colour, there’s not many…

Jurgen Klopp believes Mohamed Salah still has the body of a young player even as the Egyptian grows wiser with experience.

Salah came off the bench to get Liverpool’s final goal in Thursday night’s 5-1 Europa League win over Toulouse, his 43rd European goal for the club – breaking surpassing Thierry Henry’s tally of 42 for Arsenal as the most scored by any Premier League player for a single club in continental competition.

It came after the 31-year-old got both goals in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton, which meant that Salah has now scored or assisted in each of his last 13 Premier League games at Anfield.

Salah will aim to extend that run when Nottingham Forest visit on Sunday and Klopp is enjoying the spectacle of a maturing player with a more-rounded…

Substitute striker Tal Ben Chaim scored the only goal as Israel beat Georgia 1-0 in a Euro 2012 Group F qualifier on Tuesday.

Ben Chaim of Maccabi Petah Tiva, not to be confused with central defender Tal Ben Haim who played the entire match, scored in the 59th minute, seven minutes after replacing midfielder Bebars Natcho.

Left unmarked on the right of the area he blasted home a pass from Elyaniv Barda after Maor Buzaglo had done all the running down the left wing.

Captain Yossi Benayoun played a key role for Israel returning after a six-month injury layoff.

The result keeps Israel in the hunt in a tight Group F, which Greece lead on 11 points.

Croatia and Israel, who also beat Latvia 2-1 on Saturday, both have 10, with Georgia on nine.

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Kicking off their challenging four-day stint in Los Angeles, FC Dallas will face Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday before clashing with Los Angeles FC on Sunday.

Currently sitting 12th in the Western Conference after 13 games, the visitors are in need of points. Meanwhile, the hosts are enjoying a strong season, positioned third in the standings with 25 points from 15 MLS matches.

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LA Galaxy have shown significant improvement this season, currently sitting in third place in the Western Conference with 25 points from their opening 15 fixtures. This marks a stark contrast to their struggles in recent years, where they missed the MLS Cup play-offs in five of the last seven seasons. Historically one of the most successful te…

England qualified for Euro 2012 despite giving away a two-goal lead in their 2-2 draw with Montenegro on Friday.

The visitors in Podgorica led through early goals from Ashley Young and Darren Bent, but conceded just before half-time.

Wayne Rooney received a needless sending off that will rule him out of the opening match of next year s tournament in Poland and Ukraine, before Montenegro picked up a late equaliser.

England debutant Phil Jones almost opened the scoring in the third minute, taking on two players before firing in a cross that popped out of Mladen Bozovic s hands and over the bar.

Bozovic was in action soon after, awkwardly getting down to block Theo Walcott s volley from the edge of the area.

Walcott was involved in England s opener,…