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      Sky Sports slammed as ‘complete joke’ as technical error leaves fans unable to watch bumper night of cup football

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      FOOTBALL fans were left furious after Sky Sports Plus appeared to crash during Manchester United’s Carabao Cup clash with Leicester City.The streaming service stopped working for some viewers in the early stages of the match.Some fans were unable to watch Man Utd vs LeicesterCasemiro scored an excellent goal – but many United fans were unable to see it liveCredit: PAA number of fans quickly took to social media to vent their frustration, with one person writing: “Would be nice if I could watch it live instead of on here (X). Absolute joke.”Another commented: “Would be great if your app/red button actually worked so we could watch it!”A third fumed: “SORT THE RED BUTTON MATCHES OUT!”A fourth said: “Shame I’ve been staring at an error message for 20 years.”Read More in FootballWhile another wrote: “Shame I can’t watch as your service is horrific. Waste of my money.”Sky Sports has been approached for comment.Man Utd took the lead through a Casemiro screamer in the 15th minute.Alejandro Garnacho made it two at the half-hour mark before Bilal El Khannouss pulled one back for Leicester.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSCasemiro scored again and Bruno Fernandes followed with a goal before Conor Coady scored Leicester’s second.The score at Old Trafford was 4-2 at half-time, before Fernandes added his second and United’s fifth to complete the rout.’Ruben Amorim feels like Erik ten Hag all over again – Man Utd missed out on the perfect coach who’s done it already’ says Paul Scholes Ruud van Nistelrooy managed the Red Devils for the first time tonight following the departure of Erik ten Hag.Ten Hag was sacked by United on Monday following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham.Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim is now expected to take over the job permanently.Ruben Amorim is ‘Mourinho 2.0’ who turned Sporting from ‘walking dead’ into Portuguese champs… he can revive Man UtdWHEN Ruben Amorim took charge of Sporting Lisbon in March 2020, one club official compared their situation to the “walking dead”, writes Jordan Davies.Optimism and hope was at an all-time low.But the Amorim-effect was almost instantaneous, guiding the Portuguese sleeping giants to their first league title for 19 years in 2020/21, losing just once and only conceding 20 goals.Since then, Sporting have lifted another league title in 2023/24 – as well as two League Cups – and currently sit top with nine wins from nine this term.He may be young, but Amorim already has an eye for rebuilding and revitalising fallen super powers with his infectious charisma and intense tactical philosophy that hardly ever wavers. The “walking dead” at Manchester United must be praying for a similar sort of revival.And they may just get it from one of the most talented young coaches on the continent – a man accustomed to breathing new life back into crumbling institutions such as Old Trafford.Amorim has spent the last decade dreaming of one day gracing England’s Premier League, such was his admiration for an ex-United boss in Jose Mourinho growing up.Often nicknamed ‘Mourinho 2.0’, Amorim spent a week with his coaching idol in an internship capacity at United’s Carrington training base in 2018, going on to cite him as his “reference point”.United should not be expecting a mini-Mourinho, as Amorim said himself: “Mourinho is one of a kind. There won’t be another Mourinho. Mourinho is unique.”And yet, you cannot help but compare the two.For all the mismanagement in the Old Trafford hot seats over the years, this would be a real get – finally a slap in the face United’s Prem rivals have no answer for. More

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      Fans joke ‘thought it was Bobby Davro’ as Declan Rice poses for picture with Arsenal legend

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      ARSENAL icon Dennis Bergkamp was likened to legendary British comic Bobby Davro after posing for a picture with Declan Rice.Bergkamp was at the Emirates Stadium to watch his former team face Liverpool on Sunday.Dennis Bergkamp was likened to Bobby Davro in a picture with Declan RiceBergkamp previously spent 11 years with ArsenalCredit: GettyFans were stunned by Bergkamp’s likeness to DavroBukayo Saka fired the Gunners ahead with a fantastic strike early in the match before Virgil van Dijk equalised from a corner.Mikel Merino then restored Arsenal’s lead, but Mohamed Salah clinched a point for the visitors with less than 10 minutes left to play.After the match, club icon Bergkamp met up with Mikel Arteta and his squad outside the stadium.A photo of the Dutchman and Gunners midfielder Rice was later shared on social media.Read More on ArsenalHowever, some fans likened him to former TV favourite Davro.One person wrote: “Thought it was Bobby Davro.”Another commented: “It’s absolutely impossible to unsee.”A third said: “I can’t unsee that now!”Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSWhile a fourth joked: “Some say it’s the same person. Have you ever seen them in the same room together? Exactly.”Other fans were quick to suggest that he shared similarities to musician Sting.How Arteta dominated Liverpool with stealth Havertz trick before genius Slot switch saved the dayArsenal currently sit third in the Premier League table, behind Liverpool and Manchester City.They beat Preston in the Carabao Cup 3-0 this evening.Arsenal ratings vs PrestonARSENAL cruised through their Carabao Cup tie at Preston.The Gunners won 3-0 to set up a home tie against Crystal Palace in the next round.Sun Sport’s Sam Dymond reveals who has done enough to feature in the quarter final – and who might be a bit worried.Tommy Setford – 6A clean sheet on debut for the teenager. After a quiet first half, he looked nervous when put under pressure by Preston’s forward.Jurrien Timber – 7Really looking the part in the Arsenal defence after injury. His crosses caused chaos before being replaced at half-timeWilliam Saliba – 7Settled back into the side after suspension, and was rarely troubled on a night where he continually swept up possession.Jakub Kiwior – 8Partnered Saliba admirably in defence, but showed his attacking worth by providing two assists.Oleksandr Zinchenko – 7A solid display before his removal on the hour, perhaps with one eye on the weekend.Jorginho – 7Kept things moving in midfield, and even showed off some sublime skill when the opportunity arose.Mikel Merino – 7A much more confident performance from the Spaniard following his goal on Sunday. Combined well with Martinelli and Nwaneri during the opening 45 minutes.Ethan Nwaneri – 9Serenaded by the Arsenal fans as ‘one of their own’, this talented teenager once again excited Gooners everywhere.The scorer of one sublime strike, he came so close to bagging a second goal too.Raheem Sterling – 7The Carabao Cup king did everything but score. Perhaps let down by his decision making, he’s looking more at home at Arsenal than he ever did at Chelsea.Gabriel Jesus – 8Constantly alive to the ball inside the box, he was rewarded with a first goal since January to get the scoring underway.Gabriel Martinelli – 8Often Arsenal’s biggest attacking threat with his direct running and ability to beat defenders. Replaced after taking a couple of heavy knocks.SubsThomas Partey – 6Replaced Timber at the break and once again did the job asked of him with few complaints.Kai Havertz – 8Scored a superb header shortly after his arrival as a half-time sub, and was an imposing figure in both penalty areas.Bukayo Saka – 6More minutes in the legs for the Arsenal star as he continues the recovery from his hamstring injury.Myles Lewis-Skelly – 6Misplaced a couple of passes after his introduction, but fits in well among the first-team squad.Ayden Heaven – 6Offered a glimpse of genuine pace as he made his senior debut for the final ten minutes. More

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      ‘No words to describe that goal’, say fans as Casemiro screamer gets Van Nistelrooy’s Man Utd era off to flying start

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      CASEMIRO scored a stunning long-range strike to mark the start of Manchester United’s post-Erik ten Hag era.Dutchman Ten Hag, 54, was sacked on Monday morning after two years at the helm.Casemiro whipped a sensational strike into the top cornerCredit: AFPIt is Casemiro’s second goal in four days for Manchester UnitedCredit: ReutersRuud van Nistelrooy took charge of The Red Devils for their last-16 Carabao Cup clash at home to Leicester on Wednesday, with Ruben Amorim still negotiating a deal to become the permanent successor.And things got off to the perfect start for the Old Trafford faithful as Casemiro bagged a rocket from 25 yards out to give Man Utd the lead after 15 minutes.The Brazilian midfielder received the ball a long way out as Alejandro Garnacho created the space, before Casemiro curled a stunning effort into the top corner.And fans could not believe what they had seen.READ MORE ON MAN UTDOne said: “No word to describe that goal by Casemiro.”While another simply replied: “Unbelievable 👏🏻.”A third added: “What an insane goal.”And a fourth responded: “Okay that finish from Casemiro was sublimeee! Wow wow wow!”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSMoments before half-time, Casemiro found the back of the net again from close range to make it three in two games.The goals came just hours after Gary Neville had labelled Casemiro and Antony two of the worst signings in the club’s history.’Ruben Amorim feels like Erik ten Hag all over again – Man Utd missed out on the perfect coach who’s done it already’ says Paul Scholes Speaking on More

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      ‘My Premier League team-mate was catfishing fans… it really annoyed me and I can’t believe supporters fell for it’

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      PETER CROUCH has revealed one of his former Stoke team-mates used to “catfish” fans with training videos.Ex-England international Crouch, 43, spent eight years at the Britannia and scored 62 goals in 261 games.Peter Crouch has revealed one former Stoke team-mate used to ‘catfish’ fansCredit: Getty Images – GettyBut during his time at the club he has admitted there was one unnamed individual who created a misleading picture of his training routine.Crouch claims this infuriated him as fans were calling for the player in question to be given game time, but the supporters were unaware he was not putting in the work outside of his social media videos.Speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, he said: “There was one player at Stoke that was catfishing and it really annoyed me.”He was on social media doing his stuff with his personal trainer outside the training ground.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”What he was like in the training ground, which we saw first hand, was not the person that we saw getting portrayed.”What annoyed me is that fans were falling for it. They were saying ‘Why is he not playing? He should be playing ahead of him’.”And the players they were saying he should be playing ahead of were working hard, were putting the work in and were doing alright for the team.”So that was something that really annoyed me.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSCrouch left Stoke one year after they were relegated down to the Championship.He joined Burnley for six months and retired in 2019 after failing to score in six matches.Dream Team Transfer Recommendations for Gameweek 10In his prime, Crouch bagged 42 goals in 134 games for Liverpool and 24 in 93 for Tottenham.He also boasts an impressive England record having netted 22 goals in 42 matches for his country. More

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      Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney announce MASSIVE financial boost as family worth £1.6bn invest in club

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      WREXHAM co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds have welcomed investment from a family worth £1.6billion.The Allyn family has purchased a minority stake in the League One side.Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have announced the arrival of two minority investorsCredit: GettyBased in Skaneateles, New York, the family owned American medical device company Welch Allyn.The firm – which was founded in 1915 – sold for $2billion (£1.67bn) nine years ago.Some of the Allyn family’s fortune has now been put into Wrexham.A statement from the Welsh side read: “The investment, which was made through Red Dragon Ventures LLC, will help fuel the Club’s lofty ambitions, as well as those of the broader Wrexham community.Read More in Football”Red Dragon Ventures is a joint venture formed between the Allyn family and Wrexham AFC co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds focused on driving growth and success in and around Wrexham.”Co-owners Reynolds and McElhenney said: “Wrexham has earned the world’s attention and we are focused on bringing on board world-class partners to help with the next phase of our growth.”We have been fortunate to get to know the Allyn family and we are blown away by their intelligence, kindness and commitment.”They are exactly the type of partners we will need for this amazing endeavor.”Most read in EFLFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSDiscussing the investment, Eric Allyn, Manager and Chief Investment Officer of the Allyn’s Family Office, commented: “For more than a century, our family has focused on building great companies, while also uplifting wonderful communities.”Our decades-long efforts in the Syracuse region are similar to what Rob and Ryan have started in Wrexham.Wrexham’s James McClean catches beer thrown by Birmingham fans and pretends to drink it as he winds up supporters in huge League One clash”We view Red Dragon Ventures as a vehicle to invest in a world-class football club, and, importantly, in the welcoming community of Wrexham.”Hollywood superstars Reynolds and McElhenney completed a takeover of the club in 2021.They have since guided Wrexham through two successive promotions.The Welsh side currently sit third in the League One table. More

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      ‘Erik ten Hag responsible for two of the worst transfers in Man Utd history’, rants club legend Gary Neville

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      ERIK TEN HAG made two of Manchester United’s worst ever transfers, club legend Gary Neville has claimed.Dutch coach Ten Hag, 54, was sacked by Red Devils chiefs on Monday morning after a dismal start of the season saw them win just four of 13 games in all competitions.Gary Neville has slammed Erik ten Hag’s transfers as Manchester United managerCredit: AFPTen Hag was sacked on Monday morning after two years at the clubCredit: AlamyHe spent more than £600million during his two years at Man Utd – where he won the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.An eighth place finish last season threatened to see him dismissed before the victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final saved his job.And while the results were the main reason for Ten Hag’s dismissal, Neville also feels the failed transfer business was a factor.The iconic Man Utd right-back, 49, has cited Casemiro and Antony as some of the worst deals in the club’s history.READ MORE ON MAN UTDSpeaking on More

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      ‘Player burnout is BIG conversation in dressing rooms and strike action can’t be ruled out’, says Tottenham ace

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      BEN DAVIES says player burnout talk among Prem stars has increased since Rodri’s injury.And Tottenham’s long-serving defender refused to rule out future strike action over the increased workload sparked by Fifa’s new Club World Cup next year.Ben Davies attended a McDonald’s Football Fun session at Cheshunt FCDavies admitted Rodri’s injury has stoked up the ‘burnout’ talkCredit: ReutersManchester City’s Rodri warned his peers were close to going on strike over the bursting calendar – days before the Ballon d’Or winner suffered a season-ending knee injury against Arsenal last month.Player welfare is a hot topic across Prem dressing rooms and Davies said: “It’s something that players right now have been talking about.”And it’s become a big conversation – and probably even more of a conversation since we saw Rodri discuss it and then have a pretty serious injury.”Davies, 31, is Spurs’ PFA representative and pleaded recently for a three-week football blackout to help tackle the thorny subject.Read More FootballLiverpool’s Andy Robertson then called for a taskforce of players and managers to be set up in a bid to solve the sport’s crazy fixture pile-up.When asked if Robertson’s idea is a good one, Davies added: “It’s a difficult one right now. It’s probably a sensitive topic.”When you have seen the unions in other sports, especially in the US, come together and in the past they have taken some serious and drastic action with strikes and stuff like that…”Davies is referring to industrial action taken in America which has seen lock-outs in basketball, baseball and hockey.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSSo does the Welshman ever see the threat of striking becoming a genuine reality?He replied: “It’s difficult to say never. I don’t know.Top 10 highest paid footballers”That conversation has picked up in the last year or so. In football I’ve never seen it before.”Davies hopes for change but the Tottenham star believes it is down to the governing bodies rather than the players to sort out the calendar.He said: “It’s a tough one. There are times when there are so many games and it feels very continuous. “We wouldn’t mind a solid block of time away from football.”But, ultimately, we are in a situation where there are a lot of games and there are a lot of playing competitions. You do want to be involved in them all.”As much as players will say what they want or would like to happen, it’s probably out of our hands until the competition organisers agree on finding a schedule that works for everyone.”Long-serving defender Davies scores a rare goal for TottenhamCredit: ReutersTV fixtures in DecemberHere are all the games that will be televised in December…Tuesday 3 December19:30 Ipswich v Crystal Palace (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Leicester v West Ham (Amazon Prime Video)Wednesday 4 December19:30 Everton v Wolves (Amazon Prime Video)19:30 Man City v Nott’m Forest (Amazon Prime Video)19:30 Newcastle v Liverpool (Amazon Prime Video)19:30 Southampton v Chelsea (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Arsenal v Man Utd (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Aston Villa v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)Thursday 5 December19:30 Fulham v Brighton (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 AFC Bournemouth v Spurs (Amazon Prime Video)Saturday 7 December12:30 Everton v Liverpool (TNT Sports)17:30 Man Utd v Nott’m Forest (Sky Sports)Sunday 8 December14:00 Fulham v Arsenal (Sky Sports)16:30 Spurs v Chelsea (Sky Sports)Monday 9 December20:00 West Ham v Wolves (Sky Sports)Saturday 14 December17:30 Nott’m Forest v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)Sunday 15 December14:00 AFC Bournemouth v West Ham (Sky Sports)16:30 Man City v Man Utd (Sky Sports)19:00 Southampton v Spurs (TNT Sports)Monday 16 December20:00 Brighton v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)Saturday 21 December12:30 Aston Villa v Man City (TNT Sports)17:30 Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Sky Sports)Sunday 22 December14:00 Fulham v Southampton (Sky Sports)16:30 Spurs v Liverpool (Sky Sports)Thursday 26 December12:30 Man City v Everton (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Chelsea v Fulham (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Newcastle v Aston Villa (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Nott’m Forest v Spurs (Amazon Prime Video)15:00 Southampton v West Ham (Amazon Prime Video)17:30 Wolves v Man Utd (Amazon Prime Video)20:00 Liverpool v Leicester (Amazon Prime Video)Friday 27 December19:30 Brighton v Brentford (Amazon Prime Video)20:15 Arsenal v Ipswich (Amazon Prime Video)Sunday 29 December14:30 Leicester v Man City (Sky Sports)17:15 West Ham v Liverpool (Sky Sports)Monday 30 December20:00 Man Utd v Newcastle (Sky Sports)Davies has made almost 300 Premier League appearances with Swansea and Tottenham.The left-back has also won 90 caps with Wales and played at two Euros finals and a World Cup.But Davies has played the same number of games for his country as his club – four – this season.He has made three Europa League appearances – as well as one in the Carabao Cup.Although, he is waiting for his first Prem action, he could be involved for Ange Postecoglou’s men at home to Rodri’s City in tonight’s Carabao Cup fourth round clash.Davies, who moved to the North Londoners a decade ago and is in the final year of his contract, says Tottenham hold the cards on his future.He added: “That’s probably in the club’s hands and not so much mine.“I’ve been at the club a long time. My wife is from London, my son was born here. “It’s definitely a huge part of my life. I’m very settled here right now.”I do hope I will get more minutes. Sometimes in football you have to bide your time.“All I can do is keep myself in as good nick as I can, work hard every day and when I do get those minutes then I have to do my best to show I am still capable of performing at the highest level.”Davies, who attended a McDonald’s Fun Football session, said: “It’s incredible to see all these kids playing football. “It shows how important programmes like McDonald’s Fun Football are to communities across Wales. READ MORE SUN STORIES”As a parent, I love seeing kids getting active and having fun.”Ben Davies was celebrating the latest free wave of McDonald’s Fun Football sessions this Autumn, available to all children aged 5-11 across Wales. Sign up now for your nearest free session at mcdonalds.co.uk/football . More

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      Jose Mourinho encouraged Ruben Amorim to take Man Utd job but Sporting boss wants to delay move due to Champions League

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      JOSE MOURINHO encouraged Ruben Amorim to take the jump from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United.The Fenerbahce and former Red Devils boss has been a long time mentor to Amorim who had an internship at Mourinho’s High Performance Football Coaching course back in 2018.Jose Mourinho has backed his former trainee to take up Manchester United’s offerRuben Amorim looks set to replace sacked Erik ten Hag at Old TraffordThe pair have remained close and so he was the person the 39-year-old turned to when he became aware of United’s interest.SunSport also understands that Amorim wants to delay his move to United until after Sporting play Manchester City in the Champions League in Lisbon next Tuesday.His next match is at home on Friday to Estrela.It seems certain that interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy will therefore be in charge for not only the Leicester City Carabao Cup game but also the visit of Chelsea to Old Trafford on Sunday.READ MORE MAN UTD NEWSUnited have agreed to pay Amorim’s £8.5million release clause.But the club want a further £4.1million for him to take his Sporting backroom staff with him.The sticking point, however, is that Sporting are looking to promote his assistant Carlos Fernandez to Amorim’s post despite him being only 29.While there are reports that Sporting will hold Amorim to a 30-day notice period the coach is convinced he will be at Old Trafford next week.Most read in FootballFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSHe has agreed to a two-and-a-half year contract with the option on the United’s side to extend that by a further year.Amorim had already been spoken to by United’s hierarchy before firing Erik ten Hag on Monday morning.Jose Mourinho jokes that he could become Millwall manager as he says ‘it’s just across the bridge from my house’The man himself immediately turned to Mourinho for advice.Despite his own dismissal by the club in his third season ‘The Special One’ encouraged him to make the move.Mourinho backed him when he was linked to the West Ham job.Mourinho said: “I think he has the conditions to be able to coach in any league and he has the conditions to be able to coach in any club.”Amorim for his part once referred to Mourinho as a ‘reference point’ and said of him:“Mourinho is one of a kind. There won’t be another Mourinho. Mourinho is unique.”Ruben Amorim is ‘Mourinho 2.0’ who turned Sporting from ‘walking dead’ into Portuguese champs… he can revive Man UtdWHEN Ruben Amorim took charge of Sporting Lisbon in March 2020, one club official compared their situation to the “walking dead”, writes Jordan Davies.Optimism and hope was at an all-time low.But the Amorim-effect was almost instantaneous, guiding the Portuguese sleeping giants to their first league title for 19 years in 2020/21, losing just once and only conceding 20 goals.Since then, Sporting have lifted another league title in 2023/24 – as well as two League Cups – and currently sit top with nine wins from nine this term.He may be young, but Amorim already has an eye for rebuilding and revitalising fallen super powers with his infectious charisma and intense tactical philosophy that hardly ever wavers. The “walking dead” at Manchester United must be praying for a similar sort of revival.And they may just get it from one of the most talented young coaches on the continent – a man accustomed to breathing new life back into crumbling institutions such as Old Trafford.Amorim has spent the last decade dreaming of one day gracing England’s Premier League, such was his admiration for an ex-United boss in Jose Mourinho growing up.Often nicknamed ‘Mourinho 2.0’, Amorim spent a week with his coaching idol in an internship capacity at United’s Carrington training base in 2018, going on to cite him as his “reference point”.United should not be expecting a mini-Mourinho, as Amorim said himself: “Mourinho is one of a kind. There won’t be another Mourinho. Mourinho is unique.”And yet, you cannot help but compare the two.For all the mismanagement in the Old Trafford hot seats over the years, this would be a real get – finally a slap in the face United’s Prem rivals have no answer for. More