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      Manchester United and Liverpool set for transfer war over MLS and Serbia keeper Djordje Petrovic

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool are both looking at Serbian international keeper Djordje Petrovic.The bitter rivals square up at Anfield today and could also battle each other for the New England Revolution stopper.
      Djordje Petrovic in action for New England RevolutionCredit: Reuters
      Petrovic’s impressive displays have sparked interest from Manchester United and LiverpoolCredit: Reuters
      Both Premier League giants have doubts over the future of their back-up keepers.
      United are in contract talks with David de Gea but Tom Heaton’s deal expires this summer and Jack Butland is only on loan until June.
      Dean Henderson will return from his temporary spell at Nottingham Forest but is thought to see his future away from United.
      Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp faces a similar situation to United chief Erik ten Hag.
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      There is speculation about No2 Caoimhin Kelleher leaving Anfield, while third-choice Adrian looks likely to go when his deal expires this summer.
      Petrovic, 23, has earned rave reviews since going to America last April.
      He has made 25 appearances since his transfer and kept two clean sheets from two games this season.
      Last season, Petrovic recorded the best Post-Shot Expected Goals minus goals allowed value in the MLS with a value of 13.1.
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      The metric measures how many goals a keeper has prevented compared to a statistically average goalkeeper.
      This means Petrovic prevented 13.1 more goals than we would have been expected to last season.
      He also recorded an impressive 82.7 per cent save percentage and saved a third of the penalties he faced. More

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      Jude Bellingham should pick Man Utd transfer over Liverpool for four major reasons says Rio Ferdinand

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      RIO FERDINAND has stated why Jude Bellingham should snub Liverpool in favour of a transfer to Manchester United.Bellingham 19, is one of Europe’s hottest prospects and is being lined up for a big-money move this summer.
      Rio Ferdinand has stated why Jude Bellingham should snub a transfer to Liverpool in favour of Man UtdCredit: Rex
      Ferdinand has listed four reasons as to why Bellingham should snub LiverpoolCredit: Getty
      Borussia Dortmund are hoping to collect north of £100million for the England regular.
      Manchester City, Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea all hold an interest, as do Real Madrid.
      However, United and England legend Ferdinand has stated four major reasons as to why Bellingham should snub Liverpool in favour of a move to Old Trafford.
      Ferdinand said on BBC Radio 5 Live’s The Friday Football Social: “If you put the two teams on a graph, Manchester United are going in one direction and Liverpool have stagnated.
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      “I wouldn’t say Liverpool are in decline, but other teams are catching them up and maybe going beyond them.
      “If I’m a player, say Jude Bellingham or Declan Rice – two of the most in-demand English midfielders that may get moves this summer – and someone says, ‘Manchester United or Liverpool, where are you going?’, forget my Manchester United ties, I have to go with United right now.
      “The way the team looks, the way the squad is shaping up, the way the managers are navigating their teams’ fortunes and who I see being more successful in the upcoming future – I really would be sitting on the side of United.”
      Liverpool won the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last season – but lost in the final of the Champions League to Real Madrid.
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      Jurgen Klopp’s men also took the Premier League title race to the final day of the season, finishing one point behind champions Man City.
      However, this season, the Reds have struggled both domestically and in Europe.
      Liverpool are 21 points behind leaders Arsenal in this campaign and facing a last-16 exit in the Champions League, having lost 5-2 to Real Madrid in the first leg at Anfield.
      Man Utd took Liverpool’s Carabao Cup crown while their defence of the FA Cup ended with a shock defeat to Brighton. More

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      I’m a former England star who opened a pie ‘n’ mash shop that has fantastic Tripadvisor reviews

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      PAUL KONCHESKY was capped by England and played nearly 350 Premier League games for Liverpool, West Ham, Charlton, Fulham and Tottenham.Yet on a grey Tuesday in Brentwood, the now-West Ham women’s manager sat in one of Essex’s finest pie ‘n’ mash shops and told SunSport of his love for the East End delicacy.
      Ex-England international Paul Konchesky has opened a successful pie ‘n’ mash shopCredit: Rex
      Paul Konchesky has named his shop Konch’s Kafe and has received top reviewsCredit: © Jim Bennett
      Paul Konchesky played for West Ham, Liverpool and TottenhamCredit: © Jim Bennett
      Paul Konchesky and his mum Carol run the successful Konch’s KafeCredit: © Jim Bennett
      The Dagenham boy has actually owned ‘Konch’s Kafe’ for seven years and his mum Carol runs it with aplomb.
      With its rave reviews and four-and-a-half Tripadvisor stars, SunSport had to go down and check it out.
      We arrived to find the walls adorned with memorabilia and memories from Konchesky’s decorated career.
      A signed Pablo Fornals shirt takes pride of place alongside a ‘Konchesky 3’ jersey from West Ham’s famous run to the 2006 FA Cup final – a defeat to Liverpool in which the former skinhead put his beloved Hammers 3-2 up before missing a penalty in the shootout.
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      And the opposite wall features shots of the friendly EastEnder posing alongside his childhood heroes Julian Dicks and Paolo Di Canio.
      When we arrived, Carol and her friendly staff were beavering away in the open plan kitchen preparing mountains of pies for the roomful of Sun-reading regulars.
      And after helping his mum dish out SunSport’s steaming portions of single beef and onion pie, single mash and liquor (cameraman Kieran Benn had gravy instead – much to the whole Kafe’s disgust), this is what the twice-capped England left-back had to say…
      “When I first took over the Kafe I used to always pop in but now I am a manager it’s harder.
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      “But I come in when I can to see my mum and the customers.
      “I don’t really like to too much though as mum gets me working which I do NOT like.
      “I was in here last week and it was busy so she wanted me to start serving stuff to the tables which isn’t my game.
      “But pie ‘n’ mash used to be my diet!
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      “I went to Eastbrook School in Dagenham and there was a pie ‘n’ mash shop round the corner called The Brook.
      “I used to have it every other day at school. I was about 15 and I was playing then but luckily I used to burn it off.
      “My normal order is double pie, double mash and liquor. But I have to have loads of salt and pepper and chilli vinegar.
      “I love it.
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      “My mum used to work in catering so towards the back end of my career it became something I wanted to get into.
      “I took it over so mum could run her own business and not have to work for somebody else. It keeps it in the family and it’s what she’s good at.”
      SunSport ratings:
      SERVICE: 5 STARS (Out of 5). Our server delivered our lunch with astonishing accuracy and also happened to have two England caps and nearly 350 Premier League appearances. The manager Carol was chatty and welcoming and remained down to earth despite revealing she once had dinner with David Beckham!
      FOOD: 5 STARS. The pies were cooked to perfection, crusty on the outside, well filled and piping hot on the inside. The mashed potatoes were light and the liquor the perfect temperature and consistency. SunSport camera man Kieran Benn (born in Bristol, not London!) had gravy instead of liquor which he insisted was much nicer.
      VALUE: 5 STARS. A top drawer hearty lunch and a drink for less than a tenner. Plus the staff have some amazing stories about playing on football’s biggest stage.
      OVERALL EXPERIENCE: 5 STARS. More

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      Roberto Firmino to leave Liverpool this summer as agent confirms ‘eight incredible years’ are coming to an end

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      ROBERTO FIRMINO will leaves Liverpool this summer, according to his agent. The Brazilian is out of contract at the end of the season and will not be renewing a deal to stay at Anfield.
      Roberto Firmino has won the Premier League and Champions League in his eight years at LiverpoolCredit: PA
      The Brazilian has been with the Merseyside club since 2015 is among the club’s longest-serving players.
      But his time is now set to come to an end after weeks of speculation over his future.
      The star’s agent Roger Wittmann reportedly told Scores365: “I can confirm that [he will leave Liverpool].
      “It’s a nice way to leave after eight incredible years.”
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      The forward is now set to be available on a free transfer and many clubs in Europe will likely be keen on him after his successful spell in England.
      Firmino won the Premier League with the club in 2020 and the Champions League in 2019.
      The 31-year-old was also part of the squad that won the cup double last season.
      The forward formed a formidable trio for multiple years with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane that helped transform Liverpool from also-rans to genuine contenders.
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      He was the first time arrive at Anfield after signing in a £29m deal from Hoffenheim while Brendan Rodgers was still the manager.
      Mane arrived in 2016 and Salah followed a year later.
      Firmino has made 353 appearances for Liverpool and scored 107 goals.
      He will hope to add to this total before the end of the season.
      But collecting any more silverware looks unlikely after Liverpool’s difficult campaign which has seen them struggle to keep pace with the top 4 and crash out of both domestic cup competitions.
      They also need a miracle to get past Real Madrid in the Champions League after a damaging first-leg defeat. More

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      Roberto Firmino ‘tells Liverpool and boss Jurgen Klopp he’s leaving in summer’ with striker available on free transfer

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      ROBERTO FIRMINO is set to leave Liverpool this summer, reports claim.Sky in Germany are reporting that the Brazilian forward has informed Jurgen Klopp that he wants to leave the club.
      Roberto Firmino will reportedly leave Liverpool in the summerCredit: Rex
      Firmino is claimed to have told Jurgen Klopp that he wants to move on at the end of the seasonCredit: PA
      It’s claimed Firmino had a “good talk” with Anfield gaffer Klopp on Friday after training.
      The 31-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has reportedly decided to move on to pastures new.
      He will depart after eight years at the club, but has vowed to fight for Klopp until the end of the campaign.
      Sky say Firmino is yet to choose his next challenge.
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      Reports earlier this year claimed Firmino was in talks with Liverpool over a new deal.
      But it is now thought he will leave Liverpool in the summer as a free agent.

      Firmino has won the Champions League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Club World Cup and Uefa Super Cup during his time at Anfield.
      He joined the club from German side Hoffenheim for £29million in the summer of 2015.
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      In total he has scored 107 goals and provided 78 assists in 352 games for the Reds.
      Alongside Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Firmino was part of a fearsome front three that helped the Reds to so much success in recent years.
      And despite the recent arrivals of Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo in his position, Firmino still has seven goals in 16 Prem outings this season.
      However, he has reportedly decided to leave the club with regular game time becoming harder to come by.
      His 78 goals in the Premier League are the most by a Brazilian in the competition’s history. More

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      Man Utd and Chelsea in Jude Bellingham boost as Real Madrid put transfer operation on ice

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      REAL MADRID have reportedly put a move for Jude Bellingham on hold which will boost Chelsea and Manchester United.The two Premier League giants are keen on signing the England international who is believed to have a very bright future in the game.
      Real Madrid have reportedly cooled interest in Jude BellinghamCredit: Reuters
      Liverpool are also believed to be prominent in the race to sign Bellingham, as well as Manchester City.
      But Los Blancos have now cooled their interest in the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, according to AS.
      The report claims that the stop in interest is because of the delay to Dortmund’s meeting to establish what Bellingham’s future would be.
      The 19-year-old has a contract at the Signal Iduna Park running until 2025 and the Bundesliga side value him at over £100million.
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      It has been suggested that Madrid would be willing to wait until the summer of 2024 to sign him when he could cost less money, as he would only have a year left on his contract.
      However, it looks increasingly unlikely that the England man will still be in Germany by then.
      And Bellingham’s Premier League suitors will try to wrap up a deal to sign him this summer.
      Dortmund director Sebastian Kehl, however, insists that the former Birmingham prospect is “comfortable” at the club.
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      He said: “Jude feels very, very comfortable at Borussia Dortmund.
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      “But we still haven’t had any new talks or received any offers for him.
      “He still has two more years on his contract and is a very important piece of this team.
      “We need Jude to achieve the objectives this season and we are glad that he is so focused on football and that there is no room for other matters in his head at the moment.”
      This season, Bellingham has scored ten goals in 30 appearances in all competitions. More

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      ‘I don’t like the English weather and only went for the shops’ reveals Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool transfer target

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      RAFAEL LEAO has revealed that he does not like English weather amid rumours of a move to the Premier League.The Portuguese scoring sensation has attracted interest from Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in recent months.
      Rafael Leao has said he does ‘not like’ the weather in EnglandCredit: Getty
      The Reds were recently tipped to be preparing an offer for the forward that would see Luis Diaz heading to Italy.
      Speaking ahead of AC Milan’s Champions League last 16 tie against Tottenham in London, Leao appeared to dampen the rumours.
      He told Kick Game’s YouTube Channel: “I don’t like the weather there.
      “I went shopping the first time I went to London.”
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      The 23-year-old also spoke about how much he enjoys living in Milan.
      He praised the city’s cuisine, nightlife, shopping district and the Duomo barber shop, where he gets his hair cut.
      The Rossoneri forward has contributed towards 15 goals in Serie A this season, a league that he has also admitted that he finds “easy”.
      He added: “Serie A is very easy, yes it seems.
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      “Before reaching Serie A I was in France, where the first year was difficult. They came in hard. 
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      “But when you’re skilled, when you’re faster, you can create and make a difference.
      “The second year was much better and I grew a lot.
      “I have to show the world what I can do on and off the pitch.”
      AC Milan want to keep hold of the impressive forward and are preparing a new big-money contract in order to keep hold of him. More

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      Liverpool star Naby Keita wanted by Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig on free transfer this summer as deal runs out

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      NABY KEITA is a free transfer target for Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, according to reports.The Liverpool midfielder’s Anfield contract expires at the end of this season.
      Liverpool look set to let Naby Keita, middle, leave for free this summerCredit: AFP
      And it is understood the Reds have no intention of offering the Guinea international an extension, instead allowing him to leave for free.
      Now Bild report Dortmund and RB Leipzig will battle it out to bring him back to the Bundesliga.
      Keita, 28, spent two years with Leipzig between 2016 and 2018 before joining Liverpool in a bumper £52.75million deal.
      But despite winning the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield, Champions League and Club World Cup during his trophy-laden five years, he has struggled to nail down a regular first-team spot under Jurgen Klopp.
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      Keita, who has struggled with injuries throughout his Liverpool career, has made 129 appearances – with 77 of those as a starter.
      The No 8 is behind Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Thiago, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and Stefan Bajcetic in the central midfield pecking order – with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Artur Melo also vying for a spot when fit.
      However, Keita’s five-year stint looks set to end in four months’ time as the Reds look to try and land a super deal for Jude Bellingham.
      Keita joining Dortmund could boost Klopp’s chances of landing the English teenager amid competition from Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid.
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      However, a return to familiar surroundings at Leipzig may be preferable for Keita.
      Dortmund and Leipzig have become rivals on the pitch in recent years, often battling it out to be the best of the rest behind Bayern Munich.
      But they have also had their fair share of transfer tussles – including for Bellingham, Erling Haaland, Lukas Klostermann, Timo Werner and, most recently, Austrian midfielder Nicolas Seiwald who will swap Red Bull Salzburg for RB Leipzig in the summer. More