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      Mykhailo Mudryk SCORES first Chelsea goal to leave fans in tears but he’s hooked at half-time amid injury concern

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      MYKHAILO MUDRYK finally scored his first goal for Chelsea after 10 months at Stamford Bridge… before being hauled off at half-time with a suspected injury.The Ukrainian, 22, took the ball down brilliantly and slotted under Bernd Leno to give the Blues the lead against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Monday evening.
      Mykhailo Mudryk bagged his first Chelsea goal against Fulham on Monday eveningCredit: Getty

      Mudryk has come under fire for his underwhelming start at Stamford BridgeCredit: Reuters
      It ends a run of 23 games without a goal since arriving at Stamford Bridge.
      And it will undoubtedly alleviate some of the pressure for the man who came with an £88million transfer fee on his back.
      However, he did not have long to savour the moment as he was replaced by Ian Maatsen at the break.
      And it is expected to be an injury issue that forced him to come off in a major blow to the player and club.
      Reacting to the goal, one fan said: “This moment meant the world to Mudryk. Been working so hard and getting slandered left & right by the media.
      “Can see him really kicking off from here! 💙👊”
      Another added: “Mudryk first ever goal man I’m soo happy for him they doubted him 😭💙.”
      While a third replied: “So damn happy for Mudryk 🔥. His work and hunger deserved that beautiful goal.”
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      Mudyrk is one of a host of Chelsea players that have been criticised for their performances in recent months.
      New owner Todd Boehly has spent more than £1billion across the last three transfer windows.
      But Chelsea have gone backwards on the pitch, finishing 12th in the Premier League last season.
      And heading into the clash with Fulham, they had won just one of their opening six matches.
      But during his pre-match press conference before Monday night’s West London derby, manager Mauricio Pochettino took the opportunity to insist fans remain patient with Mudryk.
      He said: “If you ask me about Mischa [Mudryk], he’s a very talented player of course, but you need to go with him very slowly.
      “Cultural and everything is completely different to Latin people, from different countries or part of the world.
      “He’s now trying to be more open, to adapt and be more involved in every situation, not only on the field but outside also.
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      “I think he’s doing a massive effort to try to integrate himself and to understand better what it means to play like a team.
      “He’s unique. I can’t find a player to say he is similar, I can’t remember one. It’s a good challenge for him, and it’s a good challenge for us.” More

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      Newcastle sponsor Sela puts on incredible drone show to celebrate Champions League return before home clash with PSG

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      NEWCASTLE celebrated returning to the Champions League with a stunning drone show over St James’ Park.The Toon will host French champions PSG on Wednesday – their first home match in Europe’s elite competition for two decades.
      Newcastle celebrated returning to the Champions League with a drone show
      The Newcastle badge was formed with drone lightingCredit: Reuters
      Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes’ shirt was shown bright in all its gloryCredit: PA
      Kieran Trippier’s jersey was another shown by the drone lightsCredit: PA
      To mark the occasion, Monday night saw the club’s shirt sponsor Sela put on a spectacular lights show.
      During the eight-minute display, Newcastle’s mascot – the magpie – flew across the sky to showcase the black and white shirts of Kieran Trippier, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali.
      The drones then recreated the club emblem in the sky, before the drones formed a message.
      It simply read: “We’re Back”.
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      The curtain was brought down on the performance by showcasing Sela’s tagline “Spectacular Everyday”.
      Newcastle kicked off their Champions League campaign away at AC Milan last month.
      And while they were second best for much of the game, they came away with a valuable point after holding the seven-time winners to a goalless draw.
      After the game, manager Eddie Howe said: “You can’t underestimate the difficulties of coming here – the emotion of the game, new experiences, we had to take a lot on board today.
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      A magpie could also be seen during the eight-minute displayCredit: Reuters
      “I thought the crowd were very good for Milan.
      “It was a hostile atmosphere and the players had to adjust to that and that is why I don’t think you can underestimate the performance and point.
      “It will look better and better as time goes on.
      “There were new experiences for a lot of us tonight and hopefully we can grow from this.”
      The show was produced by Newcastle’s shirt sponsor Sela More

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      Director of football who signed Christopher Nkunku and Son Heung-min LEAVES top job as fans say ‘coming to Man Utd soon’

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      FOOTBALL supremo Paul Mitchell, who has been credited with scouting some of the world’s best young talent, has left his role as sporting director at Monaco.Mitchell enjoyed immense success at Southampton and Tottenham and rumours are that he has left the Ligue 1 giants for a return to the Premier League.
      Paul Mitchell has left his role as Monaco’s sporting directorCredit: AFP
      According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, the French outfit has replaced the 42-year-old with new CEO Thiago Scuro.
      Scuro will oversee all the club’s activities and report to Monaco president Dmitry Rybolovlev.
      Mitchell has been previously linked with Manchester United and fans are hopeful this could lead the talented director of football to Old Trafford.
      One supporter tweeted: “Joining Manchester United, ownership about to change as well.”
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      Another commented: “He is better than [Man Utd director of football John] Murtough. Idk why we don’t go after him.”
      A third said: “@ManUtd this is who we need.”
      This fan posted: “Manchester [United] should hire him.
      “And that one wrote: “Get Paul Mitchell to #ManUtd.”
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      Mitchell started out as a footballer cutting his teeth at Manchester City and Wigan’s youth set up but spent his senior career playing for the lower leagues, mostly on loan from the Latics and MK Dons.
      The Mancunian was forced to prematurely retire in 2009 at the age of 27 due to injuries but then found success as a sporting director.
      It all started in 2010 at former club MK Dons where he carved his famous philosophy that sees him only signing players under the age of 24, starting with Dele Alli.
      After making a name for himself with the Dons he moved to Southampton two years later and pulled off a string of great signings, like Maya Yoshida, Nathaniel Clyne, Sadio Mane, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle.
      That led to a job at Tottenham in 2014 and he landed Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Son Heung-Min and of course Alli.
      Mitchell resigned in 2016 and went to RB Leipzig in 2018 where he was quickly promoted to Chief Technical Director overseeing all the Red Bull teams.
      The Stalybridge native signed Dani Olmo, Christopher Nkunku, Ademola Lookman, Patrik Schick, Dayot Upamecano and Matheus Cunha during his time at Leipzig.
      He then moved to Monaco in 2020 but had less success even though he still managed to bring in the likes of Axel Disasi and Breel Embolo.
      Mitchell is credited with scouting some of the best young talent in the world, pictured here with Chelsea loanee Malang SarrCredit: AFP More

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      Liverpool demand audio of conversations between referee and VAR leaving Premier League rivals fuming at approach

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      LIVERPOOL have demanded the audio of the conversations between ref Simon Hooper and VAR Darren England after their wrongly-disallowed goal at Spurs.In the latest ratcheting up of their campaign against PGMOL chiefs, the Anfield club made the “formal request” for the full audio recording of the discussions between the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Stockley Park in the aftermath of the incident.
      Liverpool have demanded the audio from the decision to rule out Luis Diaz’s goalCredit: Premier League
      It comes after Liverpool said there was a “clear need for escalation and resolution” over the catalogue of mistakes that led to Luis Diaz’ strike being ruled out.
      But Liverpool’s antagonistic approach has raised the hackles of Prem rivals who are privately accusing the Merseysiders of attempting to  corral officials to give them the benefit of the doubt in future matches.
      Club chiefs know that neither PGMOL nor Prem chiefs can respond to Liverpool’s attack on the refs’ body without pouring oil on the flames, giving the Anfield outfit a “free hit”.
      There is, though, growing disquiet at the feeling that Liverpool are putting pressure on future referees rather than accepting they were on the wrong end of a dreadful decision.
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      It is understood that refs’ boss Howard Webb – who apologised to Liverpool for the error on Saturday evening – is keen to demonstrate that this was a significant cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
      League chiefs, though, feel that the full review process – including potential changes in the communications between VARs and referees that might prevent a recurrence – needs to be completed before the audio recording is made available.
      Former Prem ref Dermot Gallagher, the unofficial voice of PGMOL, told Sky Sports News that the decision was “the wrong call, 100 per cent” but was simply “a mistake, a very bad mistake, but that was it”.
      He added: “The only thing I can say is that we have to learn from it.
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      “There’s no way this can ever happen again.”
      It was believed that England had informed Hooper of his error when the ball next went out of play, meaning that there was nothing the referee could do to make amends.
      Gallagher, though, insisted: “I’ve been assured that at no point did he tell the referee he had made a mistake. 
      “The referee did not know from minute 34 to half-time that he had made a mistake.” More

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      You’re a Man Utd megafan if you can name the 3 current Premier League stars in squad last time they faced Galatasaray

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      MANCHESTER UNITED are set to face Galatasaray in the Champions League for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday.United and Galata, who will meet at Old Trafford, last locked horns on November 20, 2012 in Europe’s elite competition at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul.
      Manchester United and Galatasaray’s most recent encounter took place in 2012
      Danny Welbeck started for Man Utd against Galatasaray in 2012Credit: Getty – Contributor
      Ashley Young came off the bench for that Champions League clashCredit: AFP
      Sam Johnstone sat on the bench for Man Utd 11 years agoCredit: Getty
      The Red Devils had already qualified for the last 16 and Sir Alex Ferguson rested big guns including David de Gea, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie for the dead rubber.
      Ferguson opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation with Anders Lindegaard replacing De Gea between the sticks.
      Rafael started at right-back with Alexander Buttner on the other side.
      Phil Jones and then captain Michael Carrick teamed up at centre-back.
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      Anderson and Darren Fletcher linked up in midfield with Nick Powell at No10.
      Tom Cleverley covered the right flank with Danny Welbeck on the other side, while Javier Hernandez spearheaded Fergie’s attack.
      Sir Alex brought in Federico Macheda, Ashley Young and Josh King, who replaced Powell, Anderson and Welbeck respectively.
      The likes of Sam Johnstone, Marnick Vermijl, Scott Wootton and Larnell Cole sat on the bench.
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      Only three of those former United aces are still playing in the Premier League.
      They are Welbeck, Young and Johnstone, who currently ply their trade at Brighton, Everton and Crystal Palace respectively.
      Ferguson’s heavily rotated side went on to lose 1-0 following Burak Yilmaz’s winner on 53 minutes.
      Galatasaray avenged the 1-0 loss they endured on the reverse fixture at Old Trafford when Carrick’s finish gave the Red Devils their first three points in the competition that season.
      United were knocked out in the round of 16 by Real Madrid, 3-2 on aggregate, in what would be Fergie’s last tie ever in the competition. More

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      Man Utd fans convinced ‘Treble charge starts today’ as star who dazzled in pre-season spotted back in training

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      MANCHESTER UNITED fans are convinced their “Treble charge starts today” after spotting Kobbie Mainoo back in training.The teenager dazzled for the Red Devils in pre-season before suffering an ankle injury against Real Madrid.
      Kobbie Mainoo (far left) was spotted in Manchester United training on MondayCredit: Football Daily

      He has been sidelined since but now looks on the verge of making a return to action.
      Mainoo was seen training with the rest of the first-team on Monday as United prepare to host Galatasaray on Tuesday.
      Reacting to the 18-year-old’s potential return, one fan wrote: “Treble charge starts today.”
      Another added: “I hate overhyping youngsters but this dude is special man. I can’t wait.”
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      Meanwhile, a third also commented: “Soon we’ll be saved.”
      Mainoo has made three senior United appearances since being handed his debut in January.
      The academy graduate starred in his side’s pre-season friendly against Leeds in the summer.
      However, he was later injured in their clash with Real Madrid during the tour of the USA.
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      Mainoo teased his comeback last month, though, during an exchange with Bruno Fernandes on Instagram.
      Writing in the comments under one of his posts, the England youth international replied “not too long brother” after Fernandes asked when he could see him on the pitch again.
      Erik ten Hag is also an admirer of Mainoo, hinting back in August that he would be part of the first-team this season.
      Mainoo’s return to training comes ahead of the Red Devils’ second Champions League group stage match on Tuesday night.
      Erik ten Hag has been boosted by the return of MainooCredit: EPA
      United host Turkish champions Galatasaray as they look to bounce back from their opening loss to Bayern Munich.
      Ten Hag’s side are also hoping for a distraction from their slow start to the new Premier League season.
      Saturday’s home defeat against Crystal Palace leaves United in 10th, having lost four of their first seven matches. More

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      Forgotten Man Utd star who only made two league appearances for the team now in major role with Class of 92 at Salford

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      FORGOTTEN Manchester United “Class of ’92” star Chris Casper is now shining alongside his old pals at Salford City.The former defender made just two appearances at United alongside team-mates and co-owners of the League One side Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers, Phil and Gary.
      Chris Casper joined his ‘Class of 92’ team-mates at Salford CityCredit: Getty
      Casper, in the middle of the back row, was a part of the Manchester United youth team that featured Nicky Butt, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and David BeckhamCredit: Getty – Contributor
      The League Two club are part-owned by Giggs, Scholes, Butt and the Nevilles – who each own ten per cent.
      Since their takeover in 2014, they have led the club from the lower reaches of non-league to being promoted to the EFL in 2019 – when David Beckham, another ’92 member, became a shareholder.
      The team are known to recruit people they know in key positions such as Neil Wood – a former United youngster and under-23 coach who is Salford’s current manager.
      And six and half years ago they added former team-mate Chris Casper as sporting director.
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      Casper was a promising defender, making a few appearances under Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.
      After a number of loan spells, Casper left the club permanently for Reading early in United’s 1998/99 Treble-winning season.
      Sadly, he was forced to retire in 2000 after suffering a double leg fracture following a challenge from Cardiff’s Richard Carpenter.
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      More than four years later, he secured undisclosed compensation in an out-of-court settlement with Carpenter.
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      Casper quickly turned his attention to coaching with spells with Team Bath, Bury, Bradford and Grimsby.
      Now as sporting director at Salford, who are 20th in League Two, the club has enjoyed two promotions and two Wembley trips during his time at the club.
      Explaining the role, Casper told the MEN: “In essence, the role is to oversee the football side of the club.
      “That starts with the owners identifying what they are looking to achieve, how they are looking to achieve it, what the long-term vision is and how we are going to achieve it.
      “You work with the owners, you identify the playing style, which influences the manager you hire, and you recruit the players who can fit into that philosophy.
      “You are overseeing everything from a football perspective, recruitment, medical, sport science, etc.
      “You take a lot of work away from the manager so he can focus on working with the players.
      “So, dealing with agents and other parts of the club, they don’t have to worry about it.” More

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      Man City and England legend Francis Lee dies aged 79 after battle with cancer as club pay tribute to former chairman

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      MANCHESTER CITY and England legend Francis Lee has passed away at the age of 79 after a long battle with cancer.The former striker scored 148 goals in 330 appearances for Man City.
      Francis Lee is a Manchester City and England legendCredit: Getty
      Lee played more than 300 games for Man CityCredit: Alamy
      Lee received 27 caps for EnglandCredit: Getty
      He won the First Division title, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup during his seven years at Maine Road between 1967 and 1974.
      Affectionately known as “Frannie”, Lee, who started his career at Bolton in 1959, also earned 27 caps for England between 1968 and 1972, scoring 10 goals.
      He returned to Man City in 1994 where he held the job of chairman for four years.
      The club released a statement saying: “It is with the deepest sadness and heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of former Manchester City player and Chairman Francis Lee, aged 79.
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      “A Club legend in every sense, Francis made 330 appearances for City, scoring 148 goals.”
      It continued: “Everyone at Manchester City would like to send their condolences to the friends and family of Francis at this very difficult time.
      “As a mark of respect, flags around the Etihad Stadium and City Football Academy are flying at half-mast.
      “More tributes from the club will follow in the coming days.”
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      Lee took over as Man City chairman in 1994Credit: Getty
      He goes down as an icon of Man CityCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Lee received a host of individual awards during his career including Man City’s Player of the Year award in 1970 and the First Division Golden Boot in 1972.
      After leaving City, Lee went on to win a second First Division title of his career with Derby in 1975.
      He hung up his boots in 1976 when his two-year spell at Derby came to an end.
      Bolton also posted a tribute saying: “All at Bolton Wanderers are saddened to learn of the passing of former forward, Francis Lee.
      “The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Francis’ family, friends and loved ones at this difficult time.”
      Former City star Paul Dickov joined in the tributes, writing: “Such sad news to hear of the passing Francis Lee.
      “A gentleman, proper football man with a great sense of humourThe main reason I signed for @ManCity with his sheer love for the club & will be forever grateful. Love & condolences to all his family & friends. RIP Mr Chairman.”
      And fans also paid their respects to a legend of the game, including Man City supporter Liam Gallagher.
      He wrote: “Frannie Lee, RIP LG x.”
      Another said: “RIP Francis Lee. England international! Title winner with @dcfcofficial and Man City. Talented footballer.
      “Scored a few belters when Rams won the title! Thanks for the memories! ⚽️”
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      Another added: “Sad to hear Francis Lee has passed away. Superb striker with Manchester City and Derby County. Condolences to his family.”
      While a third replied: “RIP Francis Lee. An old school legend of the game 😔.”
      Lee was a prolific striker throughout his 17-year playing careerCredit: Getty More