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    Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson takes Jurgen Klopp out for ‘outstanding’ dinner ahead of emotional Liverpool exit

    SIR ALEX FERGUSON took Jurgen Klopp out for an “outstanding” dinner ahead of the German’s Liverpool farewell.Klopp, 56, is set to bid goodbye to Anfield this afternoon after his side’s final day clash with Wolves.Jurgen Klopp is set for his Anfield farewell this afternoonCredit: PAThe German dined with Sir Alex Ferguson this weekCredit: GettyThe iconic Liverpool boss has admitted to having an “emotional” week ahead of his Merseyside swansong.Despite being a legend across the M62, Ferguson holds a begrudging, warm respect for Klopp.The Scot, 82, famously reversed his decision to retire at the end of the 2001-02 season – but Klopp has always insisted that he will not follow suit in performing a U-turn.This week, the pair enjoyed an evening in each other’s company over dinner.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLKlopp described the occasion as “outstanding” when speaking ahead of his final match in charge against Wolves.In 2022, Ferguson presented the outgoing Liverpool boss with his LMA Manager of the Year award.He described doing so as “absolute agony”, before joking: “I should have told him to go to Scunthorpe United.”Klopp reflected on his final week as Liverpool boss, after clearing out his office.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSHe said: “I was super-emotional in moments this week.”The players said incredibly nice things about me and other staff who are leaving.Former Man Utd star reveals there were only TWO players who didn’t get Sir Alex Ferguson’s famous ‘hairdryer treatment'”I only made a joke here and there because if I’d started really to say what I thought, I would have gone emotionally. So I protected myself from that.”On Sunday, I have to find the right words. I speak to 60,000 and . . . worldwide. The last time it will be super-difficult.”Posting on his new Instagram account, Klopp added: “Last session done and it was strange I would say.”Few of the coaches got quite emotional, I would so.“I didn’t quite yet. I told myself that tomorrow’s a game and after that is holiday.“Obviously, I decide what I think until I get overwhelmed tomorrow.READ MORE SUN STORIES“So, I will leave this place which is… erm… yeah… an interesting experience I would say.”SunSport understands Klopp is ready to snub a return to management and retire to his Majorcan villa.Klopp, 56, will wave goodbye to Anfield this afternoonCredit: AFP More

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    Why are Arsenal not wearing their new kit for the final game of 2023/24 season against Everton?

    ARSENAL have made it a tradition to wear their new kit on the final day of each Premier League season – but things are different this year.Wearing the new threads on Matchday 38 has been used a smart tactic to build hype around the kits and push people to purchase them ahead of the new campaign.Declan Rice in the new 2024/25 Arsenal home kitCredit: GettyHowever, the Gunners are not representing in the 2024/25 kit in the final game against Everton as they hope to end the day as Premier League champions.And SunSport can reveal the reasons behind this.Why are Arsenal not wearing their new kit against Everton?Arsenal are not wearing their new kit because they would like to lift the Premier League title in the same strip that they have been wearing all season should results go their way.The Gunners go into the final day of the season two points behind league leaders Manchester City but could finish top if Pep’s side lose to West Ham and they beat Everton at the Emirates.Read more on ArsenalMikel Arteta’s side have modelling the new kit on Arsenal’s social media channels after it was launched on Thursday, May 16.Liverpool chose to do the same thing back in 2022 when Jurgen Klopp’s men and City’s thrilling title race went right down to the wire.What is the current Premier League table?Here is the Premier League table going into the final day. More

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    Premier League final day LIVE SCORES: Foden double puts Man City on brink of fourth title in a row – latest updates

    THE final day of the Premier League season is here – and there is still so much to play for.Arsenal and Manchester City are going head-to-head for the title with Pep Guardiola’s side in Pole position for their fourth straight triumph.But all hope is not lost for the Gunners’ first Premier League trophy since 2003/04.Mikel Arteta’s side must beat Everton and hope that West Ham avoid defeat at the Etihad for Arsenal to end their 20-year wait for the title.Meanwhile, the race for Europe is heating up with Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and Manchester United all in the race.
    Kick off times: 4pm BST (all games)
    TV Channels: Sky Sports Main Event/TNT Sports 1
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    Here are the stats from that first half as the Arsenal players come back onto the pitch early for this second half.
    Again, Everton are making them wait.
    Arsenal completed 300 passes in that first half with 12 shots on goal.

    Copy linkCopiedHT: Arsenal 1-1 Everton
    Nervy, cagey play early doors. Perhaps a result of Phil Foden’s goal after 79 seconds in Manchester.
    Everton then took the lead late on in the half when Gueye’s free kick was deflected into his own net by Declan Rice in the wall.
    Tomiyasu leveled things up here, just as Kudus was scoring for West Ham to half their deficit against City.
    For a three or four minute spell, it was sheer pandemonium inside the ground.
    The reality of it is Arsenal aren’t winning at the moment and Manchester City are. So that needs to change if the Gunners are going to win the league this afternoon.

    Copy linkCopiedHT: Chelsea 1-0 Bournemouth
    Mauricio Pochettino’s side lead thanks to Moises Caicedo’s first Premier League goal for Chelsea.
    Bournemouth will feel hard done by to go in at the interval trailing, they have created more chances than the hosts.
    If they are to find a way back into this game, they need to be more clinical.

    Copy linkCopiedHalf-time – Man City 2-1 West Ham
    Manchester City are in the box seat and overwhelming favourites to claim the Premier League title…
    …but they go in at half-time not as comfortable as they should be.
    After an incredibly one-sided first half, there is just one goal between City and their opponents, while Arsenal are back in the match at the Emirates.
    Two wonderful – and early – Phil Foden strikes were arguably topped by an audacious Mohammed Kudus effort, and there is still a game and league to be won.

    Copy linkCopiedHT: Brentford 0-3 Newcastle
    It has been a disappointing first half from Thomas Frank’s side but will feel Ivan Toney’s disallowed goal changed the game.
    Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy and Alexander Isak with the goals for Eddie Howe’s side.
    Hard to see a way back into this game for Brentford now.

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    Thomas Partey has a shot from just outside the box which goes over the bar.
    That’s the last chance of the half as Michael Oliver blows his whistle shortly after.
    A chaotic, frantic end to that half, which ends all square.
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    45+4. A naughty rumour is swirling around the stadium that West Ham have scored again.
    So once again the place goes nuts and there’s huge cheers from the stands.
    Poor Gunners fans in the stands. One of those that is extremely funny if you’re not a fan of the club it happens to.

    Copy linkCopiedHT: Brighton 0-0 Man Utd
    Roberto De Zerbi will have some choice words for his misfiring attackers.
    The Seagulls have been dominant in this game but have not been able to convert the plethora of chances they are creating.
    Man Utd have been spectators in this game so far.

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    45. Seven minutes added on and it’ll be a frantic end to the half.
    The atmosphere from that Arsenal goal and news of the West Ham goal has sent this place absolutely bonkers!
    What a noise inside the ground now. They have hope once more…
    Copy linkCopiedChelsea 1-0 Bournemouth
    45. The visitors are certainly not giving up on this game.
    Since the goal, they are giving as good as they get and have created more chances than The Blues.
    Kluivert missed a chance when he could not find the target and moments later Tavernier’s left-footed shot is saved by Petrovic.
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    44. Maybe not quite a canter anymore!
    Odegaard is slid in down the right and is inside the area. His first time cutback misses everyone that makes a run towards goal.
    That leaves left back Tomiyasu to come steaming in just inside the area to come onto it and strike low and hard beyond Pickford and into the net.
    A similar chance to one he had earlier too!
    Copy linkCopiedMan City 2-1 West Ham
    43, Out of nowhere, Mohammed Kudus has scored one of the most outrageous goals of the Premier League campaign!
    At the same time Arsenal were equalising against Everton, West Ham were preparing to take their first corner of the game here.
    The inswinger to the back post wasn’t particularly dangerous with Tomas Soucek unable to make anything of it but then enter Kudus.
    Flicking the ball up into the air for himself, the Ghanaian then unleashed the most spectacular overhead kick to power past Stefan Ortega and stun the Etihad.
    We may still have a title race…

    Copy linkCopiedWhat a goal!

    Copy linkCopiedThe Gunners fight back instantly!

    Copy linkCopiedBrentford 0-3 Newcastle
    38. Guimaraes is on his game today as he picks a perfect pass to Isak.
    This time the striker makes no mistake as he finds the bottom of the goal with a right-footed shot.
    Unless Thomas Frank get his side going here, this could become a messy end to the season.
    Credit: Getty
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    40. It looks like City are cantering towards the title now!
    McNeil drives 40 yards with the ball before being bundled over by Partey 25 yards from goal on the left of centre.
    The Gunners midfielder is booked and Idrissa Gueye is the man to take the free kick.
    He looks to go over the wall but catches the head of Declan Rice of all people and it flies into the opposite corner of the net, leaving Raya with no chance with his weight shifted the other way.
    Copy linkCopiedThis wasn’t in the script!

    Copy linkCopiedGoal – Alexander Isak (Newcastle)
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    34. The word from those loveable nerds at Opta is that West Ham have now faced nine shots on target in the first half today.
    It is the most they have faced in the first half of a Premier League game since records began at the start of 2003-04.
    Copy linkCopiedBrentford 0-2 Newcastle
    36. Isak does well as he runs with the ball towards goal before playing a defence-splitting pass to Murphy.
    He makes no mistake as he slots the ball past Flekken to double the visitors’ lead.
    Brentford contributed to the goal thanks to an error from Ethan Pinnock.
    Copy linkCopiedArsenal 0-0 Everton
    36. Sore one for Martinelli there who needs treatment for a couple of minutes or so there.
    His eyes light up as he turns inside the box and looks to get a shot away but Tarkowski slides in superbly well to win the ball and Martinelli ends up kicking the defender.
    He does eventually come back on after a short spell on the sides.

    Copy linkCopiedGoal – Jacob Murphy (Newcastle)
    Copy linkCopiedMan City 2-0 West Ham
    31. Erling Haaland nearly nets a third!
    Breaking the West Ham offside trap, the City striker tries to squeeze a shot through Alphonse Areola but the keeper gets enough on it to turn it behind.
    Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva has has just arrowed the most absurd first time, no-look 50-yard pass to Jeremy Doku. Just ridiculous.
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    32. It comes from another Everton counter attack.
    This time they are 4v3 running towards the Arsenal penalty area and Calvert-Lewin receives a pass inside the box.
    He strikes low and hard towards Raya’s near post which beats the keeper but comes back out off the woodwork.
    It lands at the feet of the big striker who strikes first time, off balance and sends it into the side netting.
    Some of the travelling supporters thought that was in…
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    CALVERT-LEWIN HITS THE POST!
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    Brentford vs Newcastle LIVE SCORE: Latest Premier League updates as Toon look to secure spot in Europe next season

    NEWCASTLE travel to Brentford as they look to end their season in the European places.The Magpies are in a race with Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham for those precious spots on the final day.Newcastle need a win in London if they want a strong chance of securing European football.
    Kick off time: 4pm BST
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    Premier League top scorers 2023/24: Latest standings for this season’s Golden Boot

    WINNING the Premier League is the pinnacle of English football – and it’s a two-horse race on the final day.But securing the Golden Boot is every attacker’s side mission – and it is up for grabs once again as we enter the last matchday of the campaign.Erling Haaland won the Golden Boot in his first official Premier League seasonCredit: GETTYErling Haaland stormed to the prestigious award in spectacular fashion last season by breaking the goal-scoring record with 36 goals.And football fans have tipped the Norwegian superstar to secure back-to-back Golden Boots.Should the Man City goal machine do so, he will become the first player to win back-to-back Golden Boots in his first two Premier League seasons.However, a number of players across the division will be determined to dethrone Haaland.Read more on Premier LeaguePremier League top scorers 2023/24Live Premier League top scorers:

    PLAYER
    CLUB
    GOALS

    Erling Haaland
    Man City
    27

    Cole Palmer
    Chelsea
    22

    Alexander Isak
    Newcastle
    21

    Phil Foden
    Man City
    19

    Ollie Watkins
    Aston Villa
    19

    Dominic Solanke
    Bournemouth
    18

    Mohamed Salah
    Liverpool
    17

    Son Heung-Min
    Tottenham
    17

    Jarrod Bowen
    West Ham
    16

    Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal
    16

    Jean-Philippe Mateta
    Crystal Palace
    15

    Nicolas Jackson
    Chelsea
    14

    Who has previously won the Premier League Golden Boot?
    1992/93 – Terry Sheringham (Tottenham), 22 goals
    1993/94 – Andy Cole (Newcastle), 34 goals
    1994/95 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn), 34 goals
    1995/96 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn), 31 goals
    1996/97 – Alan Shearer (Newcastle), 25 goals
    1997/98 – Chris Sutton (Blackburn), Dion Dublin (Coventry), Michael Owen (Liverpool), 18 goals
    1998/99 – Michael Owen (Liverpool), Dwight Yorke (Man Utd), Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds), 18 goals
    1999/00 – Kevin Phillips (Sunderland), 30 goals
    2000/01 – Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea), 23 goals
    2001/02 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 24 goals

    2002/03 – Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd), 25 goals
    2003/04 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 30 goals
    2004/05 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 25 goals
    2005/06 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 27 goals
    Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has won the most Golden Boots with a total of fourCredit: AFP
    2006/07 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 20 goals
    2007/08 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), 31 goals
    2008/09 – Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), 19 goals
    2009/10 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 29 goals
    2010/11 – Carlos Tevez (Man City), Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), 20 goals
    2011/12 – Robin van Persie (Arsenal), 30 goals
    2012/13 – Robin van Persie (Man Utd), 26 goals
    2013/14 – Luis Suarez (Liverpool), 31 goals
    2014/15 – Sergio Aguero (Man City), 26 goals
    2015/16 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 25 goals
    2016/17 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 29 goals
    2017/18 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 32 goals
    2018/19 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 22 goals
    2019/20 – Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 23 goals
    2020/21 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 23 goals
    2021/22 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), 23 goals
    2022/23 – Erling Haaland (Man City), 36 goals
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    Harry Redknapp: Everyone knows I love a bargain… but getting Kyle Walker in a double transfer has to be my best ever

    NO ONE likes a bargain more than me and I’d like to think I spotted my fair share over the years.But if I had to name the best of the lot, I’d struggle to beat the young right-back I signed from Sheffield United in my days as Tottenham boss.Kyle Walker is one of the best right-backs in Prem historyCredit: RexSpurs signed Kyle Naughton with Kyle Walker for £9mCredit: Getty – ContributorActually it was two of them and, at £9million for the pair, as good a bit of business as I ever did — because for me, one of them is now the best in the world. He has been for years.And this afternoon he will — barring a miracle — lift the Premier League title as captain of the Manchester City team which makes history by winning it for the fourth season in a row.It’s amazing to look back now and think that some people couldn’t understand why I had signed Kyle Walker AND Kyle Naughton in July 2009.Naughton, 20 at the time, was easier to get their head round because he was a first-team regular, but the other Kyle had only played a handful of games.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLI remember ringing Sam Ellis who’d worked at Sheffield United, and he had no doubt I should get them.The only thing I didn’t know was who’d be the better of the two.Naughton was so smooth on the ball, while Walker — just 19 years old at the time — was more dynamic and had speed to burn.They both went out on loan and it did Walker the world of good.Most read in FootballHe started the 2011-12 campaign as my first-choice right-back and ended it as PFA Young Player of the Year and in the PFA Team of the Year.Spurs got value for money when they sold him for £50m — and same goes for City.Kyle Walker ‘muds’ Arsenal fans as Man City star makes brutal ‘fireworks’ dig on live TVThere are so many stars at the Etihad that Walker is rarely the headline act and it will be the same again today if they  win the title.But don’t ever doubt how important Kyle has been yet again this season.And that pace? He’s so fast, it’s scary. There aren’t many who leave Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr for dead like he did.I thought you were supposed to slow down as you got older but with him it’s the opposite.Full-back, centre-half in a back three… you can stick him anywhere.And when it comes to leaders, he’s a top man for that too because City have been pushed all the way this time.The fact Arsenal still have a chance on the final day tells me boss Mikel Arteta couldn’t have done much more — but City just don’t slip up at this stage.There’s no doubt this is one of the great Premier League teams — although I’m not convinced they’re the best ever.Sir Alex Ferguson had some fantastic sides at Manchester United and they’d have something to say about that!READ MORE SUN STORIESMan for man, would City beat Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and David Beckham? Do they have a better centre-back pairing than Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic?It’s something I’ve been asked loads of times and my answer’s not changed… but it would certainly be one hell of a game! More

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    Jadon Sancho forced to take huge pay cut as Man Utd name price tag for Borussia Dortmund loanee

    JADON SANCHO will not be handed a cut-price dream ticket back to Germany.And even if Borussia Dortmund do meet Manchester United’s asking price, he will have to take a hefty cut on his £275,000-a-week wages.Manchester United won’t be selling Jadon Sancho on a cut-price dealCredit: RexSancho wants to return to Borussia Dortmund after falling out of favour at Man UtdCredit: GettyThe Red Devils winger, 24, wants a permanent return to Dortmund after a sparkling loan spell for the Champions League finalists.United are happy to listen to offers but will not let the 23-cap England man go for less than 75 per cent of the £73million they paid Dortmund for him in 2021.Sancho, who became a global star in his first four years at the Bundesliga giants, was exiled at Old Trafford in September after falling out with boss Erik ten Hag.He went to Dortmund in January but his United deal runs to 2026 and there is talk of reconciliation.Read More on Man UtdIf Ten Hag is axed this summer, Sancho may be welcomed back as new technical director Jason Wilcox and CEO Omar Berrada worked with him at Manchester City.Sources also say Ten Hag’s tough stance has softened and could have him back if he stays at Old Trafford.But much will depend on how much Dortmund offer for their fan favourite and Sancho’s willingness to take a wage cut.Sancho’s turbulent three-year stint at United has only seen him amassing 12 goals and six assists in 82 appearances.Most read in FootballBut since returning to Dortmund on loan in January the winger has been regaining his old form.The forward has already registered three goals and three assists in 20 appearances with the Bundesliga giants.Jamie Carragher interviews Jadon Sancho on live TV after EIGHT PINTS and CBS Sports studio cannot bear to watchSancho has also played a crucial role in BVB’s road to the Champions League final where they will face Real Madrid on June 1 at Wembley. More