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  After his latest goal for Napoli, Manchester United fans begged the club to sign Victor Osimhen. The striker is on a roll and scored again for the Italians against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. Manchester United fans are desperate for Victor Osimhen to join the club. Credit: Getty Osimhen scored in the first half as Napoli defeated 10-man Frankfurt 2-0 in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie, while another United transfer target, Kolo Muani, was sent off. After the game, United fans only had one man on their minds: Osimhen. With 18 goals in 19 league games, he has propelled Napoli to the top of Serie A, and he also has two goals in Europe. The Red Devils have been linked with his signature, but Napoli may require a club record £115 million to consider selling. Many United fans, however, believe Osimhen is worth every penny and have urged the club to go all out to sign him. The word on the street is that there is a new zombie movie in the works, and it will feature zo

GRAHAM POTTER has transformed Chelsea into Brighton, with almost identical records. In September, Potter took over at Stamford Bridge from Thomas Tuchel. Graham Potter's tenure as Chelsea manager has been difficult.Credit: Alamy However, the Blues manager, 47, is struggling to get a song out of his mega-money squad, which includes £600 million in new signings this season alone. The stats now show that he is nearly replicating his campaign at Brighton from last season. Chelsea is tenth in the Premier League after 23 games this season. They have won eight, drawn seven and lost eight, scoring 23 and conceding 23. With 15 games remaining, they have 31 points, four points and three places behind Brighton, who also have a game in hand. In comparison, after 23 games in the 2021-22 season, Brighton had seven wins, 12 draws, and four defeats. They had 25 goals but had also given up 23 goals, giving them 33 points and a ninth-place finish. Tuchel oversaw Chelsea's first six games of the

  Benni McCarthy, a former Blackburn Rovers striker, is an important player at Manchester United. The South African's attacking coaching has been well received by strikers. McCarthy only recently joined United's backroom staff under Erik ten Hag. On Sunday, Manchester United fans could be heard singing Benni McCarthy's name among the usual chants echoing around Old Trafford. It is unusual for a member of a club's backroom staff to be honored in this manner, but McCarthy is not your typical coach. Since joining Erik ten Hag's staff last summer, the 45-year-old South African has been widely credited with helping to revitalize Marcus Rashford's career. McCarthy, according to United sources, is just one of several key figures in Team Ten Hag, but the former Blackburn and West Ham striker was brought in specifically to improve the forwards, and there is no doubt that he has played a role in Rashford's sensational form. The 25-year-brace old's against Leiceste

  JURGEN KLOPP revealed the "pure torture" of replaying last season's Champions League final against Real Madrid. But Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is hoping that his team can finally inflict some pain on Carlo Ancelotti's side in the last 16 on Tuesday at Anfield. Before Tuesday's game, Jurgen Klopp rewatched last season's Champions League final. Credit: PA In Paris, Los Blancos defeated Liverpool 1-0. Credit: Getty Liverpool is out for vengeance after losing 1-0 in Paris in May, and Klopp has been buoyed by back-to-back Premier League victories over Everton and Newcastle. "I hadn't watched the final again until the weekend," he explained. Then I realized why I hadn't watched it before — because it was pure torture. "We played well and could have won the game." And that is the key word: 'could.' They scored a decisive goal, while we did not. "Real do not worry when other teams have a chance and they do not lose confid

  Christian Atsu's body arrives in Ghana after being killed in the Turkey earthquake. Former Premier League player Christian Atsu's body has been returned to Ghana. The body of an ex-Newcastle midfielder was discovered in Turkey 12 days after the earthquake. Tributes have poured in for footballer Christian Atsu, whose body was returned to Ghana ten days after he was killed in a devastating earthquake in Turkey. Former Newcastle midfielder Atsu died on Saturday, according to his agent Nana Sechere, who said the player's body was discovered 12 days after the disaster struck Turkey and Syria, killing over 44,000 people. Ghana international Atsu, 31, was playing for Turkish Super Lig side Hatayspor when he died. He had previously played for Chelsea, Everton, and Porto. Since 2016, Atsu has served as an ambassador for the global children's charity Arms Around The Child (AATC), and he has been the primary supporter of a new school in Senya Beraku, Ghana. He paid several visit

  Roberto de Zerbi © Gallo Images The Premier League refereeing standard is'very bad,' according to Brighton & Hove Albion manager Roberto de Zerbi, who was shown a red card following his side's defeat on Saturday. After a 1-0 loss to Fulham, the Italian's frustration erupted, and he confronted referee Darren England in the tunnel. Brighton, who dominated the game, had two goals disallowed for offside, dropping them to seventh place behind Fulham. After his team's goal was incorrectly ruled out by VAR last weekend, De Zerbi met with Professional Game Match Officials Limited chief Howard Webb in midweek for a face-to-face meeting. He explained his altercation with England and stated that he would not meet Webb again. "Because I told the referee that we had a meeting with his boss (Howard Webb) this week, and I lost time and time again in my work and my job because I think the level of refereeing in the Premier League is very bad," De Zerbi told reporter

  Christian Atsu, a former Premier League player, was discovered under rubble 12 days after Turkey's devastating earthquake. Following the earthquake in Turkey, Christian Atsu was discovered dead. After the disaster on February 6, the 31-year-whereabouts old's were unknown. During his career, Atsu played for Porto, Chelsea, and Newcastle, among others. Christian Atsu, a former Chelsea player, was discovered dead following last week's devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria. The 31-year-old had been missing since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours of February 6 - but one of his agents has now confirmed his body was discovered beneath the rubble. 'Atsu's lifeless body was discovered under the rubble,' Murat Uzunmehmet told reporters on Saturday, 12 days after the disaster struck. Currently, more items are being removed. His phone was also discovered.' Nana Sechere, another of Atsu's agents, also announced the news.

  2-4 Aston Villa Arsenal: Mikel Arteta's side revive their title bid with two goals in added time, including an Emi Martinez own goal, to win a Premier League classic at Villa Park. Before Arsenal's comeback, Aston Villa took the lead twice through Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho. Arsenal came back with three second-half goals from Zinchenko, Martinez's own goal, and Martinelli. Arsenal has now moved three points clear of Manchester City atop the Premier League table. The dream was evaporating little by little. Arsenal had come back from two goals down at Villa Park, but Martin Odegaard had missed an open goal with 12 minutes remaining, and it appeared that two more crucial points in the title race would be lost. It was an afternoon to pause and stare in disbelief as Arsenal's challenge imploded. A football game became a rubberneckers' convention. Everything changed after that. Jorginho smashed an unstoppable drive over Emiliano Martinez's dive three minute