Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is a tremendous talent who will continue to improve, according to England manager Gareth Southgate.

Rashford has scored five goals in seven matches after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed caretaker manager following Jose Mourinho s sacking last month.

The 21-year-old forward scored his 41st United goal in his 150th appearance as the Red Devils defeated Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 in Saturday s Premier League fixture.

Southgate hailed Rashford, who has netted six goals in 31 appearances for England since debuting in 2016.

Given that he s only 21, he will definitely continue to improve, Southgate said. When you have a mindset like he has and a desire to be as good as he wants to be, then that will happen.

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Wolves have completed the club-record signing of Porto midfielder Ruben Neves.

The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Molineux after the Championship club had a reported bid of £15.8million accepted by the Portuguese side.

A statement from the club read: Wolves are delighted to announce the arrival of highly-rated Portuguese international midfielder Ruben Neves.

The 20-year-old defensive midfielder has put pen to paper on a five-year deal after making the switch from Porto.

Whilst, in line with club policy, the terms of the deal will remain undisclosed, Wolves can confirm it is a club record transfer outlay.

Neves, who became the youngest player to captain a side in Champions League history in 2015, is relishing the chance to link …

Kevin De Bruyne s match-turning performance in Belgium s 2-1 victory over Denmark was hailed as very impressive by coach Roberto Martinez.

After missing Belgium s 3-0 win against Russia due to an acute nose bone fracture suffered in the Champions League final, De Bruyne made a goalscoring return to action in Copenhagen on Thursday.

Yussuf Poulsen scored in the second minute of the Euro 2020 clash to give Denmark the lead, but Thorgan Hazard levelled for Belgium nine minutes into the second half after being teed up by substitute De Bruyne.

De Bruyne then fired the winner with 20 minutes to go, lashing home a brilliant shot from the edge of the penalty area.

The introduction of De Bruyne for the start of that second half proved a key tactical switch, and M…

According to reports in France, Younes Belhanda could soon return to the country from Galatasaray. The 28 year old is currently contracted to the Turkish club up until 2021, and has played really well for them so far this season. Alas, that has attracted the interest of both Monaco and Nice, the latter of which he spent time on loan at between 2016 and 2017.

Belhanda, who is a Morocco international but played for the France under 20s, kicked off his professional career in his homeland with Montpellier before moving on to Dynamo Kyiv. As an attacking midfielder he has an exceptional set of skills, but there are still questions regarding whether or not he’s willing to take that leap of faith once again in an even more competitive top European division.

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Chelsea have appointed Joe Shields as co-director of recruitment and talent, as chairman Todd Boehly looks to build a world-class management team at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues have been targeting appointments in key roles since Boehly s consortium took control in May, and revealed Laurence Stewart is to become technical director at the end of his tenure with Monaco earlier this week.

Shields – who most recently worked as Southampton s head of recruitment following a nine-year spell with Manchester City s academy – will now join him in a new-look management team.

Boehly and co-owner Behdad Eghbali expressed their excitement at the prospect of working with Shields, telling Chelsea s website: Joe is another great addition to Chelsea, and we re thrilled to have …

Carlo Ancelotti refused to criticise Brazil boss Tite for snubbing Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid star s match-winning performance at Elche.

Vinicius took his tally to seven goals in 11 LaLiga games in 2021-22, more than he managed in his previous two seasons combined, as Los Blancos claimed a 2-1 win at the Martinez Valero.

The winger scored in each half, either side of Raul Guti s dismissal, to send Madrid back to the top of the table despite a nervy finish to the game following Pere Milla s late goal.

Amid his impressive form, Vinicius has been omitted from Tite s national squad for the World Cup qualifiers in November, with Barcelona s Philippe Coutinho surprisingly recalled for what could be his first Brazil game in over a year.

However, Ancel…

Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United will host Arsene Wenger and Arsenal today in week three of the English Premier League. The match will be United s second at Old Trafford; their first was a 3-0 victory over the Gunners bitter North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

The Gunners are coming off a Premier League home loss to Liverpool FC. However, during the week, Arsenal sealed a place in the UEFA Champions League group stages with a 2-1 win versus Udinese in Udin, Italy (3-1 on aggregate).

Probable Lineups

Manchester United: De Gea, Smalling, Jones, Evans, Evra, Nani, Anderson, Cleverley, Young, Rooney, Welbeck.

Arsenal: Szeczny, Jenkinson, Djourou, Vermaelen, Sagna, Ramsey, Traore, Walcott, Rosicky, Arshavin, Van Persie.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was officially presented with the European Golden Shoe award on Friday.

The Portugal international achieved the prestigious honour by firing home 40 goals in Spain s La Liga last term, thus scoring more times than any other player in the top division of a European league.

Ronaldo, who was handed the award by Portugal legend Eusebio and Real Madrid honorary president Alfredo Di Stefano, said that he would be happier to see his club side lift the biggest trophies in the game than to continue winning individual accolades.

I would trade this award right now for the Champions League or La Liga, Ronaldo said. You can only win individual awards because the team help you.

I would like to win something bigger at a collective …

Ajax striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson has signed a contract extension with the Eredivisie champions that will keep him at the club until 2016.

The Iceland striker, who joined Ajax in 2011 from AZ, has put pen to paper on a one-year extension with the Amsterdam club.

Sigthorsson had verbally agreed to further his stay at the Amsterdam Arena back in August, and now the formalities of the deal have been completed.

However, the 24-year-old will not have the chance to immediately mark the agreement with a goal, due to the ankle injury he suffered in last Saturday s 5-0 victory over Willem II.

That blow will keep Sigthorsson out until the new year, placing more emphasis on top-scorer Arkadiusz Milik – who has 16 goals to his name in all competitions – to deliv…

Western Sydney Wanderers will not stand in the way of Tony Popovic if he is approached for the vacant Crystal Palace manager s job.

Former defender Popovic spent five years as a player at Selhurst Park between 2011 and 2006, returning as assistant to Dougie Freedman in February 2011 before departing again 15 months later to lead the then freshly formed Wanderers.

He has enjoyed stunning success with the A-League side, guiding them to consecutive Grand Finals as premiers in 2012-13 and winning the AFC Champions League this year, making them the first Australian side to win Asia s top prize.

Despite Popovic s previous success in the role, the Wanderers currently sit bottom of the A-League without a win all season and chairman Paul Lederer says he will allow his…