Louis van Gaal has a better win percentage than the legendary Matt Busby, but there was a certain inevitably about his dismissal after two years as Manchester United manager.

The Dutchman brought Champions League football back to Old Trafford in his maiden campaign, but a failure to return to Europe s top table this time around cranked up the pressure.

Van Gaal may have thought FA Cup glory in Saturday s win over Crystal Palace would buy him more time – it proved not to be the case.

The rumbles of discontent have grown in numbers among a United faithful frustrated at what they perceived to be a negative, over-cautious style throughout the season and with Jose Mourinho s shadow looming large throughout the season it was only a matter of time before change was in…

Genk defender Kalidou Koulibaly is set to undergo a medical ahead of joining Napoli, Belgian newspaper .

The Frenchman has shown a great deal of potential since joining the Belgian giants from Metz and he seems to have already earned a big club move.

Het Belang Van Limburg has suggested that Koulibaly will undergo a medical at Stadio San Paolo later today ahead of signing for the Azzurri in the summer transfer window.

The French footballer could find it hard to nail down a regular starting berth at Napoli, but time is definitely on his side.

Koulibaly began his professional career at Metz, and went on to make 56 league appearances before signing for Genk in the summer of 2012.

He has continued with impressive performances in Belgian s elite divis…

Galatasaray president Unal Aysal has revealed that the Turkish giants are in talks to sign Wesley Sneijder from Inter.

The Dutch playmaker has not featured for the Nerazzurri since the end of September, and looks to have no future at San Siro after rejecting a contract extension in December.

It was reported that coach Andrea Stramaccioni would continue to leave the former Real Madrid man out of his team unless he agreed to the new terms, which are worth significantly less than his current deal.

And it appears that the Turkish champions are now willing to offer him an escape route, as long as Inter lower their asking price.

I had dinner with (Inter president) Massimo Moratti in Italy on Monday, he told GSTV. We spoke about how we can co-operate on footba…

Jordan Henderson helped a much-changed Liverpool to a 3-0 win over Bournemouth and then claimed it is easy for the unbeaten Premier League leaders to maintain their good form due to their squad depth.

Jurgen Klopp made seven changes from the side that beat Everton 5-2 on Wednesday and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah – three of those who came in – were all on target.

The victory, the Reds 15th out of 16 in the division this season, ensured they will end the day 11 points clear at the top of the table.

With Klopp shuffling his pack at the start of a gruelling run of games, Henderson was asked whether it was difficult to maintain momentum when such wholesale changes are made.

When you ve got so many good players, it s easy, t…

Cabral and Charalampos Mavrias days at Sunderland could be numbered as head Gus Poyet pushes them closer to the exit.

Gus Poyet has told Sunderland duo Cabral and Charalampos Mavrias to find new clubs after barely featuring since the Uruguayan took over at the Stadium of Light.

Former head coach Paolo Di Canio brought both men to the club during his short period in charge, but since Poyet s arrival in October 2013 they have just one appearance between them in all competitions.

Mavrias has that solitary outing from an FA Cup clash with Kidderminster Harriers 12 months ago, while Sunderland fans have not seen Cabral in action since August 2013 – although he has been an unused substitute on three occasions this season.

However, Poyet has indicated neithe…

Ryan Porteous watched his Scotland team-mates gearing up for their summer holidays after Tuesday’s win over Georgia while preparing to start his next campaign the following day.

The defender was due back at Watford for a team meeting and day three of pre-season training hours after helping Scotland to victory in difficult conditions.

The former Hibernian player is happy to get back to England, though, and get to work under new head coach Valerien Ismael, who was appointed on May 10.

“All the boys are jetting off on holiday but I’m back in,” Porteous said. “There will be a big rebuild probably at Watford so I’m looking forward to getting started there.

“I had a holiday before. We finished up on the 10th (of May) so I got away for a couple of …

The result – sealed by Alessio Romagnoli s penalty – extended Milan s undefeated streak across all competitions to 13 matches under head coach Gennaro Gattuso ahead of Sunday s derby against city rivals Inter.

The credit goes to the whole team for a great performance, as we worked really hard to reach the final and deserved this, Donnarumma said.

We are a wonderful group. We re so united, the opposition find it really difficult to break us down. The coach made us become a real team, we are always together. As the coach says, fatigue doesn t exist, it s all in the mind.

Milan centre-back Romagnoli added via Rai Sport: It was a wonderful game, really hard-fought. We both had chances to break the deadlock, but we re happy, we deserved it and want to continue …

Evian TG continue their bid for a maiden top-class trophy when they host Lorient in the Coupe de France semi-finals on Wednesday.

Having been formed through a merger in 2003 and only joining the top tier of French football in the 2011-12 season, Evian have had limited opportunities to win major trophies and eliminated Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain to reach the last four of the Coupe de France.

Based in the small French town of Annecy, just over the border from Swiss city Geneva, Evian gained their current name in 2007 when Gaillard s Croix-de-Savoie (itself a merged club) joined with Olympique Thonon-Chablais, before being bought by Franck Riboud, who owns mineral water company Evian.

Evian are under threat of relegation from Ligue 1 as they sit in the drop…

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With Monday night offering us a London derby at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea will be desperate to end their recent rut when they host West Ham from behind closed doors.

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Starting with the hosts, while Chelsea might have enjoyed an eye-catching unbeaten run when opening December, the Blues have come crashing back down to earth. Despite many billing Frank Lampard s new-look squad as a genuine title outsider this season, the former England skipper saw his side throw away the lead in worrying fashion earlier in the week. Despite taking a second-half lead away at Wolves on Tuesday, Chelsea eventually slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 defeat in the Midlands. Freefalling down to eighth in the table ahead of Monday s meeting at Stamford Bridge, th…

Paul Pogba reacted to Pep Guardiola s claim Mino Raiola offered him to Manchester City in January in humorous fashion.

Just a day before the Manchester derby, Guardiola made the astonishing claim in his pre-match news conference that Raiola Pogba s agent offered the Frenchman to City in January.

Pogba has endured a rocky season at Manchester United, with Jose Mourinho s handling of him leading to reports of a rift between the pair.

But Guardiola s assertion came as a shock and will undoubtedly be one of the main talking points ahead of the derby at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, when City can clinch the Premier League title with a win.

The news appears to have taken Pogba by surprise, as evidenced by his reaction on social media, posting a picture of him…