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Southampton boss Russell Martin has issued an apology to supporters who travelled to Leicester after their humiliating 5-0 defeat on Tuesday.
The Saints were outclassed and are now six points adrift of the automatic promotion places with two games left and a far inferior goal difference.
“I want to apologise to the fans,” Martin told BBC Radio Solent.
“We’re going to need them in the next few games to pick
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes it will be good for Trent Alexander-Arnold to have a new manager and said the right-back will be a player “people talk about in 40 years”.
Klopp, who will leave the Reds at the end of the season, gave Alexander-Arnold his first-team debut in October 2016 shortly after the Anfield club’s academy product turned 18.
The 25-year-old has gone on to make more than 300
Simon Stone, BBC Sport chief football reporter
Since his co-ownership was announced on Christmas Eve, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and new United director Sir Dave Brailsford have presided over a complete overhaul of United’s backroom team.
The latest appointment was Jason Wilcox as technical director after his exit from Southampton was successfully negotiated.
United hope to secure the services of Dan Ashworth as sporting director but there is still no agreement
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo says the uncertainty over Nottingham Forest’s Premier League fate is having a detrimental impact on his players.
Forest have appealed against a four-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules.
A hearing is set for 24 April.
The club are a point above the Premier League relegation zone before Sunday’s
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has criticised Premier League clubs’ spending on agents.
The head of football’s world governing body said more money should be going to “the clubs that trained and developed the players signed from abroad”.
Premier League clubs spent a combined £409.5m on agents and intermediaries in the 12 months to February 2024,
Southampton manager Russell Martin has described Portsmouth’s promotion to the Championship as a “great achievement” for boss John Mousinho.
Martin said that the pair know each other well and played together at under-18s level.
“I’m pleased a young British manager is getting an opportunity and I’m pleased for him personally,” Martin said.
“For our fans though, it doesn’t mean I’m
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke has likened his desire to create belief in his side to Jurgen Klopp’s challenge before reviving Liverpool.
After a slow start to his first season in charge, Farke has guided Leeds to third in the Championship, two points behind leaders Ipswich Town.
Klopp’s fellow German has fielded some of
Southampton’s Will Smallbone says the best goal-scoring return of his career this season is down to the work he has done with boss Russell Martin.
The midfielder has netted five times in the Championship this term, a feat he puts down to Martin’s encouragement.
“Scoring goals is something I’ve wanted to add to my
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna and Leeds winger Crysencio Summerville have been named Championship manager and player of the year.
Summerville has scored 17 league goals and registered eight assists for Leeds, who are just one point below the Foxes.
Portsmouth’s John Mousinho was named League One manager of the year at Sunday’s event in London.
Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim has denied verbally agreeing a deal to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
Amorim, 39, does not want the speculation to be a distraction during his side’s title run-in.
“There’s been no interview with any club, no agreement with any club,” said Amorim. “This is the last time I’m going to talk about my future.”
He added: “The only