Derby County goalkeeper Scott Carson will spend a second season on loan at Manchester City.
The former England international spent the 2019-20 campaign with Pep Guardiola s side as third choice keeper behind Ederson and Claudio Bravo.
City have signed the 34-year-old on for another season, so he appears to have played his last game with Championship side Derby as his contract expires in June 2021.
Carson will again provide cover for Ederson, with Zack Steffen set to be the Brazilian s understudy after the United States international returned from a loan spell with Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Former Barcelona keeper Bravo has left the Etihad Stadium after his contract expired.
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Jack Butland has joined Manchester United on loan from Crystal Palace for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
The Red Devils had been in the hunt for extra competition at goalkeeper after Martin Dubravka was recalled from his own temporary spell by Newcastle United.
United boss Erik ten Hag had confirmed to the media on Thursday that Butland was set to arrive and provide competition to David de Gea and Tom Heaton, and the move was confirmed on Friday.
This is an amazing club and one that I am now proud to represent. I m really looking forward to working with an unbelievable goalkeeping group, supporting each other every day to create the best training and playing environment for the team, Butland told United s official website.
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Arsenal are interested in signing Yeremi Pino from Villarreal in the summer of 2022, according to . It has been reported that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is closely following Pino and has told his bosses at the Premier League club to get him the 18-year-old winger.
Pino has been on the books of Villarreal since 2017 and has been superb for the Yellow Submarine in recent times. The Spain international has made nine starts and two substitute appearances in La Liga for the Yellow Submarine so far this season, scoring one goal and providing three assists in the process.
The Villarreal winger has also scored one goal in four Champions League appearances so far this season. Pino made six starts and 18 substitute appearances in the league last season, scoring three goals and …
Declan Rice is under no illusions as to the test Senegal will present England in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday.
Having won Group B, England will be widely expected to progress in their first meeting with Senegal and set up a quarter-final clash with either France or Poland.
But Senegal have proven their mettle in progressing as Group A runners-up behind the Netherlands despite missing Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane through injury.
And Rice, who will likely be at the heart of a key battle in the midfield at Al Khor, knows Senegal are not to be taken lightly.
I think we ve had a really good focus throughout the three group games – three really tough group games as well – but we’re onto a bigger test and we know Senegal are going to be really …
Manchester United are better placed to defeat Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-finals this year than they were last, according to Nemanja Matic.
Matic played the full game as late strikes from Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial gave United a 2-0 away win over Everton in Wednesday s quarter-final.
The draw immediately after the tie pitted them against rivals City once more, while Championship side Brentford will face Tottenham in the other last-four contest.
City defeated United 3-2 on aggregate in last season s semi-finals despite a goal from Matic, with Pep Guardiola s team going on to win the competition for a third straight year.
In a one-off tie this year, Matic is optimistic there will be a different outcome.
This time I hope we will use …
The New Orleans Saints head to Foxborough on Sunday to try and jump-start an offense that has scored just three touchdowns over 16 quarters. The England Patriots sit as a slight favorite in NFL odds with a total of 40 in a game trending towards Mac Jones and Derek Carr both starting.
With a stumbling offense, a banged-up Carr, and some possible poor passing conditions, is there any reason to back the Saints offense, especially when the Pats brought in JC Jackson to replace an injured Christian Gonzalez?
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