Anthony Martial has praised former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal for the role he played in his development over the past 12 months.
The 20-year-old joined United from Monaco for the 2015-16 campaign and impressed in his first season at Old Trafford.
He netted 11 goals in 31 Premier League appearances and has hailed Van Gaal s role in his progress.
I had a great relationship with Van Gaal, Martial told L Equipe. He always demanded perfection from me. He has done a lot for me.
He always showed me videos together with his assistant, even when I had scored a double. He pointed out the things I had done wrong.
Sometimes it was annoying because you expected to be shown the things you did well, but I knew it was for my own good.
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The Port Elizabeth stadium, which initially had construction delays, will now be ready well before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, organisers said on Tuesday.
We at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa are delighted with the progress made with the construction of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, organising committee president Danny Jordaan said.
It is extremely exciting to see a brand new 2010 FIFA World Cup venue taking shape so many months ahead of its FIFA World Cup completion deadline.
The venue had been the only new stadium chosen for this year s eight-nation Confederations Cup in June before being discarded in July 2008 because of problems.
About 40,000 of the 48,000 seats have already been installed, more than half of th…
Chris Hughton is optimistic as he prepares for his first visit to the Sports Direct Arena since his sacking almost two years ago.
Norwich City have yet to win a Premier League game this term, having lost 5-0 on the opening day before posting three consecutive draws.
However, the 53-year-old Norwich City manager is of the opinion that the Carrow Road outfit have been playing well enough in recent weeks, and believes an inevitable change in fortunes will see them win.
What we are missing is the wins, Hughton admitted to the club s official website.
We’ve performed particularly well in each of the last three games and they were three games that could have seen us win.
We played well enough and created enough chances in each of them to have won…
While might have eventually missed out on a Champions League return back in May, the Gunners have really come flying out of the traps this time around.
Laying down another marker over the weekend as they breezed their way to a 3-0 romp away at Premier League returners Bournemouth, Arteta s youngsters have won each of their opening three top-flight contests.
Enjoying what has been a stellar summer in north London and watching the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko make an immediate boost since arriving at the Emirates, Arsenal have gained plenty of early-season praise.
However, despite already splashing the cash this summer, it has been reported that Arteta is not done there.
Along with stating on Monday that Arsenal are planning a late swoo…
According to a recent report from Gazzetta dello Sport, Cristiano Ronaldo has opted to remain at Juventus for the 2021/22 season.
There had been great speculation as to what Ronaldo would do next with his career after a few years with the Old Lady. Now, it seems as if his immediate future has been guaranteed, although there’s no doubt in our mind that a similar question will be raised next summer if this deal does in fact go through.
Ronaldo still maintains his position as one of the best players in world football today and regardless of whether he stays or goes, we can’t see that changing anytime soon.
CR7 knows just how valuable he is to the Italian giants and he also knows that if he decided not to stay on their books, a parade of other clubs would be lin…
Antonio Conte believes Gary Cahill should be named in England s World Cup squad despite dropping the defender for Chelsea earlier this season.
Cahill was an unused substitute for matches against Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Barcelona over recent months.
The 32-year-old was also left out of Gareth Southgate s England selection for the March friendlies against Netherlands and Italy, with untried duo James Tarkowski and Alfie Mawson picked instead.
But he has returned to Conte s first XI for the past four matches and put in assured performances at the heart of the back three, a switch from the position on the left of the centre-backs that he filled during last season s Premier League title triumph.
It is that sort of pedigree that makes …
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard confirmed Antonio Rudiger and captain Cesar Azpilicueta discussed the alleged racist abuse by Tottenham fans towards the former with Premier League officials after Sunday s match.
The Blues ran out 2-0 winners at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but the contest was marred by an incident in the second half.
Spurs Son Heung-min was sent off for kicking out at Rudiger and the German reported to Azpilicueta that he had been targeted by racist chants soon after.
Lampard subsequently confirmed the pair raised the issue with Premier League officials after the fixture, while Spurs have launched their own investigation.
My understanding is that there was a racist comment, gesture or whatever that may be, Lampard told Sky Sports.
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Southampton made it six games unbeaten in all competitions as they held Premier League champions Leicester City to a 0-0 draw at the King Power Stadium, though Charlie Austin missed a golden chance for the visitors in the second-half.
After an indifferent start to the season, Claude Puel s side have been in terrific form of late and frustrated Leicester for large spells of Sunday s clash, with Austin hitting the woodwork early on.
Claudio Ranieri s men did look dangerous in parts, with Jamie Vardy guilty of squandering a gilt-edged opportunity before half-time.
Austin showed similar profligacy with a misjudged chip midway through a second half of few clear-cut chances, with substitute Shinji Okazaki also flashing a header wide at the other end.
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Steve McClaren is reportedly close to re-joining Derby County as boss
According to reports from , Derby are in negotiations with former boss Steve McClaren with a view to him returning to the club.
There are reports that the discussions are going well. Those same reports suggest that McClaren could be re-appointed as Rams boss today at some stage.
It seems a very strange move for the Rams I must say considering the circumstances of his exit last summer.
McClaren has already been sacked by Derby
Steve McClaren was sacked by Derby in May 2015, after the Rams failed to make the Championship play-offs. The fact that County failed to make the play-offs was made all the more galling because they were in the top-six of the table for most of the campaign…
Turkish Super Lig outfit Sivasspor have announced the capture of John Utaka on a two-year deal.
The 31-year-old had been without a club since leaving Montpellier in July following the expiry of his contract with the French side.
And he has now elected to move to Turkey with Sivasspor, who are managed by former Brazil international and Real Madrid full-back Roberto Carlos.
Utaka began his career with Enugu Rangers in his native Nigeria before stints in Egypt and Qatar.
A five-season spell in France with Lens and Rennes followed, with the forward s form over that time securing him a move to the Premier League with Portsmouth.
The Nigeria international lifted the FA Cup with the English team, but would return to France with Montpellier after his contract with …