Phil Foden will miss Manchester City’s upcoming clash with Liverpool after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix. The midfielder felt unwell after training on Saturday while on international duty and was forced to leave the camp before a decision was taken to go under the knife.
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Former England manager Roy Hodgson has been reappointed as Crystal Palace boss until the end of the season.Patrick Vieira, who replaced Hodgson at Selhurst Park in July 2021, was sacked by Palace on Friday after a 12-match winless run in all competitions.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association announced the standard punishment for his dismissal against Manchester United would be “clearly insufficient”. Mitrovic gave Fulham the lead in Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford but was sent off after trying to grab referee Chris Kavanagh’s arm during a chaotic couple of minutes.
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Crystal Palace sacked manager Patrick Vieira after 18 months in charge on Friday after their 1-0 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion left them three points above the relegation zone. Palace are the only Premier League side without a win in 2023, having drawn five and lost six of their games.
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Liverpool brought Manchester United’s bandwagon to a shuddering halt as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice in a record 7-0 hammering of their arch-rivals to boost their Premier League top-four hopes at Anfield. The Reds held a narrow 1-0 lead at the break but turned on the style in the second half to blow United away.
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