United survive Leeds fightback to close gap to European places

Manchester United survived a stirring Leeds United comeback at a highly-charged Elland Road to claim a crucial victory and maintain their grip on a top-four place in the Premier League. In the first league game in front of fans between the two old rivals at Elland Road since October 2003, they produced a fitting spectacle played out in a deluge.

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Rangnick denies rumours of dressing room rift

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick said the dressing room atmosphere at the club has improved since his arrival as interim boss. There have been reports of rifts within the squad at Old Trafford but Rangnick said the mood is “better” after allowing “unhappy players” to leave.

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Barcelona battle back to take draw to Naples

FC Barcelona battled from a goal down to take a 1-1 draw to Naples next week in their Europa League playoff round clash against Napoli. The Italian side took a first half lead through Piotr Zielinski but the Catalans drew level via a Ferran Torres penalty.

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