Nuno Espirito Santo says he is facing a “huge challenge” at Nottingham Forest and wants to build on Steve Cooper’s legacy at the City Ground. Forest have appointed the 49 year old Portuguese on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Cooper was sacked on Tuesday after two years and three months, with Forest having lost five of their past six league games to sit 17th in the table.
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Nottingham Forest have confirmed the sacking of manager Steve Cooper, with former Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo in talks to replace him. Cooper’s exit comes with Forest having lost five of their past six games. The 44-year-old led Forest to promotion to the Premier League in 2022, ending a 23-year absence from the top flight.
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Holders Manchester City will play Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Arsenal face Porto. Last season’s runners-up Inter Milan have been handed a mouth watering clash with Atletico Madrid while Napoli will host FC Barcelona who return to the knock-out stages for the first time since 2021.
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Manchester United lifted the mood of crisis around manager Erik ten Hag by securing a battling point against Liverpool at Anfield. In a mediocre encounter, United stopped the rot that had been spreading after the heavy home loss to Bournemouth and a tame Champions League exit rubber-stamped by Bayern Munich at Old Trafford.
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Luton Town have confirmed that their captain Tom Lockyer is in a stable condition in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during the second half of their Premier League clash at Bournemouth. Lockyer was attended to by paramedics and staff at the Vitality Stadium after collapsing on the field before he was carried off on a stretcher.
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