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Is time up for Ten Hag after Man Utd implosion?

AFP · 5 hours ago

Erik ten Hag insists he is the man to revive embattled Manchester United after they hit a new low against Crystal Palace.

Man Utd rut 'not good enough' but Ten Hag vows to fight on

AFP · 18 hours ago

Erik ten Hag took responsibility for Manchester United's miserable showing in a 4-0 thrashing by Crystal Palace on Monday, but said he is still the right man to turn the club's fortunes around.

Van Dijk plans to stay on to aid Liverpool's 'big transition'

AFP · 1 day ago

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk expects to be part of the "big transition" that will take place when manager Jurgen Klopp leaves Anfield at the end of the season.

Klopp says 'pressure is off' after Liverpool's late-season collapse

AFP · 4 days ago

Jurgen Klopp said the "pressure is off" after his Liverpool team dropped out of the Premier League title race, urging his men to rediscover their best form in the final few games of his Anfield reign.

Tearful Thiago Silva to leave Chelsea at end of season

AFP · 1 week ago

Brazilian defender Thiago Silva will leave Chelsea at the end of the season after a "dream"

Three talking points from the Premier League

AFP · 1 week ago

The Premier League is down to a two-horse race between Manchester City and Arsenal after Liverpool's slim title chances took a further hit.

Relentless Man City keep pressure on Arsenal in Premier League title race

AFP · 1 week ago

Manchester City kept the heat on Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, seeing off a feisty challenge from Nottingham Forest after Mikel Arteta's men held their nerve to beat Tottenham.

About League Cup

League Cup History, Format, Organization, Media Coverage

The Northern Ireland League Cup, also known as the NIFL Cup or simply the Irish League Cup, is a national football knockout cup competition in Northern Ireland. This tournament, which sits behind the NIFL Premiership and Irish Cup in terms of domestic prestige, began in 1987 but was taken over by the Northern Ireland Football League in 2013. This competition is open to all 36 Northern Ireland Football League clubs. The 16 highest-ranked teams from the previous season's league standings (all 12 NIFL Premiership sides and the top four NIFL Championship outfits) are given byes to the second round and are also seeded for that stage. Of the remaining 20 NIFL clubs, eight are randomly drawn to face off in the first round while the remaining 12 become unseeded teams for the second round.