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This has been the age of the footballing goalkeeper. Gianluigi Donnarumma is the goalkeeping goalkeeper, but the shot-stopper supreme could be the most influential player in the Champions League this season: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On Chelsea and the Conference League. Winning it would be both an achievement and an indictment. But for a young team, could it be the first of a run of trophies? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Manchester United trigger Matheus Cunha's £62.5m release clause. Wolves have given permission for him to have a medical. www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Ruben Amorim said the good times are coming back to Manchester United. Really? When? On United's disaster of a season and the prospects of a revival next year: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On the return of Erik ten Hag. The good news is that Bayer Leverkusen are the opposite of Manchester United. Luckily for him, Leverkusen seem to think they are getting the Ajax Ten Hag more than the United one: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Why did Aston Villa miss out on the Champions League? It is more than just one refereeing decision. And what comes next? On this season and the next, with several futures up in the air: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Aston Villa's season ended in anticlimax and anger. A bad decision by Emi Martinez, a bad decision by Thomas Bramall, a bad performance and a bad result against Manchester United, who had nothing to play for. On Man Utd 2-0 Aston Villa: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Promoted clubs often go down and are invariably tipped to go down. But Sunderland have potential in the team and in the club and they have already confounded expectations. So could they stay up? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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What a way for Tommy Watson to say goodbye to Sunderland as their comeback kings complete the journey from League One to the Premier League. On a dramatic play-off final: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Pep Guardiola thinks he has too many players. Which, especially if Manchester City sign some more, means a clearout is required. On some of the candidates: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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An audience with Arne Slot as he says he might want to manage Liverpool for as long as Jurgen Klopp did: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Liverpool make initial contact with Bayer Leverkusen about a deal for Florian Wirtz: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On the last day of the Serie A title race, with Conte on the brink of another Scudetto, McTominay a win from a first and Inter hoping for another change at the top of the table: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Ruben Amorim still has the backing of Manchester United: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On Manchester United's remarkable Europa League run and some of the oddities in it: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Farewell to Kevin de Bruyne. Man City will miss him and he conjured a remarkable miss in his last game at the Etihad. But Omar Marmoush scored a special goal and City should be in the CL. On Manchester City 3-1 Bournemouth: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Abdoulaye Doucoure confirms he will leave Everton after five years and one of the most important goals in their recent history: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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As Manchester City prepare to send Kevin de Bruyne off with a light show, Pep Guardiola says he is the second best passer he has ever worked with. After a certain Lionel Messi: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Amad Diallo is headed for his third Europa League final, but his first when he could play. The Manchester United winger on his past finals and rise this season: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Josh Kroenke has vowed to spend in the summer. Mikel Arteta said Arsenal have to be smart. But it is a big summer for Arsenal after an underwhelming season in the PL, with several signings needed: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Declan Rice was the inspiration behind Arsenal's finest Champions League nights for years. Now he took them back into CL. They are second again. Newcastle have a nervy week. On Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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"You learn who you can go to war with," said Bernardo Silva of Manchester City's season. And, he implied, not enough of this team: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Manchester United's MVP (most versatile player) Noussair Mazraoui on playing as a No 10 in the Europa League and his first year at Old Trafford: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Frimpong closes in on move to Liverpool: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Kevin de Bruyne says he is unlikely to play in the Club World Cup as he highlights the flaws in Fifa's thinking in staging in when some players' contracts expire. So De Bruyne is in the final week of his Man City career and weighing up what comes next: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Few have won more than Pep Guardiola. But, increasingly, few have lost more at Wembley. Guardiola got his team selection and penalty taker wrong, axed a couple of locals and lost to Crystal Palace. On Manchester City's FA Cup final: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Young to leave Everton in a blow for the old: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Bradley signs new four-year deal at Liverpool. www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Chelsea are one win away from a Champions League spot. Marc Cucurella compensated for the absence of Nicolas Jackson with a crucial winner. On Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Ruben Dias on Manchester City's troubled season, the toll success took on them and why he believes they are building on solid foundations now: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Bramley-Moore Dock will be the Hill Dickinson Stadium as Everton sign one of the biggest naming rights deals for a ground: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Erling Haaland calls Manchester City's season boring, horrific and catastrophic, says they haven't been good enough, have lacked hunger at times & needed to run more: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Ruben Amorim raised the possibility he may need to go. So should he stay at Man Utd? The evidence of his reign so far doesn't exactly offer much encouragement: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Declan Rice is a doubt for the Newcastle game. With the suspended Mikel Merino out, Arsenal look short of midfielders: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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It wasn't a surprise some fans turned on Trent Alexander-Arnold but it was still a shock to hear it. On the boos and the right-back: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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After some of the Anfield crowd turned on Trent Alexander-Arnold, an angry Mikel Arteta turned on Arsenal, despite their comeback. On an eventful game, plus post-match interviews, and Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On Mason Mount. After an ill-fated start to his Manchester United career, Mount had a superb night against Athletic Bilbao. Ruben Amorim has long said he loves him - and Mount is one of the few players who suits a 3-4-3 formation: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Arne Slot looked at Liverpool's past to prove they can find a way to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, said it is wrong to compare Conor Bradley to the vice-captain, but saw similarities with another right-back: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Which Manchester United would turn up? The bad then the good. Mason Mount struck from 50 yards to send them heading to the Europa League final. On Man Utd 4-1 Athletic Bilbao: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Which Manchester United will turn up? Ruben Amorim admits he isn't sure and knows United can be a very different team at different points in games. On the Amorim enigmas: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Garnacho says he is happy at Manchester United but aware of rumours about his future: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On Arsenal and the question if they are progressing: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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How do Liverpool replace Trent Alexander-Arnold? The first decision is which of three types of right-back they could target and whether Conor Bradley becomes the first choice: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Real Madrid make initial approach to Liverpool to get Trent Alexander-Arnold in time for the Club World Cup: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On Trent Alexander-Arnold and a Liverpool career that is now in its final few weeks: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Trent Alexander-Arnold to leave Liverpool at the end of the season: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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On Chelsea, Liverpool, different approaches and different outcomes. Liverpool have spent less and made fewer decisions. They have also made better decisions: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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First-choice centre-back, emergency striker, unexpected right winger, Harrydinho. The Harry Maguire renaissance, with some thoughts from the man himself: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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A surreally brilliant night for Manchester United, the best of Ruben Amorim's reign, with a Manuel Ugarte backheel, a Stanley Matthews impression from Harry Maguire and talismanic roles from Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes. On Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Man Utd: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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"Nothing can save our season," said Ruben Amorim. But in some respects, the Europa League might. On Manchester United's strange season and the difference between their English and European form: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

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