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How to watch and stream West Ham against AEK Larnaca in the Europa Conference League on TV and online.

West Ham will be looking to book their ticket to the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League when they take on AEK Larnaca in the second leg of their round-of-16 clash on Thursday.

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The Premier League side recorded a 2-0 win last week and have every reason to be confident about their chances of making it through.

West Ham might be struggling domestically, but they have been in sublime form in Europe so far this term.

It all started with a 6-1 aggregate win over Viborg in the play-off round, before they saw off FCSB, Anderlecht and Silkeborg in the group stages.

AEK Larnaca, meanwhile, started their European adventure in the Champions League, where Midtjylland proved to be too strong in the second qualifying round.

They then dropped to the Europa League and came in third behind the likes of Rennes and Fenerbahce to move into the Conference League, having eliminated Dnipro-1 in the knockout round playoffs.

It's not all lost yet for the Cypriots after losing at home to West Ham, but they will have to show significant improvement if they are to turn things around.

GOAL brings you all the details on how to watch the game on TV as well as how to stream live online.

• West Ham United vs AEK Larnaca date & kick-off time

  Game	West Ham United vs AEK Larnaca
  Date	March 16, 2023
  Kick-off	4:00pm ET
  Venue	London Stadium

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• How to watch West Ham vs AEK Larnaca on TV & live stream online

  In the United States (US), the game can be streamed live on Paramount+ and ViX+.

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  US	N/A	Paramount+, ViX+

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  West Ham team news and registered squad

  Midfielder Flynn Downes is unavailable due to suspension, but David Moyes has no major injury concerns heading into the match.

  West Ham possible XI: Areola; Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Cresswell; Paqueta, Rice; Fornals, Lanzini, Benrahma; Antonio

  Position	Players
  Goalkeepers	Fabianski, Areola, Hegyi, Anang
  Defenders	Cresswell, Zouma, Coufal, Ogbonna, Kehrer, Aguerd, Emerson, Robinson, Baptiste, Laing, Forbes, Scarles, Casey, Clayton
  Midfielders	Fornals, Paqueta, Downes*, Soucek, Rice, Chesters, Forson, Potts, Woods, Earthy, Orford
  Forwards	Johnson, Scamacca, Antonio, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings, Bowen, Benrahma, Okoflex, Swyer, Mubama, Kodua

  *suspended

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• AEK Larnaca team news and registered squad

  Long-term injury concerns Andreas Paraskevas and Bruno Gama remain unavailable. Still, coach Jose Luis Oltra has a full squad to pick from otherwise, with Pere Pons and Angel Garcia back from their European suspension.

  AEK possible XI: Piric; Casas, Milicevic, Tomovic, Garcia; Ledes, Pons; Rosales, Sanjurjo, Jakolis; Lopes

  Position	Players
  Goalkeepers	Piric, Toumpas, Stylianidis
  Defenders	M. Gonzalez, Tomovic, Casas, Garcia, Milicevic, Rosales, Christoforou, Andreou
  Midfielders	Sanjurjo, Ledes, Pons, Naoum, M. Gonzalez, Mamas
  Forwards	Trickovski, Faraj, Lopes, Englezou, Constantine, Jakolis, Gyurcso, Altman, Nikolic

The only way for the Maple Leafs is up and here are the players who will help their cause

It's Canada's first World Cup appearance since 1986, when they lost all three group games without scoring a single goal.

Making it through from the qualifiers after a 36-year wait, finishing ahead of the likes of traditional CONCACAF giants Mexico and the United States in the final round was proof of what they are capable of.

Now in Group F alongside Belgium, Croatia and Morocco, nobody would be more motivated to beat the odds than John Herdman's side.

Can Alphonso Davies and Co. rise above expectations and make it out of the group stage this time around? Time will tell!

Here are the 26 players who will make the trip to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

ALSO READ: World Cup 2022 Group F: Fixtures, results, standings, squads & full details

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  GOALKEEPERS

  Milan Borjan seems to be the front-runner for the No.1 jersey, with the shot stopper proving to be a reliable option between the sticks at Red Star Belgrade.

  Maxime Crepeau of Los Angeles FC is a household name in MLS but cannot make it to Qatar because of a broken leg, so Dayne St. Clair of Minnesota United FC and James Pantemis (CF Montreal) are called up.

  Name	Club
  Milan Borjan	Red Star Belgrade
  Dayne St. Claire	Minnesota United
  Jayson Leutwiler	Oldham Athletic

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  DEFENDERS

  Alphonso Davies is arguably the star name in Canada's list of defensive options, but the Bayern Munich ace has often featured higher up the pitch while on international duty and was actually named as a forward when the squad was announced.

  That offers an opportunity to the likes of Alistair Johnston, Sam Adekugbe, Kamal Miller, Steven Vitoria, and Richie Laryea, who all have plenty of experience and will be confident of getting the nod.

  Name	Club
  Alphonso Davies	Bayern Munich
  Steven Vitoria	Chaves
  Sam Adekugbe	Hatayspor
  Richie Laryea	Toronto FC
  Alistair Johnston	CF Montreal
  Kamal Miller	CF Montreal
  Derek Cornelius	Panetolikos
  Joel Waterman	CF Montreal

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  MIDFIELDERS

  Canada's all-time most-capped international Atiba Hutchinson (97) missed the September internationals due to injury, as did Jonathan Osorio, but both have made it to Qatar.

  Working his way into the starting XI in Porto's Champions League games against Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge, Stephen Eustaquio definitely brings a lot to the table.

  Colorado Rapids' Mark-Anthony Kaye is a versatile option to have in the side, as is Reading's Junior Hoilett.

  Samuel Piette also got the nod, while promising youngster Ismael Kone has also been impressing.

  Name	Club
  Samuel Piette	CF Montreal
  Mark-Anthony Kaye	Toronto FC
  Stephen Eustaquio	Porto
  Ismael Kone	CF Montreal
  Atiba Hutchinson	Besiktas
  Liam Fraser	Deinze
  Jonathan Osorio	Toronto FC
  David Wotherspoon	St Johnstone
  Junior Hoilett	Reading

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  ATTACKERS

  Attack is arguably Canada's strongest area, with Jonathan David being one of the game's most exciting young attackers and Cyle Larin also a clinical goalscorer.

  Tajon Buchanan has impressed at Belgian champions Club Brugge, while Ike Ugbo came through the ranks at Chelsea.

  Lucas Cavallini, meanwhile, is one of his country's top 10 all-time top goal scorers.

  Name	Club
  Cyle Larin	Club Brugge
  Jonathan David	Lille
  Lucas Cavallini	Vancouver Whitecaps
  Tajon Buchanan	Club Brugge
  Liam Millar	Basel
  Ike Ugbo	Troyes

Plenty of Crystal Palace fans have been reacting on social media to Christian Benteke’s recent comments regarding his future at the club.

The 30-year-old, who is out of contract at the end of the season, revealed that he turned down a move away from Selhurst Park back in January.

Benteke was wanted by former boss Sam Allardyce at West Brom in the winter window, however, the towering striker snubbed a move to The Hawthorns.

However, the Belgian, who has been called up by Roberto Martinez, has not ruled out seeking a new challenge when his deal expires over the coming months.

Speaking to La Meuse, cited by Sports Witness, Benteke said:

“I know football, and that’s business. I’m in a position where I’ll be free at the end of the season and where the club can hope to get a few million euros. You have to respect that desire, even if I wasn’t entirely in agreement. Beyond that, I’m an employee and I have a boss.

“What was good, however, was that I had the right to refuse, and that’s what I did. With time and experience gathered over the years, you learn to deal with the situation and how to work it in your favour.”

“To be honest, at 30, I don’t exclude trying another challenge. It’s definitely more of a possibility than previously.”

Benteke, valued at £8.1m, has made 138 appearances for Palace since joining in 2016 from Liverpool. During that time, he has scored 28 goals and provided 11 assists.

Palace fans react

The forward’s recent comments were shared on social media by @cpfc_xtra on Monday evening. This is what these Palace supporters had to say in reply, with many pleading with Benteke to remain at the club.

“The pain is we have to sit here and watch it unravel, completely powerless.”

Credit: @Beniesta_

“Please don’t go”

Credit: @Sumo08112

“Please don’t do this”

Credit: @SE25ADS

“Can he not just stay forever”

Credit: @RRcpfc

“I hate this, he deserves a new deal”

Credit: @BMCPFC

“Brb gonna cry”

Credit: @cpfc_fpage_se25

In other news: Palace keen on Championship ace with £8m release clause, find out more here. 

GOAL picks out some eye-catching and unimpressive showings from the last-four clashes in Cameroon

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  Afcon 2021 semi-finals

  Senegal and Egypt defeated Burkina Faso and Cameroon, respectively, to set up what is a highly anticipated final between the West Africans and seven-time winners.

  Which performances in the last four were impressive and whose displays were a disappointment?

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  Too Good: Gabaski

  Since replacing Mohamed El-Shenawy in the 88th minute of the Round of 16 success over the Ivory Coast, Egypt’s replacement goalkeeper has now saved three penalties in those two games.

  He stopped one in the victory over the Elephants and repeated the trick against the hosts on Thursday night and then some.

  Gabaski thwarted Harold Moukoudi and James Lea Siliki to put the Pharaohs into a healthy advantage in the shootout, thus becoming the hero for the North African side.

  If El-Shenawy is unable to feature on Sunday, Carlos Queiroz will trust in Gabaski who is yet to concede from open play since deputising for Egypt’s number one.

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  Too Bad: Vincent Aboubakar

  For a second game running, the Indomitable Lions forward fired blanks, failing to convert one of the host nation’s best chances.

  While Aboubakar did not quite miss as many opportunities against the Pharaohs as the quarter-finals, the striker’s off-kilter finishing proved costly this time.

  Having flourished hitherto, the competition’s top scorer petered out when he needed to come up trumps.

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  Too Good: Saliou Ciss

  Ciss was a constant menace bombing forward for the entirety of Senegal’s 3-1 success over a plucky Burkina Faso outfit, fashioning more opportunities than all but Sadio Mane.

  The left-back was equally dominant in his one-v-one tussles against the Stallions, winning every aerial duel on the night.

  The 32-year-old has featured in every game so far at the finals and Aliou Cisse will count on the full-back for the decider.

Former Celtic hero Massimo Donati has revealed it is his ‘dream’ to manage the Hoops.

The 39-year-old spent two years at Parkhead after joining from AC Milan back in 2007, making 47 appearances for the Hoops.

Donati won the Scottish Premiership and the Scottish League Cup during his time at Parkhead, scoring five goals in the process.

The midfielder’s most famous strike in green and white came in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk just a few months after making the move to Glasgow.

Talking exclusively to Tribalfootball.com, Donati addressed his managerial plans, ending with an 11-word admission that could be of interest to several Hoops supporters.

“I have big plans as a manager in the future, I am just waiting for the right opportunity and I can’t wait for it to arrive.

“I have had many good coaches in my career and I have always tried to ‘steal’ something from each of them to be ready when my time comes.

“Celtic is really a great club, not even I was aware of its greatness until I found myself living it every day.

“From the point of view of the organisation (and not only that) it is very similar to Milan.

“My dream/goal is to become manager of Celtic one day.”

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Donati, who has a Celtic tattoo over his heart, clearly has plenty of love for the club and big plans for management.

Possibly one day in the future, he could lead the Hoops after a successful stint elsewhere, however, taking the vacant Hoops job right now shouldn’t be in his, or the club’s thoughts.

Neil Lennon’s long-term successor has a big challenge ahead, with a summer rebuild in the pipeline. An experienced coach with fresh ideas appears to be what is needed at Parkhead, not a former player who has never had a senior managerial role.

In other news: Celtic have been handed a potential director of football boost thanks to Manchester United, find out more here.

The man, the myth, the legend. Beppe Marotta has done it again…

Beppe Marotta is once again being hailed as the master of the transfer market after bringing Romelu Lukaku back to Inter on loan, a year after selling him to Chelsea for £97.5 million ($119m).

It certainly looks like another excellent bit of business from one of the most revered characters in Italian football, one who began his career in calcio by taking charge of the youth sector of his hometown club, Varese, when he was still only 19 years of age.

Marotta then earned himself a reputation as a shrewd sporting director during spells at various mid-level clubs, such as Monza, Como, Ravenna and Venezia, before really starting to rise to prominence at Atalanta.

However, it was fine work at his next club, Sampdoria, that brought him to the attention of Juventus, who were in a state of utter disarray when he arrived in Turin in 2010.

Within a year, though, Marotta had laid the foundations of an unprecedented era of Serie A success, with Juve winning nine consecutive Scudetti thanks primarily to his managerial appointments and inspired signings.

However, after sensationally leaving Juve in 2018 following a falling-out with his fellow directors, Marotta joined bitter rivals Inter and promptly set about knocking his former club off their perch.

The Nerazzurri's 2021 title triumph represented further vindication of Marotta's methods and cemented his status as arguably the most influential director in the game today.

Below, GOAL runs through the best bargain buys of what has been an incredible career to date…

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  Andrea Barzagli – €300,000

  Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci always drew more attention than the other member of the 'BBC', Andrea Barzagli.

  That was understandable, of course. Chiellini may have been a master of the dark arts but he was also a warrior. It was hard to miss him, given he was so often sporting a blood-stained bandage on his head.

  Bonucci, meanwhile, became renowned for his wonderful distribution of the ball, with his long passes from deep often leading to goals.

  Barzagli's role was far less eye-catching but just as integral to both Juve's and Italy's success.

  A quiet, humble character, he simply got on with his job: which was usually marking forwards and wingers out of the game.

  He was often charged with tracking players far quicker than himself but he was rarely caught out, so brilliant was his positional play.

  Barzagli is one of the most under-rated centre-backs of the modern era and, as a €300,000 (£260,000/$315,000) signing from Wolfsburg in 2011, a Marotta masterstroke.

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  Andrea Pirlo – Free

  "When Andrea [Pirlo] told me that he would come to Juve," Gianluigi Buffon revealed in 2011, "the first thing that I said was 'Thank God!'"

  The Juve captain's joy was understandable.

  In what will be remembered as one of the worst appraisals in football history, AC Milan had concluded midway through the 2010-11 season that the 31-year-old Pirlo was past it.

  As a result, they allowed him to run down his contract and join Juve on a free transfer.

  It was, as Buffon predicted, "the deal of the century".

  Pirlo, driven by the desire to make a mockery of Milan's decision to ditch him, immediately transformed a Juve side coming off the back of two seventh-placed finishes into champions.

  The reinvigorated regista won four Scudetti in total in Turin, and was named Serie A Player of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

  Not just one of Marotta's greatest ever deals, one of the best in football history.

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  Arturo Vidal – €10.5m

  Arturo Vidal has undeniably frustrated fans during recent stints at Barcelona and Inter but the Chilean was a true force of nature at his peak.

  Indeed, for the majority of his four years at Juventus between 2011 and 2015, there was arguably no better box-to-box midfielder in world football.

  He really could do it all, which makes his €10.5m (£9m/$11m) acquisition from Bayern Leverkusen one of best bits of business in Juve's history.

  Pirlo and Pogba provoked plenty more headlines, for a variety of reasons, but Juve's re-emergence as the dominant force in Italy, and a major power in Europe, simply would not have been possible without Vidal's relentless running and tenacious tackling.

  Indeed, while Marotta may be renowned for his free transfers, he also knows a bargain buy when he sees one, and Vidal was certainly that.

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  Stephan Lichtsteiner – €10m

  It takes two to make a pass, so while Pirlo's precision and vision makes things a whole lot easier for any attacking side, the playmaker wouldn't have enjoyed quite so much success at Juve if he hadn't had willing runners.

  Stephan Lichtsteiner was undoubtedly one of his most talented targets, with the Swiss effectively serving as a wide receiver to Pirlo's quarterback.

  Indeed, they showed exactly what they would be all about just 16 minutes into Juve's 2011-12 season-opener, with Pirlo lofting a wonderfully-weighted ball into the penalty area that Lichtsteiner controlled before rounding the goalkeeper and slotting home.

  The buccaneering right-back would go on to make a colossal contribution to Juve's Serie A dominance under Conte, as well as their run to the 2015 Champions League final.

  Indeed, he proved perfect for Conte's 3-5-2 formation, and Marotta had made it happen, prising him away from Lazio for just €10m (£8.6m/$10.5m) as Lichtsteiner had just one year left on his contract at the time.

The Bayern Munich man fended off competition from the usual suspects, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

The race for the 2020-21 Golden Shoe is over after the best strikers from across Europe bolstered their goal tallies in the bid to be crowned the contintent's No 1 sharp-shooter.

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski came out on top with a record 41 Bundesliga goals, seeing off perennial challengers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Young upstarts like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland scored in the high twenties, but they couldn't keep up with the Polish phenomenon.

With the race now complete,  Goal  tallies up all the top goalscorers from across Europe's top leagues in 2020-21…

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  1Gaetan Laborde | Montpellier | 16 goals (32)

  A key player for Montpellier over the course of the past three seasons, Gaetan Laborde continued to find the back of the net in Ligue 1.

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  2Burak Yilmaz | Lille | 16 goals (32)

  Lille's Ligue 1 title challenge was fuelled in part by the goals of veteran striker Burak Yilmaz, with the Turkey international defying the march of time.

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  3Joao Pedro | Cagliari | 16 goals (32)

  Brazil-born playmaker Joao Pedro scored 18 goals in Serie A last season and went close to matching that tally by maintaining his early-season form all year.

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  4Ludovic Ajorque | Strasbourg | 16 goals (32)

  Strasbourg forward Ludovic Ajorque enjoyed his best ever season in Ligue 1, cracking double figures in the goal charts and he will be eager to continue that form into 2021-22.

Many fans of Wolverhampton Wanderers have been reacting to a post on Twitter in which Tim Spiers relayed an article of his regarding Wolves’ defensive issues.

In his article for The Athletic, Spiers revealed that, out of the 33 Premier League goals Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have conceded so far this season, 15 have come from crosses or set-pieces – highlighting the club’s ‘inability to defend’ a ball from a wide position.

Spiers continued in his piece by highlighting each of the 15 goals in question, the latest of which came during the club’s recent 1-1 stalemate with Newcastle United. One angry supporter described the defensive problem as “pathetic”.

After the journalist relayed his report on Twitter, fans of Wolves flocked to have their say on the matter, with many appearing to blame the statistic on the fact that Nuno often fields midfielders in the heart of his defence – for instance, Leander Dendoncker has played the last four matches at centre-back.

So, what exactly did these Wolverhampton Wanderers fans have to say in reaction to Tim Spiers’ report?

“It really gets me how defenders turn their backs when attackers are crossing – and what’s with tucking your hands behind you? In the penalty area, OK – but elsewhere?”

@mrbcuk

“A midfielder’s instinct is to drop and defend the goal, real defenders hold the line and attack the ball. There’s your answer from a layman on Twitter. Question is, why can’t a multi-million-pound manager identify this?”

@MrR1g4t

“We’re desperate for a class CB in the summer, Dendoncker’s definitely been found out.”

@andywilis62

“Why’s he persisting with using midfielders as makeshift centre-halves when he has a 6ft 4 centre half who’s barely put a foot wrong when he’s played on the bench?”

@superwolves22

“The amount of free kicks we give away around the box is infuriating when we clearly can’t defend them.”

@DannyRosamond

“They looked all over the place, lack of communication. Surely that’s something that can be practised in training?”

@GianSG11

“Playing Saiss in the defence is not the long term answer. Dendoncker needs replacing, the same for Boly. The squad nucleus is stale.”

@FW90

“Maybe down to none of our back 3 are natural centre backs. 100% need to invest in the summer, even when Boly is back.”

@bigal9_wwfc

“Our attitude to blocking crosses is pathetic. Time and time again our full-backs lack the urgency to close down the crosser and then dangle a token leg out with zero intention of taking one for the team and putting their bodies between the ball and the intended target.”

@SDando9

In other Wolverhampton Wanderers news, fans were left furious by one update, find out more here!

Goal looks at the players whose deals are due to end, which of them could leave and who might still be at Old Trafford come 2018-19

It's a little over 22 years since the Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman won a landmark case in the European Court of Justice which allowed footballers to break free of clubs at the end of their contracts, and the pre-contract agreement which has since been brought into the game means that from January 1 players with expiring deals can sign with potential new employers six months ahead of a move.

This January, Manchester United find themselves in the kind of position many clubs have been left in since the Bosman Ruling came into effect, with as many as nine of their players holding contracts which are due to expire at the end of the current season.

The one thing they do have going for them is that six of the nine involved have club-option extension clauses written into their deals, which allows the Old Trafford hierarchy the freedom to add 12 months to their contracts if they are unwilling to let them go.

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  Daley Blind

  The Dutch utility player has lived a somewhat nomadic existence since signing for United in the summer of 2014 under Louis van Gaal, being variously used as a midfield anchor, a centre-back and latterly a stand-in full-back.

  While United do have the option of adding a further year to his deal, even Blind’s father Danny has admitted that they may do so simply to command a transfer fee in the summer. “That is not an illogical idea, because his contract expires,” Blind Sr told Ziggo Sports. “Manchester United still has the opportunity to trigger an option for an extra season. They might do that, because then they can receive a higher transfer fee.”

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  Michael Carrick

  The 36-year-old club captain has had an almost non-existent 2017-18 season thus far after undergoing a procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm.

  Having been restricted to a single Carabao Cup appearance to this point, Carrick has had no opportunity to persuade Jose Mourinho and his staff to consider keeping him on for a further year and he is highly likely to finally wave a last goodbye to Manchester United two years on from what appeared to be his farewell under Louis van Gaal. Mourinho has even admitted in recent days that he is likely to seek a replacement for Carrick in the transfer market during the summer 2018 window.

• Marouane Fellaini

  United have been rocked over the past couple of months by the realisation that their exhaustive attempts to persuade Fellaini to sign a new deal had come to a dead end and the Belgian now looks set to leave Old Trafford in the coming months.

  Having missed the last 10 matches due to injury, Fellaini’s importance to the make-up of Mourinho’s squad has rarely been more evident. That would make his exit difficult to stomach, hence the manager’s insistence that he is not about to give up hope of the midfielder staying on but at this point it would appear Mourinho’s belief is misplaced.

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  Ander Herrera

  While the club are yet to officially confirm it, Ander Herrera has already been told his expiring contract will be topped up with a club-option 12 months for season 2018-19. He may not have featured quite as much this term, but his form last season was enough to win him the club’s Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award and also underline his importance to the United squad.

  Mourinho has hinted that a midfield addition will be one of his priorities next summer but Herrera’s willingness to fight for the cause will not be given up easily despite his lessened status in the manager’s second season.

Sam Allardyce’s task of keeping West Brom in the Premier League has gotten harder overnight as they have sunk to 11 points adrift of safety.

Now they make the trip to north London to face a Spurs side who have lost each of their last three league outings, so they too will be looking to bounce back with a result.

Last week, Albion only managed to pick up one point from Fulham and Sheffield United, a shocking return given they are the two sides either side of them in the table.

Big Sam has plenty to ponder in terms of team selection, especially with two new signings available for selection, so here’s the lineup we could see in N17 this lunchtime…

Between the sticks, Sam Johnstone is a shoo-in to continue but we may see one change at the back as Darnell Furlong replaces the young Dara O’Shea at right-back.

The 21-year-old struggled again against the Blades, so it should be an obvious switch to make. Furlong will go in alongside Conor Townsend at left-back and central duo Kyle Bartley and Semi Ajayi.

In midfield, Ainsley Maitland-Niles is in line to make his debut having joined from Arsenal on deadline day. He’ll want to get one-up on their arch-rivals alongside skipper Jake Livermore at the base of a five-man midfield.

Matheus Pereira should be deployed behind the striker with Robert Snodgrass and Karlan Grant either side. The latter comes in to replace the struggling Callum Robinson.

The £7.2m-rated forward hasn’t scored since September in the third outing of the season.

Whilst Maitland-Niles’ introduction means Snodgrass must revert back to the wing, taking the place of Matty Phillips.

In attack, we should see Mbaye Diagne lead the line once more, and even though Celta Vigo midfielder Okay Yoksulu is also available for selection, he will have to wait for his maiden bow.

Although, he could feature from the bench.

It means there is also no place for Hal Robson-Kanu, Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher or Romaine Sawyers, who all will have to settle for a place on the bench.

In total, Allardyce could make three changes from the side that was defeated in midweek.

AND in other news, Time’s up: Dowling must offload West Brom’s £30k-p/w “absolute machine” this summer…