Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insists no one is blaming each other for the shock German Cup exit to third division Saarbrucken but accepts it will take a while to process.
The Bundesliga champions head to Borussia Dortmund for Der Klassiker on Saturday and Tuchel admits their midweek embarrassment “doesn’t make everyday life any easier”.
“It takes some time to digest it. There is no reason to be resigned and point fingers at each other,” he said.
Tuchel on going out of the DFB-Pokal: We ve got no reason to give up hope. We re on a good run in the Bundesliga and we ve got full confidence in our strong team. […] Unfortunately, losing is just a part of sport. Now, we ve got to bounce back.
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Aston Villa have signed Tyrone Mings for a reported £20million.
The defender becomes Bournemouth s club-record sale, with the fee said to include clauses that could see it rise to £26.5m.
During a loan spell at Villa Park last season, Mings made 18 appearances to help Villa win promotion from the Championship.
And after the arrivals of Matt Targett and Wesley, Mings has further bolstered Dean Smith s squad for the 2019-20 season.
We re really pleased to have Tyrone back at Aston Villa on a permanent basis, he told Villa s official club website.
I think everybody could see the connection that he made with the club as a whole and it is excellent news that we can continue the relationship in the Premier League.
He will be an integral p…
Manchester United have completed the signing of Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna for £35million (€42.5m).
The Netherlands international, who was part of the side that reached the Euro 2024 semi-finals, has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Old Trafford, with the option for a further year.
Zirkzee is United s first major signing of the transfer window, as Erik ten Hag looks to improve on the Red Devils disappointing eighth-place finish in the Premier League last season.
The 23-year-old scored 11 Serie A goals last term as Bologna secured Champions League qualification for the first time in their history.
Ready to make his mark
Joshua Zirkzee: welcome to Manchester United
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
Zirkzee told United s of…
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Erik ten Hag hailed the progress Manchester United have made in their defensive work after recording three successive victories, as he weighs up whether to hand Antony his debut against Arsenal on Sunday.
United continued their recovery from a dismal start to Ten Hag s tenure on Thursday, with Jadon Sancho s goal seeing off Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
The Red Devils last posted three successive league wins in December 2021, when they downed Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Norwich City.
Ten Hag s team have also kept back-to-back clean sheets after clinching a shutout win over Southampton last week, but while the Dutchman is pleased with their defensive improvements, he knows there is still work to be done.
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