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James Tavernier: "A disgraceful performance"

Rangers: With his broadside anchored to nan ft of nan 36-strong Europa League group shape array pinch zero points from 3 games, Rangers skipper James Tavernier did not mince his words aft he and his teammates suffered a chastening conclusion astatine nan hands of Brann successful Norway past night.

““It’s conscionable a disgraceful performance, it’s arsenic elemental arsenic that,” he said. “All nan years I’ve been here, nan consistency of mediocre capacity that we’re putting in, I’ve not knowledgeable it before. Some of america show our aggression aft nan games, aft we get beaten - you expect each nan lads to return that in, but we person to look astatine ourselves overmuch harder.”

Just a thought, James, but possibly effort showing immoderate of that aggression during nan games?

Rangers skipper James Tavernier was not a happy bunny pursuing nan latest successful a agelong statement of embarrassing performances astatine location and overseas that person near his broadside bottommost of nan Europa League ladder pinch nary points aft 3 points.

Marcus Rashford: "Sometimes you conscionable request a change"

In news that is improbable to travel arsenic overmuch of a astonishment to many, Marcus Rashford has made it clear he wants to enactment astatine Barcelona arsenic he gears up for his first El Clasico against Real Madrid this weekend.

Rashford moved to Barcelona connected indebtedness from Manchester United this summertime and nan La Liga giants person nan action of making nan woody imperishable adjacent year. Having scored 5 goals successful 12 games including a double successful nan midweek Champions League thrashing of Olympiacos, nan 27-year-old is clear wherever his early lies.

“Oh yeah, for sure,”” he said, upon being asked by ESPN if he wants to enactment astatine nan Spanish champions. “I’m enjoying this shot nine and I deliberation for anybody who loves football, Barcelona is 1 of nan cardinal clubs successful nan history of nan game. For a subordinate it’s an honour.”

Rashford has a statement astatine Old Trafford until 2028 but having besides spent a little spell connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa past play it is highly improbable he will return nether existent leader Ruben Amorim. “People hide this, but 24, 23 years of my life was pinch Manchester United, truthful sometimes you conscionable request a change,” added Rashford. “I deliberation possibly this is nan lawsuit pinch maine and I’m enjoying everything.”

Marcus Rashford is contracted to Manchester United until 2028 but has decalred that he wants to enactment astatine Barcelona, wherever he is presently connected loan.

Celtic 2-1 Sturm Graz

Europa League: On a nighttime erstwhile Rangers and Aberdeen were humbled successful Norway and Greece respectively, Celtic flew nan emblem for nan Scottish Premiership pinch a come-from-behind triumph against Sturm Graz, writes Ewan Murray from Celtic Park.

Celtic’s players applaud their fans aft coming from down to hit Sturm Graz astatine Celtic Park.

Brann 3-0 Rangers

Europa League: Newly appointed Rangers leader Danny Röhl discovered his caller side’s problems tally deeper than their erstwhile head Russell Martin arsenic they were blitzed 3-0 by Brann successful Bergen.

Rangers caput coach Danny Rohl looks pensive up of his post-match debrief pinch travelling fans pursuing his caller side’s conclusion successful Bergen.

Crystal Palace 0-1 AEK Larnaca

Europa Conference League: Oliver Glasner’s broadside were handed a harsh instruction astir what it takes to beryllium successful astatine this level by nan squad from Cyprus. Ed Aarons reports from Selhurst Park …

AEK Larnaca’s players beverage nan plaudits of their travelling fans aft seeing disconnected Crystal Palace astatine Selhurst Park.

Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 Aston Villa

Europa League: Emi Buendia missed a precocious punishment and Aston Villa suffered a Europa League humbling arsenic they grounded to do it against nan Dutch minnows connected a bedewed and windy Thursday nighttime successful Deventer.

Go Ahead Eagles skipper Mats Deijl allows himself a grin aft his broadside had travel from down to hit profligate Aston Villa connected a filthy nighttime astatine nan Stadion De Adelaarshorst.

Nottingham Forest 2-0 Porto

Europa League: Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus sewage nan goals arsenic Sean Dyche managed to execute successful 1 lucifer what his predecessor Ange Postecoglou couldn’t propulsion disconnected successful 8 – triumph for Nottingham Forest. Ben Fisher reports from nan City Ground ...

Morgan Gibbs-White pointedly holds a digit to his receptor arsenic he wheels distant aft scoring Nottingham Forest’s opener from nan punishment spot.

This weekend’s Premier League fixtures

Leeds United v West Ham (Friday 8pm)
Chelsea v Sunderland (Saturday 3pm)
Newcastle United v Fulham (3pm)
Manchester United v Brighton (5:30pm)
Brentford v Liverpool (8pm)
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest (Sunday 2pm)
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (2pm)
Aston Villa v Manchester City (2pm)
Wolves v Burnley (2pm)
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (4.30pm)
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Greetings each and invited to your Friday shot hole astatine a clip erstwhile nan Premier League play is truthful adjacent you tin almost sensation nan over-priced, simultaneously lukewarm and volcanically basking half-time pie. As good arsenic nan accustomed glorious chorus of managerial clichés that precedes each weekend’s action, we’ll beryllium bringing you updates connected varous touch-and-go “knocks”, insistences that location “no easy games successful this league” and type intense declarations that various caput coaches are “taking it 1 crippled astatine a time”.

We’ll besides person somewhat bleary-eyed guidance to past night’s Europa League and Europa Conference League action. Who played a full-strength broadside and won? Who rotated their squad and mislaid 2-1 to a squad whose garment sponsor is simply a Dutch 3D printing company? And which coach is astir apt to blasted nan “Thursday nighttime effect” for immoderate home Sunday struggles?

Beyond nan main talking points, we will, arsenic usual, screen immoderate different news that whitethorn coming itself arsenic nan time unfolds. It’s each to play for, truthful settee successful and let’s get this show connected nan road. Don’t hide to bombard america pinch your thoughts, grievances, and predictions successful nan comments conception below.