Kick Off: Maguire becomes new Man Utd captain; Klopp slams Ole's defensive style

Published on: 18 January 2020

Welcome to All Football's Kick Off, we bring you all important news in the past 24 hours. Make sure you do not miss out.

Top Headlines

Solskjaer confirms Maguire will be Utd's new full-time captain replacing Young

Harry Maguire will be keeping captaincy duties at Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed, with the £80 million ($104m) defender taking the armband from Ashley Young.

'It's strange when you play top-class team' - Klopp slams Utd's defensive style

Jurgen Klopp has directed an opening barb at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by suggesting it is 'strange' to see a team of Manchester United's quality playing in such a defensive style against his Liverpool side.

OFFICIAL: Man Utd captain Ashley Young joins Inter on a reported €1.5m deal

Ashley Young has completed his move from Manchester United to Inter Milan on a six-month deal with an option to extend for a further year.

Benzema returns to Madrid squad to host Sevilla as Ramos, Valverde & James out

Real Madrid have announced their 19-man squad to host Sevilla.

Man Utd close to £43m + £17m deal with Sporting Lisbon for Bruno Fernandes (Sky)

Manchester United are close to reaching an agreement with Sporting Lisbon to sign Bruno Fernandes in a deal which could be worth up to £60m, according to Sky Sports.

Things That Happen

Pogba arrives in Paris on crutches after ankle surgery ahead of Liverpool clash

Paul Pogba arrived at Paris Fashion Week on crutches after undergoing ankle surgery as his absence from the pitch continues.

Bruno Fernandes 'says Sporting goodbyes in Lisbon derby' ahead of Man Utd switch

Bruno Fernandes is inching closer to a switch to Manchester United and Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill was in Lisbon on Friday night as the Sporting captain appeared to say his farewells against Benfica.

Valverde 'told Setien to call if he needed any help' on his final day at Barca

ESPN has revealed the story inside the changes in the Camp Nou dugout.

Guardiola insists he DID allow City stars to party with 22 models at hotel

Pep Guardiola gave his Manchester City squad permission to party with Italian Instagram models following last weekend’s win at Aston Villa.

Malta player arrested for kicking & punching assistant referee after sent off

A player was arrested for kicking and punching an assistant referee after being sent off in a second division match in Malta.

Ashley Young sends classy message to Man United & fans

Ashley Young has promised Manchester United fans he will see them in an away end, as he penned a classy message to the club upon his transfer to Inter Milan.

What Did They Say

Salah jokes: Man United tied with Liverpool because I was injured

Mohamed Salah returned the Liverpool star and top scorer, whose team tied with Manchester United this season in the Premier League (1-1), because he did not participate in the meeting, he jokingly said.

Guardiola says he is '100% staying' as Manchester City manager next season

Pep Guardiola says he is "100% staying" as Manchester City manager next season.

'If we lose 2 matches, I'll be criticised again' - Zidane on Valverde's sacking

Zidane has talked about ex-Barca coach Ernesto Valverde in the press conference.

'I'll thank Valverde' - Ter Stegen excited after winning the Fair Play award

Marc-Andre ter Stegen says new manager Quique Setien is trying to change things at Barcelona after replacing Ernesto Valverde as manager.

'Bruno Fernandes is going to be like Man Utd's own De Bruyne'

Paul Parker has warned Bruno Fernandes he can't expect a honeymoon period if he moves to Manchester United in the January transfer window.

AF-Columns & Depth

Transfer Talk: Fernandes deal imminent; Rakitic for Bernardeschi; Cavani→Atleti?

All Football takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from all across Europe.

Friday Forecast: Reds-Utd huge match is coming; Barca's Setien era gets underway

Another weekend with several huge league clashes is coming as we bring you all you need to know ahead of it.

Courtois No.2! Goalkeepers of top 5 leagues with most clean sheets in 19/20>>

Reims goalkeeper Rajkovic beats Courtois and Oblak in the battle for rank 1 in the top 10 goalkeepers with the most clean sheets who are from top 5 leagues this season.

What could be Setien's first Barcelona XI against Granada?

Quique Setién will debut as Barcelona coach on Sunday night at Camp Nou against Granada, in the 20th league match of the season with the team in first place.

5 Manchester United players who could be key in Liverpool clash if Rashford out

With doubts over the availability of Marcus Rashford after suffering a back injury, other players must step up against Liverpool in order for United to have any chance at beating the runaway league leaders.

The Book of Setien: This is how his teams play

Many Barcelona fans are wondering how their side will play from now on under newly-appointed head coach Quique Setien.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Let's pray for poor souls! This Ugandan Pastor destroys opponents like Messi

Fixtures Of The Day

Premier League

UTC 2020/01/18 12:30   Watford vs Tottenham 

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   Arsenal vs Sheffield United 

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   Brighton vs Aston Villa 

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   Man City vs Crystal Palace

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   Norwich City vs Bournemouth

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   Southampton vs Wolves

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   West Ham vs Everton

UTC 2020/01/18 17:30   Newcastle vs Chelsea

Serie A

UTC 2020/01/18 14:00   Lazio vs Sampdoria

UTC 2020/01/18 17:00   Sassuolo vs Torino

UTC 2020/01/18 19:45   Napoli vs Fiorentina

La Liga

UTC 2020/01/18 15:00   Real Madrid vs Sevilla

UTC 2020/01/18 20:00   Eibar vs Atletico

Bundesliga

UTC 2020/01/18 14:30   Augsburg vs Dortmund

Source: m.allfootballapp.com

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