Aston Villa have completed the signing of young defender Axel Tuanzebe on loan from Manchester United till the end of the 2017/18 season. The 21 year old becomes the third United player to be sent out on loan in January 2018 after James Wilson (Sheff Utd) and Demetri Mitchell (Heart of Midlothian), and is also Villa’s first signing of the winter window.

Villa are managed by ex United great Steve Bruce, and the latter’s presence was a key reason for Jose Mourinho to send the England U21 international to Villa Park. Villa, fourth in the Championship currently, also have another United academy graduate in their ranks in the form of Sam Johnstone (also on loan) Continue reading Axel Tuanzebe Aston Villa | Man Utd defender joins AVFC on loan →

After six gruelling match day weeks, we have the identity of the sixteen teams that will contest the knockout stages of the Champions League. A total of 306 goals were scored in the group stages- a record for this stage of the competition in the history of the Champions League

All five of England’s representatives have made it to the last 16- the first time any nation has done so since the 2003/04 season.

A total of nine European countries will be represented at the Round of 16, with six of them having only one club at this stage of the competition

Qualified teams for knockout stages of the Champions League

England (5)- Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham
Spain (3)- Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla
Italy (2)- Juventus, Roma
France (1)- Paris Saint-Germain
Germany (1)- Bayern Munich
Portugal (1)- Porto
Turkey (1)- Besiktas
Switzerland (1)- Basel
Ukraine (1)- Shakhtar