Man United v Fulham, Man City v Spurs and WSL title clash – matchday live

Matchday live: Manchester United host Fulham at Old Trafford (2pm GMT) as Michael Carrick looks to build on back-to-back wins over Manchester City and Arsenal. Other leading fixtures today include Manchester City v Chelsea in the WSL (2.30pm GMT) and Tottenham v Manchester City in the Premier League (4.30pm GMT).

Carrick’s perfect start as United interim head coach is underlined by wins against the big rivals, but today’s meeting with Fulham is framed as a key test of United’s mentality. Fulham sit seventh and have lost just once in their last eight league fixtures, and the Guardian notes Marco Silva’s side could enhance his credentials as a potential successor to Amorim.

Germany’s football federation, the DFB, has ruled out a boycott of this summer’s World Cup despite calls to use the tournament to send a message to Donald Trump. “We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a Fifa World Cup can have,” the DFB said, adding that a boycott “is not currently under consideration” and that debates on sports policy “should be conducted internally and not in public”.

Recent results and stories highlighted include Arsenal extending their lead at the top with a win over Leeds, Liverpool’s 4-1 comeback against Newcastle and Arne Slot’s revelation that Ibrahima Konaté returned early from compassionate leave to help the team and scored his first Premier League goal.

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