Liverpool are working to identify and ban the pitch invader who collided with their players during goal celebrations in Sunday s 7-0 win over Manchester United.

Jurgen Klopp s side claimed a record victory against their rivals as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah each scored braces on a stunning day at Anfield.

During the celebrations for Roberto Firmino s seventh goal of the game, however, a supporter ran onto the pitch to join the players, slipped and collided with Andy Robertson.

Liverpool left-back Robertson was knocked to the ground, and the incident prompted a furious reaction from Klopp, who could be seen shouting at the culprit as he was removed by security.

Further action is to come, the club confirmed in a statement on Monday.

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Pride is the only thing at stake when Uruguay and Jamaica look to avoid finishing bottom of Group C at the Copa America Centenario in Santa Clara on Monday.

Two defeats apiece in their opening games against Mexico and Venezuela has left both nations without a point and unable to reach the quarter-finals in United States.

It is particularly disappointing for record 14-time champions Uruguay after reaching the knockout stages in the last six editions of the tournament and they have just a solitary goal from Diego Godin to show from their 180 minutes of action.

Edinson Cavani has been charged with leading the line due to a troublesome hamstring injury to star forward Luis Suarez, and the Paris Saint-Germain striker has been guilty of wasting a host of chances.

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In a refreshingly honest and open critique of his time as Barcelona coach, Gerardo Martino has conceded he left nothing at the club.

Martino left Barcelona at the end of the 2013-14 season less than a year after replacing Tito Vilanova having failed to win a trophy apart from the Spanish Super Cup.

The 52-year-old Argentine has gone on to become his country s senior coach but, in an interview with Argentine newspaper Clarin, it is clear his experience in the Catalan capital still rankles.

When asked what he had taught Lionel Messi who he still works alongside with Argentina Martino said: Nothing. Nothing at all. Not to him or to Barca.

Martino added: I am just being critical with myself about what happened when I was there.

I left nothing at Ba…

England striker Jermain Defoe left Poland to return home on Thursday following the death of his father on Wednesday night.

The FA have announced that Defoe will rejoin to the squad in due course and that there are no plans to call up a replacement player.

England striker Jermain Defoe has returned home to England this morning following the passing of his father overnight, an FA statement said.

Jermain will re-join the England Euro squad in due course. There will be no replacement player called in.

We would ask all media to respect Jermain and his family s privacy at this difficult time.

Defoe arrived in Poland with the rest of Roy Hodgson s squad on Wednesday ahead of their opening Euro 2012 fixture against France on Monday evening.

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Euro-2008 semi-finalists Turkey beat Chile 1-0 in a hard-fought match that will raise their spirits before they start their campaign next month for a berth in the 2010 World Cup.

Halil Altintop scored the winning goal in the 74th minute as the Turks finally organized themselves against the Chileans who stretched their rival s defence with fast attacks led by striker Humberto Souza.

The result was a sigh of relief for Turkey coach Fatih Terim who was facing his first real test after his team made it to its first European championship semifinal this summer in Austria and Switzerland.

Although hit by a recent spate of injuries, Turkey took the field with the backbone of the team that played in the Euro 2008, with Semih Senturk and captain Tuncay Sanli leading th…

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Manchester United are in a desperate need of a quick return to winning ways following the midweek Wembley disappointment and Jose Mourinho’s charges get back into Premier League action with a point to prove against out-of-form Huddersfield.

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Red Devils lost their trident and were rather toothless against Tottenham who properly dismantled them at Wembley on Wednesday. Having conceded the third-fastest goal in the Premier League history – courtesy of Cristian Eriksen who put the ball in the back of the net after only 11 seconds – Manchester United failed to recover and ended up suffering their first defeat since December.

Alexis Sanchez was handed his first start as a Ma…

Manchester United enjoyed record shirt sales in January thanks to the arrival of Alexis Sanchez, after suffering a £21.1million half-year loss at the end of 2017.

The club s latest financial results, which were released on Thursday, show a four per cent revenue increase to £163.9m, giving them an adjusted projected revenue of £585m for 2018.

The loss in the latter part of last year was down to changes in corporate tax rates in the United States, which were passed by Donald Trump s administration.

As a result, the current quarter expense includes a non-cash tax accounting write off of £48.8million, United said in their official release.

Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward said: Our solid business model has allowed us to invest in the future of the clu…

Daryl Janmaat has vowed to impress coach Louis van Gaal and earn recall for Netherlands FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Costa Rica.

The Feyenoord defender appeared to be the first-choice option after starting all three Group B games as the Dutch claimed top spot ahead of Chile, Australia and Spain.

However, the 24-year-old was not involved in the victory over Mexico in the second round as Van Gaal preferred Paul Verhaegh at full-back.

But Janmaat, who confessed to his surprise at being dropped, hopes to convince Van Gaal to restore him to the starting line-up in Salvador.

It (being dropped) was a blow that I did not see coming, Janmaat is quoted as saying in AD. But you cannot dwell on it too long.

I will continue to train continue to trai…

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has singled out goalkeeper David Gea for special praise following an impressive season to date.

De Gea, 22, endured a difficult start to his Old Trafford career following a 17.8 million-pound move from Atletico Madrid in 2011, with inconsistent displays leading to speculation over his future as the club s first-choice shot-stopper.

However, as the club s defensive problems earlier this season diminished the Spaniard s form also improved and Ferguson believes the player will only continue to get better.

(The defence) have all improved, Ferguson said.

The concentration has become better and the importance of the games has helped that.

But David de Gea has developed and matured as the season has gone on. Onc…

Germany coach Joachim Loew has made it clear to rebel midfielder Torsten Frings in a face-to-face meeting on Tuesday he must prove himself if he wants to win back his place to face England next month.

The 31-year-old midfielder part of the teams that reached both the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2008 finals where they lost to Brazil and Spain respectively was bitterly disappointed after Loew dropped him from the national side last month for the first time in his career as he sat on the bench for the World Cup qualifier wins against Russia and Wales.

In the wake of Loew s decision, Germany captain Michael Ballack accused Loew of not showing his senior players enough respect and loyalty, while Frings backed his skipper live on German television and said he should not have be…