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During pre- season , Erik ten Hag admitted: "I think, in general, when I came in at Man Utd, the standards were not right. That's true." A year and a half into his tenure, there is little evidence to suggest that Ten Hag has dramatically raised those standards. Manchester United's limp loss to Newcastle United, with a 0-1 scoreline that desperately flattered the inept visitors, was the club's tenth defeat of the season. United have only played 21 games this term. Across the decade of decay since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013, no previous manager has ever racked up double digits for defeats as quickly as Ten Hag's current vintage. Yet, even more damningly than those statistics is the style of United's losses. They are still failing the same way. Ten Hag candidly revealed the deeply troubling sight that he spotted ahead of his first away game as Manchester United manager, a humbling 4-0 defeat to Brentford. "I saw one of our players shake ...

Former Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has rejoined the club shortly after being forced into retirement and will take charge of their Under-9s side. Mwepu, who turns 25 on New Year's Day, had to hand up his boots suddenly in October when he was diagnosed with a rare hereditary heart condition. The ex-Zambia international was seen as one of the Seagulls' brightest stars and the club confirmed on Friday that Mwepu will return to the south coast after assessing various options and offers. Brighton said in a statement: "We are delighted to announce that Enock Mwepu will take up the role of under-9s coach in our academy, in the New Year." Taking to Twitter to celebrate the news, Mwepu said: "God's plan and timing is always perfect. Ending the year with joy. I belong to Christ Jesus." Head coach Roberto De Zerbi added: "We’re really happy that Enock has decided to remain here at our club and use his experience to help develop our young players. "C...

Lewis Hamilton has set out the criteria by which he could know when it may be time to consider retiring from F1. The seven-time World Champion endured his most difficult season in the sport in 2022, with Mercedes struggling to match the pace of rivals Red Bull and Ferrari due to issues with the W13 car. This does not seem to have dented Hamilton's motivation, though. The Briton has previously declared that he hopes to sign a multi-year contract extension beyond his current deal, which expires at the end of 2023. Despite this, Hamilton feels he will know when it is time to think about walking away from Formula 1 . Hamilton reveals criteria for considering F1 retirement When asked if the struggles of 2022 had had any impact on his thoughts over his future in the sport, Hamilton admitted that it is "difficult to say". "If we'd had a year like [2021 in 2022...