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Man United's Paul Pogba out of derby, Joey Barton banned

By ESPN
Wednesday's latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC's What's Trending...


MAN UNITED: Jose Mourinho has ruled Paul Pogba out of the Manchester derby on Thursday. Antonio Valencia and Ander Herrera fit. But there is no Chris Smalling or Phil Jones.

- Mourinho is targeting Chelsea midfielder Willian as part of his summer rebuilding plans at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN FC.

- Marcus Rashford has told the Daily Telegraph he hopes Zlatan Ibrahimovic will extend his stay at Old Trafford so he can continue to learn from him.

- Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has called on Ibrahimovic to follow him in making the move from United to Major League Soccer.


BURNLEY: Burnley midfielder Joey Barton has been suspended from all football activity for 18 months after admitting a misconduct charge relating to betting, the Football Association has announced.


CHELSEA: Antonio Conte claimed that Chelsea had made a "big psychological step" after a 4-2 win over Southampton at Stamford Bridge moved the Blues seven points clear of Tottenham at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday.


PREMIER LEAGUE: The British tax authorities have arrested "several men working within professional football" after co-ordinated raids of premises in the north east and south east of England on Wednesday.


MAN CITY: Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero are both in contention to play in the Manchester derby on Thursday but David Silva is a major doubt, coach Pep Guardiola has said.

- Guardiola has told Mauricio Pochettino that Manchester City are not interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli.


TOTTENHAM: Tottenham's Christian Eriksen has all the qualities needed to play for Barcelona and is ready to take the next the step in his career, his former manager Frank de Boer has told Rondo.

- Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has denied touting Alli for Manchester City, claiming he never spoke to a UK newspaper nor mentioned the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder.


REAL MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has rested Cristiano Ronaldo and Toni Kroos for Wednesday's trip to Deportivo La Coruna.

- La Liga's authorities have given Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos a one-game suspension for the tackle on Lionel Messi that earned him a red card in Sunday's Clasico.


ARSENAL: Arsene Wenger says he will not sell Alexis Sanchez this summer even if the forward rejects a new deal, but "deeply believes" the Chile international will sign a contract extension with Arsenal.

- Wenger has suggested that Arsenal would be unable to afford Monaco forward Kylian Mbappe.


LEICESTER: Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare believes Jamie Vardy has forgotten his Arsenal drama from last summer.


LA LIGA: Atletico Madrid suffered a blow in the race for a top-three finish in La Liga as Roberto Soriano's late goal gave Villarreal a 1-0 win.

- Atletico coach Diego Simeone said his team had tasted some of their own medicine after Villarreal snatched a late win at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.


FA CUP: Arsenal and Chelsea will both receive around 28,000 tickets for the FA Cup final in May.


SUNDERLAND:The Football Association has confirmed that Sunderland manager David Moyes has been charged over comments in which he said a female reporter "might get a slap" after a postmatch interview.


PSG: Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani has extended his contract with the French champions until 2020.


MLS: Orlando City's Kaka remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer, according to data released by the players' union on Tuesday.

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