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England football manager Gareth Southgate will be attending the FA Cup semifinalwhich will be held next week in Wembley as Arsenalwill be facing Manchester City. The English manager has been restricted to watch the matches due to the COVID 19 pandemic and the restrictionsissued to assure the safety of the players and staff. He has been given the green signal by the Football Association which will allow him to watch the game between Arsenal and City.

Tottenham player Harry Kane has reached the record for scoring 200 goals and he wants to make up for the time that has been lost during his injury as well as lockdown period. He also said that he is now targeting for another record and it is to score one more set of double century goals.

Harry Kane returned to football after a long break which includes the matches missed during the time of hamstring injury which he acquired in January. After such a long break, his first match was against Manchester United which ended upon draw. In the field, he was clearly out of space indicating that the six-month-long break has affected him. His performance at the match has been criticised by many which include the former Arsenal player Paul Merson. But Mourinho has defended Kane and has showered him with praises.

Mourinho said that Kane is playing a game after a six-month-long break and if he is to score two goals in the game on Tuesday these criticisms will be turned to praises. But to Mourinho, it’s enough if he plays like how he had played against United.

Former Tottenham Hotspur graduate Jamie O’Hara believes Harry Kane should stay put with the north London side for the long-term, even if they are unable to win any trophies. The England international has netted 181 goals over the past six years for Spurs but the club have still failed to win any form of silverware.

Kane recently admitted that he may consider a fresh challenge in the future, if the club are unable to deliver trophies but O’Hara feels the striker should remain with the capital outfit for the rest of his career and leave a legacy in the game. He added that there is no assurance of trophies with a move to Manchester United and Kane should stay put with Spurs to cement a legendary status.

England boss Gareth Southgate has decided to take a 30% cut in wages so that the Football Association can breathe a sigh of relief during these troubled times. The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill and this effectively has eroded the market value of players quite a lot.

Steven Gerrard is not hurrying to return to Liverpool and he is very much comfortable staying with the Scottish club Rangers. He confirms that Liverpool will be his team always. He has an extension of the contract with Rangers as he has made impressive development in his leadership. With the development of work in the Scottish club has given him an opportunity to have discussions with Liverpool.

England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has said that he has always loved Liverpool and has no plans of leaving the club in the near future. The 21-year-old has been hugely consistent for the Reds over the past few years and he is now regarded as one of the best attacking full-backs in European football.

Sheffield United’s on-loan goalkeeper Dean Henderson is eyeing the number one role with the England national side after his consistent displays with the Blades over the course of the Premier League season. The shot-stopper was hugely influential towards the club’s promotion from the Championship last term and they were able to retain his services on loan for the second-straight season from Manchester United.

Having reached the World Cup semi-final in 2018 and the UEFA Nations League Finals last year in Portugal, there is plenty the English national team has to build on going into the Euro 2020.

England international Harry Kane has said that Tottenham Hotspur should carry on with the momentum after bagging their fourth win from five Premier League matches. The north London side recently had a tough encounter against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the road but they managed to come up with the three points after a Jan Vertonghen winner in stoppage time.

With the victory, they are within three points off fourth-placed Chelsea and they have the chance to break into the top four places, considering they face the Blues in a London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur this weekend. Ahead of the game, Kane has spoken about the club’s uptrend in league form and believes the club stand a good chance of coming out of the festive period in a strong position in the standings.