Jacob Murtagh

2 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | Jacob Murtagh

The Manchester Marathon takes place on Sunday and here is all you need to know about the big raceA record-breaking 36,000 people will be on the start line on Sunday to tackle the 26.2 miles of the adidas Manchester Marathon. Places for the race sold out more than five months ago - all of the hard work is done and now it's time for participants to take a well-deserved victory lap. It is the UK's second biggest marathon after London and one of the largest in Europe.

1 month ago | mirror.co.uk | Jacob Murtagh

Mikkel Damsgaard reflects on Christian Eriksen incident - "it can happen to anybody"Damsgaard watched from the sidelines as teammate Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark's game with Finland at Euro 2020Mikkel Damsgaard knows better than most the importance of cardiac health. The Brentford and Denmark star watched from the bench as international teammate Christian Eriksen suffered a heart attack during their country’s Euro 2020 clash with Finland.

Jan 26, 2025 | mirror.co.uk | Jacob Murtagh

Alan Hutton claims Tottenham have gone backwards under Ange Postecoglou this season - but has backed the under-fire manager to turn things around. Spurs go into Sunday’s crunch clash with Leicester hovering above the Premier League drop zone after a nightmare run of five defeats in their last six games. Thursday night’s Europa League win against Hoffenheim gave Postecoglou a much-needed boost, but the heat is still on to haul Spurs up the table.

Jan 26, 2025 | mirror.co.uk | Jacob Murtagh

Glenn Murray has backed Eddie Nketiah to come good for Crystal Palace - but warned the forward will have to bide his time. The former Arsenal frontman is still waiting for his first Premier League goal for his new club following his £30million switch to Selhurst Park last summer. Nketiah, who has scored twice in the Carabao Cup, has been forced to watch from the sidelines as red-hot teammate Jean-Philippe Mateta has taken centre stage with four goals in his last three matches.

Jan 19, 2025 | mirror.co.uk | Jacob Murtagh

Chelsea's misfiring stars need to follow the lead of 'talisman' Cole Palmer and stand up and be counted. That’s according to former Blues midfielder Emmanuel Petit, who has seen his old club fall out of the Premier League title race after a five-game winless streak. Palmer, 22, took his goal tally for the season to 14 in the midweek draw with Bournemouth. Palmer is an injury doubt as Enzo Maresca’s men look to get their top-four bid back on track when they take on Wolves Monday night.