Former Chelsea boss and current Shanghai SIPG manager Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly set to offer Chelsea a staggering £60m bid to sign the Blues midfielder Oscar in January. The transfer will be a record for a Chinese club and will be the fourth most expensive Premier League departure after Bale, Ronaldo and Suarez. Not bad […]
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How many times have you seen him like this? Wincing and snarling; complaining and arguing, unable to understand why things aren’t going his way. All had been well in Arsene Wenger’s world. Arsenal were nicely positioned in second, players in good form and offered a chance to make a mark as this title race starts […]
Antonio Conte has laughed off suggestions Chelsea could face a points deduction for their conduct in the mass brawl following their 3-1 win at Manchester City. It has been reported though that Chelsea face the prospect of becoming the first side to be docked points over disciplinary issues since Arsenal and Manchester United in 1990, […]
Jose Mourinho’s relief was clear after Manchester United ended their Old Trafford struggles and match-winner Henrikh Mkhitaryan avoided serious injury against Tottenham. Progress to the EFL Cup semi-finals and Europa League knockout stages has been tempered by poor results in the Premier League, if promising displays. United brought a run of four successive home league […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was more unhappy with the lack of control and defensive protection his side displayed than the performance of goalkeeper Loris Karius. Karius’ positioning for West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet’s equaliser which cancelled out Adam Lallana’s opener was questionable at best in the 2-2 draw at Anfield. However, Klopp – who said […]
Stunning reports in the Sunday newspapers that Premier League leaders Chelsea, could be docked points in the aftermath of last weekend’s Battle of the Etihad. Chelsea and Manchester City were both charged by the FA with failing to control their players after the showpiece top-of-the-table clash erupted in a mass brawl following Sergio Aguero’s X-rated […]
Pep Guardiola is in the midst of the biggest crisis of his managerial career as Manchester City have won just 4 out of their last 15 game, conceding 25 goals. For the first time ever, a Guardiola coached side has conceded 3+ goals in back-to-back league games. But after seeing his side ripped apart time […]
Arsene Wenger saw his side beat Stoke to go top of the Premier League before saying they are “in the fight” to be crowned champions. The Gunners came from behind to record a 3-1 win over their visitors, with Theo Walcott, Mesut Ozil and Alex Iwobi striking after Charlie Adam marked his 31st birthday with […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims that playing in the Europa League on Thursday night is ‘killing’ him and damaging Manchester United’s Premier League challenge this season. United arrived home from Ukraine in the early hours of Friday after a three-hour journey from Odessa, having clinched their place in the last 32 of Europe’s secondary competition with a […]