Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has dismissed criticism of Louis van Gaal’s two-year spell in charge at Old Trafford, insisting it was a collective effort at the club. Giggs ended a 24-year playing career at Manchester United to take up the assistant manager role alongside van Gaal in the dugout. The much maligned Dutchman guided […]
Premier League
Arsenal summer signing Lucas Perez has admitted he expected to play more of a ‘starring role’ at the club after arriving in the Premier League in a £17 million deal from Deportivo Coruna. The 28 year-old has only started two games – scoring twice in the EFL Cup wictory over Nottingham Forest – after netting […]
Pep Guardiola has taken the blame for Manchester City’s Champions League defeat in Barcelona, but says he will quit and go home to Spain before changing his ways. City were beaten 4-0 in the Nou Camp after Guardiola kept Sergio Aguero on the bench and then saw Claudio Bravo, the goalkeeper he signed to replace […]
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal are finally in a position to win the Premier League title. The Gunners have won seven games on the bounce and look like they could go the distance this season. Arsenal haven’t won the title since 2004 but Wenger – who has described the Premier League as a ‘jungle’ – believes […]
Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba requires more time to readjust to English football after the France international scored twice in Manchester United’s 4-1 Europa League win over Fenerbahce. The world’s most expensive player, who returned to Old Trafford from Juventus in the summer, opened the scoring with a penalty before claiming his second with a […]
Pep Guardiola defended his tactics and team selection after his Barcelona homecoming ended in a nightmare 4-0 thrashing for Manchester City. The City manager’s decision to leave out Sergio Aguero backfired while Claudio Bravo, the goalkeeper in whom he has invested much trust, was also sent off in a Champions League mauling at the Nou […]
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal’s confidence has helped his side overcome the psychological struggles from previous seasons after they thrashed Ludogorets 6-0 in the Champions League. Mesut Ozil stole the show with a second-half hat-trick after Alexis Sanchez and in-form Theo Walcott put Arsenal 2-0 up. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also got on the scoresheet as the Gunners […]
Jürgen Klopp felt Liverpool were guilty of ‘losing patience’ too early when in possession and trying to break down Manchester United at Anfield on as the teams played out a goalless draw on Monday night. The Reds saw much more of the ball than their opponents, but were not able to recreate the kind of […]