Thierry Henry was full of praise for Paul Pogba after the Manchester United captain put in a dominant performance at Everton, providing two assists as Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard scored second-half goals to deliver a 2-0 Premier League victory. Pogba controlled the contest from the left side of United’s three-man midfield and ex-Arsenal striker […]
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Jurgen Klopp declared himself uninterested with the latest installment of the Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona transfer saga after Liverpool began 2018 with a big three points at Burnley. New Year’s Eve had brought anger and frustration for Reds fans as Barcelona’s long and rather public pursuit of Coutinho took a fresh twist. Sportswear giants Nike, […]
It’s been a long three months for Diego Costa, but the former Chelsea forward has been formally introduced as an Atletico Madrid player. Costa is set to wear Atleti’s No 18 jersey after unveiled in front of around 25,000 fans at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday, where he revealed he waited “a long time” to […]
Arsene Wenger was left fuming with referee Mike Dean after he awarded West Bromwich Albion a controversial late penalty for a Calum Chambers handball to deny Arsenal victory. The Arsenal manager is angry at standards of officiating in the Premier League having lobbied for the role to become professional in the early 2000s only to […]
Games are coming thick and fast for Manchester United and Jose Mourinho’s side are facing a striker crisis with both Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic expected to miss games through injury. Lukaku was stretchered off during Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Southampton on Saturday evening. The Belgian went down after clashing heads with Wesley Hoedt […]
Antonio Conte is optimistic next year can be even better than this one after Chelsea finished 2017 by hammering Stoke 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. One reason for the Conte optimism is the fact that he feels that Chelsea’s improved defensive record is a major positive to emerge from this season. He said: “I am very […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has warned Premier League opponents Mohamed Salah can still get better despite the Egypt international’s record-equalling first half of the season. The signing of the summer, Salah took his tally to 23, matching Roger Hunt’s 1961-62 club record of goals before the new year, with both goals as the Reds came […]
Arsene Wenger hailed “fantastic” Alexis Sanchez for finally delivering the kind of performance Arsenal need after his double in Thursday’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, but was not amused by questions about the Chile star’s future at the club. Sanchez put in the type of match-winning display that was commonplace over the past couple of […]
According to his father, Eden Hazard turned down the offer of a new deal at Chelsea in order to increase his chances of moving to Real Madrid. The Belgian forward claimed last month that ‘everyone knows the admiration I have for Real Madrid’, increasing speculation he could leave Stamford Bridge. Now Thierry Hazard, Eden’s father, […]