Jose Mourinho has outlined the scale of the overhaul he believed was necessary when he arrived at Manchester United in May 2016. The United boss has overseen a dramatic transformation in the playing staff since then, with this summer’s arrivals of Victor Lindelof, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku meaning he is getting ever closer to […]
Premier League
Alexis Sanchez is completely committed to Arsenal and will quickly win over any doubting fans, manager Arsene Wenger said after his side cruised to a comfortable 3-0 Premier League victory against Bournemouth on Saturday. Arsenal’s best player last season was strongly linked with a move to rivals Manchester City during the summer, came off the bench in the 75th […]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Sadio Mane was ‘unlucky’ to be sent off during the 5-0 defeat to Manchester City. City goalkeeper Ederson was involved in a nasty collision with the Liverpool forward during the first half of the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. The former Benfica’keeper was caught in the face by a high […]
Philippe Coutinho will not be given an instant recall to Liverpool’s team after Jurgen Klopp explained the Brazilian is short of fitness. Liverpool’s No 10, who was the subject of persistent interest and failed bids from Barcelona through the transfer window, has not pulled on a Red shirt since playing in a friendly against Bayern Munich on August 1. […]
Antonio Conte has confirmed that Eden Hazard is in the Chelsea squad to face Leicester this weekend after recovering from an ankle fracture. The attacking midfielder has not featured for the Blues since last season after picking up an injury while on international duty with Belgium. After coming on as a substitute for his country this week, […]
Arsene Wenger has questioned whether Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was tapped up by Liverpool. The Arsenal manager said on Thursday it would be naive to think his players are not being tapped up before matches and is unsure whether they were on the day of their 4-0 loss to Liverpool last week. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Alexis Sanchez were among those who […]
Diego Costa has offered no indication he is willing to make peace with Chelsea despite missing out on a move to Atletico Madrid on the final day of the Spanish transfer window and being included in the Blues’ 25-man Premier League squad. Atletico left Costa in limbo on Friday night after failing to agree a […]
According to ESPN FC, sources close to Liverpool say that Barcelona’s claims they were quoted a price of €200 million for Philippe Coutinho are false. At a news conference on Saturday, a day after the Spanish transfer window closed, Barcelona sporting director Robert and director Albert Soler told reporters that Coutinho was too expensive and […]