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 […]
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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 […]
Zinedine Zidane will be forced into a rethink of his attacking plans after striker Karim Benzema has picked up a hamstring injury, ruling him out for two to three weeks. The French international picked up the problem early on in the Clasico defeat on December 23, and an MRI scan on Saturday confirmed the injury. […]
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, […]
Manchester United have opened the bidding for Juventus playmaker Paulo Dybala by offering £70million plus midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. But Juventus has reportedly told United that it will take at least £140m to sign the 24-year-old Argentina international and that they are not that interested in a deal that involves Mkhitaryan. Jose Mourinho is desperate to […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho that he should stop complaining about being unable to match the spending power of Premier League leaders Manchester City. Wenger has insisted he has “learned to cope” with battling richer rivals during his 21 years in charge of the Gunners. A frustrated Mourinho reacted […]