Jurgen Klopp ordered his side to embrace the pressure of trying to secure a Champions League spot after Monday night’s vital win over Watford. Emre Can’s phenomenal acrobatic effort just before half-time was enough to seal a vital three points for the Reds as they closed in on a top-four finish. The win strengthened Liverpool’s […]
Premier League
Arsene Wenger insists the burgeoning points gap separating Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur is not reflective of a gulf in quality between the teams. Spurs extended the bridge over their North London rivals to 17 points, beating them in Sunday’s derby courtesy of a 2-0 win. Goals from Harry Kane and Dele Alli sealed the result […]
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte admits the trust he has placed in his players is paying off as they edge their way to the Premier League title. Pedro and Willian, who came off the bench, both scored in the 3-0 win at Everton but neither has been a regular first-choice selection for Conte this season. Add […]
Jose Mourinho hailed a “fantastic” performance from Marcus Rashford as Manchester United blew the Premier League title race wide open with a 2-0 victory over leaders Chelsea. Goals at the start of either half from Rashford and Ander Herrera condemned Mourinho’s former side to their second defeat in four games. The Blues’ lead over second-placed […]
Jurgen Klopp was “really happy” with the performance of his Liverpool side on Sunday, as the Reds sealed a 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion. A dull first-half was punctuated by two near-misses from crosses by the Baggies, before Roberto Firmino scored his second winning goal in as many weeks. Indeed, the in-form Brazilian followed […]
Arsene Wenger clearly hasn’t given up on his British core yet. The Arsenal boss made it abundantly clear over the weekend that he wants to keep the trio of British midfielders — Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey — at the club for the long term. “We have to keep them all… All these […]
Diego Costa has told SFR Sport he is happy at Chelsea but doesn’t like London, further fuelling speculation that he will leave Stamford Bridge in the summer. Costa has been regularly linked with a move away since joining Chelsea from Atletico Madrid for £32 million in 2014, and said last month that he tried to […]
Arsenal’s top four hopes took another damaging blow on Monday night as they weer thrashed by Crystal Palace. Arsene Wenger’s side are now seven points off the top four with a game in hand. Speaking after the game the Frenchman insisted he was ‘determined to put things right’ in a long post-match interview with Sky […]
Sadio Mane will undergo knee surgery on Tuesday following Jurgen Klopp’s admission that the player was likely to miss the rest of the season. The Senegalese forward, 24, was forced off after challenging Leighton Baines for the ball during the second-half of Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Everton at Anfield. Klopp conceded after the match that […]