Rodgers: Prem’s Big Six can no longer cherry-pick players
Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers believes the Premier League’s big boys can no longer cherry-pick top talent outside the top six. The Foxes and Crystal Palace lost Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United for £80million and £50million respectively in the summer. But Palace chairman Steve Parish has said keeping Wilfried Zaha in the summer…
Emery hints at future Arsenal captain after Wolves draw
Unai Emery hinted that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could become the permanent Arsenal captain after the striker scored when wearing the armband in their 1-1 draw with Wolves. As the fallout from the Granit Xhaka saga continues, Aubameyang was given the captaincy duties, and marked it with his 50th goal for the Gunners in all competitions- but…
Solskjaer explains what Man Utd were missing in Cherries defeat
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits his side were “missing some quality” as they lost 1-0 to Bournemouth at the Vitality stadium. Josh King’s goal on the stroke of half-time secured condemned Solskjaer’s side to their fourth defeat of the season. Click Here: Real bape hoodie After a good start, United became more and…
Guardiola and Man City not matching the brilliance of the past two seasons
It took a late, late winner from Kyle Walker to see off Southampton, and there is not the same kind of fluency running through City this campaign No one who saw Southampton’s shambolic performance against Leicester a week ago would have predicted Pep Guardiola’s joy at merely picking up three points against the same side.…
Klopp issues update on Salah’s ‘not real injury’
Jurgen Klopp says that Mo Salah has to have his ankle regularly drained of fluid but it is “not a real injury”. The Egyptian has suffered with an ankle problem since being the victim of a wild tackle from Leicester midfielder Hamza Choudhury last month. Salah missed the disappointing 1-1 draw with Manchester United but then…
Solskjaer: Martial has ‘matured in his behaviour’
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United are going to start getting the best of a more focused, mature and happy Anthony Martial. The 23-year-old has been something of an enigma since arriving at Old Trafford from Monaco in 2015, having failed to capture the form shown during an exciting first season under Louis Van Gaal.…
Spurs boss Pochettino fuming at Lo Celso’s Argentina call-up
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is not happy with Giovani Lo Celso’s inclusion in Argentina’s latest squad. Lo Celso, a deadline-day signing from Real Betis, picked up a hip injury while on international duty in September and has only made two substitute appearances for Spurs since, which have totalled just 13 minutes of action. That has…
Lampard clears up Rudiger injury ‘miscommunication’
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has dismissed suggestions defender Antonio Rudiger is ready to return from injury after the player declared himself fit. Centre-back Rudiger has endured an injury-plagued start to the season and has managed just one appearance under Lampard. The 26-year-old Germany international, who underwent knee surgery during the summer before sustaining a pelvic problem,…
Emery reveals when he will decide Arsenal captaincy issue
Unai Emery says they are waiting until early next week to sort out Arsenal‘s captaincy issue after Granit Xhaka’s outburst at supporters. The Switzerland midfielder appeared to tell supporters to “f**k off” as he was jeered while being substituted during Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Crystal Palace. Xhaka said in a statement that death threats against his…
Australia v Peru: Tomi Juric keeping the faith as Socceroos chase unlikely last-16 spot
Australia must beat Peru to have a chance of reaching the last 16, but Tomi Juric is determined to keep believing Tomi Juric hopes Australia can show more of a clinical edge in their crucial final World Cup group game against Peru on Tuesday. The Socceroos kept their hopes of a spot in the last…