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Lukaku reveals where he draws inspiration from

Manchester United striker has revealed that he draws daily inspiration from Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba. He made this claim after he was handed the Premier League 100 goals award. The former Everton striker reached this limestone after scoring a brace against Burnley at the weekend. The Belgian international is the 28th player to score 100 Premier League goals adding his strikes in United, Everton, Chelsea and West Brim. Describing Drogba as his mentor, Lukaku reveals that he has been in contact with the former Ivory Coast … [Read more...]

Liverpool to join AC Milan, Barcelona in the race for prolific winger

A new report has made it known that Liverpool are already in the race for Spanish winger, Dani Olmo, who currently plays for Dinamo. Dani Olmo is one of the most sorted after player in Europe at the moment. With the likes of AC Milan, Barcelona, Borrusia Dortmund showing interest in the winger. Liverpool are no exception as they are already making moves ahead if the January Transfer window. The question, however, is that what does Liverpool need another winger for with their squad already stockpiled with players who can play in that … [Read more...]

Why Pogba cannot be referred to as a big player says Liverpool legend

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness says Manchester United Midfielder cannot be referred to as a big player. Citing reasons for his claim, he stated that the former Juventus player does not take his career seriously which is not the quality of a big player. Souness said the Frenchman must change his attitude to fall within the ranks he should be. The Liverpool legend says there has to be a level of seriousness and display of leadership trait. While admitting that the World Cup winner is a nice guy, he wonders why the player takes training … [Read more...]

EPL: Liverpool possible starting eleven as they take on Southampton on Saturday

This sixth week game of the English Premier League is expected to take place over this weekend. And this time around Liverpool will be hosting Southampton at Anfield on Saturday for their sixth match. Liverpool had defeated French club, Paris Saint Germain Tuesday in a 3 - 2 and have been able to hold their ground as one of the strongest clubs in Europe. The Reds have managed to keep a 100 per cent clean shit so far this season both in the EPL and the UCL. They currently sit at the top of the English Premier League table alongside … [Read more...]

Emery gives Leno big hint ahead of Europa encounter

After many days of waiting, new Arsenal recruit might finally be in the pole when Arsenal file out against Vorskla Poltava in the Europa game. The goalkeeper who came in the summer with the prospect of beating the competition from Petr Cech and emerging as the first team goalkeeper but that did not happen as he did not get the nod from Spanish manager, Unai Emery in the Premier League. Howbeit, tonight's Europa game could be the opportunity for Arsenal fans to see their new stopper who had arrived Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. Emery has … [Read more...]

Experienced Lichtsteiner tells Arsenal the secret to returning to the UCL next season

Europa League bound-Arsenal have been told by new summer signing Stephan Lichtsteiner what to do to return to the UEFA Champions League, UCL. The North London club are missing out of Europe's biggest tournament for the second consecutive year and Lichtsteiner who is not new to the competition thinks there is something that needed to be done to ensure Arsenal emerges victorious in the current Europa League. Winning the Europa League gives Arsenal an automatic ticket to the Champions League even if they fail to secure a top three finish in the … [Read more...]

Five Chelsea players that need to rest 

The Blues are the current toppers on the English Premier League table. Chelsea have maintained a 100 per cent win having been able to secure 15 points from their five matches. They look forward to making it a sixth as they faced West Ham this weekend. Sarri, since his arrival at Chelsea, have continually used some players consistently while some remain glued to the Bench. The Italian has given a plan of wanting to rotate his players depending on the match at hand. We believe Sarri should create a special list of players that will play … [Read more...]

Pogba fans wont like this but Mourinho names the new big player at United

Manchester United began their Champions League campaign against Young Boys in Swiss on Wednesday night with a massive 3-0 win. All goals in the three goals were handed to manager Jose Mourinho by his French players with Paul Pogba scoring a brace while Anthony Martial who got his first start this season, sealed the win with his goal. However, the Portuguese manager could not hide his delight with his new signing, Diogo Dalot who made his debut on the night. The 19-year-old started life at the Old Trafford with a frustrating injury that has … [Read more...]

Per Mertesacker gives shock revelation of who ensured Wenger’s sack.

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger is no longer in charge at the Emirates Stadium but reports of him keep pulping out. Wenger had a 22-year reign as Arsenal boss before picking everyone by surprise with the announcement of his leaving the club after seasons of "Wenger Out" protest at the Emirates Stadium. Undoubtedly, he is the most successful manager the club has ever had, winning the English Premier League title and the FA Cup before leaving. Reports say the board eventually got tired of him and behind closed doors, gave him the … [Read more...]

Why Mourinho is a laughing stock in Germany

German legend Lothar Matthaus has disclosed that Jose Mourinho is a laughing stock in German and is never taken seriously by football followers in the country. Matthaus explained that the people in the country already have a good knowledge of the former Chelsea manager and his antics, hence will not be carried away. The former German international explained that the Manchester United boss consciously gets to the media to attract attention despite claiming otherwise. Matthaus who looks to be taking side with the media is against the claim by … [Read more...]

How Gazidis lied to Arsenal fans

Arsenal supporters under the umbrella of ‘Arsenal Supporters' Trust (AST)’ have accused the departing chief executive of the club, Ivan Gazidis of lying to them. An official announcement was made on Arsenal Twitter handle disclosing the decision of the American businessman to leave the club after 10 years spell for Italian outfit, AC Milan. Gazidis in his reaction stated that it was a hard decision for him to make but maintained that it was time for him to leave the club and move on. This obviously has not gone the right way for Arsenal … [Read more...]

Neymar Jr applauds Liverpool forward

Brazil international and PSG star, Neymar Jnr found it hard to perform in the UCL first leg against Liverpool last night. The Reds Defense line held down the former Barcelona forwards as he was almost cut off from the rest of his teammates. Despite PSG suffering a defeat to Liverpool in a 2 - 1 scoreline, the star player was full of praise for his fellow countryman and Liverpool forward, Roberto Firmino, who gave the Reds their third and winning goal. Neymar Jnr approached Roberto Firmino while the latter was granting a post-match interview … [Read more...]

Former Chelsea star reveals the secret behind Eden Hazard 15 successful penalty kicks

Chelsea top point man during the weekend scored 3 goals against Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge. While 2 of the goals came as a result of two great passes from France International, Olivier Giroud, the third goal came as a result of a penalty kick. The Belgian striker during the penalty kick was able to deceive Cardiff Goalkeeper, Neil to the other side of the post, making it easy for him to score. Going by the record, the weekend penalty kick goal will be Eden Hazard 15th successful penalty kicks. 27-year-old Eden Hazard has played 17 … [Read more...]

Liverpool fans shade Harry Kane

This is quite surprising to read, as Liverpool fans storm twitter to shade Tottenham star, Harry Kane and Man Utd striker Romelu Lukaku Last night saw the opening match of the Uefa Champions league first in Italy,  while the second took place in England. Tottenham Hotspur was in Italy last night, San Siro to be precise where they participated in the UCL against Milan. Spurs were leading with 1 - 0 but the home club went on to equalize and surpass them with 2 - 1 scoreline as they return to England empty-handed. On the other hand, … [Read more...]

Happy Depay says he is not the same player United know

Memphis Depay has told Manchester United that he is now a better player than he used to be in his days at the Old Trafford. Depay made this claim ahead of Lyon’s Champions League encounter with Manchester City, which would be played in England on Wednesday night. The winger who once signed for United was tipped as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo having being handed the No. 7 shirt but failed to live up to expectation. The player sought to redeem his career in France with Lyon in January 2017 and that has worked out for him as he has … [Read more...]

UEL: Chelsea talisman out, Gary Cahill set to make first debut

Just like the Uefa Champions league has started yesterday, the second-rated football clubs tournament, Uefa Europa league will start Today. And this time around, two big English clubs made it to the tournament, they are Arsenal and Chelsea. Chelsea will be having their first leg in the tournament tonight as they travel to Greece to play against PAOK. However, a report has disclosed that things will be different in the Blues squad this time around as Chelsea new boss, Sarri Maurizio has made some changes to the squad. An earlier report … [Read more...]

Ferdinand exposes Mourinho’s weakness, why he struggles with Pogba

There are indications that the reason why French midfielder, Paul Pogba has failed to perform at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho is that the Portuguese manager has no idea of how to make use of the player. One will wonder that Pogba was an interesting player at Juventus before his coming to the Old Trafford and has yet to replicate same at United and his outing at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in addition to scoring at the final confirms the special player that he is. So, the fact that he has been living in his shadows in United despite … [Read more...]

UCL: Brutal Sadio Mane sends Neymar Jnr back to the street of Sao Paulo 

The UCL opening match last night at Anfield was pleasing to watch especially for English football fans. Liverpool and PSG went head to head with the French club suffering a defeat in the dine minute after they had held down the Reds in a 2 - 2 draw only for Roberto Firmino to add one to the scoreboard giving Liverpool the winning points. Even though Liverpool won the match in style but there were some other scenes that were worth looking from the match. The one that caught our attention was what went down between Senegal international, … [Read more...]

Chelsea to loan out 25-year-old striker to West Ham in January

A new report surfaced online about Chelsea loaning out their 25-year-old striker, Alvaro Morata. The Blues had signed the Spain International to take over from his fellow countryman, Diego Costa but Morata has so far struggled to perform at Chelsea. Last season under former coach, Antonio Conte, the Italian had given the striker some playing chances only to finally replace him with Olivier Giroud, who did better. A similar scene is about to play out under new coach Sarri Maurizio, who gave the Spaniard chances to play in 4 of five … [Read more...]

Why Mourinho stopped this player from Champions League appearance

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has stopped the appearance of one of his player in Wednesday’s Champions League game against Young Boys in Switzerland While defending his decision, Mourinho stated that the player will struggle as a result of the plastic pitch that will host the game against the Swiss champions. Pundits have given the host team, who will be having their debut an edge over their visitors due to the artificial turf at the Stade de Suisse. During the training on the eve of the game, coach Michael Carrick had asked the … [Read more...]

Video: Was Mo Salah unhappy with Roberto Firmino late goal against PSG?

This video has raised questions on the social media especially on Twitter: Was Mo Salah unhappy with Roberto Firmino late goal against PSG? Last night, one of the biggest match in Europe took place in England, Anfield to be specific between EPL club, Liverpool and Frech side Paris Saint Germain. Jurgen Klopp Liverpool side held down Tuchel led PSG squad as the game was close to ending in a 2 - 2 tie before a late win from Liverpool star, Roberto Firmino. However, Firmino last-minute goal has raised a lot of questions about Egypt star, Mo … [Read more...]

Four players whose future are uncertain at Chelsea

The stay of football players at a particular club is based on the contract signed with the respective football clubs. While the Blues are worried about the future of Eden Hazard, who has so far refused to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge and could be out of the club any time soon. Chelsea have to worry about their defender Cesar Azpilicueta too as his contract will end very soon. Apart from this duo, there are some Chelsea players whose future at the club is uncertain but their contract will lapse at the end of this season. Below are 4 … [Read more...]

UCL: See the player to lead Chelsea to Greece and it is not Olivier Giroud

World Cup winner and Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud had his first start for the Blues over the weekend in a match against Cardiff at Stamford Bridge. The match against the Bluebirds saw Chelsea top rated striker, Eden Hazard scoring a hat trick with two goal-assists from the France international. Giroud during the match showed how unselfish he can be and how sacrificial he can be for Chelsea. This recent act of his has earned him applause from many of the Blues fans. However, while many football fans might be thinking that Giroud has … [Read more...]

Roberto Firmino closing in on Cristiano Ronaldo goal record in UCL

The UEFA champions league for this season has commenced in style with the opening game being played yesterday. Liverpool had welcomed French club, PSG to England as the two sides played out a tough but interesting to watch game. In the long run, the game came to an end with 3 - 2 win in favour of the home team, Liverpool. This became possible after a last-minute goal from Brazil star, Roberto Firmino. The Brazil forward didn't start for the Reds owing to an injury he sustained during the EPL match against Tottenham Hotspur. He came … [Read more...]

Petr Cech having his last chance at Arsenal?

This season could just be the last Arsenal goalkeeper has to prove whatever he wants to as it could be his end at the club. This is not unaware to the former Chelsea goalkeeper who admits that he is already in his future. To add with, Cech is playing his last year at the North London club with less than 12 months to the end of his contract at the club, knowing well that he has yet to sign a new deal with talks on the table at the moment. The 36-year-old become a surprise first choice keeper at Arsenal under new manager Unai Emery following … [Read more...]