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What Gary Neville said about United defence, Pogba is shocking

Man United suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat to Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals clash and that has got everyone at the Old Trafford disappointed. The Red Devils earlier suffered a 1-0 defeat at home in the first leg before the scoreline was raised to 4-0 after the second leg. It was obvious that the Barcelona were a better team as they outplayed the Pole Gunnar Solskjaer team. Man United legend Gary Neville is none former player who was disappointed and could not hide his feelings about the … [Read more...]

Arsenal back in for £30m Mainz star

Latest report hints that North London outfit Arsenal are back in the race for German Bundesliga outfit Maiz star Jean-Philippe Gbamin ahead of the coming summer transfer window. Jean-Philippe Gbamin has stood out in the German Bundesliga outfit and with Mainz with impressive performances all-through and that is the reason why he has been able to win the attention from top European sides. The North London outfit Arsenal are reported to have been in pursuit of the star player for the past 12 months but they have not succeeded in snapping him up … [Read more...]

Ex-Liverpool Star Delivers Champions League Blow To Rivals Man Utd

Liverpool fans would have been delighted after one of their former players delivered a knockout blow to the chances of fierce rivals Manchester United in this season’s Champions League. Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho has not enjoyed the best of careers at the Nou Camp since his big transfer from Liverpool last year but the Brazilian would have been elated with his performance in the second leg Champions League last eight clash with Manchester United. The Brazilian national team player scored one of the goals as Manchester United were … [Read more...]

Arsenal Backed For Europa League Title Ahead Of Chelsea

Former Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has backed the Gunners for the Europa League title ahead of other contenders like Napoli and West London giants Chelsea. Ex-German international centre back Mertesacker talked up North London giants Arsenal for the Europa League title during an exclusive interview with popular media portal Goal. Per Mertesacker retired from football at Arsenal at the end of last season and he’s currently the Academy manager at the North London outfit. Arsenal are the third favourites for the Europa League title behind … [Read more...]

Long-term Injury Absentee To Return To Liverpool Squad

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that long-term injury absentee Joe Gomez will return to the Reds squad for their Champions League quarterfinal second leg clash with FC Porto on Wednesday night. Klopp revealed that Joe Gomez is ready for the Liverpool squad during his pre-match thoughts ahead of the game against Portuguese champions FC Porto. Joe Gomez could play a part in the game though he’s not expected to be named in the starting XI for the FC Porto game. Liverpool are in a good position to secure a last four place in the … [Read more...]

Liverpool Are The Best Team In Europe – Sergio Conceicao

FC Porto manager Sergio Conceicao has described Premier League leaders Liverpool as the best team in Europe following their phenomenal achievement on both the local and continental scenes. Sergio Conceicao talked about the quality of the Liverpool team during his pre-match press conference ahead of their Champions League clash on Wednesday night. The FC Porto manager would be hoping to lead his team to victory over Liverpool during the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie. The Reds have a comfortable lead over FC Porto … [Read more...]

Betting Preview: Chelsea vs Slavia Prague: Home Win On The Cards

Europa League favourites Chelsea are in a good position to secure a semifinal spot in the competition ahead of Czech side Slavia Prague. Chelsea won the first leg 1-0 courtesy an 86th-minute strike from Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso. The Blues might have to depend on winning the Europa League to seal a return to the Champions League stage due to the fact that a top-four finish in the Premier League is highly unlikely with the way things are at the moment. Chelsea are in a battle with other major Premier League teams like Tottenham … [Read more...]

Club Legend Reveals Best Player At Liverpool

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Senegalese international star Sadio Mane is the best player at Premier League leaders Liverpool this term ahead of star man Mohamed Salah. The former Reds centre back said that he’ll pick Mane over Salah as the best Liverpool player while he was doing his punditry job on Sky Sports. According to the Liverpool legend, the goals scored by Mane has been very important especially in the past weeks. Sadio Mane has been the form player for Liverpool since the turn of the year. Arsenal … [Read more...]

17-Goal Chelsea Target Signs Permanent Deal At Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic has signed for the German Bundesliga club permanently despite the transfer rumours linking him with a move to several clubs on the European football stage. The announcement of his permanent deal was made earlier on Wednesday afternoon. Luka Jovic initially joined Eintracht Frankfurt from Portuguese giants Benfica on loan for two years until this summer with the obligation to make it permanent and the Germans have decided to turn his loan move to a permanent one earlier than planned. The 21-year-old has … [Read more...]

Liverpool Plotting €25m Summer Move For Bundesliga Star

Premier League title chasers Liverpool are eyeing a move for Bayer Leverkusen forward Julian Brandt ahead of the resumption of this summer’s transfer window. This is according to widespread reports in the media. The specific publication from FourFourTwo claimed that the Reds want to sign the young German international. Julian Brandt has been in very good form for Bayern Leverkusen this season in their quest for a Europa League spot at the end of this German Bundesliga season. The 22-year-old has scored seven goals in addition to 14 … [Read more...]

Ex-Chelsea Star Backs Mourinho For Bayern Job

Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has backed Jose Mourinho for the Bayern Munich job. In his latest interview monitored by popular media outlet Goal, ex-German international Ballack said that Mourinho would be the perfect man for the Bayern Munich managerial role. Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has been linked to the Bayern job as a replacement for current boss Niko Kovac who’s under serious pressure to keep his job. Niko Kovac has struggled to impress as the manager of the Bavarian giants since he took the job … [Read more...]

Chelsea Eyeing €70m Move For Hazard Replacement

West London giants Chelsea are reportedly eyeing highly-rated Lille winger Nicolas Pepe as a possible replacement for wantaway Blues talisman Eden Hazard. This is according to the publication from popular English news outlet Daily Mirror which claimed that Chelsea are not willing to let Eden Hazard leave this summer. It was further revealed that the West Londoners will target the aforementioned Pepe as his replacement though Chelsea are still yet to find out whether they will be able to sign new players this summer. Chelsea have been … [Read more...]

Solskjaer reveals the next step after UCL exit

English Premier League outfit Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted that he has got a lot of jobs to do after their 3-0 defeat to Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The Red Devils were dumped out in a 4-0 aggregate after a 1-0 defeat at eh Old Trafford in the first leg and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has stated that he has a job to lift the players up so they can face the challenge remaining until the end of the season. He confessed that the team had gambled as he stressed that should the players had … [Read more...]

Solskjaer backs De Gea after Messi’s mistake

EPL outfit Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea after a blunder against Barcelona in the Champions League clash which led to a goal by Argentina international Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi had scored two goals in the first half of the game before Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho drove home another wonder strike against Man United to make it 3-0. The Red Devils have now been eliminated in the quarter-finals after a 1-0 defeat at home and another 3-0 at the Camp Nou. Manager Ole Gunnar … [Read more...]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bows to Barcelona for Champions League win

Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted the supremacy of Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona over his team as he tipped them to win the Champions League this season. This is coming after the Spanish giants secured a 3-0 win over the Red Devils at the Camp Nou earlier on Tuesday night to proceed to the semi-finals of the competition where they will be facing the winner between Liverpool and Porto. Man United were outplayed by Barcelona and this has been admitted by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who claims that they have git a dangerous … [Read more...]

Valverde sent message to United after Messi trouble

There is no doubt that Man United were given much trouble by Argentina international Lionel Messi when they clashed against Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. In addition o the threat and impressive performance, Lionel Messi scored two first-half goals to help his team with a dream move to the semi-finals in a game that ended 3-0. It would be recalled that Lionel Messi was fingered as the major threat even before the game and the Red Devils were handed advice by pundits and former players on how to stop him … [Read more...]

Arsenal target told he can leave Nou Camp

North Londo outfit Arsenal have received a major boost after learning that their major defensive target Samuel Umtiti will be available in the coming summer transfer window. Samuel Umtiti has been on the radar of a number of teams including Man United who are his long-term suitors and Juventus but the Gunnera team are tipped to be favourites as they are reported to have established contact with the player's camp. Samuel Umtiti is no longer favoured in the Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona and has been told that he is no longer needed at the … [Read more...]

Arsenal to lift Europa League, former player predicts

The North London outfit Arsenal has since lost out of the English Premier League title and they are no longer in any of the Cup competitions including the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup but that is not to say that they will go trophyless, according to former defender Per Mertesacker. Arsenal are currently in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and have already seen a 2-0 defeat in their home against Italian Serie A outfit Napoli with the second leg expected to go down later on Thursday night. Per Mertesacker said the Unai Emery team have got … [Read more...]

Rio Ferdinand predicts United, Barcelona game

Man United will have their last opportunity to remain in the Champions League this season and also to forge ahead to the Semi-finals when they clash with Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona later on Tuesday night. The first leg of the quarter-finals which was played at the Old Trafford ended in a 1-0 score, in favour of the Spanish side and they are set to play the second leg at their home with a major advantage of an away goal. However, Man United legend Rio Ferdinand has predicted that his former team will emerge victorious at the end of the … [Read more...]

Journalist justifies United’s bid for 20-year-old over-priced Sancho

English Premier League Man United are reportedly desperate to land England international Jadon Sancho as the star player is impressing so far this season. Jadon Sancho has been the revelation of German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund this season and his performance has caught the attention of a number of top European clubs ahead of the coming summer window. The Red Devils have insisted on securing the signature of the star player and they are ready to pay as big as £100 million of the asking price to land him with manager Ole Gunnar … [Read more...]

Why United have reasons to be worried about Messi

Pundits have opined that Man United have got reasons to be worried about the threat posed by Argentine international Lionel Messi ahead of their Champions League second leg clash at the Nuo Camp. The Red Devils have been underdogs since the first leg and that is still unchanged despite the fact that it did not reflect on the 1-0 scoreline at the Old Trafford. It is already suggested that the Red Devils could pose a surprise when they storm Spain as they have done that already in the round of 16 where they defeated Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint … [Read more...]

United risks losing transfer target

The emerging report claims that Merseyside outfit Liverpool are ready to hijack a deal to secure the signature Italian Serie A outfit AS Roma central defender Kostas Manolas ahead of the coming summer transfer window. Kostas Manolas has been on the radar of a number of top sides as he has impressed so far this season and has shown he has the quality to play at a big stage. Man United were earlier tipped they would land the star player as they have a big need of central defenders but there are fears they might not land him anymore because of … [Read more...]

Revealed, What De Gea is doing ahead of Barcelona clash

Man United are ready for a big clash against Barcelona later on Tuesday and they face a major threat against Argentina international Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi has been in fine form for the team and he has been identified as a major player that can help his team secure a win against Man United. However, it has been revealed that Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea is determined to ensure his team qualify to the next round and he is reported to be doing an extra and special training that will have him stop Lionel Messi from scoring goals. … [Read more...]

Kane-less Tottenham Still A Threat – Ex-Chelsea Star

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne believes that North London giants Tottenham Hotspur are still a threat without star striker Harry Kane. The former Chelsea player spoke about Tottenham Hotspur in his pre-match thoughts ahead of the Champions League clash between Manchester City and Spurs. Both teams meet for their Champions League quarterfinal second leg clash at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night. The two sides met last week at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for what was their first leg meeting and it ended in a 1-0 win for … [Read more...]

Inter Milan Make First Move For 19-Goal Chelsea Target

Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan are the first club to make a move for highly-rated Lille winger Nicolas Pepe according to the reports coming out of the media in France. Ivorian international Pepe has had a season of his life for Lille this term and it’s not surprising that the major European sides are on his trail. The specific report from France Football revealed that one of those interested clubs has made the first move to sign Pepe. Inter Milan have put in an official bid for the in-form Lille winger in their quest to usurp other … [Read more...]