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Klopp Rally Liverpool Troops For Watford Clash

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has made a rallying cry to his players ahead of the crucial Premier League clash with in-form Watford on Wednesday night. German tactician Klopp told the Liverpool website that they must take advantage of their current status on the league table in the race for the Premier League title. Liverpool secured the top spot on the Premier League table after a goalless draw at the home of rivals Manchester United on Sunday. The Manchester United result was enough to take Liverpool one point ahead of defending … [Read more...]

The number of players that would miss United’s game shocking

There are suggestions that Manchester United might miss up to 10 first team players to injury in their mid-week game against Crystal Palace later on Wednesday. Four of the Red Devils players were moved out of the Red Devils team due to various injuries which adds to the already existing ones. The Red Devils lost Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, and Marcus Rashford in the Liverpool game with Nemanja Matic, Anthony Martial also missing in the game due to injury. In addition, Phil Jones, Matteo Dramian and Antonio Valencia have all … [Read more...]

John Hartson Warns Brendan Rodgers About Leicester City Job

Former Celtic striker John Hartson has sounded a note of caution to former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers about the Leicester City job. Celtic manager Rodgers has emerged as the favourite for the Leicester City job in the last 24 hours following the dismissal of Claude Puel on Sunday morning. Celtic legend Hartson warned Brendan Rodgers about the Foxes’ managerial job in a chat with the Evening News as monitored by Goal. He also pointed out that though Leicester City owners are wealthy, Scottish Champions Celtic are a bigger … [Read more...]

No Liverpool Return For ‘Unsettled’ Coutinho

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy is certain that the club has no interest in re-signing Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho who has endured a frustrating spell at the Spanish club till date. The Reds legend told Sportingbet that the Coutinho transfer to Liverpool are just mere rumours before adding that the club won’t sell star player Mohamed Salah who’s attracting the interest of Italian Serie A Champions Juventus. Earlier this month, news broke from the Italian media that the Old Lady want Egyptian national team talisman Salah in a … [Read more...]

David Luiz Focused On Results Over Contract Extension

Chelsea defender David Luiz is happy for the club to focus on results rather than his contract extension as he revealed that he’s enjoying one of his best seasons at the club. David Luiz spoke about his contract situation at Chelsea in an interview monitored by popular media portal Goal. According to him, West London giants Chelsea should focus on getting results as they compete for honours on three fronts after the Carabao Cup trophy eluded them on Sunday. The Blues were beaten 4-3 on penalties by holders Manchester City after both sides … [Read more...]

Andy Robertson Demands Improvement Ahead Of Watford Clash

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has urged his teammates to step up in the Premier League title race as they welcome Watford to Anfield on Wednesday night. Scottish international skipper Robertson wants big improvement for the games ahead starting with the Watford clash at home as he pointed out that the Reds have lost a little bit of spark in recent games. In his latest interview monitored by popular media outlet Goal, Andy Robertson also expressed his delight with the fact that Liverpool are one point clear at the top of the table after the … [Read more...]

Kepa Arrizabalaga Fined For Carabao Cup Meltdown

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined for his part in the meltdown that overshadowed their Carabao Cup final clash with holders Manchester City on Sunday. Spanish international Kepa has been fined a week’s wages after he refused to be substituted in the extra time of the aforementioned game. Kepa went down with an injury during extra time and that prompted Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri into making a substitution for him only for the goalkeeper to refuse to come off for penalty specialist Willy Caballero. Italian tactician … [Read more...]

Brendan Rodgers In Talks For Leicester City Job

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers is in talks with Premier League club Leicester City over the vacant managerial position at the club. The Foxes are without a manager after Claude Puel was sacked on Sunday morning following a return of six league games without a single victory at home. His last game in charge of Leicester City was on Saturday evening when the Foxes were thrashed 4-1 at home by London club Crystal Palace. Ivorian international attacker Wilfried Zaha scored a brace to condemn the Foxes to their biggest home defeat in the Premier … [Read more...]

Chelsea, United placed on alert following big claim by Mkhitaryan

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has expressed confidence that his Arsenal team will end the season in the top four for a Champions League qualification next season. The race for the fourth position is arguably between the Gunners, the Red Devils and Chelsea but the North London outfit are currently holding the spot with a number of games yet to be played. Arsenal have missed out of the Champions League for two consecutive years under former manager Arsene Wenger which is the reason why they are pushing to return aft6er two years of Europa League. … [Read more...]

United fans won’t like this but Vidic bashes Paul Pogba for one reason

Before the statement credit to Man United legend Nemanja Vidic, French international midfielder Paul Pogba was hailed as Man United’s most important player with his contribution to the team emphasized in terms of goals and assists. This has made him the club’s favourites, even before the fans as they can now have a feel of the ‘real’ player they signed with the coming of interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who replaced Paul Pogba in December last year. The former Juventus star had a rift with the former manager Jose Mourinho before his sack … [Read more...]

Romelu Lukaku reveals surprise United’s best player, not Pogba

French international midfielder Paul Pogba has been generally pointed to as Man United’s best player with pundits and players singing his praise. Although the Red Devils players had a weak start of the season in terms of performance under the former manager Jose Mourinho but most of them have regained their form and have returned to their best with Paul Pogba believed to have topped the chart. That is not the case for Belgium international striker Romelu Lukau who claims Luke Shaw is the best player so far this season because of his improved … [Read more...]

Marcus Rashford threatened? Mason Greenwood tipped to make impact

There are suggestions that England international Marcus Rashford now have his shirt threatened with his injury and the expected rise of Mason Greenwood at Man United. The Red Devils are currently hit with an injury crisis which is a worry to the fans as interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will now have to focus on some youth team players as the last hope to be able to scale stand in the gap. Following the Sunday tie against Liverpool, the Red Devils are now without Nemanja Matic, Anthony Martial, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard … [Read more...]

Jose Mourinho hints no love at United

Portuguese boss Jose Mourinho has taken a dig at his former employers at Manchester United hinting that there was no love at the club. This is why he stated that he will not join any club unless he is able to identify love for them and for himself after his ordeal at the Old Trafford. The former Chelsea boss was sacked in December with suggestions that he has internal conflicts with the players and some of the management which is the major reason why he was unsuccessful as expected. Is frustrated Mourinho on his way out? Since his sack … [Read more...]

Michael Ballack Wants Hazard, Hudson-Odoi Stay At Chelsea

Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has urged both Eden Hazard and Callum Hudson-Odoi to snub the interest of foreign clubs by staying at the club for the long haul. The ex-German international skipper told them to stay at Chelsea while he was on popular English media outlet TalkSport. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Eden Hazard have been heavily linked with an exit from the club. Both players have less than 18 months left on their respective contracts at Stamford Bridge. By the summer, Chelsea will have to make a decision to sell them or … [Read more...]

Why defeat for United will be difficult, Lukaku

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has boasted that it would be difficult for his side to see a defeat under intermit manager Ole Gunnar, citing the injury situations in the Sunday tie against Liverpool. Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera were all injured in the game against the Reds at the Old Trafford but the Old Trafford team were able to hold on to the game until it ended in a 0-0 draw. The Belgium international boasted that the Red Devils squad have been prepared by the interim manager which makes it … [Read more...]

BBC pundit Garth Crooks names who rescued Liverpool from defeat

BBC pundit Garth Crooks has stated that Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker was the man who saved his side from suffering a defeat when he stopped Jesse Lingard’s shot. The BBC pundit described it as a moment of sheer brilliance as it would have been the only goal of the game and against the visiting Red team. The draw was enough for the Merseyside club to move top in the league table with a point difference from second-placed Man City. What's next for Victor Moses — To save his career or save Fenerbahce? However, the BBC pundit claims … [Read more...]

End of the road for Arsenal as Nicolas Pepe heads to Bayern Munich

Arsenal’s hope of snapping up French Ligue 1 forward Nicolas Pepe has been dashed with the latest report claiming that he is destined to sign for German Bundesliga outfit Bayern Munich at the end of the season. The North London outfit have been on the radar of the star player for a couple of months with suggestions that a deal would be concluded in the coming summer window as the Gunners team would be actively involved. A report according to Le 10 Sport, via Calcio Mercato the German Bundesliga outfit have defeated the likes of Arsenal, PSG … [Read more...]

Henrikh Mkhitaryan reveals what Arsenal players will not focus on

Arsenal star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has revealed that the focus of the players is not on the league table despite returning to the fourth position following a 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday. Henrikh Mkhitaryan was on target alongside Alexandre Lacazette to defeat the Saints and put Arsenal back in the race for a top-four finish with Man United playing a 0-0 draw against Liverpool on the same day. The former Man United player stated that the focus at the moment is not on the league table because of the number of games they still have ahead … [Read more...]

Monchi finally reacts to reported Arsenal move

An emerging report claims that Monchi has reacted to the reported linking him to the North London outfit Arsenal by accepting to join the club as the technical director. The need for Monchi came up after Sven Mislintat announced his decision to leave the job as head of recruitment at the Emirates Stadium in January with claims that he is at loggerheads with some of the club’s chiefs over transfer decisions. Monchi who is currently with Italian Serie A outfit AS Roma is believed to be one of the best in that position in the game owing to his … [Read more...]

Ruud Gullit Disagrees With Sarri On Kepa Row

Ex-Dutch international Ruud Gullit is adamant that Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga undermined the authority of his manager during the Carabao Cup final clash with Manchester City on Sunday evening at the Wembley Stadium. The former Newcastle United manager disagreed on the account of events given by Blues boss Maurizio Sarri during his post-match conference adding that the Italian manager gave a political answer on his row with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Ruud Gullit discussed Chelsea, Maurizio Sarri and Kepa Arrizabalaga in a chat with … [Read more...]

Kepa Row Was A Misunderstanding – Sarri

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has disclosed that the row between him and Blues Kepa Arrizabalaga was a misunderstanding and that the Spanish international goalkeeper was right. Sarri was speaking during his post-match press conference after the Carabao Cup final loss to Premier League champions Manchester City. The Italian tactician was furious after the shot stopper failed to come off for Willy Caballero during the extra time of the Carabao Cup clash. Sarri said that he thought Kepa was suffering from cramp and that he wanted to remove … [Read more...]

Confirmed! Ajax prodigy ruled out of Arsenal move

It has been confided that Ajax director and former Gunners Marc Overmars was stopped from having a switch to his former team as the new technical director. Marc Overmars was earlier linked with the job with claims that he is ready to move in but Ajax were unwilling to part ways with him because of how valued he is at the Amsterdam club. The former Arsenal player has been a major force at the club and a revelation since taking up the role as he has helped the club financially as well as in the recruitment of players. Inter Milan in for … [Read more...]

Major Arsenal concern ahead of Bournemouth game

After securing a convincing 2-0 win against Southampton in the weekend, the North London outfit Arsenal will yet again line up before Bournemouth on Wednesday to continue the push so as to seal their standing in the fourth position. Following the 0-0 draw between Liverpool and Man United, the Gunners have now moved on to the fourth position and they will be looking forward to retaining the spot ahead of Chelsea and the Red Devils. However, manager Unai Emery has stated that his side will hope to maintain the push by facing each game as they … [Read more...]

What Solskjaer says about ‘new Darren Fletcher’

Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has showered praise on Scott McTominay after his impressive performance against Liverpool on Sunday. The Red Devils boss has likened Scott McTominay as the new Darren Fletcher because of the way he operates in the middle with the absence of Nemanja Matic who suffered a nasty injury in training before the Sunday game. The 22-year-old was instrumental in the game and contributed to why the gun power of the Liverpool attack could not successfully shoot down a goal in the game. Scott McTominay was there to … [Read more...]

Mourinho Backs Hazard For Real Madrid Move

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has thrown his weight behind a possible Real Madrid transfer for Blues talisman Eden Hazard. Mourinho spoke about the Belgian international attacker in an interview with media outlet DAZN on Sunday. According to him, Eden Hazard has the quality to play for European champions Real Madrid. Mourinho also said that Hazard is an ambitious player and that the move to Real Madrid will be good for him. Eden Hazard played for Jose Mourinho in his second spell as the Chelsea manager between 2013 and 2015. … [Read more...]