After beating Newcastle United in the FA Cup fifth round, Pep Guardiola made seven changes to Manchester City’s starting line-up in for their 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League last-16 first leg. Before their Premier League game at West Ham United on Saturday, Guardiola was asked if he was happy with his […]
Aston Villa 2015-16 – Position: 20. Points 17 Talking of FA Cup finals, it was gilet out, shirt and tie in as Tim Sherwood led Aston Villa to Wembley in 2015, his tactics “bamboozling” Liverpool en route before a heavy final defeat by Arsenal. Sherwood also steered Villa away from the drop but, shorn of […]
Since joining Arsenal from West Ham in a deal worth £105m in 2023, the 27-year-old has established a reputation as one of the best midfielders in Europe. He has made 102 Premier League appearances for Arsenal, while he has also established himself as a key player for England, having already won 72 caps. Arsenal have […]
There have been plenty of heated discussions in the pair’s shared office over the years. “JT is not the type of assistant manager who is just going to nod his head and agree with everything Ed says,” Fletcher said. “It’s not so much that he disagrees, but he gives him a different opinion. “Ed has […]
Michael Owen has said he “can’t believe people are questioning” whether Michael Carrick should become the permanent manager of Manchester United. Source link
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says it is too early to be “jumping to conclusions” about why Premier League clubs struggled in the Champions League this week. None of the six English clubs managed to win the first legs of their last-16 ties, with the Reds being beaten 1-0 at Galatasaray. Arsenal drew 1-1 at Bayer […]
Head coach Eddie Howe says it was his decision not to start Anthony Gordon against Barcelona after the unwell Newcastle United forward was criticised by pundits. Gordon was criticised by a number of figures in the game – including Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Roy Keane – having not been in the starting line-up for […]
Two Premier League matches kick-off at 17:30 GMT on Saturday due to Arsenal‘s progression in this season’s Champions League. The Gunners host Everton during Saturday’s teatime slot, while Chelsea host Newcastle at the same time. The meeting between the Blues and the Magpies was originally the designated Saturday evening kick-off, but Arsenal‘s match was brought […]
Liverpool face a Spurs side who have shipped a massive 14 goals in their past four games in all competitions. Plenty of options exist in the attacking positions, with Mohamed Salah (£14m), Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.9m), Alexis Mac Allister (£6.3m) and Florian Wirtz (£8.3m) all viable. It’s worth noting that just because Salah is the most […]
Despite his natural talent, the route to the Catalonian giants has not been straightforward for Tavares, according to his father Helio, with years of dedication to “training, late nights, early mornings and the family spending money”. “At the age of nine he came for a trial at Norwich, he was so shy, he didn’t show […]