Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba requires more time to readjust to English football after the France international scored twice in Manchester United’s 4-1 Europa League win over Fenerbahce. The world’s most expensive player, who returned to Old Trafford from Juventus in the summer, opened the scoring with a penalty before claiming his second with a […]
Premier League
Pep Guardiola defended his tactics and team selection after his Barcelona homecoming ended in a nightmare 4-0 thrashing for Manchester City. The City manager’s decision to leave out Sergio Aguero backfired while Claudio Bravo, the goalkeeper in whom he has invested much trust, was also sent off in a Champions League mauling at the Nou […]
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal’s confidence has helped his side overcome the psychological struggles from previous seasons after they thrashed Ludogorets 6-0 in the Champions League. Mesut Ozil stole the show with a second-half hat-trick after Alexis Sanchez and in-form Theo Walcott put Arsenal 2-0 up. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also got on the scoresheet as the Gunners […]
Jürgen Klopp felt Liverpool were guilty of ‘losing patience’ too early when in possession and trying to break down Manchester United at Anfield on as the teams played out a goalless draw on Monday night. The Reds saw much more of the ball than their opponents, but were not able to recreate the kind of […]
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho seemed pleased after his side’s goalless draw against Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday night. Below are the key points from his first post-match interview… WE CONTROLLED THE GAME “I think it was a very difficult game for us and for them, but I think it was more difficult […]
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has admitted he might have to reconsider his Arsenal future in a bid to play first-team football. The England international has failed to play more than 30 games in the Premier League in any of his five full seasons at the Emirates. While he has featured six times in the league this season, […]
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte ignored Diego Costa’s request to be substituted against Leicester before telling the striker he is needed for the team. Costa scored his seventh Premier League goal of the season as Chelsea beat champions Leicester 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. The Spain striker is one yellow card away from suspension and appeared to […]
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will not be appealing against Granit Xhaka’s red card in their 3-2 victory over Swansea. The 24-year-old was dismissed after 70 minutes for a challenge on Modou Barrow but despite classing the decision as “a little harsh”, Wenger will not be challenging the decision made by referee Jon Moss. Wenger said: […]
Antonio Conte dropped a firm hint that he plans to continue with a back-three after finally securing a clean sheet with the system at Hull. It casts doubt over John Terry’s chances of return to the team against Leicester at Stamford Bridge after an ankle injury. Conte confirmed Terry was fit for selection after completing […]