Arsene Wenger accepted he was lucky to celebrate 20 years in charge of Arsenal with a Premier League victory after Laurent Koscielny’s controversial stoppage-time winner sank Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor. Wenger, officially appointed Arsenal boss 20 years and one day ago, looked set to mark his anniversary in frustrating fashion as the Gunners mis-fired […]
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Jose Mourinho felt his Manchester United side could have beaten Stoke 6-0 and was frustrated to have to settle for stalemate at Old Trafford. United were dominant over the 90 minutes but wasteful finishing – and a revelatory performance from on-loan goalkeeper Lee Grant – meant substitute Anthony Martial’s superb second-half curler was their only […]
Theo Walcott has admitted that Arsenal players know that they need to do better and insists that there is a change of mentality at the club which will ensure that teams like Burnley, who Arsenal play on Sunday, will not relish taking them on. Arsenal have produced two of their best and most coherent performances […]
Despite displacing Petr Cech as the Chelsea No 1 to be a mainstay in the Blues’ title win less than 18 months ago, Thibaut Courtois has become statistically the worst goalkeeper in the Premier League. A promising start to the season under Antonio Conte has disappeared after successive defeats by Liverpool and Arsenal, and this […]
Three months into his reign at Old Trafford and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he is still not sure what his squad is like ahead of a huge October for Manchester United. United, who face Stoke at Old Trafford on Sunday, have five games in 12 days on returning from the international break.Their squad […]
Antonio Conte praised Chelsea’s team ethic after they overcame a sluggish first half to end a run of two straight Premier League defeats against Hull at the KCOM Stadium. A delicious curling effort from Willian just past the hour mark set the Blues on their way to victory before Diego Costa’s powerful strike six minutes […]
Jurgen Klopp laid into his Liverpool team at halftime after their tepid first-half performance against Swansea, and saw his Reds turn the game around and go on to win 2-1. James Milner’s penalty after 84 minutes secured the three points but Liverpool had fallen behind to a Leroy Fer goal after 10 minutes and might […]
Wayne Rooney was dropped to the bench as Manchester United cruised to an impressive 4-1 victory against defending champions Leicester, leading to suggestions that his time at Old Trafford may be coming to an end. The 30-year-old has struggled for form and fitness in recent years, with Rooney’s ability to influence the game coming into […]
Andre Schurrle came off the bench to ensure Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-2 draw against Real Madrid as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 95th Champions League goal. Ronaldo reached the landmark when his first-time effort beat Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Burki to give the visitors a 1-0 lead but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stabbed home from close range to […]