Jose Mourinho felt let down by Manchester United’s players, accusing them of ignoring his advice and treating the Europa League clash at Fenerbahce like a “summer friendly”. On the back of Saturday’s frustrating goalless draw against Burnley and with a touchline ban looming at Swansea this weekend, any hopes the United boss had of a […]
Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Münich are the first four teams through to the round of 16 while Barcelona’s progress was halted by Manchester City. Group A Ludogorets Razgrad 2-3 Arsenal Ludogorets were two up inside 15 minutes thanks to goals from Jonathan Cafú and Claudiu Keșerü but by half-time Granit Xhaka and […]
Gareth Bale has dashed hopes the hopes of Chelsea and Manchester Unite fans by signing a new six-year contract with Real Madrid that is worth a staggering £10 8million after tax. His wages, make Bale the highest paid player in the world behind Messi and Ronaldo. Asked if he might finish his career in Spain […]
Arsene Wenger reminded his players of the need to win their Champions League group ahead of their first ever tie in Bulgaria. Arsenal face Ludogorets in Sofia on Tuesday a fortnight after thrashing them 6-0 in London. They are without injured quartet Theo Walcott, Santiago Cazorla, Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal but will be expected […]
Jurgen Klopp remains unconcerned about Liverpool’s defensive lapses, despite them leading to Crystal Palace’s two goals in their 4-2 victory at Selhurst Park. The German also refused to say his team could win the Premier League title if they eradicate those errors. After an unexpectedly strong start to the season continued with Saturday’s victory – […]
Jose Mourinho avoided explaining his apparent dismissal as Manchester United’s assistant Rui Faria stepped in for press duties and offered a sarcastic riposte on the decision to send off Ander Herrera against Burnley. Mourinho was not in the dugout or on the touchline after the interval and having taken a seat in the front row […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he had some doubts about the Gunners ability to beat Sunderland on Saturday after the Gunners had momentarily blown their lead. The Gunners led 1-0 through Alexis Sanchez, but a Shkodran Mustafi error let Duncan Watmore in on Petr Cech. The goalkeeper had to chop down Watmore, and Jermain Defoe […]
He has been linked with a January move to Italy and China, but Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is “going nowhere”, according to manager Jose Mourinho. The 31-year-old Rooney has not started a league game since the 3-1 defeat to Watford on 18 September and has missed United’s last two games with injury. “There is […]
As Alvaro Morata wheeled away in celebration after scoring Real Madrid’s winning goal against Athletic Club on Sunday, the case for Zinedine Zidane to rotate and re-shuffle his forward line became ever-stronger. The weekend game marked 38 days since Cristiano Ronaldo last scored at the Santiago Bernabeu, with the Portugal international frustrating fans with a […]