Spending money does make a difference, it seems, as two of Arsenal’s big-money summer signings helped the Gunners into the fourth round of the league cuo. Granit Xhaka and Lucas Perez, £47 million worth of talent, scored either side of half-time to set up a routine win for Arsenal ahead of their crunch derby against […]
Barcelona have made the signing of Arsenal full back Hector Bellerin their top priority for next summer’s transfer window. The Spaniard left Barca to join Arsene Wenger’s side five years, but could become the latest in a long line to return to the Catalan giants after moving away. The defender has become a first-team fixture […]
Jose Mourinho believes his players may be struggling under the pressure as Manchester United continue to suffer an alarming drop in form, and singled out Luke Shaw for criticism following Sunday’s defeat at Watford. The Red Devils had not lost to Watford in 30 years but were deservedly beaten 3-1 at Vicarage Road, adding to […]
Arsene Wenger was impressed by the way Arsenal brought a tough week to a convincing end at Hull. Having required a last-gasp penalty to fortuitously secure victory against Southampton last weekend, the north Londoners rode their luck as they started their Champions League campaign with a draw at Paris St Germain. Alexis Sanchez scored Tuesday’s […]
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is not sure whether his side are still haunted by last season’s 10th place finish following the club’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Friday. Goals from Dejan Lovren and Jordan Henderson were enough to give Jurgen Klopp’s side all three points, despite Diego Costa pulling one back in the second half. […]
Jurgen Klopp claimed Liverpool played “football like hell” after they inflicted Chelsea’s first defeat of the Premier League season. The Reds ran Chelsea ragged in a blistering first half and led thanks to goals from Dejan Lovren and Jordan Henderson. They then showed their defensive mettle to hang on for a deserved 2-1 victory after […]
A year to the day since losing their Champions League opener at PSV Eindhoven, United endured another night to forget in Holland. Their much-changed line-up boasted quality but looked cumbersome and unwieldy in Rotterdam, where Feyenoord snatched a 1-0 win through Vilhena’s strike. It was hardly the response Jose Mourinho craved after Saturday’s derby defeat […]
The rumors have been circulating for a while that Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone will become the new Inter manager in 2018.. Those rumors were given an added boost on Thursday when Atletico Madrid announced that they had taken the unusual step of reducing the Argentine’s contract by two years, with his current deal now […]
According to Marca, Barcelona star Neymar turned down a staggering €50 million contract, access to a private jet and a string of hotels from Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The Barcelona forward was linked with a series of moves over the transfer window, including a possible switch to PSG and Manchester United. Instead, he chose to […]