Guardiola complains about City pitch compared to Old Trafford ‘carpet’

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has complained about the state of the pitch at the Etihad Stadium by comparing it to other club’s “carpets”. City bounced back to winning ways in midweek with a 5-2 victory over Southampton in the Premier League after a small blip against arch-rivals Manchester United at the weekend. And Guardiola doesn’t […]

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Solskjaer pleased that Lingard is ‘back to himself’ at West Ham

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is delighted that Jesse Lingard’s move to West Ham has “really worked out” for all of the parties involved. Lingard joined Man United when he was just seven years old. After successful loan spells with the likes of Brighton and Derby, the midfielder became a regular for his boyhood club from the […]

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‘I don’t look down’ – Spurs boss Mourinho unconcerned by Arsenal

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is not concerned with the north London power battle with Arsenal and is only looking up in the table. Spurs head to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday seven points ahead of their rivals and a win would go a long way to ensuring they finish above them in the league for […]

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Ancelotti confirms key player will be out for ‘eight-ten weeks’

Carlo Ancelotti has given an update on Everton’s injuries ahead of this weekend’s clash against Burnley at Goodison Park. Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure has been ruled out for up to 10 weeks with a fractured bone in his foot while playmaker James Rodriguez will not play again until after the international break. Doucoure missed Monday’s […]

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Salah not to blame for Reds goal drought, says Wijnaldum

Georginio Wijnaldum says Mohamed Salah is blameless when it come to Liverpool’s goalscoring woes this season. Salah registered 25 goals for the campaign for a third time in four years when notching in the Champions League win over Red Bull Leipzig on Wednesday night. However, since bagging two in the 7-0 romp against Crystal Palace […]

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Seaman criticises Leno over two Arsenal clangers

David Seaman thinks Bernd Leno has to take “a lot of responsibility” for the two goals Arsenal have conceded in their last two fixtures. Against Olympiacos on Thursday, Leno played the ball short and into the feet of Dani Ceballos – fresh off the bench – who was robbed of possession – allowing Youssef El-Arabi to […]

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Allardyce: Keeping WBA up would be my ‘greatest achievement’

Sam Allardyce has suggested that if he keeps West Brom in the Premier League it would be his “greatest achievement” as a manager. Allardyce was confirmed as the new Baggies boss in December 2020. He replaced Slaven Bilic who departed the club when he was two points adrift of safety. This is the Englishman’s first […]

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Barcelona eyeing Aguero to be Messi’s ‘replacement’

Barcelona are plotting a move for Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero as the Spanish giants plan for life without Lionel Messi, according to reports. Aguero joined Barcelona’s rivals Atletico Madrid in 2006. He scored 101 goals for them from his 234 appearances in all competitions. The forward signed for Man City in 2011 for a […]

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Arteta: ‘Special’ Spurs attack will be ‘difficult’ to deal with

Mikel Arteta has claimed that it will be “very difficult” for Arsenal to deal with Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Heung-Min Son on Sunday. Spurs moved past a century of goals for the season as Harry Kane scored twice in Thursday’s Europa League round of 16 first leg win over Dinamo Zagreb. Their collective tally […]

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Senior figures at Chelsea feel ‘vindicated’ over Lampard sacking

Senior figures at Chelsea feel they made the right decision to sack Frank Lampard and bring in Thomas Tuchel, according to reports. Tuchel replaced Lampard in late January after Chelsea beat Luton Town in the FA Cup fourth round, with the Blues sitting outside the top four in the Premier League. Chelsea can move above […]

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