Real hit with huge defensive blow ahead of Liverpool clash

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Liverpool after testing positive for coronavirus. With skipper Sergio Ramos ruled out through an injury picked up on international duty, the 27-year-old was set to play a key role in Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg in Spain. But Varane, a World Cup winner with […]

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Adrian slams ‘absurd criticism’ of Liverpool team-mate

Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian has hit out at critics of his team-mate Thiago Alcantara after showing fans what a “great player” he is. The Spain international arrived at Anfield in the summer with much expected of the midfielder, who has been playing at the top level with Barcelona and Bayern Munich for his whole career. Widely […]

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Man Utd duo select their ‘genius’ toughest opponents

Manchester United duo Fred and Alex Telles have named their toughest opponents. The Brazilian pair have lined up against some of the finest players in world football over the course of their careers, but had little trouble in naming two of the most feared forwards around as their trickiest opponents. MAILBOX: Why does Solskjaer get […]

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Neville: Maguire would be a bigger miss for England than Kane

Gary Neville thinks an injury to Harry Maguire would be a bigger issue for England than the loss of Harry Kane from the Euros squad. Gareth Southgate has a lot of difficult choices to make ahead of the European Championship this summer, especially if Neville and Jamie Carragher’s debate last night on Sky Sports was anything […]

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Neville picks out ‘role’ Lingard can play for Man Utd

Gary Neville claims Jesse Lingard does have a future at Manchester United but explains why a return to his boyhood club may not be want the forward wants. The 28-year-old inspired West Ham to a 3-2 win over Wolves on Monday to take David Moyes’ side above Chelsea into fourth place. Lingard has barely played […]

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Haaland’s agent Raiola claims ‘fake news’ amid transfer furore

Erling Haaland’s agent Mino Raiola has hit out at a number of reports surrounding his client. Haaland’s future is the transfer story of the moment with a wide array of clubs linked with a move for the Norwegian goal machine. Raiola and Erling’s father Alf-Inge have been criticised in recent days for their role in fueling the […]

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Neville baffles Carragher over Dier selection for England

Gary Neville left Jamie Carragher baffled by his England selection after the former Man Utd defender selected Eric Dier in his mock squad. Former England coach Neville picked Spurs utility man Dier, Man Utd striker Mason Greenwood and Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse as his less obvious picks for this summer’s European Championship. However, Carragher was […]

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Guardiola: ‘A blind guy’ can see Haaland is ‘exceptional’

Pep Guardiola has hailed the abilities of Erling Haaland but defended Manchester City’s reluctance to spend over £100million on any player. City continue to be linked with the highly-rated Borussia Dortmund striker despite Guardiola insisting his valuation puts him beyond the reach of the club. City will get a close look at the Norwegian as […]

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Neville calls out ‘gobsh*te’ Carragher in heated car park debate

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher’s heated Monday Night Football debate spilled out into the car park as they continued to disagree over the best England side for the Euros. The former Man Utd and Liverpool legends were involved in a number of entertaining debates on Sky Sports throughout the evening, with Neville and Carragher disagreeing […]

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Rio blasts Van Gaal for selling three ‘good people’ at Man Utd

Rio Ferdinand thinks Louis van Gaal should’ve held on to Rafael, Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck instead of selling them during his time as Man Utd boss. Radamel Falcao came in as a replacement for Welbeck – who was sold to Arsenal in 2014 for £16m – but the Colombia international flopped at Old Trafford. […]

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