Man City 2-0 Borussia M’gladbach: Pep’s side ease into quarters

Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan struck early as Man City eased into the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Borussia Monchengladbach on Tuesday. The pair netted in the opening 18 minutes of the second leg of the last-16 tie in Budapest, securing a 2-0 victory and wrapping up a comfortable 4-0 aggregate success […]

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Can Klopp mould ‘monster’ Phillips into a Liverpool regular?

Since his first day at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp has been about turning doubters into believers. But when it came to Nat Phillips, the Liverpool boss initially appeared wholly reluctant to the conversion. The Reds boss would have been happy to see Phillips leave Liverpool last summer, with Werder Bremen and Schalke interested in the centre-back […]

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Big Midweek: Chelsea v Atletico, Solskjaer, Bayern, Mahrez

Chelsea look to make a long-awaited mark on the Champions League and Solskjaer must force the issue at the San Siro…   Game to watch – Chelsea v Atletico Madrid Chelsea haven’t won a Champions League knockout tie since Frank Lampard, John Terry et al beat Galatasaray in the last 16 and PSG in the […]

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Carragher makes Liverpool top four prediction after ‘freak’ results

Jamie Carragher doesn’t think Liverpool will have what it takes to finish in the top four in the Premier League this season despite beating Wolves 1-0 on Monday night. The Reds have won just two of their last eight Premier League matches and lost six games at home on the bounce – but the result […]

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Gossip: Chelsea’s swap deal for Haaland, Van de Beek to quit Man Utd

Erling Haaland is a man in demand. And it looks like Chelsea have a plan…   CHELSEA TO OFFER PART-EX DEAL FOR HAALAND Chelsea were thought to have been ruled out of the race to sign Erling Haaland, with the Borussia Dortmund goalbot said to be determined only to join ‘an absolute top club’. But […]

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Klopp pleased with ‘three dirty points’ against Wolves

Jurgen Klopp insisted that there a lot of positives for Liverpool to take from their victory at Molineux against Wolves. Wolves made a promising start against Liverpool and they could have easily been awarded a penalty in the second minute. Alisson let slip a cross from Adama Traore. He then made contact with Nelson Semedo […]

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The best eligible England Under-21 team is extraordinary

Mason Greenwood and Callum Hudson-Odoi have been selected in the England Under-21 squad for this year’s European Championships. Both are full England internationals and yet, by our reckoning, neither would actually be in a first-choice side if all eligible players were included. The full England Under-21 squad is here.   Goalkeeper: Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United) […]

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Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham: The Mediawatch

Some walked straight into Jose Mourinho’s trap after the north London derby. And did Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang question Arsenal’s ‘integrity’? Did he balls.   PENALTY! As Jose Mourinho spouted some absolute bollocks about the Arsenal penalty in an attempt to divert everyone’s attention away from another poor Tottenham performance against any kind of quality opposition, he […]

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Fernandes, Mane, Mount among Premier League’s top 20 foulers…

Harry Kane was called out in the morning Mailbox for his apparent immunity from punishment for persistent fouls. But the Tottenham striker doesn’t feature in the top 20 serial offenders in Premier League. The most prolific sinner is a Jose Mourinho player – perhaps the most Mourinho player in the Spurs squad – while the […]

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