Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho will not return from an ankle injury in time to face Manchester City on New Year’s Eve, boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed. The Brazil playmaker, 24, has missed six games with an injury picked up in November’s win over Sunderland. “The City game is too early and I’m pretty sure the Sunderland … Read more
Manchester United fans have been waiting for January 2017. And the reason is not farfetched, as it is believed that Mourinho plans to make several high profile signings when the transfer window reopens, in a bid to continue rebuilding his team at Manchester United. And just when Man Utd fans begin to look forward to … Read more
Manchester City coach and former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss, Pep Guardiola, has made it clear that there’s no question in his mind who the best footballer in the world is. He may be prejudiced, seeing that one of the two contenders for the world’s best footballers today, Leonel Messi, was part of his winning … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says it will be difficult for his side to keep up with Premier League leaders Chelsea in the title race. City moved second in the table as they beat Hull City 3-0 on Boxing Day to trail Chelsea by seven points. Antonio Conte’s side earlier set a club record of … Read more
Manchester City moved up to second in the Premier League table as Arsenal squandered a lead to lose for the second successive game. Theo Walcott’s cool fifth-minute finish from Alexis Sanchez’s pass put the Gunners in control at the interval – but the second half brought a familiar painful fate for manager Arsene Wenger and … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is getting a lot of criticism for the changes he keeps making to his team and formation, especially with them defending as badly as they did against Leicester last weekend. It is true that City are going through a bad time. Even Wednesday’s win over Watford was not a convincing … Read more
First Germany coach Joachim Low. Then Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Now the organization that speaks for Europe’s biggest football clubs has rejected FIFA’s plan to expand the World Cup in 2026. The European Club Association said Thursday that the number of games played throughout the year was already at an “unacceptable” level, and urged … Read more
Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick as Leicester City pulled off a stunning victory over an out-of-sorts Manchester City. The Foxes were 2-0 up in five minutes as Vardy ended his 10-game run without a Premier League goal by slotting home, and Andy King curled in moments later. It was 3-0 within 20 minutes as Vardy … Read more
This is Leicester’s fourth win of the season Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick as Leicester City pulled off a stunning victory over an out-of-sorts Manchester City. The Foxes were 2-0 up in five minutes as Vardy ended his 10-game run without a Premier League goal by slotting home, and Andy King curled in moments later. … Read more
Pep Guardiola feels Manchester United can make the Premier League top four but feels they will struggle to challenge for the title. United are sixth in the table, but already nine points behind fourth-placed Manchester City, and 13 behind leaders Chelsea. Guardiola says Jose Mourinho’s men are dominating matches but failing to finish opponents off … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola apologised for his team’s part in the mass brawl that resulted in Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho being sent off at the end of their 3-1 defeat by Chelsea – but defended both players. Leaders Chelsea fought back from 1-0 down to secure an eighth straight Premier League win, and City’s … Read more
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola apologised for his team’s part in the mass brawl that resulted in Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho being sent off at the end of their 3-1 defeat by Chelsea – but defended both players. Chelsea had fought back from 1-0 down to secure an eighth straight win that moved them four … Read more
Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique says he has no idea if Manchester City could make an offer for Lionel Messi in the near future, but says he is fit to feature against Celtic on Wednesday. The Catalan side are hoping to tie the Argentine star to a new contract, but have to overcome some financial … Read more
Pep Guardiola saved the best for last at his Friday press conference, inviting a question on Samir Nasri’s ‘no sex before midnight’ comments before insisting “the more sex, the better!” Nasri, on loan from Manchester City at Sevilla this season, gave an interview earlier this week saying Guardiola had stopped his players having sex after … Read more
If Wenger is outdated, then Mourinho is a ‘tactical dinosaur’ “Eight years without silverware, that’s failure. He’s a specialist in failure. If I do that at Chelsea, eight years, I leave and don’t come back.” Amidst one of football’s bitterest managerial rivalries, Jose Mourinho has taken particular pleasure in highlighting just how appalling Arsene Wenger’s … Read more
Samir Nasri says Pep Guardiola’s secret to getting the best from his players is to prohibit them from having sex after midnight. Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez? Click here to see the countdown of the 50 best players in the world in the 2016 Goal 50 Nasri left Manchester City to join Sevilla on loan in August … Read more
Cast your mind back to October 2015. Lionel Messi clashed with Las Palmas defender Pedro Bigas Rigo after 10 minutes of a Liga match. Despite his game attempts at carrying on, the Argentine was done. Barcelona were rocked; they knew there and then they would have to do without their talisman and best player for … Read more
Pep Guardiola has labelled Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Barcelona a must-win game if the Premier League side hope to advance in the competition. The manager saw his charges fall to a painful 4-0 defeat in their last match at Camp Nou, a result that puts their place in the competition in jeopardy. Rakitic … Read more
Yaya Toure’s agent claims Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is freezing out the Ivorian midfielder to exact revenge. Toure has only made one appearance for City this season – in a Champions League play-off in August – and Guardiola has vowed not to play the 33-year-old again unless he apologises for critical comments made by … Read more
Suarez has been instrumental in Barcelona´s clashes, earning the attention of top teams in the EPL. Manchester United and Manchester City are considering to place a massive bid to land Barcelona forward Luis Suarez back to England, according to Don Balon. The Red Devils have reportedly made Suarez the top target in the race to … Read more