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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is contemplating deploying Eden Hazard as a “false nine” for a third straight Premier League game to set him “free”. The Blues, fourth in the Premier League, play Leicester on Saturday, after beating champions Manchester City and then Brighton without …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola on Friday dismissed Jurgen Klopp’s suggestion that Manchester City are a team with no sign of weakness as the two battle for the Premier League title. Guardiola’s City and Klopp’s Liverpool appear increasingly to be the two main contenders in the title …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will be no pushover as he attempts to save Manchester United’s season, vowing to get the best out of Paul Pogba, who fell out spectacularly with Jose Mourinho. Former Old Trafford favourite Solskjaer — known in his playing days …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mesut Ozil will return to the Arsenal squad for Saturday’s Premier League visit of Burnley, with manager Unai Emery saying he believes the midfielder has a future at the Emirates Stadium. Ozil did not make the substitutes’ bench for the League Cup quarter-final defeat …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has accused the current crop of players at Old Trafford of getting away “with murder” and of throwing Jose Mourinho “under the bus”. The Irishman’s broadside comes just days after Mourinho was sacked as United manager, having presided …

▶TODAY 4PM ✅ CAF Champions League ✅ Vipers ?? vs CS Constantine ?? ✅ St Mary’s Stadium Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Venoms have won two of their three home continental matches and know they must keep this record intact, if they are to stop CS Constantine and march into the …

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool passed another stringent test of their Premier League title credentials as Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk gave them a 2-0 victory at Wolverhampton on Friday that guarantees top spot at Christmas. Salah’s 11th goal of the season was a classy one and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea assistant manager Gianfranco Zola has urged Eden Hazard to reject a potential offer from Real Madrid and focus on becoming the Blues’ all-time greatest player. Hazard has been strongly linked with Real for several months after the Belgium star refused to rule out …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes charge of Manchester United for the first time this weekend as their on-fire rivals Liverpool aim to become the Premier League’s Christmas number one. Former United striker Solskjaer, named caretaker manager at Old Trafford this week following the sacking of …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino may be the bookmakers favourite to get the number one job at Manchester United on a permanent basis but on Thursday the club press officer refused to allow questions on the matter. The press officer said the 46-year-old Argentinian …