Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho accused his Manchester United players of shooting themselves in the foot as he saw his under-strength team gift Arsenal two goals in a 2-2 draw that extended their winless Premier League run to four games. United, who started with Paul Pogba and …
Read More »Chelsea’s Hazard must decide over new contract: Sarri
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard must make up his mind whether he wishes to commit to Chelsea and extend his contract worth a rumoured £350,000 ($450,000) a week, the club’s manager Maurizio Sarri said. The 27-year-old — whose present deal runs till June 2020 — …
Read More »Klopp accepts FA charge over wild derby celebrations
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp accepted on Tuesday a charge of misconduct levelled by the Football Association (FA), saying “if you break rules you have to pay for it.” The 51-year-old German had been charged after his exuberant celebrations following Divock Origi’s goal in the …
Read More »Mourinho aiming to stop rot as Man Utd season unravels
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho needs to lift Manchester United’s morale quickly as a deflating run of performances threatens to throw their season off track completely but he faces a daunting task against a revitalised Arsenal. Mourinho’s team have not looked themselves at Old Trafford for much …
Read More »Freak Liverpool winner sparks wild scenes at Anfield
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Divock Origi’s freak injury-time winning goal settled a thrilling Merseyside derby as Liverpool beat Everton 1-0 on Sunday to stay in touch with Premier League leaders Manchester City, although the FA may yet have the final word on a tempestuous finale to the game. …
Read More »Aubameyang stars as Arsenal fightback stuns Spurs
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Unai Emery hailed Arsenal’s explosive 4-2 win over bitter rivals Tottenham as a statement of intent from his revitalised side. Emery’s team extended their unbeaten run to 19 matches in all competitions after fighting back from 2-1 down in arguably the Premier League’s game …
Read More »Mourinho bemoans lack of ‘mad dogs’ after United draw
Southampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho suggested after a third Premier League match without victory that his team had not had enough “mad dogs” on the field in their 2-2 draw with Southampton. To a neutral, it seemed that it was not rabid canines that were missing but …
Read More »Mourinho still has a lot of bottle, hits back at critics
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho once again stole the show from his players, smashing drinks crates to the ground after Marouane Fellaini’s late winner took Manchester United into the Champions League knockout stages and eliciting headlines on Wednesday such as “Bottle of Red”. The volatile 55-year-old Portuguese …
Read More »Bournemouth game too ‘demanding’ for Ozil, says Emery
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mesut Ozil’s relationship with Arsenal boss Unai Emery is again under scrutiny after the Spaniard appeared to suggest Sunday’s match at Bournemouth was too “demanding” for the German. The 30-year-old German World Cup-winning midfielder had played in the Gunners’ previous three matches — all …
Read More »Spurs boss Pochettino says footballers being ‘pushed to the limit’
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mauricio Pochettino accepts he is pushing his Tottenham squad to the limit as he counts the cost of their World Cup exploits. Out of the 12 Spurs players that went to Russia in the summer, only Harry Kane, Toby Alderweireld and Son Heung-min have …
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