Manchester City brushed aside Burnley 5-0 on Saturday but Liverpool kept pace with the champions after Mohamed Salah rediscovered his...
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Mauricio Pochettino expects Tottenham to thrive despite the damage to his injury-ravaged squad as they head to West Ham for Saturday’s London derby.Pochettino’s side return to Premier League action after the international break with mixed news on the injury front.Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen and Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembele are both fit after recovering from abdomen and thigh problems respectively.But Pochettino is still without injured England duo Dele Alli and Danny Rose for at least 10 days, while Jan Vertonghen is...
The Football Association (FA) has confirmed they are investigating allegations of “systemic corruption” surrounding the controversial proposed sale of Wembley to Fulham owner Shahid Khan.Craig Kline, Fulham’s former assistant director of football operations, used a series of Twitter posts to demand the FA stop the planned sale.Kline, a university friend of Khan’s son Tony, was sacked by Fulham last year when his relationships with other senior figures broke down.But Kline has now posted three tweets on his account saying he...
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho survived a wild weekend at Old Trafford to escape what he described as a “manhunt” after a terrible start to the season.But a thrilling comeback from 2-0 down to beat lowly Newcastle 3-2 could prove to be little more than a stay of execution for Mourinho, with a run of tougher fixtures looming.He said he had received a text message from a senior board member, believed to be the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, before...
Unai Emery insists Arsenal won’t be allowed to use their hectic schedule as an excuse for a poor performance when...
Aston Villa on Wednesday sacked manager Steve Bruce with the club languishing 12th in the Championship after just three wins in 11 games.Bruce had come under increasing pressure after Villa’s poor start to the season and had a cabbage hurled at him during Tuesday’s 3-3 home draw with Preston.The 57-year-old, who has won promotion to the Premier League twice with two different clubs – Birmingham and Hull – replaced Roberto Di Matteo at Villa Park in October 2016.“Aston Villa can...
Middlesbrough moved to the top of English football’s second-tier Championship with a 2-1 victory away to Sheffield Wednesday on Friday.Second-half goals in quick succession from Muhamed Besic and Brit Assombalonga at Hillsborough saw Boro, who had kicked-off in fourth place, leapfrog Sheffield United at the head of the table, with Adam Reach’s fine volley from the edge of the box eight minutes from time proving just a consolation effort for the hosts.Sheffield United, however, can regain top spot when they...
Paul Scholes says even Lionel Messi would struggle to shine in the current Manchester United team and that the struggling club are being laughed at by their rivals.The former United and England midfielder has been a frequent and vocal critic of his old club, who are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League – five points adrift of any other member of the “Big Six”.They had to watch Manchester City win last season’s title in record-breaking fashion and Pep...
Leicester’s Ben Chilwell has been called into the England squad as a replacement for injured Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw, the Football Association confirmed on Monday.Chilwell, who made his England debut in a 1-0 friendly win over Switzerland on home soil at Leicester’s King Power Stadium last month, had originally been included in England’s under-21 squad. But the 21-year-old will now take the place of Shaw, whose rotten luck with injuries continues to rule him out of a Nations League...
Arsenal swaggered to a ninth successive win as Alexandre Lacazette’s double and a goal of the season contender from Aaron Ramsey inspired a 5-1 rout of Fulham on Sunday.Unai Emery’s side turned on the style on the banks of the River Thames, recording their biggest win of the season as the resurgent Gunners moved into the Premier League’s top four.Lacazette was at the centre of Arsenal’s powerful show at Craven Cottage, with his superb second-half strike restoring their lead after...
Arsenal’s Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss Thursday’s Europa League clash with Qarabag in Azerbaijan due to diplomatic tensions between the country and his homeland.Armenian citizens are currently banned from travelling to Azerbaijan due to the Nagorny Karabakh conflict, although special exceptions have been made in the past for professional athletes.However, Arsenal confirmed to AFP they did not apply for the visa Mkhitaryan would have needed to enter the country.“My work is football. I respect each person, I respect each...
It was a sight that just a few months ago would have been unthinkable – Liverpool a goal down in...
