Vishakh’s latest “The Manchester Musings” column. After an absolute shellacking in West London, Manchester United returned to winning ways by grinding out a 1-0 win against rivals Manchester City to progress to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. It was by no means a vintage performance, but it got the job done, restored bragging rights,
The Premier League will again make way for internationals in three weeks’ time and as England prepare to take on Scotland and Spain, Crystal Palace’s contingent will be readying themselves for a week off. Andros Townsend, who was called as a late replacement for the injured Raheem Sterling, may retain his place Gareth Southgate’s squad
Mesut Ozil reportedly met with Fenerbahce over a possible transfer to the club during a 17-hour trip to Istanbul in his recent visit to Turkey, according to Hurriyet. Ozil, 28, is yet to put pen-to-paper on a new deal with Arsenal hence leaving room for speculations about a potential Arsenal exit. Smart move Seeing as
Charles’ latest “The Mind of Conte” column. Following the most impressive wins from the men in blue against Leicester City and Manchester United, here are some thoughts on what stood out to me. Dynamic front three Conte’s front three is in many ways reminiscent of the Malouda, Drogba, Anelka trio that led Chelsea to
Fernando Forestieri has had a tumultuous start to the 2015/2016 Championship campaign. The young Italian has shown so much potential, but almost scuppered his progress after a spat with Sheffield Wednesday. A goal against Wigan and Aston Villa means he is slowly beginning to find the form that saw him light up the Championship. What
Given Arsenal’s recent form and goalscoring prowess, many believed Saturday’s encounter with Middlesbrough would be a forgone conclusion. The Gunners, coming off a 6-0 victory in the Champions League against Ludogorets, came up against a Boro side that had failed to win in their last six games. It looked an ominous task for Aitor Karanka’s
I’m sure we’ve all creatively enhanced what our actual income is when trying to buy something on credit, no? The Telegraph have been at it again showing how much they hate football and are looking to bring it down one tiny brick at a time. Allegedly, the Pozzo’s faked a bank letter to
Arsenal have today been linked with 16 year old Juventus wonderkid Moise Kean, the millennium baby and Italian youth international is due to make his first team debut for ‘I bianconeri’ tomorrow evening against Sampdoria. Juventus were unbeaten in their previous seven games in all competitions until they lost 1-0 to Milan at the weekend
Rumours of Diego Simeone’s arrival in the English top flight have increased in recent days, and it has set pulses racing that the Premier League will hot up even more than it already has. So far, the league arguably as the best managers in world football plying their trade with Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Jose
Yannick Carrasco has penned a contract extension that will see him ply his trade for Atletico Madrid until 2022, the club revealed on Friday. The agreement comes following prolonged weeks of negotiations, after the 23-year old established himself as an integral team player in Diego Simeone’s side. The announcement comes as a breath of fresh
For me the sign of a good manager is being able to totally hoodwink your players into delivering a fine performance and, by this token, Claudio Ranieri is a very good manager. All hail Ranieri Ranieri told all the players to listen to the Champions League anthem on the way into work on
Sometimes a player’s importance to a club can be made clearer if we go beyond the numbers. Adam Lallana made his 100th appearance for Liverpool in Saturday evening’s 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion and the 15 goals and 13 assists he has in that time, since moving to Merseyside in 2014, doesn’t paint a
Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian is increasingly contemplating about a move away from the club, with lucrative offers signaling at a possible move back to Serie A. Darmian- who joined United from Italian side Torino in 2015- enjoyed his maiden season at Old Trafford, making 39 appearances in all competitions. However, his form began to
Arsenal climbed to the top of the Premier League table after only managing a goalless draw with relegation-battling Middlesbrough on Saturday evening. The result at Emirates Stadium ended their six-match winning run, and here are the four major tactical observations from what was supposed to be a lopsided affair. Were Arsenal lucky to salvage
Recent speculation suggest that Liverpool are keen on signing Napoli frontman Lorenzo Insigne with the Naples outfit not willing to meet Insigne’s demands regarding a contract renewal. Napoli’s owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis is evidently not ready to meet Insigne’s £100,000-a-week demands hence paving the way for the Reds to swoop in and acquire the Italy