Paul Ince says Harry Maguire would be a better player if he had more protection from his team-mates in midfield. The England international has come in for huge criticism this campaign with his displays well below par as United have struggled to keep clean sheets. But former United star Ince […]
Neil Warnock has suggested Cesar Azpilicueta has been ‘lucky’ to have won all the trophies he’s had during his time with Chelsea. On Saturday, the London side were crowned Club World Cup champions for the first time in their history after beating Palmeiras in extra-time through Kai Havertz’s penalty. In […]
Ralf Rangnick has admitted Harry Maguire is having difficulty adjusting to what he demands from his Manchester United central defenders. The England international has come in for huge criticism in recent months for a number of below par performances. Poor displays in back-to-back 1-1 draws with Burnley and Southampton have […]
Peter Crouch has named Liverpool and Manchester City as his two favourite teams to win this season’s Champions League. It was an all-English final in the previous year, as Chelsea edged out Man City courtesy of Kai Havertz’s strike in Porto. This season, Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Manchester United have […]
Jamie Carragher believes the top-four race in the Premier League will go ‘down to the wire’ and says Arsenal have two major advantages over Manchester United. Although there is still three months of the campaign to play, the top-three places appear to have been wrapped up with Manchester City, Liverpool […]
Chelsea players ’embarrassed’ themselves by celebrating a ‘nonsense’ Club World Cup triumph against Palmeiras while Man City extended their lead at the top of the league table. That’s according to former Chelsea legend Craig Burley, who has accused Thomas Tuchel’s side of ‘salivating’ over their win as City and Liverpool […]
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi concedes he’s relieved that Thomas Tuchel blocked him from leaving the club last summer after tasting victory in the Club World Cup on Saturday. Hudson-Odoi provided the cross from Romelu Lukaku’s opening goal during the 2-1 win against Palmeiras in Dubai, helping Chelsea to complete a […]
Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville has said he knows players at the club that are behind “disgusting” leaks from the club’s dressing room. Rangnick is over two months into an underwhelming reign as interim manager at Old Trafford. That period has been characterised by mixed results on the pitch […]
Cesar Azpilicueta played a captain’s role by taking the pressure off Kai Havertz and fooling Palmeiras into thinking he was about to take the penalty in the Club World Cup final. Romelu Lukaku had given them the lead with a bullet header 10 minutes into the second period, but that […]
Didier Drogba has backed Romelu Lukaku to ‘come good’ at Chelsea and hopes his goal in the final can kick-start his season. Lukaku has largely underwhelmed for the London side after a £97.5m move from Inter Milan last summer, scoring just five goals in 16 Premier League games. The Belgian […]