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Sergio Ramos blames teammates for Madrid’s defeat against Real Betis

Sergio Ramos blames teammates for Madrid’s defeat against Real Betis

La Liga
Real Madrid defender, Sergio Ramos has blamed himself and his teammates for not showing more intensity and fighting harder against Real Betis after their La Liga 2-1 defeat on Sunday. According to Ramos, they were not good enough against the host, saying that they relaxed a bit at the back during the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Real Betis defeated Madrid at the Benito Villamarin Stadium, with goals from Sidnei and Cristian Tello. However, Benzema did score for the Zinedine Zidane’s side. “It is football, and when we do not do things like we have been doing all week,” Sergio Ramos was quoted by Real Madrid’s official website as saying after the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “Real Betis played their foo...
Giggs criticises Anthony Martial after Man Utd’s victory against Man City

Giggs criticises Anthony Martial after Man Utd’s victory against Man City

Premier League
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs criticised Anthony Martial after the Red Devils’ 2-0 victory against Manchester City at the theatre of dreams. The France international opened the scoring when he latched onto a clever free-kick from Bruno Fernandes to score the first goal of the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Martial has often been criticised for his laziness and Giggs slammed the forward in December by calling him ‘lethargic’ and saying he should be dropped for Mason Greenwood. The Frenchman is clearly trying to work on other areas of his game and that was evident in the second half when he closed down a bad touch from Ederson. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The City goalie allowed the ball to slip under hi...
Bruno Fernandes silences Guardiola with finger gesture during Manchester Derby win

Bruno Fernandes silences Guardiola with finger gesture during Manchester Derby win

Premier League
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes ‘shushed’ Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in the dying minutes of the Derby at Old Trafford. Anthony Martial’s first half goal gave the Red devils an advantage but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team were hanging on as the clash entered the final moments. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United were dead on their feet after an all-action performance and it was clear that there was some time management being executed by the club as they looked to see out the game. That didn’t go down well with City coach Pep Guardiola and the Spaniard was visibly frustrated as Luke Shaw took his time over a throw-in before the match entered stoppage time. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Solskjaer w...
Roy Keane ridicules Lallana and claims his daughter is stronger than the midfielder

Roy Keane ridicules Lallana and claims his daughter is stronger than the midfielder

Premier League
Manchester United legend Roy Keane has joked that his daughter is stronger than Adam Lallana after the Liverpool midfielder was shown up by Chelsea's Billy Gilmour in midweek. Goals from Barkley and Willian sent Chelsea into the FA Cup quarter-finals and 18-year-old Gilmour was named man of the match after an outstanding display at Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Frank Lampard rewarded Gilmour with his full Premier League debut on Sunday and Keane poked fun at Adam Lallana as he advised the young Scot ahead of kick-off. ‘Keep it simple, keep the game simple and play what’s in front of you but judging him, I know it’s new to him, he looks like he’s pretty mature and pretty switched on,’ the former United captain said on Sky Sports. ...
Tammy Abraham rejects Chelsea’s latest contract offer

Tammy Abraham rejects Chelsea’s latest contract offer

Premier League
Tammy Abraham has rejected Chelsea’s latest contract offer. The England international is looking for parity with the club’s other stars before committing signing with the club. Abraham has seen a host of players pledge their allegiance to Chelsea with Reece James, Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Billy Gilmour all signing a deal for the long-term. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, the striker has seen the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi cash in big-style in the past one year and is determined to hold out for a deal around that same level. Hudson-Odoi agreed a new deal with Chelsea last September which was worth up to £180,000-a-week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Abraham has scored 15 goals alrea...
Guardiola aims dig at Man Utd over gap between two sides

Guardiola aims dig at Man Utd over gap between two sides

Premier League
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola concedes he is ‘surprised’ by his team’s dominance over rivals Manchester United in the last few years. The Premier League champions go into Sunday’s clash on a high, after beating Aston Villa to win the Carabao Cup last week. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Guardiola has won six major trophies during his three-and-a-half-year tenure at the Etihad, while the Red devils have notched just one FA Cup and Europa League title during that period. Speaking before the derby, the Spaniard coach said: ‘I never expected to have this gap between us and United in these three or four years. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I’ve no doubt about the quality of United and I appreciate the manager [O...
Neymar hits back at Rashford’s Man Utd celebration post on Instagram

Neymar hits back at Rashford’s Man Utd celebration post on Instagram

Premier League, Ligue 1
Neymar was not a fan of Marcus Rashford’s latest post on Instagram after he celebrated the anniversary of Manchester United’s comeback winbagainst Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. On March 6 last year, The Red devils sealed a 3-1 win over PSG to dump them out of the Champions League and progress to the quarter-finals. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After Romelu Lukaku’s brace in the first half, Rashford scored a penalty in stoppage time to complete the turnaround for Solskjaer’s team. Neymar, who missed the big game through injury, was watching on from the sidelines. And the Brazil international is evidently still unhappy with PSG’s collapse judging by his response to Rashford’s post on Instagram. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoo...
Bruno Fernandes disappointed in Man Utd squad’s reaction to Everton draw

Bruno Fernandes disappointed in Man Utd squad’s reaction to Everton draw

Premier League
Bruno Fernandes was reportedly unimpressed his Manchester United team-mates were happy with their draw against Everton, telling the team they should be ‘mad’ at failing to get a win. United drew 1-1 with Everton at Goodison Park last week and it was Fernandes’ goal in the first half which rescued a point for United. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Everton had a possible late winner chalked off by VAR and the Times claim Fernandes was angry with the result and publicly stated they should be ‘mad’ they didn’t win the game. The United squad were happy with their efforts, feeling an away point at Carlo Ancelotti’s resurgent Toffees was a good one. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fernandes was not so happy and informed his...
Mourinho told Fred he had no future at Man Utd

Mourinho told Fred he had no future at Man Utd

Premier League
Manchester United’s midfielder Fred was told he had no future at the club by former coach Jose Mourinho, little over six months after he arrived from Shakhtar Donetsk. The 27-year-old has undoubtedly been one of the main beneficiaries of Solskjaer’s appointment, establishing his role in the Red devils' engine room, complementing the likes of Scott McTominay and January signing Burno Fernandes in a new-look midfield. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Indeed, Fred is almost unrecognisable from the player who was taken off shortly before the hour mark against Valencia in a Champions League match the week before Mourinho was sacked. According to the Daily Telegraph, Mourinho had no desire to sanction the deal which saw United pip Manchester City to Fred’s...
Klopp reveals Alisson major injury blow for Liverpool

Klopp reveals Alisson major injury blow for Liverpool

Premier League
Alisson will miss Liverpool’s game against Bournemouth and their Champions League tie against Spanish side Atletico Madrid due to an injury. The Brazilian was rested for Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Tuesday and did not travel with the rest of the team to Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Klopp has revealed that Alisson felt the injury during a training session before the match and a subsequent scan picked up a problem with his hip. ‘Unfortunately Ali is out,’ Klopp said on Friday. ‘He had in training before the Chelsea game a little incident, we all thought it was nothing, it was clear he wasn’t going to play anyway, the plan was he was going to be on the bench. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘W...
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