Premier League

Jamie Carragher says Timo Werner’s return to form since moving back to RB Leipzig should serve as an example to Christian Pulisic and feels the player should be looking to leave Chelsea. Werner netted his fifth goal of the campaign in the Champions League on Tuesday as Leipzig inflicted a first defeat of the season on Real Madrid, winning 3-2. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Earlier in the evening, Pulisic had lined up at right wingback as Chelsea secured a 2-1 win over RB Salzburg – a result which sees the west London side progress to the last 16 as group winners. Three years after moving to Chelsea, Pulisic is still yet to establish himself in his preferred role and has only netted once in 13 games this campaign, with Carragher adamant that he need...

Manchester United view Casemiro as their guard dog in the midfield, that's according to his teammate Antony. Casemiro has started United’s last four league matches, brought into the team after the 6-3 hammering at Manchester City having been handed some time to get to grips with English football. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The midfielder has begun repaying the club’s faith in him with some impressive displays in midfield, filling a void that has gaped in the middle of the park for a number of years. The Brazil international played a key role in United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham last Wednesday, arguably the team’s finest display of the season, and excelled away to Chelsea on Saturday where he scored a late equaliser that sparked wild celebrations. ...

Virgil van Dijk has conceded that he ignored Jurgen Klopp’s shouts from the touchline in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Fulham at the start of the campaign. Liverpool drew 2-2 at Craven Cottage on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Mitrovic’s brace gave the hosts the lead after Darwin Nunez’s debut goal, before Mohamed Salah scored a late goal to rescue a point for the Reds. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was a slow start to the campaign which has threatened to pick up pace without ever quite getting up to speed. And that draw with Fulham was the first of five away matches for Liverpool so far, none of which they’ve won. Van Dijk has been at the heart of a less than secure defence this season despite being arguably the standout central ...

Marc Cucurella is recovering from a spell in hospital that saw him lose 5kg in weight, one of the reasons why he has been replaced early by Graham Potter recently. The former Brighton defender was replaced by Kovacic after only 36 minutes during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Spain international was drafted in to replace the injured Kalidou Koulibaly but was sacrificed as Potter made a first-half tweak to his system, bringing on Kovavic as he sought to bring some balance to the midfield. Cucurella has completed just one full game since Potter’s appointment despite playing a major role under the same manager at Brighton. The Chelsea boss insisted replacing him so early in the game ...

Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle have rejected a fresh chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, according to reports. Ronaldo pushed to leave Old Trafford in the summer transfer window but the club only received one offer from Saudi side Al-Hilal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly explored the possibility of a deal but Thomas Tuchel, who has since been replaced by Graham Potter, opposed Ronaldo’s arrival at Stamford Bridge. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern were also among the teams approached by Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, but there were no takers for the player. Ronaldo is now seeking a move in January and his situation at United has become worse after he left the ...