Premier League

Harry Maguire says he is ready to fight for his place at Manchester United after being dropped by Erik ten Hag in the team. After playing in the defeats to Brighton and Brentford, Maguire has been left out of the line-up for United’s last four Premier League games with Erik ten Hag preferring a defensive partnership of Lisandro Martinez and Varane.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite his lack of playing time for his club, Maguire was handed a start for England’s 1-0 defeat to Italy on Friday. And speaking after the match, the United skipper is adamant that his lack of playing time at the club will not have an impact on his displays for England at the World Cup later this year.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ...

Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has opened up about ‘bad moments’ & being ‘hurt’ at one of his former teams. The 33-year-old joined Chelsea from Barcelona on deadline day, after January’s controversial exit from north London in which he fell out with Mikel Arteta and was stripped of the club’s captaincy over disciplinary issues.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He joined Barcelona and his goals helped them qualify for the Champions League last season but the club’s perilous financial plight – added with the arrival of Lewandowski – prompted them to sell him just six months after he arrived and has seen the Gabon forward return to England. Aubameyang, who scored 92 goals in 163 matches for Arsenal, signed a two-year deal at Chelsea and has ...

Richarlison has revealed that Chelsea failed with an offer for his signature before his move to Tottenham this summer. The Brazilian star joined Spurs in a £60m deal from Everton and already has two goals and two assists in his first eight games for Antonio Conte’s side. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the 25-year-old had a number of options this summer as Chelsea made a move to sign him from Everton, while Arsenal also approached the club. Richarlison, however, says a conversation with Antonio Conte about the prospect of moving to Spurs was a major factor behind his decision. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I was on holiday in Brazil when I heard that Tottenham had made Everton an offer,’ Richarlison told Fou...

Paul Parker has launched a scathing attack on Manchester United’s ‘very selfish’ Bruno Fernandes for his recent remarks. Fernandes recently blasted United for hiring managers with contrasting styles of football, such as Rangnick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 28-year-old also revealed he was ‘very angry’ when he was not able to join Tottenham when Mauricio Pochettino was in charge and slammed critics for treating him differently to Arsenal flop Nicolas Pepe. Quizzed about Bruno Fernandes’ comments on Rangnick and Solskjaer, Parker told BeMyBet: ‘I don’t think that’s any excuse. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘There’s been a lot of money spent on individuals to play for that club an...

Denis Zakaria has revealed that he almost signed for Liverpool and not Chelsea on deadline day. The midfielder signed for the Blues from Juventus on loan, a move that materialised out of nowhere, especially considering the player had only moved to the Serie A giants back in January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Zakaria has now opened up about his summer of uncertainty, conceding that he and his agent were looking at possible moves to the Premier League after struggling to settle in at Juventus. But according to the player himself, Stamford Bridge was not the only potential destination, with a transfer to Anfield also in the running as the Reds desperately looked for midfield reinforcements. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || [])....

Kai Havertz has questioned Todd Boehly’s decision to sack Thomas Tuchel and has accused Chelsea’s new owner of acting too fast. Roman Abramovich’s successor allowed Tuchel to oversee the summer spending at Stamford Bridge as the club embarked on a major rebuilding project after a number of high-profile departures. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea have struggled for consistency during the early weeks of the new season and suffered shock defeats against clubs like Leeds, Southampton and Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League. That European setback, proved to be the final straw for Boehly where Tuchel was concerned and sacked the Champions League winning coach, before sanctioning the appointment of Graham Pottter as his replacement. ...

Former Chelsea player Willian believes Cesar Azpilicueta will be an even more important player for the club as they continue their transition into the Todd Boehly era. Spanish defender Azpilicueta has won every major trophy available to him during his 10-year spell at the London club.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Despite his influence at Stamford Bridge, Azpilicueta was close to leaving Chelsea to join Barcelona over the summer. Willian is pleased his former team-mate stayed and says the Spaniard can play a major role as Chelsea transition not only ownership groups but managers.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A Boehly-Clearlake consortium bought Chelsea from Roman Abramovich earlier in the year, while former ...

Mikel Arteta has revealed William Saliba didn’t train for up to 10 days before starring in Arsenal’s Premier League win over Brentford. The Gunners returned to the top of the Premier League table with a superb 3-0 victory over Thomas Frank’s Bees on Sunday.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Saliba, who made his debut for the London side in their opening-day win at Crystal Palace, opened the scoring with a header from Bukayo Saka’s cross. Gabriel Jesus doubled Arsenal’s lead with his fourth goal of the campaign, before Fabio Vieira capped an impressive display by marking his first league start with a superb long-range strike.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arteta was ‘really pleased’ to see his team return to winni...