Premier League

The appointment of Erik ten Hag has split the Manchester United dressing room, with some players reported to be left ‘underwhelmed’ by the club’s plans to appoint the Dutchman. The Ajax manager is the clear frontrunner to take charge at Old Trafford this summer, having impressed club officials during his interview last month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mauricio Pochettino is pushing the Dutchman but the Red devils are believed to favour Ten Hag for his attacking philosophy, vision and calmness. Cedric Soares compares Arsenal star to Cristiano Ronaldo Rangnick singles out two Man Utd stars for ‘lacking physicality’ What Bruno Fernandes said about Rangnick’s tactics after Leicester draw The 52-year-old has built two formidable teams at Ajax,...

Arsenal defender Cedric Soares has paid Gabriel Martinelli a big compliment by comparing his teammate to Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. After featuring only sparingly in the first few games of the campaign, the 20-year-old has become a regular starter since December onwards and is keeping Emile Smith Rowe out of the team. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); His displays earned him a call-up to Tite’s senior Brazil squad for the most recent international games, making his debut off the bench in a 4-0 victory over Chile. John Terry sends message to Declan Rice over Chelsea transfer What Bruno Fernandes said about Rangnick’s tactics after Leicester draw Cedric has been very impressed with Martinelli this season and has now made the move o...

Ralf Rangnick says his Manchester United players are lacking physicality and aggression and claims it will be tough for the next manager to change the DNA of the ‘technical’ members in the team. United played a 1-1 draw against Leicester City on Saturday in another huge blow to their chances of securing a top-four finish in the Premier League this campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Leicester took the lead after capitalising on a failed counter attack from United. Fred broke out towards Leicester’s half but lost possession before Bruno Fernandes jumped out of a tackle with Dewsbury-Hall, who then provided the pass for James Maddison to deliver a cross into United’s box, which was met by Iheanacho who steered his header past De Gea. Fred quickl...

Thiago Silva’s wife, Belle, has hit out at criticism towards her husband during Chelsea’s embarrassing 4-1 defeat at home to Brentford on Saturday. The Blues took the lead at Stamford Bridge through Antonio Rudiger’s long-range strike but fell apart in the second half as Vitaly Janelt scored a brace for Brentford, while Eriksen and Yoane Wisse also found the net. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Belle Silva attended the game at Stamford Bridge but took exception after she heard that a commentator for the match was criticising Thiago Silva display. In a video posted to her Instagram account, Belle Silva said: ‘I’m here in my box at Stamford Bridge. I just listened right now to the commentator, who said that Thiago Silva is not attacking enough,’ she said....

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes defended Ralf Rangnick’s tactics after their 1-1 draw against Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Red Devils gave themselves a huge mountain to climb in the pursuit of a top four place after dropping more points at home against Brendan Rodgers’ side. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Kelechi Iheanacho gave the visitors the lead, but Fred equalised moments later just past the hour-mark. Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence through illness saw the Red devils start in a 4-3-3 system with Paul Pogba and Fernandes switching roles as the club’s false nine.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The first half was one of fine margins and saw neither team create much of note, though it w...

Thomas Tuchel slammed ‘sloppy’ Chelsea after Brentford shocked the European champions, but described the Bees as ‘lucky’ despite their emphatic win at Stamford Bridge. Brentford came from behind to cause a huge upset in the west London derby, recording their first victory over Chelsea since 1939 and move closer to safety. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Antonio Rudiger’s remarkable strike gave Chelsea the lead three minutes into the second-half, but Brentford responded with three goals in 10 minutes. Vitaly Janelt scored twice and Christian Eriksen netted his first goal for Brentford as they turned the game on its head and left the London club in shock.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Yoane Wissa added a fourth for Th...

Leicester City star James Maddison was not impressed by Raphael Varane’s reaction to a foul that ruled out his goal. Manchester United and Leicester shared the points at Old Trafford as Fred cancelled out Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal in the second half of the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Leicester looked to have scored the winning goal towards the end though when Iheanacho dispossessed Varane of the ball and played in Maddison who fired beyond David de Gea. Referee Andre Marriner initially gave the goal but after checking the VAR monitor on the side of the pitch he changed the decision and disallowed it.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Replays showed Iheanacho had dragged the player’s leg from the ball but the fo...