Premier League

Roy Keane has criticised England head coach Gareth Southgate for his defence of Harry Maguire after the Manchester United defender was booed by fans at Wembley. The defender, who has endured a tough season for his club, gave a solid and commanding performance as England secured a comprehensive 3-0 win over 10-man Ivory Coast on Tuesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, before kick-off, some fans jeered the 29-year-old, which has prompted a furious backlash from his teammates and Southgate – who branded the boos ‘an absolute joke’. But Keane, who has been one of the most vocal critics of Maguire this campaign, downplayed the incident and criticised Southgate’s response, even accusing him of double standards.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbyg...

Virgil van Dijk believes Mohamed Salah can use Egypt’s World Cup qualification failure as a good motivation to win trophies for Liverpool this campaign. Egypt have missed out on a place at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year after losing their penalty shootout to Senegal on Tuesday night. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Salah missed his penalty while his Liverpool teammate, Sadio Mane, scored the winning penalty to secure a place for Senegal at the World Cup. Speaking after Egypt’s defeat, Van Dijk reminded Salah that he has a lot to play for with Liverpool and warned Mane that Senegal could be up against his Netherlands team in the group stage.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘Did he lose? Well obviously, I f...

Manchester United could account for the entirety of this list of players who have gone backwards the most this campaign in comparison to last. 10) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) After loan spells underpinned his formative years, the 29-year-old crammed an entire Arsenal career into three summer 2020 months: he broke into the team due to injury during lockdown, impressed well, won two cup finals at Wembley and parlayed that into a £17m transfer to become guaranteed first choice elsewhere. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Aston Villa benefited from that decision but this campaign has been a climbdown. Martinez has not just been poor in comparison to his previously high standards. His save percentage of 76.8% in 2020/21 was second only to Nick Pope’s 77%; no...

Aaron Ramsdale says he’s fully ready to take on the responsibility of becoming Arsenal’s next skipper should Mikel Arteta offer him the armband. Former skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the captaincy in December, and the striker left the London club in January to join Barcelona. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Alexandre Lacazette has been chosen to captain the team until the end of the campaign, but the Frenchman’s contract is due to expire in the summer, with no new deal agreed as of yet. Meanwhile, current No.1 goalkeeper Ramsdale has earned plaudits for his displays since making the move from Sheffield United in the summer.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While speaking to FourFourTwo, the shot-stop...

Rio Ferdinand has played down Wayne Rooney calling him ‘arrogant’ and says they argued regularly during their time together at Manchester United. The duo won five Premier League titles at Old Trafford and were also a major part of the team’s Champions League triumph in 2008. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Rooney surprised United supporters during an event over the weekend after he labelled Ferdinand arrogant, called Cristiano Ronaldo annoying and said having a conversation with Tevez ‘was the biggest disappointment of my life’. Speaking about Ferdinand, Rooney said: ‘Rio is a top player, but he is just arrogant. ‘You get paid a lot of money at Man United to kick the ball into the net, so just do it.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ...

Roman Abramovich has endured peeling skin and painful crying after falling victim of a suspected poisoning during peace talks between Russia and Ukraine this month, according to reports. The Chelsea owner played a part in initial negotiations between the two nations, who have been at war since Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine in late February. A spokesperson for Abramovich said he was working towards "achieving a peaceful solution" and his role in talks was later confirmed by the Kremlin. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But in a revelation on Monday, it emerged Abramovich and at least two senior negotiators on the Ukrainian side were on the receiving end of a suspected poisoning in March after meeting in Kyiv. According to the Wall Street ...

Louis van Gaal has told Erik ten Hag to avoid becoming Manchester United’s next head coach because they are a ‘commercial club’. Ten Hag is currently at Ajax but has been interviewed by the Red devils as they search for a long-term successor to Ralf Rangnick. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Van Gaal, meanwhile, spent two years at Old Trafford and was sacked just two days after guiding the team to victory in the FA Cup final in 2016. Ten Hag is believed to be one of the frontrunners to become United’s new manager this summer window alongside Mauricio Pochettino.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Van Gaal, who is set to lead Netherlands at the World Cup in Qatar this year, feels Ten Hag should turn down a move to Unit...

Wayne Rooney has branded Cristiano Ronaldo as ‘f***ing annoying’, called Rio Ferdinand ‘arrogant’ and says speaking to Carlos Tevez was his ‘biggest disappointment’. Manchester United’s all-time leading goalscorer was speaking about his former teammates at a dinner event on Saturday and didn’t hold back when giving his verdict. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to The Sun, Rooney said of Ronaldo: ‘Cristiano was so good and so f***ing annoying at the same time. ‘He is probably not as good now but he is probably just as annoying.’ Rooney also took swipe at Ferdinand during the event: ‘Rio is a top player, but he is just arrogant. ‘You get paid a lot of money at Man United to kick the ball into the net, so just do it.      (adsbygoogle =...