Premier League

Ralf Rangnick is facing a new dressing room revolt with Manchester United’s players not happy about how things have played out after Jesse Lingard’s omission from Friday’s game. Lingard missed United’s FA Cup defeat to Middlesbrough on penalties with Rangnick saying the player had told him he wasn’t in the right frame of mind to play. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘He asked me and the club if we could give him a couple of days off just to clear up his mind and he will be back in the group, I suppose, next Monday, back for training and then be a regular part of the whole squad again,’ Rangnick revealed in the lead up to the game. But, the former West Ham loanee took to Twitter to give his version of events after, posting: ‘The club advised me to have...

Roy Keane has slammed the ‘dreadful’ displays of Dean Henderson and Joe Lumley after Middlesbrough’s FA Cup penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United. The Red devils took the lead through Jadon Sancho with the visitors equalising in the second half of the game through a goal from Matt Crooks. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford, Fernandes and Anthony Elanga were all guilty of missing chances for United to put the game to bed with a penalty shoot-out deciding the contest after no breakthrough after 120 minutes. Middlesbrough had a dramatic 8-7 shoot-out victory with Elanga missing the decisive spot kick, sending his effort straight over the bar.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); While th...

Former Chelsea and West Ham player, Carlton Cole has blasted Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, saying he has contributed nothing to the club since his return from Juventus. Cole also sympathised with Anthony Elanga after the player missed the penalty that led to United’s defeat during the penalty shootout against Middlesbrough. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Cole also conceded it’s ‘weird’ to see the Red devils in their current state, saying their players appear to be lacking drive and motivation. “Who is in that changing room and actually leading by example? Yes, Ronaldo does it, but he came out the other day saying most of these young boys don’t listen. It’s a different era now and they respond to other things.      (adsbygoogle = wi...

Glen Johnson believes Chelsea won’t be satisfied with just finishing in the top four this campaign and should focus on closing the gap to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. The Blues currently sit third in the Premier League table, 10 points ahead of fifth-placed West Ham but 10 adrift of league leaders Manchester City. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea started the season in fine form, leading the title race ahead of Liverpool and City, but have since dropped off while Pep Guardiola’s side have seemingly ran away with it. Last month marked a whole year since Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard with the German coach winning the Champions League in his first few months in charge.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Supp...

Jesse Lingard has hit back at Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick for claiming he requested time off to ‘clear his mind’ and says he is ready to play despite his transfer disappointment. The 29-year-old – who has not started any Premier League match this campaign – had offers from Newcastle and West Ham on deadline day but United blocked a move. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lingard is believed to be extremely disappointed by the decision and Rangnick confirmed at a press conference on Thursday that the attacker would not be involved in Friday’s FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough. ‘He asked me and the club if we could give him a couple of days off just to clear up his mind,’ said the interim United boss.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoo...

Joe Cole believes Manchester United are ‘in the driving seat’ to secure the Champions League spot ahead of top-four rivals Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham United. Manchester City are set to win back-to-back Premier League titles under Pep Guardiola, while Liverpool and Chelsea look set to battle it out till the end for second place. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But just two points separate the next four clubs, with United currently occupying fourth spot after their slight upturn in results since Ralf Rangnick took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager. West Ham have been fourth for much of the campaign but lost two games in a row before the winter break to slip to fifth, and have also played more games than all of their top-four rivals. ...