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Rafael van der Vaart threatened to walk out of a television studio after Chelsea’s Timo Werner was compared to former Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. Werner scored two goals in Chelsea’s 3-3 draw with Zenit on Wednesday, which ended up costing Chelsea top spot in Group H. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The German forward opened the scoring from close range in the second minute and looked to have netted Chelsea’s winning goal with five minutes left before Zenit equalised in injury time. Ferdinand names ‘ridiculous talent’ in Chelsea’s team after 3-3 draw with Zenit Rangnick reveals what Greenwood must improve & rejects Haaland comparison Dutch pundits in the Ziggo Sport studio hailed Werner for his second goal as he jinked inside Zenit’s box...

Ralf Rangnick has revealed his annoyance with some of Manchester United’s approach against Young Boys, with the players ignoring his instructions to play direct football. United had already secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions League as group winners and Rangnick chose to name a rotated team at Old Trafford on Wednesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Red devils took the lead early on through Mason Greenwood but gifted possession to the visitors on the edge of their own box just before the break, with Fabian Rieder curling in a superb effort to secure a draw. The German manager was far from happy with the play that preceded the equaliser, feeling that his team played too many short, conservative passes that invited pressure despite being...

Rio Ferdinand has identified Reece James as a ‘ridiculous talent’ in Chelsea’s team aftet their Champions League 3-3 draw with Zenit at St Petersburg on Wednesday. A brace from Timo Werner and a goal from Romelu Lukaku ensured the Blues played a draw against Zenit in the UEFA Champions League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, Claudinho, Sardar Azmoun and Magomed Ozdoyev did score for Russian side. During the clash, Thomas Tuchel featured right-sided defender, James in an unusual midfield role, with N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic injured and Ruben Loftus-Cheek rested for the game. But Ferdinand believes James was dominating, passing and breaking things up during the European game. Speaking about James, Ferdinard told BT Sport, “He’s a r...

Ajax chief Edwin van der Sar has welcomed Manchester United’s interest in Erik ten Hag and claims it shows the club and the manager are ‘doing something well’. United appointed experienced Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis until the end of the campaign while they conduct a thorough search for a new permanent manager. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ten Hag and Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino are believed to be the leading contenders to take over in the summer, though neither of the coaches were available now. Both managers are top of their respective leagues in the Eredivisie and Ligue 1, also sealing their progress to the next stage of the Champions League, and were not willing to leave their current teams in the middle of the campai...

Ralf Rangnick has heaped praises on Manchester United’s display in Sunday’s 1-0 win against Crystal Palace and singled out Cristiano Ronaldo for his work off the ball. The German boss took charge of United for the first time and recorded a maiden win thanks to Fred’s superb second-half goal, with the first half-hour of the game encouraging as they pressed high and got on the front foot. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There had been concerns that the player would not be a good fit for Rangnick’s style, but he worked extremely hard to track back and close down. I can’t achieve what Tuchel has done at Chelsea – Rangnick tells Man Utd ‘Shut up!’ – Max Allegri & Alvaro Morata in heated touchline row Erik ten Hag drops huge hint over his future ami...