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Sean Dyche speaks out on Jurgen Klopp tunnel fight in Liverpool’s defeat to Burnley

Sean Dyche speaks out on Jurgen Klopp tunnel fight in Liverpool’s defeat to Burnley

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Sean Dyche has defended his tunnel bust-up with Jurgen Klopp during Burnley’s 1-0 win over Liverpool on Thursday evening. The Premier League champions suffered another huge blow in the title race as Ashley Barnes’ 83rd-minute penalty sealed the victory for Dyche’s side away at Anfield. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The result means that Liverpool have now ended their 68-game unbeaten run at home and Klopp’s side are six points behind Premier League leaders Manchester United. At half-time in the defeat to Burnley, Klopp and Dyche were seen sharing a heated exchange in the tunnel moments after the referee blew the half-time whistle. But Dyche says he was entitled to ‘fight’ for his side’s interests with the German coach. ‘Just two managers fighting for...
Wayne Rooney predicts who will win the Premier League this season

Wayne Rooney predicts who will win the Premier League this season

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Wayne Rooney has backed his former team Manchester United to win the Premier League this campaign and hailed Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani for bringing a ‘winning mentality’ to the club. The Red devils returned to the top of the league table on Wednesday night after beating Fulham 2-1 after falling behind at the start of the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United endured a difficult start to the season but have been in an incredible form since they were knocked out of the Champions League in December. They have lost just one game since their defeat to RB Leipzig on December 8, with their comeback victory at Fulham seeing them reclaim top spot. Manchester City will go above their Manchester rivals if they win their outstanding game but Rooney...
Arteta reveals Arsenal transfer plan after Mesut Ozil & Sokratis exits

Arteta reveals Arsenal transfer plan after Mesut Ozil & Sokratis exits

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal are looking to sign a left-back in the January transfer window. Sead Kolasinac’s return to Schalke means that the gunners only have Kieran Tierney as their natural left-footed defender. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Bukayo Saka is also capable of playing at left-back position in Tierney’s absence but the 19-year-old is currently thriving in a more advanced role for Arsenal this campaign. And Arteta has admitted that signing a direct competition for the Scotland international is on the club’s agenda this month. ‘With the departure of Kola, we are a little bit short with left-footed full-backs at the moment,’ said Arteta. ‘We know we can use Ainsley there, we can use Bukayo there and we can use ...
Pogba says Martial & Man Utd strikers ‘do not have the same quality’ as Cavani

Pogba says Martial & Man Utd strikers ‘do not have the same quality’ as Cavani

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Paul Pogba has spoken glowingly about Edinson Cavani after his goal against Fulham and believes he brings a quality none of the club’s other forwards possess. Manchester United went behind on Wednesday night but responded through Cavani, who capitalised on a mistake from Alphonse Areola to equalise, before Pogba scored the winning goal with a brilliant left-foot finish from outside the box. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Cavani played in the middle, with Anthony Martial moved out wide and Marcus Rashford was left on the bench, and Pogba believes the Uruguayan forward is finally providing the poaching abilities United have lacked. ‘Everybody knows that Edi is a top-class striker and there’s few strikers like this in the world, and we had the chance to hav...
Edouard Mendy reveals what Chelsea are ‘missing’ after Leicester defeat

Edouard Mendy reveals what Chelsea are ‘missing’ after Leicester defeat

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Edouard Mendy believes Chelsea’s current poor form is down to a lack of ‘consistency’ and has urged his team-mates to ‘stick together’ as they look to turn things around. Frank Lampard’s team enjoyed a good start to the campaign, finishing top of their Champions League group and climbing to the top of the Premier League table in December. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea have lost five of their last eight games to slip to eighth, and were beaten 2-0 by Leicester on Tuesday in another frustrating night for Chelsea fans. ‘What we are missing at the moment is consistency, being good for the whole match,’ Chelsea keeper Mendy told the club’s official website. ‘We often have a bad patch, concede a goal and it makes it too hard to recover. We need to ...
Chelsea board issue fresh condition for Frank Lampard to avoid sack

Chelsea board issue fresh condition for Frank Lampard to avoid sack

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is expected to reach the top four this campaign as doubts grow about his future at the club. The Chelsea hierarchy want to give Lampard time to turn the club’s fortunes around and do not want to make a panic decision midway through the season. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Southampton managet Ralph Hasenhuttl, RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel will be seen as possible replacements while Max Allegri has admitted he wants to manage in the Premier League. They may see moving towards a German as a good option if they replace Lampard because the dressing room include players like Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Antonio Rudiger among prominent squad members. But Lampard is likely to be judged on whether he can get ...
Solskjaer reveals when Amad Diallo will make Man Utd debut

Solskjaer reveals when Amad Diallo will make Man Utd debut

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted he’s been surprised by how quickly new boy Amad Diallo has settled in at the club and says he could make his debut for the Red Devils in the next month. The winger moved to Old Trafford a fortnight ago after completing a £37million transfer move from Serie A club Atalanta. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United have long coveted a right winger and Paul Pogba, who was used there in the draw against Liverpool on Sunday, was the eighth player to play in the position for the club this campaign. And Diallo could provide the much needed thrust from the right but the expectation was that the player would be given plenty of time to settle in before playing more regularly. But, Solskjaer confirmed today that Diallo has already ...
Frank Lampard slams Chelsea players for ‘not sprinting’ after Leicester defeat

Frank Lampard slams Chelsea players for ‘not sprinting’ after Leicester defeat

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Frank Lampard blasted his Chelsea team after they were defeated by Leicester City and says they did not ‘do the basics like running or sprinting’ as they fell to a 2-0 defeat. Leicester moved to the top of the Premier League table and piled the pressure on under-fire Lampard with a comfortable win at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Foxes midfielder Wilfred Ndidi gave his team the lead after only six minutes with a good strike that hit the post before beating Edouard Mendy. Chelsea thought they had won a penalty after Christian Pulisic was brought down by Jonny Evans but VAR confirmed it took place just outside the penalty area. Chelsea rarely threatened to mount a comeback and Lampard conceded his side did not meet th...
Bruno Fernandes frustrating Solskjaer with bad habit at Man Utd

Bruno Fernandes frustrating Solskjaer with bad habit at Man Utd

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Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes' standard of passing is frustrating Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to former Premier League player Jamie O'Hara. Fernandes has been outstanding since signing for the Red Devils and even made history in December by becoming the first Premier League player to win the Player of the Month award four times in a year. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But the Portuguese star has been criticised in the past for going missing games against the big sides, with Roy Keane claiming it is for this reason he can't be compared to Eric Cantona. And O'Hara, who played previously played for Tottenham and Wolves, believes Fernandes' bad habit of giving the ball away easily is leaving his manager frustrated. "Bruno Fernandes get...
Frank Lampard could be sacked if Chelsea lose to Leicester City today

Frank Lampard could be sacked if Chelsea lose to Leicester City today

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Chelsea could finally make the decision to sack Frank Lampard as manager should the club suffer a defeat to Leicester City on Tuesday night, according to talkSPORT. While things are currently going well for Brendan Rodgers – Saturday’s win over Southampton saw Leicester end the weekend only two points off top spot in the Premier League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea are now in seventh position after 18 games, and while they beat Fulham in their last match, they had won just one of their six Premier League matches before facing the club. And it’s fair to say the performance against Fulham was hardly eye-catching, either, with Leicester looking to take advantage of the Blues’ poor form and out-of-sorts showings when Lampard takes his side to the K...
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