Kepa Arrizabalaga grabbed the headlines from the Carabao Cup final after refusing to be substituted – but he is not the first player to disobey his manager. The Chelsea goalkeeper was in fact following the lead of one of the greatest players of all time, in Barcelona’s In October 2014, […]
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Kepa Arrizabalaga has come out to explain his on-pitch row with Maurizio Sarri in the final against Manchester City, which threatened to overshadow Chelsea’s penalty shootout defeat to Guardiola’s side. The £71m signing was involved in the incident at the end of extra time, where Willy Caballero was set to […]
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has aimed something of a dig at his old Real team-mate, Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Speaking in an interview with France Football, the French forward attributed his improvement in form this campaign to no longer playing alongside Ronaldo up front. Benzema had to play more […]
Nemanja Vidic said he would not swap any of Manchester United’s defenders for Virgil van Dijk or his Liverpool team-mates, while praising Victor Lindelof. United led the Premier League with 19 clean sheets in 2017-18 yet their goal has been breached in all but six of their 26 matches this […]
Chelsea will consider making a move for England assistant manager Steve Holland if they sack manager Maurizio Sarri next week. Despite progression into the next stage of the Europa League, Sarri is on the brink of being sacked ahead of Sunday’s final against Manchester City and Wednesday’s Premier League game […]
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has taken a swipe at Arsenal as he defended his record with Chelsea and believes he is being unfairly criticised compared to Unai Emery. The Italian oversaw a 3-0 victory against Malmo in the Europa League last 32 to progress to the next round, though his […]
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Sir Alex Ferguson would be welcome to give a team talk to his United squad before Sunday’s game against Liverpool. United entertain Jurgen Klopp’s men at Old Trafford this weekend and will be looking to put a dent in their title bid, as well as helping […]
Chelsea have been warned that Sarri-ball may be pushing Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante towards leaving the club, with Mario Melchiot claiming that tactical tweaks could lead to high-profile exits. Two key players at Stamford Bridge have often been asked to play out of position this campaign under Sarri. Eden […]
Real Madrid are reportedly considering selling Gareth Bale in the summer after the winger failed to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit to Juventus. Bale has had just two goals in his last seven games for Real and is no longer guaranteed a place in the starting XI […]
Sadio Mane’s Champions League curse continued against Bayern Munich as he became the most wasteful forward in Europe. The Liverpool forward has only scored a goal in the competition despite racking up 12 Premier League goals already this campaign. Mane missed the biggest chance of the match last night as […]