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Peter Schmeichel criticises four Solskjaer decisions after Man Utd’s defeat vs Young Boys
Peter Schmeichel has criticised a number of decisions made by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during Manchester United’s defeat to Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo got the Red devils off to a perfect start by opening the scoring in the 13th minute but Solskjaer’s team were reduced to 10 men before the […]
‘Sit down!’ – Rio Ferdinand reacts to Ronaldo’s touchline antics in Man Utd UCL defeat
Rio Ferdinand says he would have told Cristiano Ronaldo to ‘sit down’ when he started barking instructions from the touchline during Manchester United’s defeat to Young Boys. The Portuguese forward continued his superb start to life at the club by opening the scoring in the opening Champions League group match. Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sent off shortly before the break, and Young Boys […]
Man Utd board told to sack Solskjaer and hire Antonio Conte
Former Chelsea player Jason Cundy says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should be sacked by Manchester United after the disaster of their defeat to Young Boys. The Red devils took the lead in Switzerland through Cristiano Ronaldo but they conceded two goals in the second half after Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s red card. The pressure is now on Solskjaer […]
PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino names the most dangerous team in the Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino rates Chelsea as the ‘team to beat’ in the Champions League this campaign. The Blues began their Champions League defence with a 1-0 victory over Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. Juventus and Malmo await Chelsea in Group H and Pochettino says Thomas Tuchel’s side are the most […]
Rio Ferdinand reveals what will hold Man Utd back in Champions League
Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United are one of the teams capable of triumphing in this season’s Champions League but fears they could be held back by their lack of trophy-winning experience. United enjoyed a superb transfer window, bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho, but majority of the squad have not won any […]
Ferdinand reacts to Hakim Ziyech’s injury blow in Chelsea’s Super Cup win
Rio Ferdinand bemoaned Hakim Ziyech’s shoulder injury in Chelsea’s Super Cup victory over Villarreal and urged the player ‘do his rehab and protect himself’ to ensure a strong return to the team. Ziyech opened the scoring in Belfast but his night was brought to an end as he was forced off in the 43rd minute […]
Lionel Messi reveals Chelsea & Liverpool regrets ahead of PSG transfer
Outgoing Barcelona star Lionel Messi has revealed how Liverpool and Chelsea were responsible for his biggest regrets at the Camp Nou. The Argentine forward has spoken about how the two Premier League teams inflicted the most painful exits upon the Spanish club in the Champions League. Liverpool came from a 3-0 first leg deficit to […]
Real Madrid, Barcelona & Juventus to pursue Super League after court victory over UEFA
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are set to pursue their European Super League dream, after winning in court on Friday. The three European big sides failed to pull out of plans in April after the other nine teams involved in the scheming admitted defeat after fan outrage at the proposal. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all apologised […]
UEFA abolishes away goals rule starting from 2021-2022 season
The away goals rule has been scrapped for all UEFA club competitions from next campaign, it has been confirmed. The away goals rule, initially used back in 1965, was brought in to determine a winner in two-legged knockout ties where the two clubs had scored the same goals on aggregate over the two games. The winner, in […]
‘Scared’ Lukaku ‘cried a lot’ after Christian Eriksen collapsed
Romelu Lukaku conceded that it was difficult for him ahead of Belgium’s clash against Russia after what happened to his Inter teammate Christian Eriksen. The Danish midfielder collapsed during their match against Finland and he was eventually taken to hospital after being resuscitated on pitch. There were major concerns about whether or not the Belgium […]