GARY NEVILLE has shot down Piers Morgan's suggestion that Mohamed Salah is the best Premier League player since Thierry Henry. Piers Morgan made a huge claim about Liverpool star Mohamed Salah over the weekend, hailing him as the best Premier League player since Thierry Henry. Social media flew into meltdown with fans suggesting their own alternatives to Salah for the prestigeous title. Neville weighed in with 14 players better than the Egyptian superstar since Henry departed for Barcelona in 2007. Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier
MARCO ASENSIO is reportedly desperate to stop Real Madrid from completing a deal for Chelsea star Eden Hazard.Asensio is widely regarded as one of Europe's most promising prospects and has been tipped for big things at the Bernabeu.He's endured a difficult campaign though, with competition from the likes of Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Isco limiting his game time.Real have been credited with interest in signing Hazard from Chelsea, which would further damage Asensio's chances of becoming a starter.And the
Real Madrid will face Epanyol on Tuesday in a La Liga clash without their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been on a hot streak of late – scoring 12 goals in his past seven appearances. The Portuguese was also axed for Madrid’s clash against Leganes last week but was back to face Alaves last weekend – scoring two goals to secure a 4-0 win. At 33-year-old, Zinedine Zidane knows that Ronaldo’s body will need resting for him to be
USAIN BOLT has announced his first move into football… Bolt teased fans over the weekend with a message claiming he’s signed for his first football team. And now it has been announced he will take part in Soccer Aid, opposite Robbie Williams, in a charity match at Old Trafford. The friendly match will take place at Old Trafford on Sunday 10 June, just four days before the World Cup in Russia begins. Bolt will lead the World Xi with Williams taking charge of
Chelsea have the quality to secure a top four spot in the Premier League as the race for Champions League qualification heats up, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said. After a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie this month, Chelsea were defeated 2-1 by Manchester United in the league last Sunday and lie six points behind the second-placed team in fifth position. Runaway leaders Manchester City hold a 13-point advantage, having played one game fewer than
LONDON (AFP) - Chris Smalling says securing the Premier League runners-up spot must be the 'bare minimum' for Manchester United, whose win against Chelsea gave them a major confidence boost in the race for Champions League places. United never ended the season lower than third in the Premier League era under Alex Ferguson but have failed to finish higher than fourth since he retired as a champion in 2013 -- a side Smalling was part of. 'I think obviously we've been second for quite
The second leg of El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is set to be staged on Sunday, May 6 with an evening kick off. The date for the clash was confirmed by La Liga president Javier Tebas on Monday night. Speaking on Cadena Ser’s El Larguero programme, he declared that the Clasico 'will be on Sunday at a quarter to nine.' No official announcement of the dates and times are yet to be made. The second Clasico of the season, which is
TOTTENHAM star Christian Eriksen’s agent has responded to rumours linking the Dane to some of Europe’s top teams. Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid are three among a big list of clubs that have been linked with the midfielder. However, Eriksen’s agent Martin Schoots has explained that his client does not take too much interest in the speculation. But he did claim that the Denmark international was flattered by talk of him moving to the biggest clubs in the world. Schoots also added that AC
NEYMAR won’t irk football fans if he decides to swap Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid. Those are the thoughts of Brazil legend Cafu. Neymar has been continually linked with a move to Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane is expected to carry out a significant overhaul of his squad which could spell trouble for the futures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. And Cafu, a two-time World Cup winner, doesn’t think a switch for Neymar to the Bernabeu would rankle with supporters. “He's just
LIVERPOOL can challenge Manchester City for the Premier League next season providing they make two signings in the summer. That is the verdict of Sky Sports pundit Tim Sherwood. Liverpool have been electrifying this term which in part has been down to Mohamed Salah, who has netted 23 league goals, with only Tottenham’s Harry Kane ahead of him in the goalscoring charts. Questions have been asked of their defence and Jurgen Klopp remains unconvinced by Loris Karius and Simon Mingnolet in goal. When asked
JURGEN KLOPP has confirmed Joe Gomez will eventually be moved into the centre of defence at Liverpool. The England international has established himself as a key member of Klopp’s first team plans this season having made 27 appearances in all competitions. Gomez joined Liverpool from Charlton back in 2015 as an 18-year-old and immediately made an impression under Brendan Rodgers’ stewardship. A long-term injury meant his development was put on the back-burner but he has since shown exactly why Liverpool think so highly
REAL MADRID superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has made a surprising claim about his career. The Real Madrid striker has won everything there is possible in the game. With four Champions League winners’ medals as well as La Liga titles and the Premier League during his spell at Manchester United, the Portuguese rightly deserves his place among the pantheon of greats. Although Ronaldo has already won five Ballon d’Ors and has rivalled Lionel Messi to be crowned the best player on the planet, the 33-year-old doesn’t
Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard helped Manchester United run out 2-1 winners over Chelsea this week. The crucial three points sees the Red Devils reclaim their second spot on the Premier League after being displaced for some hours following Liverpool’s thumping of West Ham United. Chelsea were the club that brought Lukaku over to England whilst still a teenager. The Belgian, who was touted to one day take over from Didier Drogba one day, however, never got his chances at Stamford.
Lionel Messi and records is a love story that will transcend any timeline. The Argentine has been associated with one goal scoring record or the other during his career and the Argentine was again at his supreme best to rewrite the record books for the umpteenth time. The Barca superstar’s latest feat came on Saturday as the forward put two past the Girona keeper two help the La Liga leaders to a comfortable 6-1 win. In doing, the Argentine has now become the
The Arsenal hierarchy are seriously considering options to replace Arsene Wenger as the manager of the club according to reports from The Daily Mail. The Arsenal faithful have been calling for the head of the Frenchman for a long time and after their disastrous showing in the final of the Carabao Cup final, it is believed that the fans might finally get their wish. Wenger’s men put in a lacklustre performance on Sunday, going down to Manchester City 3-0 at Wembley. The final
JOSE MOURINHO and Antonio Conte ended their long-running feud at Old Trafford yesterday on an afternoon which left the Chelsea manager admitting his team is struggling to finish in the top four this season. The 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford, secured by goals from Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard, left the defending Premier League champions out of the top four and their manager criticising his team for their lack of experience and maturity. But at least the meeting between Chelsea managers past and
LIVERPOOL are reportedly ready to reward Roberto Firming a bumper new contract in an attempt to discourage any potential suitors making a move in the summer. Firmino scored for the third time in a row in Saturday’s 4-1 thrashing of West Ham at Anfield to take his tally for the season to 22 goals in all competitions. He has also played a pivotal role in Mohamed Salah’s blistering start to life on Merseyside and continues to enjoy good line-up play with Sadio Mane.
LIVERPOOL could be set to face a battle on their hands to sign Alisson with Chelsea and Manchester United considering a shock move. Jurgen Klopp has shown faith in Loris Karius in recent weeks as Liverpool’s No 1 ahead of Simon Mignolet. But reports over the past month suggest the Reds will make an attempt to sign Alisson in the summer from Roma. It has been suggested the Serie A side will want around £70million to consider selling the 25-year-old. And Liverpool have
ROMELU LUKAKU insists he deserves more respect for his goal-scoring consistency. But the Belgium striker admits he will only silence his critics when he wins trophies with Manchester United. Lukaku has been labelled a ‘flat-track bully’ for scoring the bulk of his goals in his career against lower placed teams. His strike against Chelsea in United’s 2-1 win yesterday was his first against any of the top eight teams in the Premier League this season following his £75m move from Everton last summer.
MANCHESTER CITY were left looking red-faced as the Carabao Cup winners returned home to a very subdued welcome. City picked up their first trophy of the season with a dominant 3-0 win over Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final yesterday. Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva were all on target for Pep Guardiola’s men at Wembley in a comfortable victory as they completed the first part of a potential treble. However, the victorious squad received a very underwhelming welcome home to Manchester