PAUL INCE believes Paul Pogba is not happy with the role Jose Mourinho currently has him playing in for Manchester United. The France international has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks with United losing two of their last three Premier League matches. He was dropped to the bench for the game against Huddersfield and hasn’t found the net since November. Pogba was brought back to the club by Mourinho in 2016 for a club-record fee of £89million with the hope he would
WILLIAN has issued a “come-and-get-me” plea to Real Madrid and Barcelona after admitting it is his dream to play for the La Liga giants. The 29-year-old has been at Chelsea for nearly five years now after moving from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013. And he has established himself as one of the key figureheads at Stamford Bridge ever since and is one of the longest serving players at the club. Willian played a major role in Chelsea winning the Premier League title in both
LIVERPOOL boss Jurgen Klopp is willing to turn his back on a summer move for Roma’s Alisson for two main reasons, according to reports. Loris Karius has recently been named by Klopp as Liverpool’s new No 1 with Simon Mignolet dropped to the bench. The German coach has chopped and changed between the two since Karius joined the club in 2016. The goalkeeping duo have struggled to convince Liverpool fans with pundits suggesting Klopp should look to bring in a more experienced shot-stopper.
Michy batshuayi is the talk of the town in Dortmund. The Frenchman has taken to life Germany like a duck to water and has been in imperious form ever since putting on the black and yellow of Borussia Dortmund. A deadline day move, the former Marseille man was sent on loan to Borussia Dortmund in a move that triggered a hat-trick of major transfers on the last day. His move to the Westfalenstadion led to Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang moving to Arsenal while former Gunner
CLAUDE PUEL has accused Manchester City of showing a lack of respect in their “solicitation” of Riyad Mahrez. The Foxes manager aimed a swipe at the Premier League leaders over their last-minute pursuit of Mahrez in the January transfer window. Puel claimed the late bid was not “normal” and was tough for Leicester to “suffer”. Pep Guardiola’s side made their first bid for Mahrez around 48 hours before the deadline, and Leicester’s refusal to sell prompted a 10-day stand-off between them and the
GABRIEL JESUS has sought advice from Brazilian legend Ronaldo after revealing his fears over his recent knee injury. The Manchester City striker met former Inter Milan and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo at Neymar’s birthday bash in Paris last week and talked to him about the medial ligament injury that has kept him out of action since New Year’s Eve. Jesus, who has missed City’s last 11 games, was expected to be back in time for their Champions League last-16 first leg win over Basel on
ZINEDINE ZIDANE alleviated some pressure on his head by guiding Real Madrid to a 3-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain. PSG took an early lead before Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace either side of half-time and Marcelo added a third. Zidane’s job was rumoured to be on the line if Real Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage. But Ronaldo and Co. ensured they will take a two-goal advantage to the Parc des Princes in three weeks’ time. However, the Frenchman
JURGEN KLOPP has hailed Liverpool’s perfect night in the Champions League, and insisted their qualities shone through against Porto. Liverpool have all but booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 5-0 thrashing away to Porto in the first leg of their last-16 tie. Sadio Mane grabbed a hat-trick to become only the second Liverpool player to score a treble away from home in Europe with Michael Owen being the only other former Anfield star to achieve that feat back
FORMER Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell has made a big claim regarding his old side. The 35-year-old, who currently plies his trade for Brighton, was discussing the Blues’ form on Sky Sports’ The Debate. Chelsea leapfrogged Tottenham into fourth place in the Premier League table with a 3-0 win at home to West Brom on Monday. However, they face a tough task against Barcelona in the Champions League next week before back-to-back away trips to Manchester United and Manchester City. Manager Antonio Conte has
Paul Pogba, the midfielder for whom Manchester United broke the transfer record in the summer of 2016 has been told to concentrate on his performances on the pitch rather than complaining about his best position on the pitch by former Manchester United skipper Roy Keane.Keane, who had more than When asked if Mourinho should change United’s shape to get Pogba in a three-man midfield rather than a two-man pairing, Keane told ITV Sport: “I think any top player in midfield should be able to
Arsenal will look to sign promising Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele in the coming summer, a report from Don Balon claims. The forward joined Barcelona last summer from Borussia Dortmund for an initial fee of £96 million. However, his time at Camp Nou has been marred by injuries so far. However, that doesn't mean that he is will be at a loss os suitors as many have hailed the young Frenchman as the 'next Lionel Messi'. According to Don Balon, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the new Gunner is hopeful of linking
PAUL POGBA is reportedly irritated by the arrival of Alexis Sanchez at Manchester United. Sanchez joined Manchester United in January and became the highest paid player at the club, overtaking Pogba. But the Chilean’s has not had a smooth transition with two league defeats and just one goal. Meanwhile, Pogba has also struggled recently, being substituted in two of the past three games and named on the bench in the other. Pogba’s woes come as questions about his best position for United remain. United
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde faces a dilemma before his side’s potentially tricky trip to in-form Eibar on Saturday, having watched his side’s seemingly unassailable La Liga lead cut to seven points from 11 in the last two weeks. The advantage would normally give the coach room to rotate his squad in order to keep his side fresh for the visit to Chelsea in the Champions League three days later but tiny Eibar’s consistency means such a move risks his side falling closer to
Pat Nevin heaps praise on Mohamed Salah for his brilliant goal in Liverpool FC's resounding win at FC Porto Pat Nevin claimed that Mohamed Salah is one of the only players in the world capable of scoring his goal in Portugal after Liverpool FC were 5-0 winners at FC Porto in the Champions League. The Egypt international has been in prolific form in all competitions so far this season following his £39m move to Liverpool FC from Serie A giants AS Roma in
Qatar might play hosts to England for a series of friendly games before the 2022 World Cup. The situation came to light after the Football Association signed memorandums of understanding with Qatar Football Association and the organisers of the tournament in the Gulf state. The FA has had an edgy relationship with Qatar after former FA chairman Greg Dyke had sounded out his displeasure at the country winning the bid for the 2022 World Cup, calling it “worst moment in FIFA’s history”. The
Spanish giants Barcelona are set to announce a new sponsorship deal with Turkish company Beko today that will be worth £67 million . The Turkish company has been a sleeve sponsor with Barcelona since 2014 and now the two sides are ready to extend their partnership by signing a new deal. The new deal, however, will cost the Turkish company double of what they had agreed for four years ago. Accoriding to reports from Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, an announcement will be made at
ROY KEANE has condemned the way the Chelsea players have acted under Antonio Conte this season. With their Premier League defence collapsing spectacularly this season, Conte has come under increasing scrutiny. Back-to-back defeats for Chelsea against Bournemouth and Watford raised speculation that Roman Abramovich could axe the Italian tactician. Although the title is well beyond them with Manchester City 19 points clear at the top of the table, the Blues are still involved in the FA Cup and the Champions League. However, as far as
LIVERPOOL have been handed a major boost in their hope to keep Emre Can at Anfield. The German is out of contract at the end of the season and is currently considering all of his options. Because Can is in the final six months of his contract, he is allowed to sign a pre-agreement with a foreign club. And Juventus were rumoured to be considering tabling an offer to the 24-year-old. However, Liverpool are desperate to keep hold of the midfielder and they might have
PAUL POGBA wants Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho to change formation to get the best from him. Pogba in the middle of a difficult spell for Manchester United after being substituted in two of their last three games and being named on the bench in the other. The question of how best to use the attack-minded France international has dominated his second spell in English football but Mourinho believes the 24-year-old should be capable of also doing the defensive work he demands. However, Pogba has
REAL MADRID would not beat PSG and Cristiano Ronaldo would be overshadowed by Neymar in the unforgiving environment of the Bernabeu. At least, that is what everybody expected from Real Madrid vs PSG. Because they did expect it. This was meant to be a night where Neymar, the great pretender, would usurp Ronaldo on the biggest stage of all. The world’s most expensive player was going to better the world’s best. But Cristiano Ronaldo rolled back the years to fire Real Madrid to the cusp