David Wagner fears Huddersfield will pay the ultimate price for a big mistake by the officials in the goalless stalemate at Cardiff. What had been a dreary Premier League affair low on quality produced a major 76th-minute talking point when referee Lee Mason pointed to the penalty spot after Florent Hadergjonaj had tumbled in the …
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Claudio Ranieri was satisfied with Fulham’s performance despite gifting Burnley victory at Turf Moor. A fine Andre Schurrle volley gave the Cottagers an early lead but Joe Bryan and Denis Odoi both diverted the ball into their own net to help the hosts climb out of the drop zone despite failing to register a shot …
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Jurgen Klopp was delighted to win a ‘proper football game’ as Liverpool saw off Brighton at the AmEx. Mo Salah’s penalty was enough to get the Reds back to winning ways following defeat at Manchester City in their last Premier League outing and the FA Cup exit at Wolves. Liverpool were not at their fluent …
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Manuel Pellegrini is hopeful that Marko Arnautovic will remain at West Ham this month. The Hammers boss opted to select Arnautovic for the 1-0 win over Arsenal, despite the forward appearing to be keen on a January move to China. The 29-year-old’s brother and agent claimed earlier in the week that Arnautovic wants to leave for the …
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Unai Emery suggested Mesut Ozil did not deserve a place in Arsenal’s squad as he sat out Saturday’s Premier League defeat at West Ham. The Gunners’ highest-paid player has returned to full training over the last week following a knee problem, but was left out of Emery’s travelling party completely as Declan Rice’s first senior …
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Unai Emery is concerned by Arsenal’s current run of form away from the Emirates Stadium as they lost 1-0 on the road at West Ham on Saturday. Declan Rice was handed the man-of-the-match award as his first goal for the Hammers gave them a deserved victory over the Gunners. On losing three matches from four …
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Sadio Mane has spoken of his pride in representing Liverpool for the 100th time against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday (by which we mean he’s been selected 100 times for Liverpool in general, not 100 times against Brighton alone. Obviously.). Speaking of the landmark, Mane said: “Of course, it means a lot to me,” …
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Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has spoken highly of the man the German club apparently see as his successor: Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. Borussia Dortmund starlet and England youth teammate Jadon Sancho has already put in a good word for the Bundesliga, and former Chelsea winger Robben – who last month confirmed he will leave …
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Jesse Lingard wants to ‘put on a show’ at Tottenham as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United look to continue their excellent recent form. Last month’s decision to sack Jose Mourinho has brought an immediate turnaround in fortunes, style and backroom contentment. Caretaker manager Solskjaer has emulated Sir Matt Busby’s five-match winning start to life at …
Rafael Benitez believes a top-ten challenge is currently the maximum Newcastle United can possibly hope for, but that even that is beyond them this season. The Toon boss said: “I said before, I wanted to come to England, to stay close to my family and then this club was an opportunity, to be in one …
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