Christian Pulisic is confident he can fit right in at Chelsea under Maurizio Sarri. The United States international – the most expensive ever – will remain at Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season before completing his £57.7million move to Stamford Bridge in the summer. The 20-year-old, whose contact with Dortmund was …
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Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has branded Liverpool a “disgrace” and accused them of lacking class after missing out on the signing of Nathaniel Clyne. Warnock claims he was “promised” the right-back on loan by the Reds, before discovering on television that he had joined Premier League rivals Bournemouth on Friday. The 70-year-old handed Clyne his …
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Manuel Pellegrini admitted Marko Arnautovic was “angry” at being substituted during West Ham‘s 2-0 FA Cup win over Birmingham. Arnautovic opened the scoring after just two minutes but looked stunned to be taken off by Pellegrini in the 20th minute. Hammers boss Pellegrini said the Austria forward had indicated that he had hurt his back …
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Louis van Gaal had laid into Paul Merson over his recent Liverpool rant. Merson told Sky Sports this week that Liverpool should “get out of” the Champions League as soon as they possibly can to aid their Premier League title aspirations. Liverpool lead the Premier League table by four points after 21 games, and face …
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Unai Emery was delighted with the performances of Arsenal youngsters Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah during their FA Cup third round victory over Blackpool on Saturday evening. Willock scored two goals in the first half before Alex Iwobi made sure of the 3-0 win in the second period with a tap-in. And Emery was “proud” …
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Everton manager Marco Silva admits his side need to work on finishing off matches after labouring to a 2-1 FA Cup win over League Two leaders Lincoln. Despite going ahead though Ademola Lookman – with his first goal in 394 days – and Bernard, with his first for the club, inside 14 minutes they were …
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Chelsea coach Carlo Cudicini has explained why Alvaro Morata seemed unhappy despite scoring both goals in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. The brace from Morata came in the second half and secured the Blues’ progression into the fourth round of the FA Cup. However, Morata chose not to celebrate his two goals which led …
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Manuel Pellegrini admitted Marko Arnautovic was “angry” at being substituted during West Ham’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Birmingham. Arnautovic opened the scoring after just two minutes but looked stunned to be taken off by Pellegrini in the 20th minute. Hammers boss Pellegrini said the Austria forward had indicated that he had hurt his back …
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Mauricio Pochettino has hailed the hardball negotiation skills of chairman Daniel Levy, which Manchester United could get a taste of this summer if they pursue the Tottenham manager. Pochettino is understood to be United’s first choice to take over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer once the Norwegian’s caretaker stint at Old Trafford is done at the …
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Maurizio Sarri says his Chelsea side could beat Gareth Southgate’s England team, even though the Italian has not had time to fully mould the Blues to play as he wishes. The 60-year-old on Friday spoke of his disinterest for international football, including last summer’s World Cup, saying all top-level club teams could beat international sides. …
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