Pep Guardiola believes a fit-again Kevin De Bruyne could give Manchester City an extra edge for the remainder of the season. De Bruyne played a starring role on his latest return from injury as City thrashed Rotherham 7-0 in the third round of the FA Cup at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The Belgium playmaker …
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Wayne Rooney was arrested in the US accused of public intoxication, police have said. The former Manchester United and England captain was taken into custody on December 16 in Virginia, officials said on Sunday. It is believed the 33-year-old, who now places for American team DC United, was detained at Washington’s Dulles airport, which is …
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Bayern Munich have issued Franck Ribery with a “hefty fine” for a foul-mouthed tirade at his critics on social media following his visit to a steak restaurant in Dubai during the club’s winter break. The 35-year-old former France international, who has a turbulent history of clashing with the media, caused a furore in Germany and …
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Stoke City’s Charlie Adam believes that Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is the best left-back in the Champions League currently. Robertson suffered relegation to the Championship with Hull City, but then moved to Anfield and has since gone on to nail down a spot in Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI. Now, the Scotland international is worth as much …
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Rangers have boosted their Scottish Premiership title chances with the high-profile loan signing of Jermain Defoe. The former England striker, a scorer of 162 Premier League goals, has moved to Ibrox on an 18-month deal from Bournemouth. The signing of the 36-year-old is a huge boost for Steven Gerrard’s men, who for the first time …
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Eddie Howe has admitted Bournemouth could dip back into the January transfer market despite already recruiting Dominic Solanke and Nathaniel Clyne. Bournemouth shelled out £19million to sign England forward Solanke from Liverpool, while also drafting in Reds full-back Clyne on loan until the end of the season. England right-back Clyne has helped plug several injury …
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Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has warned record buy Adama Traore he must improve as the club closes in on Tammy Abraham. Forward Traore, who signed for £18million from Middlesbrough, has scored just once and provided no assists since his summer move. Abraham is expected to join on loan from Chelsea this week, cutting short …
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Arsenal’s youngsters are giving manager Unai Emery a headache, according to forward Alex Iwobi. Joe Willock scored twice in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup victory over Blackpool, while fellow 19-year-old Eddie Nketiah also started and impressed along with 21-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles. The average age of the side was reduced even further when 17-year-old Bukayo Saka replaced …
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Romelu Lukaku believes Manchester United are back to being themselves after a difficult few months. Jose Mourinho’s sacking has rebooted things at Old Trafford, where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could scarcely have wished for a better start to life as caretaker manager. The Norwegian has overseen five wins from as many matches, emulating the great Sir …
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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has admitted that the loss to Manchester City in midweek was particularly hurtful. Jurgen Klopp’s side were beaten 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday, cutting their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points. Alexander-Arnold, who played a part in Firmino’s equaliser, believes that Liverpool will come …
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