Poch admits Spurs lack ‘consistency’ to win titles

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino knows his side cannot afford any inconsistency if they are to compete for the main trophies. Spurs’ hopes of winning the Premier League title suffered a major blow on Saturday as they were beaten 3-1 at home to Wolves, with Liverpool going on to extend the gap to nine points. It …

Solskjaer to start campaign to keep Man Utd pair

Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is making it his mission to persuade the club’s most talented players to stay. The club has triggered contract extensions to keep David De Gea and Anthony Martial at the club until 2020, but they have so far failed to persuade them to commit long term. Solskjaer is …

Klopp tells Liverpool fans not to celebrate too loudly

Jurgen Klopp has told Liverpool fans not to celebrate too loudly after their 5-1 win over Arsenal on Saturday. The Reds were brilliant in their destruction of the Gunners (read 16 Conclusions here) to carve out a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Klopp agrees that Liverpool fans should get excited…but not …

Guardiola insists third-place City have done ‘really well’

Pep Guardiola has defended Manchester City’s title credentials despite back-to-back defeats handing Liverpool the initiative at the top of the Premier League. Guardiola’s champions endured a miserable Christmas as they were shocked by Crystal Palace and Leicester, surrendering the lead in both matches to make it three defeats in four following a loss to Chelsea …

Klopp insists he is ‘not always an idiot’

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he is not “an idiot” and is taking nothing for granted despite their nine-point lead at the top of the table. A devastating 5-1 win over Arsenal (read 16 Conclusions here), coupled with Tottenham losing 3-1 at home to Wolves, extended the Reds’ advantage at the top. Third-placed Manchester City …

‘I almost cried; it was a beautiful moment’ – Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp claimed he “almost cried” when Mohamed Salah handed Roberto Firmino the ball to bag his hat-trick from the spot. Firmino’s hat-trick inspired Liverpool to a 5-1 demolition at Anfield – a match in which they looked several classes above the Gunners. Read 16 Conclusions, folks. Arsenal took an early lead when …

‘We must progress as Liverpool have’ – Unai Emery

Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes his team found out the hard way how much Liverpool have progressed as a team, and claims they are now the benchmark. A Roberto Firmino hat-trick inspired Liverpool to a 5-1 demolition at Anfield. The Gunners took an early lead when Alex Iwobi’s low cross found Ainsley Maitland-Niles at the …

Ranieri ‘wanted to kill’ Kamara after penalty disrespect

Click:best place to sell gold Auckland Claudio Ranieri says Fulham’s last-minute win over Huddersfield was a ‘dream’ result but the manager was left fuming by Aboubakar Kamara’s ‘unbelievable’ lack of respect. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a last-gasp winner to help the Cottagers climb another place after they moved off the bottom of the table on Boxing Day. …

Pochettino reveals how Spurs got it ‘wrong’ in defeat

Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham played the ‘wrong way’ against Wolves but the manager attributed some of the blame for defeat to fatigue. Harry Kane’s superb opener was cancelled out by Willy Boly with 18 minutes remaining before Raul Jimenez and Helder Costa secured an impressive come-from-behind victory for Wolves. The defeat gives Manchester City the …