Rafael Benitez has dropped the shock admission that he used to watch terrible BBC sitcom ‘My Family’ when he first arrived in England. The outrageous and sickening revelation came about as the Newcastle boss was discussing a run of four wins in seven games, for reasons that aren’t exactly clear. Benitez said: “We have to …
Ralph Hasenhuttl, who we’re still not entirely convinced is not just Mark Robins in a fancy wig, insists he will not accept complacency as Southampton seek to end their long wait for successive Premier League wins. Saints, who climbed out of the drop zone by upsetting Arsenal last weekend, have not won back-to-back top-flight fixtures …
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Watch today’s football then email [email protected]… Is Van Dijk the world’s most effective player? I thought i’d write my first mail in repose to Natty’s mail a couple of days ago considering whether Van Dijk is the second best player in Europe at the moment. Liverpool have conceded only 7 goals in 18 games in …
Manuel Pellegrini believes he has finally united the West Ham fans behind him and the club. Hammers supporters sung their manager’s name for the first time since he took over in the summer as they made it four wins on the spin at Fulham last weekend. They host Watford on Saturday looking for a fifth …
Pep Guardiola sees Raheem Sterling’s increasing involvement in community life back where he grew up as evidence of the player’s growing maturity off the field. The Manchester City and England forward has plans to open a football academy for children from deprived areas in north London. This week the 24-year-old also backed a campaign to …
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer met Sir Alex Ferguson for a cup of tea before his first match at the Manchester United helm, with the caretaker boss warning his players that he will replicate the Scot’s hairdryer treatment if needs be. It has been a turbulent week at Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho’s two and a half …
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes the Reds need a record points total to win the Premier League. The German saw his side move four points clear at the top after a deserved 2-0 win at Wolves on Friday. Mohamed Salah and Virgil Van Dijk scored to maintain the leaders’ unbeaten league campaign. Liverpool will be …
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Manchester United striker Alexis Sanchez has denied betting on Jose Mourinho‘s sacking with his team-mates. A report from The Sun on Friday claimed the Chile international had told defender Marcos Rojo he owed him £20,000 in the wake of Mourinho’s departure on Tuesday. But the former Arsenal man, whom Mourinho signed for United in January, …
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Pep Guardiola believes Manchester United’s appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “similar” to his at Barcelona. Solskjaer was announced as Jose Mourinho’s interim replacement as manager at Old Trafford earlier this week. The 45-year-old arrives with limited coaching experience in the Premier League, a brief and unsuccessful spell resulting in Cardiff’s 2014 relegation his only …
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Harry Redknapp says he has not yet made peace with Gary Neville over his “load of crap” comments about previous Tottenham teams. The former Manchester United defender claimed that Spurs had been “spineless and soft, flaky, rubbish” for the past 30 years before Mauricio Pochettino took over. And Redknapp, who was in charge of Tottenham …
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