Former Chelsea managing director Christian Purslow believes the club’s owner Roman Abramovich will have felt anger and “extreme hurt” over the anti-Semitic chant heard from Blues supporters earlier this week. On Thursday during the 2-2 Europa League draw with Vidi in Budapest, a vocal minority of Chelsea fans were heard singing a derogatory chant about …
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SEVEN-MAN SHORTLIST TO REPLACE SUAREZ Luis Suarez is hardly ready for the knackers yard but Barcelona are already making plans to replace him. Seven of them, in fact. The Uruguay striker is 32 next month but Barca are determined not to get caught out when it comes to renewing their forward line. They are scouring …
Rangers moved back to the top of the table but Steven Gerrard admits they have got “lots to learn” before they can be considered genuine title contenders. Celtic’s defeat at Easter Road handed the Light Blues the chance to regain top spot against Hamilton. While Daniel Candeias’ early strike was enough to seal the points …
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Graeme Souness thinks Xherdan Shaqiri is only “any good” when the side he is playing for is dominating following Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday. Shaqiri scored twice after coming off the bench on 70 minutes to give the Reds all three points and send them back to the top of the Premier …
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Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United tenure is over after the Premier League club announced his departure on Tuesday morning. The 55-year-old will leave his position with immediate effect. United are sixth in the league table, 19 points adrift of bitter rivals Liverpool, whose 3-1 win over Mourinho’s men on Sunday turned out to be his last …
Former Manchester United star Paul Ince claims the club’s senior stars are deliberately under-performing in an effort to get Jose Mourinho axed as manager. The club – already amidst their worst ever start to a Premier League season – slumped to a new low on Sunday when a 3-1 defeat at arch-rivals Liverpool left them …
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Ryan Giggs has claimed that Manchester United’s defeat to Liverpool on Sunday was the perfect summary of their disappointing season so far. The result left United 19 points behind their rivals Liverpool, who are top of the Premier League and unbeaten after 17 games. Former United winger Giggs was extremely disappointed with the result and …
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Manchester United have triggered a one-year extension to Anthony Martial’s contract to keep him tied to the club until the summer of 2020, Press Association Sport understands. The 23-year-old’s deal was due to expire in the summer but United’s option meant there was never a realistic prospect of him leaving the club for nothing. Last …
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PEP HAS ISCO FEVER Manchester City have reportedly made contact with Isco via an agent to suss out whether the Spain playmaker would be interested in joining up with Pep Guardiola. That is the claim of AS, which reports that City are preparing to table a bid of around £72million for the 26-year-old. That figure, …
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Jose Mourinho faces a fight over the Christmas period to save his job at Manchester United, according to reports. United’s 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Sunday was the Red Devils’ fifth of the season and the result means they have only won twice in eight matches in all competitions. The matches they have won in …
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