Category: League Cup

The City boss says the legendary Dutchman’s influence at Barcelona helped instill an inner belief and a thirst for winning Manchester City are benefitting from the belief instilled in Pep Guardiola by the legendary Johan Cruyff, according to the manager of the Premier League champions. City have lifted three trophies since Guardiola arrived in 2016 and …

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The Blues manager dogged adherence to his style of football is not making life easy at Chelsea and he does not like its shorthand name Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri believes the label given to his playing style is meaningless, saying he doesn’t know “what Sarriball is.” ‘Sarriball’ is coming in for increasingly harsh reviews in …

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The Premier League giants can win a trophy with a Carabao Cup victory on Sunday, but their manager is not interested in talk of a quadruple Pep Guardiola says Manchester City do not deserve the “pressure” of being talked about as potential quadruple winners. Top of the Premier League, through to the FA Cup quarter-finals …

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The Blues boss has outlined his approach to defeat his friend Pep Guardiola in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium Maurizio Sarri has said that he plans to give his players more mental freedom ahead of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City, with the team’s recent 6-0 defeat fresh in their memory. The …

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The Blues’ head coach is surprised to see his team criticised as the Gunners get praise Maurizio Sarri questioned why Chelsea were being so heavily criticised, comparing their season favourably to that of rivals Arsenal. A 3-0 victory over Malmo on Thursday saw Sarri’s side move into the Europa League last 16 thanks to a …

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Predictions that Manchester City will run riot at Wembley are misplaced, according to Aymeric Laporte. Aymeric Laporte thinks Chelsea are a “great team” and warned Manchester City not to expect another walkover in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. Premier League leaders City head to Wembley as the overwhelming favourites having humbled the London side 6-0 …

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The midfielder has set his sights on making a slice of club history against the Blues in the Carabao Cup final. Bernardo Silva believes Manchester City will take a significant stride towards becoming serial winners if they overcome Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. City won the trophy last season after beating Arsenal …

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The Blues captain is hopeful that the Blues can bounce back after a series of poor results that have left Maurizio Sarri under pressure Cesar Azpilicueta believes Chelsea’s season is going to be defined over the next nine days, which includes a Carabao Cup final appearance against Manchester City. The Blues were eliminated from the …

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The Germany international defender has embraced the challenges posed by English football and feels he has become a better player for his experiences Antonio Rudiger is loving life in English football, with the Chelsea defender revelling in the physicality of Premier League battle as he eyes continuous improvement and more major honours. The Germany international …

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