Category: League Cup

The Germany international was so fearful of picking up yet another problem, he was unable to participate in the penalty shootout Ilkay Gundogan has allayed fears over another injury blow after revealing he was suffering from cramp during the closing stages of Manchester City’s Carabao Cup clash with Wolves. Pep Guardiola’s free-scoring Premier League leaders drew a blank …

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The Tottenham boss played it coy when asked if his star striker will face the Red Devils this weekend Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed star Harry Kane is no certainty to face Manchester United on Saturday after missing the Carabao Cup midweek. Kane, 24, sat out Tottenham’s shock 3-2 loss to West Ham on Wednesday, having …

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The former Toffees defender took charge of the club on a caretaker basis, but has no idea how long he will remain in charge at Goodison Park Everton’s temporary boss David Unsworth is unsure if he will be handed the job on a permanent basis, but was pleased by Wednesday’s spirited display at Chelsea. Willian’s …

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The Tottenham manager lamented the attitude of his players following half-time in their shock 3-2 loss to West Ham Mauricio Pochettino conceded Tottenham were complacent against London rivals West Ham after surrendering a two-goal lead as they sensationally bowed out of the EFL Cup. Spurs were in cruise control at Wembley, leading 2-0 after 45 …

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Three goals in 15 second-half minutes against Tottenham booked the Hammers’ place in the last eight of the EFL Cup to ease pressure on their manager West Ham manager Slaven Bilic hailed his players after they produced a remarkable second-half comeback to beat Tottenham 3-2 and seal an EFL Cup quarter-final place. The Hammers were …

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The Blues backup first faced the Belgian in La Liga, and even at that early stage, knew that the goalkeeper was going to be world class Willy Caballero knew that Thibaut Courtois was destined for greatness after facing the current Chelsea number one as a teenager. At the time, Courtois was on loan from Chelsea …

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The Blues played a youthful side against the Toffees and they showed that they are all good enough to play at Premier League level on Wednesday On Tuesday night, Arsenal fans revelled in the fact that their two-goal hero against Norwich – Eddie Nketiah – had been rejected by Chelsea as a schoolboy. Less than 24 hours …

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The 19-year-old defender appears to have a big future ahead of him at Old Trafford and he is enjoying learning from the Portuguese boss Manchester United teenager Axel Tuanzebe believes there is no “bigger manager” to play for than Jose Mourinho and appreciates the pressure the Portuguese puts on his players. The 19-year-old played four …

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The Man City boss and midfielder Yaya Toure said the ball was not fit for use in matches, and the organisation hopes to discuss the issue The EFL plans to talk to Pep Guardiola following his criticism of the match ball used in Manchester City’s penalty shoot-out victory over Wolves on Tuesday. City failed to …

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The Manchester City midfielder has echoed the sentiments of his manager Pep Guardiola by saying the Mitre ball used in the EFL Cup is ‘rubbish’ Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has laid into the official ball used in the Carabao Cup, branding it “rubbish” and worse than the infamous Jabulani. City boss Pep Guardiola complained …

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