Maurizio Sarri has downplayed suggestions that Eden Hazard‘s change of position was the biggest factor behind his improvement against Tottenham. Hazard was excellent in the second leg of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup semi-final victory, scoring the second goal and being generally quite mint. The Belgian played on the left-hand side of the attack, having most recently …
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Everton winger Yannick Bolasie appears unlikely to get his wish of regaining his place in the squad after cutting short his loan spell at Aston Villa without consulting manager Marco Silva. The 29-year-old was farmed out to the Sky Bet Championship club in the summer after making just 17 appearances in the previous campaign having …
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Crystal Palace have added Brazilian goalkeeper Lucas Perri to their squad. The 21-year-old moves to Selhurst Park on loan from Sao Paulo, with the Eagles having the option to turn the move into a permanent one. “It’s an amazing feeling, I’m really glad to join the club. Two months ago, I knew [about] the possibility …
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Monaco have suspended first-team coach Thierry Henry with immediate effect pending a final decision on his future, the Ligue Un strugglers have announced. The former France, Arsenal and Barcelona striker took over from the sacked Leonardo Jardim on October 13, signing a deal until June 2021 after leaving his post as Belgium assistant, but has …
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Paul Pogba was told by Jose Mourinho that he was not fit to captain Manchester United – but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sees the midfielder as a leader and would have no hesitation in handing him the armband. The high of helping France to lift the World Cup over the summer was followed by a maddening …
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Maurizio Sarri believed his side should have wrapped up their Carabao Cup semi-final with Tottenham before going to penalties, but was impressed with the performance. The Blues went ahead after 27 minutes, as N’Golo Kante’s strike from the edge of the box went through several pairs of legs before beating Paulo Gazzaniga. The hosts soon …
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Former England and Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has bought a stake in Salford City, the National League club have announced. The 43-year-old has followed in the footsteps of former United team-mates Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt and secured a 10 per cent stake in the club. With the …
Former Liverpool captain Graeme Souness believes manager Jurgen Klopp’s pragmatism will end the club’s 29-year wait for the title. The Reds currently lead Manchester City by four points at the top of the Premier League and, despite their 4-3 aberration at home to Crystal Palace last weekend, have the best defensive record in the top …
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Gary Neville doubts the current Manchester United squad can take the club to the Premier League title in the future as they can turn their performances “on and off like a tap”. A string of poor displays led to Jose Mourinho’s exit at Old Trafford in December with rumours that the former United boss had …
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Paul Merson thinks that Manchester United “will get found out” as they look to secure a top-four place in the Premier League. The Red Devils have won all seven matches under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with six of those coming in the Premier League. United are now level on points with Arsenal, while they …
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