With a raft of home fixtures forthcoming, the Portuguese believes the Red Devils are about to hit their stride Jose Mourinho forecasts an “amazing” period for Manchester United as he prepares for a glut of home matches across various competitions. United host Chelsea in a key Premier League clash on Sunday to kick off a …
The Brazilian learned he will not be charged over his dispute with the defender in January and his coach was pleased with how he handled the situation Jurgen Klopp spoke in awe of Roberto Firmino’s ability to perform under the pressure of having an investigation into allegedly abusive comments hanging over him. The Football Association …
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The Baggies have decided to allow the Northern Ireland defender to retain the captain’s armband following his breach of curfew in Spain Alan Pardew will not strip Jonny Evans of the West Brom captaincy despite the Northern Ireland international’s role in a training camp incident. Evans and three team-mates – Gareth Barry, Jake Livermore and …
The Red Devils boss appeared to take aim at Pep Guardiola’s men after their FA Cup exit was marred by clashes between the two sides Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has taken an apparent swipe at Manchester City after the unseemly aftermath of their rivals’ departure from the FA Cup. Pep Guardiola’s runaway Premier League …
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On the anniversary of one of the most ridiculous scenes in football, Goal looks back at the patsy who ate a pasty There’s a narrative around every football match. Whether it’s a big head-to-head between two-star players, managers trying to get one over on each other after a war of words in their press conferences, …
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The 28-year-old’s red card in a shock 1-0 defeat at Wigan seemed to enrage the manager, but the Catalan was accepting afterward Pep Guardiola had no complaints over Fabian Delph’s red card after Manchester City crashed out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. Will Grigg’s 79th-minute goal gave Paul Cook’s …
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The Premier League leaders are concerned that the League One club’s security arrangements put the safety of their players at risk Manchester City officials will seek talks with their Wigan counterparts in the coming days to discuss security arrangements at the DW Stadium and establish how a pitch invasion, which led to Sergio Aguero being …
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Pep Guardiola’s side have a documentary crew following them this season, but even they will struggle to tell the story of a manic Monday in Wigan Given Manchester City are going into the entertainment business with their Amazon documentary series, you could easily imagine the opening scenes of the episode simply known as “Wigan”. Claudio …
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The striker scored the decisive goal as Wigan Athletic stunned the Premier League leaders, a result the striker could scarcely believe FA Cup hero Will Grigg hailed Wigan Athletic for making the impossible possible after his goal secured a stunning 1-0 upset win over Premier League leaders Manchester City. Grigg kept his cool after an …
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The forward shoved a fan who stormed the field after the Latics’ shock FA Cup win and had to be restrained as the two engaged in a shouting match Sergio Aguero was involved in a post-game clash with a fan which involved a shove and a shouting match following Manchester City’s shock 1-0 FA Cup …
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