Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante has spoken of the pleasure he is taking from his new attacking midfield role after scoring the game’s only goal in Sunday’s 1-0 win at Crystal Palace. The Frenchman’s recent transformation from perhaps the world’s leading defensive midfielder – it was from that position he was so influential as France became world …
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Hugo Lloris is hoping 2019 will be the year he finally lifts some silverware with Tottenham. Spurs continue to make progress under manager Mauricio Pochettino but are looking to end a trophy drought which stretches back to their League Cup triumph in 2008. They have slipped nine points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League …
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Jesse Lingard believes Paul Pogba is back to the swashbuckling player he grew up with, having been given the confidence to express himself by Manchester United caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Questions over the World Cup winner’s happiness and future punctuated the first few months of a difficult season at Old Trafford, thanks to his …
Vincent Kompany insists Manchester City still have “everything to play for” in the Premier League title race. Club captain Kompany challenged City to take the battle to league leaders Liverpool in Thursday’s pivotal clash at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool are seven points clear at the top of the table, with Pep Guardiola already admitting second-placed …
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Harry Maguire insists Leicester are ready to bounce back at Everton. The Foxes go to Goodison Park on New Year’s Day after Saturday’s last-gasp defeat to Cardiff, landing them firmly in the losers section. The Bluebirds claimed a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium to stun Leicester after the Foxes’ surprise wins over Chelsea …
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Former Liverpool and England winger Peter Thompson has died at the age of 76, the Premier League club have announced. Signed by Bill Shankly from Preston in 1963, Thompson went on to become a mainstay on the left flank for the Reds as he racked up more than 400 appearances and two First Division titles …
Virgil van Dijk has played down his tunnel bust-up up with Arsenal star Sokratis, explaining it was a row over Mo Salah that sparked the confrontation. The Liverpool defender was involved in a heated confrontation with his Arsenal counterpart as the players made their way down the tunnel at half-time, in a match where Jurgen Klopp’s …
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Aleksandar Mitrovic has forgiven Aboubakar Kamara for almost costing Fulham victory against Huddersfield by seizing and missing the late penalty Mitrovic should have taken. Kamara argued with Mitrovic – the club’s designated penalty-taker – and appeared to have cost them a vital victory when Terriers goalkeeper Jonas Lossl saved his kick to keep the match …
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Former France midfielder Claude Makelele believes Paul Pogba’s goal celebrations are ‘disrespectful’. Pogba, named in our team of the week again, was dancing twice on Sunday after netting the opening two goals in Manchester United’s win over Bournemouth. Ex-Chelsea star Makelele isn’t a fan of his compatriot’s attention-grabbing celebrations. He told Astro SuperSport: “One example …
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Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks has batted away suggestions the damaging 3-1 defeat to Wolves was another example of failing to perform under pressure. Spurs capitulated in the final 18 minutes at Wembley to sink to a loss that saw them drift nine points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool – a potentially fatal blow in the …