Pep Guardiola has defended Manchester City’s title credentials despite back-to-back defeats handing Liverpool the initiative at the top of the Premier League. Guardiola’s champions endured a miserable Christmas as they were shocked by Crystal Palace and Leicester, surrendering the lead in both matches to make it three defeats in four following a loss to Chelsea …
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he is not “an idiot” and is taking nothing for granted despite their nine-point lead at the top of the table. A devastating 5-1 win over Arsenal (read 16 Conclusions here), coupled with Tottenham losing 3-1 at home to Wolves, extended the Reds’ advantage at the top. Third-placed Manchester City …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp claimed he “almost cried” when Mohamed Salah handed Roberto Firmino the ball to bag his hat-trick from the spot. Firmino’s hat-trick inspired Liverpool to a 5-1 demolition at Anfield – a match in which they looked several classes above the Gunners. Read 16 Conclusions, folks. Arsenal took an early lead when …
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Arsenal manager Unai Emery believes his team found out the hard way how much Liverpool have progressed as a team, and claims they are now the benchmark. A Roberto Firmino hat-trick inspired Liverpool to a 5-1 demolition at Anfield. The Gunners took an early lead when Alex Iwobi’s low cross found Ainsley Maitland-Niles at the …
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Click:best place to sell gold Auckland Claudio Ranieri says Fulham’s last-minute win over Huddersfield was a ‘dream’ result but the manager was left fuming by Aboubakar Kamara’s ‘unbelievable’ lack of respect. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a last-gasp winner to help the Cottagers climb another place after they moved off the bottom of the table on Boxing Day. …
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Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham played the ‘wrong way’ against Wolves but the manager attributed some of the blame for defeat to fatigue. Harry Kane’s superb opener was cancelled out by Willy Boly with 18 minutes remaining before Raul Jimenez and Helder Costa secured an impressive come-from-behind victory for Wolves. The defeat gives Manchester City the …
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Brendan Rodgers probably still suffers flashbacks whenever he hears that Steven Gerrard has been issuing rallying calls and Rangers gave the Celtic manager more reason to shudder after satisfying the rookie manager’s request for ‘one last push’ in the Old Firm Derby. Gerrard demanded that his Gers bring their ‘A game’ to a meeting that …
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Brendan Rodgers has revealed that he was hospitalised in the wake of his sacking as Liverpool manager. Rodgers leads Celtic into battle in the Old Firm derby on Saturday lunchtime midway through his third season in charge at Parkhead. The Northern Irishman moved to Scotland seven months after being axed by Liverpool after a poor …
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England manager Gareth Southgate has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours, with captain Harry Kane receiving an MBE on the back of the country’s memorable run to the World Cup semi-finals. After years of disappointment at major tournaments, the Three Lions ripped up the script in Russia to reach the final four …
Tottenham’s experience of coming up against Leicester in the 2015-16 title race means they will remain humble this time around, says boss Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs have made themselves potential Premier League champions this season after a sparkling run of form and sit above Manchester City in second, six points off leaders Liverpool, ahead of Saturday’s …
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