Troy Deeney made no apologies for his provocative celebration in front of the West Ham fans during Watford’s 2-0 win at the London Stadium. Hornets skipper Deeney gave his side the lead when he slammed home a first-half penalty before charging towards the corner of the pitch. The 30-year-old attempted a knee slide before punching …
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It will take Manchester United at least five years to challenge for top honours again, according to Graeme Souness. United have not won the Premier League title since Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, while their last Champions League triumph came in 2008. The club have not even come close to winning either trophy in the …
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Antonio Rudiger says Chelsea were stupid in what was a “disaster” of a result against Leicester. The Blues started the season with a 12-game unbeaten Premier League run, but have now lost three of their last six matches. Their most recent defeat came at the hands of Leicester, with Jamie Vardy scoring the game’s only …
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Jose Mourinho thought the scheduled meeting in which Ed Woodward sacked him was actually to discuss transfers. Mourinho and Manchester United parted company after two-and-a-half years on Tuesday, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replacing the Portuguese on an interim basis – and starting pretty bloody well. United decided that the 11-point gap to fourth place after …
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Paul Pogba has thanked Jose Mourinho for improving him as a player and a person during his time as Manchester United manager. Mourinho signed Pogba for a then-world record fee in August 2016, but the pair had a fractious relationship at Old Trafford before the Portuguese’s dismissal on Tuesday. Pogba, however, praised Mourinho after United …
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Peter Schmeichel wants to be considered by Manchester United as a director of football candidate. United are expected to appoint a director of football or something similar by the end of the season, having parted company with former manager Jose Mourinho. The club are said to have four people in mind for the role, which would …
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Rafael Benitez has dropped the shock admission that he used to watch terrible BBC sitcom ‘My Family’ when he first arrived in England. The outrageous and sickening revelation came about as the Newcastle boss was discussing a run of four wins in seven games, for reasons that aren’t exactly clear. Benitez said: “We have to …
Ralph Hasenhuttl, who we’re still not entirely convinced is not just Mark Robins in a fancy wig, insists he will not accept complacency as Southampton seek to end their long wait for successive Premier League wins. Saints, who climbed out of the drop zone by upsetting Arsenal last weekend, have not won back-to-back top-flight fixtures …
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Watch today’s football then email [email protected]… Is Van Dijk the world’s most effective player? I thought i’d write my first mail in repose to Natty’s mail a couple of days ago considering whether Van Dijk is the second best player in Europe at the moment. Liverpool have conceded only 7 goals in 18 games in …
Manuel Pellegrini believes he has finally united the West Ham fans behind him and the club. Hammers supporters sung their manager’s name for the first time since he took over in the summer as they made it four wins on the spin at Fulham last weekend. They host Watford on Saturday looking for a fifth …