Marco Silva rules out 'radical changes' at Everton, despite poor form

The Toffees have had a lengthy break in fixtures, but despite a bad run, the Spanish boss has not used the time to make big changes to his methods Marco Silva refuted the suggestion Everton should make ‘radical changes’ to how they play ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League clash at Cardiff City. Silva has come …

Real Madrid 'whipping boy' Bale told Premier League return would be 'great for everyone'

Former Tottenham team-mate Dimitar Berbatov has told the Wales international to consider leaving Spain as he continues to attract unfair criticism Gareth Bale has become “the whipping boy” at Real Madrid, says Dimitar Berbatov, with the former Tottenham star told to consider a Premier League return after taking “the blame for everything that goes wrong”. …

'The Chelsea board have to say something' – Ballack calls for clarity over Sarri's future after Kepa defiance

The Italian manager’s future at Stamford Bridge was cast into further doubt after the goalkeeper’s extraordinary actions in the Carabao Cup final Chelsea must clarify Maurizio Sarri’s future at the club after he was defied by Kepa Arrizabalaga in the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City, according to Michael Ballack. Having gone down for …

Klopp to blame for Liverpool's attacking struggles & five tactical lessons learned from the weekend

The Reds boss made a series of head-scratching substitutions at Old Trafford, meaning his side struggled to break down Manchester United Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, but with the hosts succumbing to a series of first-half injuries it felt …

'I found him really hard work' – Huth says Puel had a negative impact at Leicester City

The ex-Foxes defender has offered an insight into the Frenchman’s ill-fated reign at the King Power Stadium, which came to an end on Sunday Robert Huth has defended Leicester City’s decision to sack Claude Puel as their manager, describing the 57-year-old coach as ‘really hard work’. Puel was dismissed after the Foxes were thrashed 4-1 …

McTominay billed as 'new Darren Fletcher' by Man Utd boss Solskjaer

The Scotland international has been compared to a five-time Premier League title winner after slotting seamlessly into the fold against Liverpool Scott McTominay has been compared to former Manchester United star and fellow Scotland international Darren Fletcher after his showing in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. The 22-year-old came into the Red Devils side on …

‘A point at Old Trafford is never a bad result’ – Robertson remains upbeat on Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp’s title-chasing side were held to a goalless draw by Manchester United on Sunday, but are looking to take positives from the result Andrew Robertson is looking for Liverpool to take heart from sides setting up to contain them, with a goalless draw at Manchester United considered to be a positive as “a point …

'The players are with him' – Luiz offers Sarri support after Kepa 'misunderstanding'

The Chelsea defender had been keen to reward his manager with a first trophy, but missed a penalty in the Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City David Luiz insists the Chelsea players support Maurizio Sarri and revealed he was heartbroken at his own penalty miss against Manchester City as he wanted to win the …

Lukaku: Man Utd ready for anything, including four injuries in one half!

The Red Devils saw Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford pick up knocks during a goalless draw with arch-rivals Liverpool Romelu Lukaku claims Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has Manchester United “prepared for any situation”, with even four injuries in one half against Liverpool failing to knock them out of their stride. The Red …

Man City exploit every little detail – they know everything! – Mourinho

The Portuguese coach discussed his former rivals’ approach, saying they were a team that knows how to win Manchester City know how to capitalise on every detail in a game, including trying to influence referees, according to Jose Mourinho. Pep Guardiola’s men secured their second trophy of the season with a penalty shoot-out win over …