Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is prepared to give youth a chance in their FA Cup tie at Wolves but it may be a little too early for academy prospect Ki-Jana Hoever. The 16-year-old defender has been training with the first team after making rapid progress through the youth sides and while there is a possibility …
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Everton manager Marco Silva has no doubts forward Ademola Lookman has a big part to play in the club’s future. Lookman scored for the first time in 394 days as he set the Toffees on the way to a 2-1 FA Cup win over League Two leaders Lincoln. However, after a bright start in which …
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Pep Guardiola is prepared for a fixture pile-up as Manchester City pursue glory on all fronts. City switch their attention from their pursuit of Premier League leaders Liverpool to domestic cup football in the coming days. Guardiola’s side host Championship Rotherham in the FA Cup third round on Sunday before the first leg of their …
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Dele Alli concedes Tottenham may have got a “little bit carried away” as talk of a Premier League title tilt grew towards the end of 2018. Mauricio Pochettino’s side moved second on Boxing Day with a 5-0 defeat of Bournemouth, leading talk to grow that Spurs could seriously challenge for their first league crown since …
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Unai Emery is hopeful Arsenal will bring in reinforcements during the January transfer window – but declined to say whether Denis Suarez will be one of them. The Barcelona midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to the Emirates to reunite with Emery, who he worked with at Sevilla. After the 3-0 FA Cup …
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Rafael Benitez has admitted an FA Cup replay was almost the last thing he wanted after seeing Newcastle hit back late to deny Sky Bet Championship Blackburn a third round victory. Matt Ritchie’s 85th-minute penalty spared the Premier League side’s blushes with a 1-1 draw after Bradley Dack had headed the visitors in front at …
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Christian Pulisic is confident he can fit right in at Chelsea under Maurizio Sarri. The United States international – the most expensive ever – will remain at Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season before completing his £57.7million move to Stamford Bridge in the summer. The 20-year-old, whose contact with Dortmund was …
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Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has branded Liverpool a “disgrace” and accused them of lacking class after missing out on the signing of Nathaniel Clyne. Warnock claims he was “promised” the right-back on loan by the Reds, before discovering on television that he had joined Premier League rivals Bournemouth on Friday. The 70-year-old handed Clyne his …
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Manuel Pellegrini admitted Marko Arnautovic was “angry” at being substituted during West Ham‘s 2-0 FA Cup win over Birmingham. Arnautovic opened the scoring after just two minutes but looked stunned to be taken off by Pellegrini in the 20th minute. Hammers boss Pellegrini said the Austria forward had indicated that he had hurt his back …
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Louis van Gaal had laid into Paul Merson over his recent Liverpool rant. Merson told Sky Sports this week that Liverpool should “get out of” the Champions League as soon as they possibly can to aid their Premier League title aspirations. Liverpool lead the Premier League table by four points after 21 games, and face …
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