Pep Guardiola hailed a professional performance after Manchester City demolished Burnley in the FA Cup – but still called for improvement. The Premier League champions maintained their interest in four competitions as they thrashed the Clarets 5-0 in their fourth-round tie at the Etihad Stadium. Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne all struck …
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Arsenal are chasing Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, according to BBC journalist David Ornstein. Ornstein claims Arsenal have approached Inter regarding the availability of Perisic, 29, who has been a target for Manchester United in the last 18 months. It is claimed that the Gunners want the Croatia winger on loan with a £35million option …
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Football agent Willie McKay arranged for the flight to take Emiliano Sala from Nantes to Cardiff but had no involvement in selecting the plane or pilot. Guernsey Police have called off the search for Cardiff’s new £15million signing Sala and pilot David Ibbotson after their plane disappeared over the English Channel on Monday evening. McKay’s …
Nemanja Matic hailed the character of Manchester United team-mate Alexis Sanchez after he scored on his return to Arsenal in the FA Cup on Friday night. Sanchez opened the scoring against his former club as United won their eighth game in a row under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to maintain his winning start. Jesse …
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Anything to add? Send your emails to [email protected]… Fragging Jose On watching the excellent documentary “The Vietnam War”, I was reminded of the term “frag”, used to describe the action of deliberately killing an unpopular senior officer with a hand grenade. Given the performances of his troops at Man United, Chelsea and (possibly) Real Madrid …
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Unai Emery insists injuries cost Arsenal their hopes of turning over a two-goal deficit against Manchester United. The Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup on Friday night when the Red Devils earned a 3-1 win at the Emirates. Arsenal’s hopes of advancing in a competition they have won a record 13 times was …
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Alexis Sanchez can only improve after scoring on his Arsenal return. Sanchez opened the scoring as United sealed a 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup and extend Solskjaer’s winning start. The two most successful sides in the competition’s history …
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SPURS EYE RABIOT DEAL Better late than never, but Tottenham are finally ready to make a move in the transfer market. And it’s a ballsy one… Apparently, Adrien Rabiot is Mauricio Pochettino’s target. The France midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season and his refusal to commit to a new deal …
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Cardiff have joined Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona in calling for the search to be resumed for the plane carrying their missing striker Emiliano Sala. Guernsey Police called off the search for Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on Thursday afternoon, prompting calls from across football for it to be resumed. Messi and Maradona both posted …
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Marko Arnautovic has said he is going to stay at West Ham. The Austrian forward had been linked with a lucrative move to China but in an Instagram post on Friday evening he revealed he will remain at the London Stadium until at least the end of the season. Arnautovic, 29, was the subject of …
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