Arsenal and Tottenham players handed England recalls by interim boss Gareth Southgate November 6, 2016 On-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been handed the chance to reignite his international career after being recalled to the England squad for Friday’s World Cup qualifier with Scotland and next week’s friendly against Spain. Wilshere, 24, was left out of the Three Lions’ previous two squads but has proven his fitness during a temporary [...]
Leicester City 1, West Brom 2: Claudio Ranieri cites Champions League exertions for loss of 20-match unbeaten home record November 6, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri blamed an over-focus on the club’s Champions League campaign for the surrendering of their 20-game unbeaten Premier League record in a 2-1 reverse against West Brom. Club-record £29m striker Islam Slimani had hauled the Foxes level after James Morrison’s second-half opener, only for Matty Phillips to take advantage of a woeful [...]
Swansea City 1, Manchester United 3: Jose Mourinho takes swipe at Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw for lack of mental toughness November 6, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho appeared to question the mental toughness of Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw after being forced to field a makeshift defence during his side’s victory at Swansea. FA Cup holders United ended a run of four Premier League matches without a win as a Zlatan Ibrahimovic double added to Paul Pogba’s [...]
Liverpool 6, Watford 1: Jurgen Klopp coy on title challenge as scintillating Reds demolish Watford November 6, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp played down the significance of reaching the Premier League summit after the scintillating Reds mauled Watford to hit top spot for the first time during the German’s Anfield reign. The hosts were unplayable at times as Sadio Mane netted twice, while Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum also [...]
Arsene Wenger bemoans unlucky penalty decision after Tottenham deny Arsenal the chance to go top November 6, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger bemoaned refereeing decisions after his side missed the opportunity to go top of the Premier League with a draw in the North London derby. A Harry Kane penalty earned Tottenham a 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium after the Gunners took the lead through a Kevin Wimmer own goal. Yet Wenger felt [...]
Anthony Martial’s adviser describes Manchester United as “disrespectful” for giving No9 shirt to Zlatan Ibrahimovic November 5, 2016 Anthony Martial's advisor has described Manchester United's decision to strip him of the No9 shirt as "disrespectful and misplaced". Philip Lamboley admitted his client had been hurt and disappointed by United's decision to give the No9 shirt to new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic this summer. Read more: Martial's Manchester squad number dispute demonstrates why footballers still need [...]
Yaya Toure says sorry: Manchester City midfielder apologises to Pep Guardiola for agent’s attack November 4, 2016 Yaya Toure says he is ready to rekindle his Manchester City career and has apologised for his agent's outburst against manager Pep Guardiola. The 33-year-old midfielder has backed down in a dispute with Guardiola, who said he would not consider the Ivorian unless he received an apology for derogatory comments made by agent Dimitri Seluk. Seluk said Guardiola "is a [...]
Liverpool data guru Michael Edwards to take charge of transfer negotiations following director of football promotion November 4, 2016 Liverpool's technical director Michael Edwards is set to become the club's new director of football in move that will relieve Jurgen Klopp from dealing with transfer negotiations and contract renewals. Analytics expert Edwards was first brought to Liverpool in 2011 by former director of football strategy Damien Comolli who had worked with him at Tottenham. The 37-year-old is [...]
Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1: Saints show why they’re attracting takeover talk with stirring win over Italian giants November 3, 2016 Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1 Southampton came from behind and recovered from missing a penalty to record a memorable victory over Inter Milan and revive their hopes of progressing to the Europa League knockout stage. Inter striker Mauro Icardi put the visitors in front and the Saints wasted a chance to equalise just before half-time when [...]
Fenerbahce 2, Manchester United 1: Jose Mourinho fumes at lazy and complacent United as they lose for the fifth time in 13 games November 3, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused his team of being lazy and complacent after Europa League defeat at Fenerbahce capped a miserable week for the under-pressure boss. Forward Moussa Sow’s dazzling overhead kick rocked United in the second minute and an exquisite free-kick from former Sunderland winger Jeremain Lens doubled the hosts’ advantage after half-time. [...]