Manchester United 1, Manchester City 0: Derby victory eases pain of Chelsea debacle, insists Jose Mourinho October 27, 2016 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side’s EFL Cup victory over rivals Manchester City will go some way to exorcising the ghost of their harrowing Premier League thrashing by Chelsea at the weekend. Former Stamford Bridge playmaker Juan Mata proved the match-winner in the second half as the hosts set up a home tie with [...]
Tottenham and Uber stadium naming rights deal fails to get off the rank October 26, 2016 Tottenham are not currently in talks with Uber over a deal that would see the taxi app take naming rights to the club's new stadium. The Premier League club are currently holding talks with potential sponsors of the 61,000 capacity stadium but Spurs sources told City A.M. that, contrary to reports, there are no active negotiations [...]
Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1: No regrets over team selection, insists Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino October 26, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he harbours no regrets after his much-changed side were dumped out of the EFL Cup by eight-time winners and quarter final-bound Liverpool. Spurs slumped to their first domestic defeat of the season as striker Daniel Sturridge rediscovered his goalscoring touch with a double strike, while Vincent Janssen’s successfully converted penalty [...]
Pep Guardiola shows Sergio Aguero his love and urges the prolific marksman to stay at City for years October 25, 2016 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has denied suggestions that Sergio Aguero does not feature in his long-term plans and has urged the prolific marksman to remain at the Etihad Stadium for many years to come. Despite scoring 147 goals in 187 City appearances, Guardiola chose to start Aguero on the substitutes’ bench for his side’s Champions [...]
Antonio Conte’s tactical tinkering at Chelsea is a reminder of a good manager’s worth October 25, 2016 Chelsea’s Antonio Conte has done coaches everywhere a huge service in a fortnight that has not only revealed his influence but also reminded us that the job is not just about man-management. After a decent start to his tenure, Conte lost his way with back-to-back Premier League defeats to Liverpool and then Arsenal, the latter [...]
Watford under investigation by Football League over fabricated HSBC letter and could face fine or points deduction October 25, 2016 The English Football League (EFL) are investigating Watford for allegedly supplying forged financial information to the governing body. EFL officials were contacted by the Daily Telegraph who claim to have a fabricated bank letter from HSBC that was sent to the EFL as proof that Gino Pozzo had enough funds to become the club's principal owner when [...]
Mauricio Pochettino turns up heat on Jurgen Klopp by insisting odds are stacked in favour of Liverpool progressing in EFL Cup October 24, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has piled the pressure onto his opposite number Jurgen Klopp by insisting the odds of progressing from Tuesday's EFL Cup fourth round tie are firmly stacked in favour of eight-time tournament winners Liverpool. Pochettino already appears to be feeling the strain of combining a Premier League title charge with Champions League [...]
The 30 contenders for the 2016 Ballon d’Or are revealed October 24, 2016 The long-list for the world’s best player features eight Premier League stars with England’s Jamie Vardy and Wales’ Gareth Bale flying the flag for Britain. Contenders for the Ballon d'Or were revealed today with Vardy's Leicester team-mate Riyad Mahrez also included. Four Manchester players are evenly distributed across the two sides, while West Ham’s Dimitri Payet and Spurs shot-stopper Hugo [...]
Arsenal hopeful of rivalling Manchester United and Chelsea’s record-breaking commercial deals, says chief executive Ivan Gazidis October 24, 2016 Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis insists he is optimistic that the club can rival the record-breaking deals achieved by some Premier League teams when they renew their main commercial agreements. Leading English clubs have cashed in on a boom in kit deals and shirt sponsorship markets since Arsenal signed their existing contracts with Puma and [...]
Arsene Wenger predicts 82-86 points will be enough to win the Premier League this season October 24, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed the magic number of points that he believes will be enough to secure the club a first Premier League title since 2004. With three teams – Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool – locked at the top of the table on 20 points after nine games, Wenger has predicted that the champions will finish on 82-86 [...]