Manchester United gaffer Ruben Amorim has admitted that the way his team played to get positive results against Liverpool and Arsenal will be different from how they approach their upcoming games. Despite sitting 14th in the league, two months into Amorim’s reign, the Red Devils have recorded a 2-1 win at Manchester City, a 2-2 draw at Liverpool and a penalty shootout win against Arsenal in the FA Cup with 10 men. However, the lack of consistency has got the Portuguese coach thinking of what is to come. “Yeah, I’m always concerned because we didn’t have, during these games, the…
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Mikel Arteta has cautioned rivals and league leaders Liverpool that his “sensational” Arsenal team are back in the mix for the title race after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the north London derby on Wednesday. Seriously searching for a win to cut the gap on Premier League front-runners Liverpool, Arteta’s charges fought back from Son Heung-Min’s early goal for Spurs. An own goal from Dominic Solanke and a fine strike from Leandro Trossard put them ahead before the end of the first half at a bouncing Emirates Stadium. Sitting in second place thanks to the result, this is Arsenal’s first…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has shut down talk suggesting the team are in a worrying state after their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. Diogo Jota came off the bench to rescue a point for the Reds, who could not find a winner after Chris Wood’s opening goal for the hosts. After suffering their first loss since September in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur last week, Arne Slot’s men, who are chasing a record equalling 20th top-flight title, have just won three of their last seven league games. Although they have a game in…
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has expressed delight in his side’s determination and hunger for success to react to last season’s disappointment, following their 5-0 thrashing of Hoffenheim on Wednesday. Bayern capitalised on the struggles of their opponents as they netted three times in 19 minutes in the first half to put themselves in a comfortable position. After the interval, they netted twice to see off the contest to regain their four point lead on the log over champions Bayer Leverkusen, who are in second place with 38 points. “I am happy with our performance and the mentality of the…
Police have begun investigating social media abuse which was aimed at the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz. Havertz had missed a penalty in Arsenal’s shootout loss as he also put in a below-par performance against Manchester United in the FA Cup third round last Sunday. After what was the Gunners’ second consecutive defeat, the German’s spouse, Sophia, reposted two demeaning messages she received on Instagram. “Officers have received a report of malicious communications towards Hertfordshire resident on Sunday 12 January. Enquiries are under way,” a police spokesperson said to Britain’s Press Association. Speaking to the media, Arsenal manager Mikel…
Chelsea’s 2-2 home draw against Bournemouth extended their winless run in the Premier League to five games, a situation which Blues gaffer Enzo Maresca believes is worrisome. Maresca’s charged seemed to be in pole position to put their slump to an end with an effective first-half display as Cole Palmer netted his 14th goal of the league campaign with a cool finish at Stamford Bridge. However, their visitors bounced back after the interval as Justin Kluivert levelled matters from the penalty spot and Antoine Semenyo put them ahead in the contest with an emphatic finish. Skipper Recce James stepped off…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was of the opinion that his side deserved a win against Nottingham Forest following their 1-1 draw at City Ground as his side have now failed to beat their Wednesday opponents in both their clashes this season. Beaten 0-1 at Anfield earlier in the campaign, Slot’s Reds were stunned once again after Chris Wood’s eighth-minute opening goal but subsitutes Diogo Jota and Kostas Tsimikas combined to equaliser as the former headed home the latter’s cross six minutes after the hour mark. Although, the league leaders had issues coping with Forest’s intense display and rigid defending until…
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has given his opinion on the contract situation involving Mohamed Salah, revealing he is “hopeful” that the Egyptian will sign a new deal to remain at the club. Praising the 32-year-old as the best striker the Merseyside outfit have had in recent times, Salah’s current contract is set to run out at the end of the season and the forward recently made it known that a new deal is “far away” from finalisation. Been at the Reds dugout when Salah signed for the club from Roma in 2017, Klopp has moved to a rather different…
Barcelona president Joan Laporta fired at opposition as he defended his handling of the registration of Dani Olmo in a fierce speech on Tuesday. Midfielder Olmo and striker Pau Victor both missed two games after LaLiga and the Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] declined the Blaugrana new licenses to play, saying the Catalan giants had failed to meet the deadline at the end of 2024. Struggling with finances, Barcelona sold VIP boxes at their Spotify Camp Nou stadium – which is still under construction – to investors from the Middle East to aid passage of LaLiga’s strict financial fair play restrictions…
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has called on his players to stay humble after extending their winning run to 14 games which saw them move to the summit of the LaLiga table above rivals Real Madrid following their 1-0 win over Osasuna. Julian Alvarez netted in the 55th minute to take Atleti’s points tally to 44, one ahead of second-placed Real — with the current winning streak as their longest across all competitions in history. Antoine Griezmann’s short and clever corner routine to Clement Lenglet who headed down to Alvarez who slotted from close range. “We had been talking with…