Fans of the Premier League and followers alike were in shock when worrying news filtered in on Saturday. West Ham United have said forward Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture following a serious car accident. The 34-year-old was also transferred to a central London hospital where he will continue to be monitored. “West Ham United can confirm Michail Antonio has undergone surgery on a lower limb fracture following a road traffic accident on Saturday afternoon,” the London outfit said. West Ham issued two updates on Antonio’s condition on Saturday, stating he was conscious and communicating, after…
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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe admitted the club have become “mediocre” and cannot deflect from “difficult and unpopular decisions” in a bid to return to the top. The British Billionaire’s comments comes after new head coach Ruben Amorim said on Friday that the Red Devils are a “massive club” but not a “massive team”. Ratcliffe’s company INEOS took over the United’s football operations in the early part of the year but the club have continued to struggle on the pitch, even after a surprising FA Cup triumph last campaign. However, the club hierarchy could not continue being patient with…
With just one win in their last nine games in all competitions, Pep Guardiola has admitted Manchester City cannot think about winning a fifth successive Premier League title. The reigning English champions were forced to a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace, after coming back twice from a losing position as Rico Lewis also received a red card late in the contest to remain fourth on the log. “We take a point. We fought incredible and came back twice. It’s a season to suffer. We’ll see what happens in the last months,” Guardiola said. “We cannot talk about the title race…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expresses delight with his team’s performance in their 3-0 triumph at Girona on Saturday which saw them return to winning ways following recent disappointing displays. Los Blancos had suffered a midweek 2-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao, a fourth defeat in seven games across all competitions. Real’s win over Girona reduced the gap to leaders Barcelona to just two points, as they also have a game in hand, regaining control of the title race with a lengthy injury situation which includes key player Vinicius Jr and with Kylian Mbappe under immense pressure. “[Jude] Bellingham has scored…
Jose Mourinho has hit back at Pep Guardiola, responding that he won his English top-flight titles at Chelsea fairly after the Manchester City manager’s comments that he has lifted six Premier League titles, while the Portuguese coach has only three. Guardiola, whose City side were defeated 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, held up six fingers to the Anfield crowd, responding to chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” while indicating the number of league titles he has won. While managing Manchester United, Mourinho had similarly held up three fingers to opposition fans during a disappointing league season before being…
The travelling Chelsea supporters in the 5-1 dismantling of Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday were chanting the name of head coach Enzo Maresca. The Blues were 4-1 ahead late in the contest when the away end sang his name as they enjoyed seeing ther team move up to second on the log and when Maresca applauded the chants, it became louder. “It was a very good feeling. You can see they are happy, that is our target, we work every day to keep them happy,” Maresca said in his post-match presser. “Tonight was a very good feeling. “They…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted his side desperately had to snap their habit of losing as they ended their seven-game winless run with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. The English champions’ woeful run included six losses, which was the worst run of Guardiola’s managerial career. With injuries to Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake, however, it seemed the victory came at a cost. “We needed it. The club, the players needed to win but it is just one game,” said Guardiola. “The problems continue with Manu and Nathan. “In general, the most important thing was to break…
Two set-piece goals was the trick to Arsenal getting an important victory against Manchester United on Wednesday, with manager Mikel Arteta praising his side’s determination to win after a troubling situation. Jurrien Timber and William Saliba were both on the scoresheet from corners in the 2-0 win — a fourth straight win for Arsenal in all competitions, following a draw and successive losses before the international break. Despite the absence of first choice centre back Gabriel due to injury, the Gunners were still a threat from set pieces and could have scored more than two goals. Arteta, who cut a…
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted that the return of teenage star Lamine Yamal helped the side in their 5-1 dismantling of Mallorca. The 17-year-old has been on the sidelines for four weeks due to an ankle issue as the table-topping Catalan giants could only pick up one point from a possible nine in three league games, providing an opening for the chasing pack to capitalise, with Real Madrid closing the gap to just one point. The dominant performance on Tuesday finally brought an end to their three-game winless run and Flick understood the result was aided by the return of…
The 2023-24 Premier League campaign entered matchday 13 as league leaders Liverpool overcame champions Manchester City who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in the league. The Reds extended their lead at the top to nine points, ahead of the chasing pack, thanks to goals in each half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah. The results sees Pep Guardiola’s champions sit 11 points adrift the top spot as they sit fifth in the league with 23 points. Arsenal jumped to second following their 5-2 London derby triumph at West Ham United — with all seven goals in the contest amazingly scored…