Steve Nicol feels Pep Guardiola’s Man City squad is perfect next season, but needs to continue to man-manage Gabriel Jesus’ minutes to keep him happy.
After wrapping up an unprecedented domestic men’s treble, Pep Guardiola is preparing to part with an item of clothing that has accompanied him and Man City on the road to success this season.
Indeed, City are set to auction of the grey “coatigan” worn by Guardiola on the touchlines as his team secured the FA Cup with a 6-0 win over Watford at Wembley on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking after the final, Guardiola confirmed that he planned to sell his iconic hybrid outerwear to help raise funds for charity.
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The Premier League summer transfer window opened just after midnight GMT on Thursday, and it promises to be a busy summer for all of the leading clubs. Who will arrive and who will leave before the 2019-20 season kicks off on Aug. 10?
We point out the players whose will-they, won’t-they transfer sagas could drag on until the final minutes of the window.
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With Arsenal’s top four hopes in peril after a loss at Leicester, the FC crew dissect the issues still plaguing the club in the post-Wenger era.
Leicester hand Arsenal their third defeat in a row to leave the Gunners’ top-four spot in peril.
Chelsea and Manchester United did little to lay claim to the 4th and final Champions League spot as the Blues cling to a 2-point lead over Arsenal for 4th.
Leicester hand Arsenal their third defeat in a row to leave the Gunners’ top-four spot in peril.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has said Aaron Ramsey will not play for the club again because of a hamstring injury sustained in the Europa League quarterfinal second leg clash away to Napoli.
Ramsey’s 12-year association with Arsenal will come to an end on June 30 when he will join Juventus on a free transfer.
And, speaking ahead of the semifinal first leg at home to Valencia, Emery confirmed Ramsey would be unavailable for selection for the remainder of the campaign.
The Wales international,…
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A period of silence was held to remember the life of Emiliano Sala before kick-off between Southampton and Cardiff at St. Mary’s.
Tributes were paid to footballer Emiliano Sala on Saturday at a special memorial in his home region of Santa Fe, Argentina.
The body of the 28-year old, who died in a plane crash last month, was laid out in a gymnasium in the town where he grew up so friends and family could pay their last respects.
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A single-engine plane carrying Sala from his French club Nantes to his new team Cardiff City crashed on Jan. 21 in the English Channel, before he could make his debut for the Premier League side.
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Despite Manchester City’s strong run of form, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner explains why Liverpool remain his favourites to win the Premier League title.
The 2018-19 Premier League season offers the most intriguing title battle in many years, yet unfortunately, we won’t witness a genuine title-decider between Liverpool and Manchester City. The two contenders have already played each other twice — a boring goalless draw at Anfield early in the season, and then a 2-1 City win at the start of January.
Instead, the title might be decided by which team is better at breaking down minnows who are deploying a low block.
The phrase “low block” has…
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Feb 4 (Reuters) – Liverpool’s exit from domestic cup competitions this season gives them the advantage over champions Manchester City in the Premier League title race, according to West Ham United manager Manuel Pellegrini.League leaders Liverpool, who have 61 points from 24 games, can go five clear of second-placed City with a win at West Ham on Monday and the Chilean believes the Merseyside club are in the driver’s seat as they chase a first league title since 1990.Juergen Klopp’s side have only…
In a tough-to-call Champions League tie between Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund, Steve Nicol explains why Spurs’ defence could make the difference. Tottenham’s Kyle Walker-Peters says he overcame the toughest mental challenge of his career so far at the Camp Nou last week.
The 21-year-old full-back made only his second start of the season in the decisive Champions League showdown with Barcelona and suffered a nightmare start, losing the ball to Ousmane Dembele to score in the seventh minute.
But he was pleased with his reaction in a game Spurs went on to draw 1-1, which was enough to put his team into the round of 16. And, as Tottenham now prepare…
Fernando Torres insists he felt like he had completed everything he needed to in Europe before he moved to Japan’s Sagan Tosu from Atletico Madrid.
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper.
Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Alexis Sanchez to Paris Saint-Germain
Less than one year after joining Manchester United from Arsenal, the Chile international wants to quit the club as he is isolated, bored…