Situated on the biggest of the most unsuccessful finishes to last season, Liverpool’s swirl was the more recent of meagre defeats with a stark 4-2 demolition at Villa Park being the final blow for the visitor side at the hands of Aston Villa’s Arne Slot side. Once the moment was in the other team’s favour, it is now turning sour and defensive, and there is uncertainty over Liverpool’s...
Real Madrid are in advanced talks with Jose Mourinho to re-sign him to the Santiago Bernabeu – and after what a dramatic stint the Spaniard has endured as a manager, he has shown a strong thirst for the experience. Over a decade later since he finished his first spell away from Spain, Mourinho has bounced back to be considered on top of the pile for a club that...
Michael Carrick’s game in the Premier League wasn’t what anyone could have hoped for – and that goes for the boys’ eyes too but Casemiro, at 34, has yet to demonstrate all his worth with Manchester United. When the Brazilian was left out of the squad, United’s midfield lacked the depth, leadership and control that was a worry at the turn of the season. Carrick said that Casemiro...
Arsenal’s Champions League hopes are on the verge of becoming a reality and whole lot of real. After holding Atletico Madrid to the wire and then beating them (2-1 on aggregate), it would seem that Arsenal’s Champions League dreams are alive and kicking. Bukayo Saka provided the unforgettable moment that brought the two teams to a point which pushed the Gunners towards the side of history on an...
The Manchester United qualifies to the official stage of the Man Utd Champions League but officially finalizes the process in dramatic fashion as Manchester United triumphs over Liverpool in a high stakes confrontation that delivers both on field and off field drama. On a day, when the club announced its return to the elite competition in Europe, during a day with the news that legendary former manager, Sir...
The PSG vs Bayern Thriller provided one of the best nights of the Champions League in recent times, with Paris Saint-Germain emerging triumphant 5-4 in a spectacular semi-final first leg held in Paris. At a time when control, organisation and a conservative approach figure so prominently at the world’s premier level of club football, this clash was a reminder of why football is the world’s most popular sport....
As Manchester United inch closer to a return to Europe’s elite competition, the euphoria at Old Trafford is tempered by thoughts of the future. A tough 2-1 win over Brentford brings them closer to European glory but behind the sprawling billboards, eyes and ears are fixed on the next summer, and the next stage of the rebuilding project. The Brentford victory filled the air with excitement. The crowd...
Pep Guardiola has put Manchester City at a place where they are most comfortable, which is the first place in the premier league table. A narrow 1 0 at Turf Moor over Burnley had left City again on top of Arsenal and rejuvenated the feeling that this time once more the champions just managed to run in time. It was not glitzy or their roughest performance yet in...
Tottenham Hotspur went out of wild celebrations to a state of its death as Brighton scored just in the dying seconds of a half to score a dramatic draw leaving Spurs survival hopes in a thread. What promised to be an epic fight in the race to relegation areas turned out to be yet another sad episode in a dismal season of failure. It is now time to...
There can be no better response to critics than Michael Carrick gave as Manchester United will gain an invaluable 1-0 win at Chelsea regaining its faith in its quest to win the Champions League and showing that being calm can still bring success in the face of adversity. Following the shock defeat at home to Leeds earlier in the week, there were increasing calls of questioning the interim...