Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola credits his players for the turnaround in play, after another big win to keep title hopes alive. Referee Mike Dean hid the hat trick ball from Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero following their 6-0 victory over Chelsea. Manchester City have apologised for playing Chelsea victory anthem “One Step Beyond” after Sunday’s
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LONDON — Maurizio Sarri admitted that Chelsea will be forced to play more conservatively if they cannot find a way to impose their style of football on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Chelsea dealt City their first Premier League defeat of the season when the two teams last met at Stamford Bridge
The FC crew assess how Maurizio Sarri’s comments towards Eden Hazard may have played a role in the Chelsea star’s cryptic message about his future in London. Mark Ogden and the FC crew examine the top-four in the Premier League, which is heating up as Man United improve and Chelsea struggle. Steve Nicol doesn’t appreciate
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals and keep track of who has joined the big boys. And Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. TOP STORY: Chelsea brace for Hazard
Gonzalo Higuain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marcus Rashford — three high-flying Premier League strikers. Gonzalo Higuain and Marcus Rashford both marked scoring in the Premier League this weekend with some serious elevation by leaping as high as they could go. The Chelsea and Manchester United strikers kept up a long tradition of leaping celebrations that are spectacularly
Manchester City dismantled Arsenal 3-1 to go within two points of leaders Liverpool (who play West Ham later tonight) while Manchester United continued their run under new management with a squeaky 1-0 win over Leicester City. In Turin, Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace wasn’t enough as Juventus squandered a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Parma, and
Steve Nicol doesn’t appreciate Maurizio Sarri’s self-praise after Chelsea’s rout of downtrodden Huddersfield Town. Chelsea star Eden Hazard recaps his side’s comfortable 5-0 win over Huddersfield which included two goals from the mesmerising Belgian. LONDON — Eight months in, Maurizio Sarri has reached the fork in the road that all Chelsea coaches arrive at sooner
Chelsea star Eden Hazard recaps his side’s comfortable 5-0 win over Huddersfield which included two goals from the mesmerising Belgian. Mark Ogden and the FC crew examine the top-four in the Premier League, which is heating up as Man United improve and Chelsea struggle. Steve Nicol doesn’t appreciate Maurizio Sarri’s self-praise after Chelsea’s rout of
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is closed, but click here for all the deals and keep track of who has joined the big boys. And Transfer Talk will continue to scour the world’s media and set correspondents loose to see what’s on the agenda for the summer. With help from former Tottenham and
Mark Ogden and the FC crew examine the top-four in the Premier League, which is heating up as Man United improve and Chelsea struggle. Steve Nicol doesn’t appreciate Maurizio Sarri’s self-praise after Chelsea’s rout of downtrodden Huddersfield Town. Two goals apiece from Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a straighforward 5-0 win over a
The FC panel examine which team would win out if Gonzalo Higuain goes to Chelsea, Alvaro Morata joins Atletico Madrid and Krzysztof Piatek moves to Milan. Spain striker Alvaro Morata said on Sunday he has passed a medical with Atletico Madrid, with his loan move to the La Liga side from Chelsea expected to be
The FC panel examine which team would win out if Gonzalo Higuain goes to Chelsea, Alvaro Morata joins Atletico Madrid and Krzysztof Piatek moves to Milan. Spain striker Alvaro Morata said on Sunday he had passed a medical at Atletico Madrid, with a loan move to the La Liga side from Chelsea expected to be
With Gonzalo Higuain set to be loaned out to Chelsea by Milan, the FC guys question if he’ll be able to solve Chelsea’s woes in front of goal. Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half header secured Juventus’ first Italian Super Cup since 2015 against 10-man AC Milan, in Saudi Arabia. Italian Supercoppa: Franck Kessie (74′) Juventus 1-0 AC