Gab Marcotti justifies his picks for this week’s Premier League best XI, which features Paul Pogba, Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. W2W4 previews the week’s Premier League action by highlighting its most compelling storylines … Just how vulnerable are Manchester City? Down is up, black is white, dogs and cats are living together: Manchester City
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Steve Nicol recaps Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sensational start as Man United manager with a 5-1 win over Cardiff City. Steve Nicol rounds up a big day in the Premier League with Man City and Chelsea beaten at home and Man United thrashing Cardiff. Kylian Mbappe found the net for the twelfth time this season for
With Liverpool’s four-point lead over Manchester City going into Christmas Day, Nick Miller reviews the Premier League’s main storylines from this weekend. Goal of the weekend To give you a quick peek behind the curtain, this section was written at about 3:50 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, before all but two of the weekend’s games had
Check out the five best goals from Matchday 14 in Serie A, including Cengiz Under’s long-range strike against Inter. Bayern Munich have moved ahead in the race to sign AS Roma forward Cengiz Under but Premier League duo Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have also registered their interest, sources close to the player have told ESPN
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Man City produced a convincing win over a battling Everton side in Manchester. Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Man City produced a convincing win over a battling Everton side in Manchester. Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Man City produced a convincing win over a battling Everton side in Manchester. Alejandro
LEICESTER, England — Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has given his support to Jose Mourinho after the Portuguese manager was sacked by Manchester United on Tuesday. The two managers had a fierce rivalry when they were opposite numbers at Barcelona and Real Madrid for three years and there were fears that acrimony might be reignited
At the beginning of 2018, Zack Steffen hadn’t played a minute for the United States men’s national team. At the club level, he had been a starter with the Columbus Crew for just a single season, and the team’s future in Ohio was very much in doubt. Twelve months later, the Crew are saved, Steffen
The FC crew answer your tweets on Liverpool’s chances of winning the Premier League, Jose Mourinho’s ability to manage a top side again and more. Are too many Liverpool stars excluded from Gab Marcotti’s Premier League team of the weekend after their win over Manchester United? Gab Marcotti believes the personality issue between Paul Pogba
Despite qualifying for the UCL round of 16, the FC crew focus in on Man United’s ‘deep-rooted’ issues that resurfaced in their defeat at Valencia. The FC panel assess if Manchester City deserve to be ahead of Barcelona and Juventus as the oddsmakers’ favourites to win the Champions League. The ESPN FC crew weigh up
Manchester City’s Daniel Arzani has confirmed he requires a knee reconstruction after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The injury rules Arzani out of Australia’s Asian Cup defence next January and the rest of the European season, where he is on loan at Celtic. “This is also a very tough time for me as I
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop reveals his latest power rankings which see Barcelona edge Liverpool for the pole position. The FC panel wax lyrical about Lionel Messi’s latest performance and say he no longer places any stock in individual awards such as the Ballon d’Or. The FC panel assess if Manchester City deserve to be ahead
Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek spoke out on the alleged racism his England team mate Raheem Sterling received by some ‘Blues’ fans in Man City’s 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola and Leroy Sane come to the defense of Raheem Sterling, who has spoken out against media coverage that he says ‘helps fuel racism.’ Peter Walton
While Zack Steffen would be unlikely to play right away at Manchester City, Raf Honigstein explains why the move would make sense for the American. Columbus Crew SC announced on Tuesday that goalkeeper Zack Steffen will join Manchester City during Major League Soccer’s summer transfer window. Steffen, 23, is expected to cost the Premier League
Giorgio Chiellini talked up the rivalry between Juventus and Inter Milan, insisting there’s more than just three points at stake. Sebastian Salazar and Alejandro Moreno debate whether or not Juventus has assembled enough talent to live up to lofty expectations this season. The top three stay the same this week, but there’s movement down below.
Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders. Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke. Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the
Alejandro Moreno and Alexis Nunes muse on the latest round of fixtures in the Premier League, including the big one between Chelsea and Manchester City. Vincent Kompany has taken a cheeky dig at Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho by saying Eden Hazard is flourishing because he’s finally got an attacking manager. The Chelsea star (the
Alejandro Moreno and Alexis Nunes muse the latest round of fixtures in the Premier League including the big one between Chelsea and Manchester City. W2W4 previews the week’s Premier League action by highlighting its most compelling storylines … Will Wolves loss spur Chelsea on against Man City? Maurizio Sarri had an “out.” After their defeat
Italian Serie A: Cengiz Under (2′) Roma 1-0 Frosinone Check out the five best goals from Matchday 14 in Serie A, including Cengiz Under’s long-range strike against Inter. Cengiz Under is being targeted by several Premier League sides and enquiries have been made about a January move for the Roma winger, a source close to
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is confident the club can keep their star players now that they are regularly challenging for trophies. Manchester City could be banned from the Champions League, with reports saying a ban could happen next season, after UEFA reached an initial conclusion that they had misled them over their finances, Associated
The guys respond to your tweets about the Ballon d’Or, the world’s most underrated player, Jose Mourinho and why Craig Burley won’t support a team. Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde singles out the performances of Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho in their 2-0 win over Villarreal. Shaka Hislop examines the latest transfer rumours involving Aaron Ramsey,