Why Guardiola risked resting De Bruyne & Sane – and how he must now justify his decision
The Catalan decided that the first leg of Manchester City’s Champions League quarter-final was the least important of their upcoming April fixtures Let it never be said again that Pep Guardiola does not have a Plan B, or that he is not pragmatic. Sources have told Goal that the Manchester City boss set out for…
Zaha dismisses Man Utd return rumours with Crystal Palace future call
The Eagles winger has seen a second switch to Old Trafford mooted, but he insists his full focus remains locked on events at Selhurst Park Wilfried Zaha says his “future is at Crystal Palace”, with the highly-rated winger seeking to distance himself from reports suggesting that a return to Manchester United could be on the…
Emery exposed as Everton annihilate Arsenal & five tactical lessons from the weekend
The Toffees ran rings around the north London outfit at Goodison Park and were unfortunate to only win by one goal The biggest story on the Premier League weekend came on Friday evening when a magnificent Mohamed Salah goal ended his personal drought and kept Liverpool in the title race at Southampton. After that, it…
Man Utd Team News: Injuries, suspensions and line-up vs West Ham
Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Saturday Manchester United head into this weekend’s game against West Ham United needing a return to winning ways to boost their hopes of finishing in the top four having lost four of their last five matches in all competitions. Wednesday’s…
'Not the way we want to win the trophy' – Azpilicueta critical of Chelsea performance in Europa League win
The defender felt a poor second half continued a worrying trend but hopes his side can carry on to lift the crown in May Cesar Azpilicueta was critical of Chelsea’s performance against Slavia Prague which saw them advance to the Europa League semi-finals. The Blues, up 1-0 after the first leg in the quarter-final tie,…
Aubameyang wants to play alongside Lacazette & jokes he's too afraid to tell Emery
Despite scoring on Monday night, the Gabon international believes Arsenal are a better team when both him and his strike partner are on the pitch Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has stated he prefers playing upfront alongside Alexandre Lacazette, jokingly suggesting that Unai Emery would be better off playing the duo together. The Gabon international scored Arsenal’s only…
Man Utd Team News: Injuries, suspensions and line-up vs Chelsea
Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Sunday With seven defeats in nine matches, Manchester United desperately need to bring an end to their worst run in 57 years, and with Chelsea coming to Old Trafford on Sunday they face one of their direct rivals in the…
ARU has nothing to hide: Eales
Wallabies legend John Eales says the ARU has nothing to hide over its Super Rugby decision-making process,questioning the necessity of a looming senate inquiry. The senate on Wednesday approved an investigation into the process that led to the Force’s axing, amid reports the governing body had leaked information. A report is expected to be handed…
Around the grounds: Paiaaua stars for Norths, Hunt scores for Souths
Who stood up in club land last weekend? QUEENSLAND PREMIER RUGBY Karmichael Hunt notched his first try for Souths in a big defeat over Sunnybank last weekend as Quade Cooper slotted six conversions, with young fullback Jayden Ngamanu starting for the Magpies as well. Departing Queensland hooker Andrew Ready might be moving on but he’s…
McKay joins Reds as attack coach
The Reds are going back to the future in 2019, signing Jim McKay as attack coach for the next two seasons. McKay was part of the Queensland setup when the Reds won their most recent Super Rugby title in 2011, steering a star-studded attack that included Quade Cooper, Digby Ioane and Will Genia. He followed…