Fellaini made ‘the team alive again’ – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has credited Marouane Fellaini for making “the team alive again” in Manchester United’s 2-1 victory over Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday night. At 1-0 down, Mourinho sent on Fellaini and Juan Mata on 79 minutes in an attempt to salvage something from the match and it worked. Mata scored a lovely …

Neville uses Man Utd reference to praise Liverpool improvement

Gary Neville has pinpointed the one major area in which Liverpool have improved the most and outlined themselves as genuine Premier League title contenders. In 16 games so far this season, the Reds have conceded just six goals – the fewest of any side after that many number of matches in the Premier League era. …

Mourinho: One thing can change the horizons for Fred

Jose Mourinho thinks Fred will benefit massively from Manchester United becoming a stronger defensive unit in the future. Fred was United’s most-expensive summer recruit after the Red Devils paid more than £50m to Shakhtar Donetsk for his services. However, his transition to English football hasn’t been as smooth as he would have liked, making just six …

How can we lose the vitriol but retain the atmosphere?

Send your thoughts to [email protected] Vitriol creates an atmosphere I don’t want to enter the racism discussion of the mail pages. There are those desperate to tie it to Brexit or that racism has never gone away (think the later is true but on a smaller scale) My point is on fan behaviour, where do …

2018: When England potential became England hope

Click:polymer clay dog figurine There is a predictable response at every turn. Excited about the World Cup? England will be rubbish. Excited about reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 1990? We didn’t beat a decent team. Excited about beating one of the best teams in the world in Spain? We almost ceded a …

Klopp explains why Liverpool will not miss Henderson

Jurgen Klopp doesn’t think Liverpool will “miss” Jordan Henderson as it was “clear” he would not be playing against Everton in the Merseyside derby. The captain was sent off in the Reds 3-0 victory over Watford last Saturday, which means he will miss the huge clash between the rivals. “I don’t like to talk too …

Woodward can’t trust Mourinho with transfer spree – Sutton

Chris Sutton has questioned whether Jose Mourinho should be trusted to spend more money by Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. The Portuguese coach has spent around £300million since he arrived at the club, while his summer transfers have been disappointing so far this season. United have been inconsistent this term with their latest poor …

Torreira jokes that he can’t measure up to Gunners legend Vieira

Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira says it is “amazing” to hear supporters compare him to Gunners legend Patrick Vieira. The £26m summer signing from Sampdoria started the season on the Arsenal bench but has since become integral for Unai Emery, playing every minute of the last six games for the Gunners. The 22-year-old’s performances have been …

Favre leaves Nice as Borussia Dortmund post awaits

The Ligue 1 side have allowed their manager to leave, with the 60-year-old widely expected to take charge of the Bundesliga side Lucien Favre has stepped down as Nice head coach amid mounting speculation he is set to be named Borussia Dortmund boss. Favre led Nice to a superb third-place finish in Ligue 1 last …

Real Madrid not interested in Lewandowski – Matthaus

The Bayern Munich and Germany great believes the Spanish side have no interest in the Bundesliga side’s star striker Real Madrid are not interested in Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski, according to Lothar Matthaus. Lewandowski, 29, has been linked with the La Liga giants after four prolific seasons at Bayern, including 39 goals in all …