Gerrard reveals the ‘one word’ he uses to describe Mourinho

Steven Gerrard has revealed the “one word” that comes to mind when he thinks of Jose Mourinho. Gerrard and Mourinho have never worked together during their respective careers – despite the former saying he had the chance to on four separate occasions. Liverpool legend Gerrard even described Mourinho as his “dream” manager in 2015, and …

Nations League: Switzerland stun Belgium, Belarus promoted

Switzerland stunned Belgium as they came from two goals down to win 5-2 and pip their opponents for a place in the Nations League Finals in a remarkable match in Lucerne. Trailing to two strikes from Thorgan Hazard, younger brother of Chelsea’s Eden, the hosts struck back with a Haris Seferovic hat-trick and some inspiration …

Mourinho out, Zidane in? Scholes questions the logic

Paul Scholes has warned Manchester United over replacing Jose Mourinho with former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane. Mourinho has come under intense pressure as United drew 2-2 with Arsenal to make it four Premier League matches without victory. The Red Devils sit in eighth position in the Premier League table, eight points behind fourth-placed Chelsea …

Iwobi: ‘Mentally challenging’ to continue after Welbeck injury

Arsenal duo Petr Cech and Alex Iwobi have admitted it was difficult to play on after Danny Welbeck’s injury in their 0-0 draw with Sporting. The Gunners secured qualification to the knockout stages, but the game was overshadowed as Welbeck was taken off on a stretcher in the first half. The England international challenged for …

Hughes happy to see Saints switch to three-man defence

Southampton manager Mark Hughes has challenged his team to “be versatile” as they look to kickstart their season with a positive result against Manchester United. The Saints boss has found his position in the media spotlight following a poor run of form which has put them in the bottom three of the Premier League. He …

Prediction: Man United will sack Mourinho on February 24

Have yourself a lovely afternoon and send us some mails: [email protected]   Prediction: when Jose will be sacked OK so running with the idea (surely certainty?) that ManU won’t sack Jose Mourinho before Top 4 is mathematically possible, due to it being hugely cheaper to pay him off, no doubt with a clause in his …

‘It’s good to be the outsider,’ claims Pogba

Paul Pogba loved his winning return to former club Juventus and believes Manchester United will continue to flourish in the role of “outsider”. Jose Mourinho’s men looked on course for defeat in Turin after former United favourite Cristiano Ronaldo struck a stunning volley for the hosts. But the Red Devils, so often under the spotlight …

Klopp on celebration: ‘Nobody thought it was massively wrong’

Jurgen Klopp says he will pay his fine for running onto the pitch “no problem” after accepting that the rule is there for a reason. The Liverpool boss ran onto the pitch to celebrate Divock Origi’s late winner in the 1-0 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday. Klopp has now accepted his …

Big Weekend: Chelsea v City, Herrera, Hasenhuttl, Superclasico

Game to watch – Chelsea v Manchester City One win in their last four means this meeting is no longer the top-of-the-table clash it promised to be a few weeks ago. Chelsea have slipped ten points off Manchester City’s pace after the flaws in Sarri-ball belatedly showed their faces. But that doesn’t make this Saturday …