Mourinho explains why he slammed water bottles in Man Utd win

Click:cnc programmer Jose Mourinho slammed water bottles into the ground in an expression of “relief” after Manchester United snatched a last-gasp winner to reach the Champions League last 16 – an opportunity the manager used to remind “lovers” of his enviable continental record. Young Boys looked set to frustrate, and perhaps even embarrass, the Old …

Spurs midfielder Dier defends feisty north London derby

Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier says football needs games like the feisty north London derby with Arsenal. The Gunners won an enthralling contest 4-2 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, thanks in part to two goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Although the occasion was soured by trouble in the stands, which saw a Spurs fan arrested for …

Crisis club Liverpool – five reasons to be optimistic

Being one of the Big Clubs is a great blessing, but it carries a great curse. By football law, all Big Clubs must take their turn at being the Crisis Club. Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham have all borne the mantle with great stoicism this season. Chelsea cleverly got their turn out of the way …

Sarri admits Chelsea ‘didn’t play well’ in win over BATE

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has admitted he was not happy with how his side played in the first 45 minutes against BATE Borisov. Olivier Giroud scored his first Chelsea goal in 794 minutes as the Blues progressed to the Europa League knockout stages with a 1-0 win at BATE Borisov. Chelsea’s fourth win from as …

Rooney reflects on England farewell and Three Lions’ future

Wayne Rooney will cherish his final England appearance but revealed it was perhaps a blessing in disguise he did not add to his record-breaking goals haul. The former England captain, record goalscorer and most capped outfield player brought the curtain down on a distinguished international career with a substitute appearance in the 3-0 friendly victory …

How concerned should Pep be about Gabriel Jesus?

Manchester City’s five-point lead at the Premier League summit was achieved in a rather more uncomfortable fashion than it needed to be. For 85 minutes at Vicarage Road, Pep Guardiola’s champions were in sumptuous form, the two-goal cushion they took into the closing stages by no means an accurate reflection of their dominance of Watford. …

Ferdinand makes subtle dig at Klopp over win percentage

Rio Ferdinand could not resist the urge to troll Jurgen Klopp following Liverpool’s surprise 2-0 defeat to Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League. A 2-0 defeat in Belgrade against Red Star made it three successive away Champions League losses and put their qualification from Group C in the balance. Klopp admits he faces a battle …

Top 20 most productive young attackers in Europe

Click:tin packaging china Here are the 20 players, aged 21 or under, in Europe’s top five leagues to have directly contributed to the most goals this season…   20. Achraf Hakimi – Borussia Dortmund Goals: 1 Assists: 3 Goals directly involved in: 4 League minutes: 630 Involved in a goal every 158 minutes   19. …

Man Utd striker among three more efficient than Aubameyang…

Click:paver block making machine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first Premier League player to hit double figures for the season this weekend with his brace against Tottenham in the north London derby, about which we have 16 Conclusions. The Arsenal striker seems to be making the most of his chances, but he’s still not the most …

Mendes insists Mourinho is not leaving Man United

Super agent Jorge Mendes has issued a rare statement on Jose Mourinho claiming the Manchester United boss is “fully committed” to the club. This comes following rumours that he could be replaced in the summer by Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino if he fails to qualify for the Champions League, while there have been claims that …