Manchester City legend Yaya Toure claims former Barcelona team-mate Rafael Marquez was TEN times better than Gerard Pique

Manchester City legend Yaya Toure raised eyebrows by naming five forwards in his ultimate dream team on Monday Night Football. After analysing his former side’s convincing 3-0 win over Wolves, the Ivorian was asked to name his best XI with Jamie Carragher and host David Jones. The 35-year-old’s claims about one of his former Barcelona …

Tottenham vs Man United: How to watch on TV, stream details, unusual kick-off time and confirmed teams

Tottenham will be looking to complete a fine double over Manchester United when they welcome Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to Wembley today. The two side go head-to-head in a Premier League blockbuster that is sure to be Solskjaer’s toughest test yet. Under the Norwegian, United have won five straight games but face a Spurs team …

Jose Mourinho returning to Real Madrid would be a mistake, Mauricio Pochettino would give them the shake-up needed

With every passing point that is dropped – the most recent a humiliating 2-0 home defeat to Real Sociedad – the prospect of Santiago Solari remaining Real Madrid manager next season grows slimmer and slimmer. The real question is just who will replace him? The majority of the world’s true elite coaches will likely be unavailable: …

Brendan Rodgers: Celtic manager linked with Leicester City job as Claude Puel faces sack

Leicester City have lined up Brendan Rodgers as their new manager should Claude Puel be sacked, according to reports. Puel, the Frenchman, is under serious pressure at the King Power Stadium with fans calling for his head. Leicester currently sit eighth in the Premier League, but their festive defeats of Chelsea and Manchester City papered …

Hillsborough trial: David Duckenfield’s ‘extraordinarily bad’ failing of ‘innocent’ fans resulted in tragedy, court hears

Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield’s “extraordinarily bad” failure to protect supporters was the substantial cause of 96 Liverpool fans being killed, his trial has heard. As the prosecution opened its case against him, the jury was told the supporters who died did so during the “wholly innocent activity of attending a football match”. As the …

Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp raves about Virgil van Dijk and insists he can play for another 12 years

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Virgil van Dijk still has room to improve and believes he still has the ability to remain at the top of his game for another 12 years. The Reds dup won the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award and Player of the Month awards for December as they fired …

Mauricio Pochettino says he has to trust Christian Eriksen ‘like his dog’ amid reports of Real Madrid interest in the playmaker

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has said he has to trust Christian Eriksen “like his dog”, amid reported interest from Real Madrid. The playmaker is stalling on a new deal with Spurs, despite the club being willing to offer him around £200,000 to £250,000-a-week. On Tuesday, talkSPORT reported Los Blancos “made contact” with the Dane over a …

Aboubakar Kamara: Fulham striker arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm following fight at club’s Motspur Park training ground

Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara was arrested on Monday on suspicion of actual bodily harm following a fight at the club’s Motspur Park training ground. The altercation involved the 23-year-old and an individual believed to be an on-site member of staff, and led to police being called in. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said, per the Daily …

Fulham’s Aleksandar ­Mitrovic and Aboubakar Kamara ‘dragged apart by team-mates after fight during yoga’

Fulham players Aleksandar ­Mitrovic and Aboubakar Kamara are reported to have had a fight during a yoga session that forced their team-mates to pull the pair apart. The Sun claim Mitrovic and Kamara were ‘at each other’s throats’ during the session, with Claudio Ranieri, the Fulham manager, left ‘stunned’ by the incident. The alleged ‘fight’ has …

Arsenal will not be able to cope with Carroll, Anderson and Arnautovic, warns Gunners legend Paul Merson

Paul Merson believes Arsenal will struggle to contain West Ham United’s front three of Felipe Anderson, Marko Arnautovic and Andy Carroll. The London rivals will meet at the London Stadium in the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon. Arsenal are currently fifth in the table and know that an emphatic victory could briefly move them into …