Despite a strong start to the 2022/23 season, Real Madrid are already looking beyond the campaign, with a report from AS (h/t SPORT) claiming that they are planning to raid Manchester City by bidding for their forward Erling Haaland in 2024. Haaland, 22, joined Manchester City ahead of the ongoing season from Borussia Dortmund for a fee believed to be around €60 million. Signing a five-year deal with the Premier League champions, Haaland has already scored 14 goals for his new team in a mere nine appearances in all competitions. Real Madrid, who had been keen on signing Haaland from Dortmund…
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted to basing some of his choices on starting line-ups on a new reason as he has got older. While Manchester City have their full compliment of players back following the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a number of starting line-ups in recent games have continued to exclude players who featured at the tournament. Rico Lewis is one of the stand-out choices to have maintained his position in the starting line-up, keeping both Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo out of the team, despite the pairing maintaining match fitness through training. But this week, Pep…
Manchester City have been linked with Arsenal defender Ben White recently and the England international could be the ideal heir to Kyle Walker in Pep Guardiola‘s side. According to CalcioMercato, the 25-year-old is on a two-man shortlist for City which also includes RB Leipzig sensation Josko Gvardiol, which suggests that the Etihad outfit are in the market for a new defensive addition. However, the report claims that City will likely have to wait until the season has ended to do a deal for the former Brighton man, with the Gunners unlikely to sell to their closest title rivals during the current campaign, with a first title since 2003/04 on…
Pundit Dietmar Hamann has said that the decline of Fabinho is the primary reason behind why Liverpool have struggled defensively this season, after their 3-1 defeat to Brentford. There has been an undeniable dip in the £180,000-a-week star’s performances. Even as recently as last season, Fabinho was put alongside the likes of Rodri and Casemiro as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. However, it would be unwise to put the Liverpool mainstay in such conversations anymore. Last season as well, there were moments in which Fabinho looked far from his imperious best. However, Jurgen Klopp’s men were a well-oiled machine in…
Liverpool star, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has admitted that the club are still struggling to adapt to life without their former Senegalese forward Sadio Mane. He said this following the Reds’ shock defeat at Brentford in the Premier League on Monday night. The England international also regretted that his goal amounted to nothing in the 3-1 defeat. Liverpool fell in the hands of Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium with goals from Ibrahima Konate (own goal), Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo. Oxlade-Chamberlain scored what ended up as a consolation effort for the visitors just minutes into the second-half. Oxlade-Chamberlain believes that Liverpool…
A former coach at PSV Eindhoven, Twan Scheepers has boldly claimed that now-Liverpool star Cody Gakpo thinks and plays like Thierry Henry. The Kop will certainly be hoping Gakpo is even remotely close to Henry, as their struggles continued in their 3-1 defeat to Brentford. Much like the Frenchman, the £37 million (The Athletic) man is also predominantly a left-winger, who can also operate as a striker. At the World Cup, Cody Gakpo was a revelation for the Netherlands up front. Scoring an impressive 3 goals in Qatar, the Liverpool forward managed to stand out as his country’s best player, despite operating…
Erik ten Hag has praised David De Gea after Man Utd were “quite lucky at times” in their 3-0 Premier League win over AFC Bournemouth. Manchester United were far from their best against AFC Bournemouth but in the end, it did not matter as they were still able to breeze past their Premier League rivals on Wednesday night. The Red Devils took control of the game via goals from Casemiro and Luke Shaw before Marcus Rashford added a third for the hosts late on. This is United’s fourth straight win in the league and they are now level on points with…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has praised the performance of forward Marcus Rashford against Bournemouth. While he did not have be at his best against Bournemouth, he caused enough problems to play his part in the 3-0 win. Rashford scored United’s third goal at the end after getting on the end of a Bruno Fernandes cross, netting his 12th goal of the season. Erik ten Hag says he admired Rashford’s concentration and persistence. Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty ImagesErik ten Hag praises Marcus Rashford Ten Hag said he was happy with Rashford for keeping going right to the end. The manager told BBC…
Manchester United beat Bournemouth by three goals to nil this evening at Old Trafford. United got their goals courtesy of Casemiro, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford. The result has left United still in fourth place, level on points with Newcastle who have played a game more than the Red Devils. United finished the game with an incredible 59% of the ball compared to Bournemouth’s 41% possession. The Red Devils had 18 shots at goal, with six being on target. The Cherries on the other hand had 7 shots, with only four giving David de Gea something to think about. United made 576 passes with a…
Manchester United lock horns with Bournemouth in their Premier League clash this evening. Ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth, Marcus Rashford has regained his swagger. The England international has been in outstanding form so far this season, bagging 11 goals across all competitions. And with the club’s famous No 7 shirt currently vacant following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, his former team-mate is a candidate to take it on come the end of the campaign… Manchester United saw Rashford regress last season. After previously shining under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he was unable to save the Norwegian from the sack before proceeding to toil following…
The race is on once more to be crowned the continent’s leading marksman, with some of the most prolific forwards on the planet set to lead the way While various Golden Boots are up for grabs within the leading divisions across Europe, there is only one Golden Shoe that can be acquired in any given season by the continent’s most prolific marksman. The race to claim that prestigious prize is up and running once more, with some iconic forwards set to lead the charge for an individual accolade that marks them out as being superior to all of their fellow frontmen. Robert…
Liverpool were beaten 3-1 by Brentford on Monday night. Jamie Carragher has called for Liverpool to spend £200million on signing three new midfielders in the summer and back Jurgen Klopp financially. The Reds were comfortably beaten 3-1 on Monday night by Brentford in a performance that underlined their key weaknesses. Liverpool found themselves head into the half-time break 2-0 down after Ibrahima Konate converted into his own goal and Youane Wissa headed a smart effort past Alisson. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain halved the deficit in the 50th minute but they struggled to create many openings beyond that. Brentford switched to a more defensive system and hit…