Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has downplayed suggestions by striker Romelu Lukaku in two separate interviews that he is unhappy with his part in the coach’s plans. But he admitted that reports of the player’s comments have created “unhelpful noise...
So that was Christmas. 18 games off, treatment tables full of injured players and a Covid civil war that has pitched managers against each other and ignited debate about whether the Premier League festive fixtures are a relic from a bygone era. That ...
How do you explain the frustration with Tanguy Ndombele since he arrived at Tottenham two years ago? Moussa Sissoko is a good place to start. In August, the Watford midfielder returned to north London just days after ending his five-year association ...
Manchester United proved to Gary Neville on Thursday that they’re perhaps not the team of “whingebags” he accused them of being earlier this week. Neville criticised Ralf Rangnick’s men for their lacklustre performance in the 1-1 draw at Newcastle on...
Man United 3-1 Burnley (McTominay ‘8, Mee OG ’27, Ronaldo ’35, Lennon ’38) The pre-match birthday celebrations for Sir Alex Ferguson may have been a painful reminder of fading glory for Manchester United but at least Ralf Rangnick avoided disaster on...
Against a backdrop bedecked with his Chelsea number nine shirt, it was an odd setting for Romelu Lukaku, four months on from his Inter departure, to be sitting down with Sky Italy to reminisce about the bond he once shared with half of the San Siro f...
It’s set to be a case of a New Year, but the same Covid chaos in the Football League with a mounting number of fixtures being postponed. On Boxing Day, in the top four flights there were a total of 25 games called off – and that doesn’t include games...
For many, Thomas Tuchel’s complaints about Chelsea’s growing list of injuries contained a glaring omission. After his side dropped two more points at home to Brighton, he insisted the very notion that the European champions might be expected to compe...
The January transfer window opens on Saturday with potential and prices sky high as clubs look towards a potentially transformative 31 days. From speaking to executives, agents and intermediaries, here are the trends we expect over the next month. Ev...