Cherki faces Pep-bot ‘problems’ after predictable Guardiola praise for £30.8m ‘machine’
Rayan Cherki never felt like the archetypal Pep Guardiola player but there should be no surprise at his rabona being met with cold water and Savinho praise.
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Mo Salah is a great big baby tantrumming from a position on the floor
Mo Salah’s timing is all wrong. Lashing out now from a position of such personal weakness just makes him look like a big baby having a tantrum.
Arsenal stunned by best Like A New Signing in recent history as 2021 Villa transfer battle haunts them
Emiliano Buendia was in many ways the perfect player to end that unbeaten Arsenal run and underline Aston Villa’s credentials in this absurd season.
Liverpool reminded what they could have won as difficult weekend takes another bad turn
Marc Guehi being the matchwinner to take Crystal Palace into the top four isn’t the worst thing that happened to Liverpool this weekend, but still.
Hammers minutes away from least ‘smash and grab’ smash and grab ever at Brighton
West Ham were minutes away from the perfect Nuno Espirito Santo performance at Brighton but had to settle for a 1-1 draw and a point.
Liverpool ’emergency meeting’ set but questions mount for Slot ahead of sack decision
Arne Slot once rejected an offer from Leeds but would they repay the ‘compliment’ if the tables were turned and the Liverpool manager became available?
Chelsea repeating 2024 Christmas collapse after more premature Premier League title talk
Chelsea are repeating their Christmas capitulation of 2024 after getting spooked by Premier League title talk. The 0-0 draw v Bournemouth was awful.
Why Thomas Frank will not be showing us his ‘balls’ after Spurs avert disaster
Spurs failing to beat Brentford might have been terminal for Thomas Frank, but his ex helped finally spark something in the relationship he left them for.
Arsenal dealt hammer blow by Aston Villa as Timber, Calafiori most feeble in title clash
Emiliano Buendia struck a huge blow for Aston Villa and granted us all a genuine title race as Unai Emery’s side exposed Arsenal and two Gunners in particular.
No Salah, Gakpo in the Liverpool XI to be picked by Glasner if he replaces Slot this season
Theoretically, if ‘preferred candidate’ Oliver Glasner replaced Liverpool head coach Arne Slot this season, this is the XI he would select…
Chelsea’s ‘gaping holes’ identified after Neville tears into ‘poor in every way’ players
A 3-1 thumping at the hands of Leeds has once again poured cold water on any Chelsea hope of a title bid in the near future.
Infantino pledges football’s unswerving support to Trump – not in our f*cking name
Gianni Infantino can like and support Donald Trump as much as he likes. What he can’t do is claim to speak for the ‘entire football community’ when he does so.
Tottenham ‘frontrunner’ to sign Real Madrid star as repeat of £51m flop looms after Man Utd mistakes
Tottenham Hotspur are the ‘frontrunner’ in the race to sign a Real Madrid star, but they face a repeat of a £51m flop in a deal that’s bound to fail… ...
Chelsea need to repeat £156m transfers with Liverpool hijack to silence Neville, concern Arsenal
Chelsea are said to be “miles away” from winning the Premier League title, but this would not be the case if they hijack Liverpool’s move for Marc Guehi…
Arteta’s ‘very clear’ decision on two Arsenal stars proves their biggest problem in PL title race
Mikel Arteta has confirmed he has no intention of letting two squad players leave Arsenal in January, so their biggest Premier League title fear is clear…
Slot is a beaten man as Liverpool sack looms with ‘step forward’ claimed, Leeds loss already conceded
Arne Slot has come out of his Friday press conference looking like a beaten man as he has already made excuses for a Liverpool loss against Leeds United.
Man Utd stuck in same cycle under Ruben Amorim: one step forward, two steps back
Man Utd remain stuck in the same cycle under Ruben Amorim, taking one step forward at Crystal Palace and two steps back with a draw against West Ham.
Premier League winners and losers: Aston Villa, Daniel Farke, Liverpool, Arsenal’s depth
A bonus midweek round of Premier League action means a bonus midweek round of Winners and Losers after a tremendously entertaining couple of nights.
Newcastle CEO targets ‘top club by 2030’ but has he forgotten PSR and reality?
Newcastle’s CEO has big dreams for the future but the days of money meaning success are long gone.
Examining every word of self-titled ‘man of the people’ Rio Ferdinand on World Cup tickets
Having to sell an organ to buy a ticket? Don’t worry about it Rio Ferdinand says, everything is part of the plan.
Maresca complacency costs Chelsea as awful Blues star ‘beaten up’ by the new Leeds
Complacency cost Maresca and Chelsea at Elland Road as a much-changed side cowed under the lights just when we thought they might be able to mount a genuine title challenge.
Wirtz wait goes on for Liverpool as West Ham caveat hammered home by Sunderland
Turns out that confidence-boosting win at the weekend might have had more to do with West Ham than Liverpool after all. Sunderland were great at Anfield.
Arsenal summer signing’s nightmare continues vs Brentford as Carragher shamed
“Merino is not a game-changer,” Carragher said in January. How wrong he was and one Arsenal teammate is gutted.
Arteta tipped to leave Arsenal for ‘impossible’ task at one-man Euro giants by Gunners legend
Could Mikel Arteta be tempted away from Arsenal at the end of the season? Emmanuel Petit thinks so.
Arsenal must hijack Liverpool transfer, not sign new £60m target for final piece of jigsaw for PL title
Arsenal have added a new winger to their list of targets, but they should ignore him and hijack Liverpool’s transfer for the final piece of the jigsaw…
Amorim’s dig at ‘naive’ Man Utd star exposes major flaw as ‘struggling’ teammate provides answer
Ruben Amorim has needlessly hit out at a Manchester United star, but a “struggling” teammate offers a solution to his side’s problems in attack…
Liverpool ‘priority’ transfer surely a done deal as reason for FSG deciding to scrap £35m signing clear
With Liverpool reportedly deciding to scrap one £35m signing, FSG’s ‘priority’ deal surely must be as good as done heading into the winter transfer window.
Man Utd verdict on two ‘concrete offers’ proves INEOS are on track as sacrifice would be necessary evil
Manchester United are reportedly keeping their cards close to their chest regarding Casemiro and Harry Maguire, which they are right to do…
Spurs, Villa or Newcastle ‘highly likely’ £35m transfer to be delayed as ‘tempting offers’ mooted
Apparently, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa or Newcastle United are ‘highly likely’ to sign Igor Thiago from Brentford in January. Hmm, we’re not sure…
Why Worra Trophy >>> Actual Trophy for slapstick Spurs
Winning trophies is a very good thing to do. It is nice and fun and good and teams should definitely be trying to do it. But Spurs? Has that worked?
Why Villa are PL title ‘dark horses’ and not relegation candidates as Emery overcomes damning factor
Suddenly, Aston Villa have gone from surprise candidates for relegation to ‘dark horses’ for the Premier League title. It’s quite the turnaround…
Why the manner of Glasner’s inevitable Palace departure matters more than the timing
Oliver Glasner will obviously leave Crystal Palace at some point. It has to happen. But *how* it happens matters more than *when* – and here’s why.
Cristian Romero scores best worst overhead ‘kick’ ever in silly Spurs draw at Newcastle
Newcastle were supposed to blitz Spurs, but instead they were denied three points by the best worst overhead ‘kick’ ever from Cristian Romero.