Varane next? Man Utd outcast Sancho among six stars ushered out under Ten Hag to shine elsewhere
Is Raphael Varane next? Here are six players who have impressed since being ushered towards a Manchester United exit during the Erik ten Hag era…
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Manchester United could earn safety net at frail Newcastle’s expense but big jobs ahead for both clubs
Chelsea are now one point away from preventing Newcastle from claiming sixth place on the final day while Manchester United are out of the hunt.
Chelsea, Pochettino praised as Europe beckons but Brighton continue to play De Zerbi out of move
As Brighton play Roberto De Zerbi out of a top job, Chelsea continue to improve under Mauricio Pochettino, with Europa League qualification in their hands.
Premier League clubs are missing the point with VAR scrapping vote
Whether the Premier League has VAR or not, we will never be satisfied with officials. Is a loss of perspective the real issue?
Man City fans see the jeopardy and feel the fear; don’t pretend to know how we think
You might be bored by Man City winning or by their style. But City fans aren’t. You might feel there is no risk to City in any of their games. ...
Ranking Man City’s final-day Premier League title wins on how close they came to messing up
Before what’s to come on Sunday, we have ranked Man City’s past four final day Premier League title wins based on how close they came to f***ing it up…
Man City all but Premier League champions as Tottenham players miss lift in eerie stadium
The Premier League title race is all but over with Man City very unlikely to slip up against West Ham. Tuesday’s win at Spurs was huge but it was a ...
Emi Martinez offers Arsenal hope in title race they would already have won with him over David Raya
Emi Martinez had a rare off night to hand Arsenal a glimmer of hope in a title race they would probably already have sewn up had he not been sold ...
Everton off-field problems run so deep they cannot even afford delusions anymore
The last three years have been hard for Everton fans. Yet the grim reality is that their good form at the end of this season might be as good as ...
16 Conclusions on Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: Saliba, Casemiro, Partey, Garnacho, Trossard, Amad
Arsenal were not great but Saliba dragged them through; Casemiro, Garnacho and Ten Hag having no Manchester United answer without Bruno Fernandes helped.
Man Utd, Ten Hag lose personal cup final as Arsenal reach uncharted territory in title race
The title race will enter matchday 38 after Arsenal beat a depleted Man Utd side at Old Trafford, winning without playing well, which, as you know, is The Mark of ...
West Brom, Southampton give us more play-off pain after Norwich, Leeds snoozefest
After the snoozefest between Norwich and Leeds, we got a more entertaining Championship play-off semi when West Brom met Southampton. It was still rubbish, mind.
Norwich, Leeds deliver worst advert for the *actual* Best League in the World
Leeds have the advantage after a truly terrible advert for what Norwich fans will likely soon be insisting is *actually* the Best League in the World anyway…
Arsenal have not cornered the market: set-pieces can and soon will be embraced by every team
Arsenal have become dead-ball masters thanks to Mikel Arteta and Nicolas Jover, but soon every team will embrace set-pieces. Liverpool started the trend.
Reece James Comeback Special rescues Chelsea from themselves and boosts Europa hopes
We perhaps shouldn’t have been surprised by an odd game between two of the Premier League’s odder football teams in Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, but still. That was an…
David Moyes admits timing right for ‘big potential’ West Ham to change manager
The Hammers boss was magnanimous in his assessment of the club’s needs after his final home game in charge before Julen Lopetegui’s arrival
Manchester City test limits of their ability to excite as Fulham become latest victims
Manchester City have taken another big step towards the Premier League title. If they fluff it now to hand Arsenal the title, it will be a huge shock.
Mbappe, PSG announcement: Salah among potential replacements ranked from worst to best
Kylian Mbappe has *finally* announced that he’s leaving PSG, so who could replace him? Mo Salah would be good but there are better options out there…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the pre-woke holier-than-thou headteacher creating division at Man Utd
Sir Jim Ratcliffe called the IT department a ‘disgrace’ and the museum a load of ‘crap’ after his Manchester United audit. He sounds like the worst headteacher I ever worked ...
Darwin Nunez is elite, dreadful and too big a project for Arne Slot at Liverpool
Is Darwin Nunez good at football? Obviously yes. Is he good enough for Liverpool manager Arne Slot to take forward? Absolutely not.
Emery, Villa exposed by new European specialist as 32-goal El Kaabi helps Olympiacos make history
Unai Emery was oustsmarted as his knackered Aston Villa stars came up short against supposed inferior opponents to miss out on a European final…
How Vinicius Jnr can go from overgrown teenager to Ballon d’Or winner
Vinicius Jr is 23 years old but he plays like the best 17-year-old in the world. He needs consistency to reach Kylian Mbappe levels.
Angeball can only succeed if Spurs go all in this summer – but has Postecoglou done enough?
Spurs have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous this season. Can they – should they – hold their nerve and go all in on Angeball this summer?
Real Madrid have Tuchel and Stoke City to thank for another Champions League final
Thomas Tuchel played it perfectly until he didn’t, in a game Bayern had won before the Stoke City cast-offs entered the mix to turn the tide in Real Madrid’s favour.
West Ham split from Moyes is right decision but the man deserves a send-off…
David Moyes leaving West Ham is absolutely the correct decision and the timing of the announcement provides the opportunity to give him a proper send-off.
The rise and demise of the NASL: Pele, Best, Cruyff, Beckenbauer and the lessons MLS learned
The NASL lasted only 16 years but those fingerprints can still be seen across America, where Pele, George Best, Johan Cruyff and others once thrilled fans.
Ten Hag sack may now be inevitable, but where Man Utd go next remains an insoluble puzzle
Do Manchester United even know what they might want from their next manager? Feels like an important question to which the answer is currently ‘no’.
Why leading Man Utd manager candidate Tuchel would be far better fit than doomed Ten Hag
Thomas Tuchel would not be a perfect Man Utd manager but it is difficult to imagine him allowing his team to be as tactically flawed as Erik ten Hag does.