For most part of the spell under club legend, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, there was this conviction that Manchester United are a world class defensive midfielder away from returning into the company of elites.However, it was so disheartening that throughout his just less than three years stint at the club, not a single fitting profile was scouted and signed in that position, despite the millions of Euros spent on transfers.During that period, Manchester United spent needless £40m on the signing of Donny van de Beek, a regrettable move for both parties that has neither go well nor show any prospects of…
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Arsenal and the Champions League will reunite again in the 2023-24 season after the Gooners earned the ticket to the competition thanks to their good performance, which could still go under the rather as they at the moment look to have surrendered the league title to Manchester City.The Mikel Arteta led side have maintained top spot on the Premier League standing for most part of the season, with their Spanish manager picking up four Manager of the month on the process.However, after their poor display in April, which allowed Pep Guardiola’s City to assume the league summit, it has become…
Chelsea ended a run of six straight defeats following the success over Bournemouth in the Vitality Stadium last time out, thanks to late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix after Matias Vina had canceled out Conor Gallagher’s nine minute opener.The 3-1 success represents the club’s first win since the return of club legend, Frank Lampard as the interim boss as well as their first in almost two months.That win prevented what would have been a record equalling seven straight defeats across all competitions for the club but late on, two of their winter signings deliver a much needed win…
Not many saw this coming but Mauricio Pochettino is now the leading candidate for the Chelsea job after talks collapsed with former Bayern boss, Julian Nagelsmann.The German had been frontrunner for the vacant managerial role at the West London club, moreso after Chelsea allowed former assistant Manager, Anthony Barry to join the Bavarians on the request of Thomas Tuchel.The meeting held between Todd Boehly and the representatives of Bayern reportedly borne good fruits and the good relationship established was supposed to aid the appointment of Nagelsmann, whom the club considered its priority.However, it appeared there was a matter both Nagelsmann…
Despite the spirited end to affairs under the lights in the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal’s failure to pick up maximum points is always going to be the headline, and what a way to undo what has been a sensational ride for most part of the campaign.Three winless games, that is no champion stuff. In the two previous games before tonight, it was them blowing a two goal lead but last night, they had to chase it for arguably all game.The point earn mean they’ll finish about their North London neighbour, Tottenham Hotspur in the league this season, bringing back the Saint…
Bayern Munich versus Manchester City for a place in the Champions League semi finals was a very much anticipated contest as it promised to be the most fiercely contested doubleheader of the round.It was supposed to be a clash between Bayern, a team that had won all of their games in the competition this season, keeping seven clean sheets out of eight games and conceding only two goals.The Bavarians kept clean sheets in the doubleheaders against Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSG Paris Saint-Germain, conceded the least goals while also being one of the most scoring teams in the competition.And a…
Playing for six different Champions League winners and not winning it could be less disheartening than what Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to experience if Milan wins the competition this season.AC Milan are into the last four of the Champions League following a 1-1 draw with fellow Italian, Napoli on Tuesday night in the Maradona Stadium, completing a 2-1 aggregate win for the Rossonerri.Milan, who last reached the semi finals of the competition in 2007 won the first leg in San Siro thanks to an Ismael Bennacer’s only goal and needed to avoid a defeat to book a ticket to the…
Frank Lampard’s return to Chelsea as the interim manager was always going to be a disaster. The Englishman is getting it now but the consequences will not only affect his resume, but also his relationship with the fans, who considers him a club legend.One would have thought, what was he thinking returning to Chelsea in this state ? Wanting to be a hero, the former West Ham United man is heading to a zero because fans are growing less in love for him as the inevitable continues to befall their club.Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack, to mention but a few…
This is what Liverpool have endured in the five previous seasons that left them with just one Premier League title despite being so good and recording over 90 points in more than three seasons or so in that time.Mikel Arteta had been on the other side of things as the assistant to Pep Guardiola in Manchester City, but the Spaniard could be about to find himself in a similar situation to that of Jürgen Klopp.Well, it’s a good problem to have but it is never a good feeling falling the victim in such circumstance. In the wake of the draw…
It looked Manchester United were on their way to a first ever win over Sevilla after three previous failed attempts following a two goal cushion established earlier on at Old Trafford.Marcel Sabitzer scored two goals inside the opening 21 minutes to give Erik Ten Hag’s side the sense of victory, which was to be a platform on adding another Spanish team to the list of their conquest in Europa League this season.Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial were creator of the goals, and the Austrian midfielder, currently on loan from Bayern Munich made no mistake beating the Goalkeeper, each time with…