Manchester City notched up goals number 100, 101 and 102 in all competitions this season in their 3-0 victory against Huddersfield on Sunday. Their century of goals came courtesy of a deflected Danilo strike, with Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane’s second half finishes sealing an easy three points for Pep Guardiola’s men. But in all…
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers shrugs off Leicester links and says he is fully focused on Hoops job
Brendan Rodgers insists he is fully focused on Celtic amid speculation Leicester City are shortlisting him to be their next manager. It emerged the Foxes are lining up the Northern Irishman if under pressure boss Claude Puel is sacked. However, speaking at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex before the Hoops’ William Hill Scottish Cup clash with…
Who are the longest-serving managers in the Premier League? Featuring Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino
The days of Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are over: Premier League managers don’t tend to stick around for too long anymore. Almost half of the current top-flight managers have been in charge of their club for less than a year and we’ve already seen four sackings this season. The modern trend is to…
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy dresses up as Spider-Man during training session
Jamie Vardy turned plenty of heads by dressing up as Spider-Man during Thursday morning training’s session. The striker, who turned 32 last Friday, donned the costume made famous by the Marvel superhero to surprise his fellow Leicester City teammates. Footage recorded by members of the Foxes media show Vardy hiding behind a bush ,complete with…
Hillsborough trial day four: Match commander did not have ‘special powers’, jury told
The police match commander on the day of the Hillsborough disaster did not have “special powers” to anticipate it and should not be held accountable for the failures of others, a jury’s been told. David Duckenfield denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters. His defence barrister, Benjamin Myers QC, told Preston Crown Court…
Celtic transfer news: Hoops interested in Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay who has fallen out of favour under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Celtic have been linked with a January move for Scott McTominay as he has found his game time limited since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed Manchester United’s caretaker manager. A favourite for Jose Mourinho’s, McTominay has totalled just one minute of Premier League football since the Portuguese was sacked last month, though he did start…
The Premier League clubs who have conceded the most goals away from home – look away Arsenal fans
It was a bad weekend for Arsenal as not only did they lose to West Ham United 1-0 at the London Stadium but Manchester United drew level with them on 41 points by beating Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners were eight points ahead of the Red Devils on December 2, after all teams had played 14…
Chelsea transfer latest: Gonzalo Higuain absent from AC Milan squad picture as talk of Stamford Bridge move continues
Gonzalo Higuain was absent from a Milan photo shoot on Wednesday amid rumours he will leave to join Chelsea before the close of the January transfer window. Milan’s players were joined by manager Gennaro Gatusso and new chief executive Ivan Gazidis in a photograph, along with Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal. The image was taken…
‘Ashley Cole is still better than Marcos Alonso’: Chelsea fans react as legend joins Frank Lampard at Derby
Ashley Cole has signed for Frank Lampard’s Derby and it’s got Chelsea fans reminiscing about the good old days. The left-back, 38, played 190 Premier League matches alongside the Rams boss – more than he did with any other outfield team-mate. And now he is reunited with Lampard after agreeing to help the Championship club…
Watford troll Gary Lineker on Twitter over presenter’s claim about former manager Marco Silva but CEO later apologises to him
Watford and Gary Lineker have been engaged in a Twitter spat over a claim he made about Marco Silva’s sacking last year. Silva was dismissed from his post with the Hornets a year ago today after just six months in charge and went on to take over Premier League rivals Everton. And shortly afterwards Lineker publicly criticised…