Month: December 2019

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling is determined to register his first-ever goal against Manchester United on Sunday, insisting he will be “taking more shots than “'I'll be taking more shots than usual' – Sterling determined to open scoring account against Man Utd”

Frank Lampard anticipates a “pretty emotional” night for John Terry when the ex-Chelsea captain returns to Stamford Bridge with Aston Villa on Wednesday. Villa assistant “Lampard expects 'pretty emotional' night for Terry on Stamford Bridge return”

Pedro has admitted to having offers on the table as he prepares to bring a “hard” spell at Chelsea to a close, with the World “Pedro has offers to end ‘hard’ Chelsea spell as World Cup winner heads towards free agency”

Pep Guardiola’s ‘tiki-taka’ philosophy mastered by Barcelona “was not for everyone”, according to Massimiliano Allegri, who has been pleased to see the art of counter-attacking revived in “'We mistakenly followed Guardiola for 20 years!' – Allegri delighted to see rise of counter-attacking football”

Jose Mourinho has aimed a subtle dig at Manchester United for their “defensive approach” in a 2-1 win over Tottenham at Old Trafford on Wednesday “'It is easier for them against better teams' – Mourinho hits out at Man Utd for defensive approach”

Antonio Conte urged Inter fans to back his side and was disappointed to hear them whistle Friday’s lacklustre 0-0 Serie A draw against Roma. Inter “'This is not good' – Conte angry at boos from Inter fans after Roma stalemate”

Massimiliano Allegri vowed he will not take on a new job until midway through 2020 as the former Juventus boss continues to be linked with “'Next year will be an important year' – Allegri to return next season amid links to Bayern and Arsenal”

Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Manchester United. It was perhaps the game that convinced Ed Woodward to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the manager’s job permanently. It had “Behind Solskjaer's excellence in big-six matches this season”

Jurgen Klopp praised Liverpool’s back-up players for proving their quality as they thrashed Everton 5-2 on Wednesday. Klopp gave rare starts to Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri, “'It's more fun making changes!' – Klopp proud of Liverpool back-ups for stepping up in derby win”

Arsenal’s long-held reputation as team that’s difficult to beat is now gone, according to Martin Keown, who feels the current crop have lost all sense “'Arsenal have their lost reputation as hard to beat' – Keown eager to see 'creative' streak return at Emirates”