Month: December 2019

Virgil van Dijk may lose out on the Ballon d’Or to Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, but the Liverpool man insists there are no losers amongst the “If Messi wins Ballon d'Or there are no losers, says Van Dijk”

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain believes Liverpool’s mindset has been key to their Premier League dominance so far this season. Jurgen Klopp’s men are eight points clear at “'I'm going in with the mindset that we're going to win' – Oxlade-Chamberlain hails Liverpool mentality”

Arsenal remain “a huge mess”, says Charlie Nicholas, with Freddie Ljungberg not considered to be a suitable candidate to succeed Unai Emery after making some “‘Sokratis is a shocker & Mustafi even worse’ – Arsenal legend rules Ljungberg out after baffling selection”

David de Gea thinks that Manchester United’s nightmare start to the 2019-20 campaign is partly down to a “lack of quality” in the starting XI. The “De Gea on Man Utd's poor start: We're not playing well & there's a lack of quality”

Manchester United have no plans to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and will only consider taking action if the situation becomes ‘catastrophic’. United have just four “Manchester United currently have no plans to sack Solskjaer”

When Fernandinho missed two matches over the Christmas period last season, Manchester City lost twice in succession for only the second time in Pep Guardiola’s “'I don't want any players in January' – Guardiola ready to gamble on Fernandinho”

Lionel Messi received the Ballon d’Or trophy from 2018 winner Luka Modric on Monday, with the Real Madrid midfielder then congratulating Barcelona’s talismanic forward on social “Real Madrid's Modric congratulates Barcelona rival Messi after sixth Ballon d'Or win”

Manchester United have a “good plan” to deal with Tottenham when they meet in the Premier League on Wednesday night, according to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, “Solskjaer insists Man Utd have a 'good plan' to deal with Tottenham amid sack rumours”

Adrian was Liverpool’s “man of the match” against Brighton, according to Jurgen Klopp, who saw the Spanish goalkeeper make a crucial contribution after his late “'Adrian saved our lives' – Klopp hails Liverpool keeper for 'incredible' cameo against Brighton”

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has backed Freddie Ljungberg to do something special at Arsenal during his stint as temporary boss. Ljungberg took charge of his first game “'He was an Invincible' – Aubameyang backs 'special' Ljungberg to lift Arsenal”