Raheem Sterling may miss out on Player of the Year, but he deserves recognition for his contribution to the game this season April 25, 2019 Raheem Sterling may seemingly have missed out on the PFA Player of the Year award to Virgil van Dijk, but no one can take away what the England and Manchester City forward has achieved on and off the pitch this season. The 24-year-old has encapsulated everything that a footballer should be: a competitor on the [...]
Premier League given profit warning as rising wage bills eat into margins despite record revenue April 25, 2019 The Premier League may be experiencing a vintage season on the pitch, with a title race for the ages, most key positions in the table still undecided and English clubs dominating in Europe once more. But off the field the picture appears to be taking a turn for the worse, with top-flight teams’ most recent [...]
Manchester United 0-2 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s side show they can win ugly as they clear significant hurdle in Premier League title race April 24, 2019 Manchester City have won the battle. Now, with the derby behind them, they have given themselves the best chance of winning the war. On a night when they reached 157 goals for the season and passed their own record, from the 2013-14 title-winning campaign, for goals in an English season, City showed they don’t just [...]
Trevor Steven: Don’t blame Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United’s slump is down to their average squad April 23, 2019 When the two teams met in the Premier League 12 months ago, Manchester United succeeded in disrupting Manchester City’s title charge with a 3-2 win over their neighbours. It’s hard to see that being repeated at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. In fact, it’s hard to see anything but an emphatic win for the men [...]
Manchester City 4-3 Tottenham: Fernando Llorente and VAR the unlikely heroes on historic night for Spurs April 17, 2019 Manchester City’s dream of a quadruple is dead. And how. Amid an electric Etihad Stadium atmosphere, in a drama-packed, see-sawing Champions League classic it was one familiar hero – Son Heung-min – and two not so familiar ones – Fernando Llorente and the video assistant referee – who combined to give Mauricio Pochettino a night [...]
Juventus shares plummet after shock Champions League defeat to Ajax April 17, 2019 Juventus shares have plunged 17 per cent this morning as investors reacted to the Italian football giant’s heartbreak in the Champions League last night. Read more: Juventus FC to offer €165m bonds The Old Lady of Italian football crashed out 3-2 on aggregate in the quarter finals to a resurgent Ajax team, who have now [...]
Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United: Lionel Messi magic and individual errors prove toxic combination for United April 16, 2019 On a night when they needed perfection, United were hindered by their limitations and overwhelmed by their opposition’s class. Lionel Messi magic and individual errors is a dangerous combination and in the end a four-minute spell was all it took for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dreams to turn to dust as his side were unceremoniously dumped [...]
Trevor Steven: Manchester City’s make-or-break week in their quadruple bid starts against Tottenham April 16, 2019 Last week I was lucky enough to visit Manchester City’s training facilities and witness how they are building not only success on the pitch but also a global brand. It was mind-blowing; they are so ahead of the game, I have never seen anything like it. Winning the quadruple would be the ultimate endorsement of [...]
Watford 0-1 Arsenal: Gunners win ugly to end terrible away record and move into fourth place in the Premier League April 15, 2019 Arsenal fans won’t mind how it came. This was all about improving their dreadful record away from home and moving back into the all-important top four of the Premier League. Viewed through that narrow prism it was mission accomplished, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang closing down Ben Foster to score early on, secure a 1-0 win and [...]
Barcelona v Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer focuses on recent exploits rather than club’s past glories to motivate players April 15, 2019 The comparison is almost too obvious, but certainly unavoidable. Twenty years on, the same club return to the same stadium and the same man is at the heart of it again. Manchester United revisit Camp Nou tomorrow for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona 1-0 down and needing a turnaround akin to the [...]
