Jarrod Bowen’s brace before halftime against champions and league leaders Manchester City moved the home support inside the London Stadium into delirious celebrations – and the Liverpool faithful must have joined in the festivities, seeing their rivals’ lead at the top of the table potentially cut down to just three points with an extra game in the bag. The Englishman scored first in the 24th minute, beating the City offside trap, latching onto a Pablo Fornals long pass, rounding Ederson, and tapping the ball into an empty net. His second, on the stroke of halftime, was similar; he, again, timed his run…
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The top four spots in LaLiga were sealed on May 15 after Sevilla drew with Atletico Madrid, ensuring their place in the UEFA Champions League next season. Meanwhile, champions Real Madrid drew in an away fixture against Cadiz and second-placed Barcelona dropped points at Getafe. While it hasn’t been the best of seasons for previous year’s champions Atletico, they did, at least, confirm their spot in the subsequent edition of the UEFA Champions League last week with a win over mid-table Elche. With three slots gone, the race to qualify for Europe’s premier competition came down to rivals Sevilla and Real Betis – and the…
Frenkie de Jong is reportedly close to leave Barcelona for Manchester United in a news that is certain to please incoming boss Erik ten Hag. As per a report from AS, a deal is close for the transfer of former AFC Ajax man to Old Trafford from Camp Nou. The Catalan giants are expected to allow the 25-year-old to leave Barca if the Red Devils make an offer in the region of 60 million pounds. The deal could work wonders for both the player and the incoming boss as it would reunite ten Hag with his former Ajax protégé. Amid rumours of Paul Pogba leaving…
While Erling Haaland has already signed with Manchester City in England, Robert Lewandowski seems desperate to move to Barcelona and has refused a new contract with Bayern Munich. Both the talismanic strikers found the back of the net in the last round of Bundesliga fixtures this season. Bayern have been caught in turmoil over the last couple of weeks. Star striker Lewandowski, who is among the best players in the world, has felt disrespected by the club’s lack of faith in him and has refused to renew his contract which ends in 2023. Desperate to try a new challenge on…
Much has been made about Lionel Messi’s underwhelming performances in front of goal in his debut campaign in Paris this season. However, the Argentine returned to form and scored two goals against Montpellier with PSG running riot. The striker found the back of the net twice as already crowned champions of France Paris Saint-Germain secured a comfortably 4-0 victory away from home at Montpellier on May 14. The Argentine captain’s maiden campaign in the Ligue 1 has been far from stellar. Affected by his shocking departure from Barcelona amidst a set of catastrophic events as well as manager Mauricio Pochettino…
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have confirmed striker Robert Lewandowski’s intentions to leave the club this summer, amid reports that Barcelona are ready to offer the Poland international a three-year contract. The club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed the news to Sky Germany, stating “I spoke with Lewandowski. During the conversation he informed me that he didn’t want to accept our offer to extend his contract and that he would like to leave the club.” Meanwhile, as per BBC, Lewandowski has been quoted as saying: “I told the club that if an offer comes in, then we have to think about…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has claimed that new signing Erling Haaland would be happy at the Etihad Stadium even if the Citizens were to change manager. With the Spaniard’s contract set to expire in June 2023 and with no guarantee that he will agree to fresh terms, the gaffer has said that a decision on his future will be taken. However, with City signing Haaland from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal, the Norwegian would expect to play under the celebrated gaffer for longer than 12 months. And replying to this, Guardiola said: “The players who come here don’t…
Liverpool’s charge for the fairytale quadruple continues to be on, at least on paper. While Manchester City and Real Madrid could still have a say in it, Jurgen Klopp’s men took another important stride and secured the FA Cup in stunning fashion against Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp might be tired of the word by now, but Liverpool have kept their hopes winning a famed ‘quadruple’ well and truly alive by defeating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties at the Wembley Stadium to win their first FA Cup title since 2005. Liverpool had also pipped Chelsea to the League Cup title earlier this season…
Paulo Dybala’s agent Jorge Antun has travelled to London to listen to offers from Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal, reports Football Italia. The Argentina international is set to leave Juventus this summer as his current contract expires and a host of Premier League clubs have been linked with the signature of the player. Along with the Red Devils and the Gunners, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspurs are the other top division English clubs interested in signing the forward. The player had earlier rejected the chance to extend his stay in Turin over the winter and this…
Kalvin Phillips has emerged as the new target for Manchester United to bolster their defensive midfield position. However, former Red Devils centre-back and football pundit Rio Ferdinand has advised Leeds United’s Kalvin Phillips against signing for the Old Trafford-based club. Leeds United are in deep trouble at the moment and are currently in the relegation zone. Sacking Marcelo Bielsa in the middle of an underwhelming campaign ravaged by injuries and replacing him with American manager Jesse Marsch has only made things worse and their fate of survival is currently out of their hands. If Leeds do end up getting relegated…