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There is a big match in front of stuttering Liverpool, who will have a huge point to prove against in-form title chargers Tottenham. A win could be a huge morale-boost for both sides and the stakes to grab all three points seem higher than ever.
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Comparisons between Jurgen Klopp and Brendan Rodgers, both of whom are sharing the same statistics thus far, have put additional pressure on the German tactician. boss has been criticised for his team selection over the last couple of games as all the improvements he did make in the Liverpool squad remain pushed aside. The main reason is the fact Liverpool failed to win a Premier League game since the turn of the year, whereas they lost four …
Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph has thanked playmaker David Silva for comforting him during his struggles with injury over the past two seasons.
Delph joined City from Aston Villa in 2015 as an England starter, but his career at the Etihad Stadium has been dogged by fitness issues.
Hamstring and Achilles woes laid him low last season before groin surgery sidelined the 27-year-old for four months this time around, leaving him well down the pecking order in Pep Guardiola s squad.
But Delph made a surprising return to City s starting line-up for the first time in the Premier League this season and completed 90 minutes in Wednesday s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.
Silva turned in a typically impressive display for the visitors and Delph hailed the man cappe…
Stoke City are closing in on a deal for West Bromwich Albion defender James McClean, according to the Mail Online.
The Republic of Ireland international is set to become Gary Rowett’s third signing since becoming Stoke manager with deals already concluded for Benik Afobe and Oghenekaro Etebo.
The former Derby County and Birmingham City boss is also eyeing deals for Bournemouth’s Jordon Ibe and fellow winger Junior Hoilett of Cardiff City.
McClean is entering his final year at the Hawthorns having signed for them from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2015 while he has also played for Sunderland.
The twenty-nine-year-old has made one hundred and eleven appearances in all competitions for the Baggies, scoring five goals.
Internationally he…
Jupp Heynckes said Toni Kroos was born to play at Real Madrid, after the midfielder s impressive start to life at The Santiago Bernabeu.
Germany international Kroos, 24, is 11 La Liga games and four UEFA Champions League appearances into a six-year deal with the Spanish giants.
The Bayern Munich youth graduate scored his first goal in a Real shirt in their 5-1 drubbing of Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, helping Carlo Ancelotti s men consolidate top spot in the league.
Heynckes coach Kroos in his caretaker role at the Allianz Arena in 2009, and again from 2011-13, and the 69-year-old hailed his former charger s beginning to life in the Spanish top flight.
Kroos is playing magnificent football, Heynckes told Perform.
It s his destiny to play there. …
Gonzalo Higuain has been left out of Argentina s squad for their crunch World Cup qualifier against Uruguay and Venezuela but there is a recall for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.
Jorge Sampaoli will lead Argentina in competitive action for the first time after the former Chile and Sevilla coach took charge for June friendlies against Brazil and Singapore.
On that occasion Aguero was omitted despite a fine run of form in the Premier League towards the end of last season.
This time around, Juventus star Higuain finds himself as the odd man out among Argentina s vast array of attacking riches as Inter captain Mauro Icardi retains his place.
Aguero s club colleague Nicolas Otamendi is one of only five specialist defenders named by Sampaoli, along with…
Cesc Fabregas believes Friday s 2-0 friendly win over England demonstrated how Spain have improved since last year s World Cup disappointment.
Spain registered one of the tournament s worst title defences as they became just the fifth holder to be eliminated in the group stage after winning just one game in Brazil.
Chelsea midfielder Fabregas believes second-half goals from Mario Gaspar and Santi Cazorla confirmed Vicente del Bosque s side were a match for any team in the world.
We recovered things we were missing at the last World Cup, the 28-year-old told ITV.
Tonight we proved we can beat anyone because England are a great squad full of quality players.
The way we played against them showed our football was impressive.
Spain won Eu…
Inter warmed up for the visit of Barcelona on Tuesday with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Genoa at San Siro.
Two goals from Roberto Gagliardini, either side of Matteo Politano s strike, and late Joao Mario and Radja Nainggolan goals moved Luciano Spalletti s side back into second place in Serie A as they won a fourth home league match in a row for the first time in 12 months.
Inter s seventh top-flight win in succession came despite the likes of Mauro Icardi, Matias Vecino and Nainggolan starting on the bench, leaving them in good shape to face Barca in a key Champions League match next week.
Gagliardini put Inter ahead after only 14 minutes, pouncing on a loose ball in the box to prod home from six yards, with the goal standing after a quick check from the referee…
David Moyes is keen to make Brighton and Hove Albion defender Lewis Dunk his first signing as West Ham United manager, according to the Mirror.
The new Hammers boss is keen to shore up his defence as he aims to help the club climb out of the relegation zone and beyond and Dunk is on his radar.
The Brighton-born centre-back has helped his side climb from League One to the top half of the Premier League, racking up over two hundred appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring thirteen goals.
He has in fact, aside from a brief loan spell with Bristol City earlier this decade spent his entire career with the Seagulls and his form this season has stoked up talks of a potential England call-up.
He was called up to the under twenty-ones back in 201…
Manchester United have confirmed Lisandro Martinez will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a fractured metatarsal during Thursday s Europa League draw against Sevilla.
Martinez was carried from the field by Sevilla s Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel – his Argentina team-mates – after going down unchallenged in the closing stages at Old Trafford.
With Erik ten Hag having already used all of his substitutes, United were forced to finish the quarter-final first-leg clash with 10 men, and Sevilla took advantage to salvage a 2-2 draw from two goals down.
The Red Devils on Friday confirmed centre-back Martinez will not feature again in the 2022-23 campaign.
Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after fracturing …
Anders Lindergaard has put pen to paper on a one year contract extension at Burnley, according to BT Sport.
The Denmark international moved to Turf Moor from Preston North End last summer after initially moving to England to join Manchester United in 2010.
He is yet to feature for the Clarets but has been on the substitute bench twenty-seven times in the Premier League with Nick Pope currently deputising for the injured Tom Heaton.
During his time at Old Trafford the thirty-three year old racked up twenty-nine appearances in all competitions include ten league outings in the Red Devils title winning 2012/13 campaign.
Following his time in Manchester he played once during a spell with West Bromwich Albion before moving to Preston initially on loan be…