Arsenal captaincy not important – Sokratis
Sokratis Papastathopoulos believes it is not important who wears the captain’s armband at Arsenal as the fall-out from Granit Xhaka being stripped of the honour continues.
Man City’s poor Anfield record counts for nothing – Fernandinho
Fernandinho claims Manchester City’s poor record at Anfield will count for nothing when they take on Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend.
Southgate calls for degree of patience with Maddison
England boss Gareth Southgate has called for a degree of patience with James Maddison, but urged the Leicester star to be ‘high-performance, low-maintenance’.
Solskjaer delighted by attacking quality on display in UEL win
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted by Manchester United’s display of attacking quality and cutting edge as early progress was sealed to the Europa League knockout phase.
10-man City hang on for draw at Atalanta
Manchester City finished with Kyle Walker in goal as their progression to the Champions League knockout stages was stalled by Atalanta in a dramatic 1-1 draw.
Tau was benched as Icardi sees PSG through
Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau was benched as Mauro Icardi fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League last-16 following their unconvincing 1-0 victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday.
Duarte denies Arsenal at the death
An injury-time equaliser from Bruno Duarte sealed a 1-1 draw for Vitoria SC against Arsenal on Tuesday and stopped the Gunners from qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League.
Origi accepts tough task in competing against Liverpool’s famed front three
Striker Divock Origi accepts he has a tough task in competing against Liverpool’s famed front three but he believes he is ‘slowly but steadily’ improving.
Man City must end woeful Anfield record to stay in title race
Liverpool and Manchester City go head to head for the first time in this season’s Premier League on Sunday with City needing a result to stay in touch with their title rivals.
Wenger slams Barcelona as ‘a team in crisis’
After a goalless draw at home with Slavia Prague, Arsene Wenger has delivered a withering assessment of Barcelona’s current form.