Wenger: Hazard’s poor form is because he is ‘too heavy’ at Real

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has suggested that Belgian star Eden Hazard’s fitness is behind his dip in form at Real Madrid.

5 talking points as England squad named

Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo.

Wijnaldum: Belief in Liverpool squad has never been higher

Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum admits belief within the squad is so high he struggles to remember the last time he thought they would lose.

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.