Hull City 2, Manchester United 1 (Agg: 2-3): Jose Mourinho aims dig at Liverpool rival Jurgen Klopp as United reach Wembley January 26, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho could not refuse a dig at Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp after his side reached the EFL Cup final despite suffering a scare against Hull. Midfielder Paul Pogba, who cost United £89m in the summer, ultimately proved the difference as he cancelled out Tom Huddlestone’s first-half penalty before Everton loanee Oumar [...]
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Premier League title Chelsea’s to lose despite starring show of Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus in destruction of West Ham February 1, 2017 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola dismissed his side’s chances of reigning in league leaders Chelsea, despite battering West Ham United at the London Stadium last night. City were the only club in the Premier League’s top six to pick up three points in the midweek fixtures after a commanding 4-0 win over the Hammers, yet [...]
Holiday Homes: Savills World Research looks at the top places in the world to invest in residential property right now March 16, 2018 Many residential markets are now resting on an expensive but stable ‘high plateau’, so buyers are looking for the next up-and-coming ‘global hotspots’. They are faced with some unfamiliar choices. World city house price growth hasn’t just been high in the UK. London’s mainstream residential price grew by 48 per cent since 2012, but this [...]
Gareth Southgate’s World Cup riddles: Seven questions that could be answered in England’s final two warm-up matches May 30, 2018 Just 180 minutes of non-competitive football stand between Gareth Southgate’s youthful England squad and their departure for Russia and the World Cup. The mood music from Southgate is that he knows his own mind and it therefore seems likely that he has chosen his starting XI for the opening match against Tunisia on 18 June. [...]
Jose Mourinho expresses relief at Manchester United’s Europa League draw, while Tottenham handed Gent test December 12, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expressed his relief after his side were pitted against French outfit Saint-Etienne in the last 32 of the Europa League. Tottenham, meanwhile, who secured their passage to the knockout phase of the competition with a 3-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in their final Champions League group match, will play Gent. [...]
Manchester City 2, Burnley 1: Mixed feelings for Pep Guardiola despite victory returning his team to third in the Premier League January 2, 2017 Manchester City 2, Burnley 1 Tetchy Pep Guardiola took a swipe at English officiating after his Manchester City side recovered from an early red card against Burnley to climb to third in the Premier League on Monday. City captain Fernandinho incurred his third sending-off in the space of six games with a two-footed tackle on Clarets [...]
President Xi loves football, but China’s spending spree won’t last long says ex-Manchester City man Sun Jihai January 9, 2017 Premier League clubs need not worry about losing their best players to the China, says former Manchester City defender Sun Jihai who predicts a slowdown in spending from the emerging football power. Chinese teams’ spending has exploded as some of the country’s richest men acquired football clubs in the wake of President Xi Jinping revealing [...]
Bramson betting on Barclays break-up: When did activist investors become so polite? March 23, 2018 This week’s disclosure by Ed Bramson’s Sherborne Investments of a 5.2 per cent voting stake in Barclays was accompanied by the now-usual platitudes about constructive relations with the board, spotting a company undervalued by the stock market, and so on. That’s superficially plausible: Sherborne has already made a healthy return on the stock it began [...]
Roy Hodgson: TV rescheduling over Christmas will take its toll on Crystal Palace squad December 14, 2017 Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has bemoaned “harsh” fixture re-scheduling for TV that requires his side to play three Premier League games in six days over the Christmas period. The Eagles host Arsenal on Thursday 28 November, two days after most clubs play on Boxing Day, in an 8pm kick-off on Sky Sports. Hodgson’s men [...]
Trevor Steven: Why Diego Simeone is my choice to succeed Arsene Wenger as Arsenal manager February 27, 2018 Sunday’s comprehensive defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final has left the Europa League as the only straw for Arsene Wenger to clutch at in the hope of staying in charge of Arsenal beyond the summer. But while winning that trophy – their only realistic hope of returning to the Champions League – [...]