Fernandinho has warned Liverpool that it is tough at the top, with a reinvigorated Manchester City ready to pounce on any slip-ups if the pressure becomes too much for them. City cut Liverpool’s advantage at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 2-1 victory over their rivals on Thursday night. The Brazil midfielder said it has reignited the title race, with the pressure set to increase on Jurgen Klopp’s side as they try to put an end to their 29-year wait for a league crown. “Four points is going to be interesting for the rest of…
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Paul Pogba may not feature in Manchester United’s FA Cup tie with Reading on Saturday due to injury, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed. Pogba has been in sensational form for United since Solskjaer’s arrival at the club, scoring four goals in four games under the Norwegian. But he could miss Reading’s visit to Old Trafford, while fellow midfielder Marouane Fellaini is also battling to be fit for the game. Defenders Marcos Rojo and Chris Smalling, who are yet to feature under Solskjaer, will not play as they continue their recovery from injuries. “Rojo, Smalling they’re out,” Solskjaer said, when asked…
Leroy Sane is determined to crank up the pressure on Liverpool after his winning goal brought Manchester City to within four points of the Premier League leaders. The Germany winger’s 72nd-minute strike secured a 2-1 win over Liverpool on Thursday night and said Jurgen Klopp’s side will be feeling the threat from the champions as well as the added stress of trying to end a 29-year wait for a league title. “We have put more pressure on Liverpool,” Sane told reporters. “We’re just four points behind them, and they know it, too. “They have to keep up, but we also…
Dejan Lovren insists Liverpool have the mental strength to recover from their first Premier League defeat of the season and stave off the threat of Manchester City in the title race. Liverpool’s flawless start to the league campaign came to an end on Thursday when they were beaten 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium to see their lead at the top of the table cut to four points. Lovren, however, feels Liverpool have proved on plenty occasions in the past that they have the ability to recover from punishing blows. “This is Liverpool, we will always come back when it’s tough,”…
Gianfranco Zola said that Chelsea do not want to sell Callum Hudson-Odoi to Bayern Munich in January, and urged the 18-year-old to sign a new contract and show patience with his development. Bayern have reportedly made an offer in excess of £30 million for Hudson-Odoi, who has just 18 months left to run on his current deal at Stamford Bridge and has so far declined to commit to an extension without assurances over a bigger first-team role at Chelsea. Hudson-Odoi has made just six appearances in all competitions under Maurizio Sarri this season and Zola understands that the youngster would…
Argentina legend Diego Maradona has been released from hospital after being admitted with internal bleeding in his stomach, his daughter said. The 58-year-old was having a routine medical in his home country when doctors discovered the problem. However, his family said the diagnosis was not serious. “For those who were really worried about my dad I can tell you that he is well,” his daughter Dalma said. “He is going home soon.” Reuters news agency later reported Maradona had left the hospital. Maradona, who captained Argentina to World Cup victory in 1986, is coach of Mexican second division side Dorados…
Christian Pulisic’s arrival at Chelsea next summer is not a threat to Callum Hudson-Odoi’s chances of a first-team breakthrough if he stays at Stamford Bridge, said assistant coach Gianfranco Zola. Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday that they had agreed a €64 million deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign Pulisic, who will spend the rest of the season in the Bundesliga before joining his new club. The move has raised further questions about Chelsea’s desire to develop Hudson-Odoi, who has made just six appearances in all competitions this season and is holding off signing a contract extension amid serious interest from German…
Tim Howard has tabbed Christian Pulisic for success following the 20-year-old’s much-publicized €64 million ($73 million) transfer to Premier League giants Chelsea earlier this week. “It is a massive club, but he’s played for a massive club already,” said Howard when asked about Pulisic’s move during an exclusive interview. “Dortmund is no slouch, and he went there under Jurgen Klopp and he’s grown up there and learned a lot of his trade in the Bundesliga. He’s played a big part for the U.S. national team, so as much as the price tag is massive, which it is, he’s ready to…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he will prioritize playing style over results and trophies as he makes his case to become Manchester United’s next permanent manager. The Norwegian has made no secret of his desire to remain at Old Trafford beyond the end of the season after initially being handed a short-term deal to replace Jose Mourinho as caretaker manager. He has already cut the gap with the Premier League’s top four to six points after four successive wins and will kick off their FA Cup campaign against Championship strugglers Reading on Saturday. Solskjaer is hoping to convince executive vice-chairman Ed…
Taylor Swift’s personal app The Swift Life – which was launched 2 years ago in conjunction with her sixth studio LP Reputation – is set to be shut down in February. The online game allowed fans to interact with each other, receive updates from the Love Story hitmaker, accesses exclusive tickets, photos and videos and purchase special Taymoji stickers. The singer revealed to her fans in a statement that the platform would be permanently closed in February as her Reputation era was set to wrap up. She said: “Dear The Swift Life Community, Over a year ago we launched The…
Rapper Snoop Dogg haS showed his softer side – by bringing in an abandoned dog as seen in a heartbreaking viral video. Snoop the dog, a Staffordshire bull terrier, was heartlessly dumped on Dec 25 in England. CCTV footage captured the moment the dog apparently noticed it was being abandoned and relentlessly chased after its owner’s car. Thankfully, it was rescued by the RSPCA and subsequently named Snoop. There’s been an outpouring of support across the world and so many people offering to take the dog in. Snoop Dogg is one of them. He has offered to take home Snoop…
Nollywood comedian aka Ijebu has began the new year on a good note. He just signed a deal with Ikorodu Lagos—based car dealer, Nikaz Enterprise. He broke the news on IG showing how happy he was. ”Starting the year with all Glory be to God and I appreciated all my fans without you I am a nobody. Just joined the family of Nikaz Autos sales Located”. The Ijebu-born actor bought a new ride about 3 months ago. He is one of the newest brand ambassadors of Nikaz Enterprises Auto Sales.
Bruno Mars recently gifted each of his seven band members a $55,000 watch. In photos recently uploaded to Instagram, the singer flaunted the generous gifts – matching gold Audemars Piguet extra-thin “Jumbo” Royal Oak watches. “My boys continue to show the world what time it is, and a band that sings together blings together,” he wrote on the photos of the designer watches. It appears Bruno may have picked the luxury brand because it features his last name in the name, which he pointed out with the hashtag #AudeMARS. To go with the watches, Mars also had the seven watch…
On Facebook, Temitope Adeola Akinsemoyin has shared the terrible experience she had when she was in a relationship with late DJ Xgee who committed suicide on January 2nd 2019. According to her, late DJ Xgee was her guy back in uni and he was pretty violent and abusive. In her words, ‘he threatened to kill me and kill himself. Today, I’m left with a permanent swelling on the left side of my head. Sometimes, my left eye twicth and I have extreme migraine’. Davido’s hypeman, and friend to the deceased, Special Spesh recently talked about the DJ’s death. He took…
Goldberg Lager Beer enagaged the city of Benin as the town welcomed the new year. Along with fans of the brand and gbedu lovers, the brand displayed an unforgettable experience. The spectacle of culture, arts and music, tagged Unlimited Fun, held at Kada Plaza on the night of the 31st of December, 2018. The eventful cross over event was a night of joy, excitement and entertainment, as it featured a special appearance from Nigerian music star Wande Coal along with other artistes on ground to thrill the audience. Excited music fans and brand loyalists showed up in large numbers to…
Nollywood actress, Mosun Filani has given her advise to the ladies on how to help themselves by protecting their underwears due to the high rate of female pants theft for ritual reasons. According to the Nollywood damsel, “If you are safe and your pant is not safe, my sister you are not safe o. Please get peg hangers, dry your pants in your bathroom (not close to your windows abeg o) Don’t just dispose ur old pants anyhow, cut them into shreds (focus on the underlay part), or better still burn them out completely. 2019 yii aiye oni ka pata…
Another video has gone viral, and actress Annie Idibia was the star. She was seen hurting after a female fan removed her top to give her husband, 2Baba a huge hug while he performed at a show Annie also attended. It was not a sight to behold as the camera zoomed in on Annie’s facial expression when this happened. As seen in the video, the mother of two was seen putting her hands on her head as she was shocked. The lady was first seen trying to give the Music legend a normal hug, but suddenly, she took off her…
You know that thing they say about doppelgangers? Legendary Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, might just have one. A certain man named Kingsley Abasili who is from Port Harcourt has received a lot of attention on social media for resembling Pete Edochie in such a remarkable way. Abasili who looks like the younger version of the actor has been given the doppelganger tag and many do not disagree that the resemblance is very much real. Information on the young man is scarce at this point, but he can easily be mistaken to be the veteran actor’s son. We hope Pete Edochie…
Daddy Freeze has dropped his two cents on the news of DJ Xgee commiting suicide. According to the CoolFM OAP, his first marriage also got him depressed and it is a miracle he came out alive. He wrote; ”Rest in peace bro….🙏 Depression is indeed a killer, I’ve been down that road before. My first marriage made me terribly depressed and when my former pastor, told me to fix that marriage; the source of my depression, I realized Satan was truly his god. In John Chapter 4, when Christ met the Samaritan woman who had 5 previous husbands and was…
The Presidency has come out to say it is mischievous, but not entirely out of character, for the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, to attack TraderMoni. TraderMoni is an interest-free N10,000 loans given to petty traders under the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme, SIP. Fayose was quoted as saying the TraderMoni scheme as a direct “re-looting of the Abacha loots.” Reacting to his statement on the programme, The Social Investment Programme, SIP, Response Team, Presidency, in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, said the issue of TraderMoni had been broken down several times to the public. They said,…