Pep Guardiola will talk to his Manchester City players to see if they are happy before deciding on his January transfer business. “In the winter break and the window in the summer time, we are going to [assess] everything and if they are happy or not,” he told a news conference ahead of City’s clash with Southampton on Wednesday night. “If they are comfortable being in the position they had in the past — playing or not playing — they have to decide because the future will be like this. Always we want players that want to stay here.” Guardiola…
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Victor Lindelof has said he is getting used to the competitiveness of the Premier League. “Obviously, the league here is much tougher than Portugal,” Lindelof told United Review “Over there, you have good teams but you have the top teams that are always the favourites in every game and winning almost every game. “Here, it’s much more difficult and you have tough games every week. That’s the biggest the change, the competitiveness you have in the league.” Despite managing Lindelof’s workload carefully — he has started seven games this season — Mourinho has spoken highly of his summer signing. It…
Jurgen Klopp has suggested that Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino will return to Liverpool’s starting XI for Wednesday’s trip to Stoke City. “We had to make a few changes, it makes absolute sense in this part of the season to use the strength of the squad. That means if you involve players, you have to leave a few others out and that’s what we did. But it’s not completely unlikely that they will start.” “Dejan probably will be close,” Klopp added. “It is not a big thing. It’s a little bit of swelling and we have to figure out what…
Arsene Wenger has said goalkeeper Petr Cech is “fitter than ever” and believes he can emulate Edwin van der Sar by playing until he is 40. He said “He gets older, and I think he’s fitter than ever. “He puts a lot of attention on the preparation. He’s slimmer than before, and I think he benefits from that. “He has lost some weight. Not too much, two or three kilos only. But it’s a lot, if you want to make a horse lose a race, you put a jockey with one or two kilos more on the back. And a…
Unai Emery has said he informed benchwarmers including Lucas Moura of their situation during preseason. “When preseason got under way, I spoke with the players about their individual situations,” Emery told his prematch news conference ahead of Wednesday’s game against Troyes. “This summer, we bought some new players to give the team more and it is now harder to play regularly with this sort of competition. “Every single player knew their situation right from the off. Everybody in the squad has had a chance to play. However, it is difficult now because competition for places is greater than it has…
Jose Mourinho fears Nemanja Matic could have suffered an “important” injury against Watford, while Marouane Fellaini is also battling to overcome a knee injury. “For Matic to tell me he wants to be replaced, he does not do that if it is nothing important,” Mourinho said. Matic has added to a growing injury list at Old Trafford, as Fellaini missed the trip to Watford through injury and is in a fitness race to return in time to face Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday evening, sources have said. The concern over Fellaini, and Michael Carrick’s ongoing absence after undergoing a…
Mauricio Pochettino accused his Tottenham players of not having the fight in Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at Leicester in the Premier League. “They were more aggressive than us. We need to learn and fight from the first minute,” the Spurs manager said after the match. “If you don’t fight in the Premier League the quality gap is even. “You cannot afford no fight. You cannot win games. If you don’t compete in the Premier League you are going to struggle. “It’s difficult to analyse the game. We start so sloppy. The performance in first half disappointed us a lot. First you…
Jose Mourinho said his team should have been “smoking cigars” before Watford tried to give Manchester United a scare at Vicarage Road on Tuesday night. And Mourinho said: “The second half should be five or 6-0. It was even even easier to score goals in the first half than the first but we missed the chances and this is football. “Out of nothing a penalty and 3-1 and then the game is a different one. It was easy match comfortably and in the end, with the 3-2, the game is in a grey zone. Jesse had that fantastic initiative and…
The Argos started from the bottom, now they’re here (on Drake’s TV.) Canadian music icon Drake watched Sunday’s Grey Cup with his hometown Toronto Argonauts winning the CFL’s championship game over the Calgary Stampeders. Drake posted a story on his @champagnepapi Instagram account that included several clips from the TSN broadcast. Well known as a fan of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors – Drake’s a team ambassador who often sits court side – Drizzy has over 38 million Instagram followers. His inclusion of the Argos on his social media potentially exposes them to a massively important demographic the team is trying…
What does it take to become Rihanna? Less than four hours’ sleep per night, apparently. The “Wild Thoughts” singer shares insights into her personal life and inspirations as guest editor of the December issue of Vogue Paris, scheduled to go on sale on Dec. 1. The issue comes with three separate covers shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Jean-Paul Goude and Juergen Teller. A section titled “A Girl Like Me” opens with a candid shot of Rihanna divebombing into a pool in the Dominican Republic. In the accompanying caption, she reveals that she usually likes to spend her…
Beyoncé has released a $55 (£42) Christmas jumper and it has left fans pissed. The black round neck jumper is fairly plain aside from the words “Beyoncé Holiday Sweater” embroidered on the front in white, child-like, text. Critics have taken to Twitter to mock the singer for the seemingly lacklustre design, with some comparing it to a “joke Tesco value” product. “I’m dead surprised as I thought she was classier than this, but apparently not,” wrote one user. “It’s a designer version of that joke Tesco Value one,” added another. It’s a designer version of that joke Tesco Value one.…
Toyin Aimaku went home with the award for best actress at the 2017 Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) for her performance in “Alakada Reloaded.” The actress beat out Osas Ajibade (Little Drops of Happy), Adesua Etomi (The Wedding Party), Omuwunmi Dada (Omugwo), Chigurl (Banana Island Ghost), Dakore Akande (Isoken), Rahama Sadau (Hakkunde) and Mary Lazarus (Dance to my Beat) for the award. The third production in the “Alakada” series, the movie starred the actress alongside Lilian Esoro, Kehinde Bankole, Odunlade Adekola, Ali Baba among others. The 2017 ELOY took place at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday,…
It is old story that there is an ongoing beef between Wizkid and Shatta Wale but the Ghanaian star’s former manager, Bull Dog, seems to have picked sides and it is not what we expected. Knowing the bad blood between Nigerians and Ghanaians that has seen them at each other’s throats over issues as little as jollof rice, this was as bad as throwing a can of gasoline into a tiny flame. His manager though, Bull Dog seems to have taken sides with Wizkid, declaring him a global star, which is stating the obvious of course. He also asked Shatta…
Wizkid has come out to say sorry for his absence at Banky W and Adesua Etomi’s wedding. “God bless my big bro @bankywellington and our new wife @adesuaetomi God will bless you with happiness and abundance of Joy as u start your new life together! Missing this day is something that will forever make me sad, But this is not about me, its abt you! Enjoy ! Happiness and love forever ! #Stillwaitingonmypassport,” he wrote. Wizkid’s apology comes after fans wondered why he did not attend the wedding of his former boss. The beautiful celebrity couple said their vows in…
After all the teases, Mavin Records finally released the visuals to Dr Sid’s latest single – ‘Jensimi’. The cinematic video features Instagram sensations and comedians – Woli Arole, Asiri Comedy, Actor Samuel Ajibola and DJ Big N.
The 12th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) was held on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Symphony Space Center, New York. High-flying Davido went home with two awards for Hottest Single of the Year (“IF“) and Afropop Male Act of the Year. His protege, Mayorkun also took home an award for Best New Act. Street king Olamide took home the award for Album of The Year (“The Glory“). In the Film/TV category, Ramsey Noauh clinched the Best Actor for his role in “’76” while Funke Akindele took home the award for Best Actress for her role in “A…
Victoria Inyama has joined those who have a soft spot for the self-acclaimed Snapchat queen, Bobrisky. “In Bobrisky I see a very tough person who can’t be bothered on how you feel about him. I admire his guts. He has chosen his path and is living it,” she said. This is coming a few days after the beautiful actress celebrated her birthday. She took to her Instagram page on November 23, 2017, where she thanked God for making her witness another birthday. She wrote about surviving cancer and also narrate her experience about a successful chemotherapy she had back in…
Dbanj must have pleased many people in Enugu state, where he went for a concert. The singer stopped his performance to save a lady who was reportedly being molested in the crowd. The visibly angry Dbanj, was seen in the video asking the security team to bring the girl to him, describing the incident as barbaric. The lady who was being molested was brought to the stage by the security guys. The increasing rate of rape cases has also sparked a conversation on social media, with the aim of raising awareness to the menace and helping women to speak up…
Ademola Adeyinka, Special Adviser to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Public Service Productivity, Efficiency & Due Process, recently shared some intimate details about the governor and the administration in an interview. “I joined the administration towards the end of May, 2017 and this administration will be handing over towards the end of November 2018. That gives us roughly 18 months to work. In governance, even one day is a lot. For a serious government there is a lot that can still be achieved in 18 months and so much is going on right now in the government of the State of…
The Federal Government has recruited and trained 2,190 Community Tax Liaison Officers (CTLOs) under the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), says the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. Adeosun said there was no hiding place for tax evaders residing in Nigeria or abroad, noting that the Federal Government had put in place a data mining mechanism to fish out evaders. “The unique cooperation between the various arms of Federal Government, state governments and foreign governments has provided an unprecedented level of data that allows the Nigerian Government to profile taxpayers accurately. “We are now able to identify those…