Arsenal will be without star Alexis Sanchez for another three weeks, manager Arsene Wenger said after Monday’s 2-1 win over Manchester City. Sanchez has been out since November with a hamstring injury, and though he recently returned to training he was left out of the squad at the Emirates on Monday night. And Wenger revealed after the game that the Chile international would remain out into the new year. “Sanchez will be back around Jan. 10. We can’t count on him around the Christmas period. He’s had a very slight setback,” Wenger said. “It was planned for him to be…
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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says his side have to improve defensively after losing 2-1 to Arsenal on Monday night. Theo Walcott and Oliver Giroud scored to hand Arsenal a 2-1 win, with City’s defenders culpable in the absence of injured captain Vincent Kompany. And the manager believes that the sooner the Belgian returns, the better, as the club have only kept two clean sheets in their last 12 Premier League games. “We must improve because we are conceding too many goals,” Pellegrini said. “We hope that Vincent will return soon. If we have Vincent, David [Silva] and Sergio [Aguero]…
Gunners manager has said that the win against Manchester City strengthened his sides belief that they can work hard to win the epl. The three points secured Arsenal’s hold on second place and brought them to within two points of leaders Leicester while also putting them four clear of City and the rest of the league. Wenger warily acknowledged his team’s title chances and said his players are growing in maturity.
Germany sensation and former Real madrid player has said that his current team can lift the epl title come May as he shook off a chest infection to ensure his side beat Manchester City yesternite. Ozil, 27, took his tally of league assists to 15 as he set up first-half goals for Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud and the midfielder insists that the Gunners can end their 12-year wait to regain the title this season. “We believe in ourselves,” Ozil told Sky Sports. “If you see the games against the big clubs, we won against them so we know our…
Current epl champions chelsea are in possession of enough quality to find their way back up in the english premier league table Thibaut Courtois has said. The Blues’ 3-1 league win over Sunderland on Saturday was their first game after Jose Mourinho, the club’s most successful manager, was let go last week following a dismal show of results that left Chelsea languishing in the bottom half of the table. “The first half was very good for us, we played really well. It was a good performance and we needed that,” Courtois told the club’s website (www.chelseafc.com). “Obviously when a manager…
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho says he wants to celebrate his third year at Liverpool in 2016 by landing his first major trophy with the club. The five-time European champions are down in ninth spot in the Premier League but are through to the semifinals of the League Cup, where they face Stoke City in January, and have drawn German side Augsburg in the last 32 of the Europa League. Liverpool also meet fourth tier Exeter City in the third round of the FA Cup next month. “We’re all focused on fighting for trophies and I think we have a great…
Arsene Wenger has come out to say fans should not engage in title talks for now as it is too early to be drawn in such arguments despite his team’s fantastic win over epl favourites Manchester City. Goals from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud before halftime allowed Arsenal to move to within two points of surprise leaders Leicester City and four clear of City ahead of the busy holiday fixture list. With champions Chelsea seemingly out of the picture after a calamitous start, Manchester United wobbling and Liverpool also off the pace, talk of a first Premier League title since…
Just days after Jose Mourinho’s shocking departure from Chelsea, Louis van Gaal is also on the brink of becoming the next high-profile victim of the Premier League sack race. The pressure is mounting on the fustrated Manchester United manager, who was hunkered down at United’s Carrington training base on Monday amid speculation he will be axed if his side lose either of their next two matches at Stoke City on Saturday or at home against Chelsea next Monday. The 64-year-old cut a forlorn figure in the aftermath of Saturday’s shock 2-1 defeat against Norwich City and his downbeat mood was…
World class spainard Pep Guardiola has already chosen his next club after informing Bayern Munich of his decision to quit, according to chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Bayern confirmed Guardiola’s departure at the end of this season on Sunday. The former Barcelona manager, 44, has been linked with Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal. “I think I know where he is going – but I want to leave the announcement to him or his new employer,” said Rummenigge. The former Bayern and Germany striker says he holds no ill feeling towards the Spaniard despite his decision to leave the Bavarian…
River Plate president Rodolfo D’Onofrio has condemned the actions of supporters who allegedly abused Barcelona forward Lionel Messi at the airport following Sunday’s FIFA Club World Cup final in Japan. According to media reports, Messi was spat at and insulted by some River fans as the Barcelona squad prepared to fly home following their 3-0 victory over the Argentinian side. Messi, the Argentina captain, scored the opening goal in the match as Barca lifted their third Club World Cup crown. In quotes reported by AS, River president D’Onofrio told Fox Sports: “There’s always some idiot, to put it mildly. “I’ve…
Manchester United has already contacted recently sackrd John Mourinho as they reportedly prepare for life after Louis Van Gaal should he get sacked at the end of the day. United suffered a third consecutive defeat on Saturday, losing 2-1 to Norwich City at home in another insipid display, and Theinfostride sources have said that the growing feeling among the hierarchy is that it is time to replace Van Gaal. That would pave the way for Mourinho to get the job he has coveted for years, and Theinfostride has been told his representatives approached United within 24 hours of the Portuguese…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two of Real Madrid’s 10 goals in the home romp over Rayo Vallecano, and in doing so, further increased his lead over Lionel Messi in the 2015-16 scoring battle between the two superstars in La Liga. Ronaldo converted a first half penalty that gave Real a lead they would not relinquish. The result helped Madrid climb to within two points of leaders Barcelona in the Spanish standings. Meanwhile, Messi was a world away in Japan, scoring Barcelona’s opening goal in their 3-0 Club World Cup final victory over River Plate. Ronaldo and Real Madrid host Real Sociedad…
Arsenal started their 2015 with a confident, season-defining 2-0 victory at Manchester City in January, proving to opponents — and themselves — title defining performances against big teams away from home. Monday night’s victory, coming towards the end of a fine year for Arsene Wenger’s side, showed they were capable of taking the game to the opposition on home soil as well, outplaying City in a good, technical game of football. Having defeated both Manchester City and Manchester United convincingly here, they should be capable of turning the Emirates into a fortress for the rest of the campaign. Arsenal are…
David Beckham says he would love to see Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic line up for his proposed Major League Soccer team in Miami. Beckham, 40, is in the process of setting up an MLS team in Florida as the league looks to expand to 28 teams over the next few years. The former England captain’s dream moved a step closer to becoming reality earlier in December when his ownership group announced that they had acquired a site for a new stadium. Beckham does not expect the ground to be ready until 2017 or 2018, but he told Swedish newspaper…
Pep Guardiola’s exit from Bayern Munich won’t be an excuse for top stars like Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski, Arturo Vidal and so on to leave the club come the end of the season, Bayern president has said. Bayern had been hoping to convince the Catalan coach to sign a new contract to extend his deal beyond next summer, but the Bundesliga champions confirmed on Sunday that Guardiola would be leaving at the end of the 2015-16 season with Carlo Ancelotti replacing him. When Guardiola returned from a one-year sabbatical in New York and began his three-year stint at Bayern in…
Despite reports of LVG having only one game left to keep his Manchester United job, he has come out in public to say he feels Ed Woodward still has his back. The Dutchman was given a resounding endorsement by the United hierarchy in recent briefings, when he was described as a “genius.” But since then his team have lost three games in a row, crashing out of the Champions League with a 3-2 defeat to Wolfsburg before being beaten in back-to-back games by promoted clubs, in Bournemouth and Norwich. Supporters at Old Trafford on Saturday chorused the name of Jose…
Michel Platini has criticised his eight-year ban from FIFA a “real farce,” with UEFA confirming that they are “extremely disappointed” by the decision from world football’s governing body. Platini, UEFA president since 2007, and Sepp Blatter were each banned for eight years by the FIFA ethics committee on Monday for conflict of interest in a two million Swiss franc (£1.35 million) payment deal that is also the subject of a criminal investigation in Switzerland. Blatter’s FIFA career is ending in disgrace after more than 17 years as president and 40 years in total with the governing body. Platini’s bid to…
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were each banned for eight years by FIFA’s ethics committee on Monday in a stunning takedown of world football’s most powerful leaders. FIFA president Blatter and Platini, his onetime protégé, were kicked out of the sport for conflict of interest in a 2 million Swiss franc (£1.35 million) payment deal that is also the subject of a criminal investigation in Switzerland. The bans are effective immediately. Blatter’s FIFA career looks set to end in disgrace after more than 17 years as president and 40 years in total with the governing body. Platini’s bid to succeed…
A final year Medicine and Surgery student University of Lagos, Adefemi David of Fola David artistry drew a photo of American singer, Trey Songz and presented it to the singer on Saturday, December 19 at the Rhythm Unplugged show. Adefemi, who is also an artist and a Speedpainter, was able to meet the US singer after his performance courtesy of Flytime. Adefemi.
Khloe Karadashian has declared the year 2015 as her worse ever! In a questions and answers session on Tweeter on Wednesday, November 25, fans Khloe lied to one follower who commented “except with the whole Lamar thing 2015 was good to you Khloe.” To which Kardashian, 31, admitted 2015 was “hands down [the] worst year of my life lol.” Having recovered from a staph infection, on top of caring for her estranged husband Lamar Odom in the hospital, Kardashian has been through a lot as of late. The former NBA star, 36, has been at the hospital since October 13…