Jurgen Klopp has said his side must show an immediate response after a weekend defeat at Manchester United that felt “massively rubbish.” Liverpool take on Watford at Anfield on Saturday before there is a short break for international fixtures. “We have to respond, 100 percent,” Klopp told the club’s official website. “But in the moment I cannot, and I don’t want to, think about anything else. I still have to work to swallow this one and it’s quite difficult.” Klopp lamented the errors that led to Marcus Rashford’s double inside 24 minutes at Old Trafford, but felt his side’s second-half…
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Shakhtar Donetsk fully expect star midfielder Fred to sign for either Manchester City or Manchester United next summer, the Ukrainian club’s chief executive has said. City have long been linked to a move for the Brazil international, perhaps as a replacement for the aging Fernandinho. Reports in January valued Fred at about €50 million (£45m), and Shakhtar CEO Sergei Palkin told Corriere dello Sport that he believes United are willing to make a rival bid. “Fred will leave in July,” he told the Italian newspaper. “If he does not go to Manchester City, he will go to Manchester United. “Fred…
Romelu Lukaku has said some of his Manchester United teammate “were hiding” during the Champions League round-of-16 second leg defeat to Sevilla. “Something was wrong with some players, some players were hiding,” Lukaku told BT Sport. “I think we started the game well, but then we let them get a bit of control in the game. We had a few half-chances but we didn’t score. “Then they scored the first goal and from that moment on we tried to chase the game. Then they scored the second one which was a big blow. At the end we kept pushing, but…
Ronald De Boer has said his brother Frank “respects Jose Mourinho a lot” after the two became embroiled in a war of words over Marcus Rashford. Manchester United manager Mourinho called former Crystal Palace boss Frank De Boer “the worst manager in the history of the Premier League” after he said it was “a pity” Rashford is managed by Mourinho. But Ronald De Boer said his brother had been attempting to point out that Rashford’s situation would be different at a different kind of club. “Managers have different philosophies when developing young talents — not right or wrong, simply different,…
A second-half strike from Edin Dzeko sent Roma into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 1-0 home victory against 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk. Dzeko, who had his first chance in the opening minute, broke Shakhtar’s stout back four in the 52nd. Kevin Strootman beat the offside trap with a through ball that Dzeko collected just inside the penalty area on the left, and with Andriy Pyatov out to play it, Dzeko calmly finished between the goalkeeper’s legs from 16 yards. The Bosnia international nearly doubled the lead seven minutes later on a feed from Radja Nainggolan, but his attempt…
Jose Mourinho has insisted Manchester United’s elimination from the Champions League to Sevilla in the round of 16 is “not the end of the world,” nor is it “something new” for a club whom he personally has knocked out in the past. “I said that it would be disappointment if we would lose the match I don’t want to make a drama of it,” Mourinho said in his news conference. “We have a match on Saturday, we have no time to be sad for more than 24 hours and that’s football, is not the end of the world. “I sit…
Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand delivered a cruel verdict after seeing Jose Mourinho’s men dumped out of the Champions League by Sevilla. Scholes accused United of lacking desire and Mourinho of not even trying to win the first leg to set up the second. He said: “It was very difficult watching that, it was difficult watching the first game. There was no desire, no energy, no speed about the team. I can’t explain it, it’s inexplicable. “You go back to the first game — in the modern game now, teams go to places and they try to score goals. United…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “really frustrated” that he can’t play in the Europa League, and says the lack of regular games has made it more difficult to settle in at the club. “I am really frustrated because the rules are a bit… I don’t know how to say in English, but I am disappointed because I can’t help my team,” Aubameyang told reporters. “That’s life. I have to deal with it.” Aubameyang has three goals in five Premier League games so far — including two in his last two. But he said the longer breaks between games have made it more…
Diego Costa and Kevin Gameiro are to miss Thursday’s Europa League round-of-16 second leg at Lokomotiv Moscow through injury, but goalkeeper Jan Oblak has travelled to Russia despite being troubled by an ongoing glute issue. Atletico have confirmed that both forwards had undergone tests which confirmed a muscle strain for the France international, and just bruising for the Spain attacker. “Medical tests on Gameiro have diagnosed a myofascial injury in the right adductor muscle, with the time out dependent on the recovery,” a club statement said. “Diego Costa also underwent tests on the ankle injury suffered during the game, and…
Lil Wayne already has four children but according to one woman, the rapper may be the father of another and he’s been ordered to take a paternity test to find out. According to reports, Weezy must take a paternity test to determine if he is the father of Keiotia Watson’s 16-year-old son. Legal documents state Watson claimed she had a sexual relationship with Weezy in June 2001, which left her pregnant. Watson says her son, Dwayne—Lil Wayne’s real name—was born in February 2002. In 2015, Watson went to court to establish paternity and get child support, where a Louisiana judge…
Kim Kardashian has the time today. In a series of tweets, the E! reality star defended Kanye West from reports that the rapper-designer had invited Paris Fashion Week buyers to a showroom without any clothes. A Yeezy fan account claimed in a since-deleted post that Yeezy Season 7 wouldn’t include any apparel or accessories, saying Kanye “couldn’t do what he wanted to achieve with this collection.” Well, leave it to Kim K to call b.s. on the apparent mixup. “How can a verified account represent Yeezy with false information,” she tweeted. “You do NOT work for Yeezy and NOT affiliated.…
Wardrobe malfunctions at the Oscars are any actor’s worst nightmare. But for nominated star Margot Robbie, a bit of a gown snafu was not going to hold her back from continuing to enjoy Hollywood’s big night. Wearing a custom-designed Chanel Haute Couture gown embellished with elaborately beaded straps around the bodice and arms, the I, Tonya actor didn’t seem to have any trouble with the dress on the red carpet. Things apparently took a turn later in the evening, however, when one of the straps snapped off. Luckily, Robbie was able to find a sewing kit — and took matters…
For Ciara, her days are better spent when her husband Russell Wilson is by her side, and so this weekend she had the time of her life. The singer took to Instagram to share moments from the Oscar award weekend and they looked lit with love. “Knowing You’re Always There Is The Best Feeling,” she wrote to caption a photo of she and the Seattle Seahawks quarterback at the iconic Vanity Fair afterparty. The proud parents, who just recently shared photos of their nearly one-year-old daughter Sienna Princess, had a night away from their baby girl and Ciara’s son, Future…
Are Beyoncé and Jay-Z playing with our emotions? For a few minutes on Monday, fans thought another joint tour between the married superstars had been announced. Here’s how it went down. Eagle-eyed followers noticed a posting on Ticketmaster and Beyoncé’s Facebook page for a July 30 “On the Run 2” date at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. Within moments the postings had been taken down, but that didn’t stop the social media pandemonium that the couple might be hitting the road. The pair last toured jointly with “On The Run” in 2014. They recently released a video for their song “Family…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Hon. Ibrahim Rufai Imam as new Grand Khadi of Sharia Court of Appeal. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters during plenary. The report was presented by Chairman of the Committee, Sen. David Umaru. In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said “let me on behalf of the entire Senate congratulate the new Grand Khadi of Sharia Court of Appeal, Hon. Ibrahim Rufai Imam and wish him a successful tenure. “I hope that he continues to play his role in…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called for the proper implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015. Wabba said that the proper implementation was necessary to prohibit all forms of violence against persons in both private and public life. Waba expressed concern that violence against women and girls was the most widespread violation of human rights in the world. “This occurs everywhere; at home, in schools, on the streets and at work, but often treated with impunity. “We, therefore, support the ILO Convention on Gender Based Violence for the realisation and protection of women’s rights and increased productivity…
Senator Dino Melaye has attributed his escape from court premises on Friday, March 2, 2018, to handiwork of some ‘Angels of the Lord’. Senator Melaye was arraigned for allegedly providing false information and misleading the Police on the attack on him in Kogi with the intention of framing the chief of staff to the state government, Edward Onoja. The lawmaker who was sorting out his bail conditions when some operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) stormed the court premises. “I was quickly alerted that they were over one hundred Policemen from SARS that they were outside the court waiting…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Anambra Command, says 22 persons were convicted for drug offences between January 2017 and February 2018. Mr Sule Momodu, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Wednesday. He said 19 convictions were secured in 2017 while three were secured in February 2018. “The agency will not relent in its efforts to ensure that the state is totally rid of drug trafficking and abuse. “I want to alert the general public of a new threat of the abuse of methaphythamine that is beginning to rear its ugly head in the…
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has recommended minimum sentence of 25 years for rapists, saying rape should not be met with light sentencing. “It is highly recommended. We need new laws which will respond adequately to the nature and occurrences of this era. “Domestic violence is a crime and should be treated as such. The Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007 should, therefore, be amended accordingly,” he said. “As the saying goes, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the next best time is now. “ We firmly believe that the actions we take today…
Shehu Sani has said he decided to burst the bubble on how much lawmakers earn, because it is time to make parliament attractive only to people who can contribute ideas. Nigeria’s parliament is peopled by former governors and geriatric politicians. Sani’s revelation has dominated media chatter in Nigeria for a week now. According to the senator who went rogue, N13.5million is handed to every lawmaker monthly. Each senator is also entitled to N200million for constituency projects. There is also N750,000 due every senator in basic salary, monthly. Asked why he decided to lift the lid on senators’ pay, Sani told…