Jose Mourinho has promised to take the League Cup seriously again this season with the Manchester United manager planning to rest just four of his stars for the clash with Burton Albion on Wednesday. Mourinho will give David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic and Eric Bailly the night off as United start their defence of the trophy against Nigel Clough’s Championship side. But first-team regulars Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are set to be included in the squad for the game at Old Trafford as Mourinho looks to add to his four successes in the competition. He…
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Carlo Ancelotti has hailed James Rodriguez’s performance as Bayern Munich cruised back to the top of the Bundesliga table with a comfortable 3-0 win over Schalke on Tuesday. Rodriguez joined Bayern this summer on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid and he played a key role on his first Bundesliga start. The Colombia international was involved in all three goals for the German champions, who are chasing a sixth Bundesliga title in succession. “James played very well, with good combinations for the benefit of the team. Physically, he is still not at 100 percent yet though,” Ancelotti told Sky…
Ernesto Valverde found it difficult to describe another astonishing Lionel Messi performance that helped Barcelona beat Eibar 6-1 and extend their winning start to the season in La Liga to five games. Four of Barca’s goals in the win at Camp Nou came from Messi, with Paulinho and Denis Suarez also on target for the second game running. “I don’t know what to say about Messi,” Valverde said in his postgame news conference. “He is one of the most intelligent players I’ve seen on a football pitch. He’s extraordinary. Today we played in a different way, without Luis [Suarez], but…
Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool’s defending for the goals conceded in the 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Leicester City made him feel “really, really sick.” Klopp blasted his defence for allowing two goals from a corner and a throw-in, telling Sky Sports: “I’m sick of goals like this to be honest,you cannot play football and do that.” “We always have to defend these situations better. The second ball after the corner, it’s close but it’s not offside, so we need to make it more clear that it’s offside. The only thing you can do is to push up — we…
Lionel Messi scored four times as Barcelona ran riot against Eibar in a 6-1 win that padded their lead atop the La Liga standings on Tuesday. The fotball legend opened the scoring for Barca from the penalty spot after Alejandro Galvez barreled over Nelson Semedo in the area and the referee pointed to the spot. Messi nearly made it two on the night minutes later, forcing Eibar goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic into a diving save from his curling left-footed shot from the top of the box. Paulinho jumped highest to reach a Denis Suarez corner kick and send a glancing header…
Jack Wilshere is “a more mature man” after all of his injury problems, Arsene Wenger has claimed, as the Arsenal midfielder is set to use the Carabao Cup as an opportunity to get back into the first team. Wilshere could make his first start of the season against Doncaster on Wednesday after recovering from an ankle fracture at the end of last season, with Wenger sure that the midfelder can finally impress this season. “Jack has gone through some tough times so he has that density, that fitness now of a man who knows that life is not only easy,”…
Manchester United are set to hijack Manchester City’s move for Alexis Sanchez by offering the Chilean a £25 million signing-on fee, reports have said. The Arsenal star was close to joining up again with Pep Guardiola this summer in a £60 million deal, but the Gunners rejected the deal after failing to grab a replacement. Once 2018 begins, the Red Devils can negotiate a pre-contract with the 28-year-old, whose deal at the Emirates is set to expire at the end of the season. Reports had suggested that City would be prepared to make a lesser offer in January in order…
Kendrick Lamar and TDE founder Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith recently sat down with Billboard for a new cover story interview. During the talk, which covered the duo’s creative and business partnership and the recording of Kendrick’s standout studio album good kid, m.A.A.d city, Kendrick also revealed the fact that he’d never been to a concert before the first night he took the stage himself. “I didn’t even get to go to a show. Back then, we didn’t have the money for it,” he said. “When I went on tour with The Game [and Jay Rock, in 2006]—that was my first…
That Oladapo ‘Dbanj’ Oyebanjo’s music career took a dip after his dramatic breakup with former co-owner of Mo’Hits Records, Don Jazzy, is common knowledge. Though after a few conscious tweaks, sober reflection and rebranding, he somehow bounced back with a few hit songs which barely withstood the healthy competition there is among new generation artistes. Recently, while responding to a fan on social media who advised that he should emulate Don Jazzy, by taking a break from doing music and become a godfather and mentor to budding artistes, the self acclaimed Koko Master, retorted that people should always educate themselves…
Kids do not play with dressing up. But when your mama is Beyoncé, the stuff in the play basket is a bit more on the great side. Bey shared a series of Instagram pics and videos Monday (Sept. 18) night, including one where five-year-old daughter Blue Ivy got to model some of mommy’s glittery heels. Blue Ivy, the eldest of ‘Yoncé and husband Jay-Z’s three children, is glimpsed in one of the compilation videos trying on her mom’s too-big $745 Christian Louboutin pink heels. Also in the video, one of three posts by the singer, Bey is seen modeling as…
Twitter users have accused Kim Kardashian of pilfering Rihanna’s shoe design, after she released images of her new fluffy sliders in her kidswear line. The 36-year-old reality star has launched The Kids Supply x AKID collaboration to design the footwear, which has now been deemed remarkably similar to the hitmaker’s styles from her Fenty x Puma. As Kim shared the shot with her 55.6million followers on the microblogging site, users soon stormed the comments section to note the siliarities between the children’s shoe and Rihanna’s design, which was first launched in April. Months ago, Kim announced she and husband Kanye…
Nas and Nicki Minaj are continuously fuelling their romance rumors, as the two have been having a blast celebrating the Queensbridge rapper’s birthday. Esco celebrated his 44th birthday this past week (Sept. 14), and he headed out to his old stomping grounds in Queens to pick up his lavish birthday gift with the hip-hop beauty. Riding out in a 1988 190E Mercedes-Benz together, the alleged couple sport some matching Gucci gear as they post up next to the white, custom-made vehicle. Not only did they have an entire photoshoot around the car, but Nas even flaunted some of the special…
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has been awarded the ‘Best Actress’ award by the Nollywood Travel Film Festival in Toronto, for her role in the movie, ‘Alter Ego.’ Sharing pictures of the certificate and the award itself, a first for Omotola, she captioned the post, “Wow! Thank you @Nollywood Travel Film Festival. It’s our first award fam!” Alter Ego screened along with 11 other films in the recently concluded Nollywood Travel Film Festival which took place in Toronto. The movies produced by Esther Eiyibo and directed by Moses Inwang, is the first movie Omotola appeared in after a three-year break from the…
Mr. Eazi has revisited an earlier comment that saw him take credit for introducing the Ghanaian style of music to Nigeria. He claimed that he was responsible for introducing most of the slangs from his former country of residence to his home nation. “The interview that caused this uproar was just me speaking my mind and saying things the way I see it from my perspective. It wasn’t meant to be an insult to any Nigerian artiste. “You cannot deny that I brought a new vibe to the industry and I believe everybody can see that. Now, there are lots…
Tinny Mafia has released the visuals to the recently released instant banger, ‘Komije’ featuring lead act, Ycee. The video was shot in Maryland, USA by SM Productions. Tinny Mafia is a coalition of Tinny Entertainment artistes; Ycee, Dapo Tuburna, Bella and affiliates. ‘Komije’ serves as the first single from the coalition of young and talented artistes. The track is produced by Adey.
Kiss Daniel is back again with a new tune titled ‘Yeba.’ If singer’s activities on social media for some time now is anything to conclude on, one would think the singer has quit the music scene and adopted comedy as his art. His recent comedy skits has shown that he has a flair to experiment with art and succeed; a fact reinforced in this beautiful attempt with highlife music ‘Yeba’. The track which is reminiscent of 90s highlife music is heavy on percussion and horns with relatable lyrics.
Paul Okoye has said he will not be touring USA and Canada. A curious fan who had read the reports asked if the group would still be touring America and Canada, something they had announced earlier in the year. It was organized by popular promoter, Joy Tongo. “I was highly waiting for the Psquare tour of America/Canada this summer which they promised us in August/September, but till now no update about that. Please I ask is it still going to happen @rudeboypsquare @peterpsquare @judeengees,” the fan with the username Mr_pej had inquired. Paul Okoye simply replied: “Not happening.” Reports spinned…
Rauf Aregbesola has said that the local government under the 1999 constitution of the country is below the state government. The Governor mentioned that there cannot be autonomy for local governments because they are absolutely under the control and ambience of the states, and that the only organ of the state empowered by the constitution to make laws for them is the state parliament. According to him, “Nigeria is not just a Republic, but a Federal Republic, a federal state is where every distinction of nationality is recognised, respected and honoured. None of the units of the Federation is therefore…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to look within in resolving the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) crisis. The party noted excuses and blame-game would not help in solving the problem. The party said that Lai Mohammed on Sunday, tried to pass on blames of the poor handling of the agitations of IPOB by the current administration to an opposition. “We wish to put on record that agitation for actualisation of the State of Biafra was a total silent voice while the PDP was in power. “That was because of the Government…
Northern governors have called on their counterparts from the Southeast to visit their states to interact with Igbo communities as a way of promoting peace and communal harmony among various groups in the country. Kashim Shettima announced this recently. “The visit will afford them the opportunity to assess first hand, efforts made by their colleagues in the North to prevent escalation of the recent crisis in Abia. It will also reaffirm the need for all Nigerians to feel safe in all parts of the country irrespective of their ethnic or religious inclination,” he said. “We want to thank you for…