Daniel Sturridge has given Liverpool a much-needed boost by revealing he has returned to training and feels ready for first-team action. Jurgen Klopp’s men went into Boxing Day’s clash with league leaders Leicester City with Divock Origi leading the line at Anfield. Sturridge’s season has been blighted by injuries and his latest spell on the sidelines has been due to a hamstring problem. Origi also suffered a hamstring injury just before the interval against Leicester, leaving Christian Benteke as Liverpool’s only match-fit recognised striker. The Belgian once again proved his match-winning ability by netting the only goal of the game…
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Wayne Rooney’s self-confidence is at its lowest ebb after being ‘dragged down to a level of under-performance never seen before’, according to Theinfostride. The newspaper’s Manchester United correspondent Ian Ladyman is clearly keen to absolve Rooney of any blame for a disastrous run of form which has seen him fail to score in the Premier League since October 17. He played 90 minutes as a striker against Norwich on December 19 but failed to register a single shot on target; he was subsequently dropped for Boxing Day’s trip to Stoke. Any suggestion that the 30-year-old Rooney is in decline has…
<img src="https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-’s agent has denied that his client has held talks with Paris Saint-Germain, insisting that the Premier League is his preferred destination. The Spaniard is leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with PSG, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea. His agent Josep María Orobitg has moved to deny that talks had already begun with PSG, telling L’Equipe: “I have never spoken to the president of PSG, not recently or at any time in the past. I have had contact with his sporting director (Olivier Létang), but that was to speak about…
Louis van Gaal says his Manchester United players are “fighting” for him, and he will not resign as manager after the 0-0 draw against Chelsea. United dominated the 5.30pm clash at Old Trafford, enjoying 67 per cent of possession, but failed to break down Guus Hiddink’s Londoners, who are still searching for their first win under their interim boss. Captain Wayne Rooney returned to the starting line-up and put on an impressive display, which was slightly tainted by a crude late challenge on Oscar which drew a yellow card from Martin Atkinson, but could have arguably been worse. Boos rang…
Claudio Ranieri joked that “nobody wants to win this league” after his Leicester side drew 0-0 with Manchester City. The Foxes are level on points with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League but their 39-point haul is way short of Chelsea’s 46-point half-way tally last season. “This league is very, very crazy,” Ranieri said. “Nobody wants to win the league, it’s very strange this league.” There’s nothing stranger than Leicester rising from 20th place to joint-first in the space of 12 months. “We are starting now to build our team,” said Ranieri. “I told my players we are…
Manager Louis van Gaal’s position may be under scrutiny, but Chris Smalling has warned his Manchester United team-mates they are fighting for their futures too. Although United put on an improved display in their 0-0 draw against Chelsea on Monday night, the fact remains that their manager is under-achieving and under pressure. Van Gaal, who has spent over a quarter of a billion pounds since taking over 18 months ago, has overseen seven goalless draws this term and his team are five points adrift of fourth place with half the season to go. But there is no sign that United…
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has used words like ‘hesitant’, ‘sceptical’, ‘cautious’ and ‘scared’ to describe Manchester United’s approach in Monday’s 0-0 draw. United had just two shots on target at Old Trafford, though they did hit the woodwork twice through Juan Mata and Anthony Martial. “I think sometimes you could see in the game that they had chances to attack, but were a little bit sceptical, or hesitant,” said the Nigerian midfielder. “Maybe they were a little bit scared. They were playing not to lose as well. Because of the fast players we have up front who can break…
John Obi Mikel is the first Chelsea player to admit that “the atmosphere has improved since the change of manager”. The midfielder started his first Premier League game in two months when he was selected to face Manchester United and Monday and was quick to say that things had improved since the sacking of Jose Mourinho. Guus Hiddink has returned to Chelsea as interim manager and Mikel said: “He hasn’t changed much yet, but he was here before and he knows the place and all the staff. The players are different – only me and JT (Terry) – were here…
Jurgen Klopp has continued his war of words with the wind in England, saying it is “an enormous change” from Germany. Klopp has overseen eight wins and five draws in his 16 games since being appointed Liverpool manager in early October, with particularly memorable victories over Manchester City and Chelsea. The Reds, who were 10th upon Klopp’s arrival, could rise to 7th in the Premier League with a win over Sunderland on Wednesday, but the German admits he continues to struggle with the weather “here on the island”. “The English game is not faster than the German game,” he told…
Jordan Henderson says Liverpool will have to be “more clever” at Sunderland than they were in their recent defeat to Watford. Henderson and his team-mates head to Wearside on Wednesday evening determined to build upon their 1-0 victory over leaders Leicester City by condemning the Black Cats to a fifth successive defeat. Henderson came through the ranks at Sunderland before earning a £16million switch to Anfield in June 2011, but the Liverpool captain will have only one aim in mind this week. Asked about Sam Allardyce, he said: “He’s a good enough manager to keep them up, but the only…
Arsene Wenger has attributed Mesut Ozil’s phenomenal form to the German being in a “more comfortable psychological position” because he is finally appreciated in England. Ozil has notched 16 assists already in the Premier League. “I think he plays in a position that suits him well,” said Wenger on Wednesday. “He plays in a style of football that suits him well. He is, today, maybe…in a more comfortable psychological position because he’s accepted and not so much questioned than he was in the years before.” Wenger continued: “This season he was not stopped by injuries and I believe that he…
David Moyes says he “would take” the Manchester United manager’s job again, and has offered his backing to Louis van Gaal. Moyes endured a difficult spell as successor to Sir Alex Ferguson from May 2013 to April 2014, taking United from Premier League champions to 7th in the space of less than a full season. Speaking on The Clare Balding Show on BT Sport, the Scot was asked whether he regretted leaving Everton in 2013 to take the job. Moyes replied: “I wouldn’t have done anything different. “I would have only done it different if I’d known it was 10…
The sexy Iyanya of Made Men Music Group is a successful artiste who never fails to churn out catchy songs to the pleasure of all his fans. Earlier on in the day, CEO of Kennis Music, Kenny Ogungbe announced via Instagram that Iyanya has moved into a new house. “At @iam_Iyanya ‘s Brand New House. Brand New Things In A Brand New Year”. With the amount of wealth Iyanya has acquired it’s no doubt that the house looks fabulous. Iyanya who recently dropped a new track featuring Don Jazzy called ‘Gift’ also shared a photo of an enviable gift he…
While accepting his Visionary Award at the BET Honors 2015 in Washington, January 24, Kanye West cleared the air about flying rumors of his wife Kim Kardashian marrying him for his money. He said, “it got nothing to with the money.” The ‘Gold Digger’ crooner referred to his 2009 hit song which featured Jamie Foxx, and appreciated Kim for deciding to marry him in an era where white girls are believed to chase only ‘rich’ black dudes. He said: ‘But I wanna say that my wife has dated broke black dudes. It got nothing to do with the money.’
Most searched porn star on PornHub, Mia Khalifa says a certain rapper whose name rhymes with “rake” tried hitting her up on Instagram. Despite not revealing the rapper’s real name, the 21-year-old told CBS Miami , that she doesn’t mention people who’ve tried to get via any means because it’s rude. However when prompted to give a word that the mystery celebrity name rhymes with, she chose ‘rake’…. ehm did she mean DRAKE? Mia said: ‘On Instagram, but, nevertheless, it was flattering, but, um, his intentions were obviously clear. It was so cringe worthy, the whole thing was cringe worthy.’…
Wife of Nigerian legend 2face Idibia, Annie recently covered the front page of Motherhood In-Style Magazine shares her thoughts on being the mother of 2face’s 2 kids, how her parents divorce affected her and much more. On being married to 2face Idibia: No, I’m married to Innocent, one of the most amazing men in the world. I want to believe our marriage is almost like every other marriage. He’s a good person a good dad, great husband, a wonderful brother-in-law and son-in-law, and he’s all that I thought he would be as a husband and more. On the low and…
Fuji maestro and Wasbar Records C.E.O, Pasuma Wonder, who only just dropped the official visuals to his “Ogede Ti Pon” single, signs creative producer/artiste, Frankie Free, to his label. Frankie Free, who has, before now held up strongly on the Nigerian music scene, finally gets due credence for his feat/drive so far on his own. As a producer, Frankie Free has over time churned out certain well-known offerings, playing a massive role with production credits on the Benin Republican artiste, Lace’s “Benin 2 Naija” album, Frankie Free churned out the nation-wide hit-single, “Change My Story,” which till date, remains a…
Popular Fuji musician Pasuma Wonder, real name Odetola Wasiu Alabi Ajibola is very fine without having a wife and wants people to stop bothering him on the issue. In an interview the father of spoke about not settling down with any woman “I am comfortable. I think anything you do in this life; you just have to believe in yourself first. At the same time, if I am not ready to do anything, nobody can force me to do it. By now, I believe people should allow me live my life, they should just wait; it is my life. People…
Mariah Carey has reportedly signed a big deal as the latest resident diva in Las Vegas! The newly single mother of two sealed the deal last week after cameras captured the singer and her entourage departing from the Caesars Palace. We previously reported that Vegas big catch, Celine Dion had taken a break announcing she’ll be returning to Canada to take care of her sick husband. With Dione gone, Ceasers Palace could have just found their replacement but TMZ, reports that Carey will step down when the Canadian superstar returns late 2015 or early 2016. Even though the exact figure…
A 5-year old Nicki Minaj fan in Washington DC, suffering from Lymphoma, had always wished to meet the pop star and get one of her pink wigs on her head before she dies. Well her dreams came true when Nicki gave her a surprise visit this weekend 5-year old Damiyah ‘Miyah’ Telemaque Nelson who was diagnosed with 3B Burkitts Lymphoma [cancer] got her first celebrity visit from Washington Wizards star John Wall who posted an Instagram video with her and her wish earlier this month. What’s up Nicki! My buddy Miyah has cancer. Come on Nicki, help us out. Help…