Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City side were “back” on Sunday after they outclassed Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to move into the top five of the Premier League. City struck three times in 16 minutes in the first half with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne on target as the visitors sent […]
When it’s not your day, it really isn’t your day, so Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was entitled to a rueful shake of the head when misfiring striker Timo Werner made such a mess of taking an 88th-minute corner against Manchester City that he kicked the flag instead of the ball. Werner, the £47 million forward, […]
USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen made his Premier League debut for Manchester City on Sunday against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. City have confirmed that six players in the squad have tested positive for coronavirus but have only identified Gabriel Jesus, Kyle Walker and Eric Garcia. – Zack Steffen: From Bundesliga dropout to USMNT star– Man City’s […]
Serie A side Atalanta are interested in re-signing Amad Diallo on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 season from Manchester United. Diallo was signed by United from Atalanta on the last day of the transfer window in October for €21 million, with a further €20m in potential add ons, and was set to join […]
5:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have launched an investigation after defender Benjamin Mendy hosted a party at his house in breach of COVID-19 protocols. Mendy held a gathering at his Cheshire home on New Year’s Eve with people from outside his household bubble. – COVID-19: Five City players isolating– Darke: What is wrong […]
5:11 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Arsenal made it three Premier League consecutive wins over the festive period with a comfortable 4-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. Report: Arsenal thump hopeless West Brom The Gunners dominated the game and were well worth their comfortable win. They raced to a two-goal lead: first, […]
Burnley’s Turf Moor had been due to host Fulham on Sunday. Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Fulham‘s Premier League trip to Burnley that was scheduled to kick off at noon GMT on Sunday has become the third Premier League match in a week to be postponed because of COVID-19 cases at the London […]
Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min’s partnership is on course to break Premier League records this season. Getty New Year, same old Tottenham. Spurs bounced back into the Premier League’s top four with a 3-0 home win over Leeds United featuring another star turn from the partnership that remains so integral to their hopes of success […]
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho with West Ham counterpart David Moyes. Getty Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have both condemned the actions of a number of first team players, who broke lockdown rules together over Christmas. Spurs trio Sergio Reguilon, Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso as well as West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini were pictured breaking […]
The Uruguayan Academy of Letters on Friday denounced a three-game ban given to Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani on Friday, calling the sanction for a racial comment an example of English football’s lack of “cultural and linguistic knowledge.” The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word “negrito” in an Instagram post after the club’s victory over Southampton on […]