The Video Assistant Referee was the centre of attraction as Atlético Madrid defeated Juventus 2-0 and ten-man Manchester City came from behind to win 3-2.For all Atletico's start like raging bulls, the Old Lady of Turin fashioned two good opportunities in the first 15 minutes, Jan Oblak tipping over Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick while Leonardo Bonucci headed wide from a [...]
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Kelechi Iheanacho, Super Eagles forward, has been described as a possible "flop" in the colours of Leicester City.Iheanacho who joined Leicester City in 2017 has not lived up to the expectations of the East Midland fans.According to Jamie Kemble of Leicester Mercury UK, the £25 million player needs to show desire to earn his place with The Foxes."Failure to do [...]
Liverpool increased their lead at the top of the English Premiership table with an emphatic 4-0 win over Newcastle United at Anfield. The Merseyside club's lead increased to six points following Man City's lacklustre 1-2 loss at Leicester City.Jurgen Klopp's men took the lead through Dejan Lovren's half volley on 11 minutes when a corner kick was half-cleared into his [...]
The major leagues in Europe resumed after the international break with Manchester City and Liverpool setting the pace in England while PSG and Juventus also remain unbeaten.Man City steamrolled West Ham 4-0 thanks to a Leroy Sane brace and further goals from David Silva and Raheem Sterling while Liverpool stayed close to City with a 3-0 win at Watford, courtesy of goals [...]
Manchester City displayed their supremacy over Manchester United in the city's derby with a 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium.Pep Guardiola's team flexed their squad supremacy from the first minute, and went ahead through David Silva, the Spaniard slotting in from close range after Sterling's cut back was deflected into his path.United did not have a shot on target in [...]
The second matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stage saw champions Real Madrid lose, Bayern Munich and Manchester United were held in disappointing displays while Juventus continued their perfect start to the season.Hoffenheim 1-2 Manchester CityManchester City needed a late goal to earn their first win in Europe this season, a come-from-behind 2-1 win in Germany. Hoffenheim scored after [...]
Liverpool opened their EPL season with a commanding 4-0 win over West Ham United at Anfield — their biggest opening day win since 1994 — with three goals scored by their dangerous African attacking duo of Saido Mane who contributed a brace, and Mohamed Salah.Salah, the league's top scorer last season, needed only 20 minutes to continue from where he stopped and [...]
Nigeria's Victor Moses had a cameo as Man City edged Chelsea to win the Community Shield at the Wembley Stadium.The defeat was the third consecutive Shield loss for Chelsea, but for City, it was a fifth title.A brace from Sergio Aguero was enough to hand the English Premier League (EPL) champions the title.Pep Guardiola's men outclassed Chelsea for most of the [...]
Manchester City, champions of the English Premier League (EPL), and Arsenal will trade tackles in the 2018-19 season opener.The EPL on Thursday released dates for all 380 matches that will be played throughout next season.Arsenal will host the tie with City when the new EPL season kicks off on August 11.In the same weekend, Manchester United will take on Leicester, [...]
Yaya Toure has accused Pep Guardiola of having "problems with Africans" following his exit from Manchester City.Toure and Guardiola's relationship has been shaky since their time together at Barcelona.The Ivorian struggled for regular starts under the Spaniard over the last two years and has now been released by the club.He played just 17 times in the 2017/18 English Premier League [...]
Olanrewaju Kayode was on target for Shakhtar Donetsk against Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League Championship Group, and he says "there will be more to come".The former Austria Wien star helped his team to earn a 1-0 win over Mariupol at the Ilyichivets Stadion on Friday.The Nigerian striker expressed delight with his performance, saying he's glad to do his "job" of scoring goals."I [...]
Manchester City have won the English Premier League after Manchester United slumped to a 1-0 defeat against West Bromwich Albion.With City's victory over Tottenham Hotspur's on Saturday, Man United had to avoid defeat against Albion to keep the title race alive.But Jay Rodriguez’s goal at Old Trafford sent the EPL trophy to the other side of Manchester for the third [...]
Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all won on Saturday in the EPL.Victor Moses was on the bench for 90 minutes as Chelsea came from two goals down to defeat relegation-threatened Southampton 3-2 at the St. Mary's stadium. Dusan Tadic converted Ryan Bertrand's cross to give the Saints a first half lead, and it was 2-0 on the hour when Polish [...]
Liverpool completed a miserable week which included three consecutive defeats for Manchester City with a 2-1 win at Etihad stadium to qualify for the semi finals of the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first team ever to defeat The Citizens three times in one season.Giorgino Wijnaldum replaced Henderson in midfield for Liverpool, while Bernardo Silva replaced Ikay Gundogan for City [...]
Manchester United recorded a hard-fought but surprising 3-2 win at Manchester City's Etihad stadium to reduce the Citizens' lead at the top to 13 points and delay the Qatar-backed club's potential title celebrations.Looking to claim the title using their more illustrious neighbour as victim, City suffered their first loss at home since December 2016 in a game of two halves [...]
Liverpool showed their European pedigree at Anfield on Wednesday night, outclassing and defeating a surprisingly lacklustre Manchester City 3-0 with Mohamed Salah and co. In full throttle.Jurgen Klopp started with his usual attacking trio of Mo Salah, Saido Mane and Roberto Firmino, while Oxlade-Chamberlain was drafted into midfield with pressing duties in mind. Pep Guardiola turned to a three-man defence [...]
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