Author: Amuda Segun

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez won’t have envisaged how the last one year has panned out for him following his largely unimpressive start to life as a Manchester United player. The former Udinese and Barcelona star became a Red Devil during the January transfer window in a swap deal involving Manchester United and Arsenal. The aforementioned deal saw Alexis Sanchez and Armenian playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan swap clubs and the electric forward was offered a lucrative contract reportedly worth around £500,000 at Old Trafford. He has however failed to live up to his hefty wages with a series of bad outings in…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is the clear favourite to be the first Premier League manager to lose his job. The Portuguese tactician is under a lot of pressure from both fans and the media following his team’s poor start to the season. Things went from bad to worse for the former FC Porto, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss when his team suffered a meek 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United in a Premier League Matchday 7 clash played at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was the Hammers’ first league win of the season at…

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech could be out of action for up to three weeks after the veteran shot-stopper suffered an injury during the Gunners’ 2-0 victory over Watford at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening. The 36-year-old lasted for just 45 minutes before he was replaced by summer signing Bernd Leno. It was the German international star’s first league appearance since his multi-million pounds move from Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen. Petr Cech sustained a hamstring injury while he was trying to take a goal kick just before the halftime interval. The prognosis on his injury was provided by Arsenal manager…

Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson has urged Manchester United to ditch Paul Pogba and sign Chelsea outcast Cesc Fabregas in his place. The footballer turned pundit spoke about Pogba, Fabregas and Manchester United in his column with the Daily Mail. According to him, Paul Pogba cannot hold the club to ransom and that his space can be filled with another world-class talent like Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Paul Pogba has been in the news for the majority of the last one week after his public fallout with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. The France World Cup winner and Mourinho have…

Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop has thrown his weight behind Arsenal’s reported move for Belgian international winger Yannick Ferreira Carrasco. The footballer turned pundit spoke about Arsenal and the former Atletico Madrid player while he was on ESPN. According to him, the Carrasco move to Arsenal has a potential to be hugely successful. Carrasco is unhappy in China and ready to move back to Europe if various media reports are anything to go by. He currently plays for Dalian Yifang in the Chinese Super League after his expensive move from Atletico Madrid earlier in the year. Yannick Ferreira Carrasco…

Premier League giants Manchester United have reportedly joined the scramble for the signature of Cagliari midfielder Nicolo Barella ahead of the next transfer window scheduled for the New Year. According to the report from popular Italian news portal Football Italia, the Red Devils are the sixth team to show interest in the 21-year-old. Other European teams interested in signing Barella include Manchester United’s rivals Liverpool and the Italian quartet of Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus and capital club AS Roma. Nicolo Barella could have moved away from Cagliari when this summer’s transfer window was opened but he opted to stay…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has made wholesale changes to his starting lineup for the must-win Premier League clash with West Ham United. The 55-year-old has been subjected to severe criticisms in the aftermath of recent disappointing results and the Portuguese tactician has reacted by making four changes to his starting lineup from the last league game. The quartet of Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Ashley Young and Anthony Martial have been drafted into the team at the expense of Fred, Jesse Lingard, Antonio Valencia and Alexis Sanchez. Serbian international Matic returns to the starting XI and he could be crucial…

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has revealed that midfielder Aaron Ramsey is unfazed by the media attention surrounding the breakdown of his contract talks with the Gunners. The Spanish tactician spoke about the former Cardiff City Academy graduate ahead of his side’s Premier League clash with in-form Watford at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Aaron Ramsey has hugged the headlines for the better part of the last one week after the Gunners withdrew their contract offer earlier this week. The 55-cap Welsh international has less than a year left on his current Arsenal contract and his representatives have been in talks…

Brazilian midfielder Fred has criticised his outings for Manchester United since he signed for club during the summer’s transfer window. The 25-year-old spoke about his performances in the red shirt in an interview with the club’s TV channel, MUTV. The Brazilian international star has struggled to impose himself in the Manchester United since his expensive transfer from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk this summer. Fred has made six appearances in all competitions for his new club this season. He scored his first goal for Manchester United last weekend during the 1-1 draw at home to newly-promoted side Wolverhampton Wanderers in the…

Zinedine Zidane is getting ready to take over as the Manchester United manager when the opportunity presents itself according to reports. The former Real Madrid boss has repeatedly been linked with the Old Trafford job as a replacement for embattled Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. According to a report from The Sun, Zidane has started taking English lessons to get himself prepared for the highly coveted job. Zinedine Zidane’s stock in European football rose recently after he led Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid to three successive Champions League titles in addition to winning the league title during the 2016/17…

North London giants Arsenal are set to face Belgian defender Christian Kabasele after his red card was overturned on Friday morning. Kabasele, 27, was sent off during his side’s Carabao Cup third round exit to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. He was sent for a tackle on Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli in the box and the England international picked up himself to convert the penalty on 81 minutes. His goal levelled proceedings for the hosts who had earlier trailed to an early goal in the second half courtesy Super Eagles forward Isaac Success. Argentine international Erik Lamela helped Spurs take…

Manchester United have been dealt a huge blow following the news that West Ham United star forward Marko Arnautovic has been passed fit for their Premier League clash at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. West Ham United and Manchester United face off in what’s the first game of Matchday 7 clashes and Arnautovic is expected to feature for the Hammers according to manager Mauricio Pellegrini. According to the Chilean tactician, the Austrian international star returned to full training on Wednesday ahead of the game. Arnautovic sustained the injury while scoring against Everton to help his side secure their first…