Author: Timothy Aiyeku

Liverpool will face a strong test from Napoli when both sides meet at the Stadio San Paolo for the Champions League encounter on Wednesday evening. The Merseyside outfit have had a perfect start this season, a continuation of last season’s form and they are yet to be beaten this season. Their only drop in point was the Premier League 1-1 draw against Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp who spoke ahead of the game admitted the influence of emotional fans on the pitch but that to him will not stop his side from picking a winning point.…

Chelsea star Eden Hazard was once underrated and undervalued by former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson but the present has proved the legendary manager wrong. Hazard was once a subject of interest from United before he was finally captured by Chelsea. Chelsea had won the race but had to cough out £34 million for the player and Ferguson had felt that the player did not deserve such an amount on him. After losing on Hazard, Ferguson went ahead to sign Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £17 million but present reality can speak for itself. Recalling Ferguson’s…

The next two fixtures for Liverpool will be very challenging and will determine their place in both the Premier League and the Champions League. The Reds after winning French outfit PSG in their last European game will be looking at consolidation against Napoli while its second place position is also being threatened should they fail to win against City on Sunday. This is the position Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp finds himself but has hinted on doing his best to run around the very busy days. Howbeit, the German hinted on having some selection changes so as to keep the team fresh…

Chelsea under new manager Maurizio Sarri has been praised for their great start this season which has made them tipped as title contenders. The Blues are 3rd on the log but not too far from leaders, Manchester City and Liverpool as they are only 2 points behind. The season so far is a delight to Chelsea fans and the manager has been praised for making it happen. However, the former manager has a different feeling as he is not too satisfied with the squad setup and he has made it known to the club owner, Abramovich. Sarri feels his team…

There are indications that Liverpool might lose one of their star player and veteran James Milner anytime soon. Milner is considering a return to Leeds United, from where he began his playing career as a boy. The Liverpool veteran who is running out of time due to age desires he retires at his childhood club. However, Daily Star reports that Milner will only take such a decision should the Whites return back to top flight after being relegated and it could be as soon as next summer transfer window. Leeds currently top the chart on the Championship table after beginning…

Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri has been praised by many as having changed the London club but there is still something he has not gotten rightly. The former Napoli boss has yet to find a suitable captain for his side with about seven weeks into the season. Having initially handed the armband to Gary Cahill, there are indications that he will take it back because the player has not performed to earn the title. Chelsea manager Sarri said he will finally make a decision next week. Speaking ahead of Thursday’s Europa League against MOL Vidi, the Italian boss admits the captain…

It has been revealed that Chelsea have completed the capture of academy coach Jack Mesure from Crystal Palace. The talented youth coach will now replace the Blues former youth coach Steve Hingham who left the club in the summer for Manchester United. The 30-year-old was highly regarded and very popular at Palace but had to move on for reasons best known to him. With an official announcement still expected from both clubs as at press time, the news was made public by London News Online. Before his departure, Mesure spent about 10 years working with the youth team at Crystal…

It is Super Sunday this weekend and it’s going to be a fight between the two elephants of the Premier League. The game which will happen at the Anfield will see Manchester City battle Liverpool to retain the first position on the log table. Both teams are in high form and have gone unbeaten this season. The only difference between them both is goal difference as they both have the same points. This makes the weekend game more interesting and City captain Vincent Kompany thinks it is more than a fight for the 3 points. Kompany says the season is…

It seems like Jorginho’s agent Joao Santos is having some regrets for allowing his player join Chelsea instead of Liverpool. This is after Santos reacted to the 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Chelsea in their Premier League clash. The Italian international’s agent unwittingly described his admiration for the Liverpool side by stating that their intensity is ‘something crazy’ He admitted that the Reds invested a lot this summer which place them in a position to win the league and also the Champions League but that will be without his player should that happen. Liverpool were ‘madly’ interested in the signature…

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is of the opinion that the media talks of Mohamed Salah’s dip in form is being hyped. Salah is yet to replicate his last season for Liverpool and was subbed in the Premier League clash against Chelsea after he failed to make any mark. The Liverpool legend who is now a Sky Sports pundit stated that the situation is being hyped by the media, adding the player has not done any worse this season. Admitting that the former Chelsea player has not been in good form, he said the player is being unfairly questioned. Carragher…

Chelsea have insisted on punishing their former player Adrian Mutu. The former Romanian forward had prayed the court to reverse the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) given in July 2009. Mutu was meant to pay his former employers £15.2m after a failed drug test that was dismissed by the European Court of Human Right, ECHR. It would be recalled that the drug test was monitored by the English FA in October 2004. For breaching his contract agreement with Chelsea after testing positive for traces of cocaine, FIFA mandated that Mutu compensate the Blues and the stand…

Liverpool is said to have made the best decision by bringing in Alisson Becker to the club in the summer. Liverpool signed Alisson from Seria A side AS Roma with a fee of 67 euros to strengthen such a key position. It was earlier argued that the money paid for the goalkeeper was way too much but Liverpool are currently receiving the reward with good saves. The Brazilian has kept three successive clean sheets since arriving at the beginning of the season, a feat that has handed Liverpool one of their best starts in the club’s history. Although, the former…