Josko Gvardiol continued his impressive form as he scored a brace for new Premier League leaders Manchester City in their 4-0 win against Fulham.
Gvardiol’s brace, Phil Foden’s 59th-minute goal and a stoppage-time Julian Alvarez penalty helped City move two points clear of title-rivals Arsenal ahead of their visit to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday.
Pressure on Arsenal
If the Gunners drop points at Old Trafford, City can wrap up the title when they travel to Tottenham on Tuesday.
Pep Guardiola’s side, who would be the first side in history to win four successive Premier League titles, produced a clinical display in west London.
City stifled Fulham with possession before they struck in the 13th minute.
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According to reports, Erik ten Hag has been aware for a few weeks that he is going to be sacked by Manchester United after the FA Cup final.
It has been widely reported for most of this season that is likely to be sacked before the 2024/25 campaign.
This follows Sir Jim Ratcliffe s takeover of the Premier League giants. The INEOS chief only purchased a minority 27.7% stake in the English club but has taken control of footballing matters at Old Trafford.
Ratcliffe won t be pleased by what he s seen from this season with Ten Hag as head coach as they have endured a miserable campaign.
After finishing third in the Premier League and winning the Carabao Cup last term, they exited the Champions League and Carabao Cup prematurely, while they ended up eighth …
He added: I’m really pleased Adam Wharton has got in. I really like the Crystal Palace midfielder. I’ve said before he knows the responsibilities and discipline required of a midfielder and has real quality. Kobbie Mainoo is good on the ball but Wharton has greater understanding of the position.
In Wharton, Mainoo and Cole Palmer you have three young players who have seized their chance and are full of confidence, but Palmer will give his manager a major headache. England’s real strength is in their firepower. Gareth is blessed in the forward positions but I just sense Palmer, if he can replicate his Chelsea form, will give a performance, maybe from the bench, that will make it very difficult to leave him out. I believe it came down to a straight choice between P…
There are five players involved in negotiations as Juventus and Aston Villa try to agree a deal to send Douglas Luiz to Turin, according to reports.
Luiz is expected to join Juventus this summer after helping reach the semi-final of the Europa Conference League and finish fourth in the Premier League.
He has been linked with Arsenal in the past and the Gunners are in the market for a new No. 6 but appear to be looking elsewhere.
News of negotiations between Aston Villa and Juventus broke earlier this month but it has gone a bit quiet.
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This is because both clubs are attempting to find the best solution and Old Lady midfielder Weston McKennie has refused to be a part of a players-plus-cash deal.<…
According to reports, Newcastle United have been offered a cash-plus-player swap deal by La Liga giants FC Barcelona for Bruno Guimaraes.
have invested heavily in the transfer market since Saudi-backed PIF completed their takeover of the Premier League in 2021 and Guimaraes has been one of their best signings.
The Magpies invested around £40m to beat Premier League rivals in the race to land the Brazil international during the 2022 winter transfer window.
has 17 goals and 16 assists in his 106 appearances for Newcastle as he has established himself as a major fan favourite at St James Park.
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Despite this, Guimaraes has been heavily linked with a move elsewhere this summer as Newcastle need to offload one or two playe…
Barcelona are looking to sell Manchester United-linked striker Vitor Roque after taking the No. 19 shirt away from him, according to reports.
Roque joined the La Liga giants from Brazilian outfit Athletico Paranaense for €40million (£34million) in January 2024.
He has made 16 appearances for the Blaugrana, scoring twice and picking up a red card in a La Liga match against Alaves after receiving two yellow cards in five minutes after scoring.
His slow start to life in Barcelona led to the player s agent, Andre Cury, insisting Roque deserves more minutes on the pitch.
“I think Vitor Roque has to have more minutes,” he said.
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Casemiro is reportedly set to start the season for Manchester United despite being mauled in the media at the back end of last season, given they are failing to get Manuel Ugarte through the door.
Five-time Champions League winner Casemiro is clearly a fantastic footballer, and one of the best midfielders of his generation. But at the back end of last season, at United, he was shoddy at best.
It was put best by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher at the time: I m deadly serious – his agent, the team of people around him, they need to tell him: this has to stop.
I am nowhere near on a level of what that man has achieved, [winning] Champions Leagues, playing for Brazil and Real Madrid. But I always remember something when I retired myself, and there was a saying …
Chelsea order player ‘to return on private flight’ with exit ‘on standby’ as Palmer extends contract
Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher is flying back to London with his transfer to Atletico Madrid in standby , according to Fabrizio Romano.
Gallagher has been linked with an exit all summer amidst reported interest from Tottenham, Aston Villa and Atletico Madrid.
Atletico reportedly had a £34million bid accepted by last week, with young striker Samu Omorodion expected to move the other way in a separate deal.
The Blues deal to sign Omorodion fell through, however, and has cast massive doubt over Gallagher s proposed move to the Spanish capital.
There have been reports of Gallagher training on his own while the two clubs work out what the hell is going on.
A full agreement appears to hinge on Chelsea signing an Atletico player and they are repor…
Liverpool have identified Rennes full-back Adrien Truffert as a potential long-term replacement for the popular Andy Robertson at left-back.
The Scottish international is still the first-choice left-back under Arne Slot, although it’s no secret that he isn’t exactly getting any younger.
Robertson missed a large chunk of last season through injury and given his age,
Liverpool originally signed Robertson for just £8m from Hull City and according to Transfermarkt, he currently has a market value of £25m.
While Liverpool do have Konstantinos Tsimikas waiting in the wings, it’s thought that the club will look to sign a replacement for Robertson in the upcoming transfer windows.
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Man Utd have reportedly lined up former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel as Erik ten Hag s successor if they decide to sack the Dutchman, according to reports.
The Red Devils finished in a disappointing eighth position in the 2023/24 Premier League season with Ten Hag s side coming in for a lot of criticism.
There were in the last match of the domestic calendar.
However, the unexpected victory at Wembley gave the Dutchman his second trophy in two years and has bought him time with new co-owners INEOS.
looked at their options over the summer but they didn t identify a target who they wanted to replace Ten Hag with, meaning the former Ajax boss has started this season in the Old Trafford dugout.
A poor start to the new campaign has already piled pressu…