Dietmar Hamman is many things but transfer oracle he is not. The midfield destroyer, who helped Liverpool lift the Champions League in 2005, isn’t heavily involved with the club so it’s difficult to envisage him getting much insider info when it comes to future transfers. Yet the 59-cap German international, speaking to Sky Germany, revealed the Reds are weighing up the possibility of trying to b...
Four goals in three seasons. That’s Christian Benteke’s recent record for Crystal Palace. Yet, last week, the Belgian penned a one-year extension to his contract at Selhurst Park, taking him through to the summer of 2021. The news came as a surprise. Benteke has been a flop in South London, failing miserably to build on the 15 Premier League strikes he managed in his maiden season with Palace. Sp...
Old Trafford may no longer be a fortress but taking a point home from there isn’t something you should turn your nose up at. Heading into Sunday’s clash with Manchester United, Liverpool were the clear favourites. The Reds had racked up 17 consecutive Premier League wins, were gunning for a record-equalling 18th and boasted a 15-point lead over their hosts. On paper, it should’ve been a fo...
As auditions go, Jack Grealish’s pitch to be included in Gareth Southgate’s next England squad wasn’t half bad. In front of the watching Three Lions boss at Villa Park on Saturday, the Aston Villa skipper dragged his side to a dramatic last-gasp victory with a real captain’s display It was Grealish who levelled for Dean Smith’s side after falling behind to Adam Webster’s header and it was the loc...
Dietmar Hamman is many things but transfer oracle he is not. The midfield destroyer, who helped Liverpool lift the Champions League in 2005, isn’t heavily involved with the club so it’s difficult to envisage him getting much insider info when it comes to future transfers. Yet the 59-cap German international, speaking to Sky Germany, revealed the Reds are weighing up the possibility of trying to b...
Four goals in three seasons. That’s Christian Benteke’s recent record for Crystal Palace. Yet, last week, the Belgian penned a one-year extension to his contract at Selhurst Park, taking him through to the summer of 2021. The news came as a surprise. Benteke has been a flop in South London, failing miserably to build on the 15 Premier League strikes he managed in his maiden season with Palace. Sp...
Old Trafford may no longer be a fortress but taking a point home from there isn’t something you should turn your nose up at. Heading into Sunday’s clash with Manchester United, Liverpool were the clear favourites. The Reds had racked up 17 consecutive Premier League wins, were gunning for a record-equalling 18th and boasted a 15-point lead over their hosts. On paper, it should’ve been a fo...
As auditions go, Jack Grealish’s pitch to be included in Gareth Southgate’s next England squad wasn’t half bad. In front of the watching Three Lions boss at Villa Park on Saturday, the Aston Villa skipper dragged his side to a dramatic last-gasp victory with a real captain’s display It was Grealish who levelled for Dean Smith’s side after falling behind to Adam Webster’s header and it was the loc...
People laughed when reports emerged claiming Manchester United were weighing up a £50million summer move for John McGinn. At the time, the Aston Villa midfielder had one season of football under his belt in the Championship having moved from Hibernian in the summer of 2018. Courted by Celtic, McGinn eventually moved to Villa Park after the Bhoys reportedly refused to up their £2million bid. The V...
It was a tedious debate yet one that split English football fans for years. Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, who should be England’s go-to midfielder? There was no right answer. Lampard was the goalscoring engine of hugely successful Chelsea sides. Gerrard the heartbeat of Liverpool teams which too clinched major honours. Both were world-class midfielders and match-winners. It’s why...
Early into his Manchester United tenure, Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s willingness to hark back to the club’s glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson became something of a running joke. A late winner? “We’re Manchester United, it’s what we do.” A famous European victory? “We’re Manchester United, it’s what we do.” A slightly drizzly Tuesday? “We...