Neil Lennon believes Caomhin Kelleher needs to leave Liverpool to ‘fulfill his full potential’. The young shot stopper is Alisson Becker’s understudy at the moment but does feature for the Reds in domestic cup competitions. Although it’s hard to see the Ireland International replacing our No. 1 as first choice anytime soon, he is contracted to the club until 2026 and has clearly learnt a lot from the former AS Roma ‘keeper. “Kelleher will need to leave Liverpool to fulfill his full potential,” the former Celtic manager told Football Odds (via The Kop Times). “It will be difficult for him to displace Alisson…
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A bizarre petition calling for Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez to dump his girlfriend has surpassed 20,000 signatures. Alvarez has just helped Argentina to a third World Cup win over in Qatar, scoring four times as La Albiceleste went all the way and beat France on penalties. He was given extended time off by City but showed off his World Cup medal ahead of the game against Everton on Saturday, before making a late cameo in the 1-1 draw. But the 22-year-old has recently been the subject of an extremely unusual petition set up. One fan took to Change.Org to demand Alvarez…
Pep Guardiola has alarmed Manchester City supporters by suggesting a contract is ‘just a piece of paper’ following Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Everton. City dropped points at home again despite taking the lead through Erling Haaland’s 21st goal of the season. Demarai Gray equalised for the struggling Toffees with a sublime solo effort midway through the second half to ensure the points were shared. A draw was less than ideal for City, who watched Premier League leaders Arsenal move seven points clear at the top with a 4-2 win over Brighton later on Saturday. For the first time in his career at…
Man City ace and Argentinian World Cup winner Julian Alvarez has received a hero’s welcome everywhere he goes since the triumph in Qatar – but fans have pushed him to ditch his girlfriend A petition calling for World Cup winner Julian Alvarez to split up with his girlfriend has received over 20,000 signatures. The Argentine forward returned to Manchester City’s training ground this week earlier than expected despite being given additional time to celebrate his World Cup triumph by Pep Guardiola. But while the 22-year-old starlet became a national hero by providing the perfect partnership with captain Lionel Messi in attack, his girlfriend Maria Emilia…
Phil Foden, Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker have not started any of Manchester City’s three games since the World Cup ended. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has hinted that bad “body language” in training is the reason for some of his first-team regulars not playing as much lately. City dropped two valuable points against Everton on New Year’s Eve with both Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo being unused substitutes. Guardiola has surprisingly opted with talented teenager Rico Lewis to start at right wing-back in all three of City’s games since the season resumed after the World Cup. Nathan Ake has also…
Graham Potter gave a realistic view on his Chelsea side’s chances of finishing in the top four, as he bemoaned the ‘below par’ performance against Nottingham Forest. A Chelsea win would have been their second in two games. While not a massive feat, it would have gone a long way, given the Blues lost each of their last three in all competitions before they overcame Bournemouth last time out. Amid that poor run, Potter’s side had slipped away from the top six, coming into today’s game in eighth. A fixture against a Forest side that started the day in 19th…
Romelu Lukaku does not want to return to Chelsea when his current loan deal at Inter Milan expires, hoping to remain at the San Siro past the end of this season. The Belgian forward signed for Chelsea from Inter last year in a mammoth £98m move but things did not go well for him in his second stint at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku did not gel at all with then coach Thomas Tuchel and scored just eight Premier League goals before getting the return to Inter that he wanted. It was a remarkably poor bit of business for the Blues who loaned him back…
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-1 CHELSEA: Graham Potter’s side fall even further behind in the race for a place in the Premier League’s top four after being held by relegation-threatened Forest Serge Aurier grabbed a deserved equaliser for Nottingham Forest to hold Chelsea to a damaging draw in the Premier League on New Year’s Day. Chelsea took the lead out of the blue when Christian Pulisic’s cross deflected onto the crossbar via a touch from Willy Boly and dropped invitingly for Raheem Sterling to blast home. Brennan Johnson spurned two good chances to equalise and Morgan Gibbs-White struck the underside of the crossbar before Forest made…
Casemiro has heaped praise on his Manchester United teammate Marcus Rashford, as he admitted being ‘really surprised’ by the striker. Rashford has been in excellent form for United so far this season, scoring 11 goals in 22 games across all competitions. It has been Casemiro that has received the most plaudits, though, with fans labelling him the best defensive midfielder in the world after his recent performance against Nottingham Forest. The Brazilian has been thoroughly impressed by Rashford in the past few months, as he told ESPN Brazil: ‘I’m gonna be very honest with you; I was really surprised with the player Rashford is. ‘In my…
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is keen to move on from Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from the club. The 37-year-old left Old Trafford in November after the mutual termination of his contract at the club. He has now signed for Saudi Arabian outfit Al Nassr, ending a lengthy spell in European top flight football. His former manager Ten Hag has now commented on the departure, but he appears to be determined to keep his eye on the future at United. When asked about Ronaldo’s switch after United’s win against Wolves, he said: “I don’t talk about the past. “Let’s talk about…
Frenkie de Jong has reportedly told Erik ten Hag he wants to move to Manchester United after completing a remarkable U-turn. According to Fichajes, De Jong has had conversations over the phone with the United boss where he declared his desire to move to the Red Devils. The 25-year-old was heavily linked with a move to United in the summer but opted to stay at Barcelona. Barcelona made no secret of their financial struggles in the summer and their decision to try and shift De Jong. Yet, the midfielder was not willing to make a move despite the Catalan club’s desire to sell. Speaking at a press conference…
MARGOT Robbie’s Pirates Of The Caribbean will be made – despite her claiming it had been cancelled. Film producer Jerry Bruckheimer has insisted Margot Robbie’s version of the hit film franchise will still be made and just needs more work. It comes a month after Australian star Margot, 32, said in an interview the project had been shelved. Jerry said of the project: “It’s alive for me. It’s alive for Disney. “I’m sure she was disappointed it didn’t go first, or maybe not because she’s very busy, so it might be a blessing to push this a bit. “We believe we’ll get it made.…