Gary Lineker
‘Bullets fired’: Gary Lineker reacts as Liverpool man makes Man Utd claim
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool were denied a clear penalty as the Reds suffered a 1-0 defeat against Southampton at St Mary’s on Monday night. Former Liverpool striker Danny Ings scored the only goal of the match inside the opening two minutes, as the Reds’ Premier League title defence suffered a massive setback. There were two instances in the game that Liverpool felt the decision didn’t go in their favour. First, Georginio Wijnaldum had a shot blocked by the hand of Jack Stephens, and secondly, Sadio Mane went down under a challenge from Kyle Walker-Peters. Klopp felt that the handball was a clear penalty while the German was also unhappy with the treatment Mane received from the referee, Andre Marriner. Although the Reds boss suggested that he is not looking for excuses, he couldn’t help b...
‘Well said’: Gary Lineker reacts to what Aston Villa man said after the match
Former great England striker turned popular football pundit Gary Lineker has suggested that he loved playing games, and that majority of the players don’t want to be rested. Aston Villa drew 1-1 against Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday night, where Dean Smith once again picked a strong side. Contrary to Chelsea’s approach, where Frank Lampard rotated the squad, Villa boss named a strong starting line-up. It was a fair result in the end, although both the sides failed to create enough clear-cut chances. With this result, Villa have finished the month without being defeated, and find themselves fifth in the Premier League table, with two games in hand. Smith has suggested after the game that he doesn’t feel the need to rotate as none of his players have complained about exhaustion. Li...
‘Interesting acquisition’: Gary Lineker reacts to latest Leicester transfer update
Gary Lineker has said that Wesley Fofana would be an interesting signing for Leicester City, after latest reports emerged as the Foxes are close to signing the centre-back. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the 19-year-old is close to joining the Foxes. Romano claims that talks have been progressing between St Etienne and Leicester for Fofana, with a fee of around €40m plus add ons being mentioned. The Guardian journalist has added that personal terms have been already agreed. Now Lineker has taken to Twitter to express his reaction. He wrote: Interesting acquisition this would be. Gets more right than anyone does @FabrizioRomano https://t.co/ISoPeZ8YEQ — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 29, 2020 According to reports from Leicester Mercury, Leicester City have h...
‘Top 4’: Gary Lineker reacts to Aston Villa win tonight
Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Aston Villa’s win against Fulham on Monday evening. Villa have got the better of Fulham 3-0 away from home at Craven Cottage in London in the Premier League. Jack Grealish put the Villans in the lead after just four minutes, and Conor Hourihane doubled the advantage on 15 minutes. Then in the opening minutes of the second half, Tyrone Mings made it 3-0 to the rising team and wrapped up all three points for his side. Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Lineker was following the match, and he has given his take on the win for Villa, and so have Villans legend Paul McGrath. Great start to the season for @AVFCOfficial. In the top 4 with a game in hand on the leaders. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 28, 2020 So proud of every single...
‘Hard to see any team’: Gary Lineker reacts to Leicester win vs WBA
West Bromwich Albion marked their return to the Premier League with a 3-0 defeat against Leicester on Sunday at the Hawthorns. In the opening fixture of the Premier League, all three newly-promoted sides lost their respective games, although Leeds produced a terrific performance against Liverpool on Saturday at Anfield. Jamie Vardy scored a second-half penalty double as the Foxes earned a comfortable 3-0 win, with new signing Timothy Castagne scoring the other. Former Leicester City striker and club legend Gary Lineker has taken to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction after the game. He tweeted: Hey @IanWright0 @alanshearer our boys are 1st, 2nd & 3rd. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 13, 2020 Hard to see any team finishing above @LCFC this season. ᾒ...
Gary Lineker hails one player’s performance in two words after Liverpool win vs Leeds
Liverpool just about saw off Leeds United in their opening Premier League game at Anfield on Saturday. Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick as the Reds earned a 4-3 win against the Premier League newcomers. It has been a real thriller between winners of the top two divisions in English football last season, although some of the defending from both sides were very questionable. Former great England striker turned popular football pundit Gary Lineker took to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction after the final whistle. Leeds came back three times from behind, but Liverpool finally managed to seal all three points, with Salah scoring the winning penalty. Lineker says it has been a ‘cracking game of football’, and has lauded Liverpool’s mentality to grind out results. They do kno...
‘Fascinated’: Gary Lineker makes bold claim about Bielsa’s Leeds United
Former great England striker turned popular football pundit Gary Lineker has hailed Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa ahead of the 2020-21 Premier League campaign. The brand new Premier League season is set to begin from today, with newly-promoted Leeds traveling to Anfield to face the champions, Liverpool. The Whites are making a return to the top-flight after a long gap of 16 years, but Premier League fans are eager to see how they perform after their mesmerizing performance last season in the Championship under Marcelo Bielsa. Lineker has claimed that of the three newly-promoted clubs, the other two being West Bromwich Albion and Fulham, Bielsa’s side have a better chance of staying up. Lineker has said that he’s fascinated to see how Leeds perform under the Argentine in the Premier L...
‘Bit light’: Gary Lineker makes worrying claim about Tottenham
Former England striker turned popular football pundit Gary Lineker has claimed that Tottenham Hotspur may struggle to challenge for the top four. Lineker claims that Liverpool and Manchester City are expected to fight for the title, while Chelsea and Manchester United are likely to be in the top four. The BBC pundit expects Arsenal to put up a strong fight for the Champions League spot but Spurs may struggle to do so, as he feels their squad is a bit light. “For me they [Arsenal] are more likely to trouble the top four than Tottenham,” wrote Lineker for The Sun. “My old club have a few players who are coming towards the end and to me they look a bit light. “And if Harry Kane or Son Heung-min got injured then they’d be really light, despite the arrival of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Matt Dohe...
Gary Lineker offers four-word reaction to Man City star’s latest Twitter post
Former great England striker turned popular football pundit Gary Lineker took to social networking site Twitter to congratulate Kevin de Bruyne for winning the PFA Player of the Year award for the 2019/20 season. The 29-year-old is arguably one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, and he was just brilliant last season for Manchester City. Lineker has congratulated him on Twitter, adding the award is ‘much deserved’. Many congratulations. Much deserved. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/U3jbUp6t8d — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 9, 2020 The Belgian is the first Manchester City player to win the award since its inception at the end of the 1973-74 season. De Bruyne beat last year’s winner Virgil van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold, Sadio Ma...
Gary Lineker reacts to Lionel Messi’s Barcelona decision
Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi’s interview about his future to Goal.com yesterday. On Friday, Messi gave an extensive interview to Goal.com in which he explained why he wanted to leave Barcelona in the summer transfer window. The Argentina international forward also stated that he will stay at Barcelona this season and fulfil his contract. The 33-year-old has been on the books of the Spanish giants his entire professional club football career and is out of contract at Camp Nou next summer. Former Barcelona striker Lineker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Messi’s interview to Goal.com. Just caught up with the extraordinary Messi interview. After all he’s done for the club, over almost 2 decades, it’s such a shame that @...
Gary Lineker thinks one Barcelona player would transform Manchester City
Gary Lineker has told talkSPORT that Barcelona forward Lionel Messi would be a brilliant signing for Manchester City. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona striker has raved about Messi, and he believes that if the Argentina international came to the Etihad Stadium, then he would make City hugely popular around the world. Barcelona are going through a change at the moment, with Ronald Koeman having been appointed as the new head coach the Spanish giants. Messi is out of contract at the European powerhouse at the end of next season, and it remains to be seen if the 33-year-old signs a new deal. Barca did not win La Liga this past season and were humiliated by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Messi worked with City manager Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, and Line...
Gary Lineker has just made a prediction about Mason Greenwood
Gary Lineker has predicted on Twitter that Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will get an England call-up soon. The former Tottenham Hotspur and England international striker made the comment while watching Greenwood in action for United in their Premier League game against West Ham United at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening. The 18-year-old forward scored for the Red Devils six minutes into the second half, as the match ended in a 1-1 draw. The England Under-21 international has now scored 10 goals in the Premier League this season, and the teenager has also found the net five times in the Europa League, once in the FA Cup and once in the EFL Cup for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side this campaign, according to WhoScored. Won’t be long before Greenwood gets the green-light for @England....
