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‘One of the best players’: Manchester City star raves about £156m Liverpool target
Manchester City winger Bernardo Silva has showered heaps of praise on Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. Pep Guardiola’s side beat PSG 2-1 in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, and they managed to keep Mbappe quiet. The French striker was prevented from having a single shot on goal during the game. However, Silva was full of praise for his former Monaco teammate, saying playing against him is a challenging task. He has hailed him as one of the best players in the world at the moment. Silva said about Mbappe, as quoted by Manchester Evening News: “It’s tough to play against him. I have played with him and against him. It’s much better to play with him on your side. He is a great player. “I wish him all the best, except in this round against us! I’m very happy to...
Man City reportedly join Klopp & European giants in the race for Leeds star
According to Sportitalia TV journalist Gianluigi Longari, Manchester City have joined Manchester United and Liverpool in the race for Leeds United winger Raphinha. Manchester City join the race for Leeds United winger #Raphinha. Manchester United and Liverpool still interested in him, confirmed. Nothing decided yet cause #LUFC want to keep him. #MUFC #LFC #MCFC @tvdellosport — Gianluigi Longari (@Glongari) April 30, 2021 The Brazilian attacking midfielder has hit the ground running since moving to Elland Road from Rennes last summer, and the Premier League bigwigs are keeping tabs on him. Sportslens View Raphinha has six goals and six assists in 26 league games for Leeds thus far, and he has been a huge miss for head coach Marcelo Bielsa’s side since getting injured. His last appearance ca...
Kevin De Bruyne reveals what he told Riyad Mahrez before his freekick in Man City’s win vs PSG
Manchester City produced arguably one of the best away performances by an English club to win 2-1 against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. PSG took the lead in the 15th minute through Marquinhos’ header, glanced in from Angel di Maria’s corner. Phil Foden missed a great chance, but City were positive after the break. Pep Guardiola’s side restored parity through Kevin De Bruyne, whose cross evaded everyone in the penalty area. City took the lead through Riyad Mahrez when his left-footed free-kick from 25 yards out went through the wall beating Keylor Navas. Former Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye was rightly shown a red card for his horrendous tackle on Ilkay Gundogan. De Bruyne has revealed what he told Mahrez before the free-kick. ...
Newcastle keen on £30m-rated defender, six other Premier League clubs keen
Norwich City defender Max Aarons has been linked with a move away from the Championship club at the end of the season. The 21-year-old defender has been outstanding for the Canaries, helping them secure promotion back to the Premier League. According to 90min, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Everton have all asked Norwich to keep them informed of the defender’s situation ahead of the summer transfer window. The report further states that Arsenal are also keeping tabs on the youngster as a potential replacement for Hector Bellerin, who has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Aarons is valued at around £30 million and could prove to be a superb long term signing for any of the aforementioned clubs. SL View: Would be the ideal...
Villa reportedly plotting summer move for English winger Guardiola admires
Aston Villa want to sign Burnley winger Dwight McNeil this summer and are preparing a huge bid ahead of the transfer window, according to Football Insider. The England youth international has been a key player for the Clarets over the last four campaigns, making 102 appearances and weighing in with seven goals and 16 assists. Burnley recently rewarded McNeil with a new deal that runs until 2024 with the option of another year, but that will not dissuade Villa from going after his signature. The Midlands outfit want to bolster their attacking ranks this summer in a bid to mount a stronger top-six challenge next season. Villa have largely depended on the creativity of Jack Grealish in the final third, and his injury-enforced absence has dealt a huge blow to their recent form. Dean Smith’s si...
Analysis: How a dominant Man City took apart Neymar, Mbappe and co
After a hard-fought 1-1 draw between Real Madrid and Chelsea, the Champions League served up another semi-final feast as Paris Saint-Germain hosted Manchester City at the Parc de Princes. The home side were certainly in the mood in this season’s Champions League, having knocked out Barcelona in the round of 16 and exacting their revenge over holders Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Naturally, last season’s final disappointment was not forgotten in Paris, and an instant redemption would be the best way to heal that wound. City are arguably the best team in Europe this season – unquestionably after the turn of the year – so anything short of a Champions League success would be considered a small failure at the very least. Pep Guardiola had received a fair amount of criticism for his inab...
Man City come from behind to beat PSG in Champions League semi-final first leg
Manchester City defeated Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. PSG applied all of the early pressure, and got their reward in the 15th minute. Angel Di Maria’s excellent corner was glanced home by Marquinhos, scoring a semi-final goal for the second year running. Les Parisiens continued to control the game, and twice came close to extending their lead. Neymar had a deflected effort turned over the bar, and Leandro Paredes headed wide from a set piece when perhaps he should have hit the target. Man City did have a couple of chances of their own, first coming close through Bernardo Silva. He had to stretch to reach a long pass by compatriot Joao Cancelo, but managed to divert his effort on target. Keylor Navas turned it wide fo...
‘Most dangerous’: Many Spurs fans rave about star who was their ‘best player’ vs Man City
Manchester City won the League Cup for a record-equalling fourth time in succession after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Sunday. A number of Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to discuss Lucas Moura’s display against Pep Guardiola’s side. Aymeric Laporte scored the only goal in the closing stages of the match to lead the club to the trophy. Many Spurs fans were impressed with the Brazilian’s performance, with some even claiming he was their best player. City were clearly the better sides of the two. However, after the break Spurs did look a lot more threatening going forward, especially on the counter-attack. Lucas was superb and did cause a lot of problems. He was replaced by Gareth Bale in the 67th minute, and many fans felt that was a wrong decision taken by Ryan Mason. Harry ...
Harry Kane to decide on Tottenham future
Embattled Harry Kane is set to decide on his Tottenham Hotspur’s future. The England and Tottenham star is quite rightly regarded as one of the best forwards in English football. But he remains trophyless in his career so far, with the latest opportunity passing him and Spurs by in a 1-0 defeat against Manchester City in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. Kane’s fitness was a huge topic of conversation ahead of the Wembley showdown after he picked up an ankle injury in a 2-2 draw at Everton last weekend. Despite that Kane was included in interim boss Ryan Mason’s starting XI – but like the rest of his Spurs teammates failed to have any sort of impact on proceedings. Remarkably, Kane didn’t attempt a shot or create a single chance for Spurs in Sunday’s final. That’s the first time he’s done neithe...
Jan Vertonghen sends two-word message to Spurs ahead of League Cup final
Tottenham Hotspur will look to land their first piece of silverware since 2008 when they take on Manchester City in the final of the League Cup at Wembley this evening. Interim manager Ryan Mason has been given the huge task of leading Spurs to battle against the Premier League leaders after Jose Mourinho was sacked on Monday, and the former midfielder will be keen to deliver. While qualifying for next season’s Champions League is of utmost priority to Tottenham, ending the campaign with silverware will also come as a huge boost, and the players will be raring to go. Former Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen will be cheering on his ex teammates from Portugal, and he has sent this message to them and the fans on Twitter ahead of the Man City clash: Big day 🙌🙌🙌 @SpursOffic...
Man Utd among the five clubs tracking Aston Villa’s midfield talent
Manchester United and Manchester City are interested in signing Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka. The England under-18 midfielder is rated as one of the most talented players at the Midlands club. In addition to the two Manchester giants, the 17-year-old is thought to be a target for RB Leipzig, Monaco and PSV Eindhoven. According to Guardian, the youngster is pushing for his first-team breakthrough, and Dean Smith could hand him an opportunity before the end of the season. SL View: A move to United or City would not be ideal at this stage Recently club chief Christian Purslow described the young midfielder as probably the best young player in England, and it is evident that he is highly rated at his club. Villa are under no pressure to sell their prized prospect. United and City ...
Reds go on the attack, Chelsea duo set for recall, boost for West Ham
The 33rd round of fixtures in the Premier League features some crucial matches at both ends of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings throughout the weekend. The action got underway on Friday evening with Everton recording a 1-0 win at Arsenal courtesy of Bernd Leno’s own goal. Liverpool’s top-four hopes suffered a blow as they were held 1-1 by Newcastle United at Anfield. Mohamed Salah put the home side ahead, but Joe Willock snatched a point for the Magpies with a 95th minute equaliser. In-form West Ham United loanee Jesse Lingard will be fit to face Chelsea in the early evening game after shrugging off the effects of cramp. Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is expected to recall Cesar Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva to his...
