In a steep fall from grace, Portuguese left back Joao Cancelo was loaned from Manchester City to Bayern Munich. The deadline day move was a culmination of increasing tension between Joao Cancelo and manager Pep Guardiola. However it appears to be sudden, at least if you look at it in the context of the past

Chelsea have signed Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for £106.8 million, a British transfer fee record.  The worrying thing is, it looks like they’re just getting going. Fernandez is Chelsea’s eighth signing of the January transfer window, bringing their spend up to £323 million. Since Todd Boehly’s takeover in May 2022, Chelsea have signed

Manchester United’s title challenge appeared to be short lived, but according to Erik ten Hag it’s not over yet. Their recent draw against Crystal Palace and defeat to Arsenal somewhat curtailed Manchester United’s recent resurgence. Since the World Cup break (and shedding of Ronaldo), they have been one of the league’s best teams. Given the

In a crushingly inevitable development, Frank Lampard has been removed as Everton manager with the club 19th in the table. Frank Lampard joined Everton in January 2022 and helped them to narrowly avoid a relegation which he nearly caused.  This season, Frank Lampard led Everton to 15 points from 20 games and only three wins.

In recent years there’s been a sense of ennui, sadness even, when Arsenal and Manchester United face each other. A dormant rivalry between two sleeping giants seemed to have lost its lustre, its jeopardy and importance. The Premier League’s notoriety was built largely upon the competition between the two teams when they fought for the

The mood is low at Anfield after Jurgen Klopp admitted the 3-0 defeat to Brighton was the worst of his managerial career.  After an extraordinary season last year, Liverpool are suffering something of a hangover. Last season, Liverpool won the F.A Cup and the League Cup and were one game away from winning the Premier

Accused of not caring about his career and being unable to stay fit, Gareth Bale still retires as arguably the best British player to have played the game. The 33-year-old Wales captain announced his retirement on social media on Sunday. Despite a fractious relationship with the club, he will go down as a Real Madrid

To the chagrin of Arsenal, Man City eked out a 1 – 0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. After a lethargic first half, Man City came out for the second re-energised and scored just after the hour mark.  Substitutes Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez combined for the game’s only goal. Chelsea rallied

We’ve known Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for long enough to understand there are two distinct sides to him. The first – the triumphant, affable, charismatic German. The man who brought the good times back to Anfield. The second – the prototypical sore loser who complains about everything that was unfair on his players.  It was