Marcel Brands has left his role as Director of Football at Everton following an historically poor run of form. A statement from Everton says that manager Rafa Benitez has the ‘full support’ of the club. Everton have gone eight games without a win – the longest winless sequence in the Premier League since 1999.  Everton

On Wednesday night, the bookies started paying out on bets that Rafa Benitez would be fired as Everton manager. It comes on the back of a terrible run culminating in a dismal 4-1 defeat in the Merseyside derby. The bookies may have been wrong to do so, and it looks like Rafa Benitez is safe

Manchester United take on Arsenal at Old Trafford on Thursday in what will be interim manager Ralf Rangnick’s first game. Arsenal come into this game with doubts over the fitness of winger Bukayo Saka. Other than that, they can expect to see a continuation of their recent improvement under Mikel Arteta. The center of their

For the longest time, the Premier League has marketed itself as ‘the best league in the world’. However, it’s only since the recent gargantuan TV deals that this vision has been realised. Over the past decade, the Premier League has been hoovering up the world’s best players. The Premier League now also has the best

Everton manager Rafa Benitez has defended his injury-hit squad, saying you cannot fault the effort of the players. However, after seven straight defeats, maybe it’s time to channel that effort in a different way because it’s not working.  Everton’s latest defeat against Brentford comes at an awkward time. Their next game is the Merseyside Derby

Manchester United are set to appoint German father-figure manager Ralf Rangnick as their interim head coach for the season’s remainder. For a lot of fans, this will be the first opportunity to see what Ralf Rangnick is all about. For as influential as he is, he’s not a global figure like some of his protogés.

Recent events have gone some way towards healing the rift between Arsenal Football Club and legendary manager Arsene Wenger. However, there is still some way to go before Arsenal’s longest-serving coach returns to the Emirates Stadium. The Arsene Wenger: Invincible documentary saw the Frenchman reflect, probably for the first time on the way his Arsenal

Manchester United have done the seemingly inevitable and sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the 4-1 defeat to Watford. However, judging by the Man Utd board’s actions, it wasn’t inevitable for the club. Indeed, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was given a contract extension before the start of the season. It is clear that the Man Utd

Steven Gerrard will take charge of his first Premier League game as a manager against Brighton on Saturday. His Aston Villa team have lost five in a row – giving him the scope to implement changes if he wants to. “We are going to play slightly different to what’s been before,” Steven Gerrard said. “I

When Arsenal travel to Anfield on Saturday, they have the chance to go above Liverpool in the table with a win. What looked like a low-stakes game a few months ago suddenly carries weight thanks to Arsenal’s recent good form. Their recent run has fans dreaming that a challenge for the fourth position in the