Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 5, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has admitted qualification for next season’s Champions League will be “difficult” for Manchester United after an “expensive” week. United conceded stoppage time goals in a 1-1 draw against Brentford on Saturday and in a dramatic 4-3 loss at Chelsea on Thursday
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Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he risked his reputation by joining the club but believes their supporters are finally ready to consign his Tottenham past to history. Cole Palmer scored a stoppage-time hat-trick on Thursday night to complete the latest ever Premier league comeback as Chelsea recovered from 3-2 down to beat
Constantin Eckner Apr 5, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After winning the Bundesliga’s promotion playoff over Hamburg last spring, Sebastian Hoeness (right) now has Stuttgart on the verge of securing a Champions League place. Maja Hitij/Getty Images His last name is certainly familiar, yet Sebastian Hoeness, the coach, remains a relatively new figure among
Tom Chambers Apr 5, 2024, 05:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mikel Arteta has backed Bukayo Saka to lead Arsenal‘s Premier League title charge, saying on Friday that he is “super positive” about the winger and that he is “going to fly and be so decisive.” Saka, who is Arsenal’s top scorer in
Open Extended Reactions Michael Edwards will face the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand when he takes his seat in the Old Trafford directors’ box on Sunday and, for the man charged with hiring Jürgen Klopp’s successor at Liverpool, the big red letters spelling out the name of Manchester United‘s greatest manager will offer a reminder of
Connor O’Halloran Apr 4, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Erik ten Hag said Manchester United players should know how to close out games after falling to another stunning collapse in the late 4-3 defeat away to Chelsea on Thursday. United thought they had engineered a memorable comeback of their own, conceding
Connor O’Halloran Apr 4, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has hit back at suggestions that he could show more passion on the sidelines, saying he is not a “clown.” Pochettino hugged his staff and joined the wild celebrations after Chelsea earned a stunning 4-3 comeback victory against
Liverpool reclaimed the lead in an enthralling Premier league title race as Alexis Mac Allister‘s thunderbolt and a late header by Cody Gakpo secured a nervy 3-1 home victory over bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday. Liverpool have 70 points from 30 games, two ahead of Arsenal and three more than champions Manchester City, both
ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Juventus have condemned the alleged racist abuse American midfielder Weston McKennie faced from visiting Lazio fans when he came off near the end of Tuesday’s Coppa Italia semifinal first leg. United States international McKennie set up Dusan Vlahovic for the second goal as Juventus earned a
ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions British billionaire Joe Lewis, the former Tottenham Hotspur owner whose family trust now controls the Premier League club, will not spend any time in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, a federal judge said Thursday. Judge