Frank Leboeuf reacts to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saying he was ‘pleased’ with Man United’s 0-0 draw at Alkmaar. Alejandro Moreno believes that Marcus Rashford needs to develop an elite striker’s mindset to improve at Manchester United. The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start. Craig
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Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol say Nicolas Pepe looks like “a flash in the pan” after failing to live up to the hype so far at Arsenal. Craig Burley doesn’t hold back his criticism of just how poor Manchester United and Arsenal have been this season. Steve Nicol and Craig Burley slam Man United and
3:35 PM ET Guinea-Bissau goalkeeper Alberto Coli’s horror error saw him cost his side as they lost 2-0 to Guinea in the quarterfinals of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations Plate competition at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Oct. 3. It was certainly not the most entertaining opening half with both teams
Ahead of the WAFU Cup of Nations quarterfinals, ESPN Africa’s Ed Dove picks out five players who have impressed him during the First Round of the West African championship in Senegal. Which of this quintet will have the biggest role to play as we approach the business end of the biennial regional showpiece? Gnama Akate
2:50 PM ET Manchester United’s lean goalscoring form continued in a turgid 0-0 draw away to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar in their second Group L match in the Europa League on Thursday. United never looked like scoring for most of the evening on the plastic surface of the Kyocera Stadium in The Hague and failed
There are different paths to beating your opponent in a football match. You can outrun them, and you can outmuscle them. You can out-will them, and you can outwit them. All of the above are probably more satisfying to a coach whose job is to prepare, condition and motivate his players. After all, it shows
The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start. Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure. There’s a new No. 1 thanks to Bayern Munich’s Champions League demolition of Tottenham, while two wins from Barcelona sees
Steve Nicol says Jurgen Klopp can use Liverpool’s lapse against Salzburg to wake up his side. Brendan Rodgers has hailed the “brilliant job” Jurgen Klopp has done at Liverpool as the Leicester manager prepares to make his first visit to Anfield since parting ways with the club five years ago. Rodgers nearly led Liverpool to
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted his team ‘need to improve’ after his team let a two goal lead slip in their 2-2 UCL draw at Olympiakos. Steve Nicol says Tottenham’s performance against Olympiacos proves they haven’t put their early-season struggles behind them. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does the
Craig Burley explains why it was so important for Chelsea’s young core to get a victory at Lille. Didier Deschamps wants Chelsea boss Frank Lampard to play Olivier Giroud more often in exchange for the France manager’s leaving N’Golo Kante in London for last month’s European Championship qualifiers. Kante on Thursday was called up for