“I am sure that Manchester City will win the Champions League in the future because the whole club works well”, the Chilean was quoted as saying in the Manchester Evening News.
Jose Mourinho insisted last night that he would not quit Chelsea after the champions lost for the fourth time in the Premier League this season when Southampton beat them 3-1 at Stamford Bridge.
After a moribund conclusion to the previous campaign, the writing was on the wall for Rodgers and Liverpool’s fortunes were not deemed to have improved sufficiently for owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) to stand by their man.
And Ranieri has told Norwich boss Alex Neil to soak up the experience of his first year in the top flight after Norwich won last season’s Sky Bet Championship play-offs.
But he was denied the chance to become the first player to score six in the Premier League when coach Manuel Pellegrini substituted him two minutes after his fifth goal.
In the battle of two promoted sides, Bournemouth will be looking to recover from the crushing news that star striker, Callum Wilson, will be out for 6 months, becoming the third Cherries player to suffer a cruciate ligament injury this season.
The question then seemed to be how soon Manuel Pellegrini’s team might blow away all comers domestically, and if this was to be the year they finally became a true challenger in the Champions League. However, he would hope this is the only embarrassment he suffers.
Sergio Aguero scored five goals in a 20-minute spell as Manchester City used a second-half onslaught to beat Newcastle 6-1 Saturday and provisionally reclaim top spot in the Premier League.