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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has taken aim at critics who have claimed he always struggles in his third season at a club.

Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp is now on a sabbatical but would be considered a strong favourite for the post if it became available, and ex-Red Hamann believes his compatriot would be the ideal man for the job.

Jordon Ibe has decided to commit his global future to England despite being courted by Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh.

Walters was left out of the 18 when the Potters lost to West Brom last time around amid interest in his signature from Norwich but Hughes is now ready to usher him back into the fold in North London.

“I played [Nicolas] Anelka and people asked me, “Why did you not buy anybody?’ and Thierry Henry the same. There is a little bit of history because of what happened and overall it was always very hard for us”.

The creative midfielder was part of the starting XI that struggled to unlock Liverpool in the first half.

They take on Kazakh debutants Astana who are the first team from their country to qualify for the Champions League group phase.

Even before kick-off Mourinho had walked out of an interview with BT Sport when asked about John Stones, the Everton defender he failed to sign. Normally, losing a starter less than ten minutes into the game is a bad thing.

Arsenal are yet to score at home this season and Wenger will be hoping that his players can get off the mark against Stoke today. Arsenal announced last week – barely 24 hours after the transfer deadline – that Welbeck’s ongoing knee problem would require...

Coming into this weekend’s fixture, both teams have endured identical results from their opening 4 games this season (WWDL).

FIFTY! If Sir Bobby’s record was easy to break, I wonder why it wasn’t broken earlier (though Gary Lineker did get very close to it more than twenty years ago).

“You never want to lose the game but I saw enough in that day to know we had actually got our identity back“.

A clash between Manchester United and Liverpool always has a lot riding on it. Heroes are born and legendary status is assumed but the matchup this weekend may have the highest stakes in quite some time as both managers are under intense pressure to perform.

Coutinho’s one-match ban opens up a space in the Reds attack, and the Liverpool manager has a number of options to utilise in the Brazilian’s absence, including reinstating Jordon Ibe into the starting XI, or handing Danny Ings his first Reds start alongside Christian...

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal gave the strongest indication yet that Ryan Giggs will take up the hot seat at Old Trafford after he retires.