STEPHEN CARR knows all about beating Manchester United in a big League Cup tie. Just over 26 years ago, defender Carr was part of the Tottenham team that stunned Sir Alex Ferguson’s soon-to-be Treble winners with a 3-1 quarter-final home win. 2 Ange Postecoglou will try to navigate his Tottenham side past Manchester United in … Read more
CONTROVERSIAL German ref Felix Zwayer will be in the middle for Celtic’s visit to Dinamo Zagreb. As a 19-year-old, Zwayer accepted a bribe of 300 euros for a match between Wuppertaler SV and Werder Bremen B. 1 Felix Zwayer during a Bundesliga match between St Pauli and Holstein KielCredit: Getty He received a six-month suspension, … Read more
ERIK TEN HAG has reportedly emerged as a managerial target for Bundesliga giants RB Leipzig. The Dutchman was dismissed by Manchester United in October following a disastrous start to the Premier League season. 3 Erik ten Hag has emerged as a potential target for RB LeipzigCredit: PA 3 RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose has come … Read more
JUDE BELLINGHAM went to extreme lengths to make sure to make sure he got bestie Trent Alexander-Arnold’s shirt. The England team-mates put their friendship to the side on Wednesday night as Real Madrid travelled to Anfield to take on Liverpool for their Champions League clash. 4 Jude Bellingham wanted outside Liverpool’s dressing room after their … Read more
JOSE MOURINHO has taken talk of a Premier League return to a new level. The Fenerbahce chief blasted Turkish football last week and is reportedly targeting one high-spending English club in particular. 1 Jose Mourinho blasted Turkish football and revealed his Prem dreamCredit: AFP Mourinho fancies making waves in the Prem once more after landing … Read more
FRANK SINATRA never did perform in a crowded hut by the tradesman’s entrance of a football training ground in Istanbul. And Robert De Niro never fielded questions about the absence of a fit, recognised left-back for the fourth-best team in the Turkish Super Lig. 9 Jose Mourinho’s press conferences remain box-office eventsCredit: Getty 9 Mourinho … Read more
Vinicius Junior and Raphinha both scored hat-tricks for Real Madrid and Barcelona against German opposition this week — and El Clasico is on Saturday. With victories on Wednesday for Liverpool and Manchester City, English clubs occupy 1-2-3 at the top of the Champions League standings, and between them the four Premier League teams (hi Arsenal) … Read more
CELTIC suffered a bruising defeat to Borussia Dortmund in their last Champions League outing. Now, Brendan Rodgers’ men will be looking to hit back in what’s sure to be another tricky tie with Serie A side Atalanta. 3 Ademola Lookman was Atalanta’s hero in the Europa League FinalCredit: Getty 3 Callum McGregor will lead Celtic … Read more
ERIK ten Hag’s job is still on the line ahead of Sunday’s clash at Aston Villa despite the last-gasp 3-3 draw at Porto on Thursday night. As stirring as Harry Maguire’s last-gasp rescue was for the 10-man Red Devils at Porto, a crazy 3-3 draw revealed more shocking failings. 8 It might be getting lonelier … Read more
KAI HAVERTZ and Bukayo Saka sent Arsenal to a deserved victory borne of first-half dominance. Paris Saint-Germain did hit the bar and the post as they improved after the break in this Champions League tie. But Emirates chief Mikel Arteta will mostly be delighted with his side’s latest solid display in Europe’s top club competition. … Read more
