Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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• Shinji Kagawa will be involved for Man Utd vs Olympiacos
• Video: Well-built Liverpool legend John Barnes breaks a trampoline
• 3 success stories of David Moyes’ time at Manchester United
• Wojciech Szczesny reveals Arsenal’s equipment manager helped him with Spurs selfie
• Standard Liege striker Michy Batshuayi talks up Arsenal move
• Photo: Man Utd training ahead of Olympiacos game
• Liverpool linked with Benfica’s former Bolton loanee Rodrigo
• Liverpool and Man City target opts for Luis Suarez career path
• Former Spurs and Chelsea boss Andre Villas Boas appointed as Zenit St Petersburg boss
• Jose Mourinho certain Didier Drogba will return to Chelsea
• Preview: Chelsea vs Galatasaray
• Video and Photo: Chelsea keeper Petr Cech prepares for Galatasaray with bizarre tennis ball drill
• Juan Mata paraphrases You’ll Never Walk Alone to give Man Utd fans hope after Liverpool defeat
• Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri open to quitting Bayern Munich for Premier League
• Man Utd’s Wayne Rooney laments Liverpool defeat as ‘worst day in football’ on Facebook
• Dnipro president urges Yevhen Konoplyanka to join Spurs, not Liverpool
• Tactics of the weekend feat. Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal

Shinji Kagawa will be involved for Man Utd vs Olympiacos Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:29 AM PDT Shinji Kagawa will be involved in Manchester United’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Olympiacos tomorrow evening, manager David Moyes has confirmed. The Japan international’s lack of involvement this season has baffled many United fans, but Moyes indicated that the 24-year-old will get his chance tomorrow. Speaking at his press conference ahead of the game, […]

Video: Well-built Liverpool legend John Barnes breaks a trampoline Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:52 AM PDT Liverpool legend John Barnes revealed that he had reservations about putting a small trampoline under his considerable frame during a Soccer AM feature. It turns out those reservations were very well founded. The former England international broke his trampoline while jumping on it dressed as a miner.

3 success stories of David Moyes’ time at Manchester United Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:48 AM PDT The failures of David Moyes’ time as Manchester United manager spring to mind easily: a disastrous transfer window culminating in supposedly fake United representatives working on a failed attempt to sign Ander Herrera and spending £4m over Marouane Fellaini’s release clause; failing to work out how to fulfil the potential of club record signing Juan […]

Wojciech Szczesny reveals Arsenal’s equipment manager helped him with Spurs selfie Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:14 AM PDT Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has revealed that the club’s equipment manager Paul Johnson was tasked with bringing his phone onto the pitch to take the selfie after Sunday’s win over Tottenham. The Polish keeper had obviously pre-planned the stunt, going as far as to make arrangements to have his iPhone delivered to him at the […]

Standard Liege striker Michy Batshuayi talks up Arsenal move Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:49 AM PDT Arsenal target Michy Batshuayi has suggested that he would be keen to join the Gunners this summer. The Standard Liege youngster, aged 20, has been linked with Arsene Wenger’s side for several months and has now revealed he is likely to change clubs this summer. He also talked up Arsenal’s style of play and said […]

Photo: Man Utd training ahead of Olympiacos game Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:41 AM PDT The Reds are currently out on the training pitch ahead of tomorrow's @ChampionsLeague match against Olympiacos. pic.twitter.com/FSx6JpFQag — Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 18, 2014 Manchester United’s players are aiming to work through Sunday’s humiliating home defeat to Liverpool as they prepare to face Olympiacos tomorrow. David Moyes’ squad was on the Carrington training pitch this […]

Liverpool linked with Benfica’s former Bolton loanee Rodrigo Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:06 AM PDT Liverpool are weighing up a £25m bid for former Bolton loan signing Rodrigo, according to reports. The Reds are ready to splash the cash to bring the Benfica to forward to Anfield, according to the Daily Mirror. The 23-year-old has found another gear this season and already has 10 goals this season. He was on […]

Liverpool and Man City target opts for Luis Suarez career path Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:53 AM PDT Liverpool and Manchester City have both missed out on Dutch youngster Richairo Zivkovic after he decided to follow Luis Suarez’s career path. The FC Groningen starlet, aged 17, was wanted by both Premier League sides but has instead decided to join Ajax at the end of the season. That mirrors the route taken by Reds […]

Former Spurs and Chelsea boss Andre Villas Boas appointed as Zenit St Petersburg boss Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:44 AM PDT Zenit has agreed terms on a contract with new head coach André Villas-Boas: http://t.co/DL75K7q5Mp — FC Zenit in English (@fczenit_en) March 18, 2014 Andre Villas-Boas has been confirmed as the new manager of Zenit St Petersburg. The ex-Tottenham and Chelsea manager has signed a two-year contract with the Russian side. A statement on Zenit's official […]

Jose Mourinho certain Didier Drogba will return to Chelsea Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:40 AM PDT Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is convinced Didier Drogba will return to the club one day. The Ivory Coast international will make a fleeting visit to Stamford Bridge this evening when his Galatasaray side face the Blues in the Champions League last-16 second leg, but Mourinho thinks it is only a matter of time before he […]

Preview: Chelsea vs Galatasaray Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:23 AM PDT “First of all I was happy to play against my ex-club, against my friends. But at the same time it is a very special moment because I do not know what my reaction will be…You know that I spent eight years at Chelsea, so I really don’t know. I am quite apprehensive about it.” That […]

Video and Photo: Chelsea keeper Petr Cech prepares for Galatasaray with bizarre tennis ball drill Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:08 AM PDT Chelsea keeper Petr Cech is prepared for whatever Galatasaray have to throw at him this evening – even if it happens to be tennis balls. The Blues star took part in this strange training drill to keep him sharp ahead of tonight’s Champions League last-16 second leg. Cech had to save footballs and tennis balls […]

Juan Mata paraphrases You’ll Never Walk Alone to give Man Utd fans hope after Liverpool defeat Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT One Hour Behind: Commitment until the end http://t.co/8PGUKSY3gB / Compromiso hasta el final http://t.co/bxqhoKGgkF — Juan Mata García (@juanmata8) March 17, 2014 Manchester United’s record signing Juan Mata inadvertently took inspiration from Liverpool song You’ll Never Walk Alone as he wrote about his side’s latest humiliation. In his weekly blog, Mata reflected on the 0-3 […]

Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri open to quitting Bayern Munich for Premier League Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:42 AM PDT Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri has said he would consider quitting the club to move to the Premier League this summer. Liverpool have been linked with interest in the Switzerland international, with Borussia Monchengladbach, Juventus and Napoli also chasing him. The 22-year-old has struggled for regular games under Bayern coach Pep Guardiola and it seems […]

Man Utd’s Wayne Rooney laments Liverpool defeat as ‘worst day in football’ on Facebook Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:33 AM PDT Post by Wayne Rooney. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has updated his Facebook status to declare yesterday’s defeat to Liverpool as one of his worst days in football. In what looks like an effort to take on some captaincy responsibilities ahead of possibly taking the armband next season, Rooney also took it upon himself to […]

Dnipro president urges Yevhen Konoplyanka to join Spurs, not Liverpool Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:18 AM PDT Liverpool’s hopes of signing Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka have been dealt a fresh blow after the Ukrainian side’s president urged the player to join Spurs instead. Both Premier League sides were linked with moves for the 24-year-old in the January window, but it was the Reds who came closest to signing him with a deadline […]

Tactics of the weekend feat. Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:01 AM PDT Our rundown of the tactical masterstrokes of the Premier League weekend 1. Brendan Rodgers (Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool) Brendan Rodgers probably deserves the biggest credit for the way he carefully crafted his team against Manchester United. The Reds boss is generally not afraid to make tactical changes to deal a particular opponent. At Old Trafford, […]

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