Saturday, December 7, 2013

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• Photo: Marouane Fellaini too busy texting to watch Man Utd’s defeat to Newcastle
• Wilfried Zaha again denies rumours he slept with David Moyes’ daughter
• Barcelona aim to beat Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham to Inter’s Fredy Guarin
• Arsenal becoming more ambitious with each win, says Arsene Wenger
• Man Utd are still contenders, says Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho
• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho backs John Terry to play until he’s 40
• Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini says Sergio Aguero is better than Liverpool’s Luis Suarez
• Top 10 conclusions: World Cup 2014 draw
• Emmanuel Frimpong threatens to injure Arsenal team-mates before World Cup
• Video: Greg Dyke indicates what he thinks of England’s World Cup hopes
• Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere bullish over England’s World Cup draw
• Video: Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini says David Silva could be back on Monday
• Everton boss Roberto Martinez: ‘Arsenal deserve respect’

Photo: Marouane Fellaini too busy texting to watch Man Utd’s defeat to Newcastle Posted: 07 Dec 2013 07:05 AM PST Manchester United’s big summer signing Marouane Fellaini wasn’t even in the squad for today’s defeat to Newcastle. The former Everton man watched from the directors’ box, and we use the term ‘watched’ very loosely. Fellaini seemed to be more interested in texting than seeing what was happening on the pitch.

Wilfried Zaha again denies rumours he slept with David Moyes’ daughter Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:48 AM PST Twitter: Wilfried Zaha – I’ve never dated or even met David moye’s Daughter so that isn’t the reason for my absence in games … Twitter: Wilfried Zaha – I would like to stop all these false accusations .. I will play for Manchester United when my manager feels I’m ready … Manchester United youngster Wilfried […]

Barcelona aim to beat Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham to Inter’s Fredy Guarin Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:38 AM PST Barcelona are hoping to win the race for Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin. The in-form Colombia international is also a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, but the Catalan giants are keen to ensure he signs for them. Reports in Spain claim Barca boss Gerardo Martino has specifically asked president Sandro Rosell to sign […]

Arsenal becoming more ambitious with each win, says Arsene Wenger Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:28 AM PST Arsene Wenger says his Arsenal side’s current run of form has boosted their confidence and is making them more ambitious. But the Frenchman is keen to ensure that the increasing confidence level around his squad doesn’t manifest itself as complacency. He said: “We have just put a few results together, but that should make us […]

Man Utd are still contenders, says Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:22 AM PST Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Manchester United will not panic and are not out of the title race, despite the fact that they are currently ninth in the league and 12 points behind leaders Arsenal. The Blues boss acknowledges that he would write off the title hopes of any other team in a similar position, […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho backs John Terry to play until he’s 40 Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:14 AM PST John Terry could continue to play for Chelsea until he’s 40, according to manager Jose Mourinho. The Blues skipper turns 33 today, but Mourinho thinks the club could get a few more years’ service from him yet. He has backed his captain’s experience and lack of international football to allow him to continue to thrive […]

Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini says Sergio Aguero is better than Liverpool’s Luis Suarez Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:02 AM PST PRESS CONFERENCE: Manuel Pellegrini talks to the media ahead of tomorrow's game at Southampton. Updates to follow… pic.twitter.com/ZHVZuDKOg6 — Manchester City FC (@MCFC) December 6, 2013 Sergio Aguero is a better player than Luis Suarez, according to Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean believes City’s Argentinian star’s all-round play gives him the edge over […]

Top 10 conclusions: World Cup 2014 draw Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST 1. We’re going to see a very sweaty, very red Wayne Rooney England’s worst climate fears have been realised: England v Italy will be played in Manaus in the Amazon rainforest in ridiculous levels of humidity. We might see a more slender Wayne Rooney than ever before. 2. There’ll be no brollies in the rainforest […]

Emmanuel Frimpong threatens to injure Arsenal team-mates before World Cup Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:09 AM PST Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong threatend to injury team-mates Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski in training after Ghana were drawn in the same World Cup group as Germany. In a Twitter post that was hastily deleted, the Ghana international suggested he would do his compatriots a favour on the Arsenal training ground. He wrote: […]

Video: Greg Dyke indicates what he thinks of England’s World Cup hopes Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:36 AM PST Normally failing to qualify from your group at a major tournament would guarantee the sack for any England manager. Roy Hodgson will at least be able to point to this evidence of his boss’ reaction to the draw. FA chairman Greg Dyke gestured as if to slit his throat after learning that England had been […]

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere bullish over England’s World Cup draw Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:29 AM PST Tough group…but so what? If we want to win it we will have to play the best teams anyway!! — Jack Wilshere (@JackWilshere) December 6, 2013 Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has reacted to England’s tricky World Cup draw – and he is pretty bullish about it. Roy Hodgson’s side will face Italy, Uruguay and Costa […]

Video: Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini says David Silva could be back on Monday Posted: 06 Dec 2013 07:47 AM PST Manchester City star David Silva could return from injury on Monday, according to Manuel Pellegrini. The Spain international picked up a calf injury during the Champions League game against CSKA Moscow at the start of November. He was expected to be out for four weeks, so he appears to be on course to reach that […]

Everton boss Roberto Martinez: ‘Arsenal deserve respect’ Posted: 06 Dec 2013 07:42 AM PST Table-topping Arsenal deserve respect, according to Everton manager Roberto Martinez. The Gunners have opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table and Toffees boss Martinez says they have been the “outstanding team” so far this campaign. He said: “I think Arsenal deserve a lot of respect. “If you, in the […]

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