Arsene Wenger has criticised his defence after seeing his side let slip a 3-0 lead against Anderlecht on Tuesday night in the Champions League. Arsenal were ready to secure their passage to the knockout stages after goals from Mikel Arteta, Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gave them a 3-0 lead, but the Belgian champions rescued a dramatic point through a double from Anthonu Vanden Borre and a Aleksandar Mitrovic’s header. And, Wenger has bemoaned several factors after the result, singling out his defence for their poor show. “The result is very disappointing,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “We had a bit…
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has defended his starting line-up for the Champions League game with Real Madrid. The Reds boss was heavily criticised by the club’s fans for selecting several fringe players and leaving the likes of Steven Gerrard, Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson and Mario Balotelli on the bench. But, he insists that he was not resting players for the upcoming game with Chelsea, although he admitted that the Premier League was his priority during the build-up to Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat. “I knew what I was doing, I knew what the team would be tonight in order to hopefully…
Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has angered fans of Arsenal after celebrating Anderlecht’s leveller in the 3-3 Champions League draw on Tuesday night. Arsene Wenger’s side went 3-0 ahead during the game at the Emirates Stadium, but goals from Anthony Vanden Borre (2) and Aleksandar Mitrovic saw the Belgian side claim an important point. Vertonghen wasted no time in celebrating the goal and offering his support to his fellow Belgian players who featured for the visitors. Arsenal would have qualified for the last 16 had they have won the game but will now have to wait until match day four, though…
Mikel Arteta has been left hurt and upset at Arsenal second half performance against Anderlecht on Tuesday evening, saying the Gunners have ‘thrown everything away’. Arsene Wenger’s side went 3-0 up during the game, but a late comeback inspired by once Portsmouth defender Anthony Vanden Borre saw the Belgian side pull the game back to 3-3 and hold out a point. Arteta, who scored from the penalty spot during the game, said to Sky Sports: “I don’t know [what went wrong] but we can’t afford to make these mistakes and to concede three goals at 3-0 up. It’s just not…
Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the game as Real Madrid beat a spirited Liverpool side 1-0 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. The reigning European champions have been in superb form of late and they mustered their first chance on goal in the opening three minutes through James Rodriguez, who produced a fine save out of Simon Mignolet. Liverpool did well to then restrict the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema from having many clear cut chances as they saw most of the ball in the opening 10 minutes. However, a poor touch from Martin Skrtel allowed Benzema to…
Arsenal let a 3-0 lead slip to Belgian side Anderlecht on Tuesday night in the Champions League, drawing 3-3 at Emirates stadium. The visitors had the first chance of the game when Dennis Praet’s shot from distance hit Per Mertesacker and deflected into the side netting. The chance was somewhat of a wake up call for the Gunners, who then forced a chance through Aaron Ramsey, but the Welshman’s effort was blocked by Chancel Mbemba. Arsenal broke the deadlock when Danny Welbeck won a penalty, which Mikel Arteta stepped up to convert. Four minutes later and Arsene Wenger’s side doubled…
Kick It Out has alerted police to “racist tweets” sent to Manchester City’s Yaya Toure following Sunday’s Manchester derby. The midfielder reactivated his Twitter account on Monday after helping his side beat Manchester United 1-0 at the weekend. The Ivorian midfielder posted on the social media platform: “Great to be back on Twitter after a good win yesterday. Now my focus is on the next game…Happy Monday everyone!!” In a statement released on Tuesday, Kick It Out said: “racist messages” have been brought to the attention of the campaign. A spokesperson for Kick It Out commented: “We received complaints about two…
Louis Saha believes Manchester United have all the qualify to bounce back and return to the top of the Premier League. The Frenchman, who spent time during his career playing at Old Trafford, feels the the club can return to the top of the Premier League, despite their dismal run of form. “If you don’t have consistency, you play well one weekend and the next two weeks you are not playing well, it doesn’t work like that,” he told Goal. “A big team like Manchester United has always worked with that standard. That is a basic for a big club.…
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has told Liverpool fans not to blame Mario Balotelli for their recent problems, and said that the club has issues more ‘complex’. The Reds have struggled this season to re-find the form that saw them push Manchester City for the Premier League title and striker Mario Balotelli has been at the forefront of fans and media frustrations. However, Italian coach Ancelotti believes Balotelli is far to easy a scapegoat and that the club has far more important issues to deal with. “We speak about Mario so much – too much,” he told La Gazzetta dello…
Steven Gerrard is edging closer to a summer exit from Liverpool after the club offered him a pay-cut to sign a new deal. The former England international has been the talk of Merseyside in recent weeks after media, fans and members of the club focused their attention on his current contract. Gerrard is free to discuss terms with any potential suitors in January as his contract comes to an end, however, the club are keen for him to stay. But, news of a pay-cut being offered to the midfielder seems to have left Gerrard and his camp feeling hurt and…