Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has tipped bitter rivals Manchester United to bounce back from the disappointment of last season. The Red Devils ended last term in seventh position, which meant they failed to secure qualification for European football. They also missed out on silverware and sacked manager David Moyes in April, despite the Scot penning a six-year contract upon his appointment in the summer of 2013. United have since appointed former Holland head coach Louis van Gaal as his permanent successor and signed defender Luke Shaw and midfield man Ander Herrera from Southampton and Athletic Bilbao respectively. Carragher, who…
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The future of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria will reportedly be determined in the next 48 hours. According to Spanish source AS, the Argentina international will resume training with the European Cup holders on Tuesday if the club does not reach an agreement with suitors Paris Saint-Germain. The report claims that cash-rich French giants PSG have seen their 12-month loan offer snubbed, despite offering a fee of £7.9million up front. They had hoped to secure Di Maria’s services for the entirety of the 2014-15 campaign before paying £51m in a permanent deal one year down the line, but Real…
Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher does not think his former side will end their wait for a first Premier League title in this coming season. The ex-England international, who retired 12 months ago after spending his entire career at Anfield, believes rivals Chelsea will finish the 2014-15 campaign at the top of the table. Jose Mourinho’s men came third last term, one place behind Liverpool, but their memorable 2-0 win on Merseyside in the closing weeks of the season handed the initiative back to eventual champions Manchester City. Carragher expects Mourinho to shake off the disappointment of failing to win a…
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has praised the work ethic in pre-season of Xavi Hernandez and said that the midfielder ‘is back to his best’. The Spanish international had long been linked with a summer exit from the Catalan side this summer with links to New York City FC having been made in recent weeks, but his decision to stay has proven to be a good one after new boss Luis Enrique heaped praise on his efforts and improvement in pre-season training. The midfielder came on as a second half substitute against Nice in a pre-season friendly and changed the dynamics…
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen is yet to decide on whether or not he should join Manchester United after receiving a second offer. The Belgian defender has long been linked with a summer move to Man United after he seemingly lost his place in the Arsenal starting eleven thanks to the good form of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. Whilst, he is fully expected to be wearing the red of United next season, it is now understood that he is currently debating whether or not to make the move after receiving a second offer from a unnamed club – understood to…
Daniel Sturridge has been forced to leave Liverpool’s US tour after suffering a hamstring injury. The English striker played an important part in the Reds 2-0 win over AC Milan on Saturday as they reached the International Champions Cup final to set-up an all-English final with Manchester United. But, the former Chelsea man will not be on hand to help his side after suffering a hamstring injury and being forced to catch an early flight back to Merseyside, where club doctors will work on his problems. “Dan has flown back to the UK,” Rodgers told reporters. “He wasn’t going to…
Football Express News understands that Liverpool are pushing Atletico Madrid to make a move for Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla. Reports this summer have claimed that Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla could be sold by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as his options in midfield and the more advanced attacking areas improved with the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona. Spanish champions Atletico Madrid have shown interest with Diego Simeone keen to bring the former Malaga man back to his native country, but talks of a move have since silenced in recent weeks after Atleti struggled to sell Arda Turan. Turan, who has played…
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has said that new loan signing Frank Lampard will have to fight for his position in the team. The Chilean boss confirmed on Saturday that former Chelsea midfielder Lampard would be joining City on a short-term loan deal until December. Lampard agreed a move to City’s franchise New York City FC earlier this summer but they are not due to take part in Major League Soccer until 2015, thus allowing the English midfielder to make the move to City. His move echoes that of Spanish striker David Villa, who also agreed to join New York…
Spanish daily AS report that Arsenal are making moves to sign Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been busy this summer with improving his current side to push for a Premier League title success and the arrival of Calum Chambers has somewhat improved certain areas of defence. However, his tender age and little experience is thought to have pushed the French boss to make a move for Real Madrid’s Alvaro Arbeloa, a player struggling to refind first team football with the European champions. According to AS, Wenger wants to add Arbeloa and utilise him along with…
Manchester United and Liverpool will face off in the final of the International Champions Cup in United States. Brendan Rodgers’ side waited to see the outcome of Manchester City’s tie with Greek side Olympiakos on Saturday evening and they were awarded a spot in the final after Manuel Pellegrini’s side lost on penalties, whilst Manchester United beat Real Madrid to set-up and all-English ICC final. The match on Tuesday will give Louis van Gaal face Premier League opposition and have a chance to beat their old rivals. United qualified for the final with wins over Real Madrid and Italian side…