Ryan Fraser ran Leicester ragged; Neil Warnock will not tolerate more Cardiff mistakes; and Rafael Benítez needs a new planJürgen Klopp was asked to describe his emotions during stoppage time in the 2-1 victory at Tottenham. His dominant Liverpool team…
Midway through the afternoon Unai Emery was quite possibly bracing himself for the sort of uncomfortable post-match scrutiny with which Arsène Wenger eventually became so wearily familiar. Emery’s Arsenal ended the first half seemingly barely able to s…
• Emery hails Benítez as a pioneer for Spanish coaches • Arsenal manager wants to make an impact in Europa LeagueUnai Emery has hailed Rafael Benítez as a trailblazer for Spanish coaches working in England before their meeting at Newcastle on Saturday….
• Manager says midfielder can make international impact• ‘I don’t see too many like Jonjo in England’s squad’Rafael Benítez has urged Gareth Southgate to think again about Jonjo Shelvey and offer the midfielder a chance to prove he can be the creative …
When Newcastle beat Arsenal 2-1 at St James’ Park in April a watershed was reached. Apart from securing Premier League safety for Rafael Benítez’s side, it was the day when an unusually downcast Arsène Wenger seemed to, albeit tacitly, concede that his…
Emery should change his tactics or his keeper, Sarri is getting his message across at Chelsea and it’s been a rough start for Burnley and West HamUnai Emery must have known the question was coming, and the answer, a bit like Petr Cech’s goalkeeping, wa…
On the far side to where Pep Guardiola was standing, the banner paying homage to Sheik Mansour had been changed to mark the occasion. “Manchester thanks you for 10 great years,” it read. Vincent Kompany took a microphone to proclaim “this is just the b…
Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-offMan City: rating every signing in 10 years of Abu Dhabi ownershipAnd feel free to email scott.murray@theguardian.com 5.05pm BST Anyway, ten years ago, this happened. And there’s poor old Newcastle havi…
So excellent are Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City that last week’s dropping of two points at Wolves may be the last time they do so for a while. Rafael Benítez’s struggling Newcastle United (1 point from 3 games) could be the latest team to suffer befor…
So excellent are Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City that last week’s dropping of two points at Wolves may be the last time they do so for a while. Rafael Benítez’s struggling Newcastle United (1 point from 3 games) could be the latest team to suffer befor…
For about a minute Newcastle thought they had got away with it. They had trailed since the second minute to a goal by Daryl Murphy but Salomón Rondón came off the bench to bail them out with a stoppage-time equaliser. Or so it seemed.It turned out Rafa…
The Spaniard said: ‘You can only drive the car you have’ – but could he push his side closer to the speed limit?It won’t last long, but the infant Premier League table is about as close to telling porkies as a league table can ever get at the moment, g…
Arsenal’s defence requires urgent attention; Bournemouth cannot keep relying on their powers of recovery; Wolves’ Rui Patricio has produced an early contender for save of the seasonArsenal’s defending against West Ham was a shambles. Their back four we…
Maurizio Sarri sounded relieved to watch his Chelsea side grab a late 2-1 win over Newcastle, thanks to a DeAndre Yedlin own goal. Rafael Benítez, meanwhile, bemoaned his side conceding from two preventable incidents, and cast doubt on the legitimacy o…
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• Hosts’ five-man defence catches the Italian off guard• Late own goal maintains Chelsea’s winning startMaurizio Sarri joked that breaching Newcastle United’s back-line was tougher than breaking down Serie A defences after his Chelsea side preserved th…
The temperature felt far too low for Italy in August and the rain had a drearily English persistence about it but for, long periods, Maurizio Sarri must have felt convinced he was somehow back in Serie A.Rafael Benítez preceded Chelsea’s manager at Nap…
Live updates from the 4pm (BST) kick-off at St James’ ParkSarri prepared for problems while changing Chelsea’s mindsetSunday scoreboard: all the goals as they go in around EuropeDrop Rob an email with your thoughts 3.42pm BST Rafa speaks! “We have some…
Jamaal Lascelles was on Chelsea’s radar last season and Newcastle’s captain hopes to remind them of his defensive abilities. He is certainly in confident mood. “We’re raring to go, we fancy ourselves,” he said. “These games tend to bring out the best i…
Today’s tittle-tattle didn’t get the endingA player who makes no secret of his ambitions to move elsewhere while simultaneously giving every appearance of being perfectly content where he is, Eden Hazard will be the subject of one more bid from Real Ma…
