Ten Premier League players who desperately need a January transfer
January is looming and these 10 Premier League players really need a move. There’s two from Chelsea and one Man Utd old man.
Articles By Dave Tickner
Van Nistelrooy, Moyes, Potter early frontrunners for Leicester job as Cooper’s 12-game reign ends
Steve Cooper’s Leicester reign is over after just 12 Premier League games, with Graham Potter and Ruud van Nistelrooy early contenders to replace him.
Amorim handed stark warning about just how big a job he faces at Man United after Ipswich draw
Ruben Amorim isn’t daft enough to think the Man United job was going to be easy, but his new players still showed him just how hard it might be.
Keane laments lack of ‘fear’ as Ruben Amorim Man United reign gets under way at Ipswich
Roy Keane has bemoaned the lack of fear factor for anyone facing his old team Manchester United.
Liverpool sloppy and disjointed but Saints were hilariously generous
Liverpool were not good and will know they’ve got away with one here. But the Saints are nothing but generous hosts.
Ange Postecoglou is a dead mate walking as Spurs are turd too often
We would not be massively surprised to see Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs beat Man City. But that doesn’t change the Spurs narrative.
Big Weekend: Man City v Tottenham, Ruben Amorim, Liverpool, Cole Palmer, Napoli, Coventry
A tantalising clash between a pair of Big Six clubs in CRISIS and the introduction of Ruben Amorim as the latest man charged with sorting out Man Utd. Big.
It’s been a tough season so far for the Main Character Managers; can Amorim turn the tide?
Ruben Amorim has the Main Character energy that Man Utd need, but it’s the quiet men of the Premier League who are thriving.
Amorim takes his place on New Man Utd Manager Giddiness Index we just invented
Where does Amorim rank on the New Man United Manager Giddiness Index? Top of course. You’ll never guess who’s at 10).
Top 10 all-time Premier League managers list has Guardiola at 2)
Basically impossible to name the top 10 Premier League managers of all time, isn’t it? No 1) was easy but then…
Ruben Amorim already above Mikel Arteta in Premier League manager rankings
Ruben Amorim has not managed a Premier League game yet but we are already giddy. But then he is following the man at 22)
England ladder has a new leader in Bellingham but Man Utd man returns
The World Cup ladder is here and we are making pretty good guesses about what is in Thomas Tuchel’s head.
England player ratings: Kane and Bellingham class allows others to have their fun against Ireland
England are back in the Nations League big time after one fella scored his 69th international goal and four others all scored their first.
A step-by-step guide to show Harry Kane has actually scored precisely zero proper goals for England
Harry Kane having 69 England goals would indicate that he’s good. That won’t do, so here’s how none of those goals actually count.
So-called ‘world record’ holder Cristiano Ronaldo has actually scored zero proper goals for Portugal
Are you really a world-record holder if you have to lower yourself to counting goals scored against Scotland? Cristiano Ronaldo is an embarrassing fraud.
England player ratings: Bellingham back to his swaggering best in 3-0 win over Greece
England have their Nations League prospects firmly back in their own hands after a fine 3-0 win over Greece in which Jude Bellingham ran the show.
Premier League winners and losers: Liverpool strengthen grip as Dr Tottenham saves another patient
Liverpool and Brighton take top winner honours, while it should take about 0.3 seconds to realise which dafties are getting both barrels in the losers.
16 Conclusions from Chelsea 1-1 Arsenal: Gunners crisis averted as Odegaard return restores hope
It feels like another two points dropped for Arsenal, given recent events, but there were at least reasons for optimism in a hard-earned draw at Chelsea.
Big Weekend: Chelsea v Arsenal, Liverpool, Nuno Espirito Santo, Erling Haaland, Steel City Derby
The Premier League is dragged kicking and screaming into another international break with Chelsea v Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to stay on top.
Amad stakes his claim as Man United finally end year-long wait for European win
Manchester United weren’t great against PAOK, but Amad Diallo was and at least they finally got another European win a mere 380 days after the last.
Spurs finally succumb to self-inflicted wounds against Galatasaray’s wildly on-brand Super Lig All Stars
Spurs lost their 100 per cent Europa League record with a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray that should have been 6-2 but could easily in the end have been 3-3.
Nuno finds his freak in Forest after catastrophic Tottenham dalliance, which is nice
We don’t do it often, but sometimes it’s nice to be nice. And Nuno Espirito Santo’s comeback arc is nice, isn’t it?
Man City CRISIS? Their current losing streak is among their worst ever runs under Guardiola
Manchester City have lost their last three games across three different competitions to Spurs, Bournemouth and Sporting. It doesn’t happen often.
Is Arteta’s problem that he’s turning into Mourinho or just away from himself?
No-one has ever gone toe-to-toe with Manchester City three seasons in a row. Perhaps Mikel Arteta knew that when changing his approach with Arsenal.
Spurs, Man City but not Leicester among top 10 Forest-a-like surprise Premier League bolters
Nottingham Forest find themselves third in the Premier League table after 10 games. What has happened to other early bolters?
With Ten Hag sack in the books at last, who’s next under the spotlight? Howe sack, please
Erik ten Hag’s Man Utd exit saga has provided cover for other managers, one of whom must now take his place in the spotlight. Eddie Howe gets our vote.
Man Utd bungled every aspect of Ten Hag’s drawn-out exit, up to and including the sacking itself
Manchester United made such a complete mess of the Erik ten Hag sacking that even his obviously necessary exit looks like a mistake. What a shambles.
16 Conclusions from Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool: Saka dazzles, Salah delivers, City have the last laugh
Arsenal and Liverpool played out a tremendously entertaining 2-2 draw at the Emirates, but there’s no escaping the identity of the big winners from that result.
Big Weekend: Arsenal v Liverpool, Tottenham, McNeil, Howe, El Clasico
A massive clash between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates provides the showpiece of a weekend that could tell us a bit about a few clubs.
Crystal Palace are a sickly patient – time for a house call from Dr Tottenham
Crystal Palace are a team in urgent need of a pick-me-up. Thankfully they are about to get a visit from Dr Tottenham.