Premier League winners and losers
Jurgen Klopp, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and Hull City. There is no doubt who is to blame for their fall…
Jurgen Klopp, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and Hull City. There is no doubt who is to blame for their fall…
Swansea top the winners, quickly followed by Slaven Bilic. Spurs are losers, and so too is Jose Mourinho
After four months of belief in a miracle, one result threatens to cock it all. This was devastating.
He may be 31, but David Silva has never been more crucial for Manchester City. He’s a bloody magician…
Wenger, Mourinho’s siege mentality, Manchester United’s fatigue, Wanyama, Pedro and Moyes…
The best managers are capable of change that goes against their philosophy. Well done, Eddie.
Martial passes Jose’s test, and is joined by Silva and Sam in the winners. Klopp has company in the losers.
Jamie Carragher said he got it wrong twice, and Matt Stead agrees. He played like a rookie…
Eddie Howe’s transfer record is poor, but Josh King is his bargain saviour. Fourteen league goals…
Is any manager more adept at fitting his own glass ceiling? The 40-point mark has become a curse for Pulis.
He’s the bulletproof vest worn by the superhero, just in case. He’s Toby Alderweireld, and we love him…
Mbappe, Ronaldo, Dybala and Chiellini did lovely things on the pitch, Dortmund supporters did so off it…
Raising a glass to the Premier League’s two achievers and two improvers, Conte and Pochettino…
Silva, Hazard, Tottenham, King and even Granit bloody Xhaka are winners. West Ham and Pep? Erm…
The joke footballer is helping Hull have the last laugh. Sometimes it’s good to be wrong…
Possession, territory and shots, but a flawed attack. Jose is not getting his attacking midfielders forward..
Blaming individuals is fine, but only if your system is designed to maximise their effect, Jose.
Lots on Arsenal’s shambolic hierarchy, plus kind words for Chelsea and Tottenham’s sparkling home form…
Irregularly called upon but scores important goals and gives his all. I was wrong about Jesse Lingard…
The beauty of Monaco, Leicester’s next chapter, Guardiola’s failure. It’s all here, folks…
If you can judge a team by their full-backs, Manchester City have no place in the elite. Changes are needed
That’s the thing about a dearth of good English managers: it’s easy to jump the queue…
Only four Premier League games, but plenty going on. All rise Josh King, Oumar Niasse and Ross Barkley…
Wenger blaming the referee was so damning because it was so predictable, just like Arsenal’s exit…
On those crippling Manchester United draws, Liverpool, Alexis Sanchez, Paul Clement and Craig Shakespare
If anybody needed a reminding nudge about the creative force of last season’s title winners…
Manchester United need a clear, calm head against Bournemouth. They got Paul Pogba…
Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Cesc Fabregas feature high up the winners. So too does Big Sam…
Blessed – if only temporary – relief for Ranieri, and a wonderful night for Manchester City’s attackers…
The more they spend, the worse that defence gets. Stones is still learning, Otamendi is a lost cause…