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Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are an "honest team", hailing his side's commitment to attacking football in Sunday's 2-1 win over rivals United at Old Trafford. City moved 11 points clear, leaving Old Trafford with a record-breaking 14th Premier League victory in a row in a single season thanks to goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi. Ederson's amazing double save preserved the three points for City, but Jose Mourinho's focus was already on referee Michael Oliver's decision to book Ander... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho felt Manchester United were denied a clear penalty in their 2-1 defeat to Manchester City and claimed the decision was the "crucial mistake" in Sunday's derby. The Premier League leaders secured a 14th win in a row – a record for a single season in the English top flight – and an 11-point lead at the Premier League summit thanks to goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi either side of a Marcus Rashford strike. City dominated possession at Old Trafford and looked unlikely to allow... Читать дальше...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho conceded the title race to "lucky" Manchester City after Pep Guardiola's side left Old Trafford on Sunday with a 2-1 win and 11-point lead in the Premier League. Goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi, either side of Marcus Rashford's equaliser, secured City's 14th win in succession, an English top-flight record in a single season. Mourinho was enraged by referee Michael Oliver booking Ander Herrera for diving late on as the Spaniard tumbled over Otamendi's... Читать дальше...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho conceded the title race to "lucky" Manchester City after Pep Guardiola's side left Old Trafford on Sunday with a 2-1 win and 11-point lead in the Premier League. Goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi, either side of Marcus Rashford's equaliser, secured City's 14th win in succession, an English top-flight record in a single season. Mourinho was enraged by referee Michael Oliver booking Ander Herrera for diving late on as the Spaniard tumbled over Otamendi's... Читать дальше...

Diego Simeone pointed to an impressive recent run of results in response to fresh questions over Atletico Madrid's playing style. Atleti were restricted to just 26.1 per cent of possession - their lowest for the season in all competitions - in winning 1-0 at an out-of-form Real Betis on Sunday. Saul Niguez scored with one of the visitors' two shots on target to sew up a third consecutive LaLiga victory and extend their top-flight unbeaten run to a club-record 19 matches. And with his side back into third ahead of rivals Real Madrid... Читать дальше...

Manchester City's 2-1 victory at local rivals United on Saturday set a new English top-flight benchmark for consecutive wins in a single season - their 14th triumph on the spin. Pep Guardiola's side sequence of success matches the all-time record set by Arsenal, although the Gunners' run spanned the 2002-03 and 2003-04 campaigns. Chelsea won 13 games in a row last term as they romped to the Premier League title, but City went one better at Old Trafford thanks to goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi. Читать дальше...

Nicolas Otamendi was the surprise hero as Manchester City secured a 2-1 derby win over Manchester United to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table. The Argentina defender struck in the second half after Marcus Rashford cancelled out David Silva's opener, ensuring a record-equalling 14th win in a row in the top flight for Pep Guardiola's side. Much had been made before the game of City's vulnerability from set-pieces and it was a curious quirk of fate to see them triumph at... Читать дальше...

Southampton 1-1 ArsenalOlivier Giroud came off the bench to rescue a point for sub-par Arsenal, who will count themselves lucky to come away with this draw.Southampton had raced out of the traps from kick-off and broke the deadlock after only two minutes when Charlie Austin collected Dusan Tadic's delightful reverse pass and then jabbed beyond Petr Cech.That should have been just the start for Mauricio Pellegrino's side, who proceeded to pile the pressure on a beleaguered Arsenal defence; Cech was alert to deny Austin a quickfire second... Читать дальше...

Everton manager Sam Allardyce described referee Craig Pawson as "brave" for awarding his side a late penalty in Sunday's 1-1 Merseyside derby draw with Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool looked to be heading for all three points courtesy of Mohamed Salah's superb first-half strike, but Everton snatched a share of the spoils 13 minutes from time when Wayne Rooney lashed home from the spot after Dominic Calvert-Lewin went down under pressure from Dejan Lovren. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was livid with the decision... Читать дальше...

Atletico Madrid went unbeaten for a club-record 19th consecutive LaLiga match with Sunday's narrow 1-0 win at Real Betis. Saul Niguez's first-half goal sealed a slice of history as Diego Simeone's side bounced back from their Champions League group-stage exit. Undefeated in all 15 of their top-flight matches this term, Atleti have not suffered a league loss since they were edged 1-0 at home by Villarreal on April 25. Since then, they have racked up an impressive 12 victories and seven draws. Their latest win... Читать дальше...

Ajax breathed new life into their Eredivisie title ambitions by defeating league leaders PSV 3-0 at the Amsterdam ArenA on Sunday. A brilliant second-half display saw Ajax move seven points back from Phillip Cocu's side, whose 12-match unbeaten run came to an end after their advantage at the summit was cut to five points by AZ Alkmaar's 5-0 victory over Heracles on Saturday. With snow forcing the postponement of Utrecht's clash with Feyenoord and Vitesse's trip to Sparta Rotterdam, the match in... Читать дальше...

Wayne Rooney backed the decision to give Everton a penalty at Liverpool after he struck from the spot to snatch a 1-1 draw. The Toffees spent much of Sunday's derby clash on the back foot, but Anfield remained a tense place as Liverpool failed to add to Mohamed Salah's wonderful solo goal in the first half. And the Reds were made to pay for their profligacy when Dejan Lovren nudged Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the back, referee Craig Pawson pointing to the spot. Rooney kept his cool to score his first goal in a Merseyside derby... Читать дальше...

Napoli failed to take advantage of Inter and Juventus' Derby d'Italia draw as they were held to a goalless draw by Fiorentina at Stadio San Paolo. It has been a disappointing nine days for Maurizio Sarri's side after losing to Juve in Serie A and being beaten 2-1 by Feyenoord as they exited the Champions League in midweek. Sunday's 0-0 draw against Fiorentina is just as damaging as the Partenopei missed the chance to return to the summit, another blow to their Scudetto dreams. For the opening... Читать дальше...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has named an attacking line-up for Sunday's derby showdown against Premier League leaders Manchester City at Old Trafford. Pep Guardiola's City boast an eight-point advantage at the summit, placing the onus on Mourinho to claim a victory and reignite United's title challenge. He appears to have responded to that call by selecting Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford in what is expected to be a three-man attacking line behind striker Romelu Lukaku. Читать дальше...

Germany captain Manuel Neuer is adamant he will have recovered from injury in time for the World Cup in June. The Bayern Munich goalkeeper underwent surgery in September after fracturing a metatarsal in his left foot for the second time this year. While hopeful of regaining fitness soon after the winter break, Neuer remains on crutches and is hesitant to put an exact timeframe on his return. However, the 31-year-old is confident he will be ready to help Die Mannschaft defend their title in Russia. Читать дальше...

Olivier Giroud took satisfaction in once again proving to be Arsenal's Mr Reliable from the substitutes' bench against Southampton. Arsene Wenger's side looked set to suffer their sixth Premier League defeat of the campaign as the clock ticked down at St Mary's with them unable to muster a response to Charlie Austin's third-minute opener. But Giroud, on for the luckless Alexandre Lacazette, expertly headed home Alexis Sanchez's left-wing cross two minutes from time. It was the France international's 17th as a Premier League substitute ... Читать дальше...

Olivier Giroud proved to be Arsenal's super-sub once again as he rescued a 1-1 draw two minutes from time at Southampton. Charlie Austin fired an early opener for Mauricio Pellegrino's hosts – his fifth in three Premier League starts this season – and the striker was unlucky not to have more to show for the palpable sense of panic he and the Southampton attack injected into a shambling Arsenal backline. Arsene Wenger's men recovered their poise and some swashbuckling attacking play as they sought... Читать дальше...

Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho have been left out of Liverpool's starting line-up for Sunday's Merseyside derby against Everton at Anfield. Both players sparkled in the midweek Champions League win over CSKA Moscow – Firmino scoring one and Coutinho netting a hat-trick in a crushing 7-0 victory. Dominic Solanke has been handed a surprise start up front by Jurgen Klopp, while there is a place on the substitutes' bench for Danny Ings, who has not appeared in the Premier League since May 2016. Читать дальше...

Peter Stoger acknowledged his fortune in being handed a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" as the new head coach of Borussia Dortmund until the end of the season. Stoger was presented as Peter Bosz's successor at a news conference on Sunday, where it was confirmed the former Ajax boss had been sacked following a run of eight Bundesliga games without a win. The slump leaves Dortmund seventh in the table and 13 points shy of leaders Bayern Munich, but that predicament pales next to the one Stoger left in Cologne only last weekend. Читать дальше...

Borussia Dortmund have sacked head coach Peter Bosz and installed former Cologne boss Peter Stoger as his replacement until the end of the season. Dortmund won six of their opening seven league games to top the table in a highly promising start to Bosz's reign, but after a collapse in their form a 2-1 defeat at home to struggling Werder Bremen on Saturday proved the final straw. Bosz's men contrived to throw away a 4-0 lead to draw in the Revierderby against Schalke in their previous home game to leave the Dutchman under extreme pressure. Читать дальше...

Dominic Calvert-Lewin takes a rare pause, giving his mind’s eye time to access the South Korea 2017 album. The corners of his mouth pull back, tugging his lips away from his teeth to reveal a smile. “There’s a few moments in my career that I’ve had so far that I could describe as unbelievable, and that would be one of them,” he says emphatically.Yes, there have been plenty of ‘unbelievable moments’ for the youngster to celebrate in his embryonic career – playing for his boyhood team Sheffield United... Читать дальше...

Melbourne City began life after Tim Cahill with a 1-0 home A-League win over Central Coast Mariners. Australia great Cahill parted company with City earlier this week amid concerns over a lack of game time ahead of the 2018 World Cup and reports of a falling out with head coach Warren Joyce. The goal burden should not weigh too heavily for Joyce's men, with on-loan Aston Villa striker Ross McCormack continuing a rich run of scoring form to make it back-to-back wins for the third-placed side. The... Читать дальше...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed he would retire if possession-based football was unable to achieve results. Ahead of a huge Manchester derby against United at Old Trafford on Sunday, Guardiola's City are eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. In a dominant start to the campaign, City have scored 46 goals and conceded only 10 in 15 league games. Asked what he would do if possession football stopped working, former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola said he would no longer coach. Читать дальше...

Real Madrid defender Marcelo hailed Cristiano Ronaldo, saying his team-mate was undoubtedly the world's best player. Fresh from claiming his fifth Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo scored twice in Madrid's 5-0 thrashing of Sevilla in LaLiga on Saturday. Ronaldo and Barcelona star Lionel Messi have each won five Ballons d'Or, but Marcelo has no doubt about who is best. "For me, Cristiano is the best player in the world," Marcelo said, via Marca. "I haven't seen [Diego] Maradona or Pele play. However, what... Читать дальше...

Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley hailed his team for achieving their dream Saturday by winning the MLS Cup. Jozy Altidore and Victor Vazquez scored in the second half as Toronto overcame the Seattle Sounders 2-0 in the decider at BMO Field. It came a year after the Sounders denied Toronto a first MLS Cup crown by winning the trophy on penalties. Bradley, who joined Toronto in 2014, said finally securing the trophy was a dream come true. "This has been the dream for four years, since the day I got here. Читать дальше...