Thoroughly outclassed by their opponents on the night and still without a win after three games, Liverpool have taken the baton of “crisis club” from Manchester United for the time being. The Reds looked tired and broken during their 2-1 defeat against their bitter rivals, whom they beat 9-0 across two games last season. Jurgen Klopp, in his post-match interview, broke down the game and where it went wrong for his side. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1561818768384430083 The German lamented that while his team was unlucky and wrought with injuries, they also failed to deal with their opponents’ aggression early on. He claimed that when…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Hours before their Premier League game against rivals Liverpool, United have announced the signing of defensive midfielder Casemiro from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee – rumoured to be in the region of 60-70 million pounds – subject to international clearance. The Red Devils are reportedly paying Los Blancos a 60 million pound fee up-front with a further ten million wrapped up in achievable add-ons. Meanwhile, the player has penned a four-year deal with the club until 2026 – with the option to extend it by another year. Casemiro arrived in Manchester in time to watch his new team beat…
Crisis club Manchester United put in an invigorated performance on Monday night to beat rivals Liverpool 2-1 – Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford, the scorers. The Red Devils leapfrogged their opponents in the Premier League table as a result. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1561823260702015488 Protestors riled up along the outskirts of Old Trafford, stopping momentarily to greet Brazil international Casemiro, whose signing was confirmed shortly before kick-off by United. Things were already looking up for the Red Devils faithful with a new defensive midfielder in the building; they got a lot better once the game kicked off and Erik ten Hag’s side took control of the proceedings. …
Manchester United all-time greatest goalscorer Wayne Rooney has claimed that had he been in the dugout in place of Erik ten Hag for the team’s upcoming Premier League clash against Liverpool, he would’ve dropped Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford. A miserable start to the season threatens to turn into a horrible one for United, who, after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Brentford, will face rivals Liverpool next – a team that beat them 9-0 on aggregate last season. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1558521901236080640 New manager ten Hag is already facing a mountain to climb, but, according to the former Manchester United player, Rooney, the Dutchman would make…
Napoli’s new heroes announced themselves to the world last weekend in a 5-2 thrashing of Hellas Verona. On Sunday night, they showed that their opening weekend performance was not a one-off in the 4-0 rout of Silvio Berlusconi’s AC Monza. The Partenopei signed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia this summer to replace club legend Lorenzo Insigne on the left wing, following the talisman’s departure to the Major League Soccer. It didn’t take long for the Georgian to endear himself to Neapolitans, scoring and assisting on his debut and then netting a brace in his second game – his first on Sunday night, the opener in Napoli’s 4-0…
Ansu Fati came off the bench to star in Barcelona’s 4-1 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday night, a game in which Robert Lewandowski scored his first two goals for the club. Barcelona’s summer-long pursuit of Lewandowski paid off a minute into their second game of the season. The Polish striker converted the chance from close range, but all the work to carve out the opportunity was done by 18-year-old Alejandro Balde, whose driving run down the left channel created the opportunity for the veteran forward in the first place. However, Barcelona’s lead lasted five minutes. Alexander Isak ran in behind the Blaugrana…
Three-one down, the reigning English champions managed to earn a point against Newcastle United away from home. When Ilkay Gudogan gave City the lead in the fifth minute of their Sunday night encounter against at St James’ Park, many thought a thrashing was in the making. The German midfielder had found a pocket of space between the two Newcastle centre-backs and put the ball past Nick Pope after collecting it from Bernardo Silva. Credit: Getty Images Rather than sit back and invite pressure, Newcastle went on the offensive and were rewarded for it when, 28 minutes in, Miguel Almiron bundled over a cross from Allan Saint-Maximin into the net.…
Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez rekindled their prolific partnership in front of a packed San Siro, much to the delight of the Inter Milan faithful. The Argentine Martinez had been wasteful at the start of their Saturday night encounter with Spezia, but when his strike partner cushioned the ball in his path in the 35th minute, he hit it with such force that it nestled into the corner despite goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski’s best attempts. The infamous “LuLa” had returned, and the Nerazzurri were already looking much sharper in front of the opposition goal. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1561090870899785728 Turkey international Hakan Calhanoglu, whom Inter stole last season…
Los Blancos proved their early-season title credentials with a comfortable win over Celta Vigo away from home. Carlo Ancelotti’s side led early courtesy of talisman Karim Benzema – the Frenchman scored his first of the domestic season from the spot in the 14th minute after the referee had spotted a handball inside the opposition box. A similar situation unfolded at the other end. Goncalo Paciencia’s header from a Hugo Mallo cross hit Eder Militao’s hand, and talisman Iago Aspas scored from the spot to bring the home side level in the 23rd minute. https://twitter.com/AlexandraJonson/status/1561087471932301312 Luka Modric restored Real Madrid’s lead just before the interval. The evergreen Croatian collected the ball outside the Celta box,…
Borussia Dortmund led Werder Bremen 2-0 until the 89th minute of their Saturday night encounter before conceding three in six minutes of a stunning collapse. The season may have just begun, but the Bundesliga title race looks done and dusted. Bayern Munich are in sensational form and last season’s challengers Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen find themselves seventh, 11th, and 18th, respectively. All three of those teams lost on a miserable Saturday for the fans of German football – and competitive balance. Until the 89th minute of their game against the promoted Werder, Dortmund, at least, were heading in the right direction. It…