Despite Liverpool’s stuttering start to the season, manager Jurgen Klopp is not fearful of getting the sack. The German believes he has the club’s backing at present, unlike some other teams. As his compatriot Thomas Tuchel was sacked by Chelsea, Klopp reiterated that Liverpool still has faith in him despite a shaky start to the season. The Reds are a place and a point behind the Blues in the Premier League after six games and lost their 2022/23 UEFA Champions League opener 4-1 at Napoli, but Klopp states that the club hierarchy still believes in him to be the one to turn…
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.
West Ham United came from a goal down to beat Romanian outfit FCSB 3-1 in their 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League opener. Elsewhere, Villarreal edged Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznan in a seven-goal thriller. https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1567984747200086016 Andrei Cordea gave the Romanians the lead in the 34th minute, tapping in a cross at the back post and sparking wild celebrations in the away stand at the London Stadium. However, the Hammers rallied back in the space of twenty minutes to seal the points. Jarrod Bowen equalized in the 69th minute with a thumping spot-kick before Emerson Palmieri scored his first goal in claret and blue five minutes later to…
Summer signing Marquinhos scored on his full Arsenal debut as the Gunners beat FC Zurich 2-1 in their opening fixture of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League. Sixteen minutes into his full Arsenal debut, 19-year-old Marquinhos scored his first goal for the Gunners – a thumping finish at the back post after Eddie Nketiah had picked out his run with a precise cross across the 18-yard box. However, Mikel Arteta’s team were pegged back before the break by FC Zurich. Mirlind Kryeziu scored from the spot for the Swiss side after Nketiah had clumsily brought down Ole Selnaes inside the box. https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1567937075378520070 Before the second half, the…
Chelsea, a day after sacking Thomas Tuchel, have appointed former Brighton and Hove Albion manager Graham Potter as their new head coach. The Englishman joins the club on a five-year contract with his backroom staff. The Blues paid Potter’s release clause in full to Brighton – and an additional sum for his backroom staff – to be allowed to hire the Englishman as their new boss on a five-year contract. Speaking to the Blues’ website for the first time, Potter expressed his delight, looked forward to working with the new ownership group, and thanked his bosses at Brighton. “I am very excited…
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has hit the ground running in England. With nine goals in five games in August, the Norwegian leads the list of nominees for Premier League’s Player of the Month award. T he Norwegian hit the ground running for his new club, scoring twice on his debut. He returned to the scoresheet after the space of one game in a 3-3 draw against Newcastle United, but his crowning moment as City’s new talisman arrived in the final week of the month when, in the space of four days, he hit back-to-back hattricks in his team’s wins over Crystal…
Liverpool were at the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline against Napoli in their first group game of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign. The Reds trailed just five minutes into their opening group game of the season, a place they have found increasingly difficult to visit in recent years. Piotr Zielinski, on this occasion, gave Napoli the lead from the spot after his initial shot had rebounded off James Milner’s arm – 1-0, the Partenopei led. When Virgil van Dijk brought down Victor Osimhen inside the box in the 18th minute, it looked as if the Neapolitans would go two up, only for Alisson to save…
Robert Lewandowski scored thrice in Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Viktoria Plzen – his first treble in Barca colours. Elsewhere, Leroy Sane starred in Bayern Munich’s comfortable 2-0 win over Serie A side Inter Milan. Franck Kessie started off Barcelona’s 5-1 rout of the Czech side with a headed goal in the 13th minute – his first for his new club. Ferran Torres finished it in the 71st with a volleyed strike from close range for the hosts. But, in between the two goals, Lewandowski stole the show with his first treble for Barcelona. The Pole already recording his eighth goal in five games for…
Manchester United centre-back Eric Bailly, who joined Olympique Marseille on loan this summer, has now caused an uproar by claiming that there is a British bias at the club when it comes to selection. The Ivorian may not return to his parent club next season, with Marseille holding the option to turn his stay permanent. Moreover, it seems the Ivorian would happily stay away from United if given the chance, whom he accused of favouring English players in a recent interview. https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1564566989175226372 He also lamented the lack of competition in the dressing room as part of his scathing rant but…
The Blues have surprisingly fired head coach Thomas Tuchel following their 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League opener. Tuchel German leaves the club after 100 games in charge, during which he maintained a respectable win percentage of 60. Credit: UEFA Chelsea have dismissed Tuchel just seven games into the season. The Blues had lost two of their opening six games in the Premier League, drawn another, and won three. However, they began their 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign with a reverse against Dinamo. Also read 👉 Champions League: Real Madrid start title defence with Celtic…
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain beat Juventus in their first game of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season. Elsewhere, Manchester City put four past Sevilla. Five minutes were all it took for Mbappe to score his, and Paris Saint-Germain’s, first goal of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign. Latching onto a scooped ball over the opposition defence by his teammate Neymar, the Frenchman put his laces through it, leaving goalkeeper Mattia Perin with no chance. Two minutes past 20, Mbappe played a one-two with Achraf Hakimi, and connected sweetly with the ball as it came back his way, putting…