Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the Premier League title race is similar to what he experienced when battling Real Madrid with Barcelona in LaLiga.
Guardiola won three league titles in four seasons at Barca, holding off Madrid on each occasion before the capital club clinched the crown in 2011-12.
The Spaniard sees similarities in England, where City trail Liverpool by a point through 16 games, although Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal are also well in contention.
Guardiola said the pressure of needing to win almost every game was comparable to his experience at Barca.
It s quite similar, it can have that feeling, it s just trying to win every game, you are in front, try to keep the moment, the players know it, he said.
Not just Liv…
Hansi Flick fully trusts Barcelona and has no complaints over his squad ahead of their opening LaLiga clash at Valencia.
Barca, who finished second behind fierce rivals Real Madrid in LaLiga last season, have so far signed attacking midfielder Dani Olmo and fellow Spaniard Pau Victor in the transfer window.
Flick replaced Xavi at the Catalan side after they sacked the former midfielder in May, just four weeks after he confirmed he would honour the last year of his contract.
And the 59-year-old, who led Bayern Munich to two Bundesliga titles and one Champions League victory, a Club World Cup and Super Cup crown, among other honours, said he was happy with his team.
I am satisfied with the squad I have, the rest is a question mark, Flick told reporters on …
According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has requested that the club listens to offers for him during the upcoming January transfer window. The Uruguay international has been unable to sustain his strong start to life in England from last season, and now, he seems set to make his return to Italian football – with one notable club that is interested being AC Milan.
Milan’s interest in Torreira has been well documented in the past, but now it finally seems as if it’s going to become a reality. The Italian side have struggled to make all too many waves in Serie A over the last few years, but perhaps a signing like Torreira is exactly what they need to get them back on track.
Arsenal once positioned Torreira as th…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal says he doesn t believe a player needs to win trophies to be considered great.
Speaking to Soccer Saturday (via ), the 30-year-old said trophies do help in boosting the ratings of a player, but he also pointed out that there were many truly great players in the history of the game that didn t win any.
Prior to his arrival to North London, Aubameyang helped Saint-Etienne win the French League Cup in 2012/13 and after moving to Borussia Dortmund the following summer he was a big part of the teams that won the DFB Supercup that year, as well as in 2014. He also helped them win the 2017 DFB-Pokal.
However, he is yet to win silverware with Arsenal. The FA Cup is the Gunners last chance for it this season, with the Premier League f…
Manchester United are considering a summer move for Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, according to the Daily Star.
The Wales international has just one year remaining on his current deal and has been linked with a move away after a decade at the Emirates Stadium.
With fellow former Gunner Alexis Sanchez and record buy Paul Pogba both failing to live up to their hype Jose Mourinho is contemplating a revamp in the middle of the park but could face competition from former club Chelsea.
Since signing from Cardiff City in the summer of 2008 the twenty-seven year old has racked up three hundred and twenty appearances in all competitions, scoring fifty-four goals.
He has helped the North London to success in the FA Cup in three of the past five years not lea…
I don t understand the situation because I want to play, he said. If I can play, there is no better place than Barcelona.
Those are the words of Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic who has made it perfectly clear that he doesn’t really understand why he isn’t being given more opportunities to succeed in the first team at the Nou Camp. At this moment in time it doesn’t really appear as if he’s being viewed as a featured member of the first team squad.
He’s only made two starts in La Liga so far this season, and considering his pedigree, you would’ve thought that it would have been a bit more consistent than that.
Rakitic was once viewed as one of the top midfielders in world football but as the years have gone on, the battle for such a titl…
Manchester United had statisticians searching through the record books after they suffered at the hands of Everton on Sunday.
The 4-0 reverse at Goodison Park means the Red Devils have now lost five consecutive away games in all competitions, their worst run of defeats since March 1981.
United last conceded four without reply against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in October 2016, when former Blues boss Jose Mourinho was still in charge.
They have only twice been on the wrong end of 5-0 results in the Premier League era, against Newcastle United in October 1996 and then to Chelsea three years later, while their heaviest loss in terms of goals conceded was the 6-1 derby defeat to Manchester City in October 2011.
1981 Manchester United have lost five successive…
Alvaro Morata s superb second-half header secured a deserved 1-0 Premier League win for Chelsea over an insipid Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
The Spanish striker was reportedly close to a move to Jose Mourinho s side before his eventual switch to the Blues and he haunted United with the game s decisive moment in the 55th minute.
The former Real Madrid man escaped the attentions of United s three central defenders – Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Phil Jones – to meet Cesar Azpilicueta s cross with an immaculate header and secure all three points for Antonio Conte s side.
United looked bright in the opening 20 minutes – coming close through Marcus Rashford s looping header – but faded badly and posed little threat during a desperately poor second-…
Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in July 2016 with the aim of winning games to make the fans happy and proud .
Six and a half years on from his appointment, it is fair to say the Catalan has achieved what he set out to do in that regard.
While a lack of Champions League success continues to blight his CV, Guardiola has otherwise conquered English football.
With four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups and one FA Cup, Guardiola has won at least five major trophies more than any other City manager.
After signing a new deal on Wednesday that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2024-25 campaign, Stats Perform looks at the numbers behind Pep s reign.
DOMESTIC DOMINANCE
Guardiola has managed 374 matches as City manager, winni…
Alisson has declared himself 100-per-cent fit after defying his initial prognosis of six weeks on the sidelines and making his Liverpool return last weekend.
The Brazil international damaged his shoulder in training ahead of the October 4 trip to Aston Villa, which the Premier League champions lost 7-2 in his absence.
He also sat out the 2-2 draw with Everton and 1-0 win away at Ajax in the Champions League but was back between the sticks for Saturday s 2-1 win over Sheffield United.
Alisson is expected to start Tuesday s Champions League match with Danish champions Midtjylland at Anfield and has thanked Liverpool s backroom staff for helping him with his swift recovery, having returned a few weeks ahead of schedule.
It s good to be back, first of a…