Tag: exclusive
Mikel Arteta exclusive: ‘The moment I leave this door at Arsenal one day, I’ll look back and say we had good times’ | Soccer News
The vista varies depending on who is framing Arsenal’s season. Would it be failure to have been perched on the Premier League summit for 248 days only to cede the title to Manchester City? Or is it a triumph of process that a team who widely weren’t tipped for the top four forced Pep Guardiola’s…
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Jurgen Klopp exclusive: Liverpool manager says club came through ‘crisis’ and will be better from the experience | Soccer News
Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool were in “crisis” this season but they have come through it and will be better in the future as a result. The Reds were challenging for the quadruple last season yet have not come close to a trophy this term – dumped out of the EFL Cup and FA Cup in…
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Lukasz Fabianski exclusive: West Ham goalkeeper confident Hammers can avoid Premier League relegation | Soccer News
When West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is told he is the second oldest player to have appeared in the Premier League this season, the 38-year-old excitedly interrupts the question before it can be finished. “Who’s the oldest then?! Who’s older than me?” he laughs, in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports. But giving him the…
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Dominic Solanke and Marcus Tavernier exclusive: Bournemouth duo leading push for Premier League survival | Soccer News
When Dominic Solanke admits that parts of his game can be overlooked, he could just as easily be talking about Gary O’Neil, his manager, or Bournemouth’s season as a whole. After a chaotic August that saw Scott Parker sacked following a 9-0 thrashing at Liverpool – which prompted the outgoing manager to call his squad…
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Bruno Fernandes exclusive: Manchester United midfielder discusses criticism of arm waving, playing in a deeper role and responding to setbacks | Soccer News
Bruno Fernandes is not feeling the end-of-season burnout with Manchester United. The Portuguese midfielder has featured in 47 out of United’s 49 matches this season – and there are still a maximum of 16 games left in the campaign. Add the mid-season World Cup into the mix and it has been a mammoth schedule of…
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Erik ten Hag exclusive: Manchester United manager on striker signing and overcoming past traumas | Soccer News
Put the calamitous start to the season and the frequent, sobering reality checks to one side and Manchester United’s first campaign under Erik ten Hag can already be filed in the ‘success’ category. Huge strides have been taken under the Dutchman. Carabao Cup final glory ended United’s six-year craving for a trophy. The club remain…
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Jurgen Klopp exclusive: Liverpool manager on poor form this season, staying motivated, smart recruitment and more | Soccer News
When Jurgen Klopp sat down for his first press conference as Liverpool manager in 2015, he spoke about creating a new story and giving fans a reason to believe again. “I’m the normal one,” he said at the time. Seven-and-a-half years and six major trophies later, most Liverpool supporters would say that’s a modest self-description.…
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