Jurgen Klopp right on 12.30 kick-off; it’s no time for titanic Man City v Liverpool battle
As grateful as all are for the Premier League to be back with a bang, Man City v Liverpool deserves more than that cursed 12.30 kick-off time.
Articles By Peter Fitzpatrick
Football might break out at Everton v Man Utd amid talk of takeovers, FFP and deductions
With all of this going on, one might forget there is actually a game of association football taking place at what is bound to be a raucous Goodison Park this ...
No Henderson, no Phillips, no Kane; let’s see some non-members of Club England
What would be the point of rolling Jordan Henderson out again? Let’s see Conor Gallagher. Or Cole Palmer. Or both. This is the last real chance before the Euros.
Napoli have demonstrated how NOT to defend your league title
Napoli appointed Rudi Garcia and have sacked him already, replacing him with a stop-gap in Walter Mazzarri. What a mess.
Man Utd and VAR in a race to become biggest flop of a comedic season
VAR is bad but Manchester United are worse. Both need an overhaul and quickly. If only to stop the nonsense from managers.
The Fairytale of Shakhtar Donetsk and their win over the might of Barcelona
Shakhtar Donetsk’s 1-0 ‘home’ win against Barcelona showed that miracles can still happen in football. They’re just rare.
Pressure on David Moyes? Surely he has credit in the West Ham bank?
West Ham are in the Europa, in the Carabao and are in mid-table in the Premier League. Surely David Moyes is safe from pressure….?
Sack Erik ten Hag? Man Utd have far bigger issues than the failing Dutchman
What would Man Utd gain from sacking yet another manager? This is a club that needs open heart surgery, not a sticking plaster.
Aston Villa are having themselves Emery old time on their goal-laden way to the Champions League
This has the makings of a phenomenal Aston Villa season, from Champions League qualification to individual best seasons and trophy hopes under Unai Emery.
The Ballon d’Or completes its descent into meaningless, offensive football ‘content’
Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or as Haaland watched on. Someone called Speed was an embarrassment. And women’s football was an afterthought again.
The 10 biggest problems in 10 post-Fergie years at Manchester United: voodoo, media leaks, Glazers…
Manchester United have lost as many home Premier League games since Sir Alex Ferguson left than when he was there. The problems have piled up over 10 years.
Man Utd on course for worst Premier League goals tally ever as decade-long issue continues
The lowest Manchester United goals tally in the Premier League era came in Louis van Gaal’s second season. This is worse.
Sir Bobby Charlton was Mr Manchester United; there will never be another like him
Sir Bobby Charlton’s life and career are undoubtedly the greatest story ever told in English football. He was Manchester United.
Jude Bellingham is the Wayne Rooney of this Golden Generation; will he under-achieve too?
Twenty years ago, Wayne Rooney went to Euro 2004 as England’s star boy. His first dance would actually be his best. Can Jude Bellingham do better?
Man Utd takeover: Good riddance to Sheikh Jassim, state ownership and the army of e-Reds
Very online Man Utd fans were desperate for Qatari investment but that would have been the ultimate sportswashing takeover. Anything is better than that.
Was Eden Hazard the last of the great Premier League mavericks?
A likeable Chelsea player? A man who played football with joy? For a few years there, Eden Hazard was the best in the Premier League.
Football silence on Palestine and Israel is deafening after noisy response to Ukraine
FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League – they are all silent on Israel and Palestine, while Celtic fans were vilified for their flag-waving. What happened to empathy?
This really *is* a final for Arsenal – and they absolutely have to beat Manchester City this time
Arsenal are apparently too emotional and treat every game like a final. The thing is, that really has to be the case on Sunday – and they must beat Man ...
Napoli v Real: The fixture that brought us the Champions League helps bid this version farewell
Silvio Berlusconi was so unhappy at the champions of Italy and Spain facing off in the first round of the European Cup that the Champions League was devised.
Man Utd expectation now has to be three Old Trafford games, three victories
Man Utd posted possibly their best performance since February in the Carabao Cup. Three more wins are absolutely mandatory now.
Liverpool 2.0? God help us if this Jurgen Klopp side are nearest challengers to Man City
Maybe next year will be ‘their year’ but for now, Liverpool are not quite ready or reloaded, regardless of what the buzzwords say.
Arsenal return to Champions League with unwanted status of biggest failures
There is no doubt that Arsenal are the biggest club to have never won the Champions League trophy. But they have a chance again.
Bayern Munich v Manchester United: Alpha clubs meet with 1999 a distant memory
Manchester United have played Bayern Munich 11 times before and the Germans very much have the upper hand between the behemoths.
Ten Hag faces the biggest challenge of his career: turning this cursed Manchester United ship around
Erik ten Hag was presiding over one of the more serene summers Old Trafford has seen. But history tells us Manchester United are never far from crisis mode
Germany can’t flick a switch or switch a Flick to solve what has become rotten at their core again
For the second time this century, Germany need to rip everything up and start again to avoid embarrassment as the host nation of a major tournament.
England offer glimpse into alternate reality without ‘Southgate Three’ but fans shouldn’t get carried away…
Gareth Southgate offered up an alternate reality against Scotland on Tuesday night but England fans would be wise to not get their hopes up…
Paul Pogba might never play football again; like Neymar, his legacy is ‘what if?’
Paul Pogba was a world-class midfielder but history will not remember that; it will recall the ‘Adidas athlete’ who stunk out Manchester United.
Everton have two hopes: Sean Dyche and incompetence of promoted sides
Is this the season we lose Everton? Somehow, we still think Sean Dyche will have just enough to survive once again.
Liverpool legends feature in top 10 best massive-money transfers in history
Liverpool have spent big money very wisely indeed but the top three brilliant big-money signings come elsewhere.
West Ham and David Moyes have made us all look ridiculous in August
Nobody saw this coming from West Ham; they took the Declan Rice money and have somehow got better. Could they return to the top half this season?