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‘He’s being negative’: BBC pundit reacts to claims Tottenham’s rival has turned into Mourinho Micah Richards dismissed claims by Chris Sutton on BBC Radio 5 Live that Pep Guardiola has turned into Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho this season given Manchester City’s defensive start to the campaign. In previous years, Man City have blitzed teams to shreds, but during this campaign, they have found life tough in front of goal. Whilst those at the Etihad struggle, the likes of Liverpool, Tot...

‘Quality’: Frank Lampard and N’Golo Kante pay tribute to Wolves after Chelsea win Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images Frank Lampard and N’Golo Kante paid tribute to Wolverhampton Wanderers after their 2-1 comeback victory over Chelsea on Tuesday, highlighting their defensive organisation and counter-attacking threat via the Blues’ official website. Talk about a turnaround. Wolves were ponderous, plodding and completely devoid of attacking invention in a grim first half at Molineux la...

Report: Southampton and Burnley want £15m man compared to Messi; PL rivals sold for £1.5m Photo By David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images Southampton and Burnley are allegedly keen on £15 million-rated FC Rostov midfielder Mathias Normann, with VG claiming that the Norwegian wants to leave the Russian outfit in January. If Brighton could turn back the clock, you’d imagine they would have second thoughts about giving up on a man who failed to make a single first-team appearance at th...

Pundit tips reported Bilic replacement to reject West Brom job; says it’s no ‘shoo-in’ David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for BGC Sam Allardyce is expected to replace Slaven Bilic at West Bromwich Albion but, as Simon Jordan told talkSPORT (16 December, 12am), it is far from guaranteed that the former England manager accepts the job. Less than 12 hours after a heroic defensive performance in Tuesday’s unexpected 1-1 draw at Manchester City, Bilic was gone. The popular Croatian gui...

Report: Long-serving Fulham player could leave in January with Qatar move possible Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images The seldom-seen Stefan Johansen could leave Premier League newcomers Fulham in January, with VG suggesting that the Norway captain may be heading to the Middle East. With Scott Parker’s side confounding expectations and bouncing back from a miserable start to the season, the chances of Johansen forcing his way back into the first-team picture look slimmer now than ever before....

‘Yessss, José making Levy spend’: Tottenham fans discuss fresh transfer update Photo by Alex Burstow/Getty Images Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to react after Duncan Castles revealed that Jose Mourinho is targeting two specific additions to his squad. Speaking on The Transfer Window podcast, Castles said: ‘His view is they need a centre-back who is quicker over the ground and can compare to Eric Dier or Toby Alderweireld, and is also left-footed to help with the circulation of th...

‘Not good enough at this level’: Tim Sherwood lets rip at two Man City stars after WBA result Tim Sherwood has told The former Aston Villa boss also made it clear that he’s ‘not having’ Rodri, whose performance for Man City was ‘ponderous’ and negative last night. With Sergio Aguero returning from injury, it will only be a matter of time before he dethrones Jesus from the starting XI, as the Brazilian simply hasn’t taken his chances. RATING Your Previous Manager’s LAST Signin...

Robben-like forward scores four goals in three days after Tottenham, Everton and Bielsa links Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Bayer Leverkusen forward Leon Bailey – who has previously been linked with Tottenham, Everton and Leeds – is a player in fine, fine form right now. The Jamaica international has already amassed nine goals in all competitions this season, while also assisting six more in what has been a fine campaign. RATING Your Previous Manager’s LAST Signing brid /s...