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Celtic and Rangers wanted in new British Super League following European breakaway collapse Reports this morning have suggested that Celtic and Rangers are being urged to join a breakway British Super League. The Premier League s big six were part of the failed European Super League venture this week, but is understood that they are still convinced that England s top division must be reinvented.
The Sun report, as part of a proposed change, that England s top clubs would like Celtic and Rangers to make the move south as part of a new-look set-up. A source told the paper: “Whether or not the European Super League was going to happen, we all feel the Premier League has to be changed and improved.
Manchester City’s Fernandinho has welcomed the demise of the European Super League (Rui Vieira/PA)
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Manchester City captain Fernandinho believes football has emerged victorious following the collapse of the breakaway European Super League.
Yet as clubs were forced into humbling apologies, the fall-out from the seismic and shambolic episode seemed far from over as the six English sides involved faced the possibility of Premier League sanctions.
What has been said? I know the guys and they don’t need to apologise, said Guardiola of Manchester City s leadership. My chairman (Khaldoon Al Mubarak) and CEO, I know who they are, this is most important thing. It’s a closed chapter, it’s over.
The Catalan went on to describe the 2020-21 campaign as the most difficult season of our lives with complete focus required to secure all remaining objectives. It would have been dangerous if we’d lost [to Villa], Guardiola said. Manchester United are in top form, but we deserve it for what we’ve done this season. We have this advantage - when it comes to the last five games we know exactly what we need - to play like today.