This weekend’s tricky match away at Fulham is crucial for Manchester United. Erik Ten Hag says his team are on the way up. Things will improve he says. Many United supporters would not agree with that assessment especially after another disastrous performance against Newcastle in the midweek Carabao Cup. Word from inside the dressing room…
Arsenal v Manchester United on Sunday is a mouth-watering prospect. Both managers are anxious to claim a strong foothold at the top of the table. There is no doubt that Mikel Arteta brought much of the grief on himself in a 2-2 draw with Fulham. Replacing Captain Martin Odegaard was a mistake and the weakness…
Curtis Jones and Joel Matip did not train on Wednesday at Liverpool’s AXA Training centre. Jones played a substitute’s role against Chelsea but Matip was ignored by Jurgen Klopp who preferred linking Van Dijk and Konate. Good news for Liverpool supporters is that Thiago Alcantara did train and is nearing full fitness and could be…
Rafa gets to work at Everton
Everton returned for pre-season training this week and newly installed manager Rafa Benitez phoned all first team players to introduce himself
beforehand. On his arrival at Finch Farm training ground he held phone talks with club captain Seamus Coleman who was full of praise and enthusiasm for Rafa’s ideas for the team. England’s Euro goalkeeper Jordan Pickford also spoke with Rafa by phone from the national team hotel and is also very upbeat by what Rafa had to say. Coleman will be back at the club on Monday. Dominic-Calvert Lewin, Pickford and Richarlison return in about a week’s time after resting from international duties. One player who I am not sure about is star player James Rodriguez. He and Benitez had a difficult relationship when they were both at Real Madrid. The Columbian was due to be away for a long period this summer but he was left out of the national squad and returns on Monday. Rodriguez reacted badly to being left out of Rafa