English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur manager, Mauricio Pochettino, believes the stress caused by Hugo Lloris’ drink-driving charge may have contributed to the thigh injury that has ruled his first-choice goalkeeper out of their last three matches.

Eleven months ago Juergen Klopp’s side were swept aside 4-1 by a rampant Tottenham leading to a bout of navel-gazing that, as it transpired, helped transform Liverpool’s season.

Virgil van Dijk has today been crowned as the first Standard Chartered Player of the Month for 2018-19, in recognition of his imperious form for Liverpool in August.

Sane did not even feature on the bench for the English Premier League game and was not suffering from any injury but Guardiola said there was no issue with the player’s approach

Liverpool manager, Juergen Klopp, believes his squad is deep enough to tackle a daunting upcoming schedule as they look to maintain their winning start to the season.

Pellegrini last weekend noted that a lot of supporters at the London Stadium left early as West Ham let a one-goal lead slip to suffer a 1-2 defeat by Bournemouth.

The Red Devils kicked off their campaign with a slender 2-1 victory over Leicester City, while today's opponents were soundly beaten by Watford in their opener

West Ham United has signed striker Lucas Perez from Arsenal on a three-year contract, both English Premier League clubs confirmed on Thursday.

This became a necessity after they lost their two England international goalkeepers to injury. Nick Pope, who was part of England’s squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, suffered a dislocated shoulder last week.

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, says he is confident the club will sign at least one more player before the transfer window for the English Premier League closes.

The Nigeria international, who signed for Brighton on a free transfer in May, made his debut for the club in their pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic earlier this week.

German Football Association head, Reinhard Grindel, on Thursday in Berlin said he should have made clearer that racism is unacceptable after midfielder Mesut Ozil quit the national team.

Moses played all Nigeria’s three Group D matches at the World Cup and scored one goal.

Balogun said he was beaming with enthusiasm after joining his new teammates for the pre-season programme, adding that he was looking forward to play a big role to bolster the strength of the team.

Following the commitment of his future to the English Premier League outfit, Taiwo Awoniyi hopes to “one day” feature in Liverpool’s senior setup.

The Italian was informed of his departure on Thursday

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Super Eagles recorded a 2-0 win over Iceland at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup match played at the Volgograd Arena on Friday.

The German international is likely to be new manager, Unai Emery’s second acquisition after Swiss defender, Stephan Lichtsteiner, joined on a free transfer from Juventus earlier this month.

“They have a good group of young but experienced players,’’ Mourinho told British media.

The first Manchester derby of the season is scheduled for November 10 at the Etihad Stadium, and the reverse will take place on March 16 at Old Trafford