Month: April 2019

Four goals inside the opening 24 minutes set the tone for a pulsating encounter, but the Blues were unable to find a winner which would’ve provided a huge boost to their top-four hopes.

Two quickfire goals from N’Golo Kante and Gonzalo Higuain quickly cancelled out Jeff Hendrick’s stunning opener, before Ashley Barnes ghosted in to draw Burnley level.

The hosts bossed possession and pressed relentlessly for the remainder of the game, however they failed to seriously test Tom Heaton.

Neal Maupay put Brentford ahead on the stroke of half-time when he curled a stunning 25-yard drive past Leeds keeper Kiko Casilla and Sergi Canos put the game beyond doubt just after the hour mark when he finished off a slick four-man move.

The result leaves Leeds three points behind second-placed Sheffield United and with an inferior goal difference, with just two matches remaining.

Bielsa said: “I am very sad with today’s loss and it’s going to be very difficult but as long as maths say something we will follow this. But we know our opportunity is now less.”

The Argentinian shook every one of his players’ hands at the end of the pivotal game “because we all saw that our possibility to finish first and second were decreasing… and the players felt that too. I thought they deserved that for all the effort they made.”

The Blues missed a golden opportunity to move up to third after a frustrating night at Stamford Bridge, which saw four goals inside the opening 24 minutes.

Two quickfire goals from N’Golo Kante and Gonzalo Higuain quickly cancelled out Jeff Hendrick’s stunning opener, before Ashley Barnes ghosted in to draw Burnley level.

The hosts bossed possession for the remainder of the game, but they failed to seriously test Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who was booked for time wasting in the first-half.

And Luiz was not impressed with the visitors’ approach.

Sterling, the England international, has become a figurehead in the fight against racism having experienced abuse on the pitch, most recently cupping his hands to his ears in response to chants from Montenegro fans while playing for the Three Lions last month.

Sterling is one of the signatories to a manifesto launched by The Times calling for more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in positions of power, harsher punishments for racist abuse, and actions from social media companies, the media and sponsors.

Writing in the newspaper, Sterling said: “When I was a boy growing up in London, going to school and playing football, I didn’t know what racist abuse was because I never suffered any.

“So it seems crazy that, in 2019, I feel the need to write a piece in a newspaper calling for radical changes to the game that I love. But I do because the racism problem in football is so bad, runs so deep and is nowhere near being sorted.

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The Blues are fighting to qualify for Europe’s premier cup competition, and they can take a huge step forward with a defeat of Burnley this evening.

Victory would move Chelsea into third place, three points clear of Arsenal and two ahead of Tottenham, though both London sides would have a game in hand over the Stamford Bridge outfit.

Chelsea can also qualify for the Champions League by winning this season’s Europa League, a competition in which they have reached the semi-final stage.

Asked if it would be easier to reach the Champions League via the Europa League or the Premier League, Sarri said: “The Premier League is really very difficult, for getting in the final of the League Cup we had to play against Liverpool, against Tottenham, [and] the final against Manchester City.

Phelan, the former United player, has been back in the Old Trafford dugout as assistant since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was named the club’s caretaker manager, and Red Devils officials want to keep him around on a long-term basis.

However, the Daily Mail claim he will not be kept on as Solskjaer’s No2, with the 56-year-old to be offered the post of technical director – a position which has never before existed in the club’s history.

Phelan worked under Sir Alex Ferguson for over a decade, including a five-year spell as his assistant in the final stretch of Sir Alex’s reign as boss. He is well respected around Old Trafford and has supported Solskjaer throughout his rise from caretaker to permanent manager.

Bluebirds boss Neil Warnock accused Salah of going to ground too easily to win a penalty during Liverpool’s 2-0 victory in south Wales, likening the forward to Olympic diver Tom Daley.

In truth, in appeared to be a stonewall spot kick.

Cardiff captain Sean Morrison had both of his arms around the Reds star, stopping him from moving in on goal, before Salah went to ground.

But, that hasn’t been enough to stop him coming under fire for more theatrics, with Jones – who agrees the penalty was deserved – poking fun at the Anfield hero.

Fowler, known as ‘God’ to the Anfield faithful, has been out of the game since 2012, when he retired as a player and left his role as player-manager of Muangthong United.

He spent a year in the joint role with the Thai club, and is now due to become a full-time coach for the first time as Brisbane Roar have chosen the 44-year-old as their new manager.

The Sydney Morning Herald claim Fowler will be unveiled as the Roar’s boss on Tuesday, ahead of their final match of the A-League season against Adelaide United.

Fowler will begin work at the start of the new season, with Darren Davies, Brisbane’s caretaker manager, overseeing the final game of this campaign.

David de Gea, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and their representatives reportedly feel they are given different treatment compared to the English members of the squad.

Luke Shaw, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling and Ashley Young have all signed new contracts at Old Trafford this season but there has yet to be any similar deal for the Spaniards.

Herrera, 29, is close to joining PSG having failed to reach terms with United and De Gea has one year remaining on his contract and is still a target for long-term admirers Real Madrid, while Mata is also set to depart.

That’s according to Sam Allardyce, who joined talkSPORT to look back on United’s 4-0 thrashing to his former club Everton on Sunday.

The dreadful Red Devils were outplayed in every area of the pitch at Goodison Park. They were so bad that Solskjaer issued a public apology to fans for his side’s performance, saying it was ‘not worthy’ of a United team.

The defeat was another blow to their top-four hopes but also the worst possible preparation for Wednesday’s clash against noisy neighbours Man City.

Supporters were singing ‘Ole’s at the wheel’ when Solskjaer was given the permanent manager job in March, but the wheels have well and truly fallen off since his full-time appointment.

It all started so well for Solskjaer with 11 unbeaten games as caretaker boss, but United have now lost six of their last eight matches in all competitions, with the players falling into a slump not seen since when Jose Mourinho was in charge.

They host City at Old Trafford on Wednesday where they will surely be aiming for a morale-boosting win, despite the fact they would be doing arch rivals Liverpool a huge favour in their Premier League title pursuit.

And Big Sam believes this run of form has been a big wake up call for the former striker.