Karan Chopra 
Ahead of the visit of Manchester United in the Premier League, there has been a renewed sense of optimism surrounding Liverpool and their domestic endeavours this season. Jürgen Klopp’s men have looked imperious in attack, scoring eighteen goals in just seven outings and appear to have identified a balanced midfield trio in Jordan Henderson, Adam … Read more
When Spanish winger Pedro scored the winner for Barcelona in the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla back in August 2015, he was hailed a Catalonian hero by the club’s supporters. In the aftermath of his side’s glorious treble-winning season, though, the 28-year-old had expressed his frustration at being allotted a role off the bench for … Read more
Over the past twelve months, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has had plenty of decisions to make regarding the club’s forwards. Christian Benteke and Mario Balotelli were offloaded to Crystal Palace and Nice respectively in the summer while English strikers Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings have found regular first-team opportunities hard to come by, given the … Read more
When football analysts and pundits are assigned the responsibility of pinpointing a particular area of the pitch crucial to the outcome of a match, they usually identify the centre of the park, also known as the midfield as the zone of extreme importance. Nowadays, central-midfielders are burdened with numerous tasks given the expanded dynamic of … Read more
Embed from Getty Images Jose Mourinho kicked off his Premier League campaign as Manchester United manager with a comfortable 3-1 win over top-flight minnows Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Juan Mata opened the scoring five minutes before the interval following an almighty mix-up between defender Simon Francis and goalkeeper Artur Boruc. Wayne Rooney added a … Read more
Embed from Getty Images Everton and Tottenham Hotspur played an exciting 1-1 draw at Goodison Park earlier this afternoon and there were plenty of things to reflect upon for both sides. While the hosts were bolstered by the appointment of Ronald Koeman in the summer, Tottenham have the glittering prospect of Champions League football and … Read more
Embed from Getty Images Pep Guardiola began the English chapter of his highly successful managerial career at Manchester City with a far from impressive 2-1 victory over David Moyes’ Sunderland at the Etihad stadium last evening. Sergio Aguero opened the socring from the penalty spot four minutes into the contest after Raheem Sterling was brought … Read more
Embed from Getty Images It is fair to say Leicester City have endured a difficult week. The defending champions of England were beaten in the FA Community Shield by Manchester United six days ago and suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of newly promoted Hull City earlier this afternoon. A stunning overhead strike … Read more