Koeman: January key to Barcelona’s aspirations for season
Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has described January as ‘very important for our aspirations’ after his team won 1-0 at LaLiga basement boys Huesca in the first of four successive away games.
Mendy made big mistake but it finishes here – Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola considers the Benjamin Mendy issue closed after the full back admitted to hosting friends at his house on New Year’s Eve in a breach of coronavirus restrictions.
Klopp adamant: Liverpool will not spend just for sake of it
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has played down the likelihood he will utilise the January transfer window to ease his problems in central defence.
Lampard insists ‘any rebuild takes pain’ after Man City thump Chelsea
Frank Lampard has acknowledged Chelsea can expect more ‘pain’ if he is allowed to complete his Stamford Bridge rebuilding work.
5 things we learned from this weekend’s Premier League action
Manchester United, Leicester, Tottenham and Manchester City all won to keep things tight towards the top of the Premier League table.
European wrap: AC Milan overcome Tonali red to go top of Serie A
AC Milan overcame the first-half dismissal of Sandro Tonali to win 2-0 at Benevento and bounce straight back to the top of Serie A, while Atletico Madrid top the standings in Spain.
Man City first-half blitz sinks Chelsea and heaps pressure on Lampard
Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne all struck in the first half as Manchester City thumped Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to heap pressure on Frank Lampard.
Nurkovic in, Khune out as Chiefs name Caf Champions League squad
Kaizer Chiefs have announced their squad for the upcoming Caf Champions League second-leg clash against Primeiro De Agosto with Samir Nurkovic returning to the team, while Itumeleng Khune will miss out for the Glamour Boys.
Lampard backs Kai Havertz to put faltering Chelsea start behind him
Frank Lampard believes patience is the key to seeing Kai Havertz flourish as the Chelsea playmaker wrestles with the after-effects of coronavirus and the burden of a hefty price tag.

