In DepthWingers have always been among the most appreciated players in the English game, but as the likes of Liverpool and even England have proved, you don’t always have to be a winger to play on the wing…It’s May 2001 and Sven-Göran Eriksson, the first

Game to watch – Cardiff City v Manchester City“We are going to prepare completely different against Cardiff to how we prepared for Bristol City, because Cardiff, they play a lot of long balls and they are so aggressive, so we have to try and adapt

Captain Sergio Ramos insists his fellow Real Madrid players are always “the first ones to stand up” for the under-fire Zinedine Zidane and warned against a change of management.A surprise 2-1 home defeat to Leganes eliminated Real from the Copa del Rey on Wednesday as

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has signed a new contract at the club that runs until 2020, with the option for a further year.The 54-year-old replaced Louis van Gaal as United’s boss in 2016 and last season he won both the EFL Cup and Europa

Jose Mourinho has admitted he fears he will live to regret Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s sale from Manchester United – and believes he could become an even better player at Arsenal.The Armenian star was allowed to join the Gunners in exchange for Alexis Sanchez, who has moved

Mauricio Pochettino has told Arsene Wenger to keep quiet about Tottenham and insists all the praise heaped on Spurs is deserved.Before Arsenal’s Carabao Cup semi-final win over Chelsea on Wednesday, Wenger said pundits “celebrate some teams who have not been in a final for 25

Jose Mourinho says “his feeling” is that Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be fleeing the “fire” currently engulfing Real Madrid.Real are in fourth place in La Liga, trailing Barcelona by 19 points. The pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane increased on Wednesday night when his side were knocked

Harry Kane could become “disgruntled” and look to leave Tottenham unless the club begins to challenge for silverware, according to former Spurs striker Gary Lineker.England forward Kane has hit 128 goals in 194 appearances for Spurs since making his debut in 2011, winning the Premier

Riyad Mahrez’s appearance at the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal’s Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea ‘was not connected to a potential transfer’.Mahrez was seen in the stands during the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg, which Arsenal won 2-1.The Leicester winger has been linked with moves to

NostalgiaIt takes a brave man to reject Sir Alex Ferguson, but Darren Anderton had little choice when in talks with Manchester United about a move from Tottenham.You could be forgiven for forgetting just what a talented footballer Anderton was in the 1990s for Tottenham and