The Champions League’s best performers from this week. The Champions League group stage is over, but who were the stars of the final group stage games? Here’s the best XI from Matchday 6. Goalkeeper — Alisson (Liverpool) Jurgen Klopp called Alisson’s late save from Arkadiusz Milik a “lifesaver” and, in football terms, it was no
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Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders. Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke. Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the
Craig Burley was surprised to not see a reaction from Manchester City to N’Golo Kanté’s first-half goal, in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over the title-holders. Gabriele Marcotti outlines Lucien Favre’s tactics in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Schalke. Craig Burley and Adrian Healy breakdown Manchester United’s thrashing of Fulham and Jose Mourinho’s cryptic comments after the
The FC crew answer your tweets on where Divock Origi’s goal ranks among the luckiest of all time, Kane vs. Aubameyang and much more. Arsenal’s Unai Emery admits he ‘didn’t know’ if Mesut Ozil attended the north London derby win over Tottenham, with the German missing due to back problem. Steve Nicol raises concerns about
“Two’s company, three’s a crowd” is the age-old cliche but when it comes to football, three might be the magic number. We look at the game’s most potent trios and what makes each of them so brilliant. Liverpool: The kings of open space This terrific threesome thrives on open space, at their peak when afforded
Ross Dyer and Paul Mariner face off ahead of the latest round of UEFA Nations League qualifiers. Germany forward Leroy Sane has said criticism from teammate Toni Kroos is driving him on to improve. Soon after being named the Premier League Young Player of the Year, Sane was axed from Germany’s World Cup squad by
Despite Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Hoffenheim, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks the defensive shortcomings could be Man City’s undoing. ESPN FC’s Ross Dyer and Craig Burley break down Manchester City’s gritty 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in the Champions League. Manchester City’s Leroy Sane has said he is unfazed by recent criticism and is focused
Manchester City swept aside Fulham in an easy win that saw Leroy Sane score inside two minutes on his return to the starting line-up. Pep Guardiola cannot praise Bernardo Silva enough for his versatility, impact and work rate since joining Manchester City. MANCHESTER, England — Leroy Sane marked a week to remember with a goal
Gab Marcotti looks at both sides of the saga unfolding at Manchester City after Leroy Sane was dropped by Pep Guardiola against Newcastle. It wasn’t all plain sailing for Man City as they were left to rely on a rasping drive from Kyle Walker for the victory over Newcastle. It wasn’t all plain sailing for
It wasn’t all plain sailing for Man City as they were left to rely on a rasping drive from Kyle Walker to secure victory over Newcastle. MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola insisted he had no problems with Leroy Sane despite leaving him out of his squad for Saturday’s Premier League victory over Newcastle United. The
Former Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger insists Germany are still the best team in International football, despite their early exit at the World Cup. Manchester City’s Leroy Sane returns to the Germany squad for next month’s matches against France and Peru, but there is no place for Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira. Sane was a surprise omission
Leroy Sane sits down with ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden to discuss not being on Germany’s World Cup squad and the pain of seeing his country fail from a far. ICC: Leroy Sane (57′) Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola was impressed with his team’s performance against Liverpool and feels Leroy Sane is still
Raf Honigstein explains why a photo of Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is causing problems for Germany. Mats Hummels is not happy with Germany fans’ booing of Ilkay Gundogan after he was photographed with Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. VATUTUNKI, Russia — Germany’s first full day in Russia was
Leroy Sane’s shock omission from Germany’s 2018 World Cup squad is still making waves in his homeland, where he is being haunted by his own image. From today, the Manchester City star can pick up copies of GQ magazine and see himself on the cover. Alongside Bayern defender Mats Hummels, the PFA Young Player of
Raph Honigstein thinks Joachim Low sees Leroy Sane as a reserve player and wonders if Sane’s attitude on the bench is the reason for his World Cup omission. Ross Dyer and Steve Nicol focus in on Leroy Sane’s omission from Germany’s squad as they assess the best XI of players left out of the World
Leroy Sane has paid tribute to his ‘perfect’ Manchester City team-mates after collecting the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Pep Guardiola believes Wembley will always be a special part of English football following a bid from Shahid Khan to buy the stadium. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola jokes that club’s Head of Media
Leroy Sane has paid tribute to his ‘perfect’ Manchester City team-mates after collecting the PFA Young Player of the Year award. The Exploding Heads recap the FA Cup semifinals, PFA Player of the Year awards and more with Premier League in 90 seconds. Manchester City showed no signs of slowing down after securing the title,