Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has admitted that he has been surprised with Eden Hazard’s omission from the PFA Team of the Year. The Belgian has been the club’s standout performer this term with 16 goals and 13 assists in the Premier League, but that was not sufficient to make the list ahead of a host of Manchester City, Liverpool players and Paul Pogba.
Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez has acknowledged that the contract talks have opened between him and managing director Lee Charnley. The Spanish tactician currently has a contract with the Magpies until the end of the season and he has previously refused to provide any update on his future with the club.
Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has stressed that the Blues are still in the running for the top four despite suffering a setback at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend. The Blues were widely fancied to get the better of the Wolves at Stamford Bridge but that was not the case with the west Midlands side securing a hard-fought draw in the end.
Henry Onyekuru has claimed that he is feeling extremely happy with life in Turkish club Galatasaray. The 21-year-old, who is on the books of Everton, moved to the Turk Telekom Stadium on a loan deal till the end of the campaign. He has failed to remain at Anderlecht even though the Belgian team did have an option of extending his stay beyond the 2017-18 campaign. The forward has been unable to get his football up and running after failing to a serious knee injury just before the World Cup. This injury kept him out of action for almost 5 months and it was a major factor behind the 21-year-old missing out on a place in the World Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino remains optimistic about the club’s progress over the forthcoming months despite the recent injury crisis. The north London side recently witnessed an injury setback for Harry Kane and the concern has been added up with Dele Alli joining him on the sidelines while Heung-min Son is on international duty.
Former Chelsea player Ricardo Carvalho believes that Manchester United should keep faith in Jose Mourinho and give him more time to change things around. He believes that he is one of the best managers in the world and that he is the right man to bring success to the club.
Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard has hinted that he could part ways with the club next summer but also refused to rule out the possibility of seeing out the remainder of his career with the west London giants. The Belgium international has been the Blues’ standout performer during the first half of the campaign and he is currently leading their scoring charts with eight goals across all competitions.
Former Arsenal star Charlie Nicholas believes the Gunners have a reasonable chance of finishing in the top four this season after building up a four-match winning streak. The north Londoners begun the season in the worst possible way after back-to-back losses at the hands of Manchester City and Chelsea but they have since been propping up the table with four successive victories.
Manchester United legend-turned-pundit Paul Scholes does not see the Red Devils competing for the Premier League title this season. United made good progress under Jose Mourinho last term as they secured the runner-up spot for the first time since the Alex Ferguson era but Scholes feels there is more work to do before they can close the gap on reigning champions Manchester City.
Manchester United claimed a 1-0 triumph over their rivals Manchester City and this was a huge victory for Louis van Gaal and his team as they are in need of every point that they can get in order to have any chance of finishing this season of the Premier League in a top 4 spot, which is the main objective that the Dutch coach wants to accomplish in this campaign.
If Manchester United does manage to secure a top 4 position in the Premier League, it will allow the club to compete in the Champions League of the upcoming season and this is the major reason of why Louis van Gaal is hoping that he can at least seal the 4th spot of the top tier English League.
After his team claimed a 1-0 victory over Manchester City, the Dutch coach spoke about the performance of Manchester United and voiced his thoughts about the chances that his team has to snatch a Champions League spot.
“I have said that we must win this game and we have done it so I am very happy because otherwise the gap was too big if they won, or a draw and the gap was still four points then it is very difficult. Now it is in our hands. We have to win our games. We have more home matches than away matches. We don’t lose often at Old Trafford.’’
“I have seen the dressing room after the match and it was fantastic, the happiness. I don’t think we have had a lot of luck this season and now we have a big result against Man City at the Etihad Stadium.’’ Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal said.
Depending on the results that Louis van Gaal manages to make from this point on this will play a major role in the future of the Dutch coach as he is constantly being linked with a departure from Old Trafford and there are even a number of managers who are being short-listed, one of the coaches who is rumored of turning into the new coach of Manchester United is Jose Mourinho. Lucky Lane Podcast: Ep. IX – iDebit Casinos Guide
