Nuno Espirito Santo will rival Arne Slot to win the Premier League’s Manager of the Year award. That’s the view of ex-Chelsea defender Jason Cundy, who has waxed lyrical over the 50-year-old with Nottingham Forest to spend Christmas in the top four. 8 Santo has guided Forest to fourth in the table after 17 Premier … Read more
Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. The site, expected to open next year, is a feat of engineering considering the narrow dimensions of the fresh land below … Read more
The EFL remains open to introducing to VAR to its competitions, despite opposition from some fans. This week’s Carabao Cup quarter-finals went ahead without the use of VAR despite each game being played at a Premier League ground, where the technology is available. 4 West Ham were awarded a penalty by referee Chris Kavanagh in … Read more
Moises Caicedo is best midfielder in the Premier League and Chelsea’s most important player over Cole Palmer. That’s the opinion of talkSPORT host and ex-Blues defender Jason Cunday, and it’s a controversial one considering the 11 goals and six assists Palmer has recorded so far this season. 5 Caicedo earned his reputation at Brighton and … Read more
Harry Kane set a Premier League record in his final season at Tottenham and it may never be broken. The festive piece of history came against Brentford on Boxing Day in 2022. 2 Kane has scored more Boxing Day goals than anyone else in Premier League historyCredit: Getty 2 Alan Shearer could have a festive … Read more
It was only six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when, on a balmy September evening in eastern Germany, I came across Mykhailo Mudryk shortly after midnight. This was September 2022 and Mudryk was by then an emerging talent for the Ukrainian champions, Shakhtar Donetsk. He scored and was the team’s major attacking threat in … Read more
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s latest interview has left some Liverpool fans convinced he will join Real Madrid. The Reds academy product is out of contract in June, and can negotiate with clubs from overseas in January ahead of a possible free transfer. 5 Alexander-Arnold has spoken about the legacy he wants to leave – but didn’t mention … Read more
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou refused to be drawn into talking about Marcus Rashford in his latest Spurs press conference. The Manchester United forward revealed he was ready for ‘a new challenge’ in an interview with journalist Henry Winter on Tuesday. 4 Postecoglou was asked about Rashford on WednesdayCredit: Hayters TV 4 The Man United player … Read more
Matheus Cunha has appeared to tease a move to Manchester United ahead of the January transfer window. The Wolves forward has been in sensational form this season, having scored eight goals and provided three assists so far, leading to him being linked with a Molineux exit. 3 Cunha is just four league goals away from … Read more
A former Newcastle star claims he was faster than Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo at the peak of his powers. And he’s probably not wrong, as his video game stats from back in the day also put him on par with Olympic sprinting great Usain Bolt. 8 Obefemi Martins collected trophies in Italy, England, Russia, … Read more