Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes their 3-1 victory in a “massive” game at Everton will serve as a reminder to their rivals not to write them off.City arrived back from Saudi Arabia as Club World Cup winners looking to correct a record which had seen them win just once in six Premier League matches and drop off the pace in the title race.But while they were away, results...Full Story »

KALVIN PHILLIPS celebrated Christmas Day with some touching photos after his stunning Wag partner gave birth to their baby. Manchester City star Phillips, 28, paid tribute to childhood sweetheart Ashleigh, 27, as they announced the arrival of their first child. The pair did not reveal the gender or name of the baby. But Phillips gushed over his new born in a heart-warming montage of photos....Full Story »

Erik ten Hag expects Rasmus Hojlund to keep scoring after Manchester United’s £72million man finally broke his Premier League duck to seal a stunning 3-2 comeback win over Aston Villa.United looked destined for a 14th defeat of the season in all competitions when Aston Villa scored twice in the space of six first-half minutes through John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker to take a 2-0 l...Full Story »

Rasmus Hojlund’s long-awaited first Premier League goal completed a stunning comeback as Manchester United recovered from 2-0 down to beat high-flying Aston Villa 3-2 at Old Trafford.Villa appeared to be heading level on points with league leaders Liverpool after goals from John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker put them 2-0 up inside 26 minutes, but United found a rousing response in the seco...Full Story »

Southampton manager Russell Martin admitted he took no joy in thrashing old club Swansea 5-0.Martin took charge of the Swans for two seasons before leaving to join Saints last summer – where he has now overseen a 16-match unbeaten run and seen his side close in on the Championship automatic-promotion places.The former MK Dons boss, who was making his first reunion with the Swans, did a lap...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva insisted his goalkeeper Bernd Leno “touched” but “didn’t push” a ball boy during the Cottagers’ 3-0 defeat at Bournemouth.The second-half incident occurred when Leno went to collect the ball from the youngster’s outstretched hand before using his own hand to make deliberate contact with the shoulder of the ball boy, who appeared t...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins was left fuming with the decision to send off Liam Kitching, which took some of the shine off his side’s 2-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.Kitching was shown a red card after the final whistle at the Coventry Building Society Arena after referee Oliver Langford judged him to have retaliated to being pushed by Wednesday’s Bambo Diaby, who was also sent ...Full Story »

Darren Moore wants Huddersfield to start looking up the Championship table rather than over their shoulder after putting distance to the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Blackburn.Jaheim Headley’s low strike handed the Terriers a first-half advantage which was added to after the break by Sorba Thomas and Delano Burgzorg as Moore’s men opened up a five-point gap to the bottom three...Full Story »

Middlesbrough were made to pay for missing a host of chances as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Rotherham.The visitors squandered numerous opportunities and hit the woodwork twice in a frustrating afternoon in front of goal.Rotherham took full advantage, with Cohen Bramall netting the second-half winner to end the Millers’ 11-game winless run.Middlesbrough had won back-to-back games coming...Full Story »

Ivana Knoll has told her followers to "be naughty" this Christmas Ivana Knoll has been branded "the queen of Christmas" after dropping jaws in a stunning festive outfit. The Croatian model, dubbed the World Cup's sexiest fan last year, showed no signs of trying to stay off Santa's naughty list after uploading several saucy snaps wearing a skimpy, low-cut, Father Christmas-themed onesie, comple...Full Story »

\Juventus are set to test Real Madrid's resolve for Toni Kroos. That's according to RAI's Paolo Paganini, who is reporting Juve will make a January attempt for the Real midfielder. Kroos' current Real deal expires in June. Paganini told Bianconerinews.it: "Kroos will evaluate other offers including that of Juventus after the survey a few weeks ago which was confirmed to me in Monte Carlo. ...Full Story »

"This article was originally published on Fabrizio Romano's Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Fabrizio Romano's exclusive articles via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io" No Man United bid for En-Nesyri and don't just blame ten Hag for poor results I haven't heard anything regarding a Ma...Full Story »

Liverpool have changed their transfer plans for the January transfer window and will look to prioritise signing a defender after Kostas Tsimikas broke his collarbone. The Liverpool defender collided with Bukayo Saka during the match against Arsenal which made him slip and clatter into Jurgen Klopp standing on the touchline. Saka apologised after the match and Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Tsim...Full Story »

With the January transfer window just around the corner and Man City slipping off the pace a little in the Premier League, the first month of 2024 represents an ideal time to make some moves in the transfer market. Whether incomings or outgoings, if the deal makes good business and football sense, then there's reason enough to expect that the current Club World Cup champions will go ahead wit...Full Story »

Philippe Clement was facing the possibility of more injury woes after Connor Goldson pulled up in Rangers’ 2-0 win over Motherwell at Fir Park.The boss was without Nico Raskin, Tom Lawrence, Ryan Jack, Borna Barisic, Ben Davies, John Lundstram, Kemar Roofe, Jose Cifuentes and Danilo for the trip to Lanarkshire.Early goals from Kieran Dowell and Todd Cantwell took the Light Blues to within ...Full Story »

The Aston Villa forward left her followers in awe as she relaxed at a spa. Alisha Lehmann stunned in a bikini during a trip to a saunaHer fans were left saying 'oh my goodness' over the spa snaps She wore a black bikini in a pair of snaps from the trip, which she posted to Instagram. Lehmann can be seen dipping her legs into a hot tub as she admires the snowfall outside the windows. The 24-y...Full Story »

Mason Mount has suffered with injuries in his first season with Manchester United Instagram influencer Orla Melissa Sloan is charging fans for her explicit content months after a high profile court case with Mason Mount. The model, 22, had slept with the Manchester United star after they met at a party at the house of his former Chelsea team-mate Ben Chilwell in November 2020. Sloan stalked t...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are refusing to let go of their dream of signing Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo as they look to strengthen their defence. Bayern looking to add Uruguayan to defence Tuchel sees Araujo as key defender for project Coach has already spoken with the defender WHAT HAPPENED?The German champions have long coveted Araujo and Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel considers the defender to be ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was bemused as to why his side did not get a penalty for Martin Odegaard’s handball in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield.VAR ruled referee Chris Kavanagh had not made a clear and obvious error in not penalising the Gunners captain after his low hand prevented Mohamed Salah getting past him.Klopp disagreed, telling BBC Sport: “The ...Full Story »

Southampton boss Russell Martin applauded Shea Charles for a “good foul” after the midfielder was sent off towards the end of a 1-0 win at QPR.With the Saints under pressure, midfielder Charles, on as a second-half substitute, halted a Rangers attack in the 89th minute by bringing down Albert Adomah.It led to Shea being dismissed for a second yellow card and meant the visitors saw ou...Full Story »