Manuel Pellegrini says it is strange Sergio Aguero has never been regarded as the best player in the Premier League after his hat-trick helped Manchester City to a 3-0 win at Chelsea.
Aguero took his tally for the league season to 21 goals with his treble at Stamford Bridge on Saturday completing the hat-trick from the penalty spot as City maintained their four-point lead over rivals Manchester United in the race for Champions League football.
Argentina international Aguero has yet to win a PFA Player of the Year award since joining City in 2011 and is not nominated for this campaign s prize.
Pellegrini told Sky Sports: He [Aguero] is the best striker of this league, he s a very important player, it s strange that in so many years he s played here he s not the be…
Samu Castillejo has completed his switch to AC Milan from Villarreal, with Carlos Bacca moving in the opposite direction on a permanent deal.
Milan have been linked with a move for Spanish winger Castillejo throughout the transfer window and announced his arrival via their official website.
Castillejo joined Villarreal from Malaga ahead of the 2015-16 season and the 23-year-old has made 91 LaLiga appearances and scored nine goals for the club.
It has been a busy transfer window for the Rossoneri, who also signed versatile left-sider Diego Laxalt on Friday.
The duo join the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Mattia Caldara and Tiemoue Bakayoko in moving to San Siro during the transfer window, while Milan have also been linked with an audacious swoop for Lazio s muc…
David Beckham is delighted to see Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane leading the European champions to success.
In his first full season in charge in 2016-17, Zidane led Madrid to four trophies – including the Champions League and LaLiga.
It marked Madrid s first league title since 2012, while the European triumph was their record 12th.
Beckham, who was at the club from 2003-07, visited Madrid in Los Angeles on Tuesday and said he was thrilled for his former team-mate Zidane.
Last season was a special one, the Englishman told Madrid s website.
The final months of the season were incredible. To see the team play as they did made me proud.
I m very happy to see Zidane doing such a good job, everyone likes Zidane.
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Tottenham Hotspur defender Kyle Walker-Peters will join Southampton on a permanent contract in the summer transfer window, according to . The right-back spent the second half of this past season on loan at the Saints, and the 23-year-old will now join them on a permanent basis.
It has been reported that Tottenham and Southampton have agreed in principle on a £12 million transfer fee for Walker-Peters, although bonuses and payment structures are still to be formulated. The youngster has yet to agree personal term with the Saints, and a medical also needs to be carried out.
Southampton have also agreed to sell Denmark international midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to Spurs for £15 million, according to the report, subject to a medical and personal terms being agreed. Th…
Germany suffered the ignominy of failing to get past the opening round of a World Cup for the first time since 1938 on Wednesday, and the media both local and international were quick to stick the boot in.
Because Sweden defeated Mexico 3-0 in Group F s other game in Ekaterinburg at the same time, Germany needed to just beat South Korea and they spent most of the game on top.
But they were devoid of craft in attack and, as their attempts to salvage a result got desperate, Korea picked them off on the break, scoring twice in second-half stoppage time to seal Germany s fate.
As such, they became the third successive world champions to fall at the first hurdle after Italy and Spain.
And the ridicule has been as brutal as expected from abroad, while the anger…
Benjamin Mendy has suffered a hamstring injury but should return after the international break, Manchester City have confirmed.
The France international made his first start of the season in the 8-0 mauling of Watford on September 21, a game in which he came off at half-time.
Mendy played the full 90 minutes as City beat Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League in midweek but he was replaced by Joao Cancelo for the visit of Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday.
The 25-year-old has endured an injury nightmare since joining from Monaco for £52million in July 2017, making just 18 Premier League appearances after twice undergoing knee surgery.
Mendy has not been included in the France squad for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Iceland a…
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In desperate need to close the gap on the top four, Jose Mourinho s Manchester United side will welcome Everton to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, after battling back from behind to take points off of both Newcastle and Chelsea, many would have thought Jose Mourinho s side had finally found their feet. However, heavily outclassed by Juventus in Tuesday s Champions League tie, the pressure still remains on the Red s Portuguese boss and United have now managed to pick up just one win in their last seven matches across all competitions. Picking up just 14 points out of a possible 27, Mourinho s side find themselves sat 10th in the Premier League table. Endu…
Arsenal will host bitter rivals Tottenham in the pick of the EFL Cup quarter-final ties, while holders Manchester City are set to face Leicester City or Southampton if they beat Fulham.
Unai Emery s Gunners progressed on Wednesday thanks to a 2-1 win over Blackpool, while Spurs defeated West Ham 3-1 as Son Heung-min scored twice.
Last season s runners-up Arsenal triumphed 2-1 the last time they faced Spurs in the EFL Cup back in 2015, Mathieu Flamini settling matters with a brace.
Man City host Fulham on Thursday in their last-16 tie and they are guaranteed to come up against another Premier League side away from home in the next round.
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Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool did everything within our means to keep Barcelona-bound Philippe Coutinho at the club.
The Brazil star s imminent switch to Camp Nou was announced on Saturday, the 25-year-old agreeing a five-and-a-half-year deal and moving for a reported fee of £142million, his release clause set at €400m.
Coutinho had long been a target for the LaLiga giants, who were rebuffed several times in their attempts to sign him back in July and August.
Having handed in a transfer request, the attacker was always on borrowed time at Anfield and Klopp was disappointed to see him finally leave.
It is with great reluctance that we – as a team and club – prepare to say farewell to a good friend, a wonderful person and a fantastic player …
Robert Lewandowski scored a record-breaking hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed Salzburg 7-1 to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
After struggling in their 1-1 draw in the first leg three weeks ago, Lewandowski hit the ground running and had a treble by the 23rd minute. That made it the earliest hat-trick in Champions League history.
It crushed Salzburg after a bright start and Serge Gnabry was on target as Bayern registered four first-half goals in a Champions League knockout game for the fourth time – as many as all other clubs combined.
Substitute Maurits Kjaergaard pulled one back for Salzburg between a double from Thomas Muller, with Leroy Sane having the final say in a one-sided encounter that saw Bayern seal an 8-2 aggregat…