​ Seven games without a win   ©TM/IMAGO Liverpool went into Sunday’s showdown against Manchester City at Anfield as favourites but the way in which they dominated Pep Guardiola’s team in their 2-0 victory further enhanced the argument that this City team are far from their best and need a major rebuild. The capitulation against Tottenham Hotspur had sent…

​ Liverpool v Man City Sunday  ©TM/IMAGO When long-serving manager Jürgen Klopp announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season last November, a fair amount of panic set in among some sections of the Liverpool fanbase. The German won the Champions League and the Premier League with the Reds, and consistently had Liverpool dining…

​ Dortmund vs Bayern  ©TM/IMAGO On Saturday evening the biggest game in the German football calendar returns, as Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich lock horns in the first “Der Klassiker” of the Bundesliga season. New Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany has done well to quickly step into the role left behind by Thomas Tuchel at the Bavarian club and…

​ Chelsea’s top scorer this season  ©IMAGO Enzo Maresca has had some start to his time at Stamford Bridge. After 12 games they are third in the Premier League, and boast a 100% record in the Europa Conference League. One of the Italians biggest achievements has been getting the best out of striker Nicolas Jackson, who…

​ Ligue 1 clubs top two  ©TM/IMAGO It was a thrilling match day five in the Champions League with the standings taking shape ahead of a crucial final three matches. There were an incredible 40 goals across the nine fixtures on Tuesday night with Arsenal winning 5-1 against Sporting CP in Lisbon and Feyenoord remarkably scoring…

​ 677 combined games  ©TM/IMAGO Liverpool welcome Real Madrid to Anfield in the biggest game of matchday five in the Champions League. Arne Slot’s men boast the only unbeaten record in the competition with four wins from four and they also sit eight points clear at the top of the English Premier League. Slot has enjoyed a magnificent…

​ UCL goal machine   ©TM/IMAGO Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski made history on Tuesday night by becoming only the third player in Champions League history to reach 100 goals in the European competition. In a routine 2-0 win over Brest, the Polish striker needed just 10 minutes to open the scoring for the LaLiga side, when he stepped up to…

​ Since re-naming in 1992  ©TM/IMAGO The Champions League is back after a three-week hiatus due to the international break and it’s reached a pivotal stage of the new league phase. The re-formatting of the most prestigious club tournament has divided opinion but the last four games before the knockout stages should be incredibly exciting due…

​ Five consecutive defeats  ©TM/IMAGO The manner of Manchester City’s capitulation against Tottenham Hotspur sent alarm bells ringing around the Etihad on Saturday night. Ange Postecoglou’s men romped to a 4-0 win at the home of the champions to spark an emergency inquest into City’s recent plight. It was City’s fifth consecutive defeat in all competitions and…

​Former Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen has shared his view on Arsenal’s faltering Premier League title challenge this season with Liverpool currently nine points clear