Manchester United finally confirmed the sacking of manager Louis van Gaal two days after he lifted the FA Cup at Wembley after hours of silence on Monday during which speculation has raged over the imminent appointment of former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. Van Gaal had completed two years out of the three contracted years agreed […]
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Manuel Pellegrini backs Jose Mourinho to get over Chelsea’s slump
Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City know full well how hard it has been to defend the Premier League title after winning English football’s top prize in 2012 and 2014. And despite their differences in tactics and philosophy over the years Pellegrini has backed his rival manager Jose Mourinho to pull the Chelsea out of their […]
Pacy City blitz ponderous Chelsea to lay down first marker of the season
MANCHESTER CITY 3, CHELSEA 0 Sergio Aguero opens the scoring but could have had four first half goals Gary Cahill and Diego Costa need treatment after going down within minutes of each other at the end of the first half John Terry is substituted at half time for the first time by Jose Mourinho Vincent […]
Manuel Pellegrini will shake Jose Mourinho’s hand on Sunday… but the two remain rivals for the title
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini was never going to wade into the controversy surrounding his Chelsea opposite number Jose Mourinho prior to the visit of the Premier League champions on Sunday. Pellegrini isn’t the kind of man to stoke the controversy that has filled column inches this week after Chelsea’s club doctor Eva Carneiro and […]
Wenger finally gets the better of Mourinho as Arsenal defeat Chelsea to lift the FA Community Shield
ARSENAL 1, CHELSEA 0 Arsene Wenger finally recorded a victory over adversary Jose Mourinho as Arsenal defeated Chelsea to win the FA Community Shield, the curtain-raiser to the new season. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s spectacular strike separated the two teams as Arsenal manager Wenger recorded a first win against his counterpart at the 14th time of asking. […]