What the papers say

The Daily Mail reports that Niko Kovac is being considered to succeed the departing Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool. The former Croatia and Bayern Munich manager is a free agent after being sacked by Wolfsburg in March

Newcastle have their sights set on Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White, with the attacking midfielder continuing to impress in the Premier League this season, writes the Mirror.

The Sun reports that Marcus Rashford will remain at Manchester United, with Paris Saint-Germain indicating no interest in signing the 26-year-old.

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Players to watch

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Tottenham are tracking the Leicester midfielder and are understood to be keen to sign him for up to a £40 million price tag, says Football Insider.

Riccardo Calafiori: Tottenham are also interested in signing the 21-year-old Italian defender from Champions League-chasing Bologna this summer, writes Tuttosport.

Bryan Gil: Again, there is movement at Tottenham, with Spanish winger Bryan Gil mulling over a departure and Spurs are willing to let him go on a permanent transfer, according to Give Me Sport.

Liverpool will never stop fighting – Andy Robertson demands perfection from now

Andy Robertson vowed to keep fighting after Liverpool lost more ground in the title race over the weekend.

The Reds, who topped the Premier League a fortnight ago, have slipped to third after damaging results in their last two outings.

Following on from a frustrating draw at Manchester United, Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace on Sunday.

The blow was softened a little as second-placed Arsenal were also beaten later in the day, but Liverpool still trail favourites Manchester City by two points with six games remaining.

Robertson told the club’s website: “This group of lads will never stop fighting.

“It’s hugely frustrating to be in the position we’re in now, being third and relying on two teams dropping points.

“This time last week, we shouldn’t have been in that position. That’s where the frustration comes from.

“But that’s where we are, it is what it is. We need to be perfect from here on in, that’s for sure. We can’t drop any more points and let’s see what the other two teams do.”

The Palace loss, secured by Eberechi Eze’s 14th-minute strike, capped a dismal week for Liverpool in which they were also thrashed 3-0 by Atalanta in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

They now head to Italy for the second leg on Thursday before successive Premier League away games at Fulham, Everton and West Ham.

“We have to stay positive,” said left-back Robertson, who produced a superb goal-line clearance to prevent Liverpool falling 2-0 behind soon after Eze’s opener.

“We have to pick everyone up in the changing room because there’s a lot of people who are down, whether they missed a chance, gave the ball away or whatever it is.

“We pick up, we go again on Thursday and we give everything we’ve got.”

Palace’s victory – only their second under new manager Oliver Glasner – eased their fears of getting dragged into the relegation battle.

The Eagles, in 14th, now have an eight-point cushion over 18th-placed Luton and have a game in hand over most of the teams below them.

Glasner said: “I don’t look at the table every day because I know we will get our points when we perform well.

“I am really concentrating on our performance, what we have to improve, what are the strengths of our players and how can we combine them to be compact in defence and create chances in offence.

“I know if we perform well we will get enough points to stay in the league. Our full focus is on that.”

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Manchester United have joined the race to sign Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres but fear that Liverpool could win the race as part of their desire to hire manager Ruben Amorim, who wants to continue working with the Sweden international. (HITC)

Liverpool could also sign Sporting winger Marcus Edwards for £30m and centre-back Goncalo Inacio for £40m. (Football Insider)

Just who will be in charge at Man Utd next season is unclear. Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte, Roberto De Zerbi and Julen Lopetegui have been added to a four-man shortlist of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag. (Fichajes - Spain)

Chelsea are preparing a bid for Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners after scouts watched the Dutch international during the win over Liverpool. (Sport Mediaset - Italy)

Newcastle United have made Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White one of their top targets for the summer transfer window. (Mirror)

Manchester City are currently leading the race to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo, whose contract has a €60m release clause, but Chelsea, Man Utd and Tottenham Hotspur are all keen on the Spain international. (Christian Falk - Germany)

Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes is also on Man City's radar in case Kevin De Bruyne ends up leaving the Etihad Stadium this summer. (Fichajes - Spain)

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Having struggled for minutes this season, both Arda Guler and Real Madrid are in agreement that the Turkish midfielder needs to leave on loan. AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen are all keen. (Fichajes - Spain)

Bryan Gil will ask for a permanent move away from Tottenham this summer after finding himself towards the bottom of Ange Postecoglou's pecking order. (GiveMeSport)

Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City are all keeping a keen eye on 18-year-old Gremio winger Gustavo Nunes. (Fichajes - Spain)

Girona expect Barcelona to make an incredibly low bid for midfielder Aleix Garcia this summer after the Blaugrana told his agent they plan to pursue him. (Mundo Deportivo - Spain)

Paris Saint-Germain have no plans to listen to offers for Xavi Simons this summer, with the Dutchman impressing on loan at RB Leipzig to attract the attention of Bayern Munich. (Ekrem Konur)

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Premier League Review: Round 33
FotMob - April 15, 2024, 8:29 AM
Shock results, missed chances and dropped points. This weekend has the potential to season-defining. For some clubs, it might even be season-changing. We have new Premier League leaders, the race for a top-four finish took another abrupt turn while the landscape at the bottom of the table now looks completely different. Here is your weekend review.

By Sam McGuire, Premier League expert

Goals galore at St James’ Park…again
Newcastle welcomed Spurs to St James’ Park for the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon. Not that long ago, it appeared as though the Magpies were going to settle for a mid-table finish. However, the second-half comeback against West Ham United seemed to give them a much-needed spark and following the win over Tottenham, they are up to sixth.

Ange Postecoglou’s men had been inconsistent over recent weeks but seven points from three games had given them control in the race for a top-four finish. Nobody thought Newcastle would be so rampant, not when a win over Eddie Howe’s side would’ve given them complete control of the final Champions League spot with just a handful of games remaining.


Instead of a competent, composed performance from the visitors, they looked like a team who couldn’t deal with the pressure as the hosts ran riot in a 4-0 win.

Alexander Isak continued his fine form in front of goal by finding the back of the net on two occasions while Anthony Gordon added to his impressive tally of big goals and Fabian Schär added an exclamation point with a fourth late on. It was a scoreline that reflected their dominance. Newcastle are now up to sixth.

The champions claim top spot
It could’ve been a tricky game for Manchester City.

It wasn’t though.

Pep Guardiola’s men played host to Luton Town on Saturday afternoon and it was a clash that had the potential to be a bit of a banana skin, especially after their exploits in the Champions League in midweek.

In the end, however, it was a routine victory for Manchester City. The home side romped to a 5-1 win over the Hatters after a glut of goals in the second half.

City took the lead inside of two minutes when Daiki Hashioka put the ball into his own net. Despite racking up an xG of 2.03 before the break, the hosts couldn’t add to their early lead.

Then the floodgates opened just after the hour mark as Mateo Kovačić, Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Joško Gvardiol all scored.

Ross Barkley had made it 3-1 in the 81st minute but City were in cruise control at that point. The hosts carved out chances worth a staggering 4.32 Expected Goals as they climbed back to the top of the table.


Manchester United fail to build momentum
Last weekend, Manchester United rallied against Liverpool to claim a point. They looked like a completely different team in that second half and many wondered whether this might be a sign of things to come for the Red Devils.

It was just another false dawn though.

United could only take a point back to Old Trafford on Saturday evening following their match against Bournemouth. In truth, they probably didn’t even deserve that.

The visitors created very little in open play and needed a controversial penalty decision to level things up in the second half after the Cherries had taken a 2-1 lead into the break.

Adam Smith was adjudged to have handled the ball after a shot deflected his way. It was extremely harsh.

Bournemouth thought they had a stoppage time penalty of their own only for VAR to intervene and decide the incident occurred outside of the penalty area. It was a fortunate point for Manchester United and for the second successive time this season they have failed to build on a positive result against Liverpool.

Fortress Anfield falls
Liverpool hadn’t lost a league game at Anfield since October 2022. It had been a safe haven for them during this unlikely title challenge and though they’d fallen to defeat in midweek in the Europa League, everyone expected a reaction from Jürgen Klopp and his players.

A win over Crystal Palace would’ve taken them to the top of the Premier League.


However, it was the Eagles who claimed all three points. It lifted them clear of the relegation battle.

Eberechi Eze scored what turned out to be the winner in just the 14th minute, taking full advantage of some poor Liverpool defending.

The visitors looked dangerous on the break but only escaped with three points due to some excellent defending and a number of poor from those in red.

For the second successive week, the misfiring Liverpool attack has cost them all three points. The Reds missed all four of their big chances and lost ground in the title race.

Villa stun the Emirates
Arsenal hosted an out of form Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon knowing a win would see them return to the top of the Premier League table.

Heading into this game, Unai Emery’s men had won just one of their last five in the Premier League and their grasp on the final Champions League place had slipped.

By comparison, Arsenal had been ruthless, winning 10 of their last 11 in the English top-flight. They’d only failed to beat Manchester City during this run.

They started well but allowed the visitors to grow into the game and eventually, Aston Villa broke the deadlock. Leon Bailey opened the scoring and two minutes later Ollie Watkins doubled the lead to stun the hosts late on.

Arsenal are now two points off leaders Manchester City while Villa have a three point advantage over Spurs.


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