Man City defeat doesn’t mean we need new players – Guardiola
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola does not believe Sunday’s surprise Premier League loss to Southampton highlights the need for the club to sign new players.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola does not believe Sunday’s surprise Premier League loss to Southampton highlights the need for the club to sign new players.
Che Adams ended his wait for a first Premier League goal with an incredible long-range strike to see Southampton to a shock 1-0 win over Manchester City.
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah was thrilled his gamble to close down Southampton goalkeeper Alex McCarthy resulted in the opening goal of his side’s 2-0 win, with the young forward claiming he could “smell the uncertainty” from the Saints No.1.
Mikel Arteta got a response from Arsenal as they bounced back from successive Premier League defeats with a somewhat improved performance and 2-0 win at Southampton on Thursday.
Virgil van Dijk is now universally regarded as one of the greatest footballers currently playing, however, the Liverpool central defender says he nearly failed to make it as a professional when coming through as an academy player.
Southampton chief executive Martin Semmens insists everyone is hopeful of completing the Premier League season by the end of June, but stressed no one can be sure when football in this country will resume.
There were five Premier League fixtures across the weekend as the rest of the division enjoyed a mid-season break.
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho complained of being checkmated by selection problems in his side’s 3-2 FA Cup replay win over Southampton.
Tottenham needed a late rescue act to book their spot in the FA Cup fifth round as they beat Southampton 3-2 in the fourth-round replay.
Mohamed Salah scored twice as runaway leaders Liverpool produced a second-half surge to seal a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.