Arsenal skipper, Laurent Koscielny, questions boss, Arsene Wenger's team selection in Chelsea thrashing

The French defender also believes that a title challenge "will be difficult now" after falling like a pack of cards at Stamford Bridge
Laurent Koscielny has appeared to question Arsene Wenger’s team selection as the inquest into Arsenal’s title collapse continues.
The French defender was part of the

Chelsea playmaker, Eden Hazard, says Chelsea eased up on Arsenal at Stamford Bridge - and could have scored three more

The Belgian forward delivered a final insult after the Blues' 3-1 win which effectively ended the Gunners' title hopes

Hazard netted a superb goal in the 3-1 win (Photo: Darren Walsh)
Eden Hazard last night claimed Chelsea eased up on Arsenal and could have scored three more.
It was the final insult for

Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte, warns his side against carelessness as he reminds table-toppers of his previous slip-ups

The Blues are nine points clear and huge favourites to land the title in the Italian's first season in the Premier League

Conte has a warning for his side (Photo: Darren Walsh)
Antonio Conte has warned his players against complacency in the title race after using his own stories of last gasp slip-ups.
Conte’s runaway leaders are nine points clear at the top and Chelsea

Mauricio Pochettino purrs "Tottenham are ready to win the title", after victory over Middlesbrough

Spurs are nine points off the pace in the title push but Poch acknowledges his side are still in with a shout of sealing glory

Pochettino has talked up his side's title chances (Photo: Ian Walton / Getty)Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham are ready to win the Premier League after they reduced the gap behind Chelsea back to nine points with victory over Middlesbrough.
Harry Kane's second-half penalty snatched a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane to keep Spurs within touching distance of Chelsea, who had earlier stretched their advantage to 12 points by beating Arsenal 3-1.
It left little room for error for Pochettino's men, who dominated Middlesbrough but still needed Kane's spot-kick in the 63rd minute after Son Heung-min had been brought down in the box by Espinosa Bernardo.
Tottenham, who have moved three points clear of Arsenal, are emerging as Chelsea's most likely challengers and Pochettino insists they remain very much in the hunt.
"Nine points is okay, it's three games, but it's up to Chelsea now," said Pochettino, who was overseeing his 100th Premier League game at Spurs.
"It's up to us to keep pushing, to keep the pressure and to win games. That's important for us and the Premier League too.
"We are second in the table. Okay, it's good to put the standard higher. I am happy with that, to put the pressure on us.
"Yes, we are a real contender and we are a team ready to win a title. At that level it's good pressure."
Tottenham should have been more comfortable against a stubborn Boro side, with Kane, Son and Dele Alli all squandering chances to make the scoreline more emphatic.
Their wastefulness was almost punished late on when first Alvaro Negredo went close with an acrobatic volley before Marten de Roon fired wide of the far post.
"I'm always optimistic," Pochettino said.
"When you have the chance to score and play well and dominate the game - we didn't concede one shot on target.
"When you leave the game open at 1-0, always something can happen and you can concede. It's true that in the last few minutes, we were a little bit on the touchline and the pitch too.
"But I think we played much better and in the end, deserved the three points. If they had scored, because it's football okay, maybe we dropped two points, but we deserved the three points. You can say nothing about that."
Middlesbrough, meanwhile, stay 15th and one point above the relegation zone, having failed to win any of their last seven league matches.
Their situation appears also to have become more urgent after Hull and Sunderland both registered impressive wins over Liverpool and Crystal Palace respectively earlier on Saturday.
"We have to think about ourselves," Boro boss, Aitor Karanka said.
"We need to know that we are good enough to stay in the division, we have to forget the opponents and we have to be confident because the attitude and commitment the players put on the pitch every single day is amazing."

Gabriel Jesus has given Manchester City new impetus as young side show signs of promise against Swansea

Jesus found the back of the net twice as City stuttered but still got the job done against a resilient Swansea team at the Etihad

Jesus has given City fans hope of what is to come (Photo: PA)
It was a bit early for a bout of badge-thumping but you could not blame him.
Gabriel Jesus, as nailed-on a local and global

Red Devil midfielder, Juan Mata, admits he was lucky not to be sent off for foul on Jamie Vardy

The Spaniard flew in on the Leicester striker with his studs up in United's 3-0 win at the King Power Stadium

Juan Mata celebrates scoring (Photo: PA)
Juan Mata admitted he was lucky to remain on the pitch in Manchester United's 3-0 Premier League victory at the King Power Stadium, reports the Manchester

How an Arsenal v Liverpool match would play out under Marco van Basten's weird new rules

We pitted the Gunners against the Reds in an entirely made-up match featuring the new rules that Marco van Basten wants to bring into football - and this is what "happened"

These two go head-to-head in a game of Van BastenBall
We've all got our issues with modern football - and some are a lot more pressing than others - but broadly speaking the actual game itself is alright, isn't it?
The rules and regulations have stayed pretty much the

Manchester City star, David Silva, says he's not "obsessed" with pursuit of Champions League glory

Silva, 31, has won the World Cup and European Championship with Spain, as well as the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup with City, but European success at club level has so far eluded him

David Silva has never won the Champions League
David Silva says he refuses to get “obsessed” about winning titles – in particular, the Champions League.
Manchester City and Spain playmaker, Silva has amassed an impressive list of honours throughout his illustrious career.
Silva, 31, has won the World

Barcelona and Juventus join Paris Saint-Germain with interest in Liverpool playmaker, Adam Lallana

Lallana has been in blistering form at Anfield this season and has gone from strength to strength since Jurgen Klopp's arrival at Liverpool

Barça and Juve are reportedly interested in Adam Lallana (Photo: AFP/Getty)
Barcelona and Juventus are the latest European giants to show an interest in Liverpool playmaker, Adam Lallana.
The La Liga and Serie A title holders have joined

Pestana CR7 Lisbon: Inside the new passion of Cristiano Ronaldo as he opens his second hotel

The Real Madrid star has expanded his property business with a second hotel, this time in Portugal's capital

Pestana CR7 Lisbon is Ronaldo's second flagship hotel (Photo: Reuters/Getty)
It's been quite the international break for Cristiano Ronaldo, back on home soil in his role as the conquering hero after leading Portugal to their first

Liverpool legend, John Barnes reveals his all-time Liverpool XI - and it proves life existed before the Premier League

The Liverpool legend was in the last Liverpool side to win the old First Division in 1990, and his all-time best Reds XI goes to show just how good the good ol' days were

This man's best XI was always going to be good, wasn't it? (Photo: Allsport/Liverpool FC/Getty)
As Liverpool fans are only too aware, it has been a long time since the club celebrated a league title.
It is 27 years since

Shutting the January transfer window is a terrible idea - it is vital for smaller clubs

Every January, we get someone shouting indignantly that we should get the mid-season transfer window slammed shut - for good

David Gold (left) has called for an end to the transfer window (Photo: AFP)
The biggest surprise is that it has taken so long.
This year it is the West Ham co-owner, David Gold.
We all know why. Dimitri Payet is acting up in a bid to get his move to

Carlo Ancelotti salutes 'ultimate professional' Cristiano Ronaldo: "He works as hard as anybody out there"

The Italian coach spent two years working with the Portuguese superstar in the Spanish capital and was left in no doubt about the player's commitment to self-improvement

Ancelotti and Ronaldo during their time at Real Madrid (Photo: Real Madrid via Getty Images)
Carlo Ancelotti has declared Cristiano Ronaldo as the most professional player he has ever worked with.
The Italian spent two years working with the Portuguese superstar at Real Madrid, winning the 2014

Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, watched Sergio Aguero's title winning goal after paying 12p to get in bar

The 20-year-old paid into the venue on the final day of the 2011-12 season and got to watch City for the first time in his life at the age of 15, as they clinched their first Premier League crown

Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates with Sergio Aguero (Photo: Reuters)
Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed that the first time he ever watched Manchester City was when they clinched the title at the end of the 2011-12 season.
The City striker was just

Arsenal skipper, Laurent Koscielny lauds boss, Arsene Wenger: "He's not just built players, he’s built men"

Koscielny says that he has improved as a person, as well as a footballer, during his time at the Emirates

Wenger has been lauded by his centre-back (Photo: Mike Hewitt)
Laurent Koscielny has lauded Arsene Wenger and says he doesn't just produce players at Arsenal - he makes men.
The French defender is into his seventh season at the Emirates and says

Carl Jenkinson's move to Crystal Palace is OFF leaving forgotten Arsenal star in the lurch

Palace pulled the plug as they could not agree terms or a deal with The Gunners which was a major disappointment for Jenkinson

Carl Jenkinson looked all set to leave the Emirates this month (Photo: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Carl Jenkinson's move to Crystal Palace is OFF.
Arsenal full back, Jenkinson was keen to make the switch to link up

Juventus unveil bizarre new club badge - and online photoshop comedians immediately tear it to shreds

As the world agrees the new Juve logo is an abomination, here are the funniest responses to the Old Lady's new bit of 'branding'

For crying out loud… (Photo: Getty Images)
Why would you do it, Juventus? WHY, DAMN YOU?
There was nothing wrong with your existing club badge. Not only was there nothing wrong with it… it was a thing of beauty.
It had the classic black and

Jamie Carragher confirms status as football's king of Twitter banter by announcing his move to Chinese Super League

The former Liverpool legend continues his quest to be named football's finest tweeter

Jamie Carragher: China bound (apparently) (Photo: AFP)
Jamie Carragher is very, very good at Twitter.
The Liverpool defender turned legendary Sky Sports pundit has become an expert in the art of social

Chelsea to revive transfer interest in Everton's Romelu Lukaku if Diego Costa goes this summer

Alexis Sanchez and Alvaro Morata are also potential targets for the league leaders but their star striker looks to be going nowhere in the January window

Chelsea fancied Lukaku (inset) to replace Costa last year but both stayed put (Photo: Chelsea FC via Getty/AMA/Getty)
Romelu Lukaku is on the short-list to replace Diego Costa if the Chelsea star continues to push for a move this summer.
Striker Costa was brought back

Jurgen Klopp was right! Statistics show Manchester United DID play long ball football against Liverpool

The stats prove Jose Mourinho had his men lumping it forward as they fought back to a 1-1 draw with Liverpool
"The ball was 25 minutes in the air!"
That was Jurgen Klopp's not-so-subtle way of telling the world Manchester United hoofed their way to a 1-1 draw against his Liverpool side.
"The last 20-25 minutes, United were only long balls," the German boss claimed after the match at Old Trafford. To some, it seemed like

Only in this era of hype and hysteria can Manchester City's Pep Guardiola be called the greatest manager

For me, the best bosses makes poor players better, average players good and good players exceptional — he's done none of that in six months at the Etihad
This piece isn’t a slight on Pep Guardiola. Not really.
It’s a slight on the modern fan — the modern hipster, pundit and journalist.
A slight on everyone who sees

This is the most compelling Premier League we've had - and it's not just because of the best ever top six

The established elite of England's top flight under-performed last season but have responded in style

Chelsea are leading but not in a one-horse race (Photo: Darren Walsh)
The current top six are the best top six in Premier League history.
Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, and Arsenal are all performing better this season than

Tottenham's worst fears confirmed with Jan Vertonghen set to be sidelined for two months with ankle injury

The Belgian's injury is worse than the club had hoped and he will now miss a considerable number of action

Vertonghen was in tears after the incident (Photo: REUTERS)
Tottenham have been dealt a major blow to their Premier League title hopes, with Jan Vertonghen set to be sidelined for the next two months.
Vertonghen suffered an ankle injury in the 4-0 thumping of West Brom at the weekend, leaving the pitch in tears.
Now Spurs are resigned to the fact that the Belgian will not feature again until late March, after scans confirmed the injury to be more serious than the club’s medics initially thought.
Vertonghen, 29, has been part of Spurs recent excellent run, impressing on the left side of Mauricio Pochettino’s back three in recent weeks.
Now the Argentine must look to replace the Belgian, either with Ben Davies or Kevin Wimmer, or by switching to a back four and partnering Eric Dier alongside Toby Alderweireld.
Vertonghen has featured in 20 of Spurs 21 Premier League matches this season, missing only the 4-1 victory at Watford through suspension.
Spurs have conceded just 14 times in the league, and have emerged as the most likely threat to league leaders, Chelsea.
Pochettino previously admitted that the injury looked "a very bad one".
And has also insisted that he won't be dipping into the transfer market for a replacement.
"No, this does not change our plans in the market," said the Argentine manager. "We have Ben Davies who can play there, Wimmer is a centre back, who played recently against Aston Villa and Watford and Cameron [Carter-Vickers].
"We have plenty players so we don’t have to move."

Long forgotten ex-Red Devils defender, Alexander Buttner joins in with Manchester United fans' favourite pop at Steven Gerrard

The long-forgotten Dutch defender doesn't seem to care that he was considered a flop at Old Trafford, because he can still have a dig at the Liverpool legend

Premier League title winner, Alexander Buttner and, er, Steven Gerrard (Photo: Getty Images)
Remember Alexander Buttner? What do you mean no?!
The Dutch left-back was one of Sir Alex Ferguson's final signings as Manchester United boss, pitching up at Old Trafford in the summer of

5 terrible facts which prove just how hard Pep Guardiola is finding life in the Premier League

One look at these facts quickly explains why the Manchester City manager is currently a man under a LOT of pressure

Still happy you came to England, Pep? (Photo: Getty Images)
Remember when Pep Guardiola was the best thing that had ever happened to the Premier League?
Back in the early days of this season, the Manchester City boss was being

Tottenham striker, Harry Kane heaps praises on Mauricio Pochettino as the best manager in the world

The Spurs hit man has lauded the Argentinian tactician guiding the team to second on the table and emerge as a threat to Chelsea in the Premier League title push

Kane believes Pochettino is amongst the best managers in the world (Photo: Julian Finney)
Harry Kane has heaped praises on Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino, as the best manager in football.
The Argentinian led Spurs to the brink of the title

Arsenal forward, Olivier Giroud, open to future China move - but not until he has won Premier League with Arsenal

A host of big names have been linked with moves to the Chinese Super League and Giroud can understand why players would be tempted - but he has his eyes on more trophies with the Gunners for now

Giroud celebrates after scoring against Swansea (Photo: David Price)
Olivier Giroud has admitted he would be interested in a move to China - but only once he has won the Premier League with Arsenal.
A host of star names have been lured to the Far East with many more tipped to follow.
Chelsea striker, Diego Costa, had been linked with a

Paul Pogba reveals Alex Ferguson remains one of his biggest influences despite Manchester United fallout

A then 18-year-old Pogba turned his back on Manchester United in 2011 but despite their differences, he remains thankful to his former manager for giving him his first real chance

Paul Pogba has revealed the five biggest influences on his career (Photo: Matthew Peters)
Paul Pogba has revealed that former manager, Sir Alex Ferguson remains one of the biggest

Gunners new boy, Cohen Bramall, makes Gunners debut in under-23 match against Southampton

The 20-year-old started the Premier League 2 clash on the south coast after completing his move to the Emirates last week

Arsenal new boy started the Premier League 2 clash (Photo: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Arsenal new boy, Cohen Bramall, has pulled on an Arsenal shirt for the first time after being handed his Gunners debut in the Under-23 clash against Southampton.
Bramall was snapped up by the Gunners from

Arsenal maestro, Mesut Ozil, poses with COBRA around his neck as he moves to reassure Arsenal fans of commitment to Gunners

Enjoying a day off on Sunday, Ozil posted the picture to his official Instagram page, captioning: "For all the cobra lovers out there"

He's a braver man than us
Arsenal medical staff - look away now!
Gunners playmaker, Mesut Ozil, has posed with a cobra around his neck after helping Arsene Wenger's men to a 4-0 victory over Swansea on Saturday.
One fan somewhat amusingly

Ex-Gunners midfielder, Serge Gnabry, hints he would consider returning to the Premier League

Gnabry has 10 goals in 16 appearances for club and country this season, and that form has not gone unnoticed by Europe's biggest sides

(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Serge Gnabry has hinted he would consider returning to the Premier League— but not yet.
The Germany international spent five years at Arsenal before

Darren Fletcher reckons that Spurs are Chelsea's biggest threat in Premier League title challenge

The north Londoners kept up the heat on Antonio Conte's men with a thumping triumph over West Brom on Saturday

Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal with Dele Alli (Photo: Reuters)
Come on Premier League, what have you done with the real Tottenham?
Where are they hiding? This isn’t the usual, inconsistent band of perennial underachievers that always let you down.
This isn’t the flaky, mentally-weak outfit that could previously be relied upon to set the pace for the big boys

Leicester boss, Claudio Ranieri, admits the Foxes are in a survival scrap - just eight months after being crowned champions

Leicester City was walloped 3-0 at home by Chelsea on Saturday to leave them just five points off the relegation zone

Jamie Vardy looks dejected after Chelsea's third goal (Photo: REUTERS)
Claudio Ranieri has admitted Leicester are fighting against the drop, just eight months after winning the title.
Leicester are sixth from

Jose Mourinho uses correct Paul Pogba handball call against Liverpool to complain about Man United penalty woes

The Red Devils manager didn't dispute the call by ref, Michael Oliver, but still made his feelings known about how spot kicks have fallen for his side this season

Pogba clearly handles the ball to concede a penalty against Liverpool (Photo: Sky Sports/Ruckas)
Jose Mourinho didn't dispute the penalty given against Manchester United for Paul Pogba's bizarre handball in their draw with Liverpool on Sunday.
He did, however, use being asked about it as the ideal excuse to complain

Wealthy Premier League football clubs came under fire for neglecting disabled fans

MPs said it was “completely unacceptable” that top clubs were still not offering decent seating and facilities for people with disabilities

Fans with reduced mobility watch the game from a designated wheelchair area (Photo: PA)
Wealthy Premier League football clubs are blasted today for failing to cater for disabled fans.
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee found there too few places for people in

Arsenal keeper, Petr Cech, believes Chelsea could succumb to pressure in the Premier League title challenge

Cech's old club are top of the table, but several clubs are hot on their heels

Arsenal players celebrate at Swansea on Saturday (Photo: Tony Marshall)
Petr Cech believes League leaders, Chelsea could succumb to the pressure of so many teams hunting down his former club.
Arsene Wenger’s men picked up their first away League

Arsenal transfer news and rumours: Borussia Dortmund eyeing up Gunners youngster, Gedion Zelalem?

PLUS: The Gunners have missed out on a move for one of Europe's hottest properties, while Wenger is keeping coy

Zelalem in action for Arsenal's youth team (Photo: Getty)
Borussia Dortmund have been linked with a move for Arsenal youngster, Gedion Zelalam.
But the Bundesliga club's manager, Thomas Tuchel, claims that he is not looking to complete any move this month.
Zelalem, 19, has struggled to get near to a

Manchester United vs Liverpool features world's most inappropriate, awful bit of football merchandise

GET. IN. THE. BIN.

For crying out loud (Photo: Reuters)
No. Nope. Absolutely not. Simply not acceptable.
Whoever thought a half-half scarf for Manchester United vs Liverpool was a good idea needs to have a serious, hard look at themselves.
For those of you who are unaware of the concept, the half-half scarf is one of those things that makes

Arsenal maestro, Mesut Özil, wins Germany Player of the Year award for fifth time in six years

World Cup winner, Özil claimed 54.5 per cent of the 316,850 votes to claim the prize

Ozil in action at Swansea (Photo: PA)
Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Özil, has been crowned Germany's Player of the Year for the fifth time in six years.
The playmaker adds the

Mariah Carey almost spills out of her dress as she's joined by Bryan Tanaka to perform at a London wedding

The singer had all eyes on her as she headed to an event in the capital on Saturday night

Carey has all eyes on her
Mariah Carey is back to her smiling self after her disastrous New Year's Eve performance.
On Saturday night, the singer was seen

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher analyse Jose Mourinho's game plan for Manchester United vs Liverpool

The duo aren't expecting a repetition of October's drab match which ended in a goalless draw

Jose Mourinho's United host Liverpool on Sunday (Photo: Eamonn and James Clarke)
Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher are both expecting Jose Mourinho to send his Manchester United team out with an

Manchester United star, Ander Herrera taunts Liverpool over title drought ahead of Manchester United clash - 'we are now clearly ahead'

The Spaniard has immersed himself in the history of the fixture and how Sir Alex Ferguson knocked the Reds off their perch, and he wants that to continue at Old Trafford on Sunday

Herrera in action against Liverpool earlier this season (Photo: Clive Brunskill)
Ander Herrera is well versed in Mancunian history.
One of the first things the Basque midfielder did when he arrived at Manchester United, two-and-a-half years ago, was immerse himself in the legend of how

Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger is expected to agree to Arsenal contract extension in March - so Arsenal can turn attention to Sanchez and Ozil

Club officials are hopeful the debate over their manager’s future can end in the March international window with him signing a new two year deal

Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger (Photo: Rex Features)
Arsenal hope their manager, Arsene Wenger, will commit his future to the club before the

Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte, makes Premier League history with third Manager of the Month award win in a row

The Italian manager led Chelsea to six consecutive wins over the month to extend their lead at the top of the table, although their first game of 2017 ended in defeat at Spurs

Antonio Conte poses with the PL Manager of the Month Award for December (Photo: Getty Images Europe)
Antonio Conte has won the Premier League Manager of the Month award for December.
Conte also won the award in

Paul Ince reckons Manchester United vs Liverpool's key battle is between Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp, not 2 players

Former England star who knows the rivalry intimately after playing for both clubs expects a "great game" on Sunday with the two old rivals in the title push

Who will come out top this weekend between Mourinho and Klopp? (Photo: Getty Images)
If anyone is used to the white-hot intensity when Manchester United face Liverpool, it is Paul Ince.
Winner of two

Floyd Mayweather calls UFC president a "f****** comedian" after $25m offer to fight Conor McGregor

Mayweather was offered $25m to fight the Irish superstar

Mayweather and McGregor could face each other on a blockbuster clash (Photo: Getty Images)
Floyd Mayweather has laughed off an offer of $25million to fight Conor McGregor.
UFC president, Dana White, claimed he is prepared to

Royal Rumble 2017 odds as The Undertaker returns on WWE Raw to officially enter road to Wrestlemania 33

The Phenom returned on Raw to put the WWE roster on notice on the road to Wrestlemania 33

The Undertaker is favourite for the Royal Rumble (Photo: © WWE)
The Undertaker is the new red-hot favourite to win the 2017 Royal Rumble.
The legendary Phenom returned to Raw on Monday night to announce he would be

World's most terrifying flight? Fearless passengers take Flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13

A Finnair flight took off from Copenhagen to Helsinki today but those of a superstitious nature were best to avoid it

Finnair flight 666 took off to HEL today on Friday the 13 (Photo: Jacky Naegelen / Reuters)
Many people around the world have a fear of flying at the best of times.
But those of a superstitious nature were best to

Gunners faithfuls raise money needed to make banners of Alexis Sanchez's DOGS in just 24 hours

Atom and Humber seem set to make appearances at the Emirates after Gunners fans met their £500 target in a day

These trio could be coming to a banner near you very soon
Now here's something to get tongues wagging among the Gunners faithfuls. And tails, too.
With Arsenal fans well aware of just how important

Arsenal legend, Lauren have said Alexis Sanchez is Premier League's most valuable player - and Arsenal MUST keep him

Arsenal's Invincibles hero, Lauren says Sanchez must not be sold and says he reminds him of former team mate, Thierry Henry with his burning desire and will to win

Sanchez is Arsenal's MVP and club legend, Lauren says the Gunners must keep him
Alexis Sanchez is emerging as the most valuable player in the Premier League.
Statistics show just how important the striker is to The Gunners, who are facing a

Reports reveals that Premier League wage bill is more than double the next biggest-spending league

In a first for UEFA’s Club Licensing Benchmarking Report, England's top flight paid €2.69 billion to players to dwarf the wages paid by the second-placed league

Eden Hazard is on the top wage at Chelsea, the top-spending club in the Premier League in 2015 (Photo: Getty)
A new report have revealed that The Premier League paid more than twice as much in wages to players than any other European league.
The unprecedented figures are shown in UEFA’s

5 things which could have been written on THAT note Jurgen Klopp pass to Daniel Sturridge

Liverpool were well below-par during the EFL Cup semi-final match at Southampton, and in an attempt to gear them up, their boss tried to act...

Passing notes in class (Photo: EMPICS Sport)
It wasn't to be Liverpool's night in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final match at Southampton, with Nathan

AFCON 2017: The Premier League players leaving England to Gabon in January

The 31st edition of the tournament gets underway in Gabon on January 14, with many players having already jetted out with their international teammates

In total, 26 Premier League players are flying off to Gabon (Photo: Anadolu Agency/AFP/Getty)
PFA Player of the Year, Riyad Mahrez is one of 26 Premier League players jetting off to Gabon for the Africa Cup of Nations this month.
The final will be held at the