Pep, Klopp speak ahead of massive Man City vs Liverpool scrap
Of all the things the managers of Liverpool and Manchester City could disagree about, this one must carry amongst the lowest possible amounts of animosity.
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An armchair guide to the weekend’s sport on TV
From the Grand National at Aintree to the Australian Grand Prix and Masters at Augusta, the live sporting action comes thick and fast this weekend.
Pep Guardiola: Jurgen Klopp is the biggest rival I’ve had in managerial career
Pep Guardiola claims his rivalry with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool is the most intense he has experienced during his managerial career
Guardiola quiet on fresh claims about Manchester City's finances
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has refused to comment on the publication of new accusations about the club's financial affairs.
Pep Guardiola: Jurgen Klopp is the biggest rival in my managerial career
Pep Guardiola claims his rivalry with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool is the most intense he has experienced during his managerial career
Manchester City v Liverpool, tinfoil hats and a most modern rivalry
The Fiver lives for weeks like this. Ultimate Barclays, where hype ratchets up to the point where matches can never live up to the billing. Those occasions blown up to such Montgolfier Brothers’ balloon levels usually end up so low in entertainment that they would normally qualify for last place on Match of the Day 2. Long-time Fiver readers probably expect the old comedy one-two shuffle where this august banter email turns to the winner-takes-all battle between Norwich and Burnley, some meta riffs on Dean Smith’s ordinary-man demeanour, Delia Smith, Sean Dyche’s growling alpha realism and a sideways jibe towards Frank Lampard Frank Lamparding it at Frank Lampard’s Everton.
Advantage Liverpool in title race; Chelsea shocker at Saints; complete split on Everton v Man Utd – Predictions
It’s all to play for as Man City and Liverpool go head-to-head and there’s a difference of opinion on the big clash in TT’s Premier League Predictions, while there’s a potential Goodison Park shock on the cards and another woeful result for struggling Chelsea.
Jose Mourinho recreated Champions League touchline sprint but it was "not to celebrate"
It has been exactly eight years since Chelsea's Demba Ba sent Jose Mourinho sprinting down a Champions League touchline - just as he did at Old Trafford in 2004 when he masterminded Porto's stunning victory over Manchester United.