The Jack Grealish quality taking him to the next level for Pep Guardiola and Man City
Jack Grealish has arguably been the Premier League's form player since the top flight returned following the winter World Cup.
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Rio Ferdinand: Real Madrid should have scored more than two goals against Chelsea - 'There for the taking'
Rio Ferdinand says Chelsea «were there for the taking» and Real Madrid will not be happy to have only won the first leg 2-0 in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, either side of a Ben Chilwell red card, have given Real a commanding lead ahead of the second leg. Ad Former Man Utd and England defender Ferdinand believes Chelsea were «let off at times» by the defending champions and thinks the hosts should have added to Asensio's strike with their man advantage.
Rio Ferdinand says Frank Lampard 'won't get Chelsea job' if he wins Champions League, but Joe Cole disagrees
Rio Ferdinand does not believe Frank Lampard will be given the Chelsea head coach role on a permanent basis even if his side win the Champions League this season. Lampard was installed as interim boss at Chelsea last week following the departure of Graham Potter and has so far overseen one game: a 1-0 defeat to Wolves in the Premier League last Saturday. Ad Chelsea are still in the Champions League and take on defending champions Real Madrid over two legs in the quarter-finals.
Haaland's absence fails to stop Man City from hammering Liverpool
MANCHESTER, England : Manchester City's tactics remain the same even if goal machine Erling Haaland is absent, manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday after his side romped to a 4-1 win over Liverpool with the Norwegian striker cheering on the team from the sidelines.
Pep Guardiola denies showing Liverpool lack of respect in goal celebration
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola denied he disrespected Liverpool after celebrating wildly in front of substitutes Kostas Tsimikas and Arthur Melo during the 4-1 victory at the Etihad.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola denies disrespecting Liverpool with goal celebration
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola denied he disrespected Liverpool after celebrating wildly in front of substitutes Kostas Tsimikas and Arthur Melo during the 4-1 victory at the Etihad.
Rio Ferdinand explains why Manchester United's Casemiro is better than City's Rodri - ‘More than a footballer’
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has shown he is «more than a footballer» this season, according to Rio Ferdinand, who said he would pick the Brazilian over Man City star Rodri. Casemiro and Rodri have been two of the stand-out holding midfielders in the Premier League this term, but the question of who has impressed more divided pundits on BT Sport, with Joleon Lescott opting for the Spaniard. Ad United signed Brazil international Casemiro from Real Madrid last summer and he adapted quickly in his debut campaign in English football, helping oversee a huge improvement on the pitch at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag.
Gary Neville, John Terry, Tony Adams, and Rio Ferdinand among Premier League player Hall of Fame shortlist
The Premier League has announced a 15-player shortlist for the 2023 Hall of Fame. Tony Adams, Ashley Cole, Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Michael Owen, Michael Carrick, Les Ferdinand, John Terry, Petr Cech, Rio Ferdinand, Yaya Toure, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler and Nemanja Vidic are this year’s nominees. Ad Several of those names have been nominated before, with the fan vote open until April 10 at 18:00 UK time.