Frank Lampard refuses to discuss Chelsea links, other Premier League managers extend sympathy over Ukraine

Pep Guardiola and Ralf Rangnick are among Premier League managers to speak about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a number of clubs directly affected. One of the Ukrainian internationals plying their trade in England is Oleksandr Zinchenko at Manchester City, with manager Pep Guardiola saying the defender is ready to play if needed. Ad/> “We spoke personally with him and everyone has spoken,” he said at a press conference.

“These are headlines today all around the world and it’s a concern but Aleks is an incredibly strong guy. It's not easy. But yesterday in training he was brilliant.

He is ready to play if he has to.” Premier League'I don't have many years left' — Ronaldo sees retirement on the horizonAN HOUR AGO Across the city, Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick agreed that it was the right decision to take this May’s Champions League final away from Russia. «I mean, the situation itself is desperately sad,” he said. “I think everybody will think similarly about that, this is just an incredible situation that we have a kind of war within Europe.

And therefore, I think the decision that UEFA took was inevitable and it was the right decision.» United this week ended their sponsorship deal with Russian airline Aeroflot ahead of schedule in response to the invasion. Champions League final moved from St Petersburg to Paris European football faces up to its Gazprom problem — The Warm-Up Manchester United end sponsorship with Russian airline after Ukraine invasion Another Ukrainian in the Premier League is Andriy Yarmolenko at West Ham, and manager David Moyes explained at his press conference that he had been granted time off. “I’ve asked if there is anything we can do for Andriy and if there is, we’ll certainly help