Frank Lampard rules two Chelsea players out of Man United clash with injury issues

Chelsea will be without a number of first team players when they host upturn Manchester United on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup.

The Blues have been hit with several injury setbacks this season but still managed to get impressive results both on home soil and away.

To assume Frank Lampard hasn’t been hit with injury concerns this season is an incomplete statement.

Antonio Rudiger, N’Golo Kante, Andreas Christensen and Ross Barkley have all been out of action through injuries, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is still on the sidelines with knee injury.

During Lampard’s pre-Man United press conference, he hinted that both Kante and Rudiger will not be in action on Wednesday night.

“You want me to name the team? I have to be aware that we haven’t changed that much. That’s my prerogative and the team is going pretty well.

N'Golo Kante will not feature against Man United on Wednesday — N’Golo Kante will not feature against Man United on Wednesday

“This game may be an opportunity for the players not playing – not to do with age, more to do with minutes in games – might mean some of the more experienced ones playing.

(Kante fit?) “No.

(Rudiger?) “No.”

October 30, 2019

‘He is very fast and big’ – Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi talks about Virgil van Dijk

Football

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has revealed why it is hard to play against Virgil van Dijk after losing to Liverpool last summer in the Champions League.

Barca were drawn against the Reds in the semi-final after knocking out Manchester United in the quarter-final.

The Catalans defeated Liverpool 3-0 at Nou Camp in the first leg of the semi-final – a game where Messi scored twice.

At Anfield, the Argentine forward was silenced by Virgil van Dijk and his defence line and watched how the Merseyside club turned the scoreline around.

Liverpool defeated the La Liga giants 4-0 in the return leg to reach the Champions League final, where they went ahead to beat Tottenham 2-0 in the final.

And Messi admits the Dutch defender has many attributes which make him one of the best defenders in the world.

Virgil van Dijk against Lionel Messi at Nou Camp

‘He is a defender that knows how to judge the timing and wait for the right moment to get in or hold on,’ Messi told Marca.

‘He is very fast and big, but he has a lot of agility for his height.

‘He is fast because of its great stride and is impressive, both in defense and attack because he scores many goals.’

Van Dijk and Liverpool will travel to Old Trafford on Sunday to take on struggling Manchester United in the Premier League.

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reveals Man United strong team to face Chelsea – Carabao Cup

Manchester United News

Manchester United will look to maintain their momentum when they take a trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup fourth-round clash.

United have won two away matches in a row after their much-improved performance against league leaders Liverpool two weekends ago.

The Red Devils left Belgrade Partizan on Thursday night with a 1-0 win in the Europa League and they even improved on their scoring after beating Norwich City 3-1 on Sunday.

And they will look to upset Chelsea on Wednesday when both teams lock horns in London.

Marcus Rashford arrives in London ahead of Chelsea game

The Blues have been in top form this season and have won their last seven games in all competitions, including their 4-2 win at Burnley over the weekend.

However, United will be without David de Gea due to tactical reason while Paul Pogba and other United stars will miss the clash due to injuries.

Marcos Rojo arrives in London ahead of Chelsea game

United youngsters Williams and Garner could make their first domestic starts against Chelsea after playing in the last two Europa League matches.

“We have not made a decision on who is going to play, but you will probably see the two of them,” Solskjaer added.

“Character will be revealed in tough times, but I think they have done excellent, the young kids… I couldn’t be any more happy with many of the youngsters.”

James Garner arrives in London ahead of Chelsea game

Below are the available Manchester United players to take on in-form Chelsea tomorrow night.

Keepers; Sergio Romero, Lee Grant

Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Phil Jones, Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo, Brandon Williams

Midfielders: Fred, Andreas Pereira, James Garner, Juan Mata, Scott McTominay, Jesse Lingard

Forwards: Daniel James, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford

October 25, 2019

Solskjaer blasts Man Utd forwards ahead of Norwich clash

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has demanded more from his attacking players, after the win over Partizan Belgrade.

United got back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory in the Europa League clash, thanks to Anthony Martial’s penalty.

Martial played one hour on his return to the starting line-up, before being replaced by Marcus Rashford.

Rashford failed to add more goals, with United failing to score more than once since August.

Ahead of their trip to Norwich this Sunday, Solskjaer told MUTV: “Second half I thought we dug in really well in the box, defended really well in the box. They played well in the second half and made us defend too deep.

“I’m not happy with the defending at the front. I think that’s been one of our strengths this season but I thought that was non-existent in the second half.

“That needs sorting out because we don’t want to be a team who is just defending in the box.”

October 25, 2019

BOXING

Conor McGregor teases Floyd Mayweather rematch and explains broken UFC promise

Conor McGregor was stopped by Floyd Mayweather in the 10th round of his boxing debut in 2017.

By Ryan Taylor PUBLISHED: 12:14, Thu, Oct 24, 2019 | UPDATED: 12:41, Thu, Oct 24, 2019

Conor McGregor teases Floyd Mayweather rematch and explains broken UFC promise (Image: GETTY)

Conor McGregor has hinted that a rematch with Floyd Mayweather could still happen.

The Irishman has been around Europe this week promoting his new whiskey called Proper No. Twelve.

On Thursday he landed in Moscow where he held a press conference.

In a Q&A with journalists, he was asked for his opinion on a Russian domestic fight that was happening between a Mixed Martial Artist and heavy lifter.

The Notorious claimed that a chance to do something out of the ordinary, like when he stepped into boxing, is something that will always appeal to him.

He said: “A weight lifter? Oh wow, very good.

“Excellent, that’s what the people want to see.

“Men who take risks. I went into another man’s sport, the supposed best ever of that discipline and faced him under his rule set.”

Conor McGregor teases Floyd Mayweather rematch and explains broken UFC promise (Image: GETTY)

McGregor then claimed he was left frustrated that Mayweather broke his promise, after agreeing to fight him in the octagon, which never happened.

He hinted that he is still hopeful that it might happen one day.

“It was supposed to be reciprocated but it was not,” he added.

“Maybe someday soon.

October 22, 2019

CELEBRITY

Ronaldo Meets Michael Jordan – We Made History

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Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo met with Michael Jordan on Sunday as shared on his (Ronaldo) Instagram page. The Portuguese posted an Image of Michael and himself seated with Jordan’s hand wrapped round his shoulders which he titled- “We made history.”

Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner unarguably one of the greatest footballers and Michael Jordan is a six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP is arguably the greatest basketballer ever.

Ronaldo, 34 have been on a family vacation in the French Riviera just after clinching the UEFA Nations League title which made it his second International trophy. He is also set to take part in the Pre-season campaign under new boss, Maurizio Sarri.

October 22, 2019

FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP

FIFA Begins Random MRI Test On Brazil 2019 Teams; Senegal Deny Having Overage Players

0 October 21, 2019 9:17 pm

FIFA will on Tuesday October 22 commence random MRI test on at least four players from each of the participating countries in the Brazil 2019 U-17 World Cup finals in a renewed move to stem cheating in age group tournaments, Completesports.com reports.

Senegalese ofdicial on Monday strongly denied inclusion of overage players in their 21-man squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup finals.

The West African nation is one of the four countries representing Africa at the tournament after Guinea were disqualified at the the CAF U17 Nations Cup in Tanzania in April overage fraud.

Ahead of their Group D opening fixture against the USA, there has been media backlash back home with allegations that overage players have been included in the squad. But the Football Senegal Federation, FSF, has vehemently denied it with Secretary General of FSF, Victor She Cisse, issuing a statement denying any wrongdoing.

“The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) wishes to inform the public that, to date, no player from the U-17 national team selected for the FIFA World Cup ‘Brazil 2019’ has been denied because of fraud on the ground of age as has been relayed by some local media,” the Senegalese football ruling body said in a statement signed by its Secretary, Victor She Cisse.

Senegal are in group D of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament alongside USA, Japan and Holland.They will get their campaign underway on October 27 against USA. Senegal made only three alterations from their squad that featured in the U-17 AFCON in Tanzania last April.Coach Malick Daf chalked off the names of midfielder El Hadji Gueye, strikers Meleye Diagne and Ousmane Diallo from the Brazil bound squad.He replaced them with Mamadou Aliou Diallo, Mbaye Ndiaye and Ibrahima Sy who plies his trade in France.The Brazil 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals kicks off October 26 and will end on November 17.

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will begin quest to win a record sixth FIFA U-17 World Cup title on Saturday with rheir first Group B match against Hungary at the Estadio Olimpico, Goiania.

The Manu Garba’s team will clash with Ecuador on Tuesday, 29 October also in Goiania . They will face Australia in their last group game on Friday, 1 November at Estadio Bezerrao, Brasilia.