Sentences with phrase «league cup triumph»

It was City's second League Cup triumph in three seasons, and fourth in total, and ensures that manager Manuel Pellegrini will sign off with at least one trophy before handing over the reins to Pep Guardiola.

Spurs will be desperate to add to their collection and secure their first piece of silverware since their League Cup triumph in 2008 as Mauricio Pochettino looks to restore the glory days at White Hart Lane.

The former Malaga man bagged one goal and two assists in the Crystal Palace win last weekend, and he continued his fine form by contributing indirectly for the club's equaliser in the 2 - 1 League Cup triumph over Chelsea.

Houllier led us to the famous cup treble of 2001, and to another League Cup triumph in 2003 against United.

A first League Cup triumph in 1987 thanks to champagne Charlie, the Cup double in 93, and the second double winning Final against Newcastle that provided Arsene with his first experience of the national stadium.

They've fallen short in both those competitions, and so now the Premier League title will be of paramount importance to add to their League Cup triumph.

His 147 goals have helped City establish themselves as the team to beat in England, and fired the club to two Premier League titles and two League Cup triumphs.

Brother of Kolo and considered by many to be among the best African players of all time, since joining the Citizens in 2010 the midfielder has helped them to two league titles and FA Cup and League Cup triumphs.

Liverpool's penalty prowess accounts for two of their European Cups, two of their League Cup triumphs and the 2006 FA Cup.

Not exact matches

He also lifted the Champions League three times, winning his first title in 2000, while also playing his part in the club's tenth European Cup triumph — the «Decima» success of 2014.

Three of those trophies came all at once in the 2000 - 01 campaign when the Merseyside outfit clinched a unique treble consisting of a domestic League and FA Cup double, while they triumphed over Spanish side Alaves in a dramatic UEFA Cup final.

u have to be an utterly moronic corporate lacky to try to pretend that it is some kind of achievement to win it) to be a triumph fa cup is now a second level trophy just like finishing 4th is not like winning the league... we were told that moving in to a fancy new stadium was our path to competing with the top European clubs while instead we have since moving in fallen consistently behind..

In 1967 these two sides met in Lisbon to slug it out for the European Cup in what would go on to be Celtic's first triumph away from their domestic league.

Unlike many of his predecessors, Pochettino has won the backing of the vast majority of the White Hart Lane faithful, buoyed by the Argentine's faith in young players, the League Cup final appearance, and those eye - catching triumphs over Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League.

The 26 year old Argentine played a key role in Real Madrid's Champions League triumph last season, putting in a Man of the Match role in the final against local rivals Atletico, and then greatly impressed at the World Cup finals.

The former Chelsea boss has a great record in Europe but his UEFA cup and three Champions League triumphs all came with clubs outside England.

The majority of the Blues players were booed as the teams were read out — in support of the Special One, who masterminded three Premier League title victories and four domestic cup triumphs at the club.

Even with maverick manager Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich among their ranks the German top tier still doesn't manage to take top spot, with Schalke 04's Roberto di Matteo chipping in with his FA Cup and Champions League triumphs with Chelsea.

Another FA cup winners trophy this season would certainly be a big help, as would a first triumph in the Champions League of course, although a decent run would be a bonus as well.

Our two back to back FA cup triumphs have helped of course, but the marathon that is the Premier League is a different beast altogether.

Rosicky was unlucky to only be able to boast two FA Cup triumphs for his time in England, with the Premier League having strengthened tenfold in his era, with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City's spending having made it incredibly difficult to land the league League having strengthened tenfold in his era, with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City's spending having made it incredibly difficult to land the league league title.

During his 27 year reign in charge Sir Alex Ferguson helped Man United to 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cup wins and two Champions League triumphs.

Southampton moved above United into fifth following their 4 - 1 triumph over Crystal Palace, although the Red Devils need just a draw to leapfrog the Saints back into the top five, and would clinch a Europa League spot anyway if they win the FA Cup final.

Khedira won the Champions League in May and then played a prominent role in Germany's World Cup triumph over the summer and is therefore clearly a quality performer and perhaps the ideal man to balance out the heaps of midfield creativity at Arsenal with some much needed defensive nous.

The forward has already collected Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, Champions League and World Cup triumphs and is still yet to celebrate his 26th birthday.

It is looking very likely (barring a Wenger miracle) that Arsenal are going to finish in the Europa League positions this season after 20 years in the Top Four, but a Top Six finish and a possible FA Cup triumph would be considered by most teams in the Premiership as a successful season.

Sami Khedira missed most of last term through injury but recovered well to help Real Madrid secure a Champions League triumph last term before playing a key role in Germany's World Cup win in Brazil.

Some Arsenal fans will not remember this, although the shock Premier League triumph of Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City side did cause a lot of people to hark back to the similar achievement of the managerial duo of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor in the 70s, but Arsenal's opponents in the EFL cup after this international break, Nottingham Forest, were once the kings of Europe.

The more recent years have seen increased investment in the team, with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Petr Cech coming in, while three FA Cup triumphs and a top two finish in the League for the first time in over a decade, has constituted into small steps of improvement again.

However, the triumph came at a cost, with Massimiliano Allegri admitting after the match that the World Cup - winning midfielder was a doubt for Juve's midweek Champions League clash with Borussia Monchengladbach.

After what has been our most enduring league campaign, has somehow become respectable with our cup triumph, and now the manager is using that display as proof that he is still the correct person to lead this club into next season.

The Chilean has struggled to garner the same support that he received last season, when he led Manchester City to Premier League and Capital One Cup triumph.

The Hammers will be playing in the UEFA Europa League next season as a result of Manchester United's FA Cup triumph.

Mourinho celebrated his seventh trophy success as Chelsea manager on Sunday as the Blues beat Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final, adding to his two Champions League crowns and league title triumphs in Portugal, Italy and League Cup final, adding to his two Champions League crowns and league title triumphs in Portugal, Italy and League crowns and league title triumphs in Portugal, Italy and league title triumphs in Portugal, Italy and Spain.

The nickname Red Devils was actually coined relatively recently: Legendary manager Sir Matt Busby, who took the team to their European Cup triumph in 1968, took the name from Rugby League side Salford who used it while wearing red shirts themselves.

As such, free from much distraction in the league, the Blues will be striving to repeat their remarkable cup triumph of 2011.

The German boss will certainly be hoping for promotion back to the Premier League, but for now he will continue to lead the team's quest towards a second successive FA CUP triumph.

He guided his side to two top - flight championships, the Second Division title, an FA Cup triumph in the competition's Centenary year, a League Cup Final win, a Charity Shield victory and a couple of European trophy successes before leaving in 1974 to manage England.

However, the confidence that Ozil, Mertesacker and Podolski have gained from their World Cup triumph is certainly going to have a positive effect on the other Arsenal players, and perhaps next season the North London club will regain the league title.

A natural leader, he was handed the armband in 2011 and has since captained the side to two Premier League titles and two Capital One Cup triumphs.

Then after their FA Cup semi-final triumph over Championship side Wigan Athletic at Wembley on Saturday, Aaron Ramsey insisted that winning the cup and finishing fourth in the Premier League would denote «one of the most successful years at Arsenal for many years&raquCup semi-final triumph over Championship side Wigan Athletic at Wembley on Saturday, Aaron Ramsey insisted that winning the cup and finishing fourth in the Premier League would denote «one of the most successful years at Arsenal for many years&raqucup and finishing fourth in the Premier League would denote «one of the most successful years at Arsenal for many years».

Real Madrid's triumph in Cardiff means that they will face UEFA Europa League winners Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup.

Sir Alex, 71, was named United manager on 6 November 1986 and has guided the club to two UEFA Champions League triumphs, a European Cup Winners» Cup, a UEFA Super Cup, 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and four League Cups.

An U21 debut followed in December, and in a climactic end to the 2013 - 14 campaign, Musonda opened the scoring in Chelsea's U21 Premier League title decider against Manchester United at Old Trafford, while also getting on the scoresheet in the Blues» FA Youth Cup final triumph over Fulham.

When asked to name his most memorable moments working with Wenger, it felt telling that Ivan Gazidis mentioned the FA Cup triumphs — three of them, in 2014, 2015, and 2017 — and hesitated before adding a Champions League victory over Barcelona.

No goals have yet to be conceded in the Copa del Rey (having only played L'Hospitalet once with the second leg on Thursday), neither during their recent World Club Cup triumph and just 4 have been let in in the Champions League; AC Milan scoring all of them.

Jack Rodwell played for Sunderland's League Cup match against Exeter City and the 24 year old English midfielder scored twice and provided 2 assists as he was one of the standout players and helped Sunderland in clinching a convincing 6 - 3 triumph.

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker spoke fondly about midfielder Jack Wilshere after he impressed in the 1 - 0 win triumph over Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup.

From Men in Blazers: Rog and Davo applaud Arsenal's FA Cup Final victory over Chelsea, break down Manchester United's Europa League triumph and welcome Huddersfield Town to the Premier League Party.

There has been much speculation about Torres» future but it began to grow after the club finished seventh in the Barclays Premier League last term, but in the wake of Spain's World Cup triumph he conformed he would be staying at Anfield.