Sentences with phrase «against his former club at»

The 19 - year old has already proved his versatility, impressing at centre back and right back and he might even get a chance to show what he can do against his former club at left back tonight, with both of the first choice left backs facing late fitness tests.

Blackpool's summer was played out against the backdrop of continued fan protests against the ownership of Karl Oyston and it comes as no surprise that they are struggling, but Ishmael Miller's equaliser against his former club at the Riverside Stadium gives them a platform to build on.

The games in this competition against Manchester United and Dortmund have already proven that this side have something about them under Klopp, and the comeback against his former club at Anfield has already gone down as one of those games in Liverpool's history.

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I expect Giroud to get a rest and Welbeck to replace him at centre forward, as the Frenchman could do with a rest and the England striker could do with the game time, especially after doing so well against his former club in the last round.

The Sky Sports pundit appeared to criticise his compatriot following the goalless draw against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium last month, in which he implied that his former club will not win the Premier League with Giroud as the first choice striker.

Former Man United player Paul McGrath has said that it is quite evident to see that Radamel Falcao isn't happy at the club following his reaction to being taken off against Preston North End.

The former Everton man has hardly featured for Manchester City this season, after joining the club for # 12million last summer, but finished the season on a high note with two fine goals in his side's 3 - 2 defeat against Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium.

So I can understand why the pundit and former Arsenal striker Charlie Nicholas is looking at the way the Gunners got that point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and suggesting in a Sky Sports report that Arsene Wenger drops the club's two big name stars Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, because they were absent from that game as well and it seemed to work out pretty well for us.

The 21 - year - old, who handed in a transfer request on Tuesday afternoon, starts against his former club as he will partner captain Phil Jagielka at the heart of the Toffees defence for the game against the Tykes.

Cech must start that game at Wembley, even if it was not against his former club.

While Robin Van Persie will have enjoyed playing against his former club more than Danny Welbeck did, it is Wenger who really needs to look at the upcoming January transfer window and make radical changes to his squad, with Vermaelen a potential loan target.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert was at his former club Borussia Dortmund for their Champions League clash against Arsenal on Tuesday.

Pep Guardiola suffered similar problems against his former club FC Barcelona in the Champions League, a 4 - 0 defeat away at the Nou Camp, but their problems seemed to have compounded with every game they fail to win in the Premier League.

Former LFC boss Roy Hodgson sits in the dugout at the south London club, and there could be three ex-Reds lining up against their former employersFormer LFC boss Roy Hodgson sits in the dugout at the south London club, and there could be three ex-Reds lining up against their former employersformer employers, too.

Predicted Starting XI: Marouane Fellaini to take the place of Paul Pogba against his former club as Manchester United to grind out the results at home

Striker Robin van Persie will miss the game against his former club due to an ankle injury, and defender Jonny Evans has been banned for six matches for spitting at Newcastle's Papiss Cisse.

With the departure of mentor Sam Allardyce and the appointment of miserable turd - stain Gary Megson, Diouf's time at Wanderers came to an end in 2008 with the club fighting against relegation - a battle that they would win with the help of the former Liverpool forward.

Sagna, capped 65 times by France, will be available to Roberto De Zerbi from next week, meaning that the former Arsenal right back's league debut for his new club could come at the Olimpico against Roma, rather than this weekend's fixture at home against Napoli

That successful campaign began with a home win against Bayer Leverkusen, the former home of Andre Schurrle, while CSKA Moscow were in our group in 2004/05, Jose Mourinho's first season at the club (John Terry pictured scoring in the home game below).

Cristiano Ronaldo fired an ominous warning to former club Manchester United with a hat - trick as Real Madrid warmed up for their Champions League showdown against the Red Devils with a one - sided 4 - 1 victory over Sevilla at...

Pitted against the Armenian could be Darren Fletcher, a former United Academy star who carved a 20 - year career at the club before leaving just under two years ago.

Conte thought that Alonso would be able to fit seamlessly into his new system after having played as a wing - back at his former club, but his performance against Hull left a lot to be desired.

He was a former goalkeeper at the Club who had to struggle against the general apathy of those around him

We have had a less than perfect record of late against my other former club Everton, especially at Goodison Park, so this will be a real test, but I suspect we are relishing it more than the Merseysiders.

Denzel Dumfries scored the winning goal against his former club as Heerenveen overcame Sparta Rotterdam 2 - 1 at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Now at the age of 40 he has admitted whilst promoting his new autobiography that he deliberately gave away the spot kick against his former club Sparta Prague's main challengers for the Championship title, Liberec, whilst playing for minnows Ceske Budejovice.

Dan Gosling struck a dramatic late equaliser against his former club as Bournemouth battled back from two goals down to draw 2 - 2 at home to Newcastle.

As per Don Balon, the Spain international is against a move for Coutinho due to the Reds» hefty valuation while he wants the club to avoid signing Ozil at all costs due to his former association with fierce rivals Real Madrid.

Amid all the protest against Arsene Wenger from the fans, club legend Jens Lehmann has staunchly defend his former manager throughout and the former goalkeeper has now taken another pop at the unhappy Gunners» supporters.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was still buoyant about lifting his first Premier league title with Arsenal, even after the club suffered a 4 - 0 loss against at Anfield.

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The Mirror also revealed that former England captain has hired the pitch for a final farewell game at the club on Monday, which will come after their last game against Leicester.

LANDOVER, Md. — Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu met with former President of the United States Barack Obama at half - time of the Catalan club's International Champions Cup 1 - 0 win against Manchester United on Wednesday.

Welsh midfielder Joe Allen has spoken about his team's disappointment at losing 3 - 1 to former club Swansea City in the Capital One Cup — but he has backed them to bounce back with three points against Newcastle on Sunday.

Defender Matt Mills failed a fitness test last week, but most at the club, including manager Neil Lennon, expect him to be available for this week's match against Nottingham Forest and former Bolton Wanderers manager Dougie Freedman.

The Blues looked set to repeat their win at the Etihad from last season, but then Lampard came off the bench for City and struck an equaliser against his former club.

I'm becoming quite bored of speaking about Van Persie's sudden decline but his performance at the Emirates against his former club can not be ignored.

Former Spurs player Younes Kaboul has been part of a backline that looks capable of leaking goals and unable to keep a clean sheet; considering they have conceded at least three goals in all but two of their five fixtures this season (including the 6 - 3 Capital One Cup victory against League Two side Exeter), the Frenchman will not relish the prospect of facing his former club if he recovers from a knee injury inFormer Spurs player Younes Kaboul has been part of a backline that looks capable of leaking goals and unable to keep a clean sheet; considering they have conceded at least three goals in all but two of their five fixtures this season (including the 6 - 3 Capital One Cup victory against League Two side Exeter), the Frenchman will not relish the prospect of facing his former club if he recovers from a knee injury informer club if he recovers from a knee injury in time.

KEY FACT: Arsenal have never failed to score in 17 home league matches against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Arsenal 1/2 Draw 15/4 Palace 6/1 bet365 Pick: Under 2.5 goals @ 27/20 ANDY SAYS: I can see my former club claiming a point from this... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Hard to see Palace getting anything here, and they probably won't... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Arsenal will have too much for Palace here, home win... 3 - 1 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Wilfried Zaha at # 1.79 looks a very good buy

United still hold a club record today for the biggest victory, which was against Anderlecht in the game played on the 26th September 1956, a fortnight after the first match between the two clubs, with United winning 10 - 0 in a match due to be played at Old Trafford, but a floodlight failure moved the game to Manchester City's former home, Maine Road.

Linklaters and Deloitte have pointed the finger at each other in their defences against the professional negligence claim brought by former Arsenal shareholder Lady Nina Bracewell - Smith over the sale of her stake in the football club to current majority owner Stan Kroenke.