Sentences with phrase «win over his former club»

A brilliant Juan Cuadrado goal helped Juventus to a 3 - 1 win over his former club Fiorentina, for whom he played 85 times in Serie A between 2012 and February this year.

Petr Cech — the former Chelsea FC goalkeeper and legend — made his competitive début for the Gunners in the win over his former club.

Kenny Dalglish's only real concern surrounds the possible inclusion of forward Andy Carroll, who was introduced from the bench during the Reds» 3 - 0 win over his former club Newcastle last Sunday following a knee injury and may have to start Monday's affair once again from the bench.

Will Grigg talks to iFollow Latics after scoring a hat - trick in Latics» 5 - 1 win over his former club MK Dons.

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this club, under his tutelage, has ruffled a lot of feathers over the years and now it's coming home to roost... his arrogance has rubbed many the wrong way, but winning provided the perfect tonic to cure all ills... whether largely self - created or a byproduct of all the media attention, Wenger seemed to embrace his cult - like status, which would eventually be his downfall... he claimed that his club was different... more of an extended family than a footballing club and only those with what he deemed as «special» qualities could even hope to join such an exclusive club... these «qualities» were hailed by most, especially as the wins kept rolling in... but with exclusivity comes a certain amount of cockiness, which can be somewhat healthy in a highly competitive environment if it comes from a honest place... it wouldn't take long for the fans to embrace their bespectacled former economics professor, going so far as to suggest he could do no wrong... but this fairy tale couldn't last forever

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This is according to the Sun, who are reporting that the former Southampton defender has 18 months left on his # 80,000 - a-week with the club, and that Shaw has apparently won over boss Jose Mourinho.

Nigel Winterburn has praised his former club's stunning performance in the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa at the weekend and feels it was their best of the season.

As for the visitors, former Arsenal ace Theo Walcott scored twice in a 2 - 1 win over Leicester City and he may well come back to the haunt his old club if he can maintain that impressive start to life with the Toffees as he helped end a seven - game winless streak in all competitions.

Former Manchester United forward Diego Forlan has slated PSG Brazilian duo Dani Alves and Neymar for their antics in the club's 2 - 0 win over Lyon.

The former England international has made a strong start, scoring in a 5 - 2 win over San Jose Earthquakes on his debut for the club.

But the chances of Arsenal being crowned champions of England next May could now be looking slimmer after Man City followed on from the heavy league win over West Brom with an outstanding European victory over Pep's former club.

City bounced back with wins over Newcastle and Reading, though they simply could not find enough consistency as they were then beaten by Sunderland, whose winning goal came from former City star Adam Johnson, who had just left the club that summer.

If the Arsenal transfer rumours are true then Arsene Wenger has this week made another transfer bid to his former club AS Monaco who won the French Ligue 1 title over the huge favourites PSG last season.

It was not as if Arsene Wenger got the hairdryer out on the Arsenal team that struggled to a 1 - 0 win over the League One club Doncaster last night, although Sir Alex Ferguson was there so he could have borrowed one off the former United manager if needed.

He marked his league debut for his new club by scoring twice in a 4 - 1 win over his former side, Groningen.

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If the 2 - 1 win over Manchester United to complete a rare unbeaten home record in Tottenham's final season at the iconic old ground wasn't an historic milestone in itself, once the pitch had been cleared by stewards and uniformed police after several pleading announcements, the afternoon was given unforgettable poignancy with the parade of 48 former Tottenham legends plus a cinematic trip down memory «Lane» narrated on giant screens by renowned Spurs fan, actor Kenneth Branagh, chronicling the illustrious history of the club and rendering many fans misty - eyed.

A 3 - 1 win that saw Gonzalo Higuain score a goal against his former club for the second time in as many chances since he signed with Juventus over the summer.

Celtic fans were given a pre-match boost when Bobby Lennox, who played in the club's European Cup final win over Inter Milan in 1967, and Rosemary Burns, wife of former Celtic player and manager Tommy Burns, helped unfurl the 2015 - 16 Premiership flag to raucous cheers.

The 44 - year - old's former club stole the headlines with a thumping 5 - 0 win over Watford, leapfrogging Tottenham into third in the table.

The 2008/09 Bundesliga champions decided to make a change after Ismael, a former defender with the club, won six games in 17 matches in charge having taken over from Dieter Hecking in October 2016.

The former Arsenal man did start the West London club's 3 - 2 win over Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup last week, having come off the bench to supply Diego Costa for the club's winning goal against Watford a few days before.

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.

Over two spells at Atletico, Torres has scored 113 goals in 330 appearances, but the former Vicente Calderon ball - boy has never lifted a trophy with his boyhood club, something which could still be fixed should Simeone's side end this season by winning the Europa League.