Aguero feeling fitter following knee surgery

Sergio Aguero feels knee surgery has given him a fitness boost that allows him to carry out Pep Guardiola s pressing instructions more thoroughly.

Aguero, Manchester City s record goalscorer, has not always seemed to have the best relationship with Guardiola, who has preferred Gabriel Jesus at times throughout his spell in charge.

But the striker has started all 12 Premier League games this term compared to Jesus two, scoring eight goals  including his 150th in the competition to lead the race for the Golden Boot.

And Aguero credits the operation he had prior to the World Cup as a factor in making him sharper and more able to follow Guardiola s tactical plan.

It all comes from my discomfort in my knee. I had been suffering for a long time and had a lot …

Neymar makes Champions League history with 20th European goal for PSG

Neymar became the first player to score 20 goals for two different clubs in the Champions League as he starred in Paris Saint-Germain s 5-1 rout of Istanbul Basaksehir.

The 28-year-old scored a hat-trick, with Kylian Mbappe helping himself to a brace – at 21 years and 11 months, the France star is now the youngest player to reach 20 goals in the Champions League, taking that record off Lionel Messi.

In a fixture pushed back a day due to allegations the initial fourth official Sebastian Coltescu had exposed Basaksehir assistant Pierre Webo to racist language, Neymar had a part in all five of PSG s goals and put six of his seven attempts on target.

Neymar s opener was a sublime effort, curled into the top-right corner, with Brazil s poster boy doubling his …

Prediction: Atletico Madrid vs Juventus

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The knockout stages of last season s Champions League saw a few quite remarkable comebacks, which perfectly illustrated the competition as the most attractive in club football. One of them was certainly the way Juventus overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg against Atletico Madrid with a 3-0 triumph in Turin.

The clash will likely serve as a huge source of motivation for both sides as they prepare to lock horns at the very start of this season s campaign in a game played on Wednesday evening at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid. It will likely have some impact on the final standings in Group D, also featuring Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow.

Atletico Madrid

Having been at the helm since December 2011, Dieg…

Manchester City 5-1 Atalanta: Sensational Sterling nets a hat-trick before Foden sees red

Raheem Sterling scored a second-half hat-trick as Manchester City moved closer to securing their progression from Champions League Group C with an emphatic 5-1 win over Atalanta.

Ruslan Malinovskiy s penalty capped a fine start for Atalanta, but the Serie A side were little match for City once Pep Guardiola s men led by the impressive Sterling clicked into gear.

Sergio Aguero was the benefactor of Sterling s work in the first half, tucking in from a brilliant cross before converting a penalty the England forward won.

Sterling took matters into his own hands from then on – his treble coming in the space of 11 productive minutes for City, though the emphatic win was marred by the late dismissal of Phil Foden.

8 Raheem Sterling is the 8th English player to…

Arsenal ´nowhere near the required standard´ in Forest defeat, says Arteta

Mikel Arteta slammed Arsenal s performance in their 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest, convinced they were nowhere near the standard required .

The loss meant Arsenal were eliminated at the third-round stage of the competition for only the second time in 26 seasons.

Arteta was back on the bench after a bout of coronavirus forced him to miss arguably their best performance of the season in the 2-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend.

But he was not happy with what he saw at the City Ground, with substitute Lewis Grabban getting the winner for Forest, who were also the last team to beat Arsenal at this stage of the FA Cup.

Speaking after the game, Arteta told ITV Sport: We are out of the competition and we have to apologise.

When you have n…

Benzema matches Ronaldo scoring run as Militao proves his value to Madrid

To borrow a line from Meatloaf, two out of three ain t bad for Real Madrid. 

A 2-1 triumph over Barcelona sees Zinedine Zidane s side take over at the top of the table. Their stay at the LaLiga summit could only last 24 hours long-time leaders and noisy neighbours Atletico can go back above them if they take a point from their game in hand but, make no mistake, Los Blancos are in the thick of a three-way title race.

A Clasico win meaning they have won both league meetings in a season for the first time since 2007-08 followed on from a 3-1 result against Liverpool in the Champions League. 

Just like in their midweek success in European action, Madrid scored twice before half-time to seize control. Barca will rue the deflection on Toni Kroos free-kick that…

Next Real Madrid Manager Betting Odds: Mauricio Pochettino Joins List of Favourites

As Real Madrid begin the hunt for a permanent solution at the helm, Santiago Solari has been installed as Lopetegui’s interim replacement and will try to steady the sinking ship until the final decision has been made.

As things stand at the moment, the 42-year-old former Real Madrid player – who’s being promoted from the Madrid B team – is standing as the firm favourite to be made a permanent manager of Real Madrid. With , the Argentinean leads the line ahead of a series of more established names that have been thrown into the mix.

Florentino Perez’s intention is to go for a well-known, authority name but he will to bide his time and choose his next step wisely in order to avoid any problems within Real Madrid’s big-ego dressing room.

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Arsenal and Manchester City want Ryan Bertrand

Arsenal are among the clubs interested in signing Southampton left-back Ryan Bertrand in the summer transfer window, according to . Serie A club AC Milan and Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco are also reported to be kenn on securing the services of the 31-year-old England international defender.

Bertrand is out of contract at Southampton at the end of June. Talks between the left-back and the Saints have not gone well, and there is a chance that the 31-year-old will leave the club as a free agent. Manchester City are reported to have already made contact over a potential transfer of the former Chelsea man.

Bertrand has been on the books of Southampton since 2015 and is one of the better left-backs in the Premier League. The England international is at the top of his game, and he…

Prediction: Leeds vs Manchester City

Prediction: Manchester City win

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The Premier League is back this weekend for the final set of fixtures before the next international break. The start of the new campaign has been far more unpredictable and exciting than even the most optimistic of fans could ve imagined and at this stage, that can only be a good thing. Today we re going to be taking a look at the highly anticipated contest between two of English football s most exhilarating teams Leeds United and Manchester City.

Leeds

Marcelo Bielsa has been able to breathe new life into the top flight with his Leeds side putting together some fantastic performances to start off the new season. They may have suffered defeat at the hands of Liverpool but they ve bounced back wit…

Liverpool stunned by Watkins´ first-half hat-trick as Aston Villa run riot

Liverpool conceded four goals in the first half of a Premier League match for the first time under Jurgen Klopp as Ollie Watkins led an inspired Aston Villa charge on Sunday.

Villa took the lead after just four minutes through Watkins left-footed strike beyond Adrian – in for the injured Alisson – after he was teed up by Jack Grealish.

Without Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara due to coronavirus, Liverpool were 2-0 behind in the 22nd minute when Watkins thumped home a brilliant second, and though Mohamed Salah – who has now scored against 25 of the 26 teams he has faced for the Reds in the Premier League – pulled one back, John McGinn quickly restored Villa s lead.

Watkins perfect trio of goals was completed in the 39th minute as he headed home from point-b…