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Arsene Wenger praised the fighting spirit of Alexis Sanchez after the Chile striker fired Arsenal to a 1-0 Barclays Premier League victory over Southampton at the Emirates Stadium. Sanchez pounced in the 89th minute for his 14th goal in 22 appearances since his summer arrival from Barcelona as the Gunners narrowed the gap on the […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho lauded Didier Drogba's longevity as the Ivory Coast striker rolled back the years in an influential showing in Wednesday night's 3-0 victory over Tottenham. Spurs were bidding for a first win at Stamford Bridge since February 1990 at the 28th attempt and began well, with Harry Kane hitting the crossbar with […]

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson believes the club have to keep Steven Gerrard "for many years to come" after the captain provided a timely reminder of his qualities. The 34-year-old scored his first from open play since January in the 3-1 win at Leicester, having also been involved in the two goals either side of that […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is facing a race against time to be fit for his side's decisive Champions League clash against Roma next week. Manager Manuel Pellegrini has revealed the influential centre-back will definitely miss tonight's trip to Sunderland and the home game against Everton on Saturday with the hamstring injury he sustained at […]

Swansea manager Garry Monk hailed his side's "most complete performance of the season" as they moved into the top six of the Barclays Premier League with a 2-0 home victory over QPR. Monk's men dominated throughout but had to rely on goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Wayne Routledge in the final 12 minutes to finally […]

Head coach Alan Irvine called for unity at West Brom after fans turned on him at The Hawthorns. The Baggies slipped to their fourth straight defeat after they went down 2-1 at home to West Ham on Tuesday. Fans chanted 'Taxi for Irvine' as their frustrations grew with the Baggies having won just three times […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal felt his side deserved to cling on to beat Stoke – but was far from happy with their performance. David de Gea produced two brilliant last-gasp saves and Ashley Young also cleared off the line in injury time as United held on to a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford. […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists captain Steven Gerrard can continue to influence matches and is far from finished as a pivotal player for the club. The Reds midfielder, who is delaying making a decision on the offer of a new contract – believed to be a one-year deal – to extend his stay beyond the […]

Stoke manager Mark Hughes believes the club can cope with the injuries that are beginning to pile up. Midfielders Steve Sidwell and Glenn Whelan are the latest to join the casualty list that also includes Victor Moses (thigh), Robert Huth (calf), Peter Odemwingie (knee) and Dionatan Teixeira (broken foot). Influential centre-back Huth, who has not […]

Newcastle's injury problems have hit "critical" ahead of Tuesday's visit to Burnley. That was the assessment of manager Alan Pardew, who will take a threadbare squad to Turf Moor due to fitness problems and suspensions. Goalkeeper Tim Krul, captain Fabriccio Coloccini and Rolando Aarons are all injured, while Daryl Janmaat, Mike Williamson and Massadio Haidara […]

Yaya Toure has pledged to ignore critics of his early-season form to focus on Manchester City's Premier League title battle with Chelsea. Ivory Coast midfielder Toure blasted reigning champions City into the lead en route to a vital 3-0 league victory at Southampton on Sunday. The 31-year-old vowed to shrug off the fallout from a […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists long-serving captain Steven Gerrard has earned the right to take his time considering the club's new contract offer. The midfielder's current deal expires next summer, by which time he will be 35, and although an offer of an extension has been made it has yet to be agreed by the […]

Louis van Gaal accepts that Christmas with the family is something he will have to sacrifice as manager of Manchester United. The Dutchman is sad that he will not get to see his loved ones much during the festive season because of the English game's traditional heavy schedule at that time of year. Van Gaal […]

Defender Glen Johnson appears resigned to leaving Liverpool at the end of the season after insisting he will not "go crawling" to the club for a new contract. Talks to extend his current deal, which expires in the summer, ground to a halt in the close season when the two parties reached an impasse over […]

Frank Lampard will struggle to tear himself away from Manchester City's Premier League title battle with former club Chelsea to join New York City FC, admits Manuel Pellegrini. Former England midfielder Lampard is due to end his Etihad Stadium loan stint in January and link up with new club New York, after leaving Chelsea last […]