Erling Haaland is said to be ready for Manchester City, Pep Guardiola picks Liverpool and Gary Neville has watched Jesse Lingard.
Here are today’s English football headlines.
Weekend snacks
Pep Guardiola It is believed that journalists favor Liverpool in the title race. The Spaniard took the opportunity to beat the nearest opponent at the table and the media after the 5-0 win over Newcastle.
When asked by beIN how it feels when you hear fans sing “campeones” and that the media have already named the Man City champion, the coach replied:
– A week ago, when we were still ahead, no one said that. Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone else. Of course because Liverpool have a great history behind them in European competitions. not in Premier LeagueBecause they have won only once in 30 years.
Guardiola develops the logic after a follow-up question:
Liverpool with (Manchester) United is one of the most important teams in history, in terms of titles, heritage, history, drama and many, many things. But we’ve been there 10, 11, 12 years ago and I know we sometimes make others uncomfortable. But I don’t care.
Because of Liverpool’s loss of points against Tottenham, Man City is now three points ahead, and the goal difference has also expanded.
The fans were great and I hope we can finish the last game here with a win, says the coach.
Helgens agreed
According to The Athletic, Erling Haaland will move to Manchester City, a transfer that could be confirmed within the week.
And the site indicated that the personal contract between the English Premier League club and the Norwegian club already became clear last month.
Dortmund are now waiting for City to give the go-ahead to activate the striker’s blanket purchase clause, which is said to be close to £63m (around 775m Swedish kronor).
Weekend Call
Gary Neville has (once and for all) really relaxed at Manchester United. In his podcast, he broadcast his opinions after the 0-4 loss away to Brighton.
– (Eric) Tin Hag is in front of a huge post. Neville says many players will leave for natural reasons because their contracts are expiring, but others… you can’t, of course, kick players out of the club.
He appears to be more tired than Jesse Lingard, whose brother took to social media regarding United’s last home game of the season and criticized the club for not giving the player a proper farewell.
All this bullshit last week because of Jesse Lingard. Sure, Jesse has been at the club for a long time, he’s done well, but I’ve seen Brian Robson and Steve Bruce not play in their last club games and not get thanked in the Cup Finals, says Neville.
One of them is probably the best Manchester United captain ever and the other one of their best and they didn’t get the thanks they wanted. I don’t really understand why Jesse Lingard deserved it then.
Weekend State
Regardless of the score against Crystal Palace in the last game, this will be Manchester United’s worst season ever in the Premier League. The club has now collected 58 points, which is six points less than in 2013/2014. The best since Alex Ferguson’s days was Jose Mourinho’s 2017/18 season when United finished second with 81 points.
Weekend quote
“I don’t like this kind of football, but that’s my problem,” Jurgen Klopp said after a point against defensively stable Tottenham Hotspur, Antonio Conte.
Weekend winner
Despite his flaw in the first half, Chelsea managed to get enough ice in their stomachs and defeat Man United 4-2. This means that the club, with Magdalena Ericsson, Jona Anderson and Zisera Mosovic, has won the league title for the third time in a row. Jonas Edvall and Stena Placstinius finished Arsenal just one point in the standings.