Burnley’s Danny Drinkwater will be sidelined for two weeks after damaging ankle ligaments in an altercation outside a nightclub earlier this month. British media reported earlier this week that Drinkwater, on loan from Chelsea, was attacked by a group of people outside a Manchester nightclub and manager Sean Dyche said on Thursday that Burnley would
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Manchester United had no choice but to pay the premium Leicester demanded for Harry Maguire. Brendan Rodgers has challenged Leicester City to end their 21-year wait for a win at Manchester United on Saturday to prove the club’s ability to challenge for a top six finish this season. Leicester,
Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. Craig Burley reveals who he thinks is the Premier League’s best goalkeeper between Alisson and Ederson. Shaka Hislop presents his weekly power rankings and is given quite a bit of stick by the FC
The FC guys examine Man City’s defensive options with the possibility that Aymeric Laporte could miss an extended period of time with a knee injury. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.” Doing a fair impersonation of invincibility, Manchester City resume their quest for a third