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Slot praised Plymouth for getting the better of his side Arne Slot compared Plymouth Argyle’s tactics to those used by Manchester United after the Championship’s bottom club eliminated Liverpool from the FA Cup. Liverpool suffered a fourth round exit after a 1-0 defeat at Home Park on Sunday afternoon, ending their hopes of a quadruple for another season. Slot opted to rest many of his first-team regulars with Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah among those left out of the squad. Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota were among those tasked with getting the job done against the…

Furious Ange Postecoglou fires back at Tottenham ‘agenda’ to get him sacked Under-fire Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has leapt to the defence of young stars and hit out at ‘agenda-driven stuff’ aimed at his side. Three days on from their limp exit from the Carabao Cup at the semi-final stage against Liverpool, Spurs were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Sunday evening. Tottenham found themselves a goal down after just one minute with goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky at fault, letting Jacob Ramsey’s effort past him all too easily. Premier League legend Alan Shearer was critical of…

Rashford came off the bench to make his Villa debut on Sunday Unai Emery praised the performances of Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio after the pair made their Aston Villa debuts off the bench against Tottenham. A week on from joining the club on loan from Manchester United, Rashford was named among the subs on Sunday night alongside Asensio, another loan signing from Paris Saint-Germain. Moments after Morgan Rogers had doubled Villa’s lead, the two new signings entered the fray as Villa sealed a 2-1 victory in their FA Cup fourth round tie to pile more pressure on Spurs…

Liverpool 4 Spurs 0 – One giant leap for Slot The back page of the Daily Telegraph reports on Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Spurs. The back page says the Reds are on to win Arne Slot’s first silverware with the club. They’ll face Newcastle in the final at Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool 4 Spurs 0 – Never in doubt! The back page of the Daily Mail leads with a picture of Mo Salah as Liverpool beat Spurs 4-0 to book their spot in the Carabao Cup final, where they’ll face Newcastle at Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool 4 Tottenham 0 – KOP FINAL The back page of the Daily Star reports on Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Spurs to book themselves a place in the Carabao Cup final – where they’ll face Newcastle at Wembley.

Liverpool 4 Spurs 0 – Take a boa, lads The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Tottenham to book a place in the final of the Carabao Cup where they’ll face Newcastle at Wembley.

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham surrendered their first-leg lead in a heavy defeat to Liverpool Jamie Redknapp said he had never before seen a team wilt and roll over quite like Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham following the side’s ‘horrendous’ Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool. After coming away from the first leg with a 1-0 lead, Postecoglou’s men were put to the sword at Anfield, with Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk all hitting the target. It secured the Reds a 4-0 victory on the night – and a 4-1 win on aggregate from the two-legged tie – and…

Tottenham were thrashed 4-0 at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Thursday night, with Jamie Carragher labelling three Spurs midfielders a ‘disgrace’ for their performance. It was complete dominance for the Reds at Anfield and that translated to a one-sided scoreline thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk. Spurs had won the first leg 1-0 in north London, but it was hard to imagine how they managed that after watching the second contest. Carragher was stunned with how poor Tottenham’s midfield was at Anfield, slamming the performances of the central trio of…

Marcus Rashford and Ruben Amorim did not gel at all at Manchester United Ruben Amorim says he could not get his message across to Marcus Rashford, feeling that he was not grasping his ideas in the pitch or in training. The relationship between Amorim and Rashford quickly fell apart after the Portuguese arrived as Red Devils boss and the England international was ousted from the first team. Rashford last played for Manchester United on 12 December and after links with numerous clubs over the winter transfer window he made a loan switch to Aston Villa until the end of…

Tottenham were put to the sword by Arne Slot’s relentless Liverpool at Anfield Ange Postecoglou insisted he did not care about the damning comments Jamie Redknapp made about his Tottenham side in the wake of their crushing Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool. Spurs held a one-goal advantage heading into to this evening’s second leg but were blown away on Merseyside, with Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk all finding the back of the net. It secured Liverpool – the defending champions – a 4-1 win on aggregate over the two-legged tie, setting up what promises to be…

Arsenal defender William Saliba has been identified as an ‘absolute priority’ for Real Madrid in the next transfer window, according to reports in France. The 23-year-old had a slow start to life as an Arsenal player, signing for the club in 2019 but then heading out on a trio of loan spells. After returning to former club Saint-Etienne and then moving to Nice and Marseille on short-term deals, the centre-back finally got the chance to shine with the Gunners in the 2022/23 season. Since then he has been thoroughly impressive, a fixture in the heart of Arsenal’s defence and quickly…

Robbie Fowler has opened up on his footballing career and departure from Liverpool but insisted there is one thing that still bugs him to this day. Despite growing up as an Everton fan, Fowler joined the Reds’ academy at the age of 11 and went on to make his debut for the club seven years later in a League Cup win against Fulham. And the striker soon made headlines in the second leg of the cup tie a fortnight later, scoring all five goals in his side’s 5-0 win at Anfield. From there, Fowler blossomed into one of England’s most…

Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has suffered a suspected hamstring strain and manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed he will have a scan on Thursday to learn the severity of the problem. The Gunners were beaten 2-0 on Wednesday night and 4-0 on aggregate by Newcastle in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. The Brazilian was taken off in the first half at St James’ Park, limping out of the game after 37 minutes to be replaced by Ethan Nwaneri. The injury was immediately very concerning as the winger was holding his hamstring, sparking fears of an extended spell on the sidelines.…

Anthony Gordon appeared to aim a subtle dig at Arsenal following Newcastle’s Carabao Cup semi-final victory over Mikel Arteta’s side this evening. Already trailing 2-0 from the first leg, the Gunners had a mountain to climb as Jacob Murphy beat David Raya on the rebound after Alexander Isak had fired against the post in the 19th minute at St James’ Park. The visitors, fresh from their thumping 5-1 win over Manchester City in the Premier League, offered little in response and Gordon’s goal shortly into the second period – coming from a poor Raya pass – put the tie to…

David Raya came in for criticism in Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle Jamie Carragher has told managers to ban goalkeepers playing the ball into midfielders running towards their own goal when under pressure, after watching Arsenal concede a goal because of that ploy at Newcastle. The Magpies beat the Gunners 2-0 at St James’ Park on Wednesday night, completing a comprehensive 4-0 aggregate victory in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Eddie Howe’s side will not go on to face either Liverpool or Tottenham in the Wembley final, while Arsenal’s search for silverware goes on. Newcastle were very impressive as they pressed…

Gary Neville says Arsenal were right not to panic buy in January but believes the side’s crushing Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle proves a new striker is an absolute necessity in the summer. Trailing 2-0 from the semi-final first leg in north London, Arsenal had a mountain to climb as Jacob Murphy increased the deficit inside 20 minutes to send the St James’ Park crowd into raptures. The Gunners offered very little in response and gifted Newcastle their second of the night in the 52nd minute, with Anthony Gordon making no mistake from close range after David Raya’s clumsy pass…

Newcastle aim dig at Mikel Arteta after humbling Arsenal in Carabao Cup Newcastle couldn’t resist taking a thinly veiled dig at Mikel Arteta after Arsenal were humbled at St James’ Park and slumped to a 2-0 defeat in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. The Gunners faced an uphill task to overturn a 2-0 deficit after their profligate finishing in the first game was punished by Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon. Kai Havertz was the main culprit three weeks ago when the Germany international missed a succession of chances that envious Arsenal fans would have loved Arteta’s long-time…

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 – It’s party Tyne The back page of the Daily Telegraph pictures a celebrating Jacob Murphy after scoring the opening goal for Newcastle. Anthony Gordon added a second to secure Newcastle a place in the Carabao Cup final – at Wembley.

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 – Geordie roar The back page of the Daily Star features a large image of Jacob Murphy celebrating following his opening goal for Newcastle. Fellow English player Anthony Gordon added a second to book their place at the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. The Star also takes a look at today’s game between Liverpool and tottenham.

Wembley Howay The Sun’s back page leads with Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon celebrating after scoring – sending Newcastle through to the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Newcastle beat a lacklustre Arsenal 2-0 in last night’s match. They also take aim at Luke Littler who has been branded as a lazy baby, for making players wait for a photoshoot because he slept in.

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 – On Howay to Wembley The back page of the Daily Mirror report on Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 win with a thumping win over Arsenal in last night’s Carabao Cup – sending them through to the final at Wembley. Without a jibe on ‘stay humble’ which you would expect from The Mirror. But they do share the dejected image of Mikel Arteta. They also lead with a review on the second semi-final tonight between Liverpool and Tottenham with a catchy headline ‘Arne is so desperate for a Slot in the final’. He said: “It cannot be…

Joe Cole has warned Myles Lewis-Skelly and the rest of Arsenal’s squad that their ‘over-celebrating’ against Manchester City may come back to bite them in the future. The Gunners thumped champions City 5-1 at a rapturous Emirates to tighten their grip on second place and go nine points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side in the Premier League table. Thomas Partey, Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz and Ethan Nwaneri all hit the target after Erling Haaland had cancelled out Martin Odegaard’s opener in what was a breathless second period in north London. The heavyweight contest proved a thrilling albeit bad-tempered affair, with players…

Tyrell Malacia has completed his loan move from Manchester United to PSV and says he is ‘happy to be here’ and ‘finally playing good football again.’ The 25-year-old has had an injury-hit time since arriving at Old Trafford from Feyenoord in 2022, making just 47 appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils. The Dutchman missed the entirety of the 2023/24 season with a serious knee issue, and while he has returned to action this campaign, he is clearly out of Ruben Amorim’s plans. Diogo Dalot has been preferred at left wing-back, despite being out of position, and now Patrick…

Mikel Arteta has revealed that the rapid extent of Ethan Nwaneri’s progress has meant he isn’t even old enough to change in the Arsenal first team dressing room. The prodigious 17-year-old enhanced his burgeoning reputation with two more outstanding performances last week. Nwaneri marked the first Champions League start of his career with a superb goal in a 2-1 win over Girona seven days ago, before he delivered another eye-catching cameo off the bench in Sunday’s thrashing of Manchester City which he capped with another spectacular long-range strike. Arsenal have had high hopes for a player who became the youngest…