The i sport- United they fall The i carries a big image of Manchester United forward Anthony Martial, head in hands, but leads on a story about an injury for England and Arsenal captain Leah Williamson. Their story focuses on questions over the standard of the pitch at Leigh Sports Village, where the defender went down before limping off on Wednesday in a 1-0 defeat to title rivals Manchester United.
Mail Sport – Hapless Harry’s howler The Mail focuses on defender Harry Maguire after his early mistake gifted Sevilla an eighth-minute opener and the night unravelled from there. Goalkeeper David de Gea faces criticism from the paper as well. Described as having a “shocker”, the Spanish goalkeeper provided the hospital pass that led to the England centre-back’s mis-control under pressure on the edge of his box. De Gea later gifted Sevilla their third goal on…
Mirror Sport – Europa Dopes The back pages are no easy read for Manchester United fans today, after the Red Devils put on a poor performance against Seville – that saw them knocked out the Europa League. Harry Maguire and David de Gea bear the brunt of the backlash following that 3-0 defeat in Seville, with the Mirror describing the collective performance as “awful” and the Manchester United goalkeeper as “appalling”. West Ham, however, were…
Harry Maguire finally hits rock bottom for broken Manchester United The Independent says You come at the kings of the Europa League, you best not miss. Manchester United had Sevilla where they wanted them after an hour at Old Trafford. After 90, harrowing minutes in Andalusia, they were out of Europe, overwhelmed, overrun and overcome. After two late own goals at Old Trafford came early and late gifts of goals at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.…
Harry Maguire’s annus horribilis goes on as Manchester United collapse at Sevilla The Guardian says Manchester City (6-2 away), Liverpool (7-0 away) and now 3-0 at Sevilla: the Spanish side join the roll call of those this season to embarrass Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United seriously in a high-stakes game. José Luis Mendilibar’s team stand 13th in La Liga but were handed the initiative early on by the hapless Harry Maguire, whose annus horribilis may…
Fans spot Harry Maguire telling David de Gea ‘shut up’ after Man Utd horror show Daily Star says Fans spotted Harry Maguire telling David de Gea ‘shut up’ after their Manchester United horror show against Sevilla. The United pair combined to gift Sevilla the opening goal in the Europa League quarter-final second round. Maguire squandered possession after being passed the ball by de Gea, prompting Sevilla ace Youssef En-Nesyri to pounce on the error and…
‘Saturday was reminder Joe is definitely human, he bleeds. That lack of a defence cost him.’
De Gea had a night to forget as United crashed out of the Europa League.
‘When the going gets tough, when he’s really got to dig in, he doesn’t quite have the heart for it. He didn’t tonight.’
‘I’m so happy.’
Lampard’s men can put their feet up instead.
Daily Star Sport – ‘It’s Boehl gone wrong’ The Star picks up on “angry” Thiago Silva’s “stinging” attack on the Chelsea hierarchy made after Tuesday’s defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. They say the Brazil defender has told the club’s owners they “could be set for another disastrous season if they do not sort out a clear strategy”. Read the back pages here
Daily Express Sport – ‘Ten Hag tells Red Devils to be angels’ Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has warned his players not to let emotion get the better of them in tonight’s Europa League quarter-final second leg in Seville, according to the Express back page. The newspaper also reports on Manchester City’s “Real test ahead”, referring to their Champions League semi-final against defending champions Madrid, and Thiago Silva’s demand for Chelsea’s owners to “sort…
The Guardian Sport – ‘Nagelsmann and Pochettino lead race for Chelsea hotseat’ The Guardian’s back pages lead with the latest from the Champions League. Erling Haaland features on the back page as Manchester City progress into the Champions League semi-finals after winning against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. The paper also has a couple of other interesting news lines. They lead on Chelsea’s search for a new permanent manager, with Julian Nagelsmann and Mauricio Pochettino highlighted…
‘He’s the manager I’ve been dreaming of my whole career.’
Arsenal can’t afford to slip-up.
Mykhailo Mudryk joined Chelsea in an £88.5m deal from Shakhtar Donetsk in January (Shutterstock)
Chelsea’s players were ‘taken aback’ by Todd Boehly’s decision to introduce Mykhailo Mudryk and his entourage inside the dressing room before a Premier League game this season, according to reports.
Chelsea beat Arsenal to sign Mudryk in an £88.5 million deal from Shakhtar Donetsk in the January transfer window.
The Ukraine international was officially unveiled at Stamford Bridge during the half-time break in Chelsea’s match against Crystal Palace on January 15.
But according to MailOnline, some of Chelsea’s players and staff were left surprised by Boehly’s decision to interrupt preparations before the game by allowing Mudryk and the winger’s advisors to enter the changing room at Stamford Bridge.
The report also claims that there is ‘growing discontent’ among the Chelsea squad, with many players considering their futures ahead of the summer transfer window.
Some of Chelsea’s players are also facing a significant wage reduction as a result of there being no Champions League football next season.
Mykhailo Mudryk and his entourage were allow into Chelsea’s dressing room before their match against Crystal Palace (PA)
Meanwhile, Frank Lampard stressed after Chelsea’s Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid on Tuesday evening that some members of his squad still need time to adjust to English football.
‘There are some players that are maybe quite new here, getting used to the club and that maybe isn’t easy,’ Lampard said.
‘Some of the greatest players in the Premier League, when they first arrive they need sometimes need some time and sometimes they arrive and they’re put in and they find their feet and you see them flying. So maybe there’s a reason with some of our players where they need transitioning but in terms of motivation, you’re playing for Chelsea.
‘There’s individual motivations throughout the squad and there’s a collective. And for me, you have to be competitive with everything we do every day and to get into the team you have to show it.
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‘The team today is what I felt was the most form team individually, the fittest team in terms of what this game was going to ask of us and they showed it. They showed they can compete with Real Madrid, for sure, except from the final-third stuff.
‘So I think it’s important to take each step. Each step for me and the players now is a day off tomorrow and back to work on Thursday and get working towards Brentford.
‘People will make a lot about this season for Chelsea because we’ve had so much success and the reality is this club is going to be back. It will take work and a bit of a process.
‘I think the fans appreciated this performance today. Maybe there have been times this season where they haven’t been feeling like that. So we have to latch on to that and pick up good results for the rest of the season and good performances for the rest of the season and then go again next year.’
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Chelsea Champions League exit: Where do ‘disjointed, broken’ Blues go from here? BBC Sport says If Todd Boehly thought visiting Chelsea’s dressing room to deliver some home truths would inspire a Champions League miracle against Real Madrid he was, as he has been so often since arriving at Stamford Bridge, very much mistaken. Co-owner Boehly decided it was time for the personal touch after Saturday’s home loss to Brighton, although reportedly telling Chelsea’s players their…
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‘That’s the difference between taking things for granted and not.’
‘We need to stop and put a strategy in place otherwise next season we could make the same mistakes.’
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