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As expected, Manchester City brushed aside Man United in the derby, despite trailing at half time, thanks to Phil Foden's brilliant showing in the second half. Is this the beginning of the end for Ten Hag, considering how meek his team has been this season? Our pundits share their thoughts on this, dissect Liverpool's controversial win against Nottingham Forest, as well as review the other matches...

Both the Manchester clubs won their midweek FA Cup matches ahead of this weekend's explosive derby. But as usual, Manchester City steamrolled their opponent, with Erling Haaland back on the scoring sheet with a five-star performance, while Man Utd laboured against Nottingham Forest with another sub par showing. Based on those results, the outcome should be straightforward enough, but will that rea...

More than alright, in fact. An injury-hit Liverpool side had to field a bunch of raw talent led by talismanic skipper Virgil Van Dijk who scored the winner in extra-time to claim the Carabao Cup vs Chelsea. The only team in history to win it 10-times & first trophy following Jurgen Klopp’s bombshell announcement earlier this month. The first for the quadruple chasing Liverpool? Also, the gang revi...

Just For Kicks look forward to the first cup final of the season, as rejuvenated (?) Chelsea face injury-hit Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday. Can Chelsea stop Liverpool's great momentum, or will the Reds bring home the first silverware of the season to Anfield comfortably? Our pundits predict the outcome of this match, as well as share their thoughts on the midweek Champions League ma...

Advantage Arsenal & Liverpool, as Man City came from behind to salvage a point vs Chelsea at home leaving the champions in third, four points behind leaders Liverpool. In the entertaining affair, Pochettino will be encouraged by his side's resilient performance while on the flipside, Pep must be rueing what is two MASSIVE points lost in the title race. Elsewhere, two-goal hero Rasmus Højlund makes...

Champions League returned with the usual suspects (except Bayern Munich) doing well. City and PSG won against Copenhagen and Real Sociedad, while Real Madrid got a slim lead against RB Leipzig. We review these matches and look ahead to another exciting weekend of football, with Chelsea's trip to the Etihad being the standout fixture. Which Chelsea will show up against Pep's Man City that's raring...

Champions League returned with the usual suspects (except Bayern Munich) doing well. City and PSG won against Copenhagen and Real Sociedad, while Real Madrid got a slim lead against RB Leipzig. We review these matches and look ahead to another exciting weekend of football, with Chelsea's trip to the Etihad being the standout fixture. Which Chelsea will show up against Pep's Man City that's raring...

The eventful and exciting AFC Asian Cup is coming to an end with a final not expected by many. Jordan started the tournament by demolishing Malaysia, and after a topsy turvy tournament, they've now made it all the way to the final. In their way is the host, Qatar. Despite being the defending Asian champion, their showing in the 2022 World Cup was pretty underwhelming. Will this be a Qatartic redem...

Arsenal closed the gap to two points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool after securing a deserved 3-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium. Goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Leandro Trossard gave Arteta's men three points while Liverpool struggled for much of the match. This result is Liverpool's second league loss of the season and their first since September. Elsewhere, Wolves leap...

The winter break is over and the Premier League is back to its full pomp, with exciting midweek matches to make up for a very quiet January transfer window. Liverpool thrashed Chelsea at Anfield to keep their title aspirations on track, with Arsenal and Man City winning as well to keep the pressure on the Reds. 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo was Man United's hero in a 4-3 win against Wolves, while Spur...

End of an era. After nine years of heavy-metal football, Liverpool FC legend Jurgen Klopp abruptly announced that at the end of the upcoming season, the German will leave Merseyside with the league leaders having a huge void to fill in the dugout. While only time will tell if Xabi-ball is on its way to England, we reminisce over the memories he's engineered with the Reds while diving into what the...

Harimau Malaya battled against the odds and the narrative in their last match at the Asian Cup to claim a very credible 3-3 draw against South Korea. Our pundits react to that epic match and ponder what could have been, and what could be improved further in the future. Then, it's back to English football, with a look back at the Carabao Cup Semi Final matches that saw Liverpool and Chelsea booking...

Though mathematically possible to progress, the mission in Doha got a lot harder for Harimau Malaya as a last-minute strike was enough to give Bahrain a one-nil win in the cagey encounter. South Korea next on the 25th of January to round off the group stages, will Kim Pan Gon's men make an impression? Elsewhere, Arsenal rout Crystal Palace for five while a returning Ivan Toney inspired Brentford t...

Can Harimau Malaya salvage their AFC Asian Cup campaign against Bahrain this weekend, after a poor showing against Jordan in their first group game? The pundits dissect what went wrong the other day and predict whether they're able to turn things around this weekend. They also reacted to the midweek cup matches, as well as another financial fair play controversy involving Everton (again) and Notti...

After 42 long years, Malaysia goes into Qatar in the Asian Cup as big underdogs as the third-lowest wanked nation at the tournament. With qualification to the knock-out stages a target, how far will Harimau Malaya go? Also, we review the pulsating 2-2 draw vs Spurs at Old Trafford with both sides cancelling each other out, while Manchester City edged out Newcastle United in the oil derby 3-2. Afte...

The football world lost two of its iconic artists this week, in the form of Germany great Franz Beckenbauer & Brazilian legend Mário Zagallo. The pundits start the show by paying tribute to these two great individuals that have graced the game and left a lasting legacy to the way the beautiful game is played and understood. After that, it's back to business, with a review of the mid-week Carabao C...

The competition where anything and everything will happen returned for the third round ties with a with the highlight being Liverpool visit to Arsenal where Klopp's men pulled out a precious 2-0 victory courtesy of a Jacob Kiwior own goal and a last minute Luis Diaz strike. The magic also continued at the Tyne-Wear derby where a hopeful Sunderland was humbled 3-0 by Newcastle United, while ruthles...

English football welcomes 2024 with the 3rd round of the FA Cup! Arsenal hosts Liverpool in the biggest tie of the round, but the romantics would keep an eye on the Tyne-Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle, as well as a potential banana skin in the form of Wigan vs Man Utd. The pundits give their thoughts on these matches, and pay a quick visit to the Championship to see what's happening t...

Just like Santa, the English Premier League truly delivered on their festive fixtures, with great results and surprises galore! Nottingham Forest surprised the Newcastle faithful at St. James' Park, with their old boy Chris Wood returning to haunt them with a hat-trick. Elsewhere, Man United came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against surprise title contender, Aston Villa. Wolves demolished Brentfo...

Jurgen Klopp has criticised the Anfield faithful for the flat atmosphere against Man Utd and West Ham recently. Will the Liverpool crowd respond to that, especially as they welcome top-of-the-table Arsenal this weekend to Anfield? Elsewhere, the pre-Christmas fixtures also see Tottenham hosting in-form Everton, who's making light of the points deduction that they received recently, and David Moyes...

The title race heats up as the lead is exchanged once again, with Arsenal this time taking the top spot after GW17 taking all three points in a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, while a goal-less affair at Anfield v Manchester United demoted Liverpool to second. Elsewhere, points was also dropped for Pep Guardiola as a valiant 2-2 comeback from Crystal Palace was a damming outcome for Mancheste...

Man Utd's season went from bad to worse, as they were dumped out of the Champions League and Europe after losing at home to Bayern Munich. Their next match is away to Liverpool at Anfield, so it doesn't look like things will get much better after this. What else can Man Utd do to stop the rot? Our pundits dissect the malaise happening at Old Trafford, as well as the struggles (and successes) of ot...

Despite battling against all odds, Sean Dyche's Everton are showing the world that the points deduction that they suffered recently are not affecting them. Chelsea became their latest victim, losing 2-0 at Goodison Park. Will they comfortably survive this season, and how high can they finish? Elsewhere, Bournemouth recorded a historic victory at Old Trafford, shaming Man Utd along the way with a c...

20 years on, there was no miracle in Istanbul as Liverpool’s tough run continued with a 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League, a night that piled on more frustration for Arne Slot’s side. Victor Osimhen’s penalty was the difference, but it was the injuries that stung most, with Alisson among those forced off. After a patchy start in the league, this result couldn’t have come at a worse...