Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic acknowledges Tottenham are making life tough for Antonio Conte s men in the hunt for the Premier League title.
The Stamford Bridge club remain favourites to claim a second Premier League title in three seasons, but have not raced away from the competition as they did in 2014-15.
Spurs 2-0 win over London rivals Arsenal on Sunday ensured the gap at the summit remained at four points with four games remaining and Mauricio Pochettino s side play their next match at West Ham on Friday – three days before Chelsea host relegation-threatened Middlesbrough next Monday.
I think this year is more difficult, said Matic, as quoted by The Mirror. We finished 2015 eight points clear of Man City. I m not sure this will be the case with …
Bruno Fernandes has made it clear he does not need to be the main man at Manchester United, though he admits he wants to score more goals.
The midfielder curled home a stunning effort in his side s 2-0 victory against Tottenham on Wednesday, his first at Old Trafford this season.
Fernandes scored 18 Premier League goals during his first full season at United, along with 12 assists, but those numbers decreased last term to 10 goals and six assists, leading to some scrutiny of his performances.
Speaking to Amazon Prime after the game against Spurs, Fernandes conceded he needs to be an influence on the attacking play but his main focus is on the team s results.
I was concerned because I want to score goals, and I wasn t getting my goals but it was not my ma…
Former Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux believes the Blues disappointing season is due to a shift in balance that has upset the squad.
Manager Carlo Ancelotti may soon find himself departing Stamford Bridge after failing to lead Chelsea to back-to-back English Premier League titles and disappointing owner Roman Abramovich in failing to live his well-publicised dream of winning in Europe.
But Le Saux, who made 140 appearances with Chelsea and was capped 36 times for England, insists the Italian boss cannot be blamed alone.
Instead, a number of human elements have conspired to prevent Chelsea from reaching their 2009-10 heights.
I think with football it doesn t take a lot to shift the balance from that performance where things are going well to then sudden…
Borussia Dortmund made it third-time lucky against Arsenal with a dominant 2-0 UEFA Champions League Group D triumph.
Jurgen Klopp s team found themselves paired against the Premier League side for a third time in four seasons, having lost 1-0 at Signal Iduna Park last term and shared a 1-1 draw in 2011.
But Arsenal had no answer to waves of furious, pacey attacks from the Bundesliga outfit, who scored either side of half-time through impressive attacking duo Ciro Immobile and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Italy international Immobile netted his first goal since joined Dortmund from Torino with a superb solo effort, while Aubameyang s display of speed and incision punished Arsene Wenger s men again in the 48th minute.
Tellingly, Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck…