Goals from Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman maintained Bayern Munich s 100 per cent home record in the Bundesliga courtesy of a comfortable 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin.
Hertha had not beaten Bayern in eight attempts prior to Saturday s clash at the Allianz Arena coach Pal Dardai part of the last side to beat the champions in 2009 and the visitors rarely troubled Pep Guardiola s side.
Guardiola, the subject of fresh speculation linking him with Manchester City this week, brought in Mehdi Benatia and Javi Martinez from the 4-0 Champions League win over Olympiacos and saw the pair assist a goal apiece.
Muller headed in from close range to register his 13th Bundesliga goal of the season before Coman converted Martinez s lay-off as Bayern wrapped up the win inside …
Everton are one of a number of clubs interested in signing Fabian Delph from Manchester City, according to Sky Sports.
The England international has just twelve months remaining on his current deal with the Premier League champions, and a number of offers are expecting to be lodged over the coming days.
Delph moved to the Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2015 and has since racked up eighty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals.
He has been part of the squad that won consecutive titles in 2018 and 2019, while internationally he has been capped twenty times four of those appearances coming at last summer s World Cup finals in Russia.
Prior to his move to Manchester he spent six years at Aston Villa, who he signed for from Leeds Uni…
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will once again live out a dream when he lines up against Manuel Neuer at the Allianz Arena but insists he cannot yet compare himself to the Bayern Munich icon.
Neuer has arguably been world football s outstanding goalkeeper for much of the past decade, winning six consecutive Bundesliga titles with Bayern, along with the 2012-13 Champions League and, a year later as Germany s last line of defence, the 2014 World Cup.
Die Mannschaft s bid to retain that crown ended with an ignominious group-stage exit at Russia 2018, with Neuer short of his best form after returning from an injury nightmare.
The mantle of world s best is once again up for grabs, with Brazil s Alisson among those spoken of most loftily among the generatio…
Chris Smalling has not spoken to Gareth Southgate but hopes consistent performances for Manchester United will boost his chances of earning an England recall at the World Cup.
The 28-year-old defender has not featured in Southgate s previous two squads, the coach s concerns about the centre-back s ability to play out from the back placing his hopes of featuring for the Three Lions in Russia in some doubt.
He started and impressed, though, up against England star Harry Kane as United defeated Tottenham 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday.
And Smalling remains optimistic he can still convince the national team coach of his worth in the final weeks of the domestic season.
All I can do is play the games and at the minute I m playing every ga…
Xabi Alonso has rejected claims from a state prosecutor that he defrauded the Spanish tax office to the tune of €3million.
Prosecutor Jose Javier Polo asked a judge to investigate the tax affairs of Bayern Munich midfielder Alonso on Friday, claiming that his office had uncovered evidence of fraudulent activity between 2009 and 2011, while Alonso played for Real Madrid.
Alonso responded with a lengthy statement published on his official Facebook profile, with the most salient point being: [Alonso] reiterates with absolute clarity that he has always fulfilled and continues to meet with each and every one of his tax obligations.
Last month, Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano, a former team-mate of Alonso at Liverpool, was convicted of failing to declare ear…