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Manchester United captain Roy Keane wheels away after giving his side hope in their 1999 semi-final second leg in Turin. They would complete a comeback from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Juventus. Photograph: Getty Images

From Istanbul to the Etihad: Eight of the Most Exciting Champions League Games

by Nick Ames | Mar 6, 2017 | Sports

It was raining goals in Manchester on Tuesday but where does City’s 5-3 win over Monaco stand alongside other great Champions League nights? Dynamo Kyiv 3-3 Bayern Munich – semi-final first leg, 7 April 1999 Dynamo Kyiv’s wonderful team of the late 1990s deserved a...

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Jürgen Klopp’s vibrant Liverpool are the early pace-setters and along with Chelsea and Manchester City have combined effectiveness with entertainment. Photograph: Seconds Left/Rex/Shutterstock

Liverpool and Chelsea Reap Premier League Rewards of European Absence

by Paul Wilson | Nov 16, 2016 | Sports

Time does not really stand still during international breaks, it just tends to feel that way because a fortnight is a ludicrously long pause in the frantic pace of the domestic programme. A break suggests three or four days somewhere sunny. Two weeks is more like a...

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Football Soccer Britain – Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur – EFL Cup Fourth Round – Anfield – 16/17 – 25/10/16
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp
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European Absence Gives Liverpool Chance to End Long Wait for League Title

by Paul Wilson | Oct 29, 2016 | Sports

Arsène Wenger must be a genius if he can come up with a points total that will be necessary to win the title. Between 82 and 86 points, since you ask. Either that or he was having a little joke, which has been known to happen. “He must have more experience of the...

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Football Soccer – AC Milan v Juventus – San Siro stadium, Milan, Italy- 9/04/16 – Juventus’ Paul Pogba celebrates after scoring. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

Manchester United’s Pogba Fails to Live Up to Price Tag in Draw at Liverpool

by Jamie Jackson | Oct 21, 2016 | Sports

As this game kicked-off Paul Pogba’s “second coming” at Manchester United stood at 10 appearances, one goal, and no show-stopping, game-winning display. There had been flashes of quality but little else to suggest the world’s most expensive footballer was living up to...

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Loris Karius played for Liverpool in the EFL Cup win at Derby and is set to keep his place for the Premier League match against Hull. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Loris Karius May Prove Jürgen Klopp’s Theory against Manchester United

by Andy Hunter | Oct 17, 2016 | Sports

Germany is a goalkeeper country, claimed Jürgen Klopp, conjuring images of Sepp Maier roaming the Bavarian Alps, Oliver Kahn overseeing heavy industry in the Ruhr Valley and Harald Schumacher lying in wait for Patrick Battiston at the French border. The Liverpool...