LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal. Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when […]
By Ian Chadband LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City clambered back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday amid late drama, a Yaya Toure shot deflecting off team mate Kelechi Iheanacho for a lucky stoppage-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Swansea City. Managerless Swansea, playing above themselves, had equalised deservedly in the last […]
REUTERS – Swansea City players are aiming to win Saturday’s Premier League game against Manchester City for former manager Garry Monk because they feel responsible for his departure, caretaker manager Alan Curtis said on Friday. Monk’s 12-year association with the club as a player and manager ended when he was fired on Wednesday following a […]
REUTERS – Former Everton and Manchester United manager David Moyes has ruled himself out of the running for the Swansea City job after Garry Monk was sacked, but is eager to make an instant return to management. Moyes is without a club after he was fired as manager of Spanish side Real Sociedad last month. […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Swansea City manager Garry Monk said he left the club with “great sadness” after he was fired on Wednesday following a dismal run of form in the Premier League. The former Swansea defender, who played for the Welsh team during their rise to the top flight and took over from Michael […]
REUTERS – Assistant manager Pep Clotet and coaches James Beattie and Kristian O’Leary have left Swansea City in the wake of manager Garry Monk’s departure. The management structure for Saturday’s Premier League game against Manchester City will be announced in due course, the Welsh club said on their website (www.swanseacity.net) on Thursday. Monk left on […]
Garry Monk was sacked as Swansea City manager on Wednesday, the club said in a statement after a dreadful run which has seen the Welsh club plummet down.