Shay Given

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson believes the club’s defence has made an improvement this term when compared to the previous campaign. The Cityzens were unable to defend their title last season as they finished 18 points behind Liverpool at the top of the table and they are hoping to produce a much better showing this time around.

They have picked up 15 points after nine games into the season and are six points behind leaders Tottenham Hotspur with one match in hand. Speaking in a recent briefing, Ederson said that the defensive displays have improved from last term, but there is still the need for some fine tuning with the arrival of new players.

Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given has sent a bit of friendly advice to Liverpool understudy goalkeeper Caomhín Kelleher to learn from current number one at Anfield Alison if he wants to become a better goalkeeper or stand a chance of playing for Liverpool.

Kelleher was given the chance to play for Liverpool in recent tunes following an injury to the first-choice goalkeeper and the inconsistencies of the second-choice. He has since impressed his boss Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool fans as they have all heaped praises on the Icelandic goalkeeper. His fine performances have also put him in strong contention to challenge Darren Randolph for the number one shirt for Iceland.

 

Premier League legend Shay Given has disclosed the reason behind his decision to leave Manchester City in the summer of 2011. Shay Given enjoyed a successful Premier League career in the colours of clubs like Newcastle United, Manchester City and Aston Villa.

He spoke to SkyBet about his Manchester City career and what led him to leave the club. According to him, ex-Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini didn’t want him at the club and that prompted his decision to leave the Citizens in search of first team football.

 

Due to the lockdown situation created by the corona virus epidemic, most of the countries are worst hit in terms of economy as well as other parameters.

The number of people who died due to the corona virus epidemic is much lesser than the number of people who died due to hunger as well as depression. In this hard situation, the former football star of the Republic of Ireland has come forward to stand beside his country. He had a long career of 23 years before he took off his boots and goalkeeping gloves. He has saved his teams from conserving goals many times, and now he is up for saving his country against an invisible opponent.

 

Former Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given believes there should be some truth to the speculation linking Jack Grealish with a move to Manchester United this summer. The midfielder has spent his entire career with the Villains but he has been touted to pursue a bigger challenge at the end of the campaign.

United are obviously deemed the favourites to secure his services and Given feels the 24-year-old is good enough to play for the Mancunian giants, he told Stadium Astro: “There’s so much press and media about Jack joining, there’s no smoke without fire. There must be something in the pipeline that he could be joining United. I’ve no clue what the fee’s going to be but I do think he’s good enough to play for a club like United. He wouldn’t look out of place in that team.”

 

Derby County coach Shay Given has said that the team are looking forward to the big games before the close of the regular season. The Rams have been in superb form since the restart with three wins on the bounce and that has brought them to within one point off Cardiff City, who are occupying the final play-off spot.

Still, they have plenty of work to do as they are scheduled to face Nottingham Forest, West Bromwich Albion, Brentford, Cardiff City and Leeds United in five of their remaining six matches. All of these teams are currently in the top six of the Championship and Given insists that the players are relishing the big challenge at hand.

Newcastle United midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is pleased that the Magpies have answered the critics who had expected them to be relegated under Steve Bruce this term. The Tyneside outfit saw high-profile exits in the form of Salomon Rondon, Ayoze Perez and manager Rafael Benitez last summer and that led to suggestions that they may struggle to preserve their Premier League status for more than 12 months.

However, they have managed to prove the critics wrong with 35 points accumulated from 29 games this term and they are currently eight points ahead of the drop zone. In a Youtube live session, Shelvey highlighted that the club have done better than the initial expectations of them and hopefully, they can carry the positives when the season resumes after the coronavirus shutdown.

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is keen on making the France national team for the summer’s Euro 2020 tournament. The Frenchman has been in top form for the Red Devils this term and he has already contributed 17 goals from 31 appearances in all competitions. As a result, he is on course for the best-ever return during a single campaign and Martial has his sights on representing Les Bleus at the European Championships.

“Yes, I’m thinking about it. I want to go to the Euros. We’ll see. I do my job, that’s all. I’m trying to do my best to help United finish in the top four. I will try to score as many goals as possible to finish the season well,” he was quoted as saying by Le 10 Sport.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has insisted that the Citizens won’t give up on the Premier League title. The Mancunian giants are currently nine points adrift of Liverpool, who are at the top of the league standings but Guardiola is optimistic that his side can reduce the deficit with plenty of games left for the campaign.

Speaking after the 2-1 triumph over Chelsea, Guardiola acknowledged that it is tough for any Premier League side to win the league in successive seasons and the Citizens managed to achieve the feat last term. He added that his team are on the backfoot with the Reds’ brilliant start to the season but won’t give on their title without a fight.

Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has said that he is amazed by the fact that Manchester City decided against pursuing a new centre-back during the summer transfer window. The Citizens saw the departure of long-term captain Vincent Kompany on a free transfer after the FA Cup final and that left them with just Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi as the central defensive options.

Among those, Laporte is expected to miss most of the campaign after a knee surgery while Stones has recently been on the sidelines with a thigh problem. As such, Guardiola has been forced to utilise Fernandinho as the makeshift centre-back alongside Otamendi and that has already cost them with a surprise 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Wolves.