Новости за 26.02.2016

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will tell his players to trust his gameplan as he knows how to win trophies ahead of facing favourites Manchester City in the Capital One Cup final on Sunday.

Former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, writing in his column for the Daily Telegraph, said Klopp would be the difference in the League Cup final.

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink hopes the club reach a swift resolution to their managerial search with Italy coach Antonio Conte a strong favourite to take over from the Dutchman this summer.

"I am in favour," the 69-year-old said when asked if he would prefer a quick appointment. "But it's a personal opinion that when things are done you make it transparent.

West Brom striker Saido Berahino has finally admitted he regrets his strike threat last September and apologised for his actions.

He issued the warning to chairman Jeremy Peace on Twitter after Albion rejected two deadline-day bids from Tottenham.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says facing Manchester United in the last 16 of the Europa League is the ideal tie for him.

The Reds have lost home and away to United in the league this season but Klopp insisted it was the draw he had been hoping for.

Aston Villa boss Remi Garde understands the fans' desire to protest but is urging them not to distract the team, reports Sky Sports.

Supporters are planning to walk out during the 74th minute of their next three home matches with Villa facing the realistic prospect of relegation from the Premier League for the first time.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes success in Sunday's Capital One Cup final against Liverpool would give them the belief that they can close the six point gap at the top of the Premier League.

"To play a big final at Wembley against Liverpool is very important," he said. "It's my mentality to try to win all the time. To win in February one title that gives you a lot of trust to continue fighting for other competitions.

Barcelona have announced that they will continue to display the logo of the United Nations children's charity (Unicef) on the back of their shirts for a further four years, reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

As part of the extension, the five-time European champions will pay an increased sum of €2 million (US$2.2 million) a season to aid Unicef projects worldwide as well as the offer of free advertising.

Tottenham hope to announce where they will play their home games in 2017/18 before the end of this season, with Wembley the venue of choice.

White Hart Lane is being demolished and construction on their new £400million, 61,000-seat arena is not due to open before the start of the 2018-19 season.

Arsenal today announced a loss of £3.4million for the six months ending 30 November 2015, reports the London Evening Standard.

The Gunners made a profit of £6.2m during the corresponding period in 2014 and the drop can principally be explained by a fall in revenue generated by player sales with Arsenal spending £10m on Petr Cech from Chelsea with no significant departures.

Bournemouth defender Charlie Daniels has agreed a new three-and-a-half-year contract.

"He has been outstanding for us this season and performed at a really high level consistently," boss Eddie Howe told BBC Radio Solent.

West Ham United are planning a sensational move for PSG superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Sun says West Ham are preparing a two-year offer for the superstar striker worth in the region of £120,000 a week.

Manchester United are planning a triple summer raid on Barcelona.

Jose Mourinho is in line to replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford in the summer.

Chelsea are favourites to land Ajax midfielder Riechedly Bazoer.

The Mirror says Blues technical director Michael Emenalo met with Bazoer's brother, who is also his agent, at their Cobham training base last week to discuss a £24m move.

Crystal Palace are keen to hand Alan Pardew a new contract.

But the manager insists he wants to complete the job of ensuring Palace's place in the top-flight is secure before finalising the deal.

Liverpool legend Alan Hansen says Manchester United must keep their cool after seeing Manchester City land Pep Guardiola.

Bayern Munich coach Guardiola, widely regarded as the best manager in the world, will replace Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season.

Chelsea have formally approached PSG about opening talks over a deal for Edinson Cavani.

French sources say Chelsea have asked about the availability of Cavani.

Liverpool ace Roberto Firmino is enjoying his football under manager Jurgen Klopp.

Klopp is still getting to grips with life in England after taking over from Brendan Rodgers at the end of the last year.

Alex Teixeira was a step away from joining Liverpool ahead of his mega bucks Chinese move.

Former team-mate and close pal Josef de Souza, of Fenerbahce, explained how Teixeira told him it was 'in his heart' to come to England.

The agent of Dynamo Kiev winger Andriy Yarmolenko says the 26-year-old winger will snub Barcelona for the Premier League this summer.

Yarmolenko has been linked with Everton and Arsenal.

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher would love to see Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus at Anfield.

Carragher thinks he would be a great signing.

Barcelona stars Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique asked Arsenal youngster Hector Bellerin about his "personal situation", according to reports from The Sun.

Iniesta and Pique had approached Bellerin to congratulate him on his performance following Barcelona's 2-0 first leg Champions League encounter against Arsenal and now according to reports, it has been claimed that the duo actually spoke to the youngster with an intention to tempt him to the Nou Camp.

Ronald Koeman has hailed the job his compatriot Guus Hiddink has done at Chelsea since his arrival at Stamford Bridge in December.

Hiddink has managed to steady the ship at Chelsea after replacing the beleaguered Jose Mourinho and the Blues remain unbeaten in the Premier League under the tutelage of the Dutchman.

AC Milan are ready to tie down star goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to a brand new contract at the San Siro, according to Il Quotidiano Sportivo.

Donnarumma has burst onto the scene in spectacular fashion for AC this season and the 17-year-old is already amassed 18 appearances as number one goalkeeper for the Italian giants.

Liverpool legend John Barnes believes that the presence of the likes of Daniel Sturridge and Roberto Firmino has lifted the creative burden from Philippe Coutinho's shoulders.

Liverpool claimed a wonderful 6-0 victory over Aston Villa in their last Premier League match and the trio of Sturridge, Coutinho and Firmino were simply sensational during the clash.

John Barnes has advised Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to trust Daniel Sturridge regarding his own fitness.

Sturridge has missed out a large portion of matches for Liverpool over the past few months due to a host of injuries but manager Klopp has not been left too impressed regarding the striker's attitude in his recovery process.