Shocks, sackings – FA Cup
managerial spells with QPR, Fulham, Manchester City, Blackburn and Wales. Speaking after the defeat, Hughes suggested that going out of the Cup could help the club, who are in the relegation zone.
“The fact we’ve gone out, even if it’s a little bit raw at the moment, might help us,” Hughes said.
“At the moment we don’t want to discuss Premier League games, but maybe when we wake up on Monday the reality clearly has to be our league form.” But it was not to be.
VVD FITS THE BILL FOR REDS
Virgil van Dijk’s debut for Jurgen Klopp’s side could not have gone much better. The most expensive defender in history, who joined from Southampton this month for £75 million (RM405.5m) added presence at the back and powered home a late winner from a corner against Everton for a 2-1 win.
Liverpool, buoyed by their impressive array of attackers, have been on a good run in recent weeks but questions about their defence have never completely disappeared. Klopp will be hoping that the Dutch defender can help his side end their long trophy drought, which dates back to 2012.
MOURINHO VS CONTE
The war of words between Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho shows no sign of abating. Conte dubbed his Stamford Bridge predecessor “a little man” following his team’s goalless draw against Norwich.
Responding to Mourinho talking about Conte in relation to a past match-fixing scandal in Italy, the former Juventus boss said: “We all know him very well. But it’s always the same. This is his way. It’s not a surprise for me.
“I think when you try to hurt a person, especially if you know very well the truth of what happens, the court proved my innocence, when you do this it means you are a little man.”