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'We lost the first league game of the season, then drew with Racing Santander. Spontaneously, I decided to go to Pep's office to reassure him. “Don’t worry,” I told him, “everything will be fine"': Andres Iniesta opens up his early Guardiola pep talk
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE When Barcelona appointed a rookie Guardiola in 2008, he had plenty of early doubters

'Louis Van Gaal was the worst manager I’ve ever worked with in my career. On only his second day in the job, he looked me in the face and said, "I don’t like you": Rafael da Silva on why his Manchester United career came to an end
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Rafael da Silva and his twin brother Fabio arrived at Old Trafford as teenagers in 2008

'Centre-half is a position where the more experienced you are, the better you get – to get back to the player he is now after that injury has been amazing’: Former Liverpool star in awe of Virgil van Dijk's continued excellence
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Former Liverpool defender Neil Ruddock is full of praise for the Reds skipper

‘They probably have the best goalie squad in Liverpool history. No one moans if Alisson is missing a game, because the other one produces the same level’: Former Liverpool coach on Caoimhin Kelleher’s vital role
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Caoimhin Kelleher has had to play back-up to Alisson in one of the Premier League's most stocked goalkeeping departments

‘Certain people are suited to international football. Sven was, Southgate was, but I think Thomas Tuchel might be more suited to club football like Pep and Klopp’: John Barnes reveals his major Thomas Tuchel fear
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Former England winger John Barnes has a nagging doubt over the new Three Lions boss

‘Thomas Tuchel's made his name as a cup manager, and they get no bigger than the World Cup. He’s a planner, he’s painstaking, he could be England’s secret weapon’: Emile Heskey's great hope for England's new boss
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Thomas Tuchel is getting set for his first game in charge of the Three Lions

‘Thomas Tuchel galvanised Chelsea – he quickly identified which players could fit into a system that would win matches. They were putty in his hands from day one’: Joe Cole on why fans should expect a fast start from the new England boss
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Tuchel's England tenure finally gets underway next weekend when the Three Lions host Albania on Friday night

‘Fowler and McManaman were both worse singers than me – disgusting voices. They would have got a buzzer straight away from Simon Cowell’: Neil Ruddock on an iconic Liverpool team trip to the recording studio
By Joe Mewis published
EXCLUSIVE Liverpool's Spice Boys troubled the recording charts with their pre-1996 FA Cup final single

'Pardew showed me a video of Shearer’s goals. Control, bam! Control, turn, bam! I was stunned, then said, "Give me that shirt, I always take number nine"': Newcastle cult hero recalls making confident move upon signing for Magpies 13 years ago
By Ryan Dabbs published
EXCLUSIVE Newcastle saw the No.9 shirt immediately taken in 2012 by a confident player

‘I was close, very close, to managing Liverpool. I thought it was done, but they went for Joe Fagan. From there, nothing worked out and I lost my motivation’: Ex-Real Madrid boss reveals missing out on Anfield job
By Ryan Dabbs published
EXCLUSIVE Former Real Madrid manager failed to become the Liverpool manager, despite being told they were next in line at Anfield
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