Three Lions legend reflects on World Cup journey We have to be brave enough to say Croatia were the better team and deserved to go through. They had a little genius in midfield in Luka Modric, he’s arguably the best in the world in that position. We could not get... View Article
Three Lions legend gives his take from Russia I thought England put in their best performance of the tournament so far against Sweden. They really grew into the game. The first 15 minutes or so were a bit nervy and edgy, which is totally understandable for an inexperienced side, but then... View Article
Three Lions legend previews Sweden quarter-final The first thing to say is what a brilliant tournament it has been so far, the atmosphere has been fantastic. And after all the scare stories coming into it, all I can say is that Moscow has been incredible, the people have been so... View Article
Three Lions legend shares his take on Tunisia win There were certainly far more positives than negatives from England’s win over Tunisia. It was a very good result and nobody could say that they didn’t deserve it! We saw plenty of energy, intent, running in behind and we should have... View Article
Premier League legend gives his thoughts ahead of the tournament opener… I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a slight sense of trepidation ahead of this World Cup, with everything that’s happening with Russia and the wider world… But there’s no question I am looking forward to it for... View Article
Newcastle legend makes a couple of big World Cup calls… The two games against Nigeria and Costa Rica will have given Gareth Southgate some selection headaches, which can only be a positive, as there were encouraging signs in both games. When you look at how Gareth has rotated the ‘keepers, I... View Article
Goalscoring great looks back on another stellar year Manchester City Manchester City have played some of the best football we have seen in the Premier League this season. I think it is too early to call them a great team but they have produced many great things this season. If... View Article
Newcastle United’s all-time highest goalscorer waxes lyrical about the Reds’ ace… Mo Salah was named the PFA Player of the Season last weekend and rightly so. It was 50/50 going into the last few weeks but Salah’s performances in the quarter-final and the first leg of the semi-final in the... View Article
Premier League legend has his say on Wenger’s exit It’s time for Arsene to go in the summer, even though he probably should have gone after last season’s FA Cup success. The owners must have seen the empty seats at the Emirates Stadium and it has been getting worse over... View Article
Former England skipper gives his take on Pep’s side I was really surprised that Pep Guardiola left Raheem Sterling out at Anfield in the first-leg. He’s been one of the players of the season so far and to not select him was a big decision. On Tuesday he went for... View Article