Ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez 'was a genius but cold and unfair — I wanted to PUNCH him'

• In his new book, Kop hero Jerzy Dudek lifts the lid on what life was really like under Spaniard who returns to Anfield as the Magpies' manager this weekend

Dudek claims in his book that poor man-management by Benitez almost drove him to violence

Jerzy Dudek was one of the stars of the Miracle of Istanbul, his wobbly legs routine helping Liverpool win the 2005 Champions League final in a penalty shoot-out after coming from 3-0 down at half-time against AC Milan.

That was manager Rafa Benitez’s finest hour with the club. But, ahead of Benitez’s return to Anfield with struggling Newcastle on Saturday, Dudek reveals in his entertaining autobiography why wanted to HIT the Spaniard... and claims he wasn’t the only one.

Jerzy Dudek: A Big Pole In Our Goal (RRP £18.99, £14.99 on sportmediashop.com — ebook also available), published Friday April 22 .

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Rafa Benitez is truly passionate about the game.

He has a great knowledge of football. He’s not a fool who comes out with theories that are all talk. His problem is that he’s not a great ‘people person’ so always encounters problems when managing a group because he is very cold and hard-faced in how he makes decisions.

He kept a distance between himself and his players – like there was an invisible wall there – but it didn’t stop him from being a genius of a coach.

After the Champions League triumph, I felt he was treating me unfairly, but that’s how Rafa operated. He did everything so coldly, almost inhumanely, because he saw things as business.

He had to protect his interests, but it was hard to be on the receiving end of it. when I returned to Melwood I had a new rival - Jose ‘Pepe’ Reina, a Spanish international, had been signed from Villarreal for a reported £6million.

I wasn’t happy and went straight in to see Benitez, who tried to calm me down.

“It doesn’t mean that I’ll let you go."

“You don’t buy a player for so much money to leave him on the bench... Should I look for a new club or will you take care of selling me?”

“Okay, let’s wait for serious offers. Then we’ll start to talk money. We’ll find a good solution for everybody.”

I loved being at Liverpool, but Benitez clearly didn’t want me.

I’d been the hero in Istanbul so could I now just be a fire-fighter who waits for the moment when a fire needs fighting?

If this was Poland, the media and fans would have demanded that I play, but I didn’t have that support in England.

Then rumours started that I was earning between £60,000-70,000 per week and Benitez wanted me off the wage bill.

I wondered if someone had made this story up to try and turn the Liverpool supporters against me. I was confused, so I spoke about what Benitez was up to.

The main interest was from FC Cologne, so I told Benitez I wanted to go there.

He said it would be a good move for me, adding: “We’ll definitely help you, we’ll do whatever it takes to make a deal.”

The negotiations started. I was in touch with Cologne regularly and they told me Benitez wouldn’t speak to them. I got more and more frustrated with him until transfer deadline day when I finally boiled over.

As soon as training had finished, I stormed over to him and ripped my gloves off in an aggressive manner. I was so angry that the lads said later the aggression was pouring out of me. I raised my voice.

The lads could see I was fuming, so all hung around to see what would happen — footballers love seeing a bit of confrontation on the training ground!

I was furious with him, absolutely fuming, and in my head I could hear a devilish voice saying ‘Punch him in the face – punch him in the face and he’ll let you go to Germany’.

To be completely honest, I genuinely considered punching Rafa in the face. Then the consequences of doing so flashed through my mind. Would he let me go? Or would it just lead to a massive media scandal? Surely I couldn’t stay if I gave him a smack?

I don’t know how, but I managed to stop myself.

Punching a Liverpool manager who had won the European Cup only a few months earlier wouldn’t have looked too good on the CV, I guess, but I was still angry.

“You said you’d help me. You said you’d do everything to get a deal through. You didn’t mean it. You promised you would help me but now I have a concrete offer you’ve not kept your word.”

As I walked off towards the dressing room, Stevie walked alongside me.

“You wanted to punch him, didn’t you, lad? You really wanted to f***ing punch him...”

I explained to the lads in the dressing room how he’d promised to help me move but was now going back on what he said.

I worked under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid and while no such thing as an ideal coach exists you’d be close to finding it if you combined his and Rafa’s qualities.

Mourinho had more respect in the dressing room because he was a more personable character who spoke to his players as people.

It was a different philosophy, but one that helped players to accept his demands in training more than they did from Benitez.

Most of the lads didn’t like it and Stevie was one of them.

I knew he had some issues with Rafa and twice it looked like he might leave Liverpool for Chelsea.

Rafa wanted him to leave – I think he thought he could buy three or four players with the money – but, deep down, Stevie didn’t want to go.

I know that the relationship between Stevie and Rafa was never the same afterwards and because Benitez had played games with me regarding a potential transfer I was on Stevie’s side, even if I decided not to say anything publicly.

Stevie once said to me that it would have been great if Mourinho could have taken over at Anfield when Rafa left.

I think it was after my leaving, when I came to Liverpool as a Real Madrid player in the Champions League. I remember those words well, even if it was just a casual conversation.

I think Liverpool could have improved under Mourinho. Stevie and Jose had a mutual respect.

It’s a pity that Stevie didn’t come to Real.

In my opinion, that move would have extended his career at the top level for at least two years and he would have learned even more by playing for Mourinho.

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Manchester City mabingwa wa Capital One

Manchester City wameshinda Kombe la Capital One baada ya kuwashinda Liverpool kwenye fainali kupitia mikwaju ya penalti.

Willy Caballero ndiye aliyekuwa shujaa wa Manchester City, akiokoa mikwaju ya Lucas, Philippe Coutinho na Adam Lallana baada ya meneja Manuel Pellegrini kuwa na Imani naye na kumchezesha badala ya kipa nambari wani Joe Hart.

Manchester City walianza kwa kujiweka kifua mbele uwanjani Wembley kupitia bao la Fernandinho baada ya kosa la kipa wa Liverpool Simon Mignolet.

Mshambuliaji wa zamani wa Liverpool Raheem Sterling alipoteza nafasi wazi kabla ya Coutinho kusawazisha dakika za mwisho mwisho.

Mambo yaliisha sare 1-1.

Kwenye mikwaju ya penalti, Fernandinho aligonga mlingoti mkwaju wa kwanza wa City, lakini Jesus Navas na Sergio Aguero walifunga huku Caballero, 34, akiokoa mikwaju ya Liverpool na kutoa fursa kwa Yaya Toure kufungwa mkwaju wa ushindi.

Pellegrini alikuwa amebahatisha sana ikizingatiwa kwamba Caballero hakucheza vyema sana mechi waliyoshindwa 5-1 na Chelsea uwanjani Stamford Bridge raundi ya tano ya Kombe la FA.

Wengi wangetarajia amtumie Hart lakini aliamua kukwama na Caballero, ambaye walifanya kazi naye pamoja alipokuwa meneja Malaga.

Pellegrini ndiye aliyemnunua kipa huyo na kumpeleka Manchester.

Baada ya mechi, meneja wa Liverpool Jurgen Klopp alisema: "Tumevunjwa moyo sana lakini lazima tuinuke na kuendelea. Ni wajinga tu ndio husalia chini na kusubiri wachapwe tena.”

Kwa upande wake, Pellegrini alisema alisikitishwa sana na nafasi ambazo walipoteza muda wa kawaida wa mechi ingawa walicheza vyema muda wa ziada.

“Huu ni wakati muhimu sana kwetu, huwa muhimu sana kushinda kombe ukiwa Wembley."

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Kolo Toure

Yaya Toure

Kolo Toure atakabiliana na nduguye Yaya Toure wakati ambapo Liverpool itakutana na Manchester City katika fainali ya kombe la Ligi ya Uingereza siku ya jumapili katika uwanja wa Wembley.

Lakini beki huyo wa Liverpool anasema kuwa atatumia kila njia kuhakikisha kuwa nduguye hapati bao.

''Ananijua mie kwamba naweza kutumia kila njia kumzuia asifunge bao'',alisema Kolo Toure ambaye ni ndugu mkubwa wa Yaya Toure.

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Man United yalazwa,Liverpool yanusurika

Mchezaji wa ziada Charlie Austin alifunga dakika saba baada ya kuingia na kuijeruhi Manchester United.

Manchester United na meneja wao Louis Van Gaal walizomwa na mashabiki baada ya timu hiyo kushindwa kufanya mashambulizi yoyote katika dakika 90.

Wakati huohuo Adam Lallana alifunga bao la dakika za lala salama na kuiwezesha Liverpool kuishinda Norwich City 5-4 katika mechi iliojaa mashambulizi msimu huu.

Robert Firmino aliiweka kifua mbele Liverpool lakini bao la kisigino la Dieumerci Mbokani lilisawazisha kabla ya bao La Steve Naismith kuiweka mbele Norwich Wes Hoolan alifunga bao la penalti kwa upande wa wenyeji kabla ya Jordan Henderson na Frimino kusawazisha.

James Milner aliiweka Liverpool kifua mbele huku Sabastian Basson akisawazisha lakini Lallana akafunga bao la Ushindi.

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Liverpool 0-1 Man United: Wayne Rooney scores with visitors' only shot on target - 5 things we learned

Jurgen Klopp's side looked the likelier to score at Anfield, but the Man United skipper saves the day for Louis van Gaal

Wayne Rooney struck with Man United's only shot on target to claim three points at Liverpool - and save Louis van Gaal's bacon.

The Red Devils skipper scored his first goal at Anfield for 11 years to secure the win despite another disappointing display.

Tempers flared early on when Lucas reacted to a Marouane Fellaini challenge in a quiet first half for both sides.

David De Gea made a fine save from Emre Can just after the hour mark and parried Firminho's follow-up as Liverpool pressed for an opener.

Sakho then head a chance to head the Reds in front, before Jordon Ibe replaced Adam Lallana.

Then Rooney struck with the visitors' first shot on target in the game to secure three points.

Here are five things we learned from the game:

Early clash: Lucas Leiva and Marouane Fellalini in action

Referee Mark Clattenburg keeps Marouane Fellaini out of the way after the clash with Lucas Leiva

1) Animosity on the pitch... but not off it

For all the animosity between Manchester United and Liverpool – and there was lots on the pitch, with Lucas apparently taking a personal and precise dislike towards Fellaini – there seemed to be a genuine warmth between two managers.

Louis van Gaal didn't test Jurgen Klopp's fiery temperament on the touch line mind, preferring to remain stoically seated virtually throughout the game, but the pair embraced as though old friends before kick off, and shared what seemed liked an extended comedy riff to the amusement of both.

Maybe it was something on how the hell have they swapped the top of the Bundesliga, from when they last met as Dortmund and Munich managers, to a mid-table clash in frozen northern England?

Adam Lallana has a header saved by David De Gea

2) Man United's tactics continue to baffle

That though, was about as warm as this got in this contest, which rarely thawed, never mind reached the boiling point contests between these two sides normally sustain. United's tactics didn't help, as they seemed pathologically reluctant to commit forward in numbers, and were content instead to pass the ball slowly across the pitch, even when they seemed to have the chance to break swiftly.

Liverpool though, appeared to anticipate as much, and set out with a 4-3-3 formation that morphed quickly into 4-4-2 and too easily slipped into 4-5-1, which created a dour midfield struggle for a good hour of the game.

3) Real Madrid should be kicking themselves over De Gea

Even so, the home side did create some opportunities with their – at times, it has to be said – slick interchange of passing between Firmino, Lallana and Milner.

They really should have done better in the first half when Lallana, Firmino and Henderson all probably should have converted, but that is ignoring the obvious and psychologically challenging barrier of David De Gea though, who seems to intimidate forwards with his mere presence. He made three fine saves here. Again. Without him, United would surely be a mid table side this season, just as they would have been last season.

That was some business not selling him last summer...or some appalling decision making by Real Madrid.

Adam Lallana in action with Chris Smalling

4) Klopp a little slow to change things up

In such a gritty, turgid contest, it was a puzzle why Klopp didn't try to change things around a little earlier, and revert to the Benteke option...especially with Blind playing at centre half for their opponents.

There was a moment midway through the second half when Liverpool finally overloaded United on the far post, Milner delivered the perfect cross; and Mama Sakho mistimed his jump woefully to head over.

Say what you like about Benteke, but had he been on the pitch then, he'd have been in that position and would have got above the ball. He is a goalscorer, and given in this game the home side so desperately required someone to finish off their superior approach play, it was mystifying why he wasn't used sooner.

Marcos Rojo with the Manchester United fans in the stand

5) Set pieces still Liverpool's woe at the back - and you wonder how

Which of course gave Manchester United a foothold in the game their unimaginative play didn't truly deserve. The goal, when it arrived, came from a set piece – obviously with this Liverpool side – and the only surprise was that it took Van Gaal's side SO long to work out that their opponents are vulnerable when you swing the ball into the box.

Seriously, have they not watched any tv for the past 12 months. Match of the Day? You wonder what video work they can be doing when their first four set pieces were all directed away from goal instead of swinging it into the mixer. When they finally did (and even then only from a short corner) they scored. It's not rocket science is it?

Player ratings - by Dave Kidd:

Liverpool

• Mignolet 5 Rarely tested but doesn't command box and distribution was poor.
• Clyne 7 Quality performer defensively and on the overlap.
• Toure 7 Rolled back the years with some good old-school defending
• Sakho 6 The cult hero won his usual quota of big headers.
• Moreno 6 Good defensively, started brightly when going forward but faded
• Lucas 6 Certainly knew it was a derby – kicked everything in a white shirt early on.
• Henderson 5 The captain adopted a weird shoot-on-sight policy which didn't work.
• Can 7 Worked himself sockless, twice forced good saves from De Gea.
• Milner 6 Manic workrate but no great quality about his end product.
• Lallana 6 Some pleasing touches around the box but no penetration
• Firmino 5 He's not a true centre forward and – unlike the Arsenal game – it showed.
• Subs: Ibe (for Lallana, 76 min, 5), Benteke (for Toure, 81 min, 5), Caulker (for Milner, 84 min, 5)

Star performer: Man United would be in all kinds of problems without this man

Manchester United

• De Gea 7 Three fine saves in the second half – where would United be without him?
• Young 6 Solid enough until suffering groin injury before half-time.
• Smalling MOM booked 8 Back to his accomplished best after some recent wobbles
• Blind 7 Tidied up well at the back and used the ball effectively.
• Darmian 6 Better at right-back in the second half than left-back in the first.
• Schneiderlin 7 Effective job screening the back four. A real Van Gaal player.
• Fellaini booked 5 Untidy and niggly. Riled the home crowd.
• Herrera 7 The fans' favourite was one of the few United players with creative spark
• Lingard 5 Failed to make any real impact before being replaced by Mata
• Rooney 6 Won it with a fifth goal in four but did very little else of note.
• Martial 6 Isolated on the left when his pace might have caused problems centrally.
• Subs: Borthwick-Jackson (for Young, 42 min, 6), Mata (for Lingard, 66 min, 6), Depay (for Herrera, 72 min, 6).

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Droo ya kombe la FA iko tayari

Droo ya raundi ya nne ya michuano ya kombe la FA imetoka huku timu za ligi kuu ya England zikipangwa na zile za daraja la chini.

Arsenal, ambao ni mabingwa watetezi wao wamepangwa kucheza na timu ya Burnley, Huku Chelsea wao wataanzia ugenini kwa kucheza na Mshindi wa mchezo kati ya Northampton Town au Mk Dons.

Man City wao watacheza na mshindi wa mchezo wa Wycombe Wanderers au Aston Villa. Huku majirani zao Man United wao watacheza na Derby County.

West Ham, wanasubiri mshindi wa mchezo unaowakutanisha Exeter City dhidi ya  Liverpool.

Michezo hii ya raundi ya nne itachezwa January 29 mpaka Februari 1.

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West Ham 2-0 Liverpool: 5 things we learned as Andy Carroll scored against his old club

Michail Antonio opened the scoring before former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll added a second against his former club

Never mind Liverpool. It is West Ham who could be the latest unlikely challengers for the top four.

Headed goals from Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll completed the Hammers’ first double over the Reds for 51 years.

It also lifted the east Londoners up to fifth in the Premier League table, three points behind fourth-placed Spurs and five points clear of eighth-placed Liverpool.

Antonio’s 10th-minute goal made it the first time he has scored in consecutive appearances since November 2014.

Carroll’s effort, 10 minutes after half time was the first time he has scored in successive games since January 2015.

West Ham were solid at the back and vibrant up front. After two straight wins, Liverpool were back to their worst - AWOL at the back and unable to unlock the Hammers’ defence up front.

Their best chance came shortly before half time when Emre Can’s long-range effort his the bar.

West Ham could have had a third had Carroll and Antonio directed their efforts straight at Mignolet in the second half when they should have scored.

Opener: Michail Antonio celebrates after scoring the first goal for West Ham

1. Liverpool have become a team that West Ham are no longer afraid of

The Irons were 3-0 winners at Anfield in the reverse fixture in August. In fact, they have now won three of the last four meetings between the two sides.

This was the first time that West Ham have done the double over their more celebrated rivals since the 1963-64 season.

Their two wins this season have been for the loss of zero goals with five scored.

The Hammers’ solidity in that back five meant that although the Reds’ approach play looked good going forward they were ultimately frustrated.

Astonished: Jurgen Klopp wasn't impressed with some of the refereeing

2. If Liverpool are in the hunt for the top four then why not West Ham?

After losing their first two home league games the Hammers have not been beaten in any of the subsequent seven, winning three and drawing four. Even with all their injuries they are still hard to beat, losing just two of their last nine. Their defeats to Leicester, Watford and Spurs are not looking too bad now given what those clubs are doing this season. And they ended this match above the Reds - three points behind fourth-placed Spurs.

Blow: Andy Carroll scores the second goal for West Ham

3. Michael Antonio is giving Bilic a real headache with his performances

He has had to wait for his opportunity since signing from Forest in the summer. There have been jokes about his absence on Twitter and suggestions that he could go back out on loan to a Championship club. He looked good last week against Southampton, however, and tracked back as well as scoring the decisive goal here. He has earned the right to keep his place - even when Victor Moses is fit.

Joy: Carroll celebrates scoring against his old club

4. With those rumours about Klopp being in for Ter Stegen, Mignolet did not need a day like this

He was beaten twice, not helped by his defence and lacked the authority to give them the kick up the jacksie that they needed. Simon Mignolet will be a nervous man during this January transfer window. Klopp continues to back him but how long can he do so with Liverpool losing games?

Dejected: Christian Benteke and Roberto Firmino react after West Ham's second goal

5. The Jurgen Klopp effect is dissolving into a stark reality for Liverpool

All of the problems that cost Brendan Rodgers are weighing Klopp down like an anchor. The goalkeeper and defence are not good enough. Daniel Sturridge was yet again unavailable. Lucas was outgunned in midfield by the greater industry of Kouyate and Noble and Firmino at the moment is an expensive disappointment.

Liverpool will not finish in the top four unless deal with at least some of those issues - starting with their problems in defence.

Tussle: Firmino and Mark Noble compete for the ball

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Liverpool wazima Leicester, Man Utd walala

Liverpool wamepunguza kasi ya Leicester kileleni mwa Ligi ya Uingereza baada ya kuwalaza 1-0 uwanjani Anfield.

Leicester walikuwa wameenda mechi tisa bila kushindwa ligini na leo imekuwa mara yao ya kwanza kumaliza bila kufunga bao ligini msimu huu.

Uwanjani Britannia, masaibu ya meneja Louis Van Gaal yamezidi baada ya Red Devils kucharazwa 2-0 na Stoke City. Meneja huyo amekabiliwa na shinikizo baada ya klabu hiyo kuandikisha msururu wa matokeo mabaya.

Tottenham Hotspur nao wamefufua juhudi zao za kupigania taji la ligi kwa ushindi wa 3-0 dhidi ya Norwich City, wakisaidiwa sana na kipa Hugo Lloris anayesherehekea siku yake ya kuzaliwa leo.

Na uwanjani Stamford Bridge, hakukuwa na habari njema sana kwa kaimu meneja Guus Hiddink baada ya vijana wake wa Chelsea kutoka sare ya 2-2 na Watford.

Mshambuliaji wa Chelsea Diego Costa, aliyewafungia mabao yote mawili pia ameonyesha kadi ya manjano, hii ikiwa na maana kwamba hataweza kuwachezea dhidi ya Manchester United Jumatatu 28 Desemba.

Kiungo wao wa kati Oscar alipoteza nafasi nzuri ya kuwaweka kifua mbele alipoonekana kuteleza na kupoteza mkwaju wa penalti dakika za mwisho za mechi.

Kwa Manchester City uwanjani Etihad, ilikuwa siku ya mavuno, klabu hiyo ikipata ushindi wa 4-1 dhidi ya Sunderland licha ya Wilfried Bony kupoteza mkwaju wa penalti.

Man City ndio wenye nguvu zaidi - Pellegrini

Van Gaal aamini Man Utd watajinasua

19:52 Mechi zinamalizika

• Chelsea 2-2 Watford
• Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace
• Liverpool 1-0 Leicester
• Man City 4-1 Sunderland
• Tottenham 3-0 Norwich
• Swansea 1-0 West Brom
• Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham

19:50 Jurgen Klopp anaingiza kiungo wa kati Lucas Leiva nafasi ya Philippe Coutinho. Liverpool bado wanaongoza 1-0 dhidi ya Leicester

19:46 Diego Costa anaonyeshwa kadi ya manjano. Hii ina maana kwamba atakosa mechi ya Jumatatu dhidi ya Manchester United uwanjani Old Trafford.

19:44 Mambo yalivyo EPL

• Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham
• Bournemouth 0-0 Crystal Palace
• Chelsea 2-2 Watford
• Liverpool 1-0 Leicester
• Man City 4-1 Sunderland
• Swansea 1-0 West Brom
• Tottenham 3-0 Norwich

Mechi ya awali:

Stoke 2-0 Man Utd

19:37 BAOOO! Tottenham 3-0 Norwich

Thomas Carroll anaongezea Spurs bao la tatu.

19:37 Chelsea 2-2 Watford

Chelsea wanapata penalti baada ya Hazard, aliyeingia nafasi ya Pedro, kuangushwa eneo la hatari. Oscar anajitokeza. Mkwaju wake unapaa juu na kukosa lango baada yake kuteleza.

19:32 Leicester wanapata nafasi nzuri lakini Mignolet anaokoa Liverpool.

19:27 Leicester wanafanya mabadiliko. Jamie Vardy anatoka na ndani anaingia Nathan Dyer, Leonardo Ulloa naye anaingia nafasi ya Shinji Okazaki.

19:25 Uwanjani Etihad, City wanapata penalti lakini mkwaju wa Wilfried Bony unapaa juu ya lango. Mambo bado ni City 4-1 Sunderland

19:23 BAOOO! Chelsea 2-2 Watford

Diego Costa anasawazishia Chelsea kwa bao lake la pili leo.

19:22 BAOOO! Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham

Jordan Ayew anasawazishia Villa.

19:20 BAOOOO! Liverpool 1-0 Leicester

Christian Benteke anafungia Liverpool.

19:16 BAOOO! Manchester City 4-1 Sunderland

Fabio Borini anakomboa bao moja upande wa Sunderland.

19:14 BAOOOO! Chelsea 1-2 Watford

Watford wanatwaa uongozi Stamford Bridge kupitia Odion Ighalo.

19:10 BAOOOO! Man City 4-0 Sunderland

De Bryune anafunga bao lake binafsi baada ya kuchangia sana katika ufungaji wa mabao hayo mengine.

19:00 Upande wa Swansea, bosi wao wa muda Alan Curtis anaingiza Jack Cork nafasi ya Jefferson Montero.

19:00 Chelsea wanamtoa Ces Fabregas na nafasi yake anaingia Jon Obi Mikel

19:00 Mechi zinaanza kwa kipindi cha pili

18:48 Ni wakati wa mapumziko sasa

18:45 BAOOO! Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham

Aaron Cresswell anafungia West Ham.

18:43 BAOOO! Chelsea 1-1 Watford

Troy Deeney anasawazishia Watford kupitia mkwaju wa penalti baada ya Nemanja Matic kunawa mpira eneo la hatari.

18:42 BAOOO! Tottenham 2-0 Norwich

Harry Kane anafungia Norwich la pili.

18:38 Divock Origi anaumia na kuondoka uwanjani upande wa Liverpool. Nafasi yake anaingia Benteke.

18:30 BAOOO! Chelsea 1-0 Watford

Diego Costa anafungia Chelsea bao la kwanza, baada ya kona kupigwa na Willian.

18:28 Jamie Vardy anapata nafasi kwenye lango upande wa Liverpool. Lakini mpira wake wa kichwa unapitia juu ya wavu.

18:26 BAOOO! Tottenham 1-0 Norwich

Harry Kane anafungwa kupitia mkwaju wa penalti ambayo imetolewa baada yake kuangushwa eneo la hatari.

18:24 Liverpool wanaendelea kushambulia Leicester. Divock Origi anapata nafasi nzuri lakini kipa anaunyaka mpira.

18:23 BAOOO! Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland

Wilfried Bony anaongezea City bao la tatu. Anafungwa kwa kichwa baada ya mkwaju wa adhabu kupigwa na Kevin de Bruyne.

18:18 BAOOO! Manchester City 2-0 Sunderland

Bao la Yaya Toure

18:14 BAOOO! Manchester City 1-0 Sunderland

City wanapata bao la kwanza kupitia Raheem Sterling ambaye amesaidiwa na Kevin De Bruyne

18:09 BAOOO! Swansea 1-0 West Brom

Swansea wanajiweka kifua mbele dhidi ya West Brom kupitia Ki Sung-yuen.

18:06 Liverpool wanashambulia Leicester, lakini kufikia sasa bado hakuna goli. Chelsea nao wameanza vyema lakini juhudi zao bado hazijazaa matunda.

18:00 Mechi zinaanza.

17:55 Kuhusu mechi iliyomalizika dakika chache zilizopita, kuna shabiki aliyefanikiwa kubashiri matokeo na hata wafungaji mabao siku sita zilizopita, 20 Desemba. Utabiri wake kuhusu Van Gaal utatimia?

17:50 Kwingineko, timu zimetangazwa kwa mechi zinazoanza saa kumi na mbili:

Liverpool Simon Mignolet analinda wavu badala ya Adam Bogdan, Divock Origi akiaminiwa na mashambulizi badala ya Christian Benteke.

Chelsea Gary Cahill anaingia nafasi ya Kurt Zouma anayewekwa kwenye benchi. Eden Hazard yuko benchi.

Manchester City, Sergio Aguero na Vincent Kompany wamerejea na wamo kwenye benchi.

Mechi zinazoanza ni:

• Aston Villa v West Ham 18:00
• Bournemouth v Crystal Palace 18:00
• Chelsea v Watford 18:00
• Liverpool v Leicester 18:00
• Man City v Sunderland 18:00
• Swansea v West Brom 18:00
• Tottenham v Norwich 18:00

17:36 Mechi inamalizika. Stoke City 2-0 Manccchester United

17:28 Anthony Martial anatoa kombora kulenga goli la Stoke. Kipa anautoa mpira nje na inakuwa kona.

17:26 Charlie Adam anapiga mpira wa mbali, hatua 35 kutoka kwenye goli. Unapaa juu ya wavu.

17:25 Andreas Pereira anaonyeshwa kadi ya manjano kwa kufanya madhambi.

17:20 Andreas Pereira anaingizwa nafasi ya Ander Herrera upande wa Man Utd.

17:09 Mame Biram Diouf anaingia nafasi ya Xherdan Shaqiri upande wa Stoke.

17:05 Marouane Fellaini anapata nafasi nzuri eneo la hatari baada ya kupata mpira kutoka kwa Rooney. Mpira wake unaokolewa na kipa.

17:03 Ashley Young anajaribu kupenyeza mpira, lakini Wayne Rooney ameotea.

16:52 Bojan wa Stoke anapewa kadi ya njano kwa kujiangusha.

16:50 Ander Herrera anashindia Man Utd frikiki.

16:49 Mchezo unaanza tena.

16:48 Kipindi cha pili. Van Gaal anamtoa Memphis Depay na kumuingiza nahodha Wayne Rooney. Upande wa Stoke, Marco Van Ginkel anaingia nafasi ya Glenn Whelan.

16:33 MAPUMZIKO Stoke City 2-0 Manchester United

16:31 Mata anatuma krosi nzuri eneo la hatari. Unatwaliwa na kipa.

16:25 Mechi inasimamishwa kwa muda. Marko Arnautovic wa Stoke anaonekana kuumia.

16:20 Arnautovic anapata nafasi nzuri. Anatoa kombora kali, lakini mpira unakosa wavu.

16:19 Pieters anaondoka uwanjani. Mechi inaanza tena.

16:18 Mechi inasimamishwa kwa muda. Erik Pieters anaonekana kuumia.

16:13 Man Utd wanapata nafasi eneo la hatari la Stoke. Fellaini anatoa kombora lakini tayari ameotea.

16:13 Man Utd wanashambulia. Ander Herrera anajishindia frikiki.

16:10 BAOOOO! Stoke City 2-0 Man Utd

Marko Arnautovic anafungia Stoke la pili.

16:09 Mpira wa Arnautovic unagonga mkono wa Ashley Young. Stoke wanapata frikiki.

16:04 BAOOOO! Stoke City 1-0 Manchester United

Bojan anafunga kwa guu la kulia baada ya kusaidiwa na Glen Johnson.

16:02 Mephis Depay anapata mpira eneo la hatari, lakini mpira wake unaenda moja kwa moja hadi mikononi mwa kipa wa Stoke.

15:56 Glenn Whelan anajishindia frikiki. Marko Arnautovic anapiga mkwaju lakini unakosa lango.

15:55 Manchester wanapata nafasi. Ander Herrera anapata mpira eneo la hatari na kutoa kombora ambalo linalenga goli. Kipa Jack Butland anaokoa.

15:50 Geoff Cameron anajaribu kupenyeza mpira, lakini Marko Arnautovic ameotea.

15:47 Marko Arnautovic anachomoka na kutoa pasi safi kwa Xherdan Shaqiri, krosi yake inapitia mbele ya goli. Stoke wanajikwamua na kupata kona. Lakini haizai matunda.

15:45 Mechi inaanza. Mata ananawa mpira.

15:40 Michael Carrick anaongoza wachezaji wa Utd kuingia uwanjani. Wachezaji sasa wanajiandaa kuanza mechi.

15:30 Wachezaji XI wa kuanza mechi ya Man Utd v Stoke City wametangazwa. Nahodha wa United Wayne Rooney amelishwa benchi. Michael Carrick ndiye atakayekuwa nahodha wa Utd leo

Manchester Utd XI: De Gea, Young, Jones, Smalling, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Mata, Fellaini, Depay, Martial

Benchi: Rooney, Romero, Schneiderlin, Varela, McNair, Borthwick-Jackson, Pereira

Stoke City XI: Butland, Johnson, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters, Cameron, Whelan, Shaqiri, Afellay, Arnautovic, Krkic. Benchi: Joselu, Wilson, Van Ginkel, Adam, Diouf, Walters, Haugaard.

15:29 Hujambo? Leo ni 26 Desemba, siku ya Boxing Dei na klabu zote EPL zinashuka dimbani Manchester United wakitangulia ugani Britannia huku kila timu ikipania kumaliza mwaka katika nafasi nzuri.

Karibu kwa matangazo ya moja kwa moja.

Mechi zinazochezwa leo ni kama ifuatavyo:

Mechi za Jumamosi 26 Desemba (Saa za Afrika Mashariki)

• Stoke v Man Utd 15:45
• Aston Villa v West Ham 18:00
• Bournemouth v Crystal Palace 18:00
• Chelsea v Watford 18:00
• Liverpool v Leicester 18:00
• Man City v Sunderland 18:00
• Swansea v West Brom 18:00
• Tottenham v Norwich 18:00
• Newcastle v Everton 20:30
• Southampton v Arsenal 22:45

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