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Richard Jolly

Richard Jolly

English Football Correspondent
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Greater Manchester, England
A football writer for The National since 2008, Richard also writes for The Guardian and The Observer. He contributes to ESPN FC and was their Manchester correspondent for three and a half years. He has also written for The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Express, the Straits Times, FourFourTwo.com and The Blizzard. Richard has covered more than 1,300 games in the flesh.
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Manchester United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka in action with Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum. Reuters
As you were as Manchester United stay top with Liverpool stalemate

Liverpool remain unbeaten at home and United undefeated away but the latter can derive more satisfaction from the fact

FootballJanuary 18, 2021
LEEDS, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: Neal Maupay of Brighton and Hove Albion celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion at Elland Road on January 16, 2021 in Leeds, England. Sporting stadiums around England remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Jon Super - Pool/Getty Images)
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Marcelo Bielsa worried by Leeds' form after defeat to Brighton

Maupay’s first-half goal gave Brighton & Hove Albion all three points at Elland Road

FootballJanuary 16, 2021
epa08917279 Chelsea's manager Frank Lampard reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea FC and Manchester City in London, Britain, 03 January 2021. EPA/Ian Walton / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Lampard insists he can cope with the pressure at struggling Chelsea

Stamford Bridge manager has seen position come under spotlight after Blues lost four of last six league games

FootballJanuary 14, 2021
Emile Smith Rowe has proved transformative to Arsenal's fortunes of late. EPA
Inexperience Arsenal's most valuable asset as investment in Willian wasted

Prospects Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka have injected life into Gunners' season

FootballJanuary 14, 2021
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City take on Brighton on Wednesday in the start of three home Premier League games in eight days. PA
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Guardiola says running less is secret to City's surge in form

Ahead of Premier League game against Brighton, Spanish manager believes his team were trying too hard and needed to let the ball do the work

FootballJanuary 13, 2021
Manchester United can go top of the Premier League if they can beat Burnley at Turf Moor. AFP
Solskjaer focused on Champions League qualification rather than table

Victory at Burnley on Tuesday would take Manchester United top of the Premier League

FootballJanuary 12, 2021
Soccer Football - FA Cup - Third Round - Marine AFC v Tottenham Hotspur - Rossett Park, Crosby, Britain - January 10, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur's Carlos Vinicius in action with Marine AFC's David Raven Pool via REUTERS/Martin Rickett
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One from Chorley, three from Vinicius - FA Cup team of the week

Tottenham striker's hat-trick ends Marine's fairytale run

FootballJanuary 12, 2021
Soccer Football - FA Cup - Third Round - Manchester City v Birmingham City - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 10, 2021 Manchester City's Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring their first goal with Riyad Mahrez REUTERS/Phil Noble
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Silva orchestrates City demolition job of Birmingham in FA Cup

Guardiola fields strong team in third-round tie, despite losing Aguero before the game who has gone into quarantine after coming into contact with someone who had Covid-19

FootballJanuary 10, 2021
Everton's Abdoulaye Doucoure celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the Emirates FA Cup third round match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday January 9, 2021. See PA story SOCCER Everton. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Everton avoid FA Cup shock as Doucoure goal ends Rotherham hopes

Ancelotti’s side need extra-time to see-off the Championship strugglers and secure a fourth-round spot

FootballJanuary 09, 2021
Jurgen Klopp is realistic to the prospect of Liverpool signing no players during the January transfer window. AFP
Harsh realities force Klopp to admit Liverpool unlikely to buy in January

Liverpool manager without three senior centre-backs ahead of FA Cup third-round clash against an Aston Villa side that put seven past them in the league

FootballJanuary 08, 2021
Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell has died at the age of 74. PA
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Manchester City remember all-time great Colin Bell

The King of the Kippax never realised how gifted he really was

FootballJanuary 06, 2021
epa08901626 Manchester United's head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (L) reacts during the Carabao Cup quarter final mach between Everton and Manchester United in Liverpool, Britain, 23 December 2020. EPA/Clive Brunskill / POOL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Solskjaer says United have 'no excuses' for another semi-final failure ahead of City clash

Last season saw the Red Devils complete an unwanted treble of last-four losses

FootballJanuary 05, 2021
Soccer Football - Premier League - West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal - The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, Britain - January 2, 2021 Arsenal's Kieran Tierney celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Pool via REUTERS/Rui Vieira EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club /league/player publications. Please contact your account representative for further details.
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Arsenal resurgence continues, City and United on song: Premier League team of the weekend

Round 15 throws another spanner in the works for reigning champions Liverpool

FootballJanuary 05, 2021
After a 17-match unbeaten run, Frank Lampard has overseen a swift decline at Chelsea with four defeats in the past six Premier League games. PA
Chelsea's track record under Abramovich does not bode well for Lampard

Russian owner has never been sentimental and the current coach knows better than anyone what happens when results are below expectation

FootballJanuary 04, 2021
Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (L) celebrates with teammates after he scores their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London on January 3, 2021. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / AFP / POOL / Andy Rain / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Chelsea left chasing shadows after Pep Guardiola masterstroke

Manchester City manager packed his team with like-minded midfielders with Gundogan, Foden and De Bruyne all on target

FootballJanuary 03, 2021
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