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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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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United vs Manchester City - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - December 10, 2017 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho at the end of the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine 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./File Photo
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Guardiola defends old adversary Mourinho over Spurs Amazon documentary

'Amazon was there with Pochettino as well, so he did not have another option but to accept it; the contract is already signed'

FootballFebruary 02, 2020
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scored twice against Southampton at Anfield on Saturday. EPA
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Salah brace against Southampton takes Liverpool 22 points clear

Jurgen Klopp's team have now taken 100 points from their last available 102 in league matches

FootballFebruary 01, 2020
Manchester United's Nemanja Matic celebrates scoring against Manchester City in the League Cup semi-final second leg. Reuters
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Matic keen to fight for Man United but won't lose sleep over contract

Veteran midfielder ready to look at his options as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer backs youth at Old Trafford

FootballJanuary 31, 2020
Fernandinho has signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester City. PA
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Fernandinho extends stay at City and calls it the 'best possible news'

Brazilian will stay at the Etihad Stadium until is 36 after signing new contract

FootballJanuary 29, 2020
Fernandinho has made 299 appearances for Manchester City since joining in 2013. Reuters
Fernandinho agrees new deal at Manchester City

Brazilian, who could have left for nothing in the summer, has signed a one-year contract to remain at the Etihad Stadium

FootballJanuary 28, 2020
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, centre, sent a video message of support to staff in a clinic in Nuremberg. Getty
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City attacker Jesus pays the penalty for recent misses from the spot

Brazilian understands manager Guardiola's call to take away spot-kick responsibilities but insists he will learn and improve from mistakes

FootballJanuary 27, 2020
Leeds United's Helder Costa with manager Marcelo Bielsa. Reuters
Leeds making hard work of ending 16-year exile from the Premier League

The Championship favourites have seen their commanding lead whittled away and have only scored one goal in 2020

FootballJanuary 27, 2020
Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Shrewsbury Town v Liverpool - Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury, Britain - January 26, 2020 Shrewsbury Town's Jason Cummings poses next to the FA cup trophy after the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine
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Cummings joins Messi in scoring twice against Liverpool - FA Cup team of the week

Cummings joins Jonathan Kodjia, Gabriel Martinelli, Milan Pavkov and Lionel Messi as the only players to have scored two or more goals against the Reds in a game in the past 18 months

FootballJanuary 27, 2020
Gabriel Jesus celebrates with Manchester City teammates after scoring their fourth and his second goal against Fulham at the Etihad Stadium. AFP
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FA Cup: Man City bring up a century of goals with rout of 10-man Fulham

Any hopes of Championship side Fulham causing an upset at the Etihad Stadium were dented in less than six minutes after captain Tim Ream received his marching orders

FootballJanuary 26, 2020
Sergio Aguero was on target in the 1-0 win away to Sheffield United on Tuesday after coming on as a substitute and is likely to be involved in the FA Cup tie against Fulham. AFP
Pep Guardiola has rotation and finding a successor for Sergio Aguero on his mind

Manchester City manager likely to start Argentine goalscorer in Sunday's fourth-round tie against Fulham before rejigging for League Cup semi-final second leg in midweek

FootballJanuary 26, 2020
Manchester United's Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer consoles his player after losing the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Burnley at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on January 22, 2020. Burnley won the match 2-0. - 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 / Paul ELLIS / 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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The struggles of Solskjaer are now a symptom and a cause of United's misery

The club's problems predate their Norwegian manager but historic humiliations like Wednesday's home defeat to Burnley have become a regular occurance

FootballJanuary 23, 2020
Manchester City's Aymeric Laporte, centre, during his return to action against Sheffield United on Tuesday. Getty
Relief for City after Laporte returns unscathed from long injury lay-off

French defender has missed 30 games this season due to knee problem and manager Guardiola is delighted to have 'exceptional' centre-back back in starting line-up

FootballJanuary 22, 2020
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Spanish striker Adama Traore (L) takes on Liverpool's English defender Trent Alexander-Arnold (R) during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England, on December 29, 2019. - 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 / Paul ELLIS / 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.
Liverpool hope to put the brakes on turbo-charged Wolves winger Traore

Manager Klopp described the Spaniard as 'really dangerous' and 'a big, big talent', ahead of Premier League match on Thursday

FootballJanuary 22, 2020
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during the defeat at Liverpool. Reuters
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Trailing Liverpool by 30 points, but Solskjaer says Man Utd have made 'strides forward'

Old Trafford boss claims 'we’ve been in the game until the last kick of the ball' after 2-0 defeat at Anfield

FootballJanuary 21, 2020
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League Final - Chelsea v Arsenal - Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan - May 29, 2019 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates their fourth goal REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo
Chelsea v Arsenal: Giroud derby takes place with the man himself heading for exit

'Best target man in the world' has divided opinion at both London clubs but remains vital to his national team's plans

FootballJanuary 20, 2020
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