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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 City manager Pep Guardiola will be without several key players against Liverpool on Sunday. Reuters
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City aim to conquer their final frontier and beat Liverpool at Anfield

Manager Guardiola must decide whether to go for broke in Sunday's Premier League match or, like last season, adopt a more cautious approach on Merseyside

FootballNovember 08, 2019
Liverpool's Sadio Mane goes down in the area under the challenge from Aston Villa's Frederic Guilbert and is booked for diving during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday November 2, 2019, See PA story SOCCER Villa. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/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.
Mane sarcastically responds to 'clever' diving comments from Guardiola

Senegalese forward has won two penalties in his last two home games for Liverpool but was cautioned for simulation against Aston Villa

FootballNovember 07, 2019
Shkodran Mustafi scored Arsenal's goal in the 1-1 draw with Vitoria Guimaraes in the Europa League. AFP
Arsenal unimpressive at Vitoria as Emery fails to find respite in Europa League

Premier League club held to a 1-1 draw, although the result should have little bearing on their hopes of reaching the knockout stages

FootballNovember 06, 2019
Liverpool's Sadio Mane goes down in the area under the challenge from Aston Villa's Frederic Guilbert and is booked for diving during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday November 2, 2019, See PA story SOCCER Villa. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/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.
'Sadio Mane is not a diver', insists Liverpool boss Klopp

Manager says star winger being unfairly targeted as Reds prepare for Champions League clash with Genk

FootballNovember 04, 2019
David Silva is set to miss Manchester City's trips to Atalanta in the Champions League and Liverpool in the Premier League with a muscle injury. Reuters
David Silva set to miss Man City's top-of-the-table trip to Liverpool

Spanish midfielder was withdrawn at half time during Manchester City's 2-1 win away to Southampton on Saturday

FootballNovember 04, 2019
Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Chelsea - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - November 2, 2019 Chelsea's Tammy Abraham celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers 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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Abraham and Mane in Premier League team of the week

Another week and another late goal for Liverpool

FootballNovember 04, 2019
Cenk Tosun celebrates after scoring Everton's late equaliser against Tottenham at Goodison Park. Reuters
Gomes injury overshadows late Everton draw as Spurs extend away day blues

Cenk Tosun scored in the seventh minute of injury time to leave Spurs winless on the road since January

FootballNovember 03, 2019
Manchester City's Kyle Walker celebrates scoring the second goal against Southampton at the Etihad Stadium. Reuters
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Manchester City stage dream comeback against Southampton

Strikes from Kyle Walker and Sergio Aguero help City script turnaround at the Etihad Stadium

FootballNovember 02, 2019
Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus, right, comes on to replace Sergio Aguero against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on October 1. Getty
Jesus happy to play wingman for Man City top gun Aguero

Versatile Brazilian happy with sidekick role for his good friend and club record goalscorer

FootballNovember 01, 2019
Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Fourth Round - Liverpool v Arsenal - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 30, 2019 Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain celebrates scoring their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff 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.
Oxlade-Chamberlain produces the spectacular for Liverpool – but he still wants more

Anfield midfielder has scored some memorable goals but they are only a part of his comeback from injury

FootballOctober 31, 2019
Manchester City's Tommy Doyle during the Carabao Cup, Fourth Round match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. PA Photo. Picture date: Tuesday October 29, 2019. See PA story SOCCER Man City. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/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.
Tommy Doyle following in the footsteps of some Man City family legends

Teenage midfielder has a long tradition to maintain after his first team breakthrough

FootballOctober 30, 2019
Arsenal's Granit Xhaka reacted angrily after being substituted against Crystal Palace. Reuters
Ozil could be captain with Xhaka set to miss Arsenal’s clash with Liverpool

Unai Emery urges player to apologise to fans for outburst, but says he is worried about his well-being

FootballOctober 29, 2019
Soccer Football - Premier League - Southampton v Leicester City - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - October 25, 2019 Southampton's Nathan Redmond looks dejected at the end of the match REUTERS/David Klein 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.
After Leicester embarrassment, things could get worse for Southampton

Hasenhuttl's side suffered a humiliating 9-0 defeat on Friday - the biggest home defeat in English top-flight history. They face a trip to Premier League champions Manchester City in the Carabao Cup next

FootballOctober 28, 2019
Leicester City's English striker Jamie Vardy, left, celebrates scoring his team's fifth goal with Leicester City's Spanish striker Ayoze Perez during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Leicester City at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton on October 25, 2019. AFP
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Who's in the Premier League team of the week?

The best performers from Matchday 10 in England's top flight

FootballOctober 28, 2019
Chirstian Pulisic with the match ball at Burnley after scoring a hat-trick in Chelsea's 4-2 victory on Saturday. AFP
Replacing Eden Hazard at Chelsea has been a collective effort

While Pulisic, boosted by his hat-trick at Burnley, had been the Belgian's presumed successor, the likes of Hudson-Odoi, Abraham and Mount have all chipped in to compensate for his loss

FootballOctober 28, 2019
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