Joe Lyons
Sports Editor
Elon Musk jokingly claims he will buy Manchester United
Joe Lyons • Aug 17 2022Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has jokingly claimed on Twitter that he will buy Manchester United from the Glazer family. In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Manchester,…
Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen received death threats after Liverpool draw
Joe Lyons • Aug 16 2022Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen has revealed that he received hundreds of abusive messages including death threats following Monday night’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Andersen, 26, joined Palace last season…
David de Gea takes blame for Manchester United 4-0 defeat
Joe Lyons • Aug 13 2022David de Gea has taken the blame for Manchester United’s 4-0 defeat away at Brentford, saying ‘I cost three points to my team today’ in a ‘poor performance’. Erik ten…
Manchester United lose 4-0 away at Brentford in shocking result
Joe Lyons • Aug 13 2022Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United have lost a second Premier League game in a row against Brentford in shocking fashion following last week’s 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton. The…
WATCH: David de Gea blunder gifts Brentford goal vs Man United
Joe Lyons • Aug 13 2022Brentford have taken the lead at home to Manchester United thanks to a David de Gea howler from Joshua Dasilva’s effort from outside the area. David de Gea has been…
Cristiano Ronaldo starts for Manchester United vs Brentford
Joe Lyons • Aug 13 2022Erik ten Hag has named his Manchester United side to face Brentford, with Cristiano Ronaldo coming back into the side and starting up front. Cristiano Ronaldo coming in is Ten…
WATCH: Gabriel Jesus scores first Premier League goal for Arsenal
Joe Lyons • Aug 13 2022£50m summer signing Gabriel Jesus has scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal against Leicester City to make it 1-0 to Mikel Arteta’s Gunners. Jesus now has 59 goals…
Manchester United agree deal with Juventus for Adrien Rabiot
Joe Lyons • Aug 8 2022Manchester United have agreed a deal with Juventus to sign French midfielder Adrien Rabiot for £15m to become Erik ten Hag’s fourth signing as manager, according to reports. Rabiot, 27,…
Clermont fans serenade PSG star Lionel Messi during 5-0 rout
Joe Lyons • Aug 8 2022Lionel Messi, widely known as one of the greatest footballers of all time, found the opposition fans chanting his name during a 5-0 win for PSG. Messi and PSG cruised…
WATCH: Jorginho’s exquisite penalty gives Chelsea lead
Joe Lyons • Aug 6 2022Jorginho scored a trademark opener for Chelsea from the spot to put Thomas Tuchel’s side 1-0 up against Everton on the Premier League’s opening weekend. Jorginho, who won Euro 2020…
WATCH: Darwin Nunez equalises for Liverpool with cheeky flick
Joe Lyons • Aug 6 2022Darwin Nunez has opened his Premier League account for Liverpool, equalising against Fulham in his side’s first game of the season. The 23-year-old joined Liverpool from Benfica this summer for…
WATCH: Mitrovic opens scoring with header for Fulham against Liverpool
Joe Lyons • Aug 6 2022Many questions have been asked over whether Aleksandar Mitrovic would be able to replicate his Championship form in the Premier League, but he’s off to a flyer. The 27-year-old Serbian…
Twitter reacts as Jurgen Klopp benches Darwin Nunez for Liverpool
Joe Lyons • Aug 6 2022Jurgen Klopp’s line-up for Liverpool’s first game of the Premier League season has been revealed, and Darwin Nunez does not start against Fulham. Klopp has opted for Roberto Firmino as…
Alex Telles joins Sevilla on loan from Manchester United
Joe Lyons • Aug 4 2022Manchester United left-back Alex Telles has joined La Liga side Sevilla on a season-long loan who will also cover the player’s wages. Telles’ departure comes after United signed Feyenoord left-back…
Ronaldo and Maguire headline list of most abused players on social media
Joe Lyons • Aug 2 2022Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire headline the latest results of a study completed by Ofcom on the most-abused footballers on social media. Ofcom teamed up with The…