Under fire Chelsea gaffer, Mauricio Pochettino has asserted that he retains the full support of the owners of the London club despite growing pressure following Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final defeat to Liverpool.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that Virgil van Dijk scored the only goal in the 118th-minute at Wembley to hand Jurgen Klopp his eighth major trophy at Liverpool in what he has confirmed will be his final season in charge of the club.
While both teams were missing players through injury, Klopp was forced to field several academy graduates and ended the final with three teenagers on the pitch — the highest number in a League Cup Final since 2007.
Yet after competing well for 90 minutes, Chelsea wilted in extra time to the extent that Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville labelled the Blues “billion-pound bottlejobs” in reference to the £1 billion spent by co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital since completing their takeover in May 2022.
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Clearlake co-founder Behdad Eghbali and Boehly were both in attendance for the defeat and when asked if he felt he still felt the backing from both men, Pochettino told a news conference on Tuesday: “Yes, yes, yes. They showed their support. And then after the game also, Todd sent a very nice message, yes..
In another report, Norwegian International, Erling Haaland got on the scoresheet five times on Tuesday night as Manchester City crushed Luton 6-1 in the FA Cup to reach the quarter-finals.
City playing away at Luton were too clinical with Haaland rediscovering his scoring prowess with five goals to his credit.
Africa Today News, New York reports that it was the Norwegian’s eighth hat-trick for City and he also became the first player to score five in a game twice for the club.
The visitors opened the scoring in the fourth minute when Kevin de Bruyne, who assisted the first four goals, was allowed time and space to cut the ball back for Haaland to convert.