Anderlecht head coach Vincent Kompany has grown tired of constant comparisons between himself and Pep Guardiola, his former manager at Manchester City. After 11 trophy-laden years at City, Kompany returned to his boyhood club as player-manager ahead of last season, but could only lead the Belgian giants to an eighth-place finish. Kompany […]
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Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk is the best ever Premier League centre-back, according to former Manchester City star Vincent Kompany. Van Dijk, 28, has starred since his move from Southampton to Liverpool, for a reported £75 million ($93m), in January 2018. The Netherlands international finished second to Lionel Messi for the Ballon d’Or last year, having helped Liverpool win the Champions […]
Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has hailed Vincent Kompany and compared him to Barcelona legend Carles Puyol ahead of his testimonial match on Wednesday. A selection of Kompany’s former team-mates will line up against a Premier League all-stars XI side that features 10 ex-Manchester United players in the game at the Etihad Stadium. The former […]
Pep Guardiola has claimed that Manchester City could not afford to buy a replacement for Vincent Kompany, despite his team spending around £130 million ($158m) over the summer. City have something of an injury crisis at centre half after Aymeric Laporte went down with a knee injury Guardiola fears might be serious in Saturday’s […]
Vincent Kompany will be a success at Anderlecht if he is given time, according to his former Manchester City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne. Kompany became the Belgian club’s player-manager during the close season, but saw his role change last week after they had taken just two points from their first four games. It was […]
Vincent Kompany will pass on coaching duties on matchdays after a dreadful start to his tenure as player-coach of Anderlecht. Kompany ended an 11-year association with Manchester City in May after captaining the club to an unprecedented domestic treble in English football. The 33-year-old Belgium centre-back opted for a return to his boyhood club […]
Vincent Kompany’s start to life as player-manager at Anderlecht did not go as planned as his side were beaten 2-1 at home to minnows Oostende. In the opening game of their Belgian Pro League campaign, Anderlecht took an early lead through Michel Vlap but saw the game turn around late on against the […]
Vincent Kompany has targeted silverware in his first season with Anderlecht, but acknowledged he has “everything to prove” as he embarks on his first coaching job. The centre-back left Manchester City at the end of last season following a trophy-laden 11-year spell to take up a player-manager position with the Belgian club. […]
Pep Guardiola says he will meet Vincent Kompany for a beer at the end of the season to decide if the Manchester City captain will stay at the club. Kompany’s screamer earned City a 1-0 home win against Leicester City on Monday, putting the defending champions back above Liverpool in the table. A 13th straight win […]
Vincent Kompany said he’d “never seen” a player refuse to leave the pitch for a substitution after he watched Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga defy his manager in the Carabao Cup Final. The Blues goalkeeper stubbornly refused to leave the Wembley pitch in the final minute of extra time before […]
Manchester City captain, Vincent Kompany has claimed that it will be very difficult for Pep Guardiola’s men to retain the Premier League title this season. Guardiola’s side achieved a record number of points in winning the English top-flight crown last season, but no club has won successive titles since Manchester […]
