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The games are coming thick and fast as we draw a close to 2018. Which players are already starting to feel the benefit of a busier schedule? ARSENAL – Ainsley Maitland-Niles Unai Emery is a known fan of Ainsley Maitland-Niles. At the Spaniard’s unveiling as Arsenal head coach, then-chief executive Ivan Gazidis hailed Emery’s …
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Vincent Kompany insists Manchester City still have “everything to play for” in the Premier League title race. Club captain Kompany challenged City to take the battle to league leaders Liverpool in Thursday’s pivotal clash at the Etihad Stadium. Liverpool are seven points clear at the top of the table, with Pep Guardiola already admitting second-placed …
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No way, Jose When The Sun are one of the few outlets not to sensationalise Jose Mourinho quotes, you know something has gone wrong somewhere down the line. In his press conference on Tuesday, the Manchester United manager was asked whether he still felt he had the full backing of his players. His response was unequivocal: …
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“We have got to that point where Ross Barkley knows how special he is and what he does,” said Roberto Martinez three years ago. Perhaps the now-Belgium but then-Everton manager should have consulted Barkley himself, as it transpires that the 21-year-old really did not know what he was doing. He was playing on instinct rather …
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1) If Sunday’s game at the Emirates was a great advert for the Premier League, Wednesday’s match at Old Trafford was the equivalent of the Go Compare man and Barry Scott shouting over each other at a Barclays cash machine, desperately trying to attract the attention of Richard Keys and Andy Gray. Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham …
New Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl intends to make a name for himself by guiding the club to Premier League safety. The 51-year-old Austrian has replaced Mark Hughes, who was sacked on Monday, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Hasenhuttl has now officially taken charge following the 3-1 defeat against Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday night. The former …
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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his friendship with Arsenal head coach Unai Emery will not be compromised by their new-found rivalry. The pair are good friends from their time as managers in Spain together when Emery recommended Pochettino to replace him at Valencia in 2012. They are now working in close quarters as opposition managers …
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YOU MUST BE JOACHIM Back in mid-October, Italian media was doing its absolute best to flog off what seemed to be one of Serie A’s most underrated assets. Tottenham were linked with Sampdoria centre-half Joachim Andersen, and club president Massimo Ferrero was said to be ‘hardly willing to go below 30 million’. A few weeks later, November …
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Everton have been fined £500,000 and banned from signing some academy players for two years after admitting offering inducements to players and their families. The Premier League has handed out the sanctions, which prevent the club from snapping up young players who have been registered with another top flight or EFL club in the previous …
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Mauricio Pochettino has explained why Tottenham’s chief scout Steve Hitchen watched Liverpool face Everton on Sunday. Pochettino confirmed Hitchen was in attendance at Anfield as Liverpool beat Everton in dramatic fashion. The chief scout rather wisely gave proceedings at the Emirates a miss, as Tottenham were beaten by Arsenal hours earlier. Pochettino noted that rival …
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