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Any thoughts for the afternoon Mailbox? [email protected] Dodgy Dave Can we all now put an end to the “best in the world” caption when referring to De Gea now. He is no longer even the best keeper in the PL. I’m eagerly awaiting the Anfield match between LFC and United now because for the first …
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Ralph Hasenhuttl’s appointment as Southampton’s new manager appears close, according to reports in Austria. Press Association Sport understands the 51-year-old is the number-one candidate to replace Mark Hughes, who parted company with the Premier League strugglers on Monday. Austrian media outlet Kleine Zeitung reported on Tuesday that Hasenhuttl has signed a deal with the Saints …
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Shkodran Mustafi believes Unai Emery has introduced a fine balance between freedom and discipline which has allowed Arsenal to string together a fine run of form. The Gunners play Sporting Lisbon on Thursday night, knowing that they will progress to the knockout rounds of the Europa League if they better the result of Group E …
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists a six-point lead at the top of the Preier League means nothing at the halfway stage of the season. The Reds have been installed as the new title favourites after they comfortably beat Newcastle 4-0 and Manchester City lost for the second successive match, going down 2-1 at Leicester. Liverpool’s …
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Sadio Mane has agreed terms on a new long-term contract with Liverpool, the Premier League club have announced. Press Association Sport understands the deal runs until 2023. Mane joined Liverpool from Southampton in the summer of 2016 on a five-year contract and has gone on to score 40 goals in 89 appearances for the Reds. …
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Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri was relieved to advance in the Europa League after enduring a disappointing performance from his team while battling a fever in Belarus. Olivier Giroud’s first Chelsea goal since May, and 794 minutes of playing time, earned a 1-0 victory at BATE Borisov and a fourth win from four Group L …
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Immature and unprofessional. Habitually late and lacking focus. His diet is poor and he spends too much time playing video games. He’s tactically naïve and he loses the ball. He always loses the ball! The criticism of Ousmane Dembele – from fans, pundits and even team-mates – has been torrential in recent months. Months, it …
Emmanuel Petit has compared Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal to “a divorce” and says his departure has given the Frenchman a “big kick up the a***.” Wenger spent 22 years with the Gunners, winning three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups, but struggled to challenge for the championship during his final years at the club. …
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Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri questioned whether his side actually wanted to win the game after they fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at Wolves. Ruben Loftus-Cheek put the Blues ahead early in the first-half, and it appeared from there that Sarri’s side were well on their way to victory. The hosts however, had other ideas …
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Wayne Rooney has revealed his former England team-mates are jealous of the Three Lions’ current success. The former captain has spoken to ex-colleagues who have struggled to grasp England’s appeal after they reached the World Cup semi-finals in the summer. Rooney played in a side labelled the ‘Golden Generation’ who failed to live up to …
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