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Burnley boss Sean Dyche is confident fit-again striker Jay Rodriguez will continue to score and create goals after looking back to his best in the past week. The 31-year-old has started just 10 Premier League games this season after being hampered by ankle and knee injuries. But Rodriguez has a goal and two assists in […]
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Manchester City have responded to rumours that they have made an approach for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, according to reports. The Argentinian forward was involved in a summer-long dispute with Barcelona. He had his heart set on leaving, but he eventually agreed to remain at the club for now. He argued that there was a […]
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West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has challenged his players to produce another “quality” performance this weekend against Burnley to show that the effort last time out did not come “just because it was Manchester United”. The Baggies, who are 12 points adrift of safety in 19th place in the Premier League, drew 1-1 with United […]
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Former Leeds United goalkeeper Paul Robinson feels the club should look to recruit another number one in the summer to provide competition for the blundering Illan Meslier. Meslier, whose position has been under scrutiny after three errors in the 4-2 defeat to Arsenal, has the full backing of his manager, Marcelo Bielsa, but has failed […]
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There have been some frustrating times at Arsenal in recent months, but the introduction of Martin Odegaard is the latest development in reclaiming the club in the hearts of aesthetes. A whole generation of Gunners supporters – and football fans in general – have only ever known the football Arsenal produced under Arsene Wenger. Flaky […]
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Jamie Carragher says that Liverpool create “two more chances per match” when Thiago Alcantara plays in response to criticism of the Spaniard. The Reds are on a terrible run in the Premier League with the defeat to Leicester City last weekend their fifth in eight league matches. That has seen them slip down to sixth […]
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Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba is being tracked by a number of leading European clubs, according to reports, with Liverpool and Manchester United thought to be part of the race for his signature. Alaba, whose contract expires at the end of the season, is only 28-years-old and has won two Champions League titles, four Bundesliga […]
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Wilfried Zaha has reiterated his belief that taking the knee before matches is “degrading” and insists that on the subject of racism: “Unless action is going to happen, don’t speak to me about it.” Since project restart last summer, players, officials and staff at Premier League and EFL games have been taking the knee prior […]
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Martin Keown thinks Arsenal will “lose a little bit” until Martin Odegaard is “up to speed” following his January loan move. The Norwegian joined the Gunners in the January transfer window on loan from Real Madrid until the end of the current season. Odegaard has failed to contribute a goal or assist in his four […]
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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ‘opted out’ of a transfer for RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, according to a report. The RB Leipzig centre-back, who has been heavily linked with a number of British clubs including the Red Devils and Liverpool, has signed a five-year deal with Bayern Munich. The European champions met the […]
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