Stars who featured against future teams in Champions League

Erling Haaland will face suitors Man City this week. He may be the latest example of the ‘eye before you buy’ policy. Liverpool used it well.   Erling Haaland will face Manchester City this Tuesday as his Borussia Dortmund side look to stop the Citizens winning a maiden Champions League title. Haaland has been linked […]

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Liverpool return to top of Premier League winners and losers

Liverpool were brilliant but aided by an awful Arsenal side. Mikel Arteta is in trouble; the entire club needs to pull in the same direction.   Winners Round Liverpool pegs in round Liverpool holes I was one of many who praised Fabinho for his role as an emergency central defender. His attributes – reading the […]

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Pundit claims Arsenal star is a ‘second Ozil’ and ‘far worse’ than Vardy

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is turning into a “second Mesut Ozil” at Arsenal, according to former Chelsea forward Tony Cascarino. The Gabon international blanked for the fourth Arsenal match on the bounce as the Gunners lost 3-0 to Liverpool on Saturday evening. Aubameyang has only scored nine Premier League goals in 25 appearances this campaign, well down […]

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‘High chances’: Liverpool star comments on top-four chances after win vs Arsenal

‘High chances’: Liverpool star comments on top-four chances after win vs Arsenal – originally posted on Sportslens.com Liverpool forward Diogo Jota is hopeful that the Reds can still make the Premier League top-four following their win over Arsenal.  The Reds kept their top-four hopes alive after they outclassed abject Arsenal 3-0 at Emirates Stadium on […]

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Keown urges Arteta to drop key Arsenal man for Martinelli

Martin Keown thinks Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta should drop Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Gabriel Martinelli or risk “losing the respect of the group”. The Gunners are struggling to become consistent this season as they sit tenth in the Premier League table, having won 12 and lost 12 this term. Aubameyang’s record of 14 goals in 32 appearances […]

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Criticism of Aubameyang is unfair – Arteta is to blame for Arsenal’s mess

Criticism of Aubameyang is unfair – Arteta is to blame for Arsenal’s mess – originally posted on Sportslens.com ‘Barely a day goes by in football without someone spouting nonsense’. Where have we heard that before? Ah yes, here and here. The latest addition to the ranks is talkSPORT pundit Tony Cascarino’s views on Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang. […]

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‘Not good enough’ – Redknapp slates Arteta after Liverpool defeat

Jamie Redknapp has slammed Mikel Arteta after his Arsenal side fell to a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday. In the lead up to this game, the Gunners had a decent record against Liverpool of late at the Emirates. Jurgen Klopp’s side had only won two of the previous ten meetings. But after Liverpool […]

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Arteta apologises to Arsenal fans after ‘shocking’ defeat

Mikel Arteta has apologised to the Arsenal fans following his side’s limp performance in the defeat to Liverpool on Saturday. The Gunners were brushed aside as Jurgen Klopp’s men ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at the Emirates. MAILBOX: ‘Wenger-esque clown Arteta’ shows no ‘inclination to change’ Arteta called for Arsenal to take the game to […]

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Neville slams Arteta’s ‘flaky fed lions’ in Arsenal defeat

Gary Neville has criticised Arsenal’s “really flaky” performance in the 3-0 defeat to Liverpool, likening Mikel Arteta’s side to “fed lions”. While Jurgen Klopp’s side impressed at the Emirates, Arsenal barely mustered a whimper as they were totally outclassed by their opponents. And Neville joked that he and fellow commentator Martin Tyler could have lined […]

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‘Wenger-esque clown Arteta’ shows no ‘inclination to change’

‘Wenger-esque clown’ Just want to pay tribute to Arteta’s remarkable achievement. With just eight league matches left, Arsenal are mathematically safe on 42 points! Unreal progress from Arteta, having had a measly £100m to spend over summer; a whole pre-season to prepare and given the flux Chelski, ManYoo, Spurs and Liverpool have been through this […]

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