Man United problem solved as ‘big brains’ Arsenal are mocked

All Man United needed against Villarreal in the Europa League final was Harry Maguire. Unai Emery showed up those ‘big brains’ at Arsenal.   Destiny’s mild The Sun are struggling massively with the concept of Man United losing the Europa League final despite it falling on May 26. Neil Custis writes: ‘Solskjaer had claimed it was […]

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If Manchester United are serious then Solskjaer must go

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer proved why Manchester United must be ruthless if Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane are free after Europa League heartache.   Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chose quite the moment to showcase his deficiencies as a manager of games and a coach of players. The Europa League final was supposed to be his coronation, the […]

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Sensible Southgate puts the Alexander-Arnold anger on hold

Gareth Southgate ticked every box with his provisional England squad for Euro 2020. The churn from the 2018 World Cup is astonishing.   Perhaps England should name provisional tournament squads more often. Gareth Southgate will feel it was a necessary precaution with three Premier League clubs reaching major European finals at the end of a […]

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Spurs tempt Bale fate as Kane warned off shock Chelsea move

Harry Kane wore a Spurs shirt so he is staying. Harry Kane signed a Spurs shirt so he is leaving. But not to Chelsea if he wants trophies.   Crock of kit Tottenham unveiled their new home kit for the 2021/22 season at 8am on Monday. That the pictures they published featured Harry Kane wearing […]

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Where Liverpool really rank among the ‘bad champions’…

Is it fair to still call Liverpool ‘bad champions’? Here’s how their title defence compares to those of the other dethroned Premier League kings…   Roy Keane called it early when he declared Liverpool as ‘bad champions’ in February. Things got even worse for the Reds after that – but then they got better again. Here’s […]

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Man Utd among seven worst runners-up of last 20 years…

Finishing second represents progress for Manchester United. But they are still the Premier League’s third-worst runners-up……   7) Manchester City 2014/15 (79 points) Top of this list on goal difference are a meek Manchester City side who were no match for Chelsea in full second-season Mourinho mode. But they were somehow within three points of […]

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Jose’s Roma and Tottenham’s other Europa Conference League opponents…

There are some big teams waiting for the Premier League’s representative in the Europa Conference League. And some not-so-big teams…   So Tottenham it is who will represent the Premier League in next season’s inaugural Europa Conference League. Because Manchester City won the Carabao Cup, England’s representative in the new UEFA competition was to be […]

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Premier League 2020/21 losers: Liverpool, Mourinho, Lampard

Liverpool salvaged Champions League qualification but that was a poor title defence. Frank Lampard might be back. Jose Mourinho surely won’t. The Premier League season winners are here.   That Liverpool title defence After three matches of their league season, Liverpool had nine points. They had beaten two of the previous season’s top eight and […]

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Top 10 goalkeepers of the Premier League season

More than half of these goalkeepers were Premier League rookies at the start of the season. Including our number one No.1..   10) Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City) The Leicester keeper has had a satisfactory season by the high standards he has set in the Leicester goal for the last decade. His 65.7% save ratio ranks […]

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Premier League Final Day: 16 Conclusions

Spursiness, missing teeth, West Ham resolutely failing to be remotely West Ham, Chelsea getting away with it and FANS! The final day always delivers, and even with less on the line than there might have been, this year was no exception.   1) There really is no other day of Barclays quite like final-day Barclays, […]

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