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On March 7, 2020 – the last time the Blades fans packed into Bramall Lane – the match report read: ‘Chris Wilder’s side have 43 points, level with fifth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. They move above Manchester United, who play on Sunday.’ One year on those same fans are faced with the inevitable prospect of their next […]
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“Edouard [Mendy] is the number one and deserves to be the number one. You cannot hide your opinion, things have to be clear and you cannot be afraid of it.” Thomas Tuchel made his feelings known on the goalkeeping situation at Chelsea after handing Kepa Arizabalaga a shock start in their 2-0 Premier League win over […]
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Martial awe It was August 2020 when Neil Custis and Jamie O’Hara clashed on talkSPORT over the quality of strikers at Manchester United. The latter was adamant that they needed “a number nine” to replace Anthony Martial, who “is not the number nine who is going to take Manchester United back to the top and […]
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We could all put together a combined XI from these two great rivals where we either put Kane and Aubameyang up top or provocatively leave one of them out, whichever is funnier at the time, but there’s no great skill to that. Above all, we must remember that both Spurs and Arsenal are banter clubs […]
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Well you can’t really say Milan didn’t deserve it. Manchester United will, of course, be deeply frustrated about the lateness of the equaliser in this thoroughly entertaining Europa League last 16 first leg. At 1-0 up despite a superb display from the visitors, United were 90 seconds away from what would, frankly, have been a […]
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Naming a director of football took Manchester United over two years, during which time their appetite for such an appointment was quite reasonably questioned. But the Red Devils have finally concluded that two heads are better than one… It was announced on Wednesday that John Murtough would become United’s first football director, with ‘overall leadership […]
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The focus will be on Juventus, and rightly so. But brilliant Jude Bellingham and Liverpool natural Nat Phillips deserve plenty of spotlight. Winners Pepe Joao Gomes Cravinho should probably watch his back. He might be Portugal’s Minister of National Defence in title but that honour will always belong to Pepe in spirit after Tuesday […]
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Two of Europe’s sleeping giants face off this midweek in the Europa League. While both Milan and Man Utd look to be on the rise again, they’re both still way short of the levels they occupied at the time of their last encounter – this week in 2010. That tie, taking place in the Champions […]
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After just 11 games in charge of Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel has handed at least two starts to 20 of the 25 members of his squad. There have been clear winners as a result of his appointment – Callum Hudson-Odoi, Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso – but very few losers. Third-choice goalkeeper Willy Cabellero has […]
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