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So Manchester United have promoted John Murtough to ‘football director’ and named their former midfielder Darren Fletcher ‘technical director’, a significant shake-up and one that finally ends years of chat about why United didn’t have a director of football while inevitably prompting fresh years of chat about what exactly each of those roles actually involve. […]
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Sharing the back page with Bruno Fernandes as the tabloids attempted to whip up a Manchester United storm on Wednesday morning was Edinson Cavani, scorer of six Premier League goals this season – the same as Sheffield United’s David McGoldrick – and yet somehow viewed as so central to the club’s success or otherwise that […]
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Last season, Harry Kane set a new Champions League record when he headed home his 20th goal in the competition on just his 24th Big Cup appearance. It’s a largely arbitrary number of goals, but it’s not entirely meaningless. Twenty goals represents a decent season’s work for a striker in all competitions. It’s enough goals […]
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Tuesday night’s Champions League tie between Juventus and Porto was an absolute corker. One hundred and twenty minutes of drama including five goals, a red card and a total of 45 shots. My appetite for mid-week football was utterly satiated, save for a sour taste left by the framework within which the Portuguese side secured […]
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Iron Bru There is obvious currency in suggesting that a frustrated Bruno Fernandes might leave Manchester United anytime soon. It achieves two things: creating a transfer panic around one of the most influential players in the world, while suggesting that a lack of ambition would be his reason to leave. In one fell swoop you […]
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“I have three years left at Liverpool. You sign a contract and you stick to it,” said Jurgen Klopp. The German dismissed claims this week that he might replace Joachim Low as national team manager after this summer’s European Championships, referencing the agreement he made to stay at Anfield almost 15 months ago. It was […]
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Liverpool might be in wretched form, but surely we won’t need to add their name to this list tomorrow? And while Barcelona are looking to chase down a three-goal deficit, at least they can take heart from having done it before against PSG. Here are the biggest deficits chased down by clubs in second legs […]
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We have had a year of no fans – a neat 38 games for some clubs. So who has coped and who has curdled? We give you the rundown… 23) Norwich City (0 points) They played nine Premier League games without fans and did not pick up a single point. In fact, they only […]
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They thought it was all over but… Craig Dawson ‘Underwhelmed’ is probably the nicest way of describing West Ham fans’ reaction to the loan signing of Dawson back in October. The 30-year-old couldn’t get in Watford’s team through the first month of the Championship season, but Dawson has established himself as one of the […]
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West Ham are flying thanks to a couple of clever temporary deals. Manchester United feature in this XI of the greatest Premier League loanees. Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) Before he became the illegitimate goalkeeping son of Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar with a commanding performance and key role in the clinching […]
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