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After Bobby Robson’s Barcelona beat Paris Saint-Germain in the 1997 Cup Winners’ Cup final, Pep Guardiola pointed at Jose Mourinho and embraced him with a big bear hug. Guardiola was one of the finest players of his generation; Mourinho was a former school coach who had worked his way to the top. Their paths had crossed a decade and a half before […]
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Paul Scholes disagrees with Owen Hargreaves’ suggestion that a new deal for Edinson Cavani would allow Man Utd to put signing a new centre forward on the back-burner. Cavani has been heavily linked with a return to South America with Argentinian side Boca Juniors, as his deal at Old Trafford expires in the summer. It […]
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Paul Scholes thinks Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should drop one of his “two sitting players” so that Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes can play closer together. Solskjaer has enjoyed the solidity that two holding midfielders brings to his sides, especially in the biggest matches, with the likes of Scott McTominay, Fred and Nemanja […]
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Amid a handful of Premier League games is two FA Cup semi-finals. And sod Man City v Chelsea because Leicester v Southampton is where it’s at Game to watch: Leicester v Southampton You don’t have to be some appalling performative contrarian to see that the Other Semi-final is clearly the big one to watch […]
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Tactical pattern Believe it or not, but Manchester United haven’t beaten Burnley at Old Trafford in four attempts. Their last home victory over Sean Dyche’s side came all the way back in 2015 when Chris Smalling, of all people, scored a brace in a 3-1 win. Must be the red banners. On that day, United’s […]
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Cheeky is here to preview this weekend’s FA Cup semi-finals and the five remaining Premier League games. If you like all of Cheeky’s picks, Paddy Power’s Acca Insurance will refund all punters whose 4+ bet accumulators are let down by just a single selection. Chelsea v Manchester City FA Cup semi-final time again and this […]
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his players after they breezed past Granada to book their place in the Europa League semi-finals. The Red Devils were in control heading into this second leg and they put the result beyond any doubt in the first half. Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani combined once again to […]
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insisted that his players were really at it from the get-go against Slavia Prague and he admits that it will be “tough” against Villarreal in the semi-finals. This could have easily been a really uncomfortable European night for Arteta’s men. But they made sure this would not be the case via […]
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From the moment before kick-off when Alexandre Lacazette took the knee right in front of Slavia Prague’s players, this was pretty much a picture perfect display from Arsenal. In the wake of UEFA deciding Ondrej Kudela’s racist abuse of Rangers’ Glen Kamara during Slavia’s last-16 clash at Ibrox last month was very nearly as bad […]
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Dulux have said that they are “deeply sorry” after their new partnership with Tottenham got up and running with them mocking the Londoners on social media. Spurs announced that Dulux had become the club’s official paint supplier, with the company’s famous dog getting a tour of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Hotspur Way training ground. […]
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