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Jordan Henderson thinks Thiago Alcantara has been a “fantastic addition” to the Liverpool squad after facing heavy criticism. The Spaniard has only won four of his first 13 matches at Anfield since signing from Bayern Munich for £20m in the summer transfer window. Jermaine Jenas described Thiago as the “weak component” as they lost 3-1 […]
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The problem with narratives in football is that sometimes they can draw focus away from what’s most deserving of attention. Chelsea‘s Mateo Kovacic is living proof of that. When Frank Lampard was dismissed and swiftly replaced by Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge, there were inevitably and understandably two major talking points. One was whether the incoming continental coach […]
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Steven Gerrard is doing an “incredible” job at Rangers, but he is not ready to step up to replace Jurgen Klopp, according to Liverpool legend Ian Rush. Gerrard took his first managerial job in June 2018 as he took over at Scottish giants Rangers. He has enjoyed a really fruitful spell there, with him winning […]
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims there have been no talks over a new contract despite entering the final 18 months of his Man Utd deal. The Norwegian signed an initial three-year contract that takes his through to the summer of 2022 after initially impressing the Old Trafford hierarchy in a interim role. Solskjaer has had a […]
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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he hopes Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland “remembers” the positive impact he had on his career. Clubs from around Europe are falling over themselves to be the club to land Haaland after the Norway international bagged 39 goals in 41 appearances since his move to Germany. 29 goals […]
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As European competition returns with the knockout phases of the Europa League and Champions League, seven Premier League clubs remain in the hunt for silverware. Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool made it through the Champions League group stage in the autumn with relatively little fuss, while Manchester United’s drop-off saw them fall into the Europa League round […]
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Ravel Morrison will always be one of Manchester United‘s great ‘what if?’ stories. After watching Morrison develop in United’s academy, Sir Alex Ferguson described the attacking midfielder as possessing “as much natural talent as any youngster we ever signed”, while Rio Ferdinand dubbed him “the best young kid I have ever seen in my life”. “I would pay […]
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Rio Ferdinand thinks Man Utd captain Harry Maguire will be secretly “embarrassed” by his penalty claims against West Brom despite his determined post-match interview. Having been usurped at the top of the Premier League by Manchester City on January 26, the second-placed Red Devils have fallen seven points behind their rivals having managed one win […]
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Game to watch – RB Leipzig v Liverpool “They [Liverpool] are not in a mega-crisis and will certainly be stable against us,” Julian Nagelsmann said, but surely doesn’t believe to be true. “Stable” is not the word to describe Liverpool right now. Antonyms would come closer to the truth: mercurial; volatile; shaky; erratic. A team […]
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Send your mails to theeditor@football365.com… Game 50 Great email from Morgan, in relation to why Liverpool have crumbled. There is a great parallel with what happened to Arsenal’s Invincibles. It was well-known that Wenger sent his teams out, relying on massive self-confidence and belief that they are better and will win simply by virtue […]
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