Merson claims Arteta’s Arsenal are the worst he’s seen

Paul Merson has slammed Mikel Arteta after Arsenal’s dismal defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, claiming it’s “as bad as I’ve ever seen”. Arteta’s side were comfortably brushed aside 3-0 by Liverpool at the Emirates to leave them languishing in 10th in the Premier League. The result means European football next season is almost impossible unless […]

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Chelsea to rival Liverpool for £30m Ajax starlet Gravenberch

Chelsea and Liverpool are leading the race to sign £30million-rated Ajax starlet Ryan Gravenberch, according to reports. The central midfielder is the latest player to graduate from Ajax’s famed academy into the first team. His form this season has attracted interest from some of the Premier League’s biggest sides. FEATURE: Five Premier League fallers from […]

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Carragher: Liverpool star got ‘nowhere near’ Madrid midfielders

Jamie Carragher claimed Liverpool’s first half display against Real Madrid was “the worst I have seen under Jurgen Klopp in six years”, before singling out one midfielder for criticism. Liverpool suffered a 3-1 defeat in Madrid, with Naby Keita a surprise starter ahead of Thiago Alcantara. The £50million man was subbed off before half-time, replaced […]

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What Liverpool star Fabinho told Madrid chief in tunnel chat

A chat between Liverpool star Fabinho and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was caught in camera in the tunnel after Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madid on Tuesday. The Brazilian was back on familiar territory in Madrid, playing against the club he represented back in 2013. Liverpool were deservedly beaten after a sloppy display, with […]

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Arsenal ‘fully deserved’ Neville ‘mafia’ criticism, says Arteta

Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal “fully deserved” the criticism aimed their way after their defeat to Liverpool Gary Neville claimed there was a “mafia” of forward players against the manager and branded others a “joke” as they had stopped playing for Arteta. And Arteta has responded to the criticism, insisting he’s not making excuses for […]

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‘Game over’ – Rio writes off Liverpool in Champions League

Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has written off Liverpool ahead of their Champions League second leg against Real Madrid. The Reds lost 3-1 to Zinedine Zidane’s side on Tuesday and have it all to do at Anfield in the return leg next week. Liverpool were 2-0 down after 36 minutes following goals from Vinicius Junior […]

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Rio urges Chelsea to make more of ‘fantastic’ star’s movement

Rio Ferdinand has urged Mason Mount’s Chelsea teammates to look earlier for the “immaculate” midfield star. Mount opened the scoring for the Blues with an “exquisite” turn and finish as Chelsea secured a 2-0 win over Porto in Seville. Mount received the ball from Jorginho on the edge of the Porto box, before turning brilliantly […]

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Five Premier League fallers from grace this season

Trent Alexander-Arnold’s defensive frailties were exposed once again on Tuesday night to provide further evidence that a very good footballer is having a very average season. But he’s not alone. We’ve picked five Premier League players who have fallen from grace this season.   Trent Alexander-Arnold In naming Alexander-Arnold as Liverpool’s player of the season and young […]

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Alexander-Arnold isn’t that bad. But never was he that good…

Get your mails into theeditor@football365.com… Trent’s torment When the team news was announced on Tuesday night, I looked to twitter to get a sense of the mood from the various Liverpool blogs, podcasts and fan/journalists on what to expect from the game. The general sense was that this was a team which was going to […]

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Tuchel hails subs over ‘disconnected’ Chelsea duo

Thomas Tuchel amits Kai Havertz and Timo Werner “didn’t play at their highest level” and hailed the Chelsea duo making an impact from the bench on Wednesday. The Blues beat Porto 2-0 in Seville thanks to goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell, but Tuchel was not impressed with the displays of his two compatriots. […]

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