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Andrea Pirlo Milan thought Pirlo was past his prime when he clocked up 10 seasons of service at the San Siro in 2011. The midfielder played only 17 times in their Serie A title-winning campaign and, aged 31, it was felt he wasn’t worthy of a new contract. Which, in hindsight, seems one of the […]
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Paul Scholes has suggested that Manchester United are not too reliant on Bruno Fernandes, but his teammates must do more to support him. Fernandes joined the Red Devils for an initial fee of around £47m from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020. During his time for the Portuguese side, he got 63 goals and 52 goals […]
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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson tips Thiago Alcantara to “cause problems” as soon as Liverpool get a fully fit squad back. The former Barcelona midfielder was expected to take Liverpool to another level again when he arrived from Bayern Munich for £20m in the summer transfer window. However, he hasn’t lived up to those expectations […]
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Donny van de Beek is going through similar problems that other former Ajax midfielders have experienced since leaving the club, according to Ruud Gullit. Prior to his summer move to Manchester United, van de Beek had spent his entire career with Dutch giants Ajax. The midfielder broke into their first team during the 2015/16 campaign. […]
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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson thinks Liverpool “will be the team to beat” next season despite their poor form so far this term. The Reds have suffered numerous injuries at centre-back which has seen them deploy midfielders Jordan Henderson and Fabinho there on a regular basis this season. A poor run of form has seen […]
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Timo Werner has lauded his Chelsea teammates after they created “a lot of situations” where he could score against Newcastle United. Before Chelsea’s game against Steve Bruce’s side, Werner was without a Premier League goal since November. His performances had improved under Thomas Tuchel, as he got three assists from his last two league games […]
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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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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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