Liverpool made ‘monstrous’ bid for defender before Kabak move

Liverpool reportedly had a “monstrous” bid for Merih Demiral rejected on deadline day. The Reds signed Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak at the end of the transfer window to cope with the injuries to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip. READ MORE: One per club: Players stuck after January transfer window shut Kabak […]

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Southampton make extraordinary referee ban request

Southampton are reportedly planning to request that neither Mike Dean or Lee Mason referee their games in the future. The Saints are furious at decisions made by those officials in their defeats to Aston Villa and Manchester United. MAILBOX: Man United 9-0 Southampton: Nobody is impressed Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side were denied a penalty in the […]

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Arsenal could appeal Luiz red against Wolves, says Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta thinks his team might appeal David Luiz’s red card against Wolves. The centre back was sent off during the 2-1 loss after seeming to trip up Willian Jose in the box. It was the slightest of touches from Luiz that sent Jose down as he was racing towards goal. FEATURE: Six […]

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Chelsea star Rudiger responds to Lampard ‘nonsense’

Antonio Rudiger has denied the “nonsense rumours” that he was one of the key Chelsea players behind the sacking of Frank Lampard. The German was heavily linked with the Stamford Bridge exit in the summer after falling out of favour under his former boss. Antonio Rudiger has started both of Thomas Tuchel’s first games in […]

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Rio perplexed by ‘crazy rule’; aims dig at Mike Dean

Rio Ferdinand and Glenn Hoddle were left angry at the “nonsense” double jeapardy rule that saw both David Luiz and Jan Bednarek sent off on Tuesday night. The Arsenal and Southampton defenders both made minimal contact (if any) and were sent off as well as conceding penalties. The ‘double jeapardy’ rule that prevents two punishments […]

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Pep explains why City may have to break norm to win title

Pep Guardiola is confident Manchester City have the firepower to make up for a lack of goals from their frontline strikers. City have been without their record goalscorer Sergio Aguero for much of the season, with a combination of injuries and self-isolation restricting the Argentinian to just three starts and two goals. His natural replacement […]

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‘Spaceship lands from Pluto’ – Smith responds to Grealish claim

Dean Smith has responded to Paul Merson’s claim that Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish “is on a different planet”. The Sky Sports pundit said: “Jack Grealish is on a different planet. Honestly, I think he’s that good. I have been saying it for a long, long time now. “Some of the stuff (he does). The […]

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What Martial told Bednarek after ‘shambles’ call in Man Utd rout

Jan Bednarek claims Anthony Martial agreed that he shouldn’t have been awarded a penalty in the 9-0 thrashing at Old Trafford. Southampton were already down to ten men and were losing 6-0 when Martial took a tumble in the box in close proximity to Bednarek. Referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot as it looked […]

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One per club: Players stuck after January transfer window shut

Not everybody got out in the transfer window…   Arsenal – Reiss Nelson Joe Willock and Ainsley Maitland-Niles both got away from the Emirates to play some football for half a season, but Nelson was left behind on deadline day. The winger was available for a loan but, like Calum Chambers, no suitable offers were […]

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Man Utd showed ‘X-Factor’ in Saints thrashing, says Solskjaer

Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his team showed ‘the X-Factor’ in their 9-0 thrashing of Southampton. The Red Devils were given an advantage early on as Alex Jankewitz saw red for a bad challenge on Scott McTominay. Luckily the midfielder wasn’t too badly hurt and managed to play on. FEATURE: Relive all the […]

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