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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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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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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has urged Man Utd to sign Tottenham star Harry Kane instead of Erling Haaland. Haaland is wanted by pretty much all of the major European sides after showing his goalscoring prowess with Dortmund. The Norwegian wonderkid has scored 23 goals in just 23 matches this campaign, including six in the […]
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Paul Merson insisted that a big decision has to be made “sooner or later” on David De Gea’s spot at Manchester United. De Gea joined Man United in 2011 from Atletico Madrid for around £18m. He was criticised a lot when he first joined the club, but after a while, he grew to become the […]
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Liverpool are in danger of “getting a hiding” from Manchester City unless they “park the bus” on Sunday, according to Paul Merson. The Reds are currently seven points adrift of Premier League leaders City – who also have a game in hand – ahead of their match against Pep Guardiola’s men over the weekend. Liverpool […]
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Paul Merson claims Jesse Lingard has “no future” at Man Utd and should look to leave the club on a permanent basis in the summer. Lingard, who completed a loan move to West Ham in the January transfer window, scored twice on a sparkling debut in the Hammers’ 3-1 win at Aston Villa. Man Utd […]
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Paul Merson has insisted that Jesse Lingard needs to “move on” from Manchester United and rebuild his career elsewhere. The midfielder had fallen down the pecking order under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season. He had only made three appearances for them this term, which all came in cup competitions. With first-team opportunities hard to come […]
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Paul Merson has suggested that Tottenham Hotspur are the worst side to watch in the Premier League at the moment. Tottenham started the season well and they sat top of the table earlier in the campaign. But they have been on a poor run of form of late which was started by their 2-1 loss […]
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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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Paul Merson has claimed that West Ham’s Premier League rivals will be left “scratching their head” after turning down a move for Jesse Lingard. Lingard came through the ranks with Man United and he made his senior debut for them in 2014/15. He has been a regular first-teamer from the 2015/16 season onwards for the […]
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