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Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang stepped up once again to rescue Arsenal on Thursday night as his two goals helped see off Benfica in a thrilling Europa League round-of-32 tie. A classy chip in the first half and an emphatic header late on, either side of a Keiran Tierney drive, left Benfica defeated 3-2 on the night and […]
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Throughout his time at Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has been keen to stress that the club’s journey is a process, and there will be bumps in the road along the way. “Yes but we have to learn as well,” Arteta responded, when asked if he was frustrated by a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester […]
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There is no feeling quite as gutting as seeing the ball cannon back off the post after a 30-yard thunderbolt or a looping header, but Leeds United and West Ham United supporters have felt it more than anyone this season. With 25 matches played by most sides in the division, a table published on the […]
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Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp may have been a perfectionist footballer, but he also had a fine line in understatement. When asked about his performance against Leicester in August 1997, Bergkamp said: “When I look back on the match, it was a typical English game with the crowd close to the pitch. “At that time I […]
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Tomas Soucek is enjoying a breakout season with West Ham United and is becoming one of football’s most popular players in the process, and the love for him was on display again on Thursday night. The big Czech midfielder has been integral to David Moyes’ push for a shock spot in next season’s Champions League, […]
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Thomas Tuchel has enjoyed a brilliant start to his Chelsea career – but how does he compare with their previous managers? As the stats show, Carlo Ancelotti is the only manager who averaged more points per game than Tuchel after eight Chelsea games. The Blues have also conceded just two goals in his first eight […]
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Martin Odegaard couldn’t hide his emotions after Arsenal produced a brilliant comeback to beat Benfica in the Europa League. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring at the Karaiskakis Stadium to give the Gunners a 2-1 aggregate lead. Diogo Goncalves netted an equaliser just before the break with a brilliant free-kick before Rafa Silva capitalised on a Dani Ceballos mistake to give Benfica the lead. Watch […]
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Philip Lahm, Daniel Alves, David Alaba – it’s now time to add Joao Cancelo to the list of Pep Guardiola’s converted full-backs. Cancelo arrived at Manchester City in the summer of 2019, and his underwhelming debut season led many to conclude he was simply another indulgence of Guardiola’s full-back addiction. The doubters couldn’t have been more wrong. […]
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Arsene Wenger is a man who has written his name into Arsenal legend with three Premier League titles, one unbeaten season and seven FA Cups – so it is weird to think that it could have still been better. But given the high-profile names that the Frenchman came close to signing for the Gunners throughout his time […]
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Back in 1998, the wrongful imprisonment of Coronation Street’s Deirdre Rachid whipped Britain into a genuine frenzy, with a widespread campaign for her freedom. Graffiti and banners popped up around the country and it made the front page of the papers. Both Tony Blair and William Hague made statements in cringeworthy attempts to appeal to […]
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