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Callum Hudson Odoi and Tammy Abraham could have their work cut out if they want to remain regular members of Thomas Tuchel’s starting XI at Chelsea after their poor performances in a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Hudson Odoi, the early winner of Tuchel’s short time in charge is this weekend’s early loser. In the first half […]
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Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are very much the future. Barcelona and Juventus might soon be consigned to the Champions League past. Kylian Mbappe, man of his word The pre-match prophecy he proffered to Mauricio Pochettino was realised in breath-taking fashion. But the callous warning to Jordi Alba that “I’ll kill you in the […]
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Barcelona are obviously and literally the big losers. Yet Daniel Levy must have felt a tinge of regret watching Mauricio Pochettino soar. In the most literal sense, obviously Barcelona were the big early losers. They quite literally lost 4-1. At home. They are most likely out of the Champions League again, and at the […]
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Kylian Mbappe at 22 has already enjoyed the sort of career many other players can only ever aspire to. Yet this took him to another level. “Yesterday, at training, he asked me how many times I had won at the Camp Nou. Once, I told him. “He replied to me: tomorrow, we are going […]
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We will get to Jose Mourinho but first…. Winners Ilkay Gundogan, elite goalscorer Before this season, Ilkay Gundogan had never scored more than six goals in a league season in his career. He’s matched that total in his last five league starts. Gundogan’s previous meagre attacking returns were partly down to his position on […]
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Ralph Hasenhuttl and Nuno Espirito Santo came second and sixth respectively in the race for the prestigious Football365 manager of the year award last season. Unless Southampton win the FA Cup, neither will make the top ten this time around. Wolves are enduring a season-long hangover and Southampton’s customary 9-0-punctuated slump has come too late […]
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Winners Manchester City Is that the title race over in February, a third Premier League procession in four years? Perhaps. Manchester City now have a five-point lead and a game in hand. Even their tricky run of fixtures, the return of domestic cup ties and Champions League assignments don’t offer enough hope to the teams […]
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There, if we needed them, were all the reasons why Manchester United could win the Premier League title. And yet further evidence why they absolutely won’t. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s forward line was too hot for Everton to handle at Old Trafford but his rearguard once more folded in the face of the Toffees’ counter threat. […]
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The latest indicator of the bat-sh*t nature of this season: Steve Bruce is our early winner on consecutive weekends. Three and a half weeks ago, the Newcastle boss declared his side ‘frigging hopeless… absolutely sh*te’ after they become the first team this season to roll over and have their tummies tickled by Sheffield United. It was […]
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Graham Potter engineered a fine victory over Liverpool, who cannot bully those at the bottom anymore. There is love for Brendan Rodgers. Winners Graham Potter What a performance. It was understandably and justifiably lost in the rubble of the fallen fortress that is Anfield, but Brighton were absolutely sensational on Wednesday. Over the course […]
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