After a long wait Manchester United finally reached the summit of the English Premier League once again. Louis van Gaal’s men watched on as rivals Manchester City slipped up against Tottenham Hotspur, a few hours later United defeated bottom of the table side Sunderland 3-0 at Old Trafford. That win secured them top spot with a […]
Posted on September 27th, 2015 by scott
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Manchester City were very lacklustre and sluggish in their clash today against Tottenham Hotspur and ended up losing the Premier League fixture by four goals to one. The match was strewn with mistakes from the officials but that doesn’t paper over the cracks that Man City showed during the ninety minutes. Eyebrows were raised when […]
Posted on September 26th, 2015 by scott
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It’s can’t be easy being an English striker and being dubbed the next Alan Shearer. Add on the pressure of being tagged Tottenham Hotspur’s main goalscoring threat and you can see why Harry Kane is so desperate to get back on the scoresheet for his club! The hitman has failed to score for the White […]
Posted on September 25th, 2015 by scott
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Struggling to a penalties victory over League Two side Carlisle United in the League Cup is going to do nothing but heap more pressure on Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. His week wasn’t helped when two players who flopped under his management worked wonders at other sides. Mario Balotelli struck a vital freekick in a win for […]
Posted on September 24th, 2015 by scott
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In the past couple of seasons the biggest sides in the English Premier League have thrown millions at central defenders in a bid to become harder to breakdown. In terms of getting in the right personnel those sides have brought in a mixed bag of quality and none of them look particularly solid at the back. […]
Posted on September 21st, 2015 by scott
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Many observers might have thought either Arsenal’s or Chelsea’s number seventeens would have been the match winners today. But former Barcelona men Alexis Sanchez and Pedro had quiet games going forward as every time they had the ball, they had a few of the opposition in toe to steal back possession. Arsenal forward Theo Walcott […]
Posted on September 19th, 2015 by scott
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It’s fair to say that Oliver Giroud has had a disappointing start to his season this year. I am a big fan of the French striker but you cannot get away from the fact that he’s currently under-performing and in a bit of rut. He’d be best served spending more time on the bench in […]
Posted on September 17th, 2015 by scott
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“I have not bought Martial for me. I have bought him for the next manager of Manchester United.” Those were the words of Manchester United’s manager Louis van Gaal, when talking about his new £36m signing Anthony Martial. Since then, in the next two games, Martial came off the bench to score a cracker against Liverpool […]
Posted on September 16th, 2015 by scott
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After Newcastle United survived relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, owner Mike Ashley made a rare appearance in front of the cameras to tell the Toon support he wanted to bring some success to St James’ Park. He talked of trophies and a Champions League spot… But many seen it as just […]
Posted on September 15th, 2015 by scott
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We had stood off United in the first half and made very few tackles. It went against everything built into my DNA. Tackling and collisions mattered against Manchester United. That is a passage taken from Steven Gerrard’s new book that is currently being serialised in the Sportsmail. Liverpool really could have done with that kind […]
Posted on September 13th, 2015 by scott
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