Not sure what was more stunning. The way that Arsenal’s makeshift defense played against Liverpool on Sunday or manager Arsene Wenger’s comments afterward that the Gunners were not ready for the start of the new Premier League season. “Physically we are not ready,” Wenger said. “You’re in a catch 22 situation with the Euros because […]
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp felt his side delivered a “spectacular” result in their 4-3 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates. A win that took the Reds top of the table. But despite the “brilliant feeling” the Reds boss was critical of his team’s first-half display and said they had shown nowhere near their full quality. […]
Manchester United put their title rivals on Red alert as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho hit the ground running with an impressive 3-1 win at Bournemouth that Jose Mourinho called a “complete performance”, because of the nature of the win and also the goal scorers. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the best with a wonderful 25-yard shot […]
A late own goal by former Manchester United defender Paddy McNair, ensured new coach Pep Guardiola’s Premier League career got off to a winning start as Manchester City downed Sunderland 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Debutant McNair, under pressure from Kelechi Iheanacho, turned the ball past keeper Vito Mannone in the 87th minute to deny […]
According to reports out of Italy, Chelsea have offered Juventus midfielder Cesc Fabregas to help fill the hole in the Juve midfielder left by the departure of Paul Pogba to Manchester United. According to Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the Italian champions approached Chelsea about Nemanja Matic, which the Blues turned down and offered Fabregas instead. In […]
As Arsenal prepare for their season-opener against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Arsene Wenger has once again expressed his bemusement at the money being spent by title rivals clubs this summer, especially Manchester United. The Arsenal boss is convinced that paying out in excess of £150 million on players will not guarantee United […]
Tottenham manager Maurico Pochettino believes some Premier League clubs have shown their desperation in the transfer market this summer by spending huge fees on new recruits. Manchester United broke the world transfer record earlier this week with the £89m acquisition of Paul Pogba from Juventus, taking their total spend for the summer past the £140m […]
This week, Paul Pogba became the world’s most expensive player after he finalized his €105 million move from Juventus to Manchester United. Along with the £90m transfer fee, there are reportedly £5m in bonuses that United will have to pay based on future success. In addition, Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola received a huge fee for […]