Unai Emery has defended his decision to substitute Alexandre Lacazette during Arsenal’s 4-1 victory over Fulham in the Premier League on New Year’s Day. The Gunners boss replaced Lacazette with Aaron Ramsey on 75 minutes with the fans booing his decision to take off the France international. However, the Spaniard will have felt vindicated when …
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Luke Shaw has explained how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought a “buzz” back to Manchester United after replacing Jose Mourinho as manager. Solskjaer has taken charge as interim manager while the Red Devils look for a permanent successor to the Portuguese coach. And the Norwegian has won all three of his matches in charge of …
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Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has warned the rest of the Premier League not to write off Manchester United just yet. Despite their rapid improvement under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, which has seen United brush aside Cardiff, Huddersfield and Bournemouth, the Red Devils will head into 2019 sitting in sixth place and trailing leaders Liverpool …
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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has said he will not look at the Premier League table after their 3-0 victory over Cardiff City. Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Son-Heung-min fired Spurs back into 2nd and above defending champions Manchester City. Kane put the visitors ahead after only three minutes, starting the attack before latching on to …
Arsenal manager Unai Emery insists the Gunners must still improve defensively if they are to challenge the top four, following their 4-1 victory over Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon came close to putting the visitors ahead early on, but was unable to find the target from a promising position. The Gunners soon made him pay, as Granit …
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants his Manchester United players to stop conceding goals from set pieces. Caretaker manager Solskjaer has picked up three impressive wins since taking over from Jose Mourinho, but his side has yet to keep a clean sheet. And the three goals United have conceded have all come from set pieces, which is …
Ralph Hasenhuttl has sat James Ward-Prowse down and told the Southampton midfielder to be more aggressive to maximise his talent. New Saints boss Hasenhuttl revealed he had a frank meeting with Ward-Prowse in a bid to help the 24-year-old realise his full potential. Southampton’s Austrian manager told the one-cap England star to toughen up – …
Sergio Aguero will look to continue his excellent scoring run against Liverpool at the Etihad when the title contenders meet on Thursday. The Argentinian has scored in all six of his previous home Premier League matches against the Reds – although he has never found the net at Anfield. Aguero said on mancity.com: “I’m not …
Samir Nasri has completed his expected move to West Ham on a deal to the end of the season – on the day he completed a doping suspension. The Hammers on Monday announced the signing of the 31-year-old former France midfielder, who is available to play from January 1 after an 18-month ban for receiving …
The manager of unbeaten Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg is one of five contenders for the Manchester United manager’s job, according to The Sun. Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino is still United’s first choice but this latest report suggests RB Salzburg coach Marco Rose is one of four alternatives being considered. Rose is joined by current caretaker …
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