The striker appeared angry after being taken off early on in West Ham’s win over Birmingham City but the manager said it was injury-related Manuel Pellegrini has played down a touchline disagreement with Marko Arnautovic, who was taken off during West Ham’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Birmingham City. Arnautovic scored West Ham’s second-minute opener …

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The Arsenal youngster hit a first-half brace at Blackpool but was denied a third during the closing stages of the FA Cup tie Joe Willock joked that the linesman in Arsenal’s 3-0 third-round win at Blackpool “crushed my dreams” of an FA Cup hat-trick. The 19-year-old midfielder netted a pair of opportunistic finishes before half-time to put …

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The centre-back added to the manager’s defensive concerns with an injury setback before Arsenal’s FA Cup win at Blackpool Unai Emery does not expect Laurent Koscielny’s latest fitness setback to be a major issue but knows Arsenal must use their captain wisely. Koscielny pulled up during the warm-up before the Gunners’ 3-0 win at Blackpool …

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The Spanish midfielder is set to depart Stamford Bridge after spending four and a half seasons with the Blues Chelsea star Eden Hazard has paid tribute to his team-mate Cesc Fabregas, who is set to depart the club after four and a half seasons.  The 31-year-old is closing in on a move to Monaco, where he …

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With a move to Monaco on the cards, the World Cup winner admits “the occasion got the better of me” during a teary farewell at Stamford Bridge Cesc Fabregas has stopped short of confirming his move away from Chelsea but admitted “everyone knows the situation”, with Goal having revealed that he is closing in on a …

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The 19-year-old scored two goals in an impressive performance at the heart of the Gunners midfield in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup win at Blackpool A day after Aaron Ramsey moved closer to the exit door at the Emirates, sparking a spirited debate over Arsenal’s transfer market strategy, the club’s Hale End academy products scored the …

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Brahim Diaz is reportedly poised to join Jadon Sancho in pursuing his career away from the Etihad Stadium, where another youngster is biding his time Phil Foden is satisfied with the amount of first-team opportunities he is receiving at Manchester City. England Under-21 midfielder Foden was handed a senior debut as a 17-year-old last season …

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The teenage defender is one of several highly-rated academy products at Anfield and could be involved in a third round meeting with Wolves on Monday Jurgen Klopp has hailed the potential of Ki-Jana Hoever as the 16-year-old comes into his thoughts for Liverpool’s FA Cup third round clash with Wolves. The Reds are prepared to …

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The teenage winger has become the latest Old Trafford academy graduate to have been handed a senior debut after making his bow against Reading Tahith Chong has hailed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for putting his faith in youth, with the Manchester United youngster delighted to have been handed a competitive debut. The 19-year-old winger was given …

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With plenty of interest from abroad, the teenage winger hopes to get more chances at Stamford Bridge Callum Hudson-Odoi hopes his performance in Chelsea’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday will earn him more starts amid interest in him from Bayern Munich. The 18-year-old winger provided assists for both of Alvaro Morata’s second-half goals, which …

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