‘Certain’ Manchester United players knew they would expose an ‘awful’ Arsenal defence on Friday. United beat Arsenal 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup to maintain their excellent run under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The visitors opened the scoring through Alexis Sanchez before a fine counter-attack helped them Jesse Lingard double their lead. Pierre-Emerick …
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Click:laser for cnc cutting Arsenal are ‘hopeful’ of signing Ivan Perisic before Thursday’s January transfer deadline. The Gunners emerged as somewhat surprising suitors for the Inter Milan winger over the weekend. Perisic reportedly handed in a transfer request in a bid to force through a move after becoming disillusioned with life in the Italian capital. …
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named four things that make Jesse Lingard a “fantastic” Manchester United player. Lingard has been one of United’s best performers since Solskjaer was appointed interim manager in December. The 26-year-old has scored three goals and assisted two in six starts under the Norwegian, and netted in the 3-1 win over Arsenal. …
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Sadio Mane says that “speculation is part of football” after being linked with Real Madrid last year. Mane, who rejected Manchester United, before joining Liverpool in 2016, was a reported target for Real last summer. Having just beaten the Reds in the Champions League final it was reported that the Spanish side would target the …
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Mohamed Salah has been the victim of a “sustained and hostile” attack that could be related to his nationality. Robbie Fowler feels the Liverpool forward has been unfairly lambasted for diving in recent months. Salah has come in for criticism after numerous incidents of apparent play-acting, including against Newcastle, Crystal Palace and ‘desperate’ Arsenal.
Simon Mignolet admits it’s “easier” to be Alisson‘s back-up than it was with Loris Karius. Mignolet has played just two games all season, starting both of Liverpool’s defeats in the third round of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. The Belgian should be used to playing second fiddle after losing his place to Karius last …
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named three Manchester United youngsters who will play for the club “at some point” this season – and three first-team players they must dislodge. Solskjaer has been quite the success as interim United manager since taking over in December. The club have won all eight of their games under the Norwegian, …
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes it is unlikely that Manchester United will let any more players go this month – including Andreas Pereira. United have had a quiet January transfer window, opting not to sign anyone as Solskjaer’s nascent reign has proven that their squad was always actually pretty good. Only two players – Ethan Hamilton …
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Thomas Tuchel has joked about the whereabouts of PSG and Chelsea target Leandro Paredes. Paredes has been courted by both clubs throughout the January transfer window, but seems to be edging closer to a move to PSG. Chelsea had identified him as one of two midfield targets alongside Cagliari’s Italy international Nicolo Barella. But they …
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Tottenham’s second exit from a cup competition in the space of four days has been off-set by Son Heung-min‘s likely return for their midweek clash with Watford. Son has missed the last three games while being on international duty with South Korea at the Asian Cup, but their surprise quarter-final exit to Qatar means he …
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