Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea were thrashed 3-0 by Brentford on Friday (Photo: Getty) Steve Nicol believes one of Xabi Alonso’s summer signings is ‘not ready’ to start for Chelsea following a poor performance in the 3-0 loss at Brentford. Chelsea were humiliated by their west London rivals on Friday night, failing to score for the first […]
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Michael Owen is not convinced by one Man Utd star after the derby defeat (Photo: Getty) Michael Owen has defended Michael Carrick’s treatment of Manchester United forward Benjamin Sesko, claiming the £74million signing is ‘not in the top ten in the world’ for his position. This comes after the Red Devils’ lacklustre performance in Sunday’s […]
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Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham are yet to win or score a goal in the Premier League this season (Photo: Getty) Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that one of his summer signings has suffered a ‘stupid’ injury ahead of Tottenham’s Premier League clash against Everton. The Toffees travel to north London on Saturday evening, with Spurs […]
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Enzo Maresca is looking forward to his first Manchester derby as a manager (Photo: YouTube) Enzo Maresca has hailed the ‘fantastic job’ Michael Carrick has done at Manchester United and praised one of his summer signings ahead of the Manchester derby. Manchester City head to Old Trafford on Sunday looking to maintain their 100 per […]
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Andoni Iraola could have had another option at right-back this season (Picture: Shutterstock) Chelsea summer signing Marco Palestra was also a target for Liverpool, but they could not make a move for the man the Blues paid £47 million for. Palestra moved to Stamford Bridge from Atalanta over the summer, in one of Xabi Alonso’s […]
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Julian Alvarez is the ‘perfect’ striker for Arsenal, says Emmanuel Petit (Picture: PA) Emmanuel Petit says Julian Alvarez is precisely the type of player that Arsenal ‘need’ up front and would ‘perfectly fit the DNA’ of Mikel Arteta’s team. After bringing their 22-year wait for a Premier League title to an end, the Gunners set […]
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Rasmus Hojlund got no change out of Arsenal’s defence (Credits: Purini/Insidefoto/Shutterstock) Rasmus Hojlund praised Arsenal’s new-look defence after Napoli were beaten 1-0 in the Champions League last night. The Gunners eventually made their dominance count with 15 minutes left on the clock when Martin Odegaard capped another man of the match performance with a sumptuous […]
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Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard (Picture: Getty) Steven Gerrard did not hide his delight at Arsenal’s failure to land one of their key targets in this summer’s transfer window. Arsenal, who won their first league title since 2004 last season, bolstered their squad over the summer with the impressive signings of Bruno Guimaraes, Ezri Konsa and Christos Tzolis. However, […]
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Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Picture: Sky Sports) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink praised Xabi Alonso’s decision to sign experienced former England striker Danny Welbeck as Chelsea beat Leeds United in a thrilling Carabao Cup tie. The Blues looked set to crash out of the cup competition as they trailed 2-0 at home to Leeds but […]
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Chelsea legend Joe Cole (Picture: Getty) Joe Cole insists he’s ‘not been this excited’ about Chelsea ‘for a long time’ and has praised ‘unbelievable’ summer signing Morgan Rogers. Cole’s former club finished just 10th in the Premier League last season, failing to qualify for any European competition and going through two permanent managers. The potentially […]