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Arsenal face Manchester United in the next round of Premier League matches on the 22nd of November at the Emirates. Both sides would be coming into the match with contrasting fortunes after Arsenal suffered a disappointing 2-1defeat at Swansea, while Manchester United needed a goal from Juan Mata to see off an obdurate Crystal Palace […]
There has been precious little good news for most Arsenal fans since the season started. While the club’s season has threatened to unravel before it even began, the injury situation at the club has also added to the lack of fluency that was the hallmark of previous Arsenal teams. However, some measure of good news […]
In what has been a prosperous 3 years for Atletico Madrid, the Spanish side have picked up trophies such as the La Liga, Europa league, Copa Del Rey and even managed to get to the Champions League final last season. One of the protagonists in this success story has been the youngster Koke, who was […]
This season has been particularly difficult on the injury front since it commenced in August. Arsenal has seldom had a break from injury this season with injuries spread across several areas of the squad. However, the injuries have eased up in recent weeks with the return of Theo Walcott, Serge Gnabry and Oliver Giroud. The […]
Arsenal has been mentioned as one of the clubs that is currently following the progress of the Karim Benzema at Real Madrid. These claims is according to French daily Le 10 Sport, the paper claims that Arsenal, Paris-Saint Germain and Juventus are amongst the club that would move for the French international anytime he becomes […]
Manchester United has been dealt another injury blow after midfielder Daley Blind limped out of Netherland’s Euro2016 qualifiers against Latvia. The recent international break has not been kind to the Red Devils. First it was England midfielder Michael Carrick who withdrew from England’s squad, followed by goalkeeper David De Gea who dislocated his finger whilst […]
With the January transfer window approaching there are already hints that Arsenal would be looking to bring in at least one player in the winter. Arsenal’s need is firmly itched on the signing of a defender to help plug the holes in a leaky defence and the club could still move to sign a defensive […]
Chelsea has found themselves in a difficult position in the goal keeping department, difficult position not in terms of lack of options but much more in terms of abundant of talent to choice from. Chelsea currently has two world class goalkeepers in their rank in Petr Cech and Thibaut Courtois. Cech has been Chelsea’s no.1 […]
Arsenal and Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez has praised the quality of his teammates, and has declared that Arsenal can win everything if the players develop a winner’s mentality. The Chilean international also spoke that he made the right choice to move to Arsenal in the summer. He was at the heart of a transfer tussle […]
Arsenal are looking to replace want away German forward Lukas Podolski with Brazilian and Benfica attacking midfielder/striker Anderson Talisca. This is according to reports. The 20 year old has been in impressive form in the Premiera Liga in Portugal since his €4 million move from Brazilian side Bahia in the summer. He has scored nine […]
According to reports, Arsene Wenger is prepared to meet the £24 million release clause in the contract of Sevilla and Polish defender midfielder Grzegortz Krychowiak. Grzegortz Krychowiak has impressed since he moved to La Liga in the summer. According to his statistics, he averages 3.6 tackles in every league game he has played so far, […]
Chelsea looks way ahead of other clubs in the race to sign new Brazilian “whiz kid” Anderson Talisca. Jose Mourinho have shown huge interest in the player over the summer while stating that the only thing stopping the 20-year-old prodigy from moving to England is a work permit. It is believed Mourinho has made enquiries about […]
Louis van Gaal is a man who does not condone mediocrity, and even at the clubs where he had worked before his switch to Old Trafford, he had perfected a philosophy of having the best and brushing up the upcoming ones. On his arrival at his new job post, things were in utter disarray. The […]
Arsene Wenger has on several occasions mentioned the players he missed out on signing since he became Arsenal manager. While the pick of the bunch has been Cristiano Ronaldo, who came so close to joining Arsenal that he was even at London Colney before he joined Manchester United in 2003. In spite of this, few […]
According to reports from the Express, Manchester United has resolved to cut their losses on one of their midfielders, Juan Mata. It was erstwhile manager, David Moyes who sanctioned the deal to bring him over to Old Trafford from Chelsea, but it appears that the new man in charge is not really sure of what […]
Jose Mourinho is said to have risked Cesc Fabregas and Ramires in the Liverpool game as both players were not fully fit to prosecute the game. The gamble though, paid off in terms of result as Chelsea ran away 2-1winner over Brendan Rodgers’ side on Sunday but backfired on the injury front as Cesc Fabregas […]
Manchester United have been struggling for most of the games that they have played this season but even with the frustrating display, they are still on the 6th position, just about 3 points away from the elite top four. Their defenders have been going in and out of various injury spells and at the moment, […]
Liverpool are keen to bounce back from their woes by January, so as they are shopping for quality players, several goalkeeper targets are also coming under their radar every day after series of uninspiring outings by their current goalie Simon Mignolet. One of such targets is Asmir Begovic who currently plies his trade with Stoke […]
The defensive woes Arsenal have faced this season has elicited some comments from several quarters, and previous players who played under Arsene Wenger have been amongst the most vocal to voice their concerns as well as adduce reasons why things have unravelled defensively since the season commenced. Arsenal’s former striker and previous record goal scorer […]
Arsenal suffered its second defeat in the Premier League this season when it came unstuck to Swansea City 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium. Alexis Sanchez gave Arsene Wenger’s side the lead in what was his eight league goal of the season, but the match unravelled in spectacular fashion in the last quarter of the game. […]