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PSG out for sweet revenge against Manchester United

19Oct

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PSG out for sweet revenge against Manchester United

In 2019, a significant number of folks were looking forward to the whitewashing of Manchester United by Paris Saint-Germain in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. The Ligue 1 giants had already won the first leg 2 nil at Old Trafford and just needed to consolidate on the result. However, this was not the case in France as the Premier League outfit beat the Ligue 1 outfit 3:1 and qualified ahead of them to the shock of football fans around the world. The result was further proof that PSG were just perennial bottlers in the Champions League and were only at their best in domestic competitions. My guess is that some of the players over those two legs are still at a loss as to what went wrong that night at the Parc des Princes. READ: UCL Preview – Can Chelsea start of...

Top 10 imports for the 2020/21 Premier League season

15Oct

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Arsenal FC, Chelsea, Featured, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, News, Tottenham Hotspur

Top 10 imports for the 2020/21 Premier League season

Premier League action returns this weekend with some cracking fixtures. Regardless, all eyes will be on some of the high profile imports to England as they go about their business on the pitch. Some of the new players have hit the ground running while some are still warming up to the style of football in the Premier League. We wait to see how they prove their skills and consistency as Premier League football returns this week. Here are our top 10 new imports to the Premier League for the 2020/21 season in no particular order, and we wait to see how things pan out for them at their various clubs this season. Kai Havertz - Chelsea The 21-year-old German international has been described as a generational talent. He arrived at Chelsea this summer after impressing with Bayern Leve...

Villa and Spurs on the beat with biggest PL Matchday 4 shockers

5Oct

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Villa and Spurs on the beat with biggest PL Matchday 4 shockers

No one saw Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur putting six past Ole Gunnar Solksjaer's Manchester United or Dean Smith's Aston Villa putting seven past defending champions Liverpool. However, this was the case in the last two games on Matchday 4 of the 2020/21 Premier League season. This season hasn't been short of goals with lots of goals being scored thus far and shocking upsets being mounted too. Who would have thought that Everton and Aston Villa would be the only two teams with a 100% record at this point in the season? It's still early days but Carlo Ancelotti and Dean Smith deserve some credit for the performance of their teams thus far. READ: Leeds United are taking the Premier League by storm Scoring seven goals against the Premier League's defending champions coul...

Henderson will push for a loan move if De Gea remains number 1

3Sep

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Manchester United, News

Henderson will push for a loan move if De Gea remains number 1

Dean Henderson is keen to become the number 1 goalkeeper at Manchester United and has revealed that he will push for another loan move if he doesn't assume the role next season. The shot-stopper who has returned from a loan spell at Sheffield United signed a new long term contract with the Red Devils with sources revealing that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans for the 23-year-old to fight it out with Da Gea for the number one spot. The Red Devils will kick off their Premier League campaign against Crystal Palace on September 19 but with the transfer window set to close on October 5, Henderson can leave on loan if Da Gea is preferred ahead of him. "Look, 100%, the aim is for me to play football next season," Henderson said ahead of England's Nations League game against Iceland. "I don...

Van Dijk hails van de Beek’s move to rivals Man United

1Sep

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Liverpool FC, Manchester United, News

Van Dijk hails van de Beek’s move to rivals Man United

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has expressed the belief that van de Beek's proposed move to rivals Manchester United is a great step for the midfielder. Reports have indicated that the midfielder is very close to a £40million move from Ajax to Old Trafford. Donny van de Beek has been one of the mainstays in the Ajax side and Manchester United have emerged as favorites to land the Dutch midfielder, beating competition from other clubs that were interested in him. According to reports, the likes of Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur were interested in the midfielder, with the latter reportedly making a last-ditch attempt to seal a deal for the player. Van Dijk has said that the move is a great one for van de Beek and also for the Dutch national team as they look forward to a p...

Van der Vaart hails United’s move for Van de Beek

31Aug

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Van der Vaart hails United’s move for Van de Beek

Former Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart has praised Manchester United's swoop for Donny van de Beek and added that the Dutchman is needed at Old Trafford and fully deserves the move to the Premier League as reports have indicated. According to Standard Sport, a £40million deal that will make Van de Beek the first signing under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United this summer is close to completion. Transfer talks between the two clubs progressed steadily and significantly over the weekend. Manchester United have had eyes on the Dutch international for a while and considered making a move during the January transfer window before eventually settling on Sporting Lisbon's Bruno Fernandes. Van de Beek has established himself and carved a niche for himself as one of the ke...

Roma ready to give everything in bid to sign Smalling

25Aug

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Roma ready to give everything in bid to sign Smalling

Serie A outfit will try their best to sign Chris Smalling from Manchester United this summer based on reports in Italy. The England defender has returned to Old Trafford after the end of his loan spell in Serie A. Smalling made 37 appearances for Roma in all competitions last season and they were interested in making the deal permanent. However, they failed to reach an agreement with Man United's representatives. Meanwhile, there have been rumors of interest in the 30-year-old from Premier League clubs like Fulham, Everton, Newcastle United and West Ham. Regardless, Il Tempo (via Sport Witness) have claimed that Roma are ready to resurrect their interest and are willing to throw in everything to capture the defender on a permanent deal. Roma boss Paulo Fonseca is eager to bring...

Man United to offer Henderson new £100,000-a-week deal

19Aug

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Chelsea, Manchester United, News

Man United to offer Henderson new £100,000-a-week deal

Reports suggest that Manchester United are preparing to offer a new mouth-watering contract to highly-rated goalkeeper Dean Henderson after his impressive loan spell at Sheffield United for the 2019/20 Premier League season. The shots-topper has been recently linked with a move to Chelsea as Frank Lampard eyes a suitable replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga. Henderson established himself as one of the best goalies in the Premier League last season with his performances for the newly promoted Sheffield United at the time. His future at Old Trafford has been questioned with Spain international David de Gea being Man United's undisputed number one. This means that Henderson may be forced to rejoin Sheffield for the upcoming season. However, Chris Wilder and his men are on the lookout fo...

Solbakken – Copenhagen must be perfect against Man United

10Aug

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Solbakken – Copenhagen must be perfect against Man United

Danish outfit Copenhagen will be looking to cause a major upset when they face Manchester United in the Quarter-finals of the competition in Cologne on Monday. Manager of the side Stale Solbakken has noted that they need to be perfect to stand any chance of upsetting the Red Devils. They beat Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir in the last 16 to progress to this stage with a 3 nil at home last Wednesday, thanks to goals from Rasmus Falk and Jonas Wind. Regardless, Solbakken acknowledges the quality of the opponents and pointed out that his side must embrace perfection if they are to upset the Red Devils who had lost just once in their last 23 games. "In order to [beat United] we have to play perfect, we need a bit of luck. We maybe need a United that doesn't fire on all cylinders," h...

Schmeichel – The criticism of Da Gea is very harsh

24Jul

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Schmeichel – The criticism of Da Gea is very harsh

Ahead of the 2019/20 Premier League final day showdown between Leicester City and Manchester United for a place in the top 4, Foxes' goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has described the criticisms of Red Devils' goalie David de Gea as harsh. The Spain international has come under fire since the return of Premier League action. He has made some errors that have contributed to dropped points for United as well as elimination from the FA Cup. However, Schmeichel has gone to defend the Spaniard in a recent chat with BBC Radio 5 Live: "Goalkeepers are going to get scrutinised," Schmeichel said. "For me, the important thing is context. The kind of scrutiny that he's getting at the moment is very harsh." It can be recalled that Da Gea failed to stop Giroud's opener for Chelsea in the FA Cup...