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Erik ten Hag’s opening press conference as Manchester United manager filled fans of the Old Trafford club with hope. For the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure, it seemed as though United had appointed a modern, progressive manager. David Moyes was a peculiar choice as Ferguson’s replacement, while Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho were both past their best, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, for all the good vibes he brought to United, did not have the tactical acumen required to return the club to the top of the game. Ten Hag arrived with a lofty reputation off the back…
Sunday saw Ten Hag take charge of his final game in charge of United, which it lost 2-1 to West Ham United. It has since been confirmed the Dutchman has been sacked by United, with Ruud van Nistelrooy taking over in the interim. However, the warning signs for United’s INEOS led boardroom have been showing for sometime. They were dreadful last term and have carried that poor form into this season too. On the flip side, Liverpool boss Slot came in to replace the departing Jurgen Klopp, and has taken to the Premier League like a duck to water. The…
Gabriel Magalhaes has shown what his initial injury recovery looks like after the Arsenal defender was forced off with an injury against Liverpool. Substituted with half an hour left to play at the Emirates Stadium, Gabriel left his side with a miss-matched backline. Thomas Partey remained at right-back with Ben White shifted inside to cover for the suspended William Saliba. By the time Gabriel went off, it was Jakub Kiwior and Jurrien Timber trying to hold down the left. Shortly after, Timber went down with what appears to have been cramp. Miles Lewis-Skelly finished the game at full-back. It was…
Arne Slot was shown a yellow card for the second Premier League game in a row, and he has explained how his comments about Arsenal were misinterpreted by the fourth official. The Liverpool boss is quickly coming to the realisation of why Premier League officials drove his predecessor to insanity, with more head-scratching decisions at the Emirates. But it was Arsenal‘s performance that set Slot’s second yellow card in as many games in motion, and his explanation of events in his post-match press conference was quite entertaining. “Where last time I said, ‘I completely deserved the yellow card’, this time…
While several of Liverpool’s players didn’t perform to their best in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal, Arne Slot still saw positives to take from the game’s proceedings. Despite Liverpool coming from behind twice against Arsenal, supporters could still deem the game as a missed opportunity given Mikel Arteta was missing William Saliba, Martin Odegaard and, for the last 35 minutes, centre-back Gabriel. Thankfully, the Reds avoided defeat and remain four points above the Gunners thanks to Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah‘s equalisers in either half. While Liverpool didn’t play to their highest level, Slot took two main positives from…
Ibrahima Konate was “easily” Liverpool’s best player in their 2-2 draw away to Arsenal, but Andy Robertson was alarmingly off the boil. Arne Slot‘s men made the trip to the Emirates looking to continue their superb form, but they were never at their best. Bukayo Saka’s early strike was cancelled out by Virgil van Dijk‘s header, but Mikel Merino put Arsenal 2-1 up before half-time. Thankfully, Mohamed Salah finished off a lovely move late in the day, ensuring Liverpool took home a valuable point. Konate (7.7) was the pick of Liverpool’s players in north London, using his pace and strength…
Liverpool’s 2-2 draw away to Arsenal was a better result than it was performance, with the media mixed about their efforts, as well as hailing Mohamed Salah. The Reds battled to a point on Sunday afternoon, needing Salah to equalise late in the day after a flat performance overall. Having been outplayed in the opening 45 minutes, Liverpool did improve after the interval, but arguably didn’t capitalise on an injury to Gabriel. Here’s how the media reacted to the Reds’ point in north London.BBC Sport‘s Phil McNulty praised the job Arne Slot is doing and feels Liverpool should be happy…
Are you disappointed with the result? Very proud of the team, especially with the situation we are going through at the moment – probably you cannot imagine. I think in the first half it was total domination, we were really good, really dominant, really efficient and the result probably should have been bigger. Without conceding nothing basically we gave two goals away. That’s the really frustrating part, and that we couldn’t see the game out, especially looking at ourselves and two things that we didn’t do in certain aspects. What did you make of the disallowed goal at the end?…
Mohamed Salah’s second-half strike ensured it was honours even between Arsenal and Liverpool as both sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Emirates. The hosts went ahead early when the returning Bukayo Saka finished emphatically past Caoimhin Kelleher but were pegged back by Virgil van Dijk’s header from a set piece. Mikel Merino, making his first Premier League start at home, headed home fromafree-kick to give the Gunners the lead at the half-time break. But injuries to Gabriel and Jurrien Timber saw the home side retreat into their shell and they were punished in the 81st minute when…
Sean Dyche has ruled out selling Dominic Calvert-Lewin in January to avoid losing him for nothing in the summer. Calvert-Lewin has refused Everton ’s efforts to agree a new deal and the former England striker is set to leave on a free in July. Everton could get some money for him in January, but Dyche claims securing Premier League football is the biggest prize this season. The Blues have been in the top flight since 1954 and are keen to avoid being relegated before their move to their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. “The bigger prize in this case is…