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Everton manager Sean Dyche has admitted he never wanted Alex Iwobi to leave the Goodison Park. Iwobi spent four years at Everton following his arrival from Arsenal for around £28m in 2019. After initially struggling to make an impact at the club, the versatile midfielder became a favourite among the Toffees faithful. The Nigerian was named Players’ Player of the Season in his final campaign at the club. Iwobi departed Everton for Fulham last summer. The 28-year-old will return to the Merseyside with Fulham on Saturday (today). “It was a very good deal for the club. I thought he was…
Mikel Arteta has faced plenty of challenges during his time as Arsenal manager, but Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool will be a real test for the Spaniard. Arsenal are coming into the match off the back of a difficult week. The Gunners looked out of sorts in their defeat at Bournemouth even before William Saliba’s red card, and were far from convincing in their narrow win against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. Saliba will miss out on Sunday through suspension, while captain Martin Odegaard has also yet to return from the injury he picked up on Norway duty in September.…
Mikel Arteta admits he is facing a sleepless night ahead of Arsenal ’s title showdown with Liverpool. Gunners boss Arteta says he normally “sleeps like a baby” even the night before a big game when he knows his starting line-up. But Arsenal face Arne Slot ’s Premier League pace-setters with major injury doubts over Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber while William Saliba is suspended and Riccardo Calafiori is set to miss out. However, Arteta still backed his players to make it a “beautiful day” rather than worry about a defeat which would leave them seven points behind Liverpool at the…
Arne Slot is delighted to see Darwin Nunez delivering for Liverpool after his difficult start to the season. Nunez had to make do with a place on the bench in the first few weeks as Slot went with Diogo Jota as his No.9. He got his chance when Jota was forced off injured against Chelsea and repaid Slot when he bagged the winner against RB Leipzig with his second goal of the season in the Champions League in midweek. The Uruguay striker will again lead Liverpool’s attack at Arsenal on Sunday in place of Jota, who is still out with…
Liverpool are ramping up preparations for their biggest game of the season as they travel to the Emirates on Sunday for a pivotal title clash against Arsenal. The Reds sit top of the Premier League after seven wins from eight games and Arne Slot will know that victory over the Gunners in north London will open up a significant gap between themselves and Mikel Arteta’s men. Both teams have been handed injury problems ahead of the showdown, but Liverpool should go into the clash as slight favourites after their dominant start to the campaign. Mirror Football has taken a look…
Pepe Reina has previously explained that his disappointment when Liverpool wouldn’t let him leave for Arsenal. The 42-year-old Spaniard will go down in the annals of history as one of Anfield’s most legendary shot stoppers, keeping 177 clean sheets in 394 appearances for the Reds between 2005 and 2014. However, Reina has previously admitted that he wanted away from the club when times were tough behind the scenes. Speaking in his 2011 autobiography, Reina explained that he was on the verge of leaving the club on three separate occasions under the reign of American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.…
Things seem to have taken a turn for the worse for Emma Raducanu of late. After making a comeback earlier this season from a lengthy injury setback, the British star has been sidelined again due to injuries. As a result, she has been away from the court for the majority of the Asian swing, her favorite and one of the most successful parts of the season. Further, she also announced that she will miss the upcoming Hong Kong Tennis Open. This left her fans saddened, and some even criticized Raducanu for missing tournaments every now and then. Taking to her…
Roger Federer’s former coach Ivan Ljubicic doubts Novak Djokovic will compete at the 2024 ATP Finals, but he expects the Serbian to “try again” to play the event next year. Ljubicic, a former world No 3, believes Djokovic’s run at the Shanghai Masters proved he can still “challenge the best” when “he wants to compete.” On Wednesday, Djokovic withdrew from the 2024 Paris Masters, which will be held next week from October 28 to November 3. “Unfortunately I won’t be playing the Paris Masters this year,” the 24-time Grand Slam winner wrote on Instagram. “I have a lot of great…
Jannik Sinner has been handed a nightmare draw for the final ATP 1000 Masters events of the season in Paris. World No 1 Sinner is looking to end his stunning 2024 on a high after a year that saw him win his first two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and US Open. Yet he has been handed a daunting task in Paris, as his opening match in the tournament will be against big-hitting American Ben Shelton or Canadian indoor specialist Felix Auger-Aliassime. A third round match could see him face off against 2022 Paris Master champion Holger Rune,…
Slot has made a solid impression since taking charge at Anfield in the summer from his predecessor Jurgen Klopp. Many questioned the Merseyside giants’ decision to replace one of the best managers in the modern era with the 46-year-old. However, the former AZ and Feyenoord manager has silenced his doubters and has enjoyed a stellar start to life at Liverpool. The Reds have won 11 of their opening 12 games across competitions and are atop the Premier League table with 21 points from eight games. Arne Slot, however, reckons that Liverpool must do everything in their power to win the…