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Aston Villa midfielder Trezeguet praises Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny
Aston Villa midfielder Trezeguet has raved about Arsenal defensive midfielder Mohamed Elneny, as quoted in KingFut. Trezeguet came up against his Egypt international teammate during Villa’s 3-0 win against Arsenal away from home at the Emirates Stadium in North London in the Premier League on Sunday evening. The 26-year-old Egypt international started the match for the Villans and played for 88 minutes. Elneny started the game for the Gunners and played for the entire 90 minutes. KingFut quotes Trezeguet as saying about Elneny: “I always look to score goals with Aston Villa but my main goal is to contribute in helping my team win games. “Elneny is a hardworking player, he worked and believed in himself and kept working and ended up being a key player for Arsenal. “He played well during the...
Graham Roberts reacts to Christian Eriksen to Tottenham Hotspur speculation
Graham Roberts has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to speculation regarding Tottenham Hotspur and Christian Eriksen. According to Football Insider, Tottenham have been offered the chance to re-sign Eriksen from Inter Milan in the January transfer window. It has been reported that intermediaries have offered the Denmark international attacking midfielder to Spurs as well as to other clubs in the Premier League. Italian giants Inter wanted to offload the 28-year-old in the summer of 2020 and are ready to let him leave whence window opens when the window opens again in January, according to the report. Eriksen joined Inter from Tottenham in January 2020 for a transfer fee of £17 million and earns £200,000 per week as salary, according to Football Insider. Former Tottenham star Roberts d...
Five summer signings who have impressed heavily
This has been a crazy start to the new season so far, with competition at the top very intense compared to the last season where Liverpool won the title at a canter. Only six points separate the top 10 teams after eight matches, with teams like Southampton, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City looking to provide a strong challenge to Liverpool and Manchester City. Once again, clubs in the Premier League spent a lot of money in the summer, and we take a look at some of the players who have impressed (not in the order of ranking) so far. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa): The exciting striker joined Villa this summer from Brentford for a reported fee of £28m, and he is already proving to be a smart signing. With six goals and an assist in the Premier League, Watkins has formed a tele...
Kalvin Phillips and Declan Rice respond to Tottenham Hotspur star’s Instagram post
Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips and West Ham United star Declan Rice have responded to Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur ace Eric Dier’s post on Instagram. Dier, who can play as an defensive midfielder or as a central defender, has expressed his delight on Instagram at making his 250th appearance for Tottenham at the weekend. The 26-year-old England international was in action for Spurs in their 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion away from home at The Hawthorns in the Premier League on Sunday. Dier, who has been on the books of Spurs since 2014 when he joined from Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon, is delighted to have made his 250th appearance for the North London club. The defender’s England international teammates – Leeds midfielder Phillips and West Ham’s Rice, who can play as a defe...
Liverpool must stick with their 4-2-2-2 approach for the rest of the season
Liverpool decided to field all four attackers against Manchester City at the weekend and the Reds were surprisingly impressive against Pep Guardiola’s side. Despite only managing a draw, there were encouraging signs for Jurgen Klopp and the German should look to persist with the same system for the rest of the season. Summer signing Diogo Jota has been in red hot form since moving to Anfield and it is important that Liverpool plan their next tactical approach with him in the starting lineup. Initially, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker was signed as a backup to Liverpool’s front three but he has managed to force his way into Jurgen Klopp’s first-team plans already. With Roberto Firmino badly out of form right now, Liverpool need their other attackers to deliver consistently in th...
Have Manchester United missed a trick by not signing Jack Grealish?
Aston Villa produced arguably one of their best away performances under Dean Smith as they won 3-0 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. While Ollie Watkins grabbed the headlines with a brace, it was Jack Grealish who once again was simply outstanding for the Villans. The Villa captain was superb last season, and he is brimming with confidence following his inclusion in the England national team set up. He has four goals and five assists in seven Premier League appearances this season, and his virtuoso display against the Gunners once again brings back the question why Manchester United didn’t sign him this summer. Grealish was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer, and there were contacts made if the reports are to be believed. United made Jadon San...
Jurgen Klopp’s tactical dilemma ahead of Manchester City vs Liverpool
Liverpool will travel to Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City in the Premier League clash on Sunday. Despite the fact that Southampton, Leicester, Tottenham and Chelsea are putting up a strong challenge in the opening stages of the season, it’s Manchester City whom Liverpool consider as the top contender to dethrone them. Ahead of the match, Klopp is facing a major tactical dilemma, one that could have a huge bearing on the outcome. 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1? The impressive form of Diogo Jota – who has scored seven goals in his last 10 games – has left the Liverpool boss in a serious dilemma. He is in red hot form at the moment and is bubbling with confidence following his hat-trick against Atalanta in the Champions League. Klopp prefers a 4-3-3 system where the front three of Mohamed Salah...
Shaun Goater impressed with Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech
Shaun Goater has praised Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech on Twitter. The former Manchester City striker was impressed by the display produced by Ziyech during Chelsea’s match against Sheffield United in the Premier League on Saturday evening. The 27-year-old, who can also operate as an attacking midfielder, had one of his best games for the Blues, as Frank Lampard’s side got the better of the Blades 4-1 at Stamford Bridge in London. Goater was following the match, and he was impressed with the Morocco international. #CHESHU I told you this guy Ziyech is quality! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 — Shaun Goater MBE (@OfficialSGoater) November 7, 2020 How did Hakim Ziyech play against Sheffield United? Ziyech started the match for Chelsea and played for the entire 90 minutes...
Simon Jordan sends message to Leeds United fans after Crystal Palace result
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has reminded Leeds United fans on Twitter what he recently said about their team and head coach Marcelo Bielsa. Earlier this month, Jordan said on talkSPORT that he does not rate Leeds head coach Bielsa as highly as some others do. The former Palace owner added that he was not surprised to see the Whites suffer a heavy defeat to Leicester City in the Premier League. Last Monday, Leeds went down 4-1 to Leicester at Elland Road in the league. Jordan has now taken to Twitter to remind Leeds fans what he said about the team following the West Yorkshire club’s defeat at the hands of Palace on Saturday afternoon. Leeds, who won automatic promotion from the Championship at the end of last season, lost 4-1 to Palace away from home at Selhurst Park in London...
Harry Kane believes Tottenham can win the Premier League
Tottenham striker Harry Kane believes that the London club have the quality to win the Premier League title this season. The England international claims that it is unlikely to be a two-horse title race like the last season and Spurs could make their mark this year. Kane said via Mirror: “When you look at the ability of our squad, you would definitely say we’ve got enough to win a title. “But I’d also say we’ve been close over the last four, five years but just haven’t quite got over the line. So it’s not as easy as just having a good squad and winning a few games to challenge for the title. “This is a season where I don’t think one team’s going to run away with it like Liverpool did last year. So there are going to be opportunities for other teams to put good runs together and get ri...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Arsenal host Aston Villa later today and will look to make it back-to-back Premier League wins after last weekend’s impressive win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Mikel Arteta’s men secured a convincing 4-1 win over Molde on Thursday in the third game of their Europa League campaign, and they will be keen to pick up all three points at the expense of today’s visitors. Villa suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of Leeds United and Southampton after starting the campaign with four straight wins, and will be more than keen to secure a win against Arsenal, with the returning Emiliano Martinez with a point to prove. The Gunners have lost three league games in 2020-21 and won the other four, and today’s clash is expected to be a fiercely-contested affairs. TEAM NEWS Arsenal don’t ha...
Everton vs Manchester United Predicted Line-ups, TV Channel, Live Stream
Everton vs Manchester UnitedPremier League 2020/2107 November, 12:30 pm BSTTv info: The game will be shown live on BT Sport 1Goodison Park, Liverpool Following back to back defeats, Everton will be looking to bounce back and return to winning ways when they take on Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday, and you can watch this game and other Premier League games live online. Everton haven’t won a single game since the international break in October, and they have gone off the boil. The Toffees lost to Southampton and Newcastle in their previous two games, with the absence of key players such as James Rodriguez, Richarlison and Lucas Digne hurting them badly. Manchester United, on the other hand, have picked up only seven points from their opening six ...
