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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 ...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur will look to secure their fifth Premier League victory of 2020-21 when they visit West Bromwich Albion tomorrow, and a win will see them move to the top of the top-flight table temporarily. The Baggies are without a win in seven league games since returning to the EPL, drawing thrice and losing the other four, and they will be keen to get something against Spur. Jose Mourinho’s side had to grind out wins in their last two league games against Brighton and Burnley, and West Brom will fancy their chances of upsetting them. The chance to be league leaders heading into the international break could motivate Tottenham and give them much-needed belief that they could challenge for the title even though it’s early days, and that’s enough incentive on its own. Slaven Bilic’s side...
Predicted Leeds starting line-up vs Crystal Palace I TV info I Live stream
Leeds United will travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday, and you can watch this game and other Premier League games live online. The Whites have picked up just one win in their last four games, and are heading into this match on the back of a 4-1 defeat against Leicester City. Kick-off: 15:00 pm Tv info: The match is on BT Sport Box Office. The pay-per-view channel can be found on set-top boxes (BT channel 494, Sky 490 and Virgin TV). Leeds are missing several key players for this game, but Marcelo Bielsa’s side have shown they can score away from home. Goalkeeper: Despite the fact that Illan Meslier conceded 13 goals in seven matches already, he has hardly put any foot wrong, and therefore he is an obvious starter. D...
Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund Preview, Team News and Predicted Lineups
The first Der Klassiker of the season is upon us, as Borussia Dortmund welcome Bayern Munich to the Signal Iduna Park. Lucien Favre’s side have begun the new campaign in fine fashion, winning eight of their opening ten games, scoring 24 goals. They currently sit in second place in the Bundesliga, behind (you guessed it) Bayern Munich. Last season’s treble winners have also made a strong start to the season. The Bavarians have won their previous eight games by an aggregate score of 30-8. Lewandowski relishes this fixture Polish superstar Robert Lewandowski has picked up where he left off last season, bagging 12 goals already this term. The 32-year-old is Der Klassiker’s all-time top goalscorer, having netted on 23 occasions in this fixture during his spells with both sides. The omens are no...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Chelsea vs Sheffield United
Chelsea host Sheffield United tomorrow and will hope to keep a sixth consecutive clean sheet across all competitions and also pick up their fourth Premier League victory of 2020-21. The Blues have lost once and drawn thrice in their opening seven games of the campaign, and they will fancy their chances of securing all three points against a side that have lost six league games and drawn once thus far. The Blades have had a woeful start to the season after last term’s impressive campaign, and leaving Stamford Bridge with a point tomorrow will be a great result for them. Chelsea are brimming with confidence after last week’s win at Burnley and mid-week’s win over Rennes in the Champions League, and they are huge favourites ahead of Sheffield’s visit. TEAM NEWS Manager Frank Lampard will be w...
Manchester City vs Liverpool Predicted Line-ups, TV Channel, Live Stream
Manchester City vs LiverpoolPremier League 2020/218th November, 16:30 pm BSTEtihad Stadium, ManchesterLive Stream: BT Sport Manchester City will be hoping to close the gap with Liverpool when the two teams meet on Sunday. The Reds are top of the table with 16 points from seven league games and Manchester City have 11 points from six games. Pep Guardiola’s side are already trailing in the title race and although it is very early in the season, City cannot afford to fall further behind. It will be interesting to see how Liverpool setup for this game. Klopp has the option of starting Diogo Jota ahead of Roberto Firmino. The Portuguese attacker is in red hot form right now and Firmino has been out of form for months. Jota has scored 8 goals in his last seven games for club and country and he c...
