Crushing feeling of betrayal may force striker Mbappe out of PSG to Liverpool or Madrid
Kylian Mbappe’s relationship with PSG is at breaking point, according to reports in France, because he feels he’s been betrayed by the club after agreeing a new mega deal this summer. The 2018 World Cup winner sensationally revealed his desire to leave for Real Madrid, who bid £154 million for...
Man United not out of the woods yet as calls for lazy Rashford to improve, push for Garnacho game time rise
Manchester United icon Paul Parker believes Alejandro Garnacho should be thrust into Erik ten Hag’s starting XI. And he has also urged Marcus Rashford to improve his efforts off the ball to help out teammates. United have bounced back from this month’s 6-3 derby defeat at Man City with narrow...
Arsenal’s unappreciated trio with firm grip on the trigger is instilling ‘monster mentality’ in the Gunners
Arsenal’s young attacking stars are not the only players excelling at the Emirates this season. The Gunners have had a stunning start to the season, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli grabbing the headlines as they sit atop the Premier League table. But there are also a...
Ronaldo joins 700 club when he’s talked about in past tense, his legs gone and his zest the stuff of a legend
The smile from Cristiano Ronaldo was of supreme satisfaction. Just as the finish that summed up so much of why he is one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of football. What that reaction really meant as he stood in the Merseyside rain with his hands clasped just...
Arsenal steal Liverpool’s ‘monster mentality’ with belief and spirit to go toe-to-toe with Man City
Arsenal proved they are the new “mentality monsters” after twice being pegged back before beating Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp gave his Reds the title after they won the FA Cup in May – yet they looked anything but as they fell 14 points behind the new league leaders. The Gunners are...
Arsenal, Liverpool face sanctions as FA probe into unsporting conduct after bad tempered match starts
The English FA are set to investigate a comment made during Arsenal’s victory over Liverpool on Sunday. Players from both sides were embroiled in a bust-up late in the game and referee Michael Oliver went to inform both managers of the alleged incident. The investigation come on the back persistent...
Arsenal boss Arteta says match against Liverpool is ‘really demanding’ but Gunners will ‘raise their level’
Mikel Arteta has suggested that his in-form Arsenal team “can get better” as the season goes on and he wants them to “raise their level” against Liverpool. The Gunners have been in great form at the start of this season. They are out to kick on this term after they...
Finely balanced: Fans await Arteta’s art-and-guile versus Klopp’s clobber-a-club football stye at Emirates
First takes on ninth as Jurgen Klopp’s struggling Liverpool travel to the Emirates Stadium in London to go to war with Mikel Arteta’s league-leading Arsenal. If you were told this at the beginning of the campaign, you could be forgiven for believing that it was a poor attempt at a...
Black Panther: How immortal Jack Leslie was called up to England’s team, then dropped because he was Black
Jack Leslie’s three grand-daughters agreed the man himself might have frowned upon the delightful ceremony outside Home Park in Plymouth. “We lived with Grandad in East Ham,” explained Lesley. “It was our family home with seven of us in the house, a bit packed sometimes but it was a fun,...
Christiano Ronaldo woes at Man United persist with superstar’s miss of the season in Europa League tie
Cristiano Ronaldo was guilty of one of the misses of the season after somehow failing to score for Manchester United in their Europa League tie against Omonia. The Portuguese superstar was presented with a golden chance to end his barren run in front of goal but hit the frame from...
