Reports link Arsenal gaffer Mikel Arteta to Barcelona, but the manager insists he’s at Emirates for the long haul
Barcelona are monitoring Mikel Arteta’s progress at Arsenal as they line the Spaniard up for a future role as manager, according to reports. The Gunners have made an outstanding start to the new Premier League season, winning ten of their first 12 fixtures with Arteta’s men sitting pretty at the...
History beckons as now Arsenal look hit 99 points on way to the Premier League title
Arsenal are on course for a club record Premier League points tally come the end of the season. The Gunners have dropped just five points after 12 matches, winning 10, drawing one and losing one. Mikel Arteta’s men sit two points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s defending champions Manchester City with...
Confidence recovery, bolstered by ‘man body’ lifts Man United ace Rashford from imminent rot
There were 12 minutes of normal time remaining at Old Trafford on Sunday when Marcus Rashford motioned to receive a pass in his own half near the left touchline only to spin suddenly on his heels as Thilo Kehrer bought a delicious dummy. Rather than watch Manchester United’s No.10 tearing...
Crystal Palace offer lethal marksman Wilfired Zaha new bumper deal but Ivorian seems not keen
Crystal Palace and Wilfried Zaha are not close to an agreement over a contract extension after the club verbally offered their talisman a bumper renewal. The news heightens concerns at Palace that Zaha plans to leave when his current deal expires at the end of the season. Indeed, Zaha effectively...
Sigh of relief for Arsenal and England as medics rule out long layoff for star player Bukayo Saka
Bukayo Saka could be fit to play against Chelsea on Sunday with Arsenal optimistic he has not suffered a serious injury. The 21-year-old provided an assist just four minutes into the game but was forced off inside half an hour during Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest. After initially receiving...
Arsenal works on bumper deal for undroppable defender William Saliba as Real Madrid prepares to pounce
Arsenal have made a new contract offer to William Saliba after his brilliant start to the new season, according to David Ornstein. The Gunners have made an excellent start to the season, winning 10 of their opening 12 fixtures, and sitting top of the Premier League summit. After spending around...
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp ignores criticism of his flat side, promises Champions League finish
Jurgen Klopp insists it is unfair to conclude that this Liverpool squad has reached the end of its cycle and says judgement must be reserved until the season ends. Liverpool’s manager accepts his team is under siege at present, with Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Leeds leaving them closer to the...
America’s MLS Inter Miami plots to hijack Lionel Messi’s return to Barcelona in major transfer coup
Inter Miami are “increasingly confident” they will sign Lionel Messi after the World Cup, according to reports. The Argentine, 35, has entered the final year of his deal with Paris Saint-Germain. And while the Ligue 1 outfit are keen to keep hold of him, The Athletic are now reporting that...
Nowhere to run to in the Forest as Arsenal gun down Nottingham in 5-0 hiding to reclaim summit
There were two years and 107 days between Reiss Nelson’s first league goal for Arsenal and his second. And three minutes and one second, between Nelson’s league goals number two and three. Now that’s what you call a response – and so was this. Arsenal dropped two points at Southampton...
Money can’t buy some things: Chelsea manager Potter’s return to Brighton ends in humiliation
On this most memorable of afternoons for Brighton and their new manager the message from Brighton was clear – you can take our manager, left-back and a host of staff but you won’t turn up here and leave with the three points too. There are some things, they might say,...