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Chelsea Visit Old Trafford and an El Clasico in Spain Highlight This Weekend’s Most Intriguing Fixtures
We have an exciting weekend ahead across the continent, with a heavyweight clash in England between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford. Over in Spain, it will be an El Clasico derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid, who both head into this fixture in poor domestic form. Arsenal and Leicester should create some excitement, with the Foxes visiting the Emirates on Sunday. In Serie A, unbeaten AC Milan welcome Roma to the San Siro. Lastly in Germany, current European and Bundesliga title-holders Bayern Munich host Eintracht Frankfurt, who have yet to lose this term. The Red Devils have got off to a slow start this season in the Premier League, currently sitting in 15th place with just two wins out of four. But, their recent form will give them some much-needed confidence heading in...
Europa League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-up: Rapid Vienna vs Arsenal
Arsenal kick off their 2020-21 Europa League campaign with a trip to Austria to take on Rapid Vienna tonight. [embedded content] Mikel Arteta’s side secured a spot in the competition after winning the FA Cup last term, and they will now look to book a place in the last-32 and go far in the competition after crashing out immediately after reaching the knockout stages last term at the hands of Olympiacos. It was a disappointing campaign for erstwhile manager Unai Emery having led the Gunners to the final of the 2018-19 edition, and Arteta will be keen to do better and win the competition in order to secure an automatic Champions League spot for 2021-22. Arsenal have been drawn in Group B alongside Vienna, Norwegian side Molde and Ireland’s Dundalk, and they will fancy their chances of toppin...
Lucas Torreira reflects on his time at Arsenal
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira is already looking at a future away from the London club. The 24-year-old defensive midfielder is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid but he seems to be enjoying his time at the Spanish club and he hopes to make the move permanent at the end of this season. It will be interesting to see if he can impress Simeone with his performances this season. Torreira is a quality player and he has proven his worth in the Serie A and for his national team. However, the 24-year-old struggled to adapt to life in England. The midfielder revealed that his family also suffered with him. It seems that the midfielder and his family failed to get past the language barrier at North London. Torreira claims that he has been treated very well at Atletico Madrid so far and it...
Manchester United in buoyant mood ahead of clash with Chelsea
Manchester United will approach Saturday’s home English Premier League (EPL) clash with Chelsea in buoyant mood rather than in trepidation. This is after a week which has gone some way to banishing the gloom that was descending on Old Trafford. After going into this month’s international break with a 6-1 home defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, they have emerged from it with a couple of victories which have kick-started their campaign. Last weekend’s 4-1 win at Newcastle United was followed by a 2-1 victory away to Paris St-Germain (PSG) in the UEFA Champions League. For now at least, the critics have been silenced. Chelsea’s visit, however, presents a test of Manchester United’s upswing as they seek their first home league points of the season. This is in the wake of defeats by Crystal Palce and...
Ian Wright gives verdict on Mesut Ozil situation at Arsenal
Ian Wright has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta deciding to leave Mesut Ozil out of his Premier League squad. Ozil was earlier omitted from Arsenal’s Europa League squad, and Arteta has decided to leave him out of his Premier League squad as well. The German attacking midfielder has been on the books of the Gunners since the summer of 2013 and is out of contract at the North London club at the end of the season. Arsenal legend Wright has given his take on Ozil’s situation, and he has admitted that he is disappointed that the 32-year-old is not going to play for the Gunners. Football will never stop surprising me. The fact that whatever has gone on couldn’t be resolved between the club & Mesut is sad. Sad for everyone involved and I can only se...
Mesut Ozil makes a promise to Arsenal fans, but is it all over for him?
Mesut Ozil has expressed his disappointment on Twitter at not being included in Arsenal’s Premier League squad. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta left Ozil out of his Europa League squad for the 2020-21 campaign, and the Spaniard has decided to omit the former Real Madrid attacking midfielder from the Premier League squad as well. The 32-year-old German has not played a single competitive game for the Gunners since March, and with his contract running out at the end of the season, there is a very good chance that he may have played his last game already for the North London club. Although Ozil has made it clear on Twitter that he is very disappointed with Arteta’s decision, he remains confident in his ability and has vowed that he will continue to work hard and try to get back in the squad. &#x...
5 Best Matches To Watch This Weekend Across Europe
This weekend across Europe brings several intriguing clashes, most notably in England, with a Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool. The Toffees are off to a tremendous start with a perfect 4-0-0 record and will be looking to win their first derby against the Reds since 2010. Meanwhile, Arsenal and Manchester City will meet at the Etihad in another high-profile fixture. Over in Italy, we’ll have a Derby di Milano between Inter and AC Milan at the San Siro, with both sides also playing solid football early on in the campaign. Another match to keep an eye on this weekend in Serie A will feature a high-flying Atalanta squad facing Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli. Lastly over in Germany, Borussia Dortmund visits Hoffenheim, who is tied with Lucien Favre’s side in sixth place currently. Evert...
‘Get him involved again’ – Wenger sends Arteta message about £350k-a-week star
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who managed the Gunners for 22 years, winning three Premier League titles and a record seven FA Cups, has spoken concerning the career of Mesut Ozil at the club and why Mikel Arteta must find a role for him within the squad. The Frenchman who signed Ozil for a then club-record fee of £42.4m in an interview with BBC Sport for the launch of his autobiography My Life in Red and White was asked to share his thoughts on the current situation of the £350k-a-week star at Arsenal. He said: “I feel it is a waste for him. “Firstly because he’s in the years where a player of his talent can produce the most. And it’s a waste for the club as well because he’s a super talent, a creative talent that in the final third can create that killer pass. “The way ...
‘Things weren’t going to happen’: Player now at Leeds United reflects on Arsenal days
Leeds United defender Luke Ayling reflected on his spell at Arsenal on Soccer AM on Sky Sports Football (11:45am, October 10, 2020). Ayling was on the books of Arsenal from 2001 until 2009, as he came through the academy. However, the Englishman could not break into the Gunners’ first team, and after a loan spell at Yeovil Town in 2010, he joined the Glovers on a permanent contract. The 29-year-old was successful during his time at Yeovil and earned the move to Bristol City in 2014, and after impressive performances at the Robins, he made the switch to Leeds in 2016. Ayling has reflected on his time at Arsenal, and while he has fond memories, he does not regret leaving the North London club. The defender said on Soccer AM on Sky Sports Football (11:45am, October 10, 2020): “I started ...
Chelsea and Everton biggest winners in 2020 Premier League transfer window
The Premier League transfer window for international deals closed at 11pm on Monday night and there was frantic activity with many clubs looking to strengthen their respective squads. Of course, there is a domestic-only window until October 16, but the Premier League sides can’t directly trade with each other. Instead, they are only permitted to buy, sell or loan players with EFL teams. There will be some more transfer business over the next 10 days, but the majority of the clubs participating in Europe may restrict from spending, given they need to register their squads for the group stage of the Champions League and Europa League competitions today. Let’s have a look at the winners of the Premier League summer transfer window. Chelsea: Chelsea were definitely the major movers in the inte...
Report: Arsenal have made request to German club for 18-year-old centre-back
Arsenal are interested in signing Omar Rekik from Hertha Berlin before the summer transfer window closes on Monday, according to Kicker. The German publication has reported that Arsenal have made a request to German club Hertha for the central defender. The report has added that the Gunners initially plan to include the 18-year-old centre-back in their Under-23 team, and that the player would prefer to move to England. One for the future Rekik is just starting his career, and the fact that he is playing for the Hertha Under-23 side shows that he is very raw and still needs to do a lot before breaking into the first team. Arsenal already have a lot of centre-backs, and there is no need for manager Mikel Arteta to bring in another player for that position. Rekik is one for the future, and it...
Gary Lineker sends message to Calvert-Lewin & Leicester star following England call-ups
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Leicester City attacking midfielder Harvey Barnes have both been handed their maiden call-ups to the England senior national team alongside Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. Welcome to the #ThreeLions, lads! 👊 pic.twitter.com/DKMjUnY54T — England (@England) October 1, 2020 The trio made manager Gareth Southgate’s 30-man squad for the October triple-header again Wales, Belgium and Denmark, and BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has reacted thus on Twitter to the deserved recognitions: Congratulations and good luck to @harveybarnes97 @CalvertLewin14 and @BukayoSaka87 on their thoroughly deserved first @England call-ups. 👏🏻👏🏻 — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 1, 2020 The former Leicester and Everton striker wa...
