Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team came into the season with renewed confidence after an impressive unbeaten pre-season abroad. After being linked with attacking players like Bruno Fernandes and Spurs’ Christian Eriksen, many critics felt that United’s inability to bolster their ranks would come back to haunt them as the season progresses. But after a resounding 4-0 …
United academy products Mason Greenwood, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes and James Garner have all been included in the first team section at ManUtd.com (club’s official website. Mason Greenwood The highly-rated teenanger signed his first pro deal at Manchester United back in October last year while also scoring his first senior goal for Manchester United in …
Crystal Palace midfielder Andros Townsend has been nominated for FIFA’s 2019 Puskas Award. Townsend, 28, is one of 10 nominees for the world governing body’s goal of the year following his spectacular 30-yard volley for Palace against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in December last year. The list includes Lionel Messi’s sublime chipped effort …
Arsenal fans were fuming at the start of the summer transfer window when bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur spent £65 million on Tanguy Ndombele which was £25 million more than Arsenal’s reported £40 million transfer budget. Many in the footballing world saw the move as a sign which showed that Spurs are finally taking over the …
Pre-season friendlies are usually conducted with the intention of getting players back to prime fitness levels as well as giving managers the chance to gauge their options ahead of the upcoming campaign. While these exhibition matches are usually low intense affairs with both teams looking primarily to get a good workout without picking up any …
Having returned from their pre season tour of Australia, Leeds now turn their attention to their last two friendlies against Girona and Cagliari this weekend. The players surely had a good workout during their time abroad with many younger and fringe players also getting their chance to stake a claim to the first team during …
The fact that there’s some transfer activity to talk about at all at Tottenham is already a refreshing change. This is after all the club who for two straight transfer windows didn’t sign anyone at all and for the same two windows, only released or sold fringe players. But it’s been a very different story …
More of the same from Arsenal as Unai Emery’s side continued their pre-season with an exciting 2-1 win against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in Los Angeles. An 88th minute goal from Eddie Nketiah confirmed the win as Arsenal kick-started their International Champions Cup campaign with all 3 points at the Dignity Health Tennis Center. The …
Real Madrid players reported to Montreal for their pre-season training last week. All the new signings were present on the first day, including the Japanese teenage sensation, Takefusa Kubo. The 18-year-old was signed this summer from FC Tokyo for £1.78m (€2m). If the reports emerging from the first five days of the pre-season training are …
Liverpool played Tranmere in their first friendly of the season and the game saw them run out as winners with a comfortable margin of 6-0. Klopp fielded a young side and handed the captaincy to Divock Origi for the game. He continued where he had left off at the end of the season and scored …
While Alisson Becker was regarded as a fine goalkeeper during his time in Rome, it’s fairly safe to say he wasn’t talked about in the same breath as Manuel Neuer or David de Gea when the Reds pushed to sign him in the summer of 2018. While quite a few eyebrows were raised when he …
Arsenal are reportedly closing in on signing Celtic’s Kieran Tierney according to The Sunday Post. Arsenal look to be winning the fight to sign Kieran Tierney. The Gunners have been locked in a battle with Italian giants, Napoli, for the Celtic left-back, and have had two bids for the player turned down. But now they’re …
It might not be the best of times for the Leeds United supporters but certainly it’s not the worst. With Marcelo Bielsa choosing to stay and the club being linked with talented young players from the Premier League they would look to start their campaign with a storm. The hint of their preparation has come …
Liverpool’s improved transfer strategy has been lauded as one of the most crucial aspects behind the recent success of Jurgen Klopp’s men. Focusing on young upcoming talent at times rather than going for established superstars has worked wonders for the Anfield side. The Merseysiders might continue that trend with the recent acquisition of highly rated …
Newcastle United revealed on Monday that Rafa Benitez officially parted ways after failing to agree a new deal with the club hierarchy. The manager who was responsible for bringing the club back to the Premier League and establishing themselves as a Premier League regular is no longer part of the club. Conflicts of interest with …
The new Arsenal home kit from Adidas is nothing less than a thing of beauty. While the Gunners are yet to officially release their kits for next season, a picture of their new home kit being displayed in Arsenal’s flagship store The Armoury has been doing the rounds recently. The Adidas Deal At £60 million-per-season, …
Last month Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was insistent on wrapping up his transfer plans before the beginning of July, and especially prior to leaving for Australia in their pre-season tour. The Norwegian boss has been hell bent on snapping up the Crystal Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka who is considered to be one of …