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Two of the Premier League s biggest names over the years will collide once again tomorrow, as Newcastle United host Arsenal. Arsene Wenger s men are coming off the back of their triumph in the Europa League, whereas the Magpies continue to rise up the table under the tutelage of Rafa Benitez.
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Under Rafa Benitez, Newcastle United look like a team reborn. They re playing with confidence for the first time in a long time, and they legitimately feel like a team who could push for Europe in a few years if they can handle themselves in the transfer market. They ve all but secured survival, although they ll be keen to confirm it over the next two games.
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Jose Mourinho has defended himself from criticism relating to Chelsea s decision to sell Mohamed Salah, pointing to the fact he brought him to English football in the first place.
Salah has enjoyed a remarkable first campaign at Liverpool having signed from Roma in pre-season, taking his tally to 43 for the season when he scored twice against his former club in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday.
A prolific Premier League campaign has yielded 31 goals, meaning he has equalled the record for the biggest haul in a single 38-match season.
It is not his first taste of English football, however, as he previously signed for Chelsea in 2014, before being allowed to leave on a permanent deal to Roma two years later.
Both Chelsea and Mourinho ha…
Simon Kjaer has penned a new two-year contract with Serie A leaders Milan.
The extension will keep him at the Rossoneri until June 2024 after his current deal was due to run out at the end of the 2021-22 campaign.
The club announced Kjaer s new contract on Wednesday, hailing the 32-year-old as an exemplary professional on and off the pitch as they look forward to continuing their journey together .
Kjaer initially moved to San Siro on a six-month loan from Sevilla in January 2020 before making the move permanent in the close season.
He was a standout performer as his side undertook something of a transformation under Stefano Pioli during the previous term.
Simon says 2024!
— AC Milan (@acmilan)
The Denmark international recei…
Ronald Araujo says he is inspired by Gerard Pique as he bids to carve out a lasting career at Barcelona.
The 21-year-old Uruguayan has played in 10 LaLiga games already this season after featuring in just six during his debut campaign for the Catalan giants in 2019-20.
In those appearances he has completed eight blocks – three more than any other Barca player – made the second highest number of clearances (29) and has yet to be dribbled past by an opponent.
His displays have earned him comparisons with club icon Pique and Araujo admits he looks to the 33-year-old, who has made 553 appearances for Barca, for inspiration.
His experience has always been one thing that I have looked at since I arrived and more now that I share a dressing roo…
Liverpool are not worried about being without Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita while they are on Africa Cup of Nations duty, according to assistant Pep Lijnders.
The trio all played in Sunday s thrilling 2-2 Premier League draw with Chelsea in their final outing before linking up with their respective national sides.
Mane and Salah were both on target at Stamford Bridge as Liverpool raced into a two-goal lead, while Keita was introduced in the second half after Chelsea had levelled up through Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic.
Key attacking pair Salah and Mane have played in 26 of Liverpool s 29 matches this term – the joint-most of any Reds players, with Jordan Henderson (25) next on the list.
Between them, they have scored 33 of their side …
Arsenal are interested in signing Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that for Premier League club Arsenal to be able to bring the former Manchester City winger from Bundesliga outfit Bayern in the middle of the season, they will have to make a huge bid.
Sane has made eight starts and five substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for Bayern so far this season, scoring five goals and providing three assists in the process. The winger has scored four goals and given one assist in four UEFA Champions League games for the Bavarian giants so far this campaign.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 37 points from 14 matches, five points clear of second-placed and defending champion…
Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini is desperate to end the club s trophy drought, after returning to the Emirates Stadium last month.
Flamini was a member of the Arsenal squad that last won a trophy as they beat Manchester United on penalties in the 2005 FA Cup.
The Frenchman left Arsenal in 2008 though, joining Italian giants Milan, and he spent five seasons there as the Premier League club s fruitless search for silverware continued.
However, the 29-year-old has now returned to north London on a free transfer and immediately played a part in Arsenal s 1-0 Premier League win over Tottenham.
It was a result that boosted Arsenal spirits, as they climbed to fourth in the table, and the signing of Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil on transfer deadline day has Flamini beli…
Captain Steven Gerrard has expressed his joy and relief after leading England to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The Liverpool skipper who will be playing in his third World Cup should he make the trip to Brazil next year scored the second as Roy Hodgson s men recorded a crucial 2-0 qualifying victory over Poland at Wembley.
And Gerrard, who described feeling haunted by England s failure to reach Euro 2008 earlier in the week, says he is thrilled to exorcise that memory.
It’s a great feeling of both joy and relief, the 33-year-old told the Liverpool Echo.
It’s difficult to describe really. This team has been under immense pressure over the last eight or nine days.
When you know the nation expects and everyone was waiting for us to qualify, the thought of havi…
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho will not play for the Merseyside club until a UEFA investigation into a failed drugs test has been concluded.
The decision, taken by the club in conjunction with the player, means the France international will not be considered for selection until the matter is resolved.
A Liverpool statement read: Yesterday, Friday 22nd April 2016, a formal communication was received from UEFA stating that they are investigating a possible anti-doping rule violation by Mamadou Sakho.
The player will respond to UEFA on the matter.
The player is currently not subject to any playing suspension. However, the club, in consultation with the player, has decided that while this process is followed the player will not be available for selec…
Australian midfielder Matt McKay is returning to the A-League after signing a new two-year contract with former club Brisbane Roar.
McKay has spent the last two years overseas playing in China, Korea and also with famous Scottish club Rangers.
But the 30-year-old was released by Chinese Super League outfit Changchun Yatai last month, after just six months at the club, and the 41-time Australia international said he was thrilled to be returning to the team he captained to the A-League premiership-championship double in the 2010/11 season.
I m very happy to be back in Brisbane and back at the Roar, McKay said on Sunday.
This club and this city is so close to my heart and I m really looking forward to that moment when I pull on the orange jersey again and w…