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Liverpool beat Tottenham 4-2 at Anfield to condemn the visitors to a fourth consecutive loss which leaves their hopes of Champions League qualification hanging by a thread. The Reds were rampant for the opening hour, with Mohamed Salah, back in the side following his touchline spat with Jurgen Klopp against West Ham, heading them in front early on before Andrew Robertson added a second on the stroke of half-time. Cody Gakpo then nodded Liverpool’s third after the break before Harvey Elliott puni…
13 days ago
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“That is something I think they have right now,” Mikel Arteta tells Sky Sports with a smile. The Spaniard is describing his efforts to bring the fear factor back to Arsenal, referencing recent footage of his players staring down opponents in the tunnel before games. The images delighted fans and evoked memories of Arsenal’s title-winning teams of the past. Former vice-chairman David Dein tells a story about how the intimidation tactics were choreographed by Patrick Vieira and team-mates. It seem…
about 2 months ago
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Erling Haaland’s late double sent Manchester City temporarily top of the Premier League as they beat Everton 2-0 to extend their winning run to 10 games in all competitions. The striker rifled home the opening goal with City’s first shot on target following a corner in the 71st minute before adding a breakaway second from substitute Kevin De Bruyne’s pass. Everton had defended doggedly before that, despite Sean Dyche’s absence from the dugout as he served a touchline ban, but City’s quality tol…
3 months ago
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Arteta deserves praise not ridicule Mikel Arteta takes his Arsenal side to West Ham’s London Stadium on Super Sunday on the back of a resounding victory over leaders Liverpool which reignited their Premier League title hopes. The underlying numbers highlighted Arsenal’s superiority. Their total of 3.50 expected goals was the highest by any side against Liverpool on record. At the other end of the pitch, Jurgen Klopp’s team were limited to only 0.37 expected goals, their lowest total of the seaso…
3 months ago
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As a teenager at boyhood club Envigado in Colombia, Jhon Duran would bombard his coaches with requests for extra training. Both before and after sessions, recalls Wilberth Perea with a chuckle.
4 months ago
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Kalvin Phillips was billed as a Fernandinho replacement with the attributes to slot into Manchester Citys midfield. Instead, his signing will go down as a rare recruitment error by the champions.
4 months ago
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Mikel Arteta is facing a midfield selection dilemma ahead of Arsenal’s meeting with Newcastle, live on Sky Sports on Saturday, as he continues to look for balance in the centre of the pitch. The Gunners boss, already without Thomas Partey due to a muscular injury suffered shortly after he returned from a groin problem, has also lost Emile Smith Rowe due to a knee issue. “He will be out for weeks,” Arteta said of the 23-year-old at his press conference on Friday after he missed the Carabao Cup lo…
7 months ago
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James Milner will not forget his first meeting with Jeremy Doku. The only positive for him is that it did not last long. The 37-year-old was mercifully substituted at half-time at the Etihad Stadium after becoming just the latest Premier League defender to be left dizzied and disorientated by Manchester City’s new No 11. For Brighton, the damage was already done. Doku set up Julian Alvarez’s opener. Erling Haaland added another. Roberto De Zerbi’s side were beaten. The assist was Doku’s second o…
7 months ago
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There were plenty of moments for Arsenal supporters to savour during their long-awaited 1-0 win over Manchester City. William Saliba’s bodycheck on Erling Haaland; Gabriel Martinelli’s emphatic winner. Ben White’s nutmeg on Jeremy Doku was another. The piece of trickery, in the penultimate minute of normal time at the Emirates Stadium, was celebrated as a show of impudence and composure under pressure. But in conversation with Sky Sports two weeks later, the player himself remembers it different…
7 months ago
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In the weeks before his £10m move from City Group club Lommel to Sheffield United was confirmed in August, Vinicius Souza could be found in a Manchester hotel, stuck in limbo and desperate to break out of it as negotiations dragged on. “I said yes from the first day,” the midfielder tells Sky Sports as he reflects on the move. “I wanted to come, and the manager wanted me to come too. But the club had to talk with City to agree a deal. “I was waiting every day in the hotel, saying, ’Oh my God, I…
8 months ago
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Pep Guardiola grimaced and raised a hand over his eyes, his reaction - a mixture of bemusement and relief - captured on camera during Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade. He had just watched his goalkeeper, Ederson, sprint off his line and pull off an audacious Cruyff turn to evade striker Osman Bukari some 30 yards out. Even by his standards, this was high-risk. Not that Ederson saw it that way. “I didn’t think it was a risk,” he tells Sky Sports with a grin. It is the morning afte…
8 months ago
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In the wake of his countrys World Cup exit last year, when other players were jetting off to high-end holiday resorts, Moises Caicedo was back in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, playing in a local tournament on the same dusty pitch he used as a boy.
9 months ago
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When Esteban Granero’s playing career was winding down and he was pondering what to do next, he began to explore the use of data in football. There was so much of it available. But how, he wondered, could it be used more effectively? Olocip was born. The company, of which Granero, a former Real Madrid midfielder, is founder and CEO, specialises in the development and application of artificial intelligence in football and has been active since 2016, long before the technology exploded into the pu…
10 months ago
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James Traffords last-minute penalty save from Abel Ruiz ensured a dramatic climax to Englands European U21 Championship final win over Spain but it was no surprise to the player himself.
10 months ago
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Wesley Fofana tells the story with a smile but at the time his emotions were different. In a quiet corner of Chelsea’s Cobham headquarters, the £75m centre-back is recalling a period in his early years when it seemed a fledgling career might be cut short. Aged 14, he had left his family home in Felix Pyat, a municipality of Marseille’s impoverished third arrondissement, to enrol in Saint-Etienne’s academy some four hours’ drive away. He was a talented and tenacious defender, but also raw and und…
12 months ago
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Emile Smith Rowe is finally pain-free having had surgery on a long-standing groin issue; Arsenal youngster excelled last season and could be crucial in the run-in; watch Fulham v Arsenal live on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm on Sunday; kick-off 2pm
about 1 year ago
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At the start of last season he was an unknown outside of Ukraine with a transfer value of under £1m. Now he is one of the most coveted young players in Europe. Following an explosive rise, Mykhailo Mudryk looks destined for big things.
over 1 year ago
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Leandro Trossard’s Premier League experience was a major part of his appeal to Arsenal. With 25 goals and 116 appearances for Brighton, they knew they were acquiring someone who can make an immediate impact.
over 1 year ago
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Madre mía, said Luis Enrique, shaking his head and waving his hand from one side to the other for added effect. Where did this kid come from?
over 1 year ago
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To understand why Joao Felix has not realised his true potential with Atletico Madrid, it is important to consider how he sees football and the way in which he likes to play it.
over 1 year ago
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“To be with the top teams, you need to score 90 to 100 goals at least,” said Mikel Arteta. “Somehow, you need those goals in the team. Don’t ask me how, but you need them.” Arteta was speaking after a 2-0 loss to Liverpool in March. At the time, Arsenal had scored 43 goals in 27 Premier League outings at a meagre rate of roughly 1.6 per game. The lack of cutting edge would eventually cost them a top-four finish. Fast forward to today and Arsenal’s output is transformed. With 31 goals from 13 Pre…
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