Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims that Arsenal have been better than his side and has showered praise on the Gunners for their impressive start to the Premier League campaign. The Citizens are just one point behind the north London outfit in the league and have scored 29 goals in just eight matches. The Citizens have won six of their matches while drawing twice, while Mikel Arteta’s side have won seven of their eight games, losing only once to Manchester United. The defending Premier League champions are the only undefeated side in England at the moment. They have also scored the most number…
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Former Chelsea attacker Joe Cole has disclosed his admiration for Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli and has compared the player to ex-Premier League stars Alexis Sanchez and Luis Suarez. Martinelli has been one of Arsenal’s standout performers this season, assisting the Gunners in winning nine of their first ten games in all competitions, propelling them to the top of both the Premier League and Group A of the Europa League. The Brazilian has started all but one of Arsenal’s games this season and had another impact on Thursday night as Mikel Arteta’s side defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-0. Before the game, former England midfielder Cole…
The Reds are interested in signing Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the reports in Italy claim. After a summer in which the club was repeatedly linked with potential targets, the Reds are still being linked with the signing of a new midfielder. Finally, a loan agreement was reached with Juventus to bring in Arthur Melo. Milinkovic-Savic is the latest player to be linked with a move to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. According to the Italian news outlet Calciomercato, the Reds are considering signing the 27-year-old next summer. The player’s current contract with Lazio is set to expire in 2024, meaning he will…
The opening fixture of Indian Super League 2022/23 contained plenty of drama, goals, and action. Making his debut for Kerala Blasters, Ivan Kalyuzhnyi scored twice while Adrian Luna grabbed a stunning goal as the hosts defeated Stephen Constantine-led East Bengal 3-1 to begin proceedings. While both teams had a few opportunities to break the deadlock and take the lead in the first half, the best chance fell to Kerala Blasters from a dead-ball situation. Receiving a free-kick in the 42nd minute, Luna tested Kamaljit Singh, but the East Bengal keeper had the answers for it. Even though the ball bounced awkwardly in…
Following their difficult and turbulent start to the season, Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by Sevilla from the position of head coach after his side were beaten 4-1 by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The former Spain manager is now in a strong position to take over as the coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers. “Sevilla FC have relieved Julen Lopetegui of his duties as first-team coach following our clash against Borussia Dortmund.It brings an end to a successful period with three magnificent campaigns in which the club achieved their objectives and a fourth season where unfortunately the results have not…
Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League campaign got underway with a convincing and well-deserved win over AC Milan at Stamford Bridge. After a poor start to their group phase, with a 0-1 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb ending Thomas Tuchel’s reign before a draw at home to Red Bull Salzburg, new manager Graham Potter knew victory was critical. Chelsea delivered in style, with England right-back Reece James shining as the team eventually defeated Milan. Centre-back Wesley Fofana scored his first goal for the Premier League side after 24 minutes when Milan failed to clear a corner, but his night was cut short by injury. Right before…
The Erling Haaland juggernaut continues as the Norwegian netted twice in Manchester City’s 5-0 trouncing of FC Copenhagen. The Norwegian already took his goal tally to 19 in all competitions this season, even though it’s just October. He spearheaded City’s 5-0 demolition of Copenhagen at home. The City number 9 wasted little time to get things going and opened his account with a goal inside seven minutes. He then scored his second goal of the night at the 32nd-minute mark to put the game beyond the reach of the visitors. Davit Khocholava then diverted the ball into the back of his own…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland is unrivalled and even outperforms the statistics. Since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, the striker has scored 17 goals and provided three assists in 11 appearances, and his hat-trick against Manchester United on Sunday was his third in three home Premier League games. The 22-year-old is averaging a goal every 54 minutes, has 42 shots, and has three assists, including two in United’s 6-3 loss. The Norwegian will look to add to his 26 Champions League goals from 21 games when City hosts FC Copenhagen on Wednesday. “At…
During Barcelona’s 1-0 Champions League loss to Inter Milan, centre-back Andreas Christensen tore a ligament in his left ankle. The Denmark international will undergo tests later on Wednesday to determine the severity of his injury. “The first team player Andreas Christensen suffers a sprain of the external ligament in his left ankle. Tomorrow, Wednesday, more tests will be done to find out the exact extent of the injury,”the Catalan team reported. The Dane, who has done well since joining Barca as a free agent in the summer, was tackled by Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the second half of the game. Christensen attempted to…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has had a chat with striker Darwin Nunez about the striker’s difficult start at Liverpool, assuring the player that the team’s inconsistent form has hampered his adaptation. The Uruguayan has made two starts since joining from SL Benfica this summer for an initial fee of 64 million pounds, which could rise to a club record fee of 85 million. He scored in his first two club appearances, against Manchester City in the Community Shield and at Fulham on the first day of the Premier League season before receiving a three-match ban for violent conduct when he butted Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen. Nunez has been…