Manchester City host Arsenal at The Ethiad this evening in one of the biggest fixture of the Premier League matchday five.Pep Guardiola takes on his apprentice Mikel Arteta, for the third time since their parting in December 2019. Both managers have won one apiece of their meetings with City beating Arsenal 3-0 in the league while Arsenal won 2-0 in their FA Cup and this clash is set to be a tie breaker.The Gunners are winless in their last nine games against their host who have won seven and drawn two in the process though, Arsenal were the happier of…
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Manchester United are on the verge of completing a two-year deal to bring Edison Cavani on a free transfer to the theatre of dreams to bolster their attacking prowess, but what can we expect from the Uruguayan talisman as the club have been let down by his like players in the past.The Premier League club have signed Radamel Falcao and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, both who can be considered world class attackers at that time but failed to establish themselves at the club for long-term.Colombian talisman Radamel Falcao arrived at Manchester United ahead of the 2014-15 season from Monaco on a season-long…
Manchester United are back in the Premier League action for the first time this season when they welcome Crytsal Palace to Old trafford. After missing out on Matchday one because of their participation in the Europa League last season. Manchester United had a two-half season last season. The last season was of two tales for the club. The pre-Bruno Fernandes era where they find themselves in mid-table fighting for European competition and the post-Bruno era is what all United fans will remember vividly and hope their club brings it into the new season. Manchester United have rather enjoyed a quiet…
The Premier League continues this weekend as teams look to continue their impressive starts while others look to bounce back from opening day disappointment. Everon vs West Bromwich Albion Fresh from their impressive start to the Premier League campaign against spurs and a midweek carabao cup show, Carlo Ancelloti men will be buzzling with all positive energy when they take on West Brom at Godisson park. For West Brom, it’s another fight for them not to end up where they came from (Championship). All points to an easy win for Everton. Score Prediction: 3-1 Leeds United vs Fulham Familiar foes…
Arsenal host fellow Londoner West Ham United on Saturday night in the second matchday of the Premier League 2020-21 season. The Gunners get the new campaign off to a winning start with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over newcomers Fulham last Saturday in the opening fixture of the new season. The win put Arsenal on top of the league standings on goal difference after matchday one, the first time (since February 2016) they have remained top of the league after a complete gameweek. In a prematch interview on Friday, Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed that David Luis, Shkodran Mustafi, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Callum…
Arsenal get their season off to a perfect start with a 3-0 victory over newly promoted Fulham in the opening fixture of the new season at Craven Cottage. Summer arrivals Willian and Gabriel Magalhães were given a start on their Arsenal debut and both players proved decisive with William providing two assists and having a big impact in the first goal and Magalhães scoring Arsenal’s second of the game. The Gunners dominated from kick off and were rewarded in the eighth minute when Alexander Lacazette slammed home from close range against the run of okay. They continued to press for…
Fulham vs Arsenal The 2020/2021 English Premier League season kicks off with newly promoted Fulham battling Arsenal. Despite spending a fortune last time out they were promoted to the top-flight, Fulham find themselves back at Championship at the end of the season and this time around they will look to do it right and last in the Premier League more than their last time. Arsenal on the other hand are brimming with confidence following their FA Cup and Community Shield success and have bolster the lacking areas of the squad, having finished at eight place, their worst in decades. The…
After the unusual ending to the last campaign, the Premier League 2020-21 season is set to begin at an unusual period but it will be more than welcomed by fans around the world who have been anticipating the return of the most prophesied league in the world. Due to their participation in UEFA competitions extending the course of their season, both Manchester clubs will not feature in the first week of the season as their respective matches have been postponed. Hence, both Aston Villa and Burnley will also have the week off as the play Manchester City and United respectively.…
Last season saw a lot of upset in the UEFA Champions League as most of the big guns were sent packing by the underdogs who have evolve in their games style and are now playing beautiful football. For the second year running, the most successful club in the competition Real Madrid failed to go beyond the round of 16 after winning the trophy in the three consecutive seasons that preceded. Last season’s defending champions Liverpool, Juventus, Manchester City and others also disappointed. As the new season looms, we take a look at the measures taken by these teams to avoid…
What a summer transfer window Chelsea have had and might still have, they have been the winner of the transfer window by a mile not only are did the club made major signings but they have made signings in areas its so evident they lack except the goalpost and with rumours of a new goalkeeper coming its surely a 10/10 from me in rating Chelsea transfer buisness. The arrival of Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwel, Kai Havertz, Thiago Silva and Timo Werner has raised the hope of a lot of the London club fans with majority already claimng the bragging right…