Author: Kehinde-Hassan Afolabi

Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Scot Mctominay have all reported back to Manchester United training in Carrington ahead of an important Premier League clash with Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.Arsenal host Manchester United in the Premier League.Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick in last weekend’s 3-2 win over Norwich City at Old Trafford, missed the game at Anfield due to the passing of his baby boy but has returned on training in preparation for the next game at the Emirates.French defender, Raphael Varane last featured in the first match of the month against Leicester City, where United had to…

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Finally, the dream of most Manchester United faithful of having the fringe players move on from the club is set to be fulfilled with appointment of a man who brings something different from what the club is known for.Image Credits: GettyThe appointment of Erik Ten Hag will probably be the first United have made of a modern manager, whose philosophy is to dominate possession just as it is being practiced in the other side of Manchester, led by a renown name in the game, Pep Guardiola.In order to successfully implement his ideology, he has to parade players capable of executing…

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Manchester United has officially confirm the appointment of dutch manager, Erik Ten Hag as the new coach of the team and the current Ajax boss is expected to assume the reigns right after the conclusion of the pressing campaign.Manchester United confirm the appointment of Erik Ten Hag as new manager.The long awaited big news has finally broke in the early hours of Thursday, and it is the 52 year old from Haaksbergen, in the Netherlands who will pilot the affairs of the Manchester United first team starting after the end of the season.The former Pep Guardiola apprentice, who had been…

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Arsenal ended their poor run of three consecutive loss by beating Chelsea 4-2 in an enthralling contest at the Stamford Bridge stadium, inflicting a third consecutive home loss on their host.(Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Chelsea started the game brightly and were very dangerous earlier on set-piece with more than a couple going their way at the start of the proceedings. Romelu Lukaku also had a shot just wide off the goal.However, it was the visitors that drew the first blood in the 13th minute. Nuno Tavares sent a long clearance away from the Arsenal area and pressure…

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Liverpool move to the top of the Premier League Standing after their commanding 4-0 win over Manchester United on Tuesday night but with the advantage still with Pep Guardiola’s City, the defending Champions must hold on to that in their remaining games.(Photo by Matt McNulty – Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images)Manchester City host Brighton at the Ethiad this evening looking for a victory to reclaim the number one position on the league summit with the season approaching its climax.City, who fell out of the FA Cup in the semi final to Liverpool last weekend in a 3-2 loss…

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It looked like Chelsea are genuine title contender when they beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates earlier in the season while that made it two defeats in as many league games for the Gunners as they endured a worrying start to the season in the league.(Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)Eight months later, a lot has changed although Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea are well above the Gunners on the Premier League Standing, it is the same cause they now burn for as the race to secure a place in the Champions League next season heat up.Chelsea are on 62 points…

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Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has revealed that it will be a very busy summer for the club as up to ten players will be coming in transfer window as the club will look to rebuild under a new manager, most likely Erik Ten Hag.Ralf Rangnick was not impressed with Manchester United performance at Anfield. (Photo by Tom Purslow/Manchester United via Getty Images)Speaking after the embarrassing defeat at Anfield, the German said: “There will be a rebuild for sure.“That was obvious in the first three or four weeks for me. There could be six, seven, eight, maybe ten new players.”While…

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Arsenal striker, Alexander Lacazette has admitted he was not a fan of his former strike partner Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang before the Gabon international moved to Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January, 2018.Alexander Lacazette says he did not like Aubameyang before they became pals at Arsenal.Frenchman Lacazette, who had earlier joined the Gunners from Olympic Lyon in the summer of 2017 confessed that he was not a fan of the current Barcelona striker due to his Instagram use.Speaking in a recent interview, Lacazette said: “I had some misconceptions about him. “Before he arrived, I didn’t like him. To be honest, I’m not…

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Arsenal’s dream of playing in the Champions League next season is slowly fading away and their season could get worse before the end of May due of the level of opposition they face in their remaining games.(Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)The Gunners suffered a third consecutive loss on Saturday when they were beaten at the Saint Mary’s thanks to a Jan Bednarek late goal at the end of the first half giving the host their first win in seven games.After their 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the last match before the international break last month, the Gunners moved…

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Marcus Rashford made his 300th appearance for Manchester United on Saturday, coming on as a second half substitute for Paul Pogba in a hard-fought 3-2 win over Norwich City in the Premier League.(Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)Six years after a promising teenager broke into the first team, Marcus Rashford is becoming a man but obviously struggling to keep up with the standard he started with. Yet, it can not be said that he would not fulfil his potentials but recent events is showing it will probably be very tough.The 24 year old, who became the youngest player to score for…

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