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Bruno Fernandes' spot-kick against Aston Villa was Manchester United's 13th penalty given to the Red Devils this season, equalling the record for most penalties awarded to a side in one Premier League campaign. And while Jonathan Moss' decision to give the penalty was questionable - 'questionable' in this case meaning definitely not a penalty - unfortunately a moral compass towards penalties wasn't included in the transfer fee United paid for Fernandes. Including cup competitions, United have...

Manchester United are good and Tottenham are not good. That's pretty much all you need to know about the last week. Away from those two contrasting fortunes, there has been plenty of football to digest, and that means it's Player Power Ranking time. This week, it's time for a helping hand from Russian Doll. 15. Mohamed Salah (Re-Entry) Salah tore Brighton apart “It’s my bad attitude that keeps me young.” Is Salah selfish? Graeme Souness seems to think so. If he keeps on scoring goal after goal...

John Stones is determined to prove himself at Manchester City and fight for his place in the first team, despite doubts about his future at the club. The 26-year-old has struggled to keep his place in the first team this season, with only 13 appearances in the Premier League. The former Everton man was instrumental at the back for City during their Centurion season, but his form has been inconsistent over the last two seasons and he looks a shell of the man who Pep Guardiola signed for £47.5m....

News Wolves' quest for European football continues on Sunday when they welcome Carlo Ancelotti's Everton to Molineux. Having lost two straight games for the first time since the turn of the year, Wolves will be eager to pick up points sooner rather than later with Arsenal and Sheffield United creeping up behind them. The Toffees have only lost once since the Premier League's restart and - having made vast improvements following Carlo Ancelotti's arrival - this won't be an easy fixture for...

News The battle to qualify for Europe continues with a huge clash between Napoli and Milan on Sunday evening. Currently in sixth place, Gli Azzurri have strung together two consecutive wins, the most recent being a 2-1 triumph at Genoa. They look to be playing their best football under Gennaro Gattuso's management, and the fact that the notorious hard man will be facing his former club this weekend adds even more spice to the clash. Milan picked up a stunning 4-2 win over league leaders...

News Bournemouth's fight for Premier League survival continues when they take on Leicester at the Vitality Stadium. The Cherries are three points away from safety and, with only four games of the season left, need to pick up points quickly if they're to stand any chance of remaining a Premier League team heading into next season. Leicester are right up at the other end of the table, fighting for a Champions League spot with Manchester United hovering just over their shoulder. Brendan Rodgers'...

West Ham have joined Tottenham, Everton, and Newcastle in the race to sign Real Betis full-back Emerson. The Hammers, who are hovering just three points above the relegation zone with four games to play, are lacking options at right-back after the departures of Pablo Zabaleta and Jeremy Ngakia at the end of June, leaving Ryan Fredericks as the only senior option at manager David Moyes' disposal. Emerson has scored three goals and notched a further five assists this season Academy graduate Ben...

Tottenham Hotspur go into this weekend's north London derby knowing that a win will take them above their bitter rivals in the league table. This will be the first visit that Arsenal make to the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and is an opportunity for both sides to climb as high as sixth in the table. Spurs boss Mourinho was a notorious rival of Arsene Wenger On top of that, it will be the first time that Jose Mourinho faces Arsenal as Spurs manager. The Portuguese famously engaged in disputes...

News It could very well be Aston Villa's last shot at survival this Saturday as they face mid-table Crystal Palace, where anything but three points would make their chances of remaining in the Premier League slim at best. Villa, who are 19th, have failed to win a game since the restart and despite a dogged first half performance against Manchester United on Thursday, succumbed to the full force of Bruno Fernandes and co. after that VAR penalty decision went cruelly against them. Crystal Palace...

It's a tough being a goalkeeper. That old saying, 'who'd be a goalkeeper?' isn't flung around without reason. As the primary guardian of the goal, any minor mistake you may make is thrust into the limelight and you're immediately seen as the bad guy. Striker misses a glaring chance to score? Generally forgotten about soon enough. Goalkeeper fumbles one into the net? Yeah, the streets don't forget. A common sight for Kepa this season And in the case of Kepa Arrizabalaga, however or whenever his...

one Tottenham and Newcastle have both made enquiries regarding the availability of highly-rated Lille midfielder Jonathan Ikone. The 22-year-old - who can play anywhere across the midfield or in an advanced number ten role - was in impressive form before the 2019/20 Ligue 1 campaign was curtailed early because of coronavirus, notching four goals and six assists. Ikone has already been capped by his country Those numbers, although not earth shattering, marked Ikone's best return in a single...

While many applaud Manchester United's famous academy for its production of the 'Class of '92' that saw the likes of David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs all become household names, there are also those who ridicule it for its hit and miss nature in recent years. When you produce as many academy players as Manchester United, some are bound to flop. It doesn't help, however, when every single prospect is treated as the 'next big thing' even when, you know, clearly aren't. Still, though,...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed striker Sergio Agüero will not recover from his knee injury in time to face Real Madrid in the Champions League. Agüero needed surgery on the season-ending injury which he picked up during the first half of City's 5-0 win over Burnley in late June, but there was a cautious hope that he might be able to bounce back in time to face Real on 7 August. Aguero limped off in first-half injury time against Burnley Well, that hope has been completely...

In this series we've already guided you through the best midfielders world football has to offer. So, naturally, we're working our way up the pitch towards the players whose job it is to put the round thing in the big gaping net. This time it's the right wingers - not those ones - who are earning their moment in the limelight, with players from just two divisions making up 90min's top five in the world. A variety of styles feature on the list, but in essence they all do the same things: play...

ews Tottenham Hotspur welcome fierce rivals Arsenal to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time ever in a crucial north London derby. A win for the home side will take them above their neighbours, as they look to secure European football for next season. Arsenal need to avoid defeat to prevent Spurs from overtaking them The Gunners currently sit one point ahead of Spurs, and a win could launch them from eighth up to sixth if other results fall in their favour. Where to Watch When is...

It's the 11th edition of the series, and it's a special one. After Thursday's turgid, woeful draw in Bournemouth, it's finally time to pull the trigger, and ask the question on everyone's lips. José Mourinho: what's going on, buddy? When he returned to English football in November, back when 'Corona' was nothing more than a slightly-too-sweet Mexican beer and Steven Gerrard was still a Rangers hero, we were promised something different. #thfc chairman Daniel Levy was blown away by Jose...

Jose Mourinho will take charge of his first north London derby on Sunday, but while the hype and excitement around the fixture takes precedent, there is no denying that the circumstances surrounding his Tottenham side could be distinctly better. Some limp displays since the Premier League returned have cast a dark cloud over the club's goals this season, and heading into their clash with Arsenal they sit one point and one place behind them in a lowly ninth place. ? "Hello José, can you hear...

When the Liverpool hierarchy sanctioned the £36.9m purchase of Mohamed Salah in June 2017 – a transfer that represented Jürgen Klopp’s most expensive acquisition of his managerial career at the time – there was a collective raising of eyebrows among English football fans. Salah had spent the past two and half seasons in Serie A looking to reignite his career following a disastrous spell with Chelsea - where he twice found himself shipped out on loan. Salah has proven to instrumental in...

Jadon Sancho is excited about playing for Manchester United alongside Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood next season.

Whether a corner has been turned at Arsenal or not, there is the small matter of a north London derby to contend with on Sunday - the Gunners' first ever visit to the new home of their bitter rivals. Recent weeks would suggest that the current trajectories of both clubs are leading towards different paths, but for matches such as these, the 'form book goes out of the window' phrase always comes into play. Tottenham vs. Arsenal is such an engrossing Premier League fixture that rarely...