Stories By Graham Ruthven
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Can Arsenal win the UCL?
At the end of Arsenal’s best season since the Arsene Wenger era, Mikel Arteta’s team suffered an agonising defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. Having taken the French giants to a penalty shootout, the Gunners fell short in their efforts to be crowned European champions for the first time in their history.
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Enzo Fernandez must adapt his game to live up to his £125m price tag at Manchester City
Manchester City weren’t prepared to be denied in their pursuit of Enzo Fernandez. The Argentinean was, at the request of new manager Enzo Maresca, Manchester City’s primary target in the summer transfer window and the Etihad Stadium club ultimately got their man by paying Chelsea a fee of £125m for the midfielder on deadline day.
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Chelsea are still lacking a dominant defender to make them title challengers
Anyone who has watched Chelsea in their first two Premier League games of the season has surely enjoyed themselves. Xabi Alonso’s team have scored seven goals against Fulham and Brighton with the Blues as formidable in the attacking third as any other side in the English top flight at this moment in time.
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Liverpool were wise to keep Cody Gakpo with their forward line still under reconstruction
Had things gone a little differently, Cody Gakpo would have joined Manchester City this week. All the reporting suggested the Dutch attacker was on his way to the Etihad Stadium before the end of the summer transfer window in a move that had many Liverpool supporters scratching their chins in puzzlement.
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Manchester United’s Defence Is a Major Concern
An opening weekend fixture against a promoted team was meant to be a favourable way for Manchester United to start the 2026/27 season. Instead, it became their worst nightmare as Michael Carrick’s side suffered a dismal 2-0 defeat to Hull City in a game that brutally exposed their shortcomings.
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Guehi’s Surprise New Role for Manchester City
When the Manchester City lineup dropped for Enzo Maresca’s first Premier League match as manager, there was much discussion. It wasn’t immediately clear how the Etihad Stadium side would shape up against Bournemouth.
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Are Liverpool ready for the start of the new Premier League season?
Liverpool needed a change. It was clear towards the end of last season that the Anfield outfit needed to take a new direction and the club was quick to sack Arne Slot and replace him with Andoni Iraola.
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Why Arsenal Can’t Afford to Lose Lewis-Skelly
It took Arsenal less than 30 seconds to make their first impact of the 2026/27 season and Myles Lewis-Skelly was heavily involved. The 19-year-old played a wonderful pass through to Riccardo Calafiori to open the scoring in Sunday’s Community Shield victory over Manchester City and was generally impressive in the curtain-raising game.
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Did Mikel Arteta’s angry reaction to pre-season loss hint at underlying issues for Arsenal?
Having watched his team suffer a second successive pre-season defeat, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta puffed out his cheeks and exhaled. “Finally, all my players are back tomorrow,” he said with a wry smile on his face.
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Five Youngsters to Watch This Premier League Season
Pre-season is an opportunity for managers to reshape and refine their team ahead of the new season. With the summer transfer window open and business being conducted on a daily basis, these matches are useful to integrate new signings before the real stuff starts.
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Could an outsider mount an unexpected Premier League title challenge?
The Premier League will be a very different place this season. Pep Guardiola is no longer Manchester City manager. Liverpool have replaced Arne Slot with Andoni Iraola. Chelsea also have a new manager in the shape of Xabi Alonso with Michael Carrick starting his first full season as Manchester United boss.
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