Stories By Graham Ruthven
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Premier League’s biggest clubs should be interested in all-rounder Mbuemo
Only four players have scored more Premier League goals than Bryan Mbuemo this season. Indeed, the 24-year-old has been in sparkling form for Brentford of late, scoring and assisting in the Bees’ 2-0 away win over Chelsea on Saturday.
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Bellingham is undeniably the best player in the world at the moment
Lionel Messi picked up a record eighth Ballon d’Or on Monday, but this doesn’t necessarily mean he is currently the best player in the world. While the Argentine has defined an entire era of football at the elite level, his latest Ballon d’Or was something of a symbolic reward for the winning the 2022 World Cup.
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David Raya has so far been a weak link for Arsenal
Few expected Aaron Ramsdale to be replaced as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper, but Mikel Arteta saw an opportunity to upgrade by signing David Raya. The Spaniard had been one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League for Brentford last season and so Arteta’s unrelenting determination to improve his team was applauded by some.
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Neto’s improvement has given Wolves hope of avoiding relegation
Wolves appeared doomed before the 2023/24 Premier League had even started. Julen Lopetegui’s sacking days before the start of the campaign hinted at a club in bad shape, but the reality hasn’t been as bad.
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Arsenal clash is Chelsea’s chance to show they’ve turned a corner
The picture at Stamford Bridge is brighter now than it was a few weeks ago. Chelsea are currently on a three-game winning run and have climbed to 11th place in the Premier League table. This might not sound impressive for a club that won the Champions League as recently as 2021, but the Blues are at least moving in the right direction.
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Gareth Southgate must build his team around Jude Bellingham
England’s 2022 World Cup campaign ended in disappointment, but Jude Bellingham still managed to make his mark in Qatar. The midfielder was one of the best players of the tournament and shone as a leader for the Three Lions.
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Euro 2024 qualification could be the start of something special for Scotland
Scotland had to wait 23 years to play at a major tournament. Not many of The Tartan Army made it to Euro 2020, though, with Covid-19 restrictions at the time restricting the number of fans for matches at Hampden Park.
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PSG could learn from Newcastle on building a team with an identity
The modern landscape at the elite level of European football will be apparent when Newcastle United host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night. One club is owned by Saudi Arabia, the other is funded by Qatar.
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Wolves defeat proves Rodri is Man City’s most important player
Before Rodri’s red card against Nottingham Forest, Manchester City had gone 11 matches in all competitions without losing. Since that moment, though, Pep Guardiola’s team have lost back-to-back games – first against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup and then against Wolves in the Premier League.
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For all three promoted teams, relegation is already looming
Only once in Premier League have all three promoted teams gone straight back down and that was all the way back in the 1997/98 season when Barnsley, Bolton and Crystal Palace suffered the indignity of an immediate return to the Championship.
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Liverpool could be the biggest threat to Man City this season
No team is currently on a longer unbeaten loss than Liverpool. Indeed, Jurgen Klopp’s team have now gone 17 matches without suffering defeat in the Premier League with five straight wins lifting the Reds up to second spot in the table, just two points behind perennial pace-setters Manchester City.
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