Stories By Graham Ruthven
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An FA Cup win would symbolise progress at Manchester United
Only one club (Arsenal) have won the FA Cup more times than Manchester United. It is, however, coming up for six years since the Old Trafford outfit got their hands on the oldest cup trophy in world football.
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5 Chelsea players who Frank Lampard could target for Everton
Frank Lampard has been given himself another opportunity to prove himself as a manager at Premier League level with the former midfielder now in place at Everton. Lampard has already started to make a mark on the squad he has inherited by adding Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek on deadline day, but what further signings could he make at the end of the season? At Chelsea, Lampard established a pathway between the academy ranks and the first team and so it’s possible he could return to his former club to lure players he previously worked with to Merseyside.
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Relegation remains a genuine possibility for Everton
When it comes to net spend, only Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have splurged more in the transfer market over the last five years than Everton. For all the money spent at Goodison Park, though, Everton have succeeded only in getting themselves into an increasingly sticky situation and are now genuine relegation contenders.
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Was new Jordan Henderson contract a mistake?
Throughout his Liverpool career, Jordan Henderson has made a habit of proving his doubters wrong. Some of those doubters have been among the Anfield club’s own fanbase. Most notably, Henderson’s anointment as Liverpool captain had many questioning whether the former Sunderland midfielder would be a suitable successor to Steven Gerrard.
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Which Prem clubs could use Christian Eriksen?
The immediate concern for Christian Eriksen as he collapsed during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland was for his health, not for whether or not he would ever play at football’s elite level again.
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Forget Benitez, Farhad Moshiri is the biggest issue at Everton
Rafael Benitez was doomed as Everton manager from the moment he was hired by Farhad Moshiri to take charge of the Merseyside club. His standing as a Liverpool legend was always going to make Benitez’s presence an uncomfortable one but the circumstances also conspired to make the Spaniard’s job on the blue side of Merseyside nearly impossible.
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Wolves heading in the right direction under Bruno Lage
Not many Wolves fans had heard of Bruno Lage when he pitched up at the club last summer. After all, the 43-year-old had only a year-and-a-half in charge of Benfica to point to on his C.V. The Molineux outfit took a gamble on Lage, but that gamble is now paying off with Wolves enjoying a successful season.
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How will Chelsea solve their left-back issue in January?
As soon as Ben Chilwell went down injured in a Champions League match against Juventus last month, it was clear Chelsea had an obstacle to overcome at left-back. Until then, the England international had been a key figure for Thomas Tuchel’s side.
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Crystal Palace have a new star in Michael Olise
On the basis of the Premier League table alone, the improvement at Crystal Palace this season has been incremental. While the Eagles finished 14th last season, comfortably avoiding any threat of relegation, they are now up to 11th.
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Tuchel must reintegrate Lukaku quickly after interview saga
Thomas Tuchel’s reasoning for omitting Romelu Lukaku from his matchday squad for one of Chelsea’s biggest games of the season was sound. The Belgian had become something of a distraction after an interview surfaced just days before the crunch Premier League clash against Liverpool in which Lukaku raised questions over his future at Stamford Bridge.
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5 signings Newcastle could make in the January transfer window
Newcastle United might have produced one of their best performances of the season in the 1-1 draw against Manchester United but it remains clear that new signings are desperately needed. Indeed, Eddie Howe’s current group are not good enough to keep the Magpies in the Premier League and transfer activity should be expected in January.
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