Stories By Graham Ruthven
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Klopp facing Trent Alexander-Arnold dilemma
In these Covid-19 times the silence at Premier League stadiums reveals a lot. This includes just how unhappy Jurgen Klopp was with Trent Alexander-Arnold in the first half of Liverpool’s goalless home draw to Manchester United, with the German lambasting the England international over his poor positioning.
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Which England midfielders could play in Euro 2020?
Gareth Southgate had little choice but to adopt a counter-attacking style for the 2018 World Cup. England just didn’t have the players to control a game against the strongest opponents and this was exposed in the semi-final defeat to Croatia when the Three Lions had their roar muffled by the masterful Luka Modric.
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Is Ilkay Gundogan Manchester City’s unsung hero?
If Manchester City go on to win the Premier League title this season, Kevin de Bruyne will likely be hailed as the player to drive them there. The Belgian is, after all, the most influential player at the Etihad Stadium.
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Gareth Bale hasn’t lived up to his Tottenham billing
Gareth Bale might not have been afforded the ticker-tape homecoming in front of a packed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium he surely would have have received in normal, non-Covid-19 times, but the excitement around the Welshman’s return to North London could still be felt last summer.
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City must sign Erling Haaland to replace Sergio Aguero
No player defines the Sheikh Mansour era at Manchester City like Sergio Aguero. The Argentine striker’s £38 million signing from Atletico Madrid a decade ago was a statement of intent from the new owners and Aguero delivered on that intent by scoring the goal that famously secured the club’s first Premier League trophy.
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Championship stars in demand for January transfer window
It is one of football’s well-worn truths that January is a challenging time to find value in the transfer window. Clubs are generally unwilling to let go of their best players midway through the season and so the majority of moves concluded at this time tend to be loan deals and short-term solutions.
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Could Christian Eriksen be heading back to the Premier League?
It was only a year ago that hundreds of Inter fans gathered at the club’s headquarters to welcome Christian Eriksen. The signing of the Danish playmaker from Tottenham Hotspur was seen as something of a coup for the Nerazzurri at the time.
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Could Eric Bailly be the key to a title push for Manchester United?
His name was nowhere to be seen on the score sheet, but Eric Bailly did more than anyone else to secure three points for Manchester United against Aston Villa last week. In what felt like a pivotal match for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men, it was the Ivorian defender who proved the biggest difference between the two teams.
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Could Dele Alli resurrect his career at PSG?
It is convenient for Mauricio Pochettino that he was appointed Paris Saint-Germain’s new boss just two days into a transfer window. The Argentine has inherited a talented group of players, but the squad at the Parc des Princes is unbalanced and in need of strengthening in a number of key areas.
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5 Liverpool centre-back transfer targets in January
The sight of Joel Matip hobbling off against West Brom on Boxing Day was not a welcome one for Jurgen Klopp or anyone associated with Liverpool. The Reds’ injury troubles this season have been well documented.
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Could Yves Bissouma be Liverpool’s next star?
There is no Premier League club, at least at the elite level, better than Liverpool at finding value in the transfer market. Consider how they paid a combined £70 million for Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, two players who would cost at least that fee each.
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