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How worried should Liverpool be by Mohamed Salah’s subdued start to the season?
There was a point last season when Mohamed Salah looked to be putting together the most incredible individual campaign in Premier League history. By February, the Egyptian had scored 25 goals and assisted 17 more as Liverpool surged to the title in Arne Slot’s first season as manager.
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Morgan Rogers has added his name to the list of number 10s England must choose between
Morgan Rogers was nowhere to be found in this year’s Ballon d’Or voting. Nobody expected him to be, but the fact Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer both finished in the top 30 for football’s most prestigious individual award highlights how difficult it will be for the Aston Villa playmaker to muscle his way into Thomas Tuchel’s team.
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England’s Forgotten Artist: Will Jack Grealish Ever Get His Recall?
Jack Grealish has made an excellent start to life on loan at Everton, with four assists and one goal in his first seven Premier League games. It is hardly surprising to anybody familiar with the 30-year-old’s qualities, but after a difficult spell at Manchester City, he needed to enjoy his football again and David Moyes has given him the freedom to find his smile again.
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Liverpool’s £400m Revolution Hits Early Turbulence
Liverpool’s transfer window was lauded as one of the greatest in modern history. Depending on who you asked, it was testament to how well run the Reds have become or the unfair nature of Profit and Sustainability Rules, but they spent north of £400m to strengthen a squad that won the Premier League title last season.
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Steve Clarke’s Scotland face a make or break moment in World Cup qualification campaign
The best part of three decades have passed since Scotland last played at a World Cup. France 98 was a lifetime ago. Football has moved on since John Collins and co. faced Brazil, Norway and Morocco with the world watching.
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Harry Kane is in the form of his life, so can Thomas Tuchel get the best out of him for England?
The records are falling on a regular basis for Harry Kane this season. By finding the back of the net against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, the 32-year-old became the first player in the history of the Bundesliga to score 11 goals in his opening six matches of a campaign.
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The relegation scrap is shaping up to be the most dramatic part of the 25/26 Premier League season
At the same point of last season, the three promoted teams (Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton) in the Premier League had taken just six points. This season, that tally for Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland stands at 23 points with the latter sitting inside the top five in the table.
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Mourinho could use Chelsea reunion to make a statement
Jose Mourinho knows the standing he has at Stamford Bridge. “The Biggest One” is how the legendary Portuguese coach labelled himself in the context of Chelsea’s history before a reunion with his former club in the Champions League this week.
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‘Lazy’ Aston Villa are in serious trouble
Unai Emery didn’t hang around after full time to applaud the Aston Villa fans who’d travelled to the Stadium of Light to see another dismal performance by their team on Sunday, quickly disappearing down the tunnel to mull over his thoughts.
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Dembele’s win shows that Ballon d’Or voting has returned to its roots
In recent years, the Ballon d’Or has become a symbol of football’s increasingly individualistic culture. The criteria for winning it changed without anyone saying so. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have done so much for football, but their generation-defining fight to be the best has perhaps had an adverse effect on the way success is measured, particularly in the realm of this award.
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Bruno Fernandes Hits 100 Goals as Amorim’s Driving Force at Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes scored his 100th goal for Manchester United in the 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday. Of those 100 goals, 30 have put United ahead in games. 21 of them have been winning goals, illustrating just how important the Portuguese midfielder has been to the Old Trafford club over the last five years.
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