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One under the radar star simply has to start vs Paris Saint Germain.

The former United star's advice has sparked debate, as he claims that the final result is more important than the fans' reaction. Leer

Arsenal cannot blow it from here - but the blame will be on Mikel Arteta if they finish empty-handed after letting Manchester City back into the Premier League title race

A hypothetical question for the last few months now feels far more real - could Spurs actually go down?

Former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has now changed his Premier League title prediction after watching Arsenal and Manchester City over the weekend

OLIVER HOLT: When I walked up the slope from the Piccadilly Line platform at Arsenal Tube station out onto Gillespie Road, all I could sense in that tunnel was apprehension and foreboding.

Chelsea do not need heart surgery, but brain surgery. The mentality is not there. One setback and the sulking starts. They can't cope with complications, they don't deal with difficulties.

My Dad and I sat there tonight watching the Chelsea game, fully knowing exactly what was wrong from…

The UCL is the pinnacle of club soccer, but maybe for Premier League teams, it's just an extra headache?

Booing in football used to be reserved for absolute disgust - so why is it as commonplace as applause these days?

Match of the Day pundits Ben Foster and Pat Nevin have their say on which team they think are most likely to finish the season in 18th spot and be relegated from the Premier League.

IT IS like flying first class on a crashing plane. Fans are being served expensive nonsense - billions spent on flashy young signings with bags of potential - while the plane they’re on hurtles towards the ground at breakneck speed. There has been no real investment in what actually matters: ready-made quality, experience, or players...

Arsenal's lead at the top has been cut to six points, with City having a game in hand. And the two teams face off at the Etihad next week

Jamie Carragher believes Tottenham "look like they're going to go down" to the Championship after another dismal display in Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge.

Ex-Roma man Radja Nainggolan is one of the few frustrated that VAR wasn’t around earlier

Alan Shearer has blasted Arsenal and suggested Bournemouth wanted the win more on Saturday, despite the Gunners' ongoing fight for the Premier League title.

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City can't waste time thinking about Arsenal's results, because they still need to win every one of their games to control the title race.


ISAAN KHAN: A familiar feeling is stirring in the air. One which has been felt in each of Arsenal's previous three seasons, and contributed to their habit of finishing second.

When a team get this close to the biggest prize, style debates start sounding moral. Arsenal’s control-heavy, set-piece-driven football may irritate rival fans and pundits,...

THINK Arne Slot is the man to blame for Liverpool’s woes? One look at selfish Mo Salah tells a very different story. The Liverpool winger, 33, is one of the biggest drama queens I have come across. It is nothing personal — but look at the credit he gets compared to his behaviour this season and...

THERE is a popular narrative doing the rounds in football — that the Championship is some kind of victim. It says England’s second tier is broken, underfunded, needs help and the answer lies in taking more money from the Premier League. It sounds reasonable. It is also completely wrong. Because the Championship is not poor....

Arteta has been in charge of the club since 2019, but has won just the one FA Cup and two Community Shields as boss - three times coming close to winning the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has urged the Premier League to protect teams playing in Europe by easing their schedules.

Ivan Toney has questioned the integrity of officiating in the Saudi Pro League amid a title race with Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr.

Bruno Fernandes' brilliant season means that Man United's decision to extend his contract should be an obvious one, right? Except, looking at how things played out with Liverpool and Mo Salah, it's not so simple.

OPINION: Arne Slot's time at Liverpool is quite clearly coming to an end and the embarrassing defeat to Paris Saint-Germain should be the final in the coffin

LEWIS STEELE: Why should we all just accept the gulf between these two teams? Are we all to just be fine with the fact that Liverpool are just doubters again now?

BRENT A GOB: This week, Harry Brent's going after Enzo Fernandez for his not-so-subtle attempt to stir up doubt about his Chelsea future, as well as the folks who think spelling properly is a personality trait

As Chelsea head into the season run in that has become very important now in the race for…

Alexander-Arnold struggled defensively against Luis Diaz but the quality of his delivery cannot be ignored after he and Jude Bellingham led Real Madrid’s second-half resurgence, writes Chris Wilson

Several candidates may want the responsibility for the rest of this season and beyond if Fernandez is deemed unworthy of the armband

Darren Bent believes Mikel Arteta should not play Kepa Arrizabalaga for the remainder of Arsenal's season and insists David Raya should start every game.

The fear of failure has become unavoidable, especially after three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League, but Mikel Arteta holds Arsenal's fate in his hands.

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Paul Scholes has laid into the current squad, naming an astonishing eight players he believes should be sold this summer. United are currently chasing a Champions League spot under interim boss Michael Carrick, who is in charge until the end of the season. Fans have been calling for Carrick to be handed...

Paul Scholes has named eight Manchester United players he feels the club should sell this summer as they look to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League
The defender's human qualities make him an essential figure in this evolving United squad, argues Joe Ganley.

Gary Lineker has backed Arsenal to win the Premier League title despite their FA Cup defeat to Southampton, with the BBC pundit calling Champions League glory an 'enormous bonus' for Mikel Arteta's side

OLIVER HOLT: Sure, Liverpool may be struggling this season but they are still way ahead of the curve when it comes to their recovery from Klopp's exit. And Slot's way ahead of the curve, too.

Mikel Arteta must embrace the pressure knowing Arsenal must deliver the biggest trophies this season, having seen back-to-back defeats dump them out of the domestic cup competitions

Chelsea put on a show at Stamford Bridge yesterday as they were on a mission to react to…

Arsenal must wake up or there will be nothing to celebrate this season

The Premier League must introduce relegation play-offs – more excitement is needed at the bottom of the table. That’s the view of legendary talkSPORT broadcaster Adrian Durham, who call…

There's keeping it real, and then there's keeping it Real. It's a surprise nobody used April Fool's Day to make up quotes claiming Fernandez would like to name his next child after Florentino Perez.

Who’s ready for Marc Cucurella to be ‘injured’ for the rest of the season before being shipped out…

The End of an Era: Replacing Mohamed Salah There are moments in a football club’s life where evolution is not a choice but a necessity. The expected departure of Mohamed Salah at the end of the season feels like one of those moments. A generational player, a record-breaker, and a symbol of Liverpool’s modern dominance […] The post Liverpool must take golden opportunity to sign world-class Chelsea star – Opinion appeared first on anfieldindex.com.

Another camp is in the rear-view mirror and the biggest problem of all has been kicked down the road once again like a rusty old can called Kane. What happens when England don't have captain Harry?

Does Bellamy always make the best choices with his substitutions? Hard no. Is he spoilt for choice with his options? Same answer.

As I reported earlier in my sourced article, Adam Wharton has become Chelsea’s No.1 target in midfield for…
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