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Manchester City hit by double injury blow

Manchester City have suffered a double injury setback with Rodri and Oleksandr Zinchenko sidelined for at least a month.Manager Pep Guardiola said midfielder Rodri will be out until after the next international break in November with a hamstring issue, while left-back Zinchenko may need six weeks to recover following knee surgery.Rodri, who had been playing in defence to cover for other injuries, hobbled out of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Atalanta. He is set to miss the champions’ top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool on November 10 but could return to face Chelsea a fortnight later.Guardiola said: “They told me after the international break he will be ready again.”Zinchenko has missed City’s last two games and this week underwent a minor procedure to repair a knee injury.Speakin...
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Chelsea get Late Win over Newcastle

Chelsea secured a third successive Premier League win on Saturday, beating struggling Newcastle thanks to a driven Marcos Alonso goal with 20 minutes remaining.Frank Lampard's side came into Saturday's game in fifth place in the Premier League, having comfortably defeated Southampton 4-1 in their last outing, while the travelling team sat just above the relegation zone, but the Blues were forced to exhibit patience at Stamford Bridge.Following an uneventful opening half, the first genuine chance for either team came in the 57th minute as Tammy Abraham headed Willian's corner against the crossbar.From that moment Chelsea increased the pressure on their visitors, with Lampard opting to bring on United States international Christian Pulisic.The 21-year-old was denied his first goal for Chelse...
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Wolves stun Man City to keep Liverpool 8 points clear

Manchester City played on the precipice of disaster and are now in a race where Liverpool might just be uncatchable. Eight points adrift after eight games, the outlook is looking increasingly bleak.Wolves were magnificent – fully deserving of Adama Traore’s two goals in the final 10 minutes – and City were dreadful, the heavyweight boxer repeatedly punching themselves in to the ropes.Picked off at will and barely creating chances of their own, this was as bad as we have seen under Pep Guardiola. It is no exaggeration to say Wolves could have left the North West having inflicted far more damage. City ended up with five bookings, something that underpins their sense of desperation. They failed to score a home goal for the first time in 45 Premier League matches. They gifted a dizzying n...
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Granit Xhaka: Arsenal manager Unai Emery names midfielder as new captain

Unai Emery has called on Granit Xhaka to stand up and win over his dissenters in the Arsenal fan base after officially naming the midfielder as his club captain.Xhaka’s appointment on a permanent basis comes just a week after the 27-year-old was jeered by his own supporters after being substituted in the second half of the 3-2 win over Aston Villa.Xhaka is a hugely popular figure in the dressing room and received the support of his team-mates in a secret ballot which helped Emery to decide upon his five captains for the campaign. The Arsenal head coach likes to spread the responsibility across the squad and has appointed top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as his vice-captain.The leadership group is completed by Hector Bellerin, the full-back who made his long-term return from injury...
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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson close to return from Injury

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker feels he is "nearly there" as he continues his recovery from the calf injury he sustained on the opening day of the season.Alisson has been out of action since coming off in the 39th minute of the 4-1 win over Norwich at Anfield on August 9.The 26-year-old Brazil international, who was named men's goalkeeper of the year at the Best FIFA Football awards on Monday, has moved from sessions in the gym to training outside.He told Liverpool's website: "I'm on a good way, I think we are nearly there."I can go outside to the pitch to do some goalkeeper work and I feel very well. I feel confident and I think now it's just about getting all my power, all my confidence to come back and do what I love to do."It's massive because if I look back, two weeks ago I could...
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Liverpool beat Chelsea to maintain 100% winning record in the Premier League

A stirring effort from Chelsea was not enough to stop Liverpool from maintaining their pristine record at the top of the Premier League.Jurgen Klopp’s side restored their five point lead over Manchester City thanks to goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino but they were made to sweat by the hosts, who were a team transformed when N’Golo Kante turned up the heat in the second half.Chelsea threw everything at the division’s pacesetters during those dying stages and they almost stole a point from 2-0 down, only for Mason Mount to spurn a glorious opportunity as the minutes ticked away. In the end, Liverpool held on and were able to celebrate a rare and precious win at the home of one their big six rivals. Klopp’s side are made of stern stuff, whereas Chelsea remain a work ...
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Arsenal held to 2-2 draw at Watford as Bournemouth down Everton

Quique Sanchez Flores enjoyed a happy return to Watford as Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead at Vicarage Road to draw 2-2 on Sunday.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have the Gunners well on course for a comfortable three points when he struck twice in 11 minutes before the break.However, Sanchez Flores, who was appointed as Hornets’ boss for the second time last week after one point from their opening four games of the season saw Javi Gracia sacked, roused the hosts for an impressive second-half fightback.Arsenal played a huge part in their own downfall too as they gifted possesion away inside their own box for Tom Cleverley to pull a goal back before David Luiz upended Roberto Pereyra, who slotted home the resulting penalty.A point sees Arsenal only move level with Manchester United, Tottenham, ...
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Man City suffer shock defeat as Liverpool maintain 100% unbeaten record

Liverpool maintained their 100% start to the Premier League season after coming from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-1 at Anfield, before Manchester City slipped to a shock first defeat of the campaign by newly-promoted Norwich City on Saturday.Elsewhere on a frantic day of Premier League action Manchester United earned a first victory since the opening weekend by beating Leicester City 3-1, with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur registering emphatic wins.Having seen Liverpool come from behind to beat Newcastle — the Reds’ 14th consecutive league victory — thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Mo Salah in the day’s early kick off, champions City travelled to Norwich five points off the top.Unbeaten in their last 25 games against newly-promoted sides, City were expected to close the gap back to...
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Match Preview: Liverpool vs Newcastle United

Liverpool will be aiming to pick up where they left off before the international break against Newcastle United at Anfield this weekend, and the Premier League title contenders are huge favourites to extend their perfect start to the new season.The Merseysiders have come out swinging in 2019/20, winning each of their first four Premier League matches of the new campaign, racking up an aggregate score of 12-3 in the process.Jurgen Klopp’s European champions have been setting new club records too, and Liverpool’s 3-0 win at Burnley in their last outing was a history-making 13th Premier League victory on the spin.Liverpool’s incredible winning streak isn’t the only positive statistic the Reds bring into Saturday’s early kick-off however.Klopp’s charges are unbeaten in their last 40 Premier Le...
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Chris Smalling eyes long-term stay in italy

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling says he will be happy to remain in Italy if his season-long loan deal at AS Roma is successful.England international Smalling fell out of favour at Old Trafford following the arrival of Harry Maguire as the world's most expensive defender from Leicester City.The 29-year-old centre back has been brought in at Roma to help fill the void left by Kostas Manolas at the heart of the defence, and he suggested he could look to make the move permanent."This is an opportunity that came to me that I was very interested in, and I was very eager to come," Smalling told a news conference on Friday."It happened very quickly and now I focus on the next game, getting up to speed with training in terms of the manager's methods and then hopefully have a very good sea...
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Arsenal fight back to earn 2-2 draw against Spurs

Arsenal came back from two goals down against Tottenham to draw 2-2 in a pulsating north London derby on Sunday.Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane had given Spurs a comfortable lead before Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang pegged their rivals back.Arsenal thought they had won it late on after Sokratis Papastathopoulos turned in Sead Kolasinac’s cross, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
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Man Utd held to draw at Southhampton

Manchester United’s patchy start to the Premier League season continued with a 1-1 draw at 10-man Southampton after a Jannik Vestergaard header cancelled out a brilliant Daniel James goal for the visitors on Saturday.The result left United on five points from four games after last weekend’s shock 2-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace while Southampton, who stretched their winless league streak at home against United to nine games, have four points.United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer conceded his team lacked the killer instinct in the opposition half but showed no signs of frustration after a third successive lacklustre performance following the opening 4-0 home win over Chelsea.“We started well, got the game where we wanted it and that’s where you have to score the second and the third and finish...
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Man United suffer injury blow ahead of West Ham and Arsenal clashes

Manchester United could be without defender Luke Shaw for a month after he picked up a hamstring problem in the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday.The England left-back was substituted in the first half of the shock loss and now faces a spell on the sidelines.Shaw's injury could take up to a month to heal, according to report , which would see him miss six crucial matches for the Red Devils.United's Premier League fixtures during that period are against Southampton, Leicester, West Ham and Arsenal - and would also include the first Europa League group stage match.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was initially hopeful the knock to Shaw was not too serious, and he would be able to play against the Saints.Solskjaer said: "We will do the scans tomorrow, but he felt something in his hamstring."Hopefu...
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Aguero score a brace to help Man City win at Bournemouth

Sergio Aguero scored twice as the Premier League champions won 3-1 at Bournemouth on Sunday.After Aguero opened the scoring in the 15th minute, Silva set up Raheem Sterling's strike.Harry Wilson briefly gave Bournemouth hope by reducing the deficit to 2-1 with a stunning 25-yard free-kick in first-half stoppage time.But Silva laid off the ball for Aguero's second in the 64th minute to make sure of the victory for City, which saw its 15-match winning run in the league ended by a draw against Tottenham.City dominated possession on the south coast but also survived some shaky moments.With 13 minutes on the clock, City keeper Ederson escaped with a yellow card after racing out of his box and clattering Callum Wilson wide on the Bournemouth left.50th in 123 Premier League appearances, breaking ...
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EPL: Salah Strike down Arsenal

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday.Joel Matip opened the scoring in the 41st minute and Salah put the game away in a nine-minute stretch to keep the European Champions perfect on the young season.After a scoreless first period, Matip rose highest to head home a pinpoint cross from a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner shortly after half-time.Salah converted a penalty in the 49th minute after drawing a foul from David Luiz in the box.And the Egypt international made it 3-0 in the 58th with a superb run and finish that saw him cut in from the right and coolly fire low and hard past Bernd Leno at the far post.Lucas Torreira pulled a goal back for Arsenal six minutes from time -- curling his shot past Adrian from the centre of the box...
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Arsenal boss Unai Emery on possibility of Nicolas Pepe starting vs Liverpool

Arsenal are set to travel to Anfield this weekend, for a top-of-the-table Premier League clash.With two rounds gone in the new season, Arsenal and Liverpool are the only sides with perfect records still intact.Jurgen Klopp’s Reds currently occupy top spot on goal difference, following wins over Norwich and Southampton.Arsenal, meanwhile, have put Newcastle and Burnley to the sword over the course of the last two weeks.The latter of these wins, meanwhile, saw a number of the north Londoners’ new signings take centre stage. Chief among these was Dani Ceballos, with the Real Madrid loanee having dominated proceedings in the middle of the park throughout Arsenal’s victory over the Clarets.David Luiz, meanwhile, also largely-impressed in his first start since arriving from Chelsea.Arsenal’s mos...
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Frank Lampard denied first win as Leicester draw at Chelsea

Frank Lampard's winless run at the start of his tenure as Chelsea manager extended to three games Sunday after Leicester fought back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.After a 4-0 loss at Manchester United on the opening weekend and then a penalty shootout defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday, Chelsea couldn't hold on to the lead given by youngster Mason Mount's seventh-minute goal.Holding midfielder Wilfred Ndidi was at fault for that goal after being dispossessed by Mount on the edge of Leicester's area, but he made amends by scoring the equalizer.James Maddison swung over the corner and Ndidi rose higher than marker Cesar Azpilicueta to plant a firm header into the corner.Chelsea struggled in the second half, perhaps through fatigue having been taken to ex...
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Liverpool show no sign of fatigue as they extend unbeaten run

Liverpool made light of their exhaustive midweek jaunt to Turkey to post a club-record 11th straight Premier League win with a 2-1 success at Southampton.Goals from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino kept up their impressive domestic record as they have won every game going back to the Merseyside derby on March 3rd and are unbeaten in 19 overall.This win must be as pleasing as any for Jurgen Klopp given his side did not land back in this country until 4am on Thursday morning following their penalty shootout Super Cup win over Chelsea in Istanbul on Wednesday night.Southampton caused them a host of problems, as fatigue seemed to be an issue, but Mane’s brilliant goal gave them a half-time lead and the second half was an incisive attacking display which should have yielded more than Firmino’s ef...
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Emery Sends Message of Support as Ozil & Kolasinac prepare to return

Unai Emery has told Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac that the whole of Arsenal is behind them as the pair prepare to return to action.“I think the fans, and us, are with them together,” said Emery. “We are 100 per cent with them. They need to feel our passion for each moment, each match. I want to help every player on the pitch. When they can feel our supporters with them, they perform much better.”The return of Ozil and Kolasinac will be a big boost for Emery, who saw his side get their Premier League campaign off to a winning start at Newcastle last weekend.Arsenal play Burnley next on Saturday in an early kick off.
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Klopp hails big 'personality' Adrian after Cup win

Jurgen Klopp saluted the "incredible performance" of Adrian despite a lack of preparation time as the goalkeeper's shootout heroics won Liverpool the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea in Istanbul.The Spaniard denied Tammy Abraham in the shootout with a trailing leg in the 5-4 victory on penalties, with the match level at 2-2 after extra time.A few weeks ago, Adrian was training with semi-professional side UD Pilas in his country's sixth tier to keep in shape following his release by West Ham United.He was on the verge of joining Real Valladolid before Liverpool made him an offer to deputise for Alisson as Simon Mignolet joined Club Brugge.The European champions expected the 32-year-old to have an extended adjustment period following his signing on Aug. 5, but those plans were derailed on the ...
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