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Burnley's Dwight Mcneil set for Wolves clash

Burnley youngster Dwight McNeil has revealed how crucial his club remaining fixture are, as the Claret future in the Premier league is hanging in the balance.The Clarets, level on points with Southampton, are just two points ahead of relegation-threatened Cardiff City having played a game more.On the back of a record-breaking eight-game unbeaten run at this level, Sean Dyche’s side have now slipped up in their previous four outings and are staring down the barrel of a second return to the Championship under his tenure.McNeil, 19, who featured for England’s Under 20s against Poland and Portugal during the international break, isn’t willing to give up his dream of playing in the top flight and can’t wait to put things right against Wolves at Turf Moor this weekend.“They’re massive games, all...
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N'Golo Kante claim he has no desire to leave Stamford Bridge

N'Golo Kante has distanced himself from reports linking him with a move to Real Madrid this summer after insisting that he intends to stay at Chelsea for the foreseeable future. Real have been keen to bring in the World Cup-winning midfielder as Zinedine Zidane looks to get the Spanish giants back on track domestically and on the European stage. However, Kante insisted on Sunday that he won't be going anywhere as he still has things he wants to accomplish with the Blues.He said in an interview with RTL: "I am at Chelsea and I still have aims here, what is said elsewhere is not important."That is not important. I am at Chelsea and I am focused on that."
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Liverpool set to sell Naby Keita back to Bundesliga

Liverpool are reportedly ready to cut their loses on midfielder Naby Keita after less than twelve months at Anfield. The 24-year-old only signed for club last summer with RB Leipzig banking a cheque for around £50million.But reports have surfaced saying Jurgen Klopp may already be willing to let him go.The Reds, according to Team Talk, are also happy to lose £10m on the player. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, it is claimed, have already held talks with the player’s representatives.A return to the Bundesliga appears possible and Klopp has said he wants the under-performing central midfielder to play with more confidence.Having agreed a deal to join LIverpool in the summer of 2017, there was much excitement over Keita as he eventually moved to the Reds the following summer. He impressed...
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Bennett becomes first player to score at Tottenham new stadium

Spurs winger J'Neil Bennett scored the first-ever goal at Tottenham's new stadium on Sunday.Tottenham played Southampton in an Under-18 game in the first official test event at the 62,000-seater arena.The opening of the stadium, built on the site of Tottenham's White Hart Lane ground, had been repeatedly put back because of construction and safety delays.Bennett neatly curled the ball low into the bottom corner from outside the area to give his side an 11th-minute lead. The match, which Tottenham won 3-1, took place 679 days after the final game at the old stadium.Tottenham's first senior game in its new arena will be against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on April 3.Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was interviewed on the field at halftime."We all feel the same, so excited. I go...
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Man Utd's Romelu Lukaku ruled out of Belgium's Euro 2020 Qualifier against Cyprus

Belgium confirmed via Twitter on Saturday morning that Romelu Lukaku will not travel to Cyprus for Sunday's Group I clash after picking up a foot injury.The 25-year-old missed Belgium's opening group game, a 3-1 home win against Russia on Thursday and could now be a doubt for Man Utd's Premier League clash against Watford on March 30.Marcus Rashford [ankle] and Anthony Martial [knee] both pulled out of this month's internationals for England and France respectively, while Alexis Sanchez [knee] is out until late April.With Jesse Lingard also struggling for match fitness, ​Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is facing a potential injury crisis in attack ahead of the run-in, and could have to call on the likes of academy graduates Mason Greenwood and Tahith Chong against FA Cup semi-finalists Watford.Luke S...
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Alberto Moreno reportedly set to agree terms with new club in Italy

Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno has made just two appearances in the Premier League this season and looks set to end his time at Anfield.Lazio are now in pole position to sign Alberto Moreno after Roma ended their interest in the Spanish defender, according to The Independent, following the departure of sporting director Monchi.Moreno has spent five seasons at Liverpool, having signed from Sevilla in 2014, and posted on Instagram Stories about meeting with former teammate and current Lazio midfielder Lucas Leiva in Rome in the last few days.The 26-year-old lost his place to Scotland captain Andy Robertson, who has been one of the stand-out performers for Jurgen Klopp's side this year.Having been free to discuss terms with clubs since the start of 2018, Moreno is unlik...
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Pogba support Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for Man Utd job

Paul Pogba want Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be Manchester United manager on a permanent basis after changing the results at Old Trafford.Solskjaer turned Man Utd fortunes around, leading the club into the Champions League quarter-finals and lifting them into contention for a top-four finish in the Premier League.When Solskjaer was given the role following the departure of Jose Mourinho in December it was widely assumed he was merely keeping the seat warm for a bigger managerial name but his success has led to a clamour for the appointment to be made full-time and midfielder Pogba has now added his voice."Of course we want him to stay," the France midfielder told Sky Sports. "The results have been great. I have a great relationship with him, he has a great relationship with the players."When a ...
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Wes Morgan signs a new contract with Leicester city

Leicester captain Wes Morgan has signed a new one-year contract extension, the Premier League club have announced.The 35-year-old defender’s previous deal was set to expire in the summer.Morgan has scored two goals in 19 Premier League appearances for the Foxes this season, including a last-minute header which clinched his side a 2-1 weekend win at Burnley.“Leicester City captain Wes Morgan has signed a new one-year contract extension with the football club to June 2020,” Leicester confirmed on their official website.“The 35-year-old, who made his 700th appearance in club football against Burnley on Saturday, has been an assured presence for the Foxes this season and will now continue his Leicester City journey into a ninth campaign.”The former Nottingham Forest centre-half joined Leiceste...
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Premier League: Milner late goal put Liverpool back on top

Liverpool moved two point clear at the top of the Premier league table after thrashing Fulham 2-1 at Craven cottage this afternoon thanks to a late James Milner penalty.Liverpool went in to the game in confident mood following their Champions League victory over Bayern Munich and they opened the scoring midway through the first half when Sadio Mane fired home from 8 yards in the 26th minute following good work from Roberto Firmino.Fulham kept themselves in the game without really threatening the Liverpool goal too much but the visitors gifted them an equaliser in the 74th minute when a mix-up between Virgil van Dijk and Alisson led to Ryan Babel tapping home against his former side to make it 1-1.However, Liverpool were gifted the perfect opportunity to snatch a vital win when Fulham goalk...
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Maurizio Sarri want Chelsea to be more consistent in attack

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri insist his side must improve in attack as they bid to secure Champions League qualification.The Blues boss Sarri believes his team have tightened up defensively during a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions which has dragged him back from the brink of dismissal.But the Blues remain the lowest scoring of the Premier League’s top six clubs with 50 goals in 29 matches.And, on the back of Thursday’s 5-0 Europa League thrashing of Dynamo Kiev, Sarri wants more consistency in up front.“Sometimes we’ve played with very good quality in the offensive phase, and sometimes not,” he said.“We started to defend in a very good way in the last month, I think.“Now we need to start in the offensive phase to play every match with the same ideas.“At the moment, we are not ab...
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Yan Valery signs new contract with Southhampton until 2023

Yan Valery has signed a new long-term contract with Southhampton that keeps him until 2023.The 20-year-old French sensation, who has earned rave reviews for his performances under Ralph Hasenhuttl, only had just over a year left to run on his previous deal.Valery’s performances, which convinced Hasenhuttl to loan out experienced international Cedric Soares, had attracted the attentions of a string of major clubs who were alerted to his talent and were on stand-by to pounce if he didn’t pen a new deal at St Mary’s. Hasenhuttl said: “Yan’s development has been fantastic in the last few months. I think he is a player who embodies precisely the philosophy of Southhampton,as he is young and forward-thinking. “He has been given trust by us, and in return he has shown exactly what we want to see,...
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Manchester Utd's Alexis Sanchez set for summer exit

Manchester United forward Alexis Sanchez could be forced to leave  Old Trafford on loan, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reportedly of the opinion that the Chilean forward's future lies elsewhere.The Norwegian is set become the club's permanent manager and it's claimed Sanchez does not feature in his plans. The 30-year-old has struggled since swapping Arsenal for rivals United in a deal that landed him £350,000 a week over a four-and-a-half years - rising to £450,000 when his image rights are added in, and £600,000 including bonuses.He has scored just five goals in 41 appearances for the Old Trafford club who, according to The Sun, are ready to make him available for loan. It's reported United know they will struggle to sell such a high-earner and hope a l...
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Liverpool beat Burnley ahead trip to Munich

Liverpool secured victory in the last game ahead of the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie away to Fc Bayern. Jurgen Klopp's side thrash Burnley 4-2 at Anfield on Sunday afternoon to prepare for Wednesday game in Munich.Ashley Westwood opened the scoring for the visitors on six mins. The host hit back and turned the game before the half-time with goal from Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. After the restart, Firmino extended the lead with his second goal, Johann Berg Gudmundsson pulled a goal back for Burnley but that was cancelled out when Mane made it 4-2.
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Unai Emery believes Arsenal can bounce back against Man Utd after Rennes defeat

Arsenal manager Unai Emery is confident his team can bounce back from their Europa League setback in Rennes when they face Manchester United side this weekend.The Gunners played most of Thursday's game with 10 men after Sokratis Papastathopoulos was sent off late in the first half as they threw away an early lead to lose 3-1 in France in their Europa League last 16, first leg.Alex Iwobi had put them in front, but Rennes took advantage of their extra man to come back and claim a potentially vital two-goal cushion.The result means they should have their work cut out if they are to progress to the quarter-finals, with the second leg against the Ligue 1 club scheduled for next Thursday."The first 40 minutes I think we controlled it, we scored, and we didn't concede many chances to them," said ...
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Crouch wants Liverpool to win title

Peter Crouch spent three years at Anfield, winning the FA Cup in 2006 and reaching the Champions League final in 2007, before spells at Portsmouth, Tottenham and Stoke. He joined Burnley on transfer deadline day in January and has featured three times as a substitute.The 38-year-old has fond memories of his time at Anfield and would love to see his former club be crowned champions at the end of the season. But, his focus will be on helping Burnley pick up the win at the weekend."It would be nice to get a goal. Obviously I’d like to see them win the league but I’d like us to go there and get the three points," Crouch told the Burnley Express."I've got a few scouse mates who won't be too pleased if that happens but we'll be going all out to get three points."Having had a seven-point advantag...
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Everton held Liverpool to a goalless draw at Goodison Park

Liverpool were held to a goalless 0-0 draw by Everton in Sunday's Merseyside derby, the fourth draw in six games for Jurgen Klopp's side.City, Who won 1-0 at Bournemouth on saturday, have 71 points while Liverpool are on 70 with both team having nine games to play.It promises to be a tense and thrilling finale to the season but Liverpool will need to regain their momentum quickly if they are to push for their first league title since 1990.“ We become the chaser now and all the pressure is on Manchester City, said Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson.“We will fight for every last ball until the whistle is blown at the end of the season.”
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Brendan Rodgers disclose the one player he spoke to before Leicester move

Brendan Rodgers was appointed Leicester boss on Tuesday following former Foxes boss Claude Puel’s sacking on Sunday.The appointment shocked Bhoys fans, who were expecting Rodgers to at least stay until the end of the season.Rodgers was on course to win a triple treble, but the allure of the Premier League proved too much, as he signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Leicester.During his time in Glasgow, Rodgers managed to win seven trophies that included two Scottish Premierships, two Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups.And now the former Liverpool manager has had his say, noting that he told just one person about his move back to England.“I felt that I put a culture in place that meant leaving the guys was really difficult,” he told the Scottish Sun. “I spoke to ...
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Everton's Micheal Keane looking to dent Liverpool EPL title hope for added motivation

Everton centre-back Michael Keane says denting Liverpool’s Premier League title hopes will be the added motivation for them when they take on their arch rivals in Sunday’s Merseyside derby.Liverpool are unbeaten in 18 games against their neighbours since a defeat in October 2018 and Keane said that hurting the leaders’ chances of winning a first league title since 1989-90 would please Everton fans. “It’s not the main reason we want to win the game. We want to win the game for ourselves,” Keane told Sky Sports. “We’re chasing seventh place ourselves, but in the back of our heads, if we can take points off Liverpool and get a win, that will dent their title chances which is great. That should make the fans happy. “We want to put in a performance and we want to win the game, and we want ...
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West Ham boss Pellegrini urge youngsters to keep pushing

Manuel Pellegrini has urged West Ham United's youngsters to keep pushing their case for involvement with the first team.Ben Johnson became the sixth Academy graduate to play in the manager's senior side this term when he was handed his debut in Wednesday's 1-0 loss at Manchester City, following on from Mark Noble, Declan Rice, Grady Diangana, Conor Coventry and Joe Powell.Pellegrini says that is indicative of the quality coming through the ranks and he is only too happy to give youth its chance when he situation demands.The boss is, however, also looking forward to having either Aaron Cresswell or Arthur Masuaku back in contention for Saturday's visit of Newcastle United.He said: "The duty of young players is to always try to push. They work with us in the same place at Rush...
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Solskjaer praises Romelu Lukaku for grabbing chances

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was happy to see Romelu Lukaku making the most of playing in his favoured central striker role with two goals in Manchester United's 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.Lukaku has been asked to fill in on the flanks in recent weeks, with caretaker United manager Solskjaer preferring to employ Marcus Rashford through the middle.But with Rashford not fully fit and named amongst the substitutes at Selhurst Park, Lukaku was restored to his preferred position and responded with a goal in each half to complete a win that maintained Solskjaer's unbeaten run in the Premier League to 11 games since he took charge in mid-December.And the manager, himself a former United striker, was in no doubt that the positional switch had played a key role in Belgium international Luk...
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