Midfielder Mohammed Elneny was instrumental in Arsenal’s first win at Old Trafford in 15 years, a solid 1 – 0 victory. It’s about as unexpected as it gets for a player whose Gunners career appeared to be over.  When Mikel Arteta took over, he said that every player had a clean slate. He even brought

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer marked his 100th game as Manchester United boss in Sunday’s narrow defeat to Arsenal at Old Trafford. If he makes it to 200 games, it is likely he will still face questions and criticism over his role. It’s his cross to bear. He is a former legend of the club who lacks

For the first time in his tenure as Arsenal manager, rookie coach Mikel Arteta is coming under scrutiny from fans. The reason? Arsenal aren’t scoring enough goals. Three successive Premier League defeats to Liverpool, Manchester City and Leicester have seen Arsenal fail to ‘go for it’ in an attacking sense. In fairness, they are three

Jurgen Klopp is biting his tongue over the possibility of his Liverpool team not being allowed to play at Anfield. The Premier League is due to return behind closed doors on June 17th following the Covid-19 pandemic. The league has agreed on most safety procedures, apart from the issue of Liverpool playing at home. Liverpool,

At this point, it’s clear that the restart of the Premier League is motivated by money and not sporting integrity. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. There isn’t a fan in the world who wouldn’t kill to watch their team play at the moment. However, questions must be asked about what kind of Premier League

Real Madrid attacker Eden Hazard will benefit from the break in the current season. That’s according to his Belgium national team manager, Roberto Martinez.  Roberto Martinez recently signed a contract extension with the Belgium national team until 2022.  Martinez has presided over Belgium’s golden generation. Former Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard is but one name on

Derby County player-coach Wayne Rooney thinks that it’s ‘too soon’ for English Premier League and Championship matches to resume. Premier League teams returned to training this week after clubs voted for it on Monday. The training is limited to small groups for now, and so resembles preseason training.  The vote took place following the government’s

It’s no exaggeration to say that the story of Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal is a love story. Like all good love stories there are highs, lows and unanswered questions.  When Cesc Fabregas left Arsenal for his hometown Barcelona in 2011, it represented the crumbling of a beautiful dream. Arsenal moved into the Emirates in 2007,

The Premier League has been suspended for another month, with a restart date of April 30th agreed on Thursday morning. The last Premier League game to be played was on March 9 when Leicester beat Aston Villa 4 – 0. On the 12th, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was diagnosed with the coronavirus, leading to the

EURO 2020 has been postponed until the Summer of 2021, European governing body UEFA announced on Tuesday. “The health of all those involved in the game is the priority, as well as to avoid placing any unnecessary pressure on national public services involved in staging matches,” a UEFA statement said. “The move will help all