Author: JB

Roy Keane questioned four the quality of four Manchester United players after the club’s slim title hopes were dashed with a 3-2 defeat against Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah scored his second of the match in the 89th minute to put Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League table. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United were without Casemiro for the game at the Emirates which saw Scott McTominay come into the team, while Aaron-Wan Bissaka was replacing the injured Diogo Dalot. McTominay’s inclusion came at the expense of Fred, who had been expected to start the game after excelling against Manchester City last week. Bukayo Saka gave the Gunners the lead before the hour-mark and he terrorised Luke Shaw all through the win. And, though the...

Rio Ferdinand feels Erik ten Hag made a huge mistake by not subbing on Alejandro Garnacho in Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal, while he says Luke Shaw ‘looked scared’ against Bukayo Saka. United took the lead at the Emirates through Marcus Rashford but were pegged back with goals from Eddie Nketiah and Saka – who was a constant threat down the right flank.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lisandro Martinez headed the Red Devils back level but Arsenal were the stronger team in the closing stages of the match and scored a 90th-minute winner through Nketiah after waves of pressure. Ferdinand felt United retreated too much and should have brought on Garnacho to provide an outlet, but instead they were happy to play for a draw. Speaking on his ...

Rio Ferdinand has criticised Antony’s display in Manchester United’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday and claims he is ‘concerned’ by his inability to go past players. United took an early lead at the Emirates through Rashford but were pegged back by goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka with Arsenal wingers, in contrast to Antony, causing big havoc down the flanks.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lisandro Martinez headed the Red Devils level midway through the second half but Arsenal lay siege to the visitors’ goal in the closing stages and eventually found a winner through Nketiah. Antony offered little for United and was kept very quiet by Oleksandr Zinchenko, with Ferdinand increasingly concerned by his lack of explosiveness & ability in on...

Chelsea fans finally got a first glimpse of new signing Mykhailo Mudryk in action on Saturday and loved what they saw from the €100million player. The Ukraine international had only taken part in two training sessions with his teammates before the trip to Anfield and, understandably, began life as a Chelsea player on the substitutes’ bench. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea had been toothless until the Mudryk’s introduction, relying on set-pieces for the very few sightings they had of Alisson Becker’s goal. Mudryk changed all that, creating the best chance of the match with a superb piece of skill before firing into the side-netting and then demonstrating his pace to draw a cautionable offence from James Milner. It was only a week ago that...

West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice is favouring a move to Arsenal ahead of Chelsea, according to reports. Chelsea have been long-time admirers of the West Ham star and are expected to revamp Graham Potter’s team even further at the end of the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, the Blues now face competition from Arsenal after it emerged this week that the Gunners have made the England midfielder one of their main targets for the summer. West Ham are now expected to sell Rice at the end of the season as the 24-year-old wants to play for a club in the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea have been favourites to sign Rice but according to The Guardian, the West Ham player is ‘learning’ more towards joining Arsenal due to the prospect of pla...

Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal supporters will be gutted they failed to sign Mykhailo Mudryk after his superb Chelsea debut against Liverpool. Arsenal appeared to be leading the race to sign Mudryk and he was expected to move to the Emirates in a deal worth around £80m. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But London rivals Chelsea hijacked the move and reached an £89million deal with Shakhtar Donetsk, with Arsenal subsequently signing Leandro Trossard from Brighton. Mudryk made his Chelsea debut at Anfield on Saturday and was impressive in the 0-0 draw, with Ferdinand saying he will be a ‘frightening proposition’ for Premier League full-backs. Rating Mudryk’s debut, Ferdinand told BT Sport: ‘We’ve all seen the clips of him and that explosive pace. B...

Arsenal have made a move for Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga after completing a deal to sign Leandro Trossard. After a slow start to the transfer window, Arsenal are working on several deals and made Trossard their first January signing.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The London club spent around £27m to bring Trossard to the Emirates, having missed out on a deal to sign Mykhailo Mudryk, who last week completed an £89million move to Chelsea. Mikel Arteta is keen to continue improving his side as he looks to guide Arsenal to their first Premier League title since 2004. The Gunners are closing in on a deal for Spezia defender Jakub Kiwior but Arteta is also looking to bring in a new midfielder to provide competition for Thomas Partey and G...

Leandro Trossard has now revealed his favourite position after completing his January transfer move to Arsenal from Brighton. Trossard has moved to north London in a £27million deal with the Premier League leaders paying £20m up front with another £7m in add-ons. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 28-year-old attacker joins Mikel Arteta’s side on a a four-and-a-half-year deal with the option for an additional year. The Gunners decided to sign Trossard after missing out on Mykhailo Mudryk, who signed for Chelsea following a lengthy bidding war. 'I like to be in the pocket behind the striker,’ Trossard told Arsenal’s website on Friday. ‘On the wings, I can explore myself as well. ‘I’m comfortable in either of those positions but if I were to cho...

Jesse Lingard feels the pressure to perform at Manchester United has affected some big-money signings in recent years and says Alexis Sanchez was ‘quality’ in training despite struggling in games. United have signed up to 12 players across the last nine years, though most have struggled to live up to their price tag, notably the likes of Di Maria, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lingard left Old Trafford for Nottingham Forest in the summer and is at a loss to explain why so many players flopped, singling out Sanchez as a player who consistently impressed in training despite only netting five times in 45 games. Asked about the club’s lack of success with huge signings, Lingard told the Diary of a CEO podcast: ‘I just thin...