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IS SALAH BETTER THAN HENRY, RONALDO?

November 25, 2021 by ClownTown

Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah has been in sensational form in the Premier League this season and that has led to conversations on where he ranks amongst Premier League greats such as Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo. Salah has consistently been one of the best players in the Premier League since he returned to the competition in the colours of Liverpool four years ago. The Egyptian international had played for Chelsea in the Premier League until 2015 when he left to play for both Fiorentina and AS Roma in the Italian Serie A. Mo Salah returned to become a key player for Liverpool in the Premier League two years later.

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Salah, 29, has always been a consistent goalscorer in the Premier League, but he has been able to take itto a new level this season. The Egyptian has scored in each of his last sevenPremier League games till date.He has found the back of the net nine times during the aforementionedseven-game run.

ARSENAL END POOR VILLA RECORD

November 10, 2021 by ClownTown

North London giants Arsenal have ended their recent poor record against Aston Villa in the Premier League in emphatic style after the 3-1 win recorded at the end of their latest meeting. The Gunners delivered their best performance of the new season till date toend a run of three straight defeats in the league. Aston Villa had defeated Arsenal in three of their first four meetings since they secured promotion back into the Premier League two seasons ago.

The Gunners had not beaten Villa since they won the first meeting between the two teams at the Emirates Stadium when the Midlands club returned to the top flight after some seasons in the Championship. Arsenal were able to secure an impressive 3-2 win at home to Villa with a man down after England international Ainslay Maitland-Niles was sent off.

ARSENAL MIDFIELDER DOUBTFUL FOR WIMBLEDON CLASH

October 17, 2021 by ClownTown

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Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny is an injury doubt ahead of the Carabao Cup third round clash with AFC Wimbledon. The Gunners will play hosts to the League One side for a place in the fourth round of the competition. Elneny is doubtful for the game billed for the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.

Egyptian international Elnenyis a big doubt for Arsenal ahead of AFC Wimbledon clash due to the hamstring problem picked up in the Premier League clash at holders Manchester City. The former Basel player sustained the injury after coming on as a second half substitute for the Manchester City game which ended in a 5-0 win for the hosts at the expense of the Gunners.

PREMIER LEAGUE WITNESSES THE RETURN OF RONALDO

September 30, 2021 by ClownTown

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It was a day to remember for the world of football and especially fans of Manchester United as the Red Devils shocked the football world with the re-signing of their former player and one of the greatest players to have ever graced the game, Cristiano Ronaldo. United confirmed on Friday afternoon that they had reached an agreement with Italian Serie A giants Juventus for the transfer of the superstar forward in what was an unexpected move by the English Premier League giants just a few hours after a lot of people believed that Ronaldo was heading to the other club in Manchester.

Ronaldo reportedly made his intention known to Juventus that he was ready to leave the club after receiving a lot of criticism during his time in Turin and Juventus manager, Maximiliano Allegro confirmed the reports. Allegro revealed that Ronaldo walked up to him on Thursday evening after the club’s training session to let him know of his desire to quit Juve and to look for another club.

ROMA AGREE FEE WITH CHELSEA FOR ENGLAND STRIKER

September 6, 2021 by ClownTown

The imminent arrival of striker Romelu Lukaku at Chelsea is a clear indication that there has to be a reshuffling of the Blues squad. As a result, the London club are expected to let go of E gland international striker Tammy Abraham, who has been attracting a lot of interest from several clubs his summer. Abraham has been linked with moves to Arsenal, Lazio, Aston Villa, and AS Roma in the past but it’s currently looking like Roma have stolen the march ahead of their fellow suitors in agreeing a fee with Chelsea for the transfer of the striker in this summer’s transfer window.

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The search for a striker by Chelsea this summer sent a strong signal to Abraham that he would be leaving the club and that he should start looking for his next destination where he will play his football this season and it looks like he has gotten himself the perfect club to sign for. He was said to be leaving Stamford Bridge for Villa Park this summer to sign for Aston Villa where he had a great stint some years ago as he scored a lot of goals for Dean Smith’s side on their way to earning a Premier League return.

TRANSFERS: UNITED LEAD NEGATIVE NET SPEND

August 2, 2021 by ClownTown

Manchester United have the highest net spend on transfers since the 2017/18 season after the signing of England international Jadon Sancho wasannounced on Friday.

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Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United agreed a deal worth £72.9m for Sancho at the start of this month while the winger was still on duty with the England national team. The Red Devils had to wait for the player to finish with the Three Lions squad at the Euro 2020 tournament.

UNITED SET TO UNVEIL SANCHO IN THE COMING DAYS

July 22, 2021 by ClownTown

Manchester United fans all over the world have all been waiting for when the club will finally unveil their latest marquee signing Jadon Sancho. The Red evils fans were made to wait for a little over two years before Sancho was finally signed from German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund after the two European heavyweight clubs were locked in negotiations regarding the transfer of the England international star. Like Dortmund, United announced that they had reached an agreement in principle to sign the former Manchester City youth product for a fee of £73 million in what is a mega move by the club.

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However, the agreement was struck while Sancho was still away with England on international duty at the Euros 2020 tournament. The tournament has finally come to an end and the next thing to be done about the transfer is for United to finally unveil Sancho in a United shirt and that’s one moment the fans of the Old Trafford club have been waiting for.

MANCHESTER UNITED RE-SIGN FORMER GOALKEEPER HEATON

July 16, 2021 by ClownTown

While it is not the sort of transfer news Manchester United fans will be expecting at this point, the Red Devils have confirmed that they have completed the re-signing of their former goalkeeper Tom Heaton from Premier League side Aston Villa. Heaton had been linked with a return to United for quite some time now but manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær did not want to make any serious move for the veteran goalkeeper because he still had a lot of options in that position, including David De Gea, Dean Henderson, Sergio Romero, and Lee Grant.

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The former Red Devil has now finally been brought back home and although he is not expected to play any major role at Old Trafford next season, he will come in as one of the most experienced players in the squad and could serve as an important figure that the younger goalkeepers at the club could be looking up to.

WHY GUARDIOLA LOST TO CHELSEA AGAIN

June 23, 2021 by ClownTown

Manchester City fans might have been celebrating right now if manager Pep Guardiola embraced the wise saying that ‘Don’t fix if it’s not broken’. The Manchester City boss tinkered with his Champions League winning formula for the final and that played a big part as Chelsea claimed a relatively easy 1-0 win over the Citizens to lift the Champions League trophy for the second time.

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Chelsea are a different team under Tuchel since the German replaced club legend Frank Lampard in January and he had masterminded two straight wins over Manchester City before the final. The difference between those two games and the third meeting in Porto on Saturday night is that Guardiola used his starting XI for the latter.