Kepa Arrizabalaga has changed Chelsea priorities after one of the great Premier League redemptions
From the undisputed worst to among the best, Kepa Arrizabalaga is no longer a laughing stock, and could save Chelsea another £72m.
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Another ‘complete fanny’ at Man Utd? Ten Hag deserves to be trusted over Antony…
Man Utd fans could hardly be blamed for suffering flashbacks while watching Antony struggle. But he’s adjusting to United while they adapt to Erik ten Hag. Trust the manager…
Arsenal have a unique opportunity. Don’t blow it by low-balling Brighton over Caicedo
Arsenal know better than anyone – except perhaps Chelsea – not to mess about with Brighton. If they want Moises Caicedo to bolster their title bid, which he would, they ...
Dyche or Bielsa is a choice that sums up Everton chaos, but right now there really is only one answer
If Everton’s choice really is between Marcelo Bielsa and Sean Dyche then it is a) a bit mad but b) right now a straightforward decision.
Leicester are an unhappy club right now, so might Brendan Rodgers go for the exit?
Leicester City are not a happy club with mounting debts and uninterested, expensive players. Might it be best for Brendan Rodgers to sack them?
Mikel Arteta knows: Eddie Nketiah the latest example of the Arsenal manager’s brilliance
Eddie Nketiah has shown he is a lot more than a fox in the box and he deserves a great deal of praise. As does Mikel Arteta, who has done ...
Todd Boehly might need to spend £1bn to turn Chelsea back into champions
The Chelsea rebuild is already breaking records, and Todd Boehly still looks to be a long way off financing a title-winning team. The squad isn’t as deep as it seems.
Manchester United among clubs with questions to answer from the Football Sustainability Index
The Football Sustainability Index is a new way of ranking the wellbeing of football clubs. Here are five clubs – well, four plus 11 – with work to do.
Newcastle interest suggests we were wrong about £40m Anthony Gordon, not Chelsea
It was easy to laugh off interest in Anthony Gordon when it came from Chelsea, but now it’s Newcastle we can’t help but wonder what they’re seeing that we aren’t.
Aston Villa are reborn under Emery but can he restore them to (relative) greatness?
Aston Villa have been transformed under Unai Emery, but is it fair to say that all they had to in order to improve was ‘get a better head coach in’?
Everton are managerless, hopeless and directionless but somehow worth £500m?
Everton are up for sale. Or maybe they’re not. Their players are up for sale. Or maybe they’re not. It’s the season of mixed messaging at Goodison Park.
UEFA shutting down FFP loopholes is bad for Chelsea but good for football
Chelsea found a little loophole in UEFA’s FFP regulations which allowed them a little wiggle room, but it looks as though that’s to be closed very quickly.
Ten Hag can open trophy floodgates at Man Utd as 2017 Mourinho limit not yet in sight
Man Utd last won a trophy under Mourinho in 2017. While those gongs felt like that team’s limit, glory for Erik ten Hag at Wembley feels as though it will ...
I really, really don’t like Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and I don’t really know why
As is the case with peanut butter, I can’t put into words my intense disliking of the Arsenal manager. I like peanuts, I like butter, I love spreading things on ...
Frank Lampard needs to add more than ‘being Frank Lampard’ to his CV
There was an inevitability about Frank Lampard getting sacked by Everton, but his future direction is not quite so clear.
Illegal streaming exists because football broadcasting is no longer fit for purpose
The matter of illegal streaming is inevitably tied to the future of football broadcasting, but the matter is more complex than just ‘making it cheaper’.
Mikel Arteta, Erik ten Hag and…Rotherham United prove football fans must ‘trust the process’
Mikel Arteta and Erik ten Hag have overcome criticism. Now Arsenal and Man Utd are on the up. Rotherham United are on the same ‘trust the process’ journey.
No sniffiness over semis as Carabao Cup nears happiest ending for a decade
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Spurs have their gloom lifted by Harry Kane’s record-equalling intervention
This was by no means a vintage Spurs performance, but they got the win they desperately needed and Harry Kane took another step towards becoming a record-breaker.
It feels inevitable that Pochettino will return to Spurs one day and it might as well be now
Mauricio Pochettino is obviously going to return to Spurs one day, isn’t he? Might as well be now. He and the club need closure.
16 Conclusions on Arsenal 3-2 Man Utd: Zinchenko, De Gea, Nketiah, Ten Hag, innit?
Arsenal have an elite mentality and Oleksandr Zinchenko; that is no coincidence. And Man Utd have work to do despite the promise, starting with David de Gea.
Arsenal, Man Utd give us a classic as the best rivalry in Premier League history is revitalised
Arsenal and Man Utd gave us a brilliant game of football, showing the gulf in class between contenders and pretenders after Liverpool vs Chelsea.
Newcastle remain way ahead of schedule, but the goalless draws are starting to become an irritant
That’s now three goalless draws in four Premier League games for Newcastle. It’s a minor irritation, but an irritation nonetheless.
Everton and Lampard are out of road but Evertonian inertia runs deeper
Nothing is changing at Everton. The team isn’t improving, there are no signs of new players arriving, and the owner and manager seem paralysed.
Mudryk offers a bit of spark but Liverpool and Chelsea cancel each other out
A Chelsea debut for Mykhailo Mudryk offered a little bit of sparkle, but broadly their goalless draw with Liverpool looked like the mid-table game it was.
Liverpool must avoid Bellingham mistake after costly Tchouameni defeat to Real Madrid
Real Madrid beating Liverpool to Tchouameni left them with this midfield. They can’t afford to make the same mistake with Bellingham.