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Jack Grealish’s inconsistent showing against Leeds could highlight how he can best be used by Manchester City. Until he was substituted towards the end of Manchester City’s win at Leeds, Jack Grealish summed up his 17-month Blues career in just one appearance. Kicked all over the park, booed by thousands of opposition fans, and at at the heart of the action, but struggling to get the ball in the back of the net. Then, after three misses over the bar that should all have found the target – at least – Grealish showed his creative side by assisting twice and…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has opened up on when new signing Cody Gakpo could potentially make his debut for the club. Gakpo will officially move to Anfield on January 1, when the UK transfer window opens. The Reds agreed a deal with PSV to sign the 23-year-old on Boxing Day, with Liverpool officially announcing the signing two days later. Gakpo will become the club’s first January signing, with the Netherlands international likely, Klopp says, to feature on the left side of the attack. However, he can also play more centrally and in midfield if required. Reds fans are, understandably, delighted…

Granit Xhaka made the revelation after Arsenal retained their status as Premier League leaders. Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has stated his happiness at being at the club and hinted that the Premier League leaders have “something special in their locker. Mikel Arteta’s men have defied pre-season expectations and currently sit five points clear at the summit ahead of Manchester City after 15 matches. The 30-year-old has found a new lease of life at the Emirates Stadium in an altered role by switching from a deeper position to a box-to-box position. Xhaka has scored three goals and laid on four assists…

Manchester United are currently fifth in the Premier League table. Manchester United have been told by former Norway striker Jan Aage Fjortoft that they’ve already signed “another Eric Cantona” in the form of Casemiro. The Red Devils signed Casemiro in August after the player had enjoyed a seven-year spell with Real Madrid. Cantona had a huge impact at Old Trafford after joining United from Leeds in November 1992. During his five seasons in the north west, the Frenchman won the Premier League title four times and bagged 81 goals and 62 assists in 182 appearances. His imperious personality won him…

Robbie has played Harley Quinn in three movies including her own feature film, ‘Birds of Prey’. Margot Robbie really started to rise in fame after playing Naomi Lapaglia in “The Wolf of Wall Street” in 2013 alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. Before that major role, she did act in other things like the Australian soap opera, “Neighbours” where she played Donna Freedman and the ABC series “Pan Am,” which only lasted one season. Her first movie role was in the 2013 film “About Time.” Some other movies that Robbie held roles in are “Focus,” “Z for Zachariah,” “The Legend of Tarzan,” “Whisky,…

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is ‘serious’ about signing Napoli star Kim Min-jae to bolster the Red Devils’ backline, according to TuttoMercatoWeb (h/t Mirror). Min-jae Kim of SSC Napoli linked with Manchester United. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) The Old Trafford side are ‘ready to striker’ for the centre-back’s signature. However, a deal for the South Korea international is likely next summer. Luciano Spalletti’s team signed the 26-year-old in the recent transfer window. As a result, they will not be keen on letting him leave just six months after his arrival from Fenerbahce. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag…

Erling Haaland set another new Premier League record on Wednesday night, but he wasn’t entirely happy with his display, offering a lesson to Liverpool’s Darwin Núñez. Liverpool returned to Premier League action with a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on Boxing Day but, frustratingly for the Reds, all of their rivals, with the exception of Tottenham, won too. Manchester City were the last of the ‘big six’ to resume their league campaign, and they did so with a 3-1 win over Leeds United on Wednesday night. Erling Haaland scored twice for Pep Guardiola’s side, reaching the 20-goal mark quicker than…

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has added another key real estate purchase to his already impressive portfolio over in the US. Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke (right) has added yet another piece of real estate to his portfolio this past week (Image: Getty) Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has added yet another piece of real estate in San Fernando Valley to his portfolio. The 75-year-old completed the $325million (£270m) purchase earlier this week amid the Gunners’ ongoing transfer battle regarding Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk. Arsenal’s first bid, thought to be in the region of £65million including add-ons, has been rejected. With Mikel Arteta’s…

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been speaking about his condition after not playing at the World Cup. Erling Haaland of Manchester City shares a joke with Wilfried Gnonto of Leeds United (Image: Getty) Erling Haaland insists he is raring to go for the second half of the season after returning to Premier League action with a record-breaking brace. Haaland added another two goals to his tally for Manchester City to make it 20 Premier League goals in 14 appearances – needing seven fewer games than anyone else to reach that mark – and make it 26 in all competitions…

Newcastle United are set to miss out on Maximo Perrone with Manchester City now on the verge of signing the Velez Sarsfield ace. That’s according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, who claims that City are about to pay Perrone’s release clause. Romano claims that the release clause figure stands at around $8million (£6.6million) with the ‘here we go expected soon’. Perrone will join up with City after the 2023 South American Under-20 Championship in Colombia. This is terrible news for Newcastle United, who has been favourites to sign Perrone in recent months. Velez670 reported in November that Newcastle were preparing…

Manchester United are in pole position to sign wantaway Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix. The breakdown in Felix’s and Diego Simeone’s relationship is an open secret. Simeone himself alluded to this in comments he made, in which he said no player is untouchable. Felix has been linked to a number of clubs in England. Alongside United, Chelsea and Arsenal are also in the race for the Portuguese’s signature in their efforts to bring in attacking reinforcements. A report earlier this month indicated that Felix’s preferred destination is Old Trafford, where he would come in as Cristiano Ronaldo’s successor. United’s need…

Darwin Nunez’s struggles at Liverpool will soon be over, according to Jurgen Klopp, who thinks the Reds striker can replicate Robert Lewandowski’s early turnaround at ex-club Borussia Dortmund. Jurgen Klopp thinks the comparisons between Darwin Nunez and Robert Lewandowski are “obvious” (Image: Liverpool FC) Jurgen Klopp reckons that “there are a lot of similarities” between struggling Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez and his former No.9, Robert Lewandowski. Lewandowski, now starring for Barcelona, was signed by Liverpool boss Klopp for Borussia Dortmund in 2010. The Pole initially found life difficult in the Bundesliga before becoming one of world football’s most prolific marksmen…

Chris Sutton has boldly tipped Arsenal to lose only their second league game of the season in his final Premier League predictions of 2022. Chris Sutton has made his latest round of Premier League predictions (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images) After 15 games, the Gunners are five points clear at the top of the table, and following their impressive comeback win against West Ham on Boxing Day, Arsenal fans have real hope that they can beat Manchester City in the title race. But they face a tricky test in their final game of the year: a trip to…

Brad Pitt has revealed that it was his idea to share an onscreen kiss with his co-star Margot Robbie while filming drama/comedy Babylon. During an interview with The Project’s Waleed Aly on Monday, the 59-year-old let slip that he didn’t want to pass the opportunity to make out with the Australian beauty. ‘No [it wasn’t in the script]. I had asked for it, if we can write that in,’ he laughed. Brad Pitt has revealed that it was his idea to share an onscreen kiss with his co-star Margot Robbie while filming drama/comedy Babylon. Both pictured ‘You know, when was…

Every great filmmaker has their own signature style that is made known to audiences as they continue to make movies. Guy Ritchie has a knack for banter, Christopher Nolan loves to remain cryptic, a Michael Bay movie never goes too long without a good explosion and Quentin Tarantino likes feet. Okay, okay, he has some other trademarks that make his movies uniquely “Tarantino-esque,” but the feet thing has become pretty apparent over the years. During the SAG Awards last weekend, Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, was up for four Screen Actors Guild awards. The only trophy…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Cody Gakpo is unlikely to make his debut for the club in their first Premier League game of the New Year against Brentford on January 2. On Wednesday night, the Reds confirmed the signing of the in-demand PSV Eindhoven attacker, who will officially join the club on New Year’s Day. Gakpo was widely expected to complete a mid-season move to Manchester United, who fought tooth and nail to bring him to Old Trafford in the summer alongside Southampton and Leeds United. However, the 23-year-old Netherlands man has penned a five-and-a-half year deal at…

“He’s Contagious” Thierry Henry claims £45M star is the driving force behind Arsenal’s incredible run. As a Gunner, I believe it is past time for us to brag about our title chances. After losing to the Spurs in the top-four race last season, Arteta’s project appeared to be in jeopardy. However, fueled by last season’s disappointments, our boss chose to go out and bring in quality signings (signing Gabriel Jesus and Oleksander Zinchenko) this time around, rather than investing heavily in the promising talents he used to pursue. Moreover, he altered his system, with one central midfielder (Partey) acting as…

Man Utd are in great form at Old Trafford and under Erik ten Hag they look like making their home ground a fortress once more. United celebrate during their sixth successive win at Old Trafford It’s been more than five years since Manchester United were this good at Old Trafford. Nothing has summed up United’s demise over the last decade more than their once impenetrable home being ransacked by visiting teams on a regular basis, but under Erik ten Hag the fortress is being rebuilt. David Moyes’ team lost at home to West Brom, Everton, Newcastle and Swansea, who also…

Erling Haaland became the quickest player to 20 Premier League goals with his brace against Leeds on Wednesday night. The Manchester City striker’s two goals in his 14th appearance saw him smash the previous best of 21 set by former Sunderland hitman Kevin Phillips in 1999-2000, the latest in a string of Premier League records since the Norwegian’s arrival in the north-west. Here, Planet Sport looks at his record so far and how he compares. Hot-shot Haaland Haaland now has three doubles to go with his three hat-tricks, meaning he has scored multiple goals in almost half of his Premier…

The midfielder was an unused substitute as Manchester City beat Leeds United 3-2. Pep Guardiola jokingly claimed Kalvin Phillips has the ‘perfect body’ after he returned to the Manchester City squad for Wednesday’s Premier League win over Leeds United. The City manager said last week that Phillips was not fit enough to train having returned ‘overweight’ from England’s World Cup campaign. For that reason he was omitted from the City squad for the Carabao Cup game against Liverpool, but he was named on the substitutes’ bench for his much-anticipated return to Elland Road. The Leeds fans amusingly chanted that their…

Manchester United fans have been firmly against the Glazer Family ever since they bought the club in 2005, but they have been told a “seismic” takeover of the club could be in the pipeline. The Glazer Family have owned the club since 2005 (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Manchester United fans have been told the club’s takeover could be “coming very soon”. The Red Devils have been up for sale since November 23, when the club announced it was “exploring strategic opportunities,” including its complete sale. Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Apple, and Amazon have all been touted as…

Liverpool have several top-quality options if Jude Bellingham joins Real Madrid instead of them in the summer. Liverpool have four Plan B options after Jude Bellingham ‘snubs Reds for Real Madrid move’ (Image: GETTY) Real Madrid are poised to sign Jude Bellingham in the summer which would see leave Liverpool miss out on their No 1 transfer target. The England international is said to have already told his entourage he wants to move to the Bernabeu instead of Anfield next summer. So who could Liverpool turn to if they cannot land the £100million-plus-rated teenager? Express Sport takes a look at…

Erling Haaland has offered a pretty clear rallying cry to Manchester City – they must hunt down Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Haaland spoke to Amazon Prime Video after Manchester City beat Leeds United 3-1 on Wednesday night. Haaland had scored twice in City’s win, taking his Premier League goal tally for the season to 20 in just 14 games. The Norwegian wasn’t celebrating that too heavily hough as he instead kept focused on the Premier League title race. Haaland brought up Arsenal sitting top of the table and offered five words that may seem a little…

Wolf Of Wall Street was a breakthrough role for Margot Robbie, but here’s why she regretted filming one love scene on a fake pile of cash. Margot Robbie regretted filming The Wolf Of Wall Street’s pile of cash love scene because of the unexpected paper cuts involved. The Wolf Of Wolf Street reteamed Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio for a biopic about infamous New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort. The movie is a black comedy that charts Belfort’s lavish, excessive rise and how it all came to a crashing end. While The Wolf Of Wall Street was criticized by some critics…