Graeme Souness labelled Leeds’ defending during their 4-1 home defeat against Arsenal as “playground” football and described them as an “absolute shambles” as the pressure mounted on manager Marcelo Bielsa.
Gabriel Martinelli fired a first-half double as Arsenal chalked up a third straight Premier League win with a classy 4-1 victory at the injury-hit hosts.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is more interested in a player’s current performance levels than the state of their contract.
In recent weeks Klopp has had to call on fringe players like Divock Origi, whose deal expires in the summer, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has 18 months left.
Mikel Arteta has expressed confidence in the strength of Arsenal’s leadership group following his decision to strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the club captaincy.
The 32-year-old had the captain’s armband taken off him by manager Arteta on December 14 for a breach of the club’s disciplinary rules.
Christian Eriksen is “optimistic” about resuming his football career and clubs have already been in contact, his agent has told Sky Sports News.
Martin Schoots says the midfielder has been working hard to return to playing after suffering a cardiac arrest playing for Denmark at Euro 2020, and the “future is bright”.
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has called Diogo Jota’s equaliser for Liverpool on Thursday “unjust”, with Isaac Hayden injured in the build-up.
Liverpool were 3-1 winners against Newcastle in their Premier League encounter at Anfield, but there was controversy in the first half as Jota cancelled out Jonjo Shelvey’s opener.
From the futures of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah to who could be the next star striker, Sky Sports’ Alan Smith reflects on the striking situation at Arsenal…
Earlier this week, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta stripped Aubameyang of the club captaincy following a disciplinary breach that saw him miss out on Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Southampton.
Newcastle have hired former Reading and Celtic director of football Nick Hammond on a short-term deal as a transfer consultant.
Hammond will oversee the January transfer window and has been tasked with bringing in players to help Eddie Howe’s side in their battle to avoid relegation
Mikel Arteta was left marvelling at the chemistry between Arsenal’s young stars after the 2-0 victory over West Ham moved them into fourth.
Arteta, who also refused to say whether ousted captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would play in the next game against Leeds on Saturday, saw his side move
Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a 3-0 win over Greuther Furth at Signal Iduna Park.
Thorgan Hazard saw an early effort ruled out for offside, before Dortmund were awarded a penalty following a VAR review on a handball against Maximilian Bauer in the 33rd minute.
Mikel Arteta’s decision to strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the captaincy and leave him out of his squad again dominated the pre-match discussion as Arsenal faced West Ham. Events on the pitch, however, showed the club’s future lies not with him but with their young players.
The 2-0 victory was secured thanks to goals from
