Dermot Gallagher dissects the big flashpoints from the weekend’s Premier League action, including whether Phil Foden’s goal at Anfield was correctly ruled in Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Manchester City.
Liverpool 1-0 Man City
INCIDENT: Phil Foden’s goal at Anfield was ruled
Bukayo Saka’s fortunate goal maintained Arsenal’s 100 per cent Europa League group stage record with a 1-0 win at Bodo/Glimt, but the out-of-sorts Gunners were lucky to escape with victory in northern Norway.
Playing on an artificial surface in the cold environment of a fishing city just north of the Arctic Circle, Mikel Arteta’s side largely struggled to fashion
The mind-boggling projections speak volumes: Erling Haaland would finish the Premier League season on 60 goals if he maintains his current strike-rate and game time – and would extend that to 64 if he played every minute.
If Haaland sustains those metrics and reaches finals in all club competitions, the 22-year-old would register 84 goals this term – or 91 if he was never hooked off.
Kalvin Phillips is out of the England squad with a shoulder problem and now faces surgery and a race against time to be fit for the World Cup.
The Manchester City midfielder was left out of the squad for the win over Wolves on Saturday lunchtime with what has become a recurring issue for the player.
It’s been six months of near-total change at Chelsea – and Cesar Azpilicueta was nearly part of it.
New owners, new recruitment methods – and the Blues almost had to find a new captain too. Azpilicueta informed Chelsea in February that – after nearly 10 years at the club – he wanted a new challenge.
The Spaniard’s reasons were probably justified
West Ham have agreed personal terms with Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca, after a £35.5m bid was accepted by the Italian club.
The 23-year-old is expected to fly into London on Monday ahead of a medical on Tuesday, after West Ham and the player struck an agreement on a five-year contract,
Ajax have confirmed the signing of Calvin Bassey from Rangers on a five-year contract for a deal worth just under £23m.
The fee is £19.6m (€23m) but with add-ons could rise to £22.7m (€26.5m) with the deal also thought to include a 10 per cent sell-on fee.
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United this summer amid concerns he will be unable to compete for the biggest trophies at the club.
The 37-year-old feels the urge to win even more in the twilight of his career, but is understood to feel that may not be possible at Old Trafford next season.
The match England – Italy in the League of Nations will be held on June 11 (Saturday) at 21:45. England will face Italy in the League of Nations on Saturday in a repeat of the final of Euro 2020 in Moline. The match will be played behind closed doors due to problems with the audience.
The odds for England to win are 1.75. The tie in the clash is estimated at 3.50. Italy is 4.75 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
Everton insist they are “confident” they have complied with Premier League Financial Fair Play rules amid threats of legal action from Burnley and Leeds.
Leeds and Burnley wrote to the Premier League