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MAN UNITED REPORTEDLY SUBMIT FIRST BID FOR DEFENDER

March 10, 2022 by ClownTown

Manchester United defender and captain Harry Maguire could be living his final few months as a Red Devil if reports are to be believed. According to reports from various sources, the England international central defender is living a borrowed time at Old Trafford and could be replaced this summer as he continues to come under huge criticism from fans and former players for his poor performances in a United shirt so far.

According to some other reports, Borussia Dortmund star Manuel Akanji has an offer from Manchester United on the table. The 26-year-old has been tipped to move to Old Trafford amid Harry Maguire’s struggles at the back this term. And any deal that would see him leave Dortmund for the Premier League would, potentially, spell trouble for Maguire and his prospects of staying in the team.

PALACE DUO OUT OF WATFORD GAME

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 by ClownTown

The Crystal Palace defensive duo of Nathan Ferguson and Joel Ward have been ruled out of the rescheduled Premier League game with Watford due to injury. The two players will miss the game scheduled to take place at Vicarage Road on Wednesday night.

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Ferguson has had a bad time with injuries since he became a Crystal Palace player at the start of last season. The defender recently returned to full fitness only for him to suffer a setback with a hamstring injury. While giving an update on the hamstring injury earlier this month, Palace boss Patrick Vieira told reporters that Ferguson won’t return to action until April at least as he was ruled out for five to six weeks.

UNITED OPEN TO MARTIAL LOAN EXIT

February 8, 2022 by ClownTown

Three-time European champions Manchester United are reportedly open to the loan exit of French attacker Anthony Martial before the current transfer window runs out. This is via the report from the stables of English publication Manchester Evening News (MEN) which stated that the Red Devils are willing to let Martial leave on loan provided interested clubs will take care of his weekly salary. In addition, Manchester United also want a £6m loan fee for him.

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Interim Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has already said that Martial has asked to leave the club this month after failing to secure a regular berth in the Manchester United this season. The arrival of Portuguese goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo from Italian Serie A giants Juventus in the summer of 2021 has limited his playing time.

CITY MAKE IT TEN STRAIGHT VICTORIES

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 by ClownTown

Manchester City are an unstoppable force in the Premier League after they recorded a tenth straight win in the league by beating newcomers Brentford in front of their home fans. The reigning Premier League champions made it ten successive win thanks to the slim win over newly promoted club Brentford. England international Phil Foden marked his return to the starting XI with the only goal of the game off the assist from Kevin De Bruyne.

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City boss Guardiola made some changes to his starting XI for the Brentford game in comparison to the team selected for the Boxing Day clash with Leicester City and one of the changes was Foden who was given his first start alongside offence partner Jack Grealish since the England national team duo were dropped from the City starting line-up for the away game against Newcastle United. They were both punished for attending a gathering shortly after they were on target during the 7-0 home win over Leeds United.

DEAN SMITH UNBEATEN RUN CONTINUES

December 15, 2021 by ClownTown

Dean Smith is yet to taste defeat as the Norwich City manager after his team came from behind to secure a point against ten men. The Canaries could only settle for a point despite playing over eighty (80) minutes with ten men.

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Ex-Aston Villa man Smith took the Norwich City job almost immediately after he was sacked in hisprevious managerial role in the Premier League. Smith was sacked as the Villa boss shortly after losing 1-0 at Southampton thanks to the third minute strike from petite striker Adam Armstrong. The defeat to the Saints made it five straight defeats for Villa in the Premier League and club officials made the decision to relieve him of his duties afterwards. Ironically, his first game as the new Norwich City manager was against Southampton at home. He took the job after Norwich City recorded their first league win of the season, a 2-1 away victory over fellow newcomers Brentford. Norwich City, Brentford and Watford are the three newly promoted clubs in the Premier League this season.

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.