Just when Bournemouth’s Alex Scott appeared to have taken complete control of midfield on Tyneside, another player stepped forward to spoil his impressive afternoon. Jacob Ramsey has spent much of his time on the fringes since Matthias Jaissle replaced Eddie Howe as Newcastle manager, but the substitute produced an expertly taken equaliser in the 88th […]
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1. Carrick says United cannot be transformed overnight Michael Carrick acknowledged that a single transfer window would not solve all of Manchester United’s problems, although he remained broadly satisfied with the club’s recruitment. United invested £155m in central midfielders but did not add a left-back, meaning Luke Shaw remains their only senior option in that […]
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A little over an hour into Hull City’s Premier League opener against Manchester United, Lucas Herrington was called from the bench. With Hull leading 2-0, Sergej Jakirović introduced the 18-year-old Australian after goalscorer Nobel Mendy suffered an injury, giving the young defender a specific task. “I understood exactly what I needed to do,” Herrington says, […]
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Sean Steur, once tipped to become the next Frenkie de Jong, made only 20 senior Eredivisie appearances for Ajax before joining Newcastle United this summer. He is just 18. When an established Premier League side showed interest, the four-time European champions had little chance of retaining a gifted youngster eager to represent the winners of […]
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Arsenal have urged the Premier League to permit larger matchday squads, with Mikel Arteta arguing that the existing limit can harm players’ welfare. Clubs in the top division are currently allowed to select 20 players for each fixture, including at least three homegrown players. By comparison, teams in Spain’s La Liga may choose 23 players, […]
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After collecting both leading player-of-the-year honours, Bruno Fernandes marked Manchester United’s first home fixture with a hat-trick, underlining his determination to maintain last season’s outstanding form. Ipswich Town threatened Michael Carrick’s team through the speed of Julio Enciso, Issa Diop and Daizen Maeda, and victory appeared possible when Leif Davis put the visitors ahead in […]
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Chelsea’s collapse against Brighton & Hove Albion last April may eventually be remembered as a decisive moment. That embarrassing defeat hastened Liam Rosenior’s departure and prompted the Stamford Bridge leadership to reassess its plans, resulting in Xabi Alonso’s arrival, a revised recruitment approach, the JP Morgan attacking trio and Robert Sánchez losing his position as […]
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Michael Carrick has dismissed claims that Manchester United’s opening-day loss at Hull proved the entire team was in disarray, describing that conclusion as “easy and lazy”. United produced a lacklustre performance in the 2-0 defeat. Carrick was subsequently asked whether captain Bruno Fernandes and Belgium skipper Youri Tielemans had provided enough leadership to influence the […]
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Anyone seeking proof that transfer-window success does not automatically produce results on the pitch only needed to watch this match. Tottenham’s first Premier League home game of the campaign opened with enthusiastic attention on their summer arrivals but concluded with a convincing loss to Newcastle. One new signing after another struggled to influence proceedings, while […]
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There they were once more, their familiar expressions, voices and studio setting confirming the arrival of another Premier League campaign. On Friday afternoon, followed by Saturday and Sunday morning, Rebecca Lowe welcomed viewers across the United States to NBC’s 14th season of broadcasting the world’s most watched sports league. As usual, she was joined by […]
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