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Craig Burley says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not a long-term solution for Man United, and the players can’t compete with the Premier League’s best. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he’s “never been a worrier” after questions over Manchester United’s poor form away from home. Paul Mariner breaks down the debate between Marcus Rashford and Tammy Abraham,
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KHARKIV, Ukraine — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has suggested he will keep searching for a solution to his defensive crisis because Fernandinho and Nicolas Otamendi are too old to play every game. Fernandinho slotted in for the 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk after injuries to Aymeric Laporte and John Stones but Guardiola admitted afterwards
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Trent Alexander-Arnold comments on the racial abuse in Serie A directed towards Romelu Lukaku by Cagliari fans. Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol explains why Andrew Robertson was guilty of a foul for his challenge on Napoli’s Jose Callejon. Shaka Hislop explains what he thinks would be the only scenario that Virgi van Dijk leaves Liverpool
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4:56 PM ET Bayern Munich kicked off their Champions League campaign by easing to a 3-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday in a one-sided Group B encounter. Kingsley Coman headed them into the lead in the 34th minute from a fine Ivan Perisic cross and the Bundesliga’s leading scorer Robert Lewandowski slid in
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ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens weighs in on 16-year-old Ansu Fati’s impact at Barcelona so far with two goals in his first three matches. Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final 30 minutes of Barcelona’s scoreless draw against Dortmund. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each have five Ballons d’Or, but does
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Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with a few glaring omissions. All change! Previous members of this exclusive club have fallen after poor results, which means we have a new leader and five new entries. Dropping out: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Manchester City, Leicester, Athletic Bilbao Agree? Disagree? Let us know,
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PARIS — The Spanish team had more Frenchmen (three) than the French team (one). The French team had more Spaniards (two) than the Spanish team (one). Real Madrid’s dark-hued kit looked, at least from a distance, like Paris Saint-Germain’s home outfit, and if you removed the vertical red-blue stripe then PSG’s retro uniform — harking
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ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol details how Marcus Rashford has transformed into the most important piece of the puzzle at Manchester United. Former Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov announced his retirement from football on Thursday, 18 months after leaving India’s Kerala Blasters, bringing an end to a glittering 20-year career. The 38-year-old, Bulgaria’s
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Shaka Hislop presents his weekly power rankings and is given quite a bit of stick by the FC guys for how he ordered the top 10. Philippe Coutinho is tasked with naming his favourite player, his top games and goals after completing his move to Bayern Munich. Philippe Coutinho explains how his chats with Thiago
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The FC crew debate what exactly Ross Barkley’s Chelsea teammates were telling him before his missed penalty against Valencia in the Champions League. ESPN’s Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens discuss the positive impacts Chelsea’s transfer ban has had on the club. Tammy Abraham scored three times, as Chelsea put up five to down Wolverhampton 5-2
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Roberto Pereyra’s converted penalty brought Watford back from their two-goal deficit, to force a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Vicarage Road. Arsenal skipper Granit Xhaka accused his teammates of being scared after the Gunners threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Watford in the Premier League on Sunday. Victory would have put Arsenal
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