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Burnley are set to play host to Liverpool at Turf Moor on Sunday afternoon, in a game that will be a part of round four of the 2019/20 Premier League campaign. It has traditionally been a tough place for top English teams to go to. The Champions League holders haven t kept a clean sheet there since their 0-1 victory five years ago, and in 2016 they suffered a rather surprising and humiliating 2-0 defeat. Nonetheless, since then, Liverpool managed to grab hard-fought wins in four out of five games.
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As has been said, the Clarets can be a particularly tricky team, especially at home. A rampant Manchester City side only just managed to scrape a 0-1 win the last time they played there, in a game that would have otherwise been fatal …
Tottenham s Harry Kane scored his 100th Premier League goal in extraordinary fashion on Sunday, netting a penalty in injury time to earn a 2-2 draw at Liverpool eight minutes after missing the chance to win the match from the spot.
Only Alan Shearer (124) has reached the milestone in fewer games than Kane (141).
Having trailed to Mohamed Salah s third-minute opener at Anfield, Spurs equalised courtesy of a stunning long-range strike from Victor Wanyama in the 80th minute.
With three minutes remaining in normal time, Kane steered a tame penalty straight at Loris Karius in the Liverpool goal and then watched on helpless as Salah netted a stunning second at the opposite end of the field, seemingly snatching back all three points for the Reds.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic feels Milan have become fragile and is seeking an instant response to Saturday s 3-0 thrashing against Atalanta when they take on fierce rivals Inter next.
Previously unbeaten in 27 league matches stretching back into the 2019-20 season, Milan have now lost two of their last four games they also went down 3-1 to Juventus earlier this month.
Goals from Cristian Romero, Josip Ilicic and Duvan Zapata condemned Stefano Pioli s side to their latest defeat, but they are still top at the midway point of the season as closest challengers Inter could only manage a 0-0 draw with Udinese.
However, Ibrahimovic accepts being winter champions will count for little unless Milan regain some consistency and end their decade-long wait for Scudetto…
Real Madrid star Eden Hazard accepts he still has to prove he can be considered a so-called galactico after a slow start to life in LaLiga.
Hazard joined Madrid in pre-season in a deal that could reportedly cost up to €140million but a thigh injury suffered last month has proven an early disruption.
Coach Zinedine Zidane stressed the need to be patient with Hazard as they were desperate to avoid aggravating the injury before handing him a first against Paris Saint-Germain on September 18.
But the Belgium international mustered just a single off-target shot and one key pass as Madrid were swept aside with ease at the Parc des Princes, PSG winning 3-0.
He was similarly unspectacular in the subsequent games against Sevilla and Atletico Madrid – either …
The Premier League is back for round six and boy, do we have some tantalising fixtures ahead.
Chelsea and Manchester City will face off for the first time since the Champions League final in a meeting between the teams many consider the favourites for the title.
That may not even be the most fiercely contested of all games this weekend, given Arsenal host Tottenham in the north London derby on Sunday.
Manchester United face a tricky test at home to Aston Villa, Liverpool go to impressive newcomers Brentford, and Norwich City are desperate to get points on the board as they head to Everton.
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According to a recent report from Voetbal International, Liverpool are keeping an eye on Villarreal star Arnaut Danjuma.
The belief is that the Reds kept close watch of Danjuma during the Spanish side’s game against Manchester United in the Champions League and moving forward, they’ll be doing the same thing as he continues to impress both domestically and in Europe.
The former Bournemouth man has absolutely come to life on the big stage ever since making his way over from the Championship and a lot of that started back at Euro 2020 with the Netherlands. Now, Liverpool are hoping to take advantage of that potentially as soon as the January transfer window, so long as they re able to get the money together and find a place for him in the squad.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised David Gill after the chief executive announced he will step down in June.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised David Gill after the chief executive announced he will step down in June.
Gill has called time on his current at Old Trafford after 10 years in the position, and while he will remain as a director on the board, he will be concentrating on the 2013 UEFA Executive Committee elections as the FA s candidate.
The 71-year-old manager suggests that while he and the 55-year-old have had disagreements in the past, he admires the chief executive s honesty and wishes he could have persuaded him to stay.
I have been at United for over 26 years and for 23 of those years my boss has been …
Real Madrid have taken over from Manchester United as the richest football club on the planet for the first time since 2004.
The Red Devils have sat at the top of the Forbes list for nine years in a row but Jose Mourinho s men are now worth US$135 million more at US$3.3 billion, while Sir Alex Ferguson s side sit second in the business magazine s most valuable club list.
Barcelona are perched comfortably in third US$565m behind United but US$1.274m ahead of fourth-placed Arsenal and rose 99 percent in value over 12 months.
Bayern Munich fill out the top five having made the Champions League final last season as well as finishing second in the Bundesliga. Their value is sure to rise further in next year s rankings with the added interest of Pep Guardiola as coach,…
Spanish giants Real Madrid and Valencia have been showing interest in Malaga midfielder Pablo Fornals, .
Los Che have been closely monitoring the performances of the 21-year-old footballer over the last few months and they seem to be preparing a summer bid.
Malaga reportedly want €12 million for their prized possession, which is the amount of the release clause in his contract.
And while Valencia are not looking to pay that much, Real Madrid seem to have joined the chase as they too have been impressed with Fornals.
The central midfielder, who can also operate on the right wing, spent his youth career at Villarreal and Castellon before joining Malaga in 2012.
After two seasons at Malaga B, Fornals went on to make 49 La Liga appearances, scoring…
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is determined to get one over on his former employers when the Serie A champions host AC Milan on Saturday.
Allegri spent four years at Milan between 2010 and 2014, guiding the club to the Scudetto in his first season in charge.
Juve head into this weekend s encounter in Turin with 18 points from 12 games, trailing sixth-placed Milan by two points.
Juventus versus Milan is one of the most important games in the Italian football calendar, Allegri said at a news conference.
Sinisa Mihajlovic is doing a good job. Milan will be alongside us in fighting for the top three spots.
It s important to start stringing together a consistent run of results. Milan will be a tough opponent because they re in good form, but …