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Manchester City Park the Bus: Guardiola’s Great Tactical Gamble
A point at Arsenal showed a completely different side to Pep’s champions, swapping silk for steel and possession for pure resistance.
3 hrs ago • 
Greig Hopcroft
Harry Kane, another Bayern Munich hat-trick, why it matters today
From North London hero to Bavaria standard bearer
Sep 20 • 
Greig Hopcroft
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Blood Red Ink, Black Bottom Line
Record revenues, sixth straight loss, and a club that has forgotten what good looks like
Sep 19 • 
Greig Hopcroft
European Nights Return with Thunder at Anfield and a Hard Lesson in Munich
Van Dijk’s late header lifts Liverpool as Chelsea learn the cost of small errors
Sep 18 • 
Greig Hopcroft
Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: Match Preview, Latest Team News and What to Look Out For
European nights are back at Anfield and this one could be an absolute cracker...
Sep 17 • 
Ben Pescod
Champions League Matchday 1 – Six English clubs kick off as Europe’s elite set the pace
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle open their campaigns with tough tests
Sep 16 • 
Greig Hopcroft
Arteta lights the touchpaper, Liverpool carry the flame
Arteta’s praise lights a fuse at the top, the champions and their challengers face a telling weekend across the Premier League.
Sep 13 • 
Greig Hopcroft
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Luis Suárez, Genius on the Pitch, Trouble at the Whistle...Again
A fresh ban for spitting, a long history of flashpoints, and why Inter Miami, and the game, need a different ending
Sep 10 • 
Greig Hopcroft
Lee Sharpe on Man United's Transfer Window, Grimsby Town Defeat and Ruben Amorim
It has been another frustrating start to the season for the Red Devils...
Sep 9 • 
Ben Pescod
Onana to Turkey, United and the long search for safe hands
From Schmeichel to Onana, a tale of brilliance and blunders, with Bayındır and Lammens now asked to restore calm at Old Trafford.
Sep 8 • 
Greig Hopcroft
Grit and Goals as the Home Nations Set the Tone
England steady the ship, Scotland stand firm, Wales nick a priceless away win, Northern Ireland dare to dream, while Europe crackles with shock results
Sep 7 • 
Greig Hopcroft
El Loco’s scorpion, thirty years on from Wembley
René Higuita’s moment of joy and nerve, the save that reshaped goalkeeping.
Sep 6 • 
Greig Hopcroft
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