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We saw an intriguing game between Manchester United and Liverpool yesterday, which ended 2-2 but at various points looked like it could go in either direction.
Liverpool missed many chances, they created a lot, so it’s been a pity for them as they will no doubt feel they could have won the game by scoring more in the first half. Still, I’m impressed once again by Kobbie Mainoo in particular – it is not normal to play at this level when you’re 18 and your team is not in the best shape. This guy is really special, so full credit to Man United for trusting him strongly.
Jurgen Klopp spoke after the game about United’s performance and he made it clear he felt Arsenal would beat them if they played like this again when they meet at Old Trafford in a few weeks. Arsenal are in wonderful form and for sure they’d be favourites to win the game, but you never know with Man United, anything can happen against them, as they showed. Still, of course Arsenal are now on a different level when compared to United.
Arsenal will sign an important striker this summer, and one of the names on their list is Viktor Gyokeres. They’ve been following the Sporting Lisbon striker during this remarkable season, but they’re not the only ones.
Gyokeres is appreciated by Arsenal, but they still have to decide what they’re going to do, and remember that the Swedish striker has a €100m release clause, with Sporting insisting that they want something very close to this fee, not something like €50 or €60m as reported by some media outlets.
Viktor Gyokeres has been linked as a transfer target for Arsenal
Gyokeres’ agent is in Lisbon and his situation will be assessed. Let’s see what happens with…
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Author : Fabrizio Romano
Publish date : 2024-04-08 17:45:00
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