Ligue 1

Ben White replaced William Saliba for Arsenal vs Liverpool (Photos by Marco Luzzani, Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Liverpool were perhaps taken by surprise by Ben White’s pass out from defence today that led to the opening goal for Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka. White doesn’t normally play centre-back for Arsenal, but he had to start there today for Mikel Arteta’s side due …

Mikel Merino scored his first goal for Arsenal to restore their lead against Liverpool right before half-time on Sunday afternoon. The Spaniard arrived from Real Sociedad in the summer but is only now making his presence felt after picking up an injury just after signing for the Gunners. Merino was given the nod by Mikel Arteta for Arsenal’s key clash …

Gary Neville has blamed Virgil van Dijk for the Bukayo Saka goal (Photos by Alex Pantling, Naomi Baker/Getty Images) Gary Neville singled out Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk as the player to blame for the first goal scored by Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka in today’s big Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium. Saka finished superbly for the Gunners after turning …

Luis Diaz has been told to help Andrew Robertson more (Photos by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has been told he needs to do more to support left-back Andrew Robertson, who is getting “shredded” by Arsenal so far this afternoon. The Gunners took an early lead through Bukayo Saka on that side of the pitch, with the England …

It might be a bit early to know for sure if they’re fit enough to start, but it looks like we can safely say we’re going to see some involvement for Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber for Arsenal’s game against Liverpool today. The Gunners have had a bit of a nightmare start to the season with injuries, losing club captain …

Erik ten Hag suffered another Man United defeat (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Manchester United’s nightmare start to the season continued today with a 2-1 defeat away to West Ham, but were Erik ten Hag’s side actually pretty unlucky? Diogo Dalot missed a great chance for Man Utd earlier in the game, while others like Alejandro Garnacho could also surely …

Jamie Carragher has blasted Reece James for his role in Newcastle’s goal against Chelsea on Sunday.  James went into the match bruised from criticisms by Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca regarding his ‘leadership’. However, the 24-year-old defender was still entrusted with the captain’s armband as he lined up at left-back against the Magpies. All was going well for James until the …

Jamie Carragher has lavished praise upon Chelsea’s Cole Palmer for his pass in the build-up to Nicolas Jackson’s goal against Newcastle on Sunday. Palmer was denied a goal in the fourth minute when VAR judged him to be narrowly offside when being played behind by Jackson. But just 14 minutes later, it was Palmer helping to get Jackson on the …

It takes a lot to draw praise from Roy Keane but that’s exactly what Cole Palmer managed to do in the first half of Chelsea’s clash with Newcastle on Sunday. Palmer was in rampant form once again, only denied the opening goal in the fourth minute thanks to a narrow offside call by VAR, while 14 minutes later, he played …

Manchester United full-back Diogo Dalot has produced an absolute howler against West Ham this afternoon, blazing over a completely open goal when it looked easier to score. The Portuguese defender has occasionally showed real quality going forward, but this was not his finest moment, even if he did almost everything right apart from the finish, which was, by anyone’s definition, …