Ligue 1

Manchester United have reportedly held talks with former Barcelona manager Xavi, with intermediaries twice contacting the Spanish tactician over potentially replacing Erik ten Hag as Red Devils boss. Man Utd chiefs have been in Barcelona recently for what they claim have been other business matters, but it seems there’s also been contact with Xavi about taking over at Old Trafford …

Mikel Arteta happy with Arsenal win. (Pictures by Amazon Prime) Arsenal were 1-0 winners over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night but the Premier League club made hard work of the victory with Mikel Arteta explaining post-match the reason for their underwhelming second-half performance.   The Gunners came into the match with the Ukrainian giants looking to …

Riccardo Calafiori has picked up an injury. (Pictures by Amazon Prime) Mikel Arteta is dealing with several injury issues within his Arsenal squad at present and Riccardo Calafiori may be added to the North London club’s list after injuring his knee in the Gunners’ Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.  Arsenal have been without Martin Odegaard in recent weeks, while …

Arsenal took the lead in their Champions League clash through an own goal. (Pictures by Amazon Prime) Arsenal took the lead in their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in fortunate circumstances as Gabriel Martinelli’s shot went in off the back of the post and in via the Ukrainian’s goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk. Shakhtar frustrated the Premier League side to a …

Arsenal hosted Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium in the Champions League on Tuesday night and the home crowd were treated to a magical piece of skill from Leandro Trossard.  Mikel Arteta’s men were looking to make it back-to-back wins in Europe after overcoming Paris Saint-Germain last time out in the competition and would have been confident of achieving that …

Arne Slot provides an update on Federico Chiesa (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Arne Slot has admitted that it has been “difficult” for Federico Chiesa since joining Liverpool as the Italian continues to suffer due to missing an entire pre-season. The build-up to a new campaign is vital for modern players as it provides a base to improve on throughout …

Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus start for Arsenal (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) Arsenal return to Champions League action on Tuesday night as the Premier League giants host Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta’s men have picked up four points on their Champions League adventure so far drawing with Atalanta on matchday 1 and achieving a big victory …

Unai Emery has big plans for the future of Aston Villa (Photo by Morgan Harlow/Getty Images) Unai Emery has been a revelation at Aston Villa since moving to Villa Park in 2022 and fans of the Birmingham club will be delighted to hear that the Spanish coach has even bigger plans for the Premier League outfit.  The former Arsenal boss …

Saturday was just an awful night for Arsenal. There haven’t been many of them in recent times, but that was certainly one of them. It was one of those games when everyone was just a bit off. There were so many sloppy errors and that’s something you just don’t really get from Arsenal any more, so it was strange to …

Pedro Porro celebrates a goal with Son Heung-min (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Tottenham have placed an £80m price tag on star defender Pedro Porro as the North London club try to fend off interest from Man City and Real Madrid in the Spanish star.  The right-back has been a big hit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since joining Spurs …