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Wenger desperate for win in race for Champions League places

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal cannot afford another slip-up when they face Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium aiming to end a damaging run of three Premier League games without a win. Wenger’s team played a scoreless draw at West Ham United on Wednesday and is in …

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Record-breaker Guardiola relishes Spurs test

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s hunger to make history with Manchester City remains undiminished after his side became the first in the history of the English top flight to win 15 successive games. City reached the milestone with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Swansea City on Wednesday, …

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In Man City’s shadow, top-four scrap begins

London, United Kingdom | AFP | With Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City team galloping away towards the Premier League title, attention is starting to shift to the jostling for Champions League positions. Manchester United, 11 points below City in second place, and third-place Chelsea are well placed, but beneath them …

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Mata rallies United in wake of Mourinho defeatism

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United players will have to motivate themselves at home to Bournemouth on Wednesday after manager Jose Mourinho suggested their Premier League title challenge was probably over. The 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester City on Sunday leaves United second in the table but a …

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Conte concedes title chances are gone

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Antonio Conte said Chelsea’s Premier League title defence is effectively over following his team’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday. The loss at the London Stadium was the champions fourth in their opening 16 league games and left them 11 points behind …

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City were lucky but title race is over – Mourinho

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho admitted the Premier League title race is all but over after Manchester City delivered a hammer blow to Manchester United’s challenge with a 2-1 win on Sunday. City moved 11 points clear of second-placed United as Nicolas Otamendi’s second-half strike gave the …

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Giroud strikes late to rescue Arsenal

Southampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Olivier Giroud’s last-gasp header salvaged a point for Arsenal in a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday as Arsene Wenger’s side avoided a second successive Premier League defeat. Wenger’s team appeared destined to follow last weekend’s home loss to Manchester United with another setback …

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Otamendi wins derby to fire Man City 11 points clear

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United’s defensive deficiencies gifted Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City a 2-1 derby victory on Sunday that allowed them to establish a massive 11-point lead in the Premier League. Romelu Lukaku was United’s fall guy, his failure to clear two set-pieces enabling David Silva and …

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Liverpool’s Coutinho refuses to rule out January move

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has refused to commit his future to the Premier League club, saying he does not know whether he will be the subject of a transfer bid in January. Barcelona made repeated efforts during the summer window to land the Brazil international …

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Klopp calls for Liverpool focus after Euro spree

Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Jurgen Klopp urged his Liverpool players not to succumb to the hype generated by their own scintillating performances after they crushed Spartak Moscow to reach the Champions League knockout rounds. Liverpool’s ‘Fab Four’ shone in a 7-0 trouncing of Spartak on Wednesday, with Philippe …

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