Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s first Premier League loss under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.

Craig Burley and Alejandro Moreno were in full agreement that Raheem Sterling’s first goal against Watford should never have been allowed to stand.

Steve Nicol examines what is behind Mohamed Salah’s recent struggles and what he and Jurgen Klopp can do to sort the issues out.

Despite another routine win for Barcelona in La Liga, questions remain over Philippe Coutinho who underwhelmed again for the Spanish giants.

Luuk De Jong scored his 21st league goal of the season as PSV Eindhoven remain in control of top spot in the Dutch Eredivisie.
While Liverpool kept pace with Manchester City, Arsenal beat Manchester United to keep the top four race alive. In La Liga, Barcelona continued their dominance, while Kareem Benzema helped Real Madrid get back to winning ways after their humiliating Champions League defeat. Elsewhere, Juventus remained unbeaten in the league, while Bayern Munich scored six against Wolfsburg to leapfrog Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga. Here are the best numbers from the weekend’s action.

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Juventus are still…

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It was a weekend of derbies and fierce cross-country rivalries. The North-London derby was feisty, controversial and ended 1-1, the Merseyside one was tamer and ended 0-0, while the Rome edition saw Lazio absolutely smash Roma 3-0. Across in Spa…

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It was a weekend of derbies and fierce cross-country rivalries. The North-London derby was feisty, controversial and ended 1-1, the Merseyside one was tamer and ended 0-0, while the Rome edition saw Lazio absolutely smash Roma 3-0. Across in Spa…

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Following their Europa League defeat at BATE Borisov, ESPN FC’s Paul Mariner takes Arsenal to task for their less-than-impressive showing.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop does not hold back in how Mesut Ozil has been performing at Arsenal under Unai Emery.
Alexandre Lacazette has apologised after being sent off in Arsenal’s stunning 1-0 defeat at BATE Borisov in Thursday’s Europa League last 32 tie.
The striker was shown a straight red card in the 85th minute for felling Aleksandar Filipovic with an elbow and the Frenchman apologised for his actions after the game.
“Letting the team down like that is the worst feeling,” Lacazette wrote on Twitter. “I should have stayed calm but it’s not always easy. Sorry.
“There are still 90 minutes to play and I…

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Last week Arsenal boss Unai Emery came out and said something surprising “We cannot sign players where we have to make a payment… we can only make loan signings.” That’s not what you expect to hear from a club that is six points away from fourth place and is in danger of finishing outside the Champions League spots for the third successive season, after 19 consecutive years of playing in the world’s biggest club competition.
Nor is it what you’d expect from a club that ranked sixth in the most…

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Manchester United and Arsenal played out an entertaining draw at Old Trafford, with Jesse Lingard scoring an equaliser for the hosts 74 seconds after the Gunners had regained the lead.

Craig Burley and Steve Nicol break down Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in a game that the Gunners should have won.
Arsenal let the lead slip twice as they had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Manchester United on Wednesday after Jesse Lingard punished a defensive mix-up by scoring a second-half equaliser at Old Trafford.
Alexandre Lacazette had just given the Gunners a 2-1 lead when United replied almost straight from the restart when Arsenal’s defenders couldn’t deal with a long ball over the top and Lingard slipped past Sead Kolasinac to slot the ball under Bernd Leno, who also had been slow to react.
Arsenal had…

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Two new managers faced off in the August installment of the North London Derby which has proven to be the most thrilling match so far in the young season.

Unai Emery calls for Arsenal fans to keep their expectations realistic after their winning run.

Aaron Ramsey’s beautifully timed finish for Arsenal versus Fulham capped off an intricate and fierce counter-attack. LONDON — Arsenal boss Unai Emery has revealed he wanted to sign Alexandre Lacazette at Paris Saint-Germain, and has urged the striker to take his game to another level this season.
Lacazette has been in great form for the Gunners with five goals and three assists in his last seven games, helping Emery’s team go on a nine-game winning streak ahead of Monday’s Premier League meeting with Leicester.
Emery isn’t surprised by the French striker’s productivity, though, and said he felt Lacazette was good…

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