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After helping Man Utd to the Europa League, Pogba would be 'very happy' if Juve won Champions League
The Frenchman has tasted trophy success at Old Trafford following an £89 million transfer and hopes to see his former club land Europe’s biggest prize Manchester United star Paul Pogba insists he would be happy if Juventus won the Champions League, wishing his former club luck. Pogba opened the scoring as United claimed a 2-0 win over Ajax in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Mata: Wanted to win for Manchester Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put…
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Mourinho making a mistake with Pogba at Man Utd – Henry
The former Juventus midfielder has struggled for consistency this season, but his compatriot believes he is not being played in his best position Paul Pogba has not been used properly by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho in his first season back at Old Trafford, according to Thierry Henry. Gullit slams Pogba performances United midfielder Pogba has received mixed reviews for his performances since re-joining from Juventus in a world-record £89.3million move, racking up 50 appearances across all competitions and scoring eight goals. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane…
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Arsenal investigating Cologne fans chaos
The Gunners have launched an extensive investigation to discover how so many visiting supporters managed to get into the Emirates Stadium on Thursday Arsenal have launched a “full review” into the situation that saw far more than Cologne’s allocated 3,000 fans attend Thursday’s Europa League clash at the Emirates Stadium. Gunners 13/10 for PL top 4 Kick-off was pushed back by one hour to 21.05 BST due to crowd congestion in London, with a reported 20,000 away supporters said to have travelled from Germany. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in…
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Inter won't confirm deal for Man Utd target De Vrij has been agreed
The Lazio defender has been tipped to join his current club’s Serie A rivals, while the Nerazzurri are also not rushing on Mauro Icardi’s future Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio would not be drawn on reports that Lazio defender Stefan de Vrij is set to join the club. De Vrij is out of contract at the end of the season, and he has previously been linked with a move to Premier League rivals Liverpool and Manchester United. The Netherlands international is expected to leave Lazio on a free transfer and reports have claimed he has agreed to join Serie A rivals Inter. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert:…
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Europa League draw: Arsenal pitted against CSKA Moscow in quarter-finals
The Gunners will travel to Russia as they bid to win the competition, ahead of the likes of Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig and Marseille Arsenal have been drawn to face CSKA Moscow in the Europa League quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid, who are the favourites to win the competition along with the Premier League outfit, have been paired with Sporting CP in the last eight. The other ties see RB Leipzig tackle Marseille and Lazio face Salzburg. The Europa League now looks the Gunners’ most realistic chance of reaching the Champions League next season, as they lie 12 points shy of fourth-placed Tottenham, though they face a Russian side that dumped…
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Xhaka wants to win Europa League for Wenger
The long-serving Arsenal boss is standing down at the end of the season and the players are looking to provide him with the perfect leaving present Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka wants to win the Europa League so Arsene Wenger can leave on a high. Wenger announced on Friday that he would be standing down at the end of the season after 22 years as Arsenal manager. The Gunners will play Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final, with the first leg on Thursday, and Xhaka believes that success in the competition would be the perfect leaving present for the club’s legendary manager. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have…
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'Mkhitaryan could return for Europa League semis' – Wenger
Some reports suggested the injured Armenia international’s season was over, but his manager remains hopeful that is not the case Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is hopeful Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be fit to return in two weeks, placing him in contention for the Gunners’ upcoming Europa League semi-finals. Mkhitaryan suffered knee ligament damage in the 4-1 quarter-final first-leg win over CSKA Moscow and Wenger was concerned the Armenia international could be out for several weeks. Some reports suggested the January signing from Manchester United could even miss the remainder of the campaign after an encouraging start to his career in north London. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi…
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Arsenal will go full strength in Europa League clash, says Wenger
The Gunners face Swedish side Ostersund in the second round of the Europa League and the manager insists they will go all out in the competition Arsene Wenger says he will not rest players for the first leg of Arsenal’s Europa League tie with Ostersund on Thursday. The Gunners head to Sweden for the last-32 clash off the back of a damaging 1-0 defeat to north London rivals Tottenham on Saturday, which has left them seven points adrift of the Premier League top four. Wenger used the group stage to give opportunities to a number of young players, including Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Eddie Nketiah, but denied after the loss to Spurs that…
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Arsenal team news: Alexis starts, Wilshere on bench for Europa League opener
The Chilean will be in the lineup for the Gunners as they host Koln at the Emirates Stadium, but kick-off has been delayed by an hour Alexis Sanchez will start for Arsenal and Jack Wilshere is among the substitutes as they open their Europa League campaign against Koln. The Gunners’ official media channels have listed the lineup in a 3-4-3 formation, with Alex Iwobi featuring in central midfield and Ainsley Maitland-Niles at wing-back. Arsenal -1 13/8 with dabblebet Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…
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Cologne apologise for fan behaviour but highlight Arsenal's ticketing oversight
After a chaotic kick-off delay in Thursday’s Europa League clash, the German club have apologised but taken aim at the event’s organisation Cologne have apologised after their fans caused a chaotic delay in Thursday’s Europa League fixture at Arsenal, but pointed out oversights in the Premier League club’s organisation of the event. An estimated 20,000 fans made the trip to London for Cologne’s first European fixture in 20 years, although their ticket allocation at the 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium was a mere 3,000. Arsenal 10/3 to beat Chelsea Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping…