The Frenchman does not want to get drawn into the debate over who the club’s next boss should be, but he hinted the Spaniard would make a good choice Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed he has a high opinion of Luis Enrique, with the former Barcelona boss having linked with replacing him at Emirates Stadium. Last week, the Frenchman announced that he would depart the club in the summer after a reign lasting close to 22 years, despite having 12 months left on his deal. The Spaniard, who won the 2014-15 Champions League with Barcelona, is currently favourite to replace him at the north London side.  Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve…

The towering midfielder put his aerial presence to good use in Stockholm, winning a record amount of duels on a night of new marks in the competition Marouane Fellaini has long been known a force to be dealt with in the air and, on Wednesday night in the Europa League final, he showed just how dominant he can be. Manchester United emerged from the final in Stockholm with a 2-0 victory over Ajax, with Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan getting the goals to see United win their first Europa League crown and clinch a spot in next year’s Champions League. Mourinho makes history at United Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled…

The French striker scored a brace to further increase his confidence as the Gunners’ hopes of winning the Europa League were boosted When you arrive at a club for big money the expectations are equally as weighty and no-one knows that better than Alexandre Lacazette. The France international joined Arsenal from Lyon last summer for a then club record fee of £46.5million, but hasn’t produced as many goalscoring moments as Arsene Wenger would have liked over the past few months – but his past two games have showed that he is more than capable of leading the Gunners to Europa League glory, following an impressive brace and performance against CSKA…

The 17-year-old received rave reviews for his performances at youth level and was handed his first start against Doncaster in the Carabao Cup At 17-years-old, Reiss Nelson represents an increasingly rare bright spark in an otherwise declining Arsenal academy. The versatile attacker signed his first professional contract last season after impressing in the youth ranks and he has continued to live up to expectations over the past few months, culminating in a pre-season call-up to the club’s tour of Australia and China. While others have bemoaned the results at youth level and seen the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City utilise their billions to lead the way, Nelson has shown…

아약스 유스팀이 길러낸 주장 다비 클라센은 UEFA 유로파리그 결승에서 맨체스터 유나이티드의 성공을 저지할 선수로 평가받는다. [골닷컴] 이범수 에디터 = 요한 크루이프, 피트 카이저, 다니 블린트의 주장 완장을 이어받은 아약스의 주장 다비 클라센이 아약스를 이끌고 유럽 무대 결승전에 출전한다. 아약스 유스팀이 길러낸 다비 클라센은 아약스가 20년만의 유럽 무대의 정상에 오를 수 있도록 이끌 수 있는 적임자이다. 그가 팀을 이끌고 결승전에서 맨체스터 유나이티드를 상대로 정상에 오른다면 그는 아약스의 전통적이며 이상적인 선수로 기억될 것이다. 더 나아가 네덜란드 대표팀에서도 그의 시대가 열리게 될 것이다. 피터 보츠 감독의 지도아래 하킴 지예크, 캐스퍼 돌베리, 다빈손 산체스와 함께 맞이하는 첫 번째 시즌은 그들이 보유하고 있는 선수 층과 비교하여 더 많은 훌륭한 성과를 낼 것으로 보인다. 그러나 그들은 결승…

Go Murakami speaks to the English media for the first time about his spell as translator for Wenger at Nagoya Grampus Eight When Arsene Wenger met Nagoya Grampus Eight chairman Shoichiro Todoya he was told that he wanted to make Nagoya the greatest club in Japan and the world within 100 years. Some would define that statement as a reachable dream and it certainly dovetailed with Wenger’s own footballing philosophy, as he admitted in an interview with French TV three years ago. “That negates the pressure of immediacy in a fabulous way,” said Wenger. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter…

The Frenchman committed to a two-year deal in the summer of 2017 and has vowed to see it out amid speculation this season could be his last Arsene Wenger has rubbished reports suggesting he could leave Arsenal this summer, with the manager saying he’s snubbed the “biggest clubs in the world” to stay with the Gunners. Once seen as untouchable, as he tasted Premier League title glory and pieced together a squad of ‘Invincibles’, the Frenchman has seen his position called into question of late. FA Cup glory in 2017 helped to salvage a season that saw Arsenal slip out of the top four for the first time under their current…

An apparent dive by the Gunners striker played a big role in Thursday’s win, but Gennaro Gattuso is not playing the blame game AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso is not going to judge English football on Danny Welbeck’s apparent dive in Arsenal’s 3-1 Europa League win, suggesting the striker had to do what he did. Gattuso’s side had taken a 1-0 lead on the night through Hakan Calhanoglu’s stunning long-range strike, cutting the aggregate score to 2-1 in Arsenal’s favour. But six minutes before half-time, Welbeck seemed to go to ground in the area under minimal contact from Ricardo Rodriguez, with referee Jonas Eriksson subsequently pointing to the spot. Article continues…

If Ajax stay true to their principles then their coach believes they can defeat the Red Devils but has warned that nerves could play a part Peter Bosz says his side must “play the Ajax way” in order to upset Manchester United in Wednesday’s Europa League final. Dolberg in no hurry to move Amsterdam giants Ajax have impressed with their swashbuckling, attacking style of play en route to reaching the Stockholm showpiece, with a pulsating 5-4 aggregate victory over Lyon in the last four booking a spot in the final. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping…

The head coach of the Amsterdam outfit says the Danish wonderkid is his own man and should not be compared to past club legends Kasper Dolberg should not be compared to Zlatan Ibrahimovic or any other Ajax great and must focus solely on becoming a star in his own right, according to head coach Peter Bosz. The Danish teenager has proved a revelation for the Amsterdam giants since making the step up to the first team this season, contributing 16 goals in 29 Eredivisie appearances. Schone saddened by Manchester attacks 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…