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Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step up

Last modified on Mon 26 Apr 2021 03.06 EDT 1) City vastly superior … now for killer instinct As Manchester City went through the gears in the first half, their play resembled the 2019 FA Cup final, a glorious 6-0 dissolution of Watford. But first-half goals never came and doubts descended. City were better than last week at Wembley when Chelsea ended hopes of a quadruple but their problems were similar. They lack a true finisher, with Sergio Agüero departing and Gabriel Jesus, who scored twi...

Last modified on Thu 22 Apr 2021 12.09 EDT MONEY SPOILER? Poor Ed Woodward. Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman was so set against the proposed Super League, so vehemently and principally opposed to the entire hideous idea, that he flat out insisted on saying absolutely nothing about it for two days before, once it was obviously falling apart and reputations were being shredded like so much cabbage at a coleslaw convention, announcing that he was resigning but not quite yet. Amid the ...

Monday, 22 February, 2021 - 07:00 Nicholas Pepe, Jordan Pickford, Craig Dawson. Composite: Getty/REX The Guardian Sport 1) Arsenal’s bright future held back by bad buys As Arsenal edged their way back into the game against Manchester City, there was plenty for Mikel Arteta to take heart from. Yet for all their grit and assurance, the possibility that the hosts might actually steal any points from an uncharacteristically sloppy C...

The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur news and links for Tuesday, February 16 Share this story Hello, all! Ramble of the Day I didn’t intend for the Hoddle to become a destination to discover every footballer who has been on any country’s version of Masked Singer, but what can I do? I’ve already started, so I might as well make it a thing. I’ll do more research on a different day, but in the meantime, I’ve got two entries from the most recent season in France. Here’s the first, a...

Fizzing display of speed and invention - National media react to Arsenals win over Leeds Latest Arsenal news takes a closer look at how the national media have reacted to the Gunners 4-2 win over Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Football London - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for s...

The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur news and links for Monday, February 8 Share this story Hi, everyone! Above is forward Lucy Quinn, and below is the wildest tennis trophy I’ve ever seen, awarded to Ashleigh Barty for winning the Yarra Valley Classic. Photo by Jack Thomas/Getty Images Ramble of the Day A very small conversation yesterday evening led me to a question: Do people really like turkey? Before I have to continue, I have to say that I asked this question out loud and my younger ...

Monday, 21 December, 2020 - 08:15 Callum Wilson; Sander Berge; Ben Godfrey. Composite: Jonny Weeks/Getty/PA/AP The Guardian Sport 1) Reds leave opponents dizzy to give themselves a rest Which is your favorite Klopp Liverpool team? The title one? The Champions League one? Or the one the year before that didn’t win anything but broke like an avenging swarm of bees and left their opponents dizzy? For some it is still the last of t...

Relegation dogfight - National media verdict on Arsenal and Mikel Arteta after Burnley defeat Arsenals Premier League struggles were taken to a whole new level when they were beaten 1-0 by Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more ...