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Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny collide during the team’s meeting at Old Trafford earlier this season. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Arsenal and Manchester United Likely to Be Crowded Out by the Top Four

by Paul Wilson | Mar 30, 2017 | Sports

When the Premier League returns after the international break it does so as if making up for lost momentum; a full midweek programme follows this coming weekend’s fixtures and by the time everyone has played twice in four or five days the remaining games will be down...

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Manchester United’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (C) sits in the stands ahead of the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester United at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales on November 6, 2016.
Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho. (AFP)

José Mourinho Thinks Premier League Power is too Divided, but is he Right?

by Paul Wilson | Mar 29, 2017 | Sports

London – Does José Mourinho have a point about power being divided in the Premier League, or is the manager of Manchester United simply trying to get his excuses in early? United still have a job on their hands to crack the top four this season, let alone get...

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Samir Nasri said Jamie Vardy should ‘play the game like a man’ after their altercation at the King Power Stadium. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Lack of Winter Break or Not Good Enough: Why are English Clubs Failing in Europe?

by Paul Wilson | Mar 18, 2017 | Sports

English football may be about to plunge into one of its regular periods of introspection now that Leicester City are left as the only standard-bearers for the Premier League in the Champions League quarter-finals, though the rest of Europe will not find anything too...

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Chelsea players celebrate as Didier Drogba scores the crucial penalty in the Champions League final. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Chelsea’s Champions League Pedigree Still Sets the Standard for English Clubs

by Paul Wilson | Mar 5, 2017 | Sports

They say history is written by the winners, but what they don’t always tell you is that records and statistics can also come to the rescue of the less successful. Both Arsène Wenger and Pep Guardiola have been on the defensive over the past few days, pointing out that...

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It was all smiles for Jürgen Klopp and Arsène Wenger on the opening day of the season but Arsenal and Liverpool have both endured some difficult moments since. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images

Klopp Joins Wenger under Microscope as Liverpool and Arsenal Collide

by Paul Wilson | Mar 3, 2017 | Sports

If Claudio Ranieri’s dream died when he was sacked before the end of the season, it has taken less than a week for a nightmare to move into its place. Somewhere in Rome the former Leicester manager has probably been waking up screaming at the indignities he has...