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Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger in 2009. The Scot eventually left Manchester United four years later and the Old Trafford club struggled to adjust. Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images

Arsenal’s ‘Wenger Out’ Crowd Should Look at Manchester United’s Labours

by Daniel Taylor | Feb 21, 2017 | Sports

London – It probably won’t surprise anybody who has followed the life and times of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to know that when he was rich enough to afford the house of his dreams in Malmo – a mansion, painted pink, “as big as a castle” – it didn’t particularly bother...

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Alexis Sánchez cut a forlorn figure in Munich as he struggled to lift his Arsenal team-mates to his level during the 5-1 defeat by Bayern. Photograph: Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images

As Arsène Wenger Struggles, does ‘the Arsenal Way’ Just Mean Annual Angst?

by Nick Ames | Feb 20, 2017 | Sports

Arsenal’s Identity However Arsenal proceed in the summer, one of their primary considerations will be the identity the club have cultivated under Arsène Wenger. That goes far beyond the football pitch: in common with most of their direct rivals at home and abroad,...

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Scott Hogan scored for Rochdale from this header against Leeds in the FA Cup in 2014. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Scott Hogan: Former Angry Young Man Takes Vardy Route to the Big Time

by Ed Aarons | Feb 17, 2017 | Sports

Scott Hogan would no doubt testify, it sometimes takes rejection to change the course of history. “We wanted to sign him, 100%,” says the Rochdale manager, Keith Hill, “but he just wasn’t ready.” Almost six years before he completed his move from Brentford to Aston...

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Joe Hart (left) has made a much better impression on loan at Torino than Claudio Bravo has at Manchester City this season. Composite: Getty Images; Action Images via Reuters

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola must Use his Head over Joe Hart

by Daniel Taylor | Feb 14, 2017 | Sports

It is probably safe to assume Pep Guardiola did not appreciate the impertinence of being asked at his latest press conference whether, six months into the season, he could understand why so many football people were questioning whether the decision to marginalise and...

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Andre Gray scores one of his three goals against Sunderland on New Year’s Eve. In 2012 the Burnley striker was playing for Hinckley United. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images

Non-league to Premier League: Jamie Vardy Won’t Be the Last to Make the Leap

by Ed Aarons | Jan 26, 2017 | Sports

I got made redundant by Bentley on the Tuesday, which was crazy because I didn’t know what I was going to do,” said Arsenal’s new signing Cohen Bramall earlier this month. “My agent Lee Payne rings me on the Wednesday saying you’ve got a trial at Arsenal. I was like:...