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Kai Havertz on his difficult start at Arsenal: “Sure, something like that keeps you busy. But I have often had a phase and then you often only see the negative. It’s not the first club where I start again.
“Of course, you want to succeed as soon as possible, but I know that there are such phases. I’m trying to approach it relaxed.”
Manchester United deadline day signing Sofyan Amrabat has withdrawn from the Morocco squad with an injury
Youri Tielemans: “I told Emery that I came to Villa to play. He understands me, but at the moment, he prefers to play with the two midfielders from last season.
He told me that soon, there will be a succession of games and I’ll get more playing time.”
(Source: DH / @FabrizioRomano)
James Maddison for Spurs in the Premier League so far this season:
◉ Most G/A (4)
◉ Most shots (13)
◉ Most shots on target (9)
◉ Most chances created (10)
◉ Most fouls won (11)
◉ Most crosses (29)
◉ Most passes into opp. box (53)
◉ Most final ⅓ passes (90)
◉ Most through balls (3)
◉ Most lay-offs (5)
◉ Highest xG (1.61)
◉ Highest xA (1.81)
Main Man Madders.
Of those players to register 20+ shots in the Premier League last season only Erling Haaland (29.3%) had a better conversion rate than Jadon Sancho (28.6%)
No country has more €100m players than England:
◉ Jack Grealish (€117m)
◉ Declan Rice (€116.6m)
◉ Jude Bellingham (€103m)
◉ Harry Kane (€100m)
No more excuses.
Erik Ten Hag and Manchester United did not obtain permission from Jadon Sancho to publicly confirm that his mental state was suffering last season.
(Source: @SamiMokbel81_DM)
Highest pass success rate among CMs in the Premier League since the start of 2023 (1000+ mins played):
Rodri - 92.4%
Moises Caicedo - 89.8%
𝐄𝐧𝐳𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳 - 𝟖𝟗.𝟒%
Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for an extra game for using ‘abusive and insulting’ language towards the referee after his red card vs. Newcastle
He’ll miss Liverpool’s next match vs. Wolves on September 16
Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister have played more Premier League minutes this season than Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain managed in the whole of last season.
Liverpool’s midfield rebuild is already working
Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for an extra game and fined £100,000 for using ‘abusive and insulting’ language towards the referee after his red card vs. Newcastle.
16 - No player in Europe’s big-five leagues has created as many chances in 2023-24 as Pascal Groß:
P. Groß 16
I. Aspas 15
A. Kramaric 15
K. Mitoma 14
B. Saka 14
B. Fernandes 14
R. Del Castillo 14
Harvey Barnes is considering changing his international allegiance from England to Scotland ahead of EURO 2024.
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Times
Sources at Manchester United seem doubtful that there is a way back for Jadon Sancho under Erik ten Hag.
It’s also added that the Dutch manager was ‘deeply unimpressed’ by Sancho’s recent response to his comments.
(Source: @TeleFootball)
Alexis Mac Allister has made more tackles (10) than any other Liverpool player in the Premier League this season
16.7% of the total tackles Liverpool (60) have made have been by Mac Allister
Of the 76 players to attempt 10+ tackles, Ezri Konsa has the best tackle success rate (100%) in the Premier League this season