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      Arsenal fans say ‘this monster is something else’ after finding out Saliba was at huge disadvantage in Man City clash

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      WILLIAM SALIBA was at a huge disadvantage in Arsenal’s clash with Manchester City.The French defender starred in defence for the Gunners as they claimed a dramatic 1-0 victory over the champions.
      Arsenal fans have hailed William Saliba’s ‘monster’ performance against Manchester CityCredit: PA
      Saliba won all of his duels and did not commit a single foul during the match.
      He was also not dribbled past at all and finished the match with a 97 per cent passing accuracy.
      His performance has been made to look even more impressive with the news he played through the pain barrier at the Emirates Stadium.
      According to Saber Desfarges, Saliba needed an injection on order to play due to a toe injury.
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      The injury has even forced him to withdraw from the latest France squad.
      Reacting to the news of Saliba’s injury, one Arsenal fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Nah, this guy is something else. We actually have monsters back at our club.”
      Another added: “Pocketed Haaland on his deathbed.”
      A third supporter also commented: “He’s such a machine man f***ing hell.”
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      Meanwhile, one more wrote: “Worth it! What a soldier he was.”
      Saliba had been included in Didier Deschamps’ squad for the upcoming matches against the Netherlands and Scotland.
      However, he will now remain with Arsenal during the international break, with Jean-Clair Todibo called up to replace him.
      The Gunners will hope to have him back fit for their trip to Chelsea on October 21.
      Saliba needed an injection to play through a toe injuryCredit: Getty
      Sunday’s win saw Arsenal move above City into second place thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected strike.
      There were heated scenes at full-time, though, with Kyle Walker and Erling Haaland clashing with members of the home side’s backroom staff.
      Footage from the end of the match showed the confrontation as the City players headed down the tunnel.
      Walker appeared to react angrily after Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jover had tried to shake his hand. More

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      Forgotten Premier League cult heroes both score at the age of 42 in same weekend as fans claim it’s ‘wonderful’

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      FORMER Premier League stars Morten Gamst Pedersen and Roque Santa Cruz, both 42, scored for their respective clubs this weekend.The ex-Blackburn cult heroes have shown age is just a number when it comes to hitting the back of the net and fans think it’s “wonderful.”
      Former Blackburn star Morten Gamst Pedersen scored at 42-years-old on SundayCredit: Getty
      Teammate and fellow 42-year-old Roque Santa Cruz also scored this weekendCredit: PA:Empics Sport

      26 Jahre liegen zwischen Altstar Roque Santa Cruz (42🇵🇾ST) von Libertad 🇵🇾 und Toptalent Kendry Páez (16🇪🇨ZM) von Independiente del Valle 🇪🇨. Beide haben an diesem Wochenende ganz hübsch getroffen. Fußball kennt kein Alter.pic.twitter.com/1EBFAnfulLpic.twitter.com/L8h9MjI8mf— Johannes Skiba (@baires_jo) October 9, 2023

      Gamst Pedersen has carried on his football career far into his 40’s back in his home country Norway.
      Since 2020 he has played for second and third-division Norwegian sides Alta and Asane – and now currently resides with Ranheim.
      During the Norwegian second-tier clash against Jerv on Sunday afternoon the veteran midfielder gave his side the lead in the opening five minutes – after belting a goal from the edge of the penalty box.
      Ranheim then went on to cement their superiority after the former Blackburn’s star sensational finish with a 4-2 victory.
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      One fan was starstruck by Pedersen’s goal and said: “Seeing Morten Gamst Pedersen bang in goals like this at 42 years of age is wonderful.”
      Meanwhile, former Blackburn Rovers team-mate and fellow 42-year-old Santa Cruz was also among the goals.
      The Paraguayan striker left boyhood club Olimpia in 2021 after his second spell at the Primera Divison side and signed for rivals Libertad at the age of 40.
      On Saturday Libertad thrashed Guairena 5-1 with a stand-out strike from veteran Santa Cruz.
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      The striker performed an outstanding diving header to find the back of the net in the 70th minute adding to the Paraguayan giants’ lead.
      Both Pedersen and Santa Cruz excelled back in the day at Blackburn – with the Norwegian making over 340 appearances and scoring 47 goals during his nine-year spell at the club from 2004-2013.
      Prior to his move to the Premier League, he played for Norwegian giants Tromso who he returned to in 2016 for three seasons.
      Santa Cruz enjoyed a short but sweet two terms at Ewood Park from 2007-2009 where he made 70 appearances and scored 29 goals after joining from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
      The striker then moved to Premier League rivals Manchester City before returning to Blackburn for a season-long loan in the 2010-2011 campaign. More

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      Fans ‘crying’ at Man Utd legend Gary Neville’s best man speech at David Beckham’s wedding after crude joke about Bayern

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      MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville’s hilarious best man speech has reemerged on David Beckham’s Netflix documentary.Neville was Beckham’s best man when Golden Balls married Spice Girls icon Victoria back in July 1999, shortly after United completed their Treble triumph.
      Manchester United legend Gary Neville’s best man speech has left fans in stitchesCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Neville was Man Utd legend David Beckham’s best man in his wedding with VictoriaCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
      Neville’s speech was shown on Beckham’s Netflix documentaryCredit: Getty
      The Red Devils became the first English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
      Sir Alex Ferguson’s legendary side came back during stoppage time to beat Bayern 2-1 in the European Cup final thanks to a late equaliser by Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dramatic winner.
      A much younger and completely different-looking Neville took inspiration from their recent triumph as he wrote his speech.
      Beckham’s Netflix docuseries shared a clip of the reception showing the former England international using their Treble success to poke fun at Bayern as well as Posh’s fellow Spice Girls.
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      Neville said: “We have got some distinguished guests present ladies and gentlemen.
      “David said the Spice Girls requested that the Bayern Munich team be present today and David said he was puzzled at this request and asked why.

      “The Spice Girls replied they wanted to meet any man who can be on top for 90 minutes and still come second.”
      Fans were left in stitches with that blast from the past as they took to social media.
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      One supporter tweeted: “The Beckham documentary on Netflix is so good. Crying at Gary Neville’s best man speech.”
      Another commented: “Gary Neville smashed that best man speech at Beckham’s wedding.”
      A third posted: “Gary Neville’s best man speech at Beckham’s wedding is absolutely priceless.”
      This fan said: “Gary Neville’s best man speech is iconic!!”
      And that one stated: “Seen the first two episodes so far… Struggle to imagine there could be a better scene than Gary Neville’s best man speech.” More

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      Supercomputer predicts final Premier League table after Arsenal’s win over Man City – so will they dethrone champions?

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      A SUPERCOMPUTER has predicted the final Premier League table after Arsenal’s win over Manchester City.The Gunners snatched a dramatic victory on Sunday thanks to Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected strike.
      A supercomputer has predicted the final Premier League table after Arsenal’s win over Manchester CityCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Could the reigning champions be dethroned this season?Credit: Getty
      Their win saw them move above the Treble winners into second place, level on points with rivals Tottenham.
      However, will Mikel Arteta’s side go on to dethrone the champions this season?
      Bettingexpert’s supercomputer, BETSiE, has crunched the numbers to predict the final Premier League table.
      And after simulating the remainder of the season 100,000 times, BETSiE believes Man City will finish as champions once again.
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      Pep Guardiola’s side are predicted to claim a fourth consecutive title, finishing three points ahead of Arsenal.
      The supercomputer has even given City a 54.2 per cent chance of finishing the season top.

      Meanwhile, Liverpool and Newcastle are predicted to complete the top four after their respective 2-2 draws on Sunday.
      However, Spurs are set to miss out on Champions League football despite their strong start to the season.
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      Manchester City are expected to win the league againCredit: SunSport
      Following their win over Luton this weekend, Spurs are currently top of the league and remain unbeaten.
      The supercomputer has tipped them to end the campaign in fifth, though, ahead of Manchester United and Aston Villa.
      At the other end of the table, newly promoted Sheffield United are set to finish bottom.
      The Blades are the only club yet to win a match this season, with just one point to their name after eight matches.
      Luton and Bournemouth are also tipped to go down, with Burnley expected to survive by a single point.
      Tottenham are predicted to come fifth despite leading the table and still being unbeatenCredit: EPA
      Sheffield United have been tipped to finish bottom of the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea hero Poyet explains controversial decision to omit two stars from Greece squad including one Pep Guardiola loves

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      GREECE manager Gus Poyet has opened up on his decision of leaving top Greek stars Kostas Fortounis and Tasos Douvikas out of his recent squads.Ethniki have dramatically improved under Poyet, who led them to Nations League success as they got promoted to League B and have a certain play-off ticket for the Euros waiting just in case.
      Greece manager Gus Poyet left two top stars out of his last two squad selectionsCredit: Sportsfile
      And now the Uruguayan tactician is looking to get the 2004 European champions to Germany but faces severe competition from France and the Netherlands, who are in the same qualifying group along with Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar.
      The Chelsea legend’s two latest squads left several fans confused – considering the daunting task at hand – as he left out some top talent, like Olympiacos captain Fortounis and Celta star Douvikas.
      The 55-year-old tactician explained in May before the qualifiers against Ireland and France that he omitted Fortounis because he didn’t fit in to his tactical plans for those games.
      The attacking midfielder is considered by many as the best Greek player with 10 assists and four goals in 28 matches last season as well as three goals and eight assists in 12 appearances so far this term.
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      The 30-year-old was also publicly praised by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who called him a “high-quality player” three years ago when his team faced Olympiacos in the Champions League.
      Fortounis went on to announce his international retirement last month just before Poyet revealed his squad for the games against the Netherlands and Gibraltar.
      Douvikas is still not included in the ex-Brighton boss’ plans as he was left out of the team that will face Ireland and Holland on Friday and Monday respectively.
      The striker enjoyed a stunning season with Utrecht as he finished as the Eredivisie’s top goalscorer with 20 goals in 34 matches and he’s already registered two goals in five LaLiga games with Celta this term.
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      The Tottenham great explained that he mainly plays with one centre-forward and thus avoids calling up too many frontmen.
      Poyet told SunSport: “I have spoken about my decisions in Greece before. When you look at the negativity around Chelsea and Manchester United in England, the same thing happens in Greece.
      “In the last two squad selections the first question has always been about the players who aren’t selected, you are never asked about the players who have been selected, but that’s just the way football works.
      “There are different reasons for leaving players out but now Kostas Fortounis has retired from the national team and he was great with me because he called me to let me know his reasons – it was a personal decision and I always support the decisions of the players. I don’t like to push players one way or the other with my opinion.
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      Celta star Tasos Douvikas was the Eredivisie’s top scorer last seasonCredit: Rex
      Kostas Fortounis is considered by many as the best Greek player and was praised by Pep GuardiolaCredit: Getty
      “Leaving out Tasos Douvikas is a different situation. I am the type of national team coach who doesn’t just pick all the players who are performing well at that time to shake up the team.
      ” At the moment we have five strikers who are scoring in their own leagues and I need to pick the ones that I need for two games. I don’t need five strikers when I mainly play with one up front.
      “I don’t pick players to make people happy and avoid questions about why I didn’t pick certain players. In the end I will be judged by my achievements and my main objective which is qualifying for the Euros.
      “We have a list of players playing abroad and most of them are there, and then I will make a decision knowing which ones are fully fit for the two games we need them for. It is nothing more than needing a certain player for a certain game.
      “Sometimes you will play deeper and need more pace, other games you will be in the opponent’s half and need more of a presence in the box.
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      “In the end, I won’t call players up just to make people happy, I call players up if I am convinced that they are the players best suited to help me win football matches.”
      Gus Poyet was speaking to The Sun on behalf of bitcoincasinos.com More

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      James Maddison’s model girlfriend shows off incredible bikini body with fans stunned by Wag ‘queen’

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      TOTTENHAM star James Maddison’s girlfriend Kennedy Alexa took social media by storm once more with a couple of bikini snaps.Maddison and Kennedy have reportedly been together since 2020 and also have a son named Leo.
      Tottenham star James Maddison’s girlfriend Kennedy Alexa took social media by stormCredit: Instagram @kennedyalexa
      This time Kennedy issued a couple of stunning bikini snapsCredit: Instagram @kennedyalexa
      Kennedy and Maddison have been together since 2020 and have a sonCredit: Instagram / @kennedyalexa
      Maddison has been on fire at Tottenham since his move from LeicesterCredit: Dan Charity
      The 29-year-old is a model who used to live in Los Angeles before returning to the UK.
      The English stunner has since put together a strong social media presence, especially on Instagram, as she shares a series of raunchy pics.

      This time she posed with a tiny white bikini as she enjoyed the sun in Italy.
      Kennedy accompanied her pics with the following caption: “Happy girl.”
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      The snaps attracted almost 4,000 likes and her 63,400 followers flooded the comments’ section.
      One fan posted: “Queen.”
      Another commented: “Beautiful mama.”
      A third wrote: “Wow girl.”
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      This fan said: “Beeeeautiful.”
      And that one stated: “So beautiful and stunning.”
      Maddison has been on fire on his first season with Tottenham with two goals and five assists in nine matches across all competitions.
      Kennedy is currently on holiday in Italy enjoying some sunCredit: INSTAGRAM @Kennedyalexa
      Kennedy has supported Maddison from the stands several timesCredit: World Cup News Pool (WCNP) – England vs USA
      Kennedy is a model that used to live in Los Angeles before returning to the UKCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk More

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      Bayern Munich reveal how little they paid for Harry Kane in Tottenham transfer – but there’s a catch

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      BAYERN MUNICH chief Uli Hoeness claims they only spent £82million on Harry Kane.The German giants had several offers knocked back by Tottenham before finally agreeing a fee for the striker.
      Bayern Munich finally signed Harry Kane after having multiple offers rejectedCredit: Getty
      Uli Hoeness claims Bayern signed the striker for just £82millionCredit: Getty
      Kane, 30, had agreed personal terms with Bayern so was ready to make the move as soon as they had a bid accepted.
      And according to Bayern honorary president Hoeness the successful offer was worth just £82m, he revealed to BR24.

      However there is a catch with reports claiming the fee will rise to £104m with add-ons.
      And if Kane maintains his current form Bayern could have to splash out the rest of the cash earlier than expected.
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      The striker has nine goals in ten games for the Bundesliga champions, who are unbeaten in the league this season.
      He has settled in well and is reportedly considering moving into a luxury mansion worth £29m.
      Kane penned a four-year deal to confirm his Spurs exit but the North Londoners are understood to have a buyback clause for the England captain.
      Speaking at a Tottenham fan forum last month, chairman Daniel Levy was asked if there was a buy-back clause, to which he replied: “Of course”.
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      It is unclear what the figure is, or when Spurs can reactivate it.
      Kane is actually set to return to Tottenham this week after being given permission to say his final farewells during the international break.
      He will visit Spurs’ Enfield base with the rest of the England squad as they prepare for their Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy.
      Kane had been unable to say his goodbyes prior to his summer move to Bayern back in August. More

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      Peter Drury reveals his staggering Arsenal vs Man City notes as fans label Sky Sports commentator ‘the goat’

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      PETER DRURY left fans astonished after revealing his notes for Arsenal’s clash against Manchester City. Drury, 56, was on commentary for Sky Sports during the title clash on Sunday.

      Peter Drury revealed his extensive notes onCredit: X/@SkySportsPL
      Drury was on Sky Sports commentary duty for Arsenal’s clash with Man CityCredit: X/@SkySportsPL
      The pages were splashed full of red and blue colourCredit: X/@SkySportsPL
      Ahead of the match, in which Arsenal emerged 1-0 winners thanks to a late deflected Gabriel Martinelli goal, Drury revealed the extent of his preparation for the game.
      He showed off several pages of notes kept in plastic pockets in a folder.
      Drury joked there would be no point for the camera to go too close because his handwriting was terrible, before explaining each page.
      He said: “I have a front page with the teams on in pencil because we don’t know the teams yet so they’ll be rubbed out. And the referee.
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      “Then lots of blurs of colour (red and blue) of the two teams. Every player with stats and history and all of that.
      “And then the two teams again with their coaches and the history of the fixture, their form, recent results so far and recent formations.”
      He continued: “And then all the other bits I call etcetera. The history of the fixture and so on and then the league table.”
      Reacting to the video online, one fan said: “A modern-day legend. One of the best commentators the game will ever see.”
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      A second wrote: “Work rate 💯🔥.”
      A third commented: “He’s a legend.”
      Another said: “The GOAT of commentary.”
      While another added: “No one does it better ….maximum respect.”
      Drury joined Sky Sports over the summer after the broadcaster announced they were parting ways with Martin Tyler following 33 years of service.
      Other commentators such as Clive Tyldesley have put their old charts up for sale.
      Following the match itself, Erling Haaland and Kyle Walker were seen in a bust-up with Arsenal back-room staff, though City boss Pep Guardiola remained tight-lipped on the reason for the altercation.
      Peter Drury joined Sky Sports over the summerCredit: PA:Empics Sport
      Gabriel Martinelli’s late goal won the game for ArsenalCredit: Getty More