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      New Man Utd signing Wout Weghorst trains for the first time in hint striker will make debut against Crystal Palace

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      WOUT WEGHORST has trained with his new Manchester United team-mates for the first time.The Dutch ace laced up his boots and took to the pitches at Carrington yesterday.
      Wout Weghorst trains with his new team-matesCredit: Getty
      The 30-year-old joined Man United last weekCredit: Getty
      Weghorst, 30, will hope to make his debut on WednesdayCredit: Getty
      United swooped to complete a shock loan move for Weghorst from Burnley earlier this month.
      And he could be poised to make his debut on Wednesday night, when the Red Devils travel to Crystal Palace.

      Despite the famous No7 shirt being available following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, Weghorst will have No27 on his back for United.
      The 30-year-old bagged just two goals in 20 Prem outings for Burnley last term, before netting nine in 18 for Besiktas during the first half of this campaign.
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      Explaining his new signing, boss Erik ten Hag told Viaplay: “I think Wout has surprised at every club where he has been, except at Burnley, but that was only a very short period.
      “I have been following him for a long time, all through his career.
      “I have known him since he was 16 and everywhere he has been he has surprised.
      “Yes, of course he is a player I have been scouting.
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      Erik ten Hag poses with his latest signingCredit: Getty
      “He has shown at all his clubs that he could add something or strengthen something.
      “He has an incredible mentality. Even defensively he can add value to a team.”
      Weghorst watched his new team-mates for the first time on Saturday at Old Trafford.
      And he’ll have been impressed with what he witnessed, seeing United beat Manchester City 2-1.

      Weghorst spent the first half of the season at BesiktasCredit: Getty
      The Netherlands international will hope to make a better impression on the Prem than he did at BurnleyCredit: Getty More

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      Arsenal wonderkid Arthur Okonkwo recalled from Crewe and sent out to Sturm Graz after impressing on loan transfer

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      ARSENAL have recalled Arthur Okonkwo from Crewe and instantly sent him back out on loan to Sturm Graz.The 21-year-old goalkeeper joined the Gunners academy and has risen through the ranks.
      Arthur Okonkwo has been recalled from Crewe by Arsenal and sent to Sturm GrazCredit: Getty
      He was sent out to the League Two club to get first-team experience in the summer but his displays have now earned him a move to the Austrian giants.
      He kept 10 clean sheets in 34 outings at Crewe.
      And that has led to Arsenal opting to invoke their option to recall him and send him to a club higher up the football pyramid.
      Okonkwo said: “I’m happy to have landed here in Graz at SK Sturm, a big club in Austria.
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      “I know that you have big ambitions and goals here — just like me personally, so I am convinced that I am in the right place for the next step in my development.
      “I look forward to getting to know the team and doing my part next spring to ensure maximum success.”
      Sturm Graz are currently second in the Austrian Bundesliga behind leaders Red Bull Salzburg.
      The youngster will now be competing with current No.1 Jorg Siebenhandl for a start.
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      Siebenhandl, 32, has won two caps for Austria.
      Okonkwo is under contract at the Emirates until June 2024.
      He is yet to make a first-team appearance for the club. More

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      Chelsea injury crisis deepens as boss Potter confirms Zakaria is out for four weeks after limping out of Fulham loss

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      CHELSEA boss Graham Potter has confirmed that Denis Zakaria will be out for a month with a quad injury.The Juventus loanee struggled for action early in his Blues tenure, but has forced his way into Potter’s side in recent weeks.
      Denis Zakaria received treatment against FulhamCredit: Rex
      The Swiss ace was forced to limp offCredit: Getty
      Zakaria, 26, limped off 56 minutes into his side’s 2-1 defeat at Fulham last Thursday.
      The Swiss star underwent medical tests after the match to determine the extent of his injury.
      Following yesterday’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, Potter offered an update on Zakaria.
      He said: “Denis is four weeks, top of his quad, so that’s a blow for us.
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      “Hopefully, he can be (back) sooner.”
      Zakaria has made seven appearances for the Blues, all under Potter.
      And fans recently raved about his encouraging displays.
      He scored his only goal for the club to date in the 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb.
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      The midfielder’s absence is just the latest in a long line of injuries suffered by Chelsea stars this season.
      N’Golo Kante and Wesley Fofana are long-term absentees, while full-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell are also out.
      Armando Broja has been ruled out for the season, while Raheem Sterling, Edouard Mendy, Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have also been missing.
      Graham Potter has plenty of injuries to contend withCredit: AFP More

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      Marco Reus’ agent spotted at Old Trafford fuelling rumours Man Utd could sign out of contract Dortmund star

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      MARCO REUS’ representatives were at Old Trafford on Saturday – fuelling rumours of a potential move to Manchester United.Borussia Dortmund legend Reus, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season.
      Marco Reus’ representatives were reportedly at Old Trafford on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      They watched Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-1Credit: Getty
      He has been linked with a move away from the Bundesliga club.
      Reus’ agents Dirk Hebel and Darren Freeman watched the Red Devils beat neighbours City 2-1, according to the Daily Mail.
      The German attacker has been linked with both United and City in the past.
      And he is open to leaving Dortmund on a free transfer in the summer.
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      Saudi side Al-Nassr are reportedly hoping to lure Reus to the club to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
      Reus has spent over a decade with Dortmund, having joined the club back in 2012 from Borussia Monchengladbach.

      He has scored three goals and provided four assists in 12 games this season.
      His agent recently revealed that Reus was assessing his options with just a matter of months left on his current deal.
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      Hebel told BILD: “It is quite normal that other clubs are interested in a player like Marco, whose contract expires in six months.
      “Marco has always emphasised how much BVB is close to his heart, but also that he wants to continue playing football. So it’s only natural that we have to look at other options.”
      While Reus himself said on his future: “That’s what I have an agent for – to take care of these things.
      “Of course you look ahead. I still have half a year left on my contract, I have to think about it.
      “We will have talks and see in which direction it goes.
      “We’ll see what the future brings.” More

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      Arsenal star William Saliba out for revenge on Man Utd – the only team to beat Prem leaders in the league this season

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      WILLIAM SALIBA is out for revenge against Manchester United – who remain the only team to beat table-topping Arsenal in the Premier League this season.Marcus Rashford hit a double as Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils won 3-1 against Saliba’s Gunners at Old Trafford in early September.
      Arsenal’s William Saliba (left) battles Manchester United’s Marcus RashfordCredit: PA
      Saliba and Arsenal are on a revenge mission against Man UtdCredit: Getty
      Mikel Arteta’s side responded brilliantly by winning ten and drawing two of their next 12 Prem games, with the latest victory coming at rivals Tottenham on Sunday.
      But Ten Hag’s men have also gone from strength to strength in recent months, winning their last nine on the trot in all competitions.
      French star Saliba said: “We know we have a big game next week. 
      “We know they beat us. They are the only team to beat us this season in the Premier League and we want to beat them again at home. 
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      “We will prepare this game very good I think, and I hope we will win in front of our fans.”
      Sunday’s clash at the Emirates is all set up to be one of the most exciting matches between the two juggernauts since the Noughties.

      Those were the days when Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal and Sir Alex Ferguson’s United were slugging it out for the title.
      Arsenal’s victory at Spurs put them eight points clear at the top of the table – indeed they have dropped just SEVEN all season.
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      But Ten Hag’s in-form side could be within six of Arteta’s side if they beat Crystal Palace on Wednesday and could even cut that gap down to three with a victory next weekend.
      Arsenal are in the driving seat, however, but Arteta says they will have to remain “almost perfect” if they are to win the title and is targeting at least 90 points to achieve it.
      Centre-back Saliba has been a huge part of their success so far, having returned from a hat-trick of loans back to France at the end of last season.
      The 21-year-old admitted he could never have expected the Gunners to be so clear at the top at the stage.
      Yet he did get the feeling there was something happening here during pre-season.
      The defender, who scooped the Ligue 1 young player of the year award last term while farmed out to Marseille, said: “When I came here of course we wanted to be in the lead.
      “But I didn’t imagine we are where we are in January. 
      “But after the summer, when I saw the team and the mentality, I told myself: ‘Yeah, we can do something this season’.”
      Arsenal have a young side with the likes of Bukayo Saka, 21, Martin Odegaard, 24, and Gabriel Martinelli, 21, all key players.

      Arsenal moved eight points clear at the top with their win at TottenhamCredit: Getty
      They did bring in two players who had won the Premier League title four times in the last five years in Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus, who is currently injured.
      But apart from that pair it is a relatively inexperienced squad that Arteta has flying high.
      Some teams may feel the heat of leading the division – as Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle famously did when blowing a 12-point lead in 1996.
      Yet Saliba said: “It’s better to have this pressure when you are at the top than when you are down at the bottom. It’s better to keep going like this and we don’t have to have pressure.
      “(The eight-point lead) is never enough. We know we have a lot of games to go. 
      After the summer, when I saw the team and the mentality, I told myself: ‘Yeah, we can do something this season’William Saliba
      “We have to be focused because things can change quickly. 
      “If we lose one game, after we can have no confidence, so we have to be focused on keeping going and trying to win. We focus on ourselves.”
      Arsenal are currently trying to tie Saliba down to a new contract.
      His present terms expire at the end of next season, after the Gunners activated a one-year option on his deal last term.
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      Asked if games like Sunday’s North London derby victory could help persuade him to extend his stay, Saliba replied: “Yeah, of course! 
      “The club is speaking with my agent and me, the only thing I can do is [focus on my football]. I am so happy here.” More

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      Watch Jamie O’Hara stick up middle finger at fan who filmed him during former club Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal

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      FORMER Tottenham star Jamie O’Hara stuck his middle finger up at a cheeky Arsenal fan was filmed him during the North London derby.The Gunners moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table after a 2-0 win versus their bitter rivals.
      Jamie O’Hara was caught on camera watching the North London derby
      O’Hara hilariously reacted to being filmed by an Arsenal fan by sticking his finger up at the cameraCredit: Twitter: @APresserV2
      Mikel Arteta’s side blew Spurs away in the first half and raced into a two-goal lead inside 36 minutes thanks to an own goal by Hugo Lloris and a fantastic strike by Martin Odegaard.
      After the Norwegian netted, an Arsenal supporter watching the game in Dubai alongside Spurs supporter O’Hara turned his camera phone on.
      First filming the television, he then panned the camera behind him where O’Hara sat stone-faced shaking his head.
      The pundit then realised he was being filmed, managing to find a smile before putting his middle finger up at the Gunners fan.
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      Supporters found the clip hilarious, one commented: “Oh, this is beautiful.”
      Another said: “Things you love to see.”
      Others praised the 36-year-old for immediately seeing the funny side: “Fair play to Jamie O’Hara, took it well.”
      He is a passionate Tottenham fan and played for the club 56 times between 2007 and 2011.
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      This was not the only laugh Arsenal managed to get over their local rivals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      One fan managed to sneak into the home end while wearing an Arsenal shirt.
      The Gooners were also left delighted as a club scarf ended up on the Spidercam after the game.
      O’Hara shook his head as Martin Odegaard scoredCredit: Getty More

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      Solly March harnesses the power of ‘De Zerbi ball’ to claim his third Dream Team Star Man award in five games

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      BRIGHTON fans would have been quick to notice that Graham Potter’s Chelsea, with their seemingly endless supply of cash for new transfers, are currently three places below the Seagulls in the table.Roberto De Zerbi’s first game as a manager on English shores was the enthralling 3-3 draw with Liverpool back in October, in which Leandro Trossard (£4.3m) scored a hat-trick.
      It’s a measure of the Italian’s progression on the south coast that his most recent game was the reverse fixture with Brighton beating Jurgen Klopp’s side 3-0 on Saturday – and the Belgium international who ran riot at Anfield was nowhere to be seen having fallen out with De Zerbi.
      Instead, it was Solly March (£2.3m) who played the role of Liverpool’s tormentor.
      Whereas Trossard evidently doesn’t see eye to eye with the ex-Sassuolo tactician, Brighton’s No7 is thriving under the new regime.
      Man of the momentCredit: getty
      March scored two goals in the space of six minutes at the start of the second half to put his side firmly in the ascendancy against Liverpool before providing the assist for Danny Welbeck’s (£2.8m) cherry-on-top.
      The 28-year-old’s performance continues a rare purple patch in terms of attacking returns – he’s now registered four goals and three assists in his last five games.
      And from a Dream Team perspective, this fruitful run has also produced three Star Man awards.
      All things considered, March has added 52 points to his tally over the last four Game Weeks, making him one of the most in-form players since the restart.
      Bearing in mind he mustered just 17 points from the first 14 Game Weeks of the season, this dramatic uplift has caught Dream Team gaffers unaware.
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      At the time of writing, March appears in just 0.5% of teams but his ownership will surely rise after his eye-catching 20-point haul against Liverpool.
      Brighton have scored six goals in two games against Liverpool this seasonCredit: getty
      March has fulfilled several different roles during his decade on the south coast but Premier League viewers will have seen him play predominantly as a left wing-back under Potter.
      Right now, De Zerbi is deploying him as a right winger with unexpectedly profitable results.
      More broadly, De Zerbi deserves huge credit for answering the one criticism of Brighton in recent years.
      Potter’s reign on the south coast was mightily impressive but supporters were often frustrated at their team’s inability to convert possession and territory into goals.
      Under De Zerbi, Brighton are averaging 2.13 goals per game – that figure increases to 2.83 when considering just the games since the conclusion of the World Cup.
      Sure, they don’t keep as many clean sheets as they used to but they’re bold and dynamic.
      More importantly, the Seagulls continue to punch above their weight in the league table – they’re currently one point behind sixth-placed Fulham with two games in hand.
      Taken to English football like a duck to water
      Just a few weeks ago it would have been unthinkable that De Zerbi could discard a player of Trossard’s ability and not see negative repercussions on the pitch but the performances and the results speak for themselves.
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      If the players continue to share the coach’s vision and play to his instructions as closely as March is currently then the club will have a great chance of qualifying for European football for the first time in their history.
      Dream Team bosses would do well to take note of March’s returns at the very least, he’s comfortably the cheapest asset currently residing within the top 20 midfielders. More

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      Richarlison blasts Arsenal star Aaron Ramsdale for being ‘disrespectful’ despite being kicked by yob Tottenham fan

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      RICHARLISON has slammed Aaron Ramsdale for celebrating the derby win in front of Tottenham supporters.The pair had an altercation after the final whistle with the Spurs striker upset by the Arsenal goalkeeper’s reaction to the visitors’ North London derby win.
      Richarlison clashed with Aaron Ramsdale at the end of the matchCredit: Reuters
      The striker was not happy with the goalkeeper celebrating in front of the Spurs fansCredit: Getty
      Richarlison pushed Ramsdale’s head after the goalkeeper celebrated the 2-0 win in front of the home supporters.
      Ramsdale then went to pick up his water bottle and was KICKED by a Tottenham fan, who made a quick escape.
      But the Brazilian was still aggrieved with the Gunners No1 after the game, telling ESPN Brasil: “What I really didn’t like was their goalkeeper going to celebrate in front of our fans.
      “It’s kind of disrespectful to our fans, he has their fans, he has to go celebrate with their fans, not be cute with our fans.”
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      Richarlison also had a touchline spat with Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu as he warmed up before coming on.
      The Japanese defender was spotted putting his arm across Richarlison, who then angrily pulled it away.
      Richarlison, 25, even had a run in with Gabriel Martinelli and he revealed why his Brazil team-mate upset him.
      The Spurs forward added: “It was a foul there that the referee ended up giving, we were close to the move, in my opinion it wasn’t, I told him he was diving a lot, so I didn’t shake his hand.
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      “I’m apologising to him. Like it or not, he’s my team-mate. It’s part of the game, it’s a derby, we were hot headed.”
      Richarlison also had an issue with another one of his compatriots, Gunners defender Gabriel.
      He explained: “With Gabriel [Magalhaes], we argued a little because I wanted to get on with the game.
      “He ended up getting yellow, and I said to him, ‘let’s play, let’s play’. I told him they were stopping play all the time, it’s part of the game.” More