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    Footie hooligan who moaned about having a micropenis jailed for drunkenly hurling chair and bottles at rival fans

    A FOOTIE fan who once revealed his concerns about having a micropenis has been jailed for drunken hooliganism.
    Clive Symonds, 31, was banned from attending games for six years after causing chaos at a match.

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    Clive Symonds, now jailed for hooliganism, opened up about his micropenis to The Sun in 2016Credit: Adrian Sherratt – The Sun
    Symonds, whose penis is 3½in when erect, had been drinking for 3½ hours before National League match between Hereford and Stockport in April last year.
    During a fracas he picked up a chair from the beer garden and threw it at Stockport fans. He then threw a glass bottle.
    Prosecutor Omar Imajid said: “The yobbish behaviour continued after the match in the car park of the football stadium.
    “A woman was injured by flying rocks thrown by the drunken fans and one of the windows of the Stockport coaches got smashed.” 

    He admitted violent disorder and as well as getting a footie ban was jailed for 18 months at Worcester crown court.
    Symonds, of Hereford, spoke frankly to The Sun in 2016 about his micropenis.
    He said pals would make fun of his size, calling him “acorn d**k”. He said: “I tried to laugh it off but there’s no doubt it has affected my confidence, especially with women. 

    “Several times with one-night stands I’ve dropped my trousers and the girls have just sniggered.

    “That’s the end of it for me. I’d pull up my pants and get out of there as fast as I could.
    “The trouble is that once your confidence is knocked, that can affect your ability to get an erection. It was annoying because I am good in bed and a lot of women have been satisfied.”

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    Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood PAID inside man to smuggle Icelandic beauties into hotel

    SHAMED England stars Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood had an inside man help them hook up with two Icelandic girls.
    They paid a hotel worker so they could smuggle in the women despite strict coronavirus rules banning visitors.

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    Nadia Sif Lindal Gunnarsdottir, 20, hung out with the footballers after being invited into the England hotel
    Model Nadia Sif Lindal Gunnarsdottir, 20, and her cousin Lara Clausen, 19, later posted footage, including an image of Foden’s bum, from their rendezvous in Reykjavik.
    It also emerged that England’s game against Denmark last night would have been in jeopardy had a physio not collared the players before breakfast.
    A source said: “They were very keen to meet the women and needed help from an employee, who received a very generous tip.
    “There cannot be any doubt they knew what they did was wrong. All the rules had been drummed into them.

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    Lara Clausen joined her cousin in sneaking into the hotel 
    “There was less security than usual travelling as no fans were allowed in the stadium and the players took advantage of that.”
    England boss Gareth Southgate sent Greenwood, 18, and Foden, 20, home on Monday.
    The source said: “The manager has been measured in public but is absolutely furious with them. They can expect to be banished from the next couple of squads.”
    A separate source told The Sun the players were stopped by a physio from joining team-mates at the Radisson Blu Saga Hotel.

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    England boss Gareth Southgate chucked the youngsters out of the national team camp after they celebrated their Three Lions debuts by breaking strict coronavirus guidelinesCredit: PA:Press Association

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    The pair were filmed by one of the girls in the hotel room

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    The girls posted footage of their hook-up online, including an image of Foden’s bum
    The source said: “If they had breakfast with the lads, it could have led to the Denmark game being called off.”

    Man United striker Greenwood and Man City midfielder Foden both made their senior international debuts in Saturday’s 1-0 Nations League victory over Iceland.
    Greenwood yesterday apologised and vowed to learn from his “huge mistake”.
    Dad-of-one Foden issued an apology on Monday before returning home.
    Both were fined £1,360 by police in Iceland for their Covid breach.

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    Shamed England star Phil Foden snapped showing his bum to girls he and Mason Greenwood smuggled into team hotel

    SHAMED England football star Phil Foden was snapped showing his bum to two girls smuggled into the team’s Icelandic hotel.
    Foden, 20, and team-mate Mason Greenwood, 18, were sent home in disgrace yesterday after breaching Covid rules.

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    Man City ace Foden is snapped showing his bum to girls smuggled into the England team’s hotel

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    Iceland Miss Universe contender Nadia Gunnarsdottir, 20, was one of the women invited back

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    Her cousin Lara Clausen, 19, was also brought back by Foden and Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood

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    Mason Greenwood arrived back in Manchester on Monday night after being sent home from England duty

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    Man City’s Phil Foden arrived home after issuing a grovelling apology

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    The pair take a selfie in the England hotel
    They secretly hooked up with Iceland Miss Universe contender Nadia Gunnarsdottir, 20, and her cousin Lara Clausen, 19, hours after making their England debuts.
    Foden asked what a pair of Icelandic girls planned to do at their hotel to which Mason Greenwood replied: “What do you think?”
    The team-mates smuggled the two women in hours after England’s 1-0 win.
    Icelandic authorities were furious at the breach of its strict Covid-19 guidelines while the pair also broke the “bubble” rules designed to protect them and the England squad.

    They were waiting to hear if they would be fined by local officials last night before flying home.
    Footage shows the two Icelandic cousins nervously making their way to the hotel in the early hours of Sunday, with Lara saying she felt “like an escort”.
    They successfully made their way in, and a photo taken by them and obtained by The Sun shows dad-of-one Foden in his pants with his backside visible.
    Nadia and Lara also posted a snap of them “chillin with Mason Greenwood & Phil Foden”.

    The two girls are believed to have spent several hours at the hotel then left before breakfast.
    Last night England boss Gareth Southgate branded his young players “naive” and said they had “no alternative” but to axe them from the squad.
    City slammed Foden’s behaviour as “totally inappropriate” while United were “disappointed” in Greenwood.
    Both are expected to face disciplinary action.
    Local sources told The Sun: “Football players have been given a great privilege to play. This is so disrespectful to our country’s efforts to control the virus. It seems these two big stars think the rules we are all governed by do not apply to them.”
    Nadia, a Miss Universe Iceland 2019 finalist, met Greenwood via social media several weeks ago.
    They are said to have been in contact in the days ahead of England’s arrival in Reykjavik for their Nations League game against Iceland.
    Lara posted a video of her and Nadia heading to England’s Radisson Blu Saga Hotel hours after Saturday’s match.
    Video footage also showed a third girl calling Foden on her phone. She giggles: “We can come to the hotel, but I don’t know how you’re going to sneak us in?”
    A surprised Foden replies: “What are you coming to the hotel for?” Stunned Greenwood tells him: “What do you think?!” The girl laughs as she replied: “Yeah — what do you think, bro!”
    Meanwhile, Lara told her followers Nadia was initially going to meet Greenwood alone but was asked if she had a “girlfriend”.
    She said on Instagram: “He is playing for Manchester and I’m joining her and staying in the hotel. How do you feel?”
    Nadia replies: “I’m nervous. I’m f***ing nervous!”
    Lara tells her: “I’ve never experienced anything as f***ed up. I was just leaving and thought Nadia was just going to be with this guy (Greenwood). He is there with his friend and he asked Nadia if she had a girlfriend. Nadia said yes, called me and yelled, ‘Come over, Come over!’”
    She went on: “I’m not sure, I feel like an escort.
    “But I’m not doing anything, I’m just coming over as company, nothing more than that.” The footage then cuts to the lobby, where Lara responds to some of the messages she is getting from her followers.
    She says: “Who is it again? I don’t remember his name?”
    Nadia replies: “Mason Greenwood.” Lara adds: “And I’m with Phil….What is his name?”
    Nadia says: “Phil….wait (looking it up)…Phil Foden.”
    Lara jokes: “Isn’t this just a casual Sunday?”
    Nadia replies: “OK, f***.”
    It is claimed Foden and Greenwood had booked them two rooms on a separate floor from the rest of the squad.
    One picture shows the girls together in one room but sources claim the players later entertained each separately.
    A source said: “The girls spent several hours at the hotel before leaving before breakfast.”
    Foden became a dad aged 18 with childhood sweetheart Rebecca Cooke. He recently told how being a young father “brings the best out of me”.
    But last night he issued an apology, saying: “I made a poor decision and my behaviour didn’t meet standards expected of me.”
    Lara defended them last night, saying: “They were just young. We were all young and stupid and we all make mistakes.
    “They treated us really well. They were such gentlemen.”
    Nadia added: “I was talking to Mason for a couple of days before they came to Iceland.
    “They did know that they had to quarantine, but we figured that since they were playing Iceland, they had been tested before and it would be OK.”
    It is the latest scandal to rock England after defender Harry Maguire’s assault arrest in Greece last month.
    Southgate, preparing for the game with Denmark tomorrow night, said: “Unfortunately this morning it was brought to my attention that two boys have broken Covid guidelines in terms of our secure bubble. We had to decide very quickly that they couldn’t have any interaction with the team.
    “They wouldn’t be able to travel to training. Given the protocols they have to follow they have to travel back to England separately.”
    Manchester City added: “It is clear that Phil’s actions were totally inappropriate. His behaviour not only directly contravenes strict guidelines related to Covid-19, but also falls well below the standard expected of a Manchester City player and England international.”
    Manchester United said they were “liaising with the Football Association and are disappointed with the actions of Mason Greenwood”.

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    A video of the phone conversation between two Icelandic girls and Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden has emerged Credit: Twitter

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    The girls posted a snap of them ‘chillin with Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden’

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    They posted pics and footage of the stars on Snapchat

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    Model Nadia has revealed how she had been chatting with Greenwood before his trip to Iceland

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    She and her 19-year-old cousin Lara Clausen visited the hotel on Sunday

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    Nadia, pictured, and Lara are believed to have spent several hours at the hotel and left before breakfast

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    Lara, pictured, posted a video of her and Nadia heading to England’s Radisson Blue Saga HotelWHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

    FA STATEMENT

    “Whilst in Iceland, both Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood spent time outside of our private team area, which was a breach of our Covid-19 rules.

    “While they did not leave the team hotel, it was an unacceptable breach of our protocol. They have both apologised for their serious lack of judgement.
    “The FA will be launching a full investigation into the circumstances leading up to this breach. We have spoken to the Football Association of Iceland to offer our apologies for this incident and to ensure them we are taking the appropriate steps.
    “We have also assured the Danish Football Union that all other players and staff members have been isolated within our group throughout this period.
    “Our immediate priority now is preparing the team for the match against Denmark tomorrow.”

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    The pair will not travel with the England to Denmark and will instead return to ManchesterCredit: PA:Press Association

    Since August all travellers to Iceland from countries ruled high risk have to quarantine for 14 days.
    But England hatched a deal to allow the tie to take place.
    The side had to isolate in their hotel, only leaving to train and play the match.

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    Phil Foden is still in a relationship with long-term girlfriend Rebecca Cooke

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    Gareth Southgate confirmed today both players had been kicked out of his squadCredit: PA:Press Association

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    Harry Maguire watches Soccer Aid charity match in first public outing since Mykonos arrest

    HARRY Maguire last night made his first public appearance since his arrest over a brawl in Mykonos last month — as a spectator at the Soccer Aid charity football match.
    The Man United captain, 27, was seen checking his mobile in the stands before the Old Trafford game.

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    Harry Maguire checked his phone in the stands as he made his first public appearance since his Mykonos arrest

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    The footballer was a spectator at Soccer Aid, which raised £11.5million for UnicefCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Maguire faces a retrial after being handed a suspended jail sentence.
    The £85m defender was convicted of assault and attempted bribery, but has appealed.
    An England XI of celebs and footie greats drew 1-1 with a World XI.
    But England XI lost the penalty shootout 4-3, thanks to misses from comedian Lee Mack and musician Chunkz.

    Mack fired a tame penalty down the middle after Locksmith had missed for the Rest of the World.

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    Maguire posed for a snap with Manchester United captains Wayne Rooney and Bryan RobsonCredit: Rex Features

    It came down to YouTube star Chunkz to keep England in it, but he fired his spot-kick wide at the Stretford End to give World XI the win for the second year running.
    The match raised £11.5million for Unicef.
    That makes this Soccer Aid the most successful in history.

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    Mesut Ozil handed Arsenal lifeline and may feature against Fulham in Prem opener after ruling out transfer exit

    MESUT OZIL has been thrown an unlikely Arsenal lifeline after playing his first game in six months for the club.
    The German playmaker was a surprise starter in Saturday’s final pre-season friendly against Aston Villa.

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    Mesut Ozil put himself in contention to face Fulham on Saturday by starting in Saturday’s 3-2 friendly defeat at home to Aston VillaCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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    German playmaker Mesut Ozil is back in Arsenal’s plans after boss Mikel Arteta left him out for six monthsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    And now he is in with a chance of being involved in this week’s opening Premier League game at Fulham as Mikel Arteta considers all his options.
    Ozil, 31, did not feature in any of Arsenal’s 13 games of the season after football came out of lockdown and didn’t even make the subs’ bench for the final ten.
    But Arteta is resigned to the out of favour German seeing out the final year of his Emirates contract.
    And he is looking at ways to keep Ozil involved rather than having him picking up his £350,000-a-week wages without contributing to the squad.

    Arsenal enjoyed notable success against Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea in their final five games of last season by playing with three at the back.
    But he wants to play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 against the Premier League’s lesser lights, which is why Ozil was given a run-out during the 3-2 defeat at the Emirates over the weekend.
    He was part of a notably strong starting line-up which also included Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alex Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe in attacking roles.

    But Arteta is now looking to trim his squad after the summer signings of Willian, Gabriel Maghalaes, Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares.
    Dani Ceballos has also extended his loan from Real Madrid while Willliam Saliba, Mohamed Elneny and Emile Smith Rowe have all returned from loan.

    That leaves Arteta with a bloated first team squad of 31 players and only Henrikh Mkhitaryan so far offloaded after his contract was cancelled.
    Now the club are working overtime to get more players off the payroll.
    And they are willing to consider offers for Elneny, Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torrerira, Hector Bellerin, Sead Kolasinac, Rob Holding, Sokratis, Shkodran Mustafi and Calum Chambers.

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    West Ham’s James Tarkowski pursuit hits bump as Burnley ask for £27m transfer offer to be DOUBLED

    WEST HAM will have to almost double their opening bid to stand any chance of landing James Tarkowski from Burnley.
    The Hammers first offer was believed to be in the region of £27million for the Clarets’ England defender.

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    West Ham will have to almost double their £27m opening bid to sign James Tarkowski from Burnley

    Leicester and Crystal Palace have also been monitoring the former Oldham man but he is highly-rated at Turf Moor.
    The Lancashire club noted that Bournemouth got £40m from Manchester City for Nathan Ake – and believe their man is worth considerably more.
    In any case, Sean Dyche is in no rush to sell the 27-year-old, who has spent the last four years with him and formed a formidable partnership with Ben Mee.
    Meanwhile fellow centre-back Ben Gibson is relieved his Turf Moor nightmare is over after joining Norwich on a season long loan.

    The Clarets joint record signing was unable to force his way into the reckoning and grew increasingly frustrated at his lack of opportunites.
    Gibson said: “It’s been a really, really tough two years, I won’t hide from that.
    “I’m someone that wears my heart on my sleeve and not someone who sits comfortable and is happy to sit on the bench.

    “I want to play football, that’s why I got involved in the game.

    “That’s what we all dreamed of doing when we were young.
    “I had that opportunity and I felt I was quite successful, but I feel that got taken away from me, as such.”

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    Raheem Sterling should have been given captain’s armband before his England winner.. he is Southgate’s Mr Dependable

    RAHEEM STERLING should have been England’s captain when he scored their late winner in  Reykjavik on Saturday.
    When Harry Kane was substituted, he blundered by handing the armband to Eric Dier instead of the Manchester City wideman.

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    Raheem Sterling scored the winner for England against IcelandCredit: Rex Features

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    Raheem Sterling celebrates after scoring from the spot in the Nations LeagueCredit: AP:Associated Press
    But it did not matter. Everyone could see that Sterling was leading Gareth Southgate’s ten men as they laboured towards victory.
    And with Kane looking leggy and rusty in Iceland, there is every chance Sterling will skipper his country against Denmark in Copenhagen tomorrow night.
    After Southgate was let down by one experienced City player in Kyle Walker, he saw Sterling take the responsibility by taking the fight to Iceland and then stepping up to take the 91st-minute spot-kick which earned the most unconvincing of victories.

    As the manager says, Sterling could easily have stayed in Jamaica, where he had been partying with Usain Bolt, having finished City’s Champions League campaign just three weeks ago.

    Yet he flew home in time to beat quarantine rules and make himself available for this Nations League opener.
    And Southgate said: “I can’t speak highly enough of him. It would have been very easy to have another few days on the beach, not report in, get himself right for his club at the beginning of the season.
    “His mentality the whole week has been exceptional. He’s  desperate to be here, desperate to play, desperate to stay on.
    “I thought he carried the fight when we went down to ten men, he took the responsibility of the penalty.

    “I thought he showed outstanding character throughout. His desire to succeed is exceptional. He’s just been relentless. His hunger to score, his hunger to win things, his hunger to drive himself, you really can’t underestimate it.
    “It has a massive impact on everybody around him and has taken his game to another level.”
    When England last played  Iceland, in their Euro 2016 humiliation, Sterling was struggling to establish himself at international level and copped a vast amount of flak, much of it over the top.
    Yet still aged only 25, Sterling is a match-winner and an inspirational senior pro for both club and country — a former Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year, with 57 caps and 11 goals in his last 12 England appearances.
    Asked whether Sterling should have taken the armband when Kane was replaced by Mason Greenwood in the 78th minute, Southgate admitted: “Yeah, he should. That was just in the midst of coming off the pitch.
    “But I hadn’t seen it, I was busy getting instructions to try to reshape the team at the time but, yes.”

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    England skipper Harry Kane was subbed against Iceland and may not start against DenmarkCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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    Kane has had a limited training schedule according to Gareth SouthgateCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Southgate admits it will be tough for Kane to start against Denmark and also believes that players from the Manchester sides, who played competitive football more recently for their clubs, were fresher than the rest of the England squad.
    So there is every chance Sterling will captain the side for the second time tomorrow — after doing so against Holland in last summer’s Nations League semi-final, when Kane was rested.
    Southgate added: “I think the most important thing will be to assess what gives us the freshness but keeps enough experience, to keep the balance of the team right. Energy will be key.
    “The decision when we were down to ten, we needed the energy and the legs to press from the front and Harry’s had such a limited training schedule we were going to be asking too much of him to continue to press, hold the ball up and be the goal threat.
    “We felt the three quick forwards, with Raheem, Danny Ings and Mason Greenwood, was the best way to see the game out.”
    England’s attacking rustiness was forgivable, with Jadon Sancho disappointing — although Southgate is adamant the Borussia Dortmund forward is coping well with the speculation over a possible £100million transfer to Manchester United.

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    Kyle Walker was sent off after picking up two bookingsCredit: AP:Associated Press

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    Joe Gomez gave away a late penalty but Iceland failed to equaliseCredit: Reuters
    But what was far less forgivable for the England boss was Walker’s sending off for a reckless challenge when he was on a yellow card, as well as Joe Gomez gifting Iceland an injury-time penalty, which was skied by Birkir Bjarnason.
    No wonder England’s coaching staff were so concerned about their lack of central-defensive depth that there was serious debate about recalling Harry Maguire after he appealed against his convictions in a Greek court.
    Yet one positive was that England had won without a Kane goal for just the third time under Southgate — and the Three Lions chief says his team are no longer so reliant on the Tottenham centre-forward.
    He said: “Harry is a supreme goalscorer and is critical to the way we play.
    “Equally, we have some other tremendous threats, with Raheem in particular.
    “There’s Jadon, Mason Greenwood coming through, Marcus Rashford at home, Phil Foden, who I thought had a really good debut in really difficult circumstances and Mason Mount will score goals as well.
    “The nice thing is we won’t be leaning just on Harry. Goals can come from elsewhere.”

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    Eddie Nketiah body transformation as Arsenal kid bulks up for new season in bid to earn starting spot under Mikel Arteta

    EDDIE NKETIAH is seriously pumped for the new season.
    The Arsenal whizkid spent lockdown bulking up to cope better with the Premier League’s physicality.

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    Eddie Nketiah shows off the match-ball after overpowering Kosovo U-21s with a hat-trick for the Lion cubsCredit: Instagram @england

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    Arsenal academy product Eddie Nketiah is hoping to take his England U-21 form and more muscular presence into the PremCredit: Kosovo Football Federation
    And he was far too strong for the Kosovo defence on Friday as he hit a ten-minute hat-trick to help the England Under-21s to a 6-0 romp.
    Now the striker is ready to flex his notably bigger muscles when the top flight resumes this weekend.
    Nketiah, 21, said: “During lockdown, I worked really hard on getting bigger and better on the ball. I’ve used the time well and it’s good people can see the hard work.
    “It’s something I wanted to do. As you go through the levels, it gets a lot harder physically so to be able to show your technique, you need that  strength to cope with it.

    “It’s nice to show that off a bit on the pitch.”

    They’re very demanding parents…trying to get the best out of me. It’s great to have that support.
    Eddie Nketiah

    Beefed-up Nketiah says  his parents played a huge role in his home work-out routine during the three-month lockdown.
    He added: “They made sure I was eating the right food and had the right gym equipment.
    “They’re very demanding parents who are always trying to get the best out of me. It’s great to have that support.”

    Nketiah’s treble in Pristina was his second in the current Euro qualifying campaign after his October hat-trick against Austria at Stadium MK.
    If he manages another against the Austrians in Ried im Innkreis tomorrow, he will surpass Alan Shearer’s record haul of 13 Lion Cubs’ strikes.
    This season, the striker wants to take his lethal international form into the Premier League.

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    Nketiah, pictured here in 2017, has bulked up in a bid to earn a regular Arsenal spot Credit: Getty Images – Getty

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    Londoner Eddie Nketiah started the Community Shield for Arsenal against Liverpool at Wembley last weekCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    In Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, he has a club team-mate who can teach him the art of scoring. Nketiah, who managed two Prem goals last term, said: “Pierre has a great range of finishing and excellent movement in and around the box.
    “I’m always looking to see what I can add from his game into mine. He’s a very approachable guy.
    “I’ve had a good campaign for the 21s. Whenever I get an opportunity I take it as if it’s my last.
    “For my club this  season I can get a lot more goals and assists. I have a lot more to give.”
    Nketiah  has featured heavily under boss Mikel Arteta, coming on in last month’s FA Cup final triumph against Chelsea and starting the Community Shield win over Liverpool.

    That was after a difficult loan spell at Leeds in the first half of last season, where he was largely restricted to sub appearances by Marcelo Bielsa.
    Yet his 17 league games for the Whites meant he still won a medal for Leeds’ Championship title, taking his trophy haul to three this summer.
    He added: “I’ve added three titles to my cabinet, which is a great feeling.“It gives me the hunger and drive to want more.”

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