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CONFIRMED Line-Ups: Arsenal vs Napoli – Arteta starts, Wilshere on bench

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Arsenal will take on Serie A giants Napoli at the Emirates in the Champions League group phase tie, where Gonzalo Higuain misses the tie through injury. The Gunners have made…

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CONFIRMED Line-ups: Steaua vs Chelsea: Schurrle, Mata and Luiz starts

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Chelsea will travel to Romania to face Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League where Juan Mata, David Luiz and Andre Schurrle all starts for the Blues. Jose Mourinho has kept…

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Possible Chelsea Starting XI to face Steaua Bucharest

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Jose Mourinho has to find the best possible eleven against Steaua Bucharest tonight as Chelsea have to win this match in order to progress to the knock out rounds of…

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Possible Arsenal Starting XI to face Napoli

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Arsenal will take on Napoli in the Champions League encounter tonight at the Emirates, looking to continue their impressive form in the season. Arsene Wenger will be boosted with the…

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Di Canio: A Crazy Career in Amazing Stories

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Paolo Di Canio. The man with a personality so large he makes Balotelli look like Owen (whose performances as a pundit on BT Sport has been hilariously described as “like…

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Too Late? Manchester United to spend up to £80m in January to save the season

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Manchester United owners are willing to support their new manager David Moyes in the January Transfer window and the Scot will be given a transfer war-chest to bring players of…

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Kagawa: I must improve or I won’t survive at Manchester United

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

While Manchester fans are wondering what has been going on between midfielder Shinji Kagawa and manager David Moyes, the diminutive Japanese has insisted that he needs to raise his game…

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Gerrard: I feared all summer that Suarez would leave Liverpool

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has revealed that he feared star striker Luis Suarez would leave the club in the summer. The maverick striker expressed his desire to leave the club…

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Five reasons Arsenal are genuine Champions League contenders

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

In his 17-years of glittering career at Arsenal, manager Arsene Wenger has achieved all except a Champions League trophy. The Frenchman has come close to winning it in 2006, but…

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Talent and Loyalty: How Liverpool have thrived and suffered when supporting their players

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Apart from being an astute tactician, one of the best things about Brendan Rodgers is he has terrific man-management qualities. With Liverpool doing so well this season, probably in hindsight…

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Wenger, Arsenal and the question of inheritence

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

At the beginning of the season, with the club’s ability to attract top players to the Emirates in question, following rebuttals in the pursuit of Rooney, Suarez, Higuain, et al,…

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Steaua vs Chelsea preview: Hazard Injured, De Bruyne Out, Mata to Start

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Oct 1 2013

Chelsea will travel to Romania to face Steaua Bucharest where the Blues would be looking for nothing less than a full three points, having already lost their opening game against…

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Arsenal vs Napoli preview: Rosicky returns, Insigne major threat for the Gunners

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 13 2021

Arsenal entertain Serie A giants Napoli in their Champions League clash tonight at the Emirates, looking to maintain their impressive run-of-form in the season. The Gunners are pitted in a…

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Champions League Preview: Arsenal may have met their match while Chelsea desperately need a win

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Mar 14 2014

It’s Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League are there are some mouth-watering clashes to look forward to. All eyes will be on Chelsea and Jose Mourinho as they look…

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Wenger highlights Napoli’s Insigne as major threat

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 30 2013

Ahead of Arsenal’s crucial Champions League tie with Napoli, the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has pin pointed opposition winger Lorenzo Insigne as a major threat. Both Napoli are Arsenal have…

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