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Premier League preview: Liverpool capable of title challenge with exciting new additions

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Premier League preview: Liverpool capable of title challenge with exciting new additions  Despite languishing 25 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League last season and almost finishing out of the top four altogether, Liverpool, and not Chelsea, Tottenham or Manchester United, seemed the side most capable of denying Pep Guardiola’s side from retaining their crown next t...

Premier League preview: Where West Ham's new signings could fit in next season

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Premier League preview: Where West Ham's new signings could fit in next season It’s been another summer of sweeping changes at West Ham and their supporters will hope this time they’ve got it right. The Hammers have blitzed through three different managers in the last three years and have now turned to former Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini in a bid to fire ...

Real Madrid now outside top 20 points per game in Europe

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Real Madrid now outside top 20 points per game in Europe It was a weekend when a number of top teams on the continent dropped points, but while Manchester City and Barcelona’s draws with Burnley and Espanyol came as a huge surprise, Real Madrid’s result was less of a shock.That’s not to say Levante’s late leveller through Giampaolo...

Tottenham quiet but effective as Lucas arrives in January window

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Tottenham quiet but effective as Lucas arrives in January window Our writers have their say on how Tottenham fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: For a side that didn’t really need an upgrade on any position in their starting XI but instead some variety and strength in depth, Tottenham’s capture of Lucas Moura should prove astute. Els...

How Manchester United were the big winners of the transfer window

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How Manchester United were the big winners of the transfer window Our writers have their say on how Manchester United fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: There’s no question that Alexis Sanchez was a superb signing from Manchester United, and getting a straight swap for a player Jose Mourinho clearly didn’t value made it even better. ...

Laporte in but no Mahrez: Manchester City's transfer window assessed

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Laporte in but no Mahrez: Manchester City's transfer window assessed Our writers have their say on how Manchester City fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: While Aymeric Laporte could prove a very decent addition he may take time to adapt physically, with that the reason why the youngster is as yet uncapped for France. He’s a Guardiola-style de...

Grading Chelsea's transfer dealings in the January window

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Grading Chelsea's transfer dealings in the January window Our writers have their say on how Chelsea fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: Up until the final knockings of the window it was something of a nightmare month for Chelsea but the pick up of Olivier Giroud could be a shrewd one. Elsewhere Ross Barkley came relatively cheap and Emers...

Assessing Liverpool's successes and failures in the transfer window

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Assessing Liverpool's successes and failures in the transfer window Our writers have their say on how Liverpool fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: After a dream debut, scoring the winner in a Merseyside derby, it appears Virgil van Dijk can’t solve all of Liverpool’s defensive issues. That’s no shock in reality, and the Reds coul...

Assessing Arsenal's successes and failures in the transfer window

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Assessing Arsenal's successes and failures in the transfer window Our writers have their say on how Arsenal fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: The loss of Alexis was huge but Arsenal have at least splashed the cash in an attempt to compensate. Given time Henrikh Mkhitaryan should be well suited to Arsenal’s approach, with former club mate ...

Can new manager bounce propel Deportivo to La Liga safety?

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Can new manager bounce propel Deportivo to La Liga safety? Losing 4-0 to your relegation rivals is never a handy result for an already insecure coach, and so it proved for Gaizka Garitano last weekend. Leganes, known more for their profligacy than being prolific, netted 20% of their goals for the season against Deportivo La Coruna and sent the former Eibar ...