LEICESTER, England – When the 2019-20 Premier League season is reviewed with a glance at the history books, it will appear that Manchester United did an easy job of qualifying for the Champions League. After all, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer guided his team to third, the best of the rest …
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LIVERPOOL, England – For just a brief moment, it looked like Christian Pulisic was going to crush the Liverpool Premier League title party. As all the fireworks went off around Anfield, the Chelsea striker seemed to be on a mission to reclaim the spotlight by securing the Champions League qualification …
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The significance of Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over Arsenal is hard to overstate, as they came out of relegation on goal difference before the last day of the season, but it also puts an end to any chance the Gunners would secure Europa League football through the Premier League It …
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LONDON – Imagine how good Arsenal could be if Mikel Arteta receives the financial backing he requested this week. The Spanish used the buoyancy created by Wednesday’s unexpected victory over Premier League champion Liverpool to highlight a “huge” gap between the top two in England, suggesting “there is no magic” …
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MANCHESTER, England – They applauded the field and then chased and chased it: an honor guard who turned out to be for Liverpool in Manchester City when Pep Guardiola’s players gave a double declaration of intent with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the newly crowned champions on Thursday. Such has …
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