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Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit

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Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit It was a drawn out affair, but on Tuesday; the long-winded Raheem Sterling saga finally came to a head as Manchester City confirmed his signing. The Citizens held a long-standing interest in the England youngster and his move to the Etihad Stadium was more a case of when, not if, it would be complet...

Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs?

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Player Focus: Would Benteke be Better Suited for Liverpool or Spurs? On the face of it, Christian Benteke would perhaps be best suited remaining at Aston Villa this summer. With Euro 2016 under a year away, the powerhouse striker will want to secure a regular starting berth in order to retain his place in the Belgium starting XI for the competition in France and the ...

Player Focus: Flamboyant Firmino Will Bring Carnival Atmosphere to Liverpool

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Player Focus: Flamboyant Firmino Will Bring Carnival Atmosphere to Liverpool A little after a week from Roger Wittmann confirming that his client would be transferring to an English club, Liverpool confirmed they had agreed a deal with Hoffenheim for Roberto Firmino. The reported fee, with all the trimmings, would be the most expensive transfer in Bundesliga history, but the...

League Focus: 2015/16 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed

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League Focus: 2015/16 Premier League Opening Fixtures Analysed The Premier League season came to a head less than a month ago and already teams are looking to the upcoming campaign after the fixture list was announced on Wednesday. Clubs up and down the country will be planning for the start to the season in the hope of hitting the ground running to boost their...

Player Focus: Why Milner & Ings Will Prove to be Astute Liverpool Acquisitions

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Player Focus: Why Milner & Ings Will Prove to be Astute Liverpool Acquisitions June is barely upon us, and yet Liverpool have already made two signings this summer, acquiring the services of both James Milner and Danny Ings from Manchester City and Burnley respectively. The acquisitions of the duo generated mixed reactions from the Reds faithful, with some suggesting the pairi...

Premier League End of Season Quiz - Part I

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The first 5 questions of our end of season quiz for the Premier League...

Player Focus: Should Arsenal Really Consider Spending Their Pounds on Sterling?

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Player Focus: Should Arsenal Really  Consider Spending Their Pounds on Sterling? It’s safe to say that it’s not turned out to be a banner season for Raheem Sterling, and particularly so after an ill-advised interview he gave to the BBC back in March. Since then he has scored just a single goal (against a woeful Newcastle side), whilst photos of the youngster inhaling...

Match Report: Gerrard Ovation the Highlight in Predictable Battle at the Bridge

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Match Report: Gerrard Ovation the Highlight in Predictable Battle at the Bridge Liverpool's season effectively came to an end with a draw against newly crowned champions Chelsea on Sunday. A superior goal difference all but secures a Champions League spot for Manchester United, currently lying in 4th. In a match that was fairly patchy, with neither side managing to sustain a pe...

Player Focus: Liverpool's Top-4 Bid Suffering Without Sakho at the Back

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Player Focus: Liverpool's Top-4 Bid Suffering Without Sakho at the Back Brendan Rodgers earned plenty of praise for the way he turned Liverpool’s season around after an uninspiring start to the campaign. The catalyst in the Reds’ upturn in fortunes was Rodgers’ decision to change to a 3-man defence, with the versatile Emre Can among the players to bene...

Player Focus: Was This a Season Too Far for Gerrard at Liverpool?

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Player Focus: Was This a Season Too Far for Gerrard at Liverpool? It turns out that the biggest obstacle to Steven Gerrard fulfilling his destiny of winning the FA Cup in his final game for Liverpool on his 35th birthday was Steven Gerrard playing in the semi-final. Perhaps it was unfair to expect him to play a leading role in such a big game when he hadn’t ...