8 October 2022
Former Manchester United man, Wayne Rooney believes Cristiano Ronaldo is not the same player he was in his 20s and he needs to be patient with United. The striker was the club’s top scorer last season, but in this campaign, he has struggled to play under the management of Erik Ten Hag. ETH does not see him as an important part of his plans and he has prioritised fielding other much younger…
8 October 2022
Manchester City defender Manuel Akanji has backed Erling Haaland to score at least 50 Premier League goals this season. The Norwegian has been in stunning form since he joined City in the last transfer window and his goals have helped them remain close to the top of the league table. The striker is making a joke of Premier League defences and fans of other competitions are mocking what we…
8 October 2022
Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos quickly became the talk of the town on Thursday Night. Though, it wasn’t in the way that they were hoping it would be. The Broncos were embarrassingly bad on their TNF matchup with the Indianapolis Colts at home. It was a game so boring, that the majority of their fans decided to get up and walk out of the stadium as the game headed into overtime. Yes, it was…
5 October 2022
William Saliba has been a star in the current Arsenal team and it is not a surprise that the club plans to offer him a new contract. The defender joined them in 2019, but he didn’t break into their first team until now and he spent the last few seasons on loan. In the last campaign, he emerged as the best young player in France after a season at Olympique Marseille on loan. That convinced Mikel…
5 October 2022
Chelsea is leading the race to sign AC Milan striker Rafael Leao, Matchplug understands. The Blues wanted to sign the Portuguese attacker in the last transfer window, but they couldn’t secure an agreement with the Italian club. Milan held on to him because he is a key player for them and one of the reasons they won the Serie A title last season. He continues to show brilliant form for them and…
4 October 2022
Gary Neville beleives Phil Foden must start for England at the World Cup in Qatar even though he struggles in the national team. The Manchester City man has started this season very well after stunning in some matches including a derby day hat-trick against Manchester United at the weekend. He does well in the sky blue shirt of City, but he is yet to take that form to the international stage for…
4 October 2022
Former Liverpool man, Jamie Carragher has heaped praises on William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus and he believes they are the players who have helped Arsenal become a stronger team. The Gunners are at the top of the Premier League table and they confirmed they were serious title challengers with a 3-1 win against Tottenham at the weekend. This Arsenal team is much stronger than the one we have seen…
1 October 2022
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has made an impressive start to life in England and he is making a mockery of the league being the hardest in the world. The Norwegian already has 11 goals from 7 games in the competition and he looks set to obliterate every record in the competition with time. His next opponent would be Manchester United who has been resurgent in recent weeks and he says he…
1 October 2022
Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, insists his team has learnt from their poor performance against Tottenham at the backend of last season and they will do better in this game. The Gunners host Spurs is one of the top matches of the weekend across Europe and it promises to be an interesting game. The Lilywhites are only one point behind Arteta’s men which makes this one of the most important North…
1 October 2022
Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag insists he made the right choice to have chosen to become the manager of the Red Devils even though Pep Guardiola had tipped him to replace him at Manchester City. The Dutchman had a lot of success at Ajax after a spell under Guardiola at Bayern Munich. Several clubs had their eyes on him, but he chose United. The Red Devils have been in poor form recently…
28 September 2022
Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has announced his retirement from football after a very successful career. The Nigerian started his career as a teenager at Nigerian side Plateau United before moving to Europe, initially to join Lyn of Norway. However, he only played six league games for them before becoming the subject of a transfer battle between Manchester United and Chelsea. He…
28 September 2022
Newcastle United is prepared to pay £50 million for Mykhaylo Mudryk, Matchplug understands. The attacker plays for Shakhtar Donestk now and he has been likened to Brazil and PSG superstar Neymar for his skilful and flamboyant style. He delivered a man-of-the-match performance against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last season and caught the attention of several top European clubs. He has continued…