Juan Mata admitted he was frustrated seeing Manchester United draw after Olivier Giroud late header secure Arsenal a point. According to Standard.co.uk, the midfielder admitted that conceding so late goal in the clash was "frustrating" for the home side, but said United should still be happy to draw against a "great" team like Arsenal "It's very frustrating," Mata told Sky Sports after the game. "We were really close to winning but this is the Premier League and every team fights to the end. "When you are winning by one goal you are not in control. We have to take positives from the performance. "We were really close to winning against a great team like Arsenal." In recent times, Manchester United have been on the headlines from Jose Moutinho treatment … [Read more...]
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Reports Reveal Manchester United “SNATCHED” Mkhitaryan From Arsenal
Reports revealed that Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was close to signing for Arsenal. Mkhitaryan signed for Manchester United in the summer from German club Borussia Dortmund, with the midfielder seen at the time as one of the best talents in Europe. Now reports have come out to reveal how Manchester United hijacked and snatched Mkhitaryan from Arsenal. Before joining Manchester United, the talented midfielder was linked to making a move to Anfeild and joining Liverpool but United were eventually able to get him in July. It was however Arsenal who were favorites and were in pole position to get the signature of the 27-year-old player according to "daily mail". Everything seemed set for Mkhitaryan to seal a move to Arsenal but United mad a late show … [Read more...]
Guardiola: City players more important than Man United boss
Guardiola is set to resume his bitter and long-running rivalry with Mourinho, who starts his job as manager at neighbours Manchester United today. City’s new boss has been busy reshaping his squad and his backroom team at the Etihad Stadium, naming retired Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta as one of four assistant coaches yesterday – as we revealed he would in February. And Guardiola is adamant he will not be dragged into public disputes with his arch-rival across Manchester. “The most important thing in football is that people don’t come to the stadium to see how good the manager is. They come to see how good our players are,” he said. “It’s not just this year – there have been many, many good managers in the Premier League, with Jose, with Jurgen … [Read more...]
Next Season’s Premier League Fixture List Has Been Released
The European Championship may be in full swing, but that doesn't mean we can't get excited about the announcement of the Premier League fixture list for the 2016-17 season. Here's a quick reaction to some of the more notable lines to come out of the fixture list... Arsenal have perhaps the toughest start to the campaign of the big clubs: they face Liverpool, Leicester and Chelsea in their first six fixtures; while Liverpool's away run begins Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea. But Hull's start is positively nightmarish: the Tigers will have to play Leicester, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea before Oct. 1. Get them out of the way early, eh? Toughest run-in If Mourinho is to take Manchester United back to something like their past glories, … [Read more...]