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Shearer scored 260 goals during his career for Blackburn and Newcastle United, while the Frenchman plundered 175 in 257 league games for the Gunners.But Henry’s ability to create opportunities, as well as finish them, would have made him Shearer’s foil of choice."Skill, grace, goals, touch, technique, pace, strength; Thierry had all of that," he told the Premier League."Thierry could cut in off the left or in off the right, or if you wanted him to play centre-forward he could do that."He had 74 assists as well... Читать дальше...

The winger was Middlesbrough’s player of the season last term and his performances in the Championship led Wolves to fork out a club record £18 million fee for his signature.“I had different options in Spain and Germany but I wanted to stay in England,” he told the Express and Star.“My agent told me I had the option to go away, from England but I said ‘no, I want to stay and improve, I want to prove to everyone in England how good I am’.“I want to prove I can play in the Premier League. It was an easy decision as well. Читать дальше...

10. Gianluigi Buffon (PSG)Aged 40, it’s hard to know what to say about Buffon anymore. For 17 years, until summer 2018, he was the world’s most expensive goalkeeper of all time, having joined Juventus for an astonishing €52m in 2001 – a price tag which somehow came to look like a bargain over the following years.World Cup play-off defeat to Sweden was an unfair end to the international career of an all-time legend, and yet Buffon handled it all with typical good grace. “It’s disappointing. Not for me,” he said... Читать дальше...

Jurgen Klopp’s side must win in the Champions League last 16 second leg after playing out a stalemate at Anfield on Wednesday night, a result that disappointed some Reds supporters.However, Barnes looked at the positive side of things when reviewing Liverpool’s position in Europeand the Premier League.“It was disappointing last night, but I’m not particularly happy with a lot of the negative sounds coming from a few of the Liverpool fans,” he told talkSPORT.“It’s not the end of the world, absolutely not. Читать дальше...

The Magpies signed the Belgian for a reported £6 million on a five-year deal in the summer of 2016 but, despite keeping an impressive four clean sheets in the first nine games of the Premier League season, he was abruptly dropped and didn’t feature again for the rest of the season.A loan move to Anderlecht followed in 2017/18 before he joined Strasbourg last summer, where he has established a reputation as one of the best stoppers in Ligue 1.Reflecting on his time at St James’ Park, Sels said he... Читать дальше...

Filip Benkovic believes his loan spell at Celtic has put him in a good position to challenge for game time with Leicester City in the Premier League next season.The 21-year-old joined the Scottish champions on a one-year loan deal on transfer deadline day last summer, and established himself as a regular under Brendan Rodgers before suffering an ankle injury last month.Benkovic believes that the game time he has received in Scotland and during the Bhoys’ Europa League campaign has prepared him to... Читать дальше...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is determined to dent Atletico Madrid’s unbeaten home record in the Champions League and take a massive step towards the quarter-finals.Atletico have won their last eight European games at the Wanda Metropolitano and are unbeaten in 12, but Allegri will not simply be satisfied with a draw against Diego Simeone’s side in the first leg of their last-16 tie.“Tomorrow, we will have to stay sharp and try to control the game,” Allegri told a pre-match press conference. Читать дальше...

The 31-year-old was booed by fans on his return to Old Trafford last week as PSG recorded a 2-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win, after failingto live up to a high price tag during his time in Salford.United forked out a then-British record £60 million fee in the summer of 2014 to bring the winger in from Real Madrid, but he lasted just one season before leaving for Paris.Looking back on his time in the Premier League, where he scored three goals in 27 games, Di Maria explained that the root... Читать дальше...

The 21-year-old signed for the Hornets from Anderlecht in January 2018, but made just one substitute appearance in the Premier League before being shipped out on loan to Fortuna Dusseldorf last summer.Lukebakio explained that Watford wanted to keep him in their squad this season, but he had no intention of remaining in England without the guarantee of regular game time.“Watford bought me as a long-term investment, but I didn’t realise that,” he toldHet Nieuwsblad.“It was a bad choice, because that transfer took place in the winter. Читать дальше...

The 28-year-old joined the Blades from Cardiff on loan during the January transfer window and scored his first goals for the club with a brace against Reading last weekend.Madine was handed an 18-month jail sentence while at Sheffield Wednesday in October 2013 after being found guilty of causing actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm, and served five months before being released.He was also found guilty of assault and sentenced to community service in 2010, while in 2017 he was filmed abusing Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp.However... Читать дальше...

Sometimes, it’s hard to know exactly who a goalless draw in the first leg of a European tie works out best for.With away goals in play – at least for now – there’s that age-old toss-up between denying your opposition a precious strike away from home turf, but knowing you (probably) need to score when the going gets tougher in your reverse fixture on the road.Since 2000, only one club in the Champions League has managed to get through by not scoring at all, when Atletico Madrid saw off PSV on penalties... Читать дальше...

The Belgium international departed earlier this month for Chinese Super League outfit Shandong Luneng after five-and-a-half years in Manchester.He signed a new two-year contract with United last summer, but was handed just three minutes of game time under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the Portuguese was replaced Mourinho in December.“In football there are opportunities that come and opportunities that go,” he told Het Nieuwsblad.“I still had a contract with Man United, so I could have been there.”“If I’d listened to the media... Читать дальше...

Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson is confident they can progress to the Champions League quarter-finals but admits their second-leg tie with Bayern Munich has to be forgotten about because of domestic priorities.A goalless draw at home to Bayern on Tuesday means a score draw in Germany on March 13 would be enough to send Jurgen Klopp’s side through.Despite failing to create many chances or properly threaten goalkeeper Manuel Neuer at Anfield, Robertson remains optimistic about their chances.“We... Читать дальше...

The Swede signed for the Old Trafford club from PSG in 2016 at the age of 34 and helped the Red Devils to League Cup and Europa League titles in his first season.He departed for LA Galaxy in March last year, but looks back on his Premier League experience fondly.He told manutd.com: “I wasn't always sure that I would play in England, but when I took the decision that I would, I was very clear in my mind that there was only one team I would play for:United.“That is the team I want to shine with. That is the team that fits me.“Of course... Читать дальше...

The Colombia international is in the final months of a two-year loan spell with the Bundesliga champions and the likes of Juventus and Arsenal have been linked with a move for him in the summer.Bayern have the option to make the deal permanent for around £37 million but appear unlikely to trigger the clause.The 27-year-old has now suggested that his preferred option would be a return to the Merengues, who he joined from Monaco in July 2014 and made 111 appearances for ahead of his move to Bavaria."I... Читать дальше...

The Italian boss' position is under pressure after a 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester United on Monday followed heavy Premier League losses to Manchester City and Bournemouth in recent weeks.Wenger is currently out of work after ending his 22-year spell at Arsenal last summer and Seaman, who spent six of those years working under the Frenchman, thinks he could have a positive impact at Stamford Bridge - despite admitting that it is an unlikely scenario.“Arsene always said he wouldn’t come back to... Читать дальше...

Manchester City face Schalke in the Champions League tonight in typically high-scoring form. To clarify: they've scored 44 goals so far in 2019; an average of 3.7 per game.The most goals they’ve scored in a game this year is an astonishing nine (sorry, Burton Albion), and the fewest they’ve managed is one (well done, er, Burton Albion). Rotherham, Burnley and Chelsea have all been on the receiving ends of good shoeings in the past month-and-a-half.But this has always been a feature of Pep Guardiola’s teams ... Читать дальше...

Even Jan Oblak can’t quite believe his own statistics as he sits in front of FourFourTwo.“For sure, the numbers are really crazy,” he says with a nervous laugh.When he recently racked up his 100th clean sheet for Atletico Madrid, it came in just his 178th appearance for the La Liga side. “I wasn’t counting,” he insists. “But I was very happy when they told me. Numbers like that aren’t normal in modern football.”It’s little wonder the Slovenian has picked up award after award over the past few seasons. Читать дальше...