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Tottenham will follow-up their successful FA cup game at the weekend with a clash against Liverpool on Thursday. Jose Mourinho made 10 changes to his team on Sunday, what changes will he make for this match?
Spurs had to fight for the fourth-round win over Wycombe, all the way to the end, but they managed to pull it off. It will be a completely different sort of challenge against the defending Premier League champions.
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For the first time in eight years, Manchester United have fallen out of the top three in the richest clubs in the world list. Deloitte have released their “Money League” list for the 2019-20 season, and it saw United slip one spot to fourth overall, as their revenue dipped by almost 20% when compared to last year.
Additionally, their arch-rivals Liverpool moved up the charts and closer to them. United, with $697 million in revenue, are one spot ahead of Liverpool, with netted $671 million. It’s the first time in close to decades that the Merseyside club has been in the top five.
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Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard is moving closer to a West Ham United loan move, per Sky Sports. Nothing is finalized as of yet, but the 28-year-old will be given a chance to find first team football elsewhere, if a deal is reached. The gaffer has sanctioned it.
“He is still part of the club, part of the squad and no deal has been struck for any players yet going out,” United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said to the media earlier today.
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When Manchester United host Sheffield United in midweek we have an idea of what kind of team the home side will be putting out there. You can expect a lot of starters, but also some reserves as Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows a first versus last in the league clash is a chance for some squad rotation.
Paul Pogba will probably be given the night off, as will Victor Lindelof, who has been playing through pain all season long. Maybe Dean Henderson gets a go against his former again in between the sticks?
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Manchester United head into a midweek fixture riding his with confidence, having just vanquished their arch-rivals, Liverpool, from the FA Cup competition. Now comes a league clash against the bottom side, Sheffield United. Any time you have the top of the table versus dead last, well, you know who the odds makers believe is going to win.
With United so heavily favored, it means quite possibly a chance for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to do some squad rotation. We probably will see a bit of that versus the Blades.
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Tottenham advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup as they got past Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 tonight. One of the stars of the match was Gareth Bale and Jose Mourinho praised the Welsh winger after the game.
Spurs had looked like they were heading for extra time when the game had changed on its head in the last five minutes. Two goals from Tanguy Ndombele and one from Harry Winks eventually gave the North Londoners the win.
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A new era begins at Chelsea, and it’ll start with a visit from Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday night. Frank Lampard is terminated, after just one season and a half. His replacement, himself fired by Paris Saint-Germain just before Christmas, is Thomas Tuchel.
Reports had indicated that Roman Abramovich wanted to hire somebody who speaks German and Tuchel does indeed possess that trait. Perhaps he can be the Havertz and Werner whisperer then? Maybe he’ll get the most out of these two high priced German internationals acquired in the summer? Lampard obviously could not.
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Well, it looks like we have some major team news ahead of Chelsea’s next Premier League clash, at home versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. Frank Lampard is out, and Thomas Tuchel, 47, is in at the managerial position. Lampard, 42, now departs with a record of 44 wins, 17 draws and 23 losses.
As a player, he made 429 appearances and scored 147 goals, where he won the league three times, the FA Cup four times and the Champions League once. He did not win a single trophy during his short (but still longer than the average for Blues bosses) stint as Chelsea manager.
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The Roman Abramovich era at Chelsea has now seen nine managers fired, and with Jose Mourinho getting the axe twice, so it’s ten dismissals in total. Frank Lampard became the latest in this long line, as the club announced his termination about three hours ago.
While it’s easy to argue that me might have been treated unfairly, and he deserved more time, don’t cry too hard for him. He’ll get a very nice and quite lucrative payout. Chelsea have already lined up their replacement, Thomas Tuchel, according to multiple reports.
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Manchester City advanced to the next round of the FA Cup on Saturday and will now shift their focus towards the Premier League. Let’s take a look at how they will be lined up against West Brom and what kind of changes Pep Guardiola might make to his team.
City left it late against Cheltenham, but came from being a goal down to get the win, and did so with a flurry in the final minutes. They have been on a great run recently and should keep that going against a team that is in the relegation zone.
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Arsenal will look to get over the disappointment of exiting the FA Cup as they once again take on Southampton on Tuesday. How will Mikel Arteta react to the defeat and respond with his team selection in this one?
The North London club crashed out of the world’s oldest domestic football competition in the fourth round at the hands of the Saints on the weekend. Now they have a chance to make amends for that defeat as they take on the same team in the Premier League competition.
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskajer is certainly known for rotating his lineups this season, and his next squad rotation has seen midfielder Donny van de Beek back in the first team. The Dutchman, among United’s 10 most expensive transfers of all time, gets the first team nod at home against Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
This would be his 14th start of the season, but it’s against 15 substitute appearances, and only two of his first team featurings have come in the Premier League. Here below is the rest of United’s starting XI and available subs.
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