Jamie Carragher reckons five players have stood out in the Premier League so far this season, but Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah has shone more brightly than anyone. The Reds talisman is level with Jamie Vardy at the top of the goalscoring charts with six goals in just seven games so far this campaign, and with three assists to his name as well, he has been a creative force. It is little surprise that Carragher has picked out the Egyptian hero as his top performer so far, but there are some more surprising names completing his top five. The former England defender has turned to the two biggest signings of the season so far and a couple of underrated Everton stars to complete his top five of the campaign to date. ‘I think there’s probably been four or five who’ve really stood out,’ Carragher told Sky Bet’s The Overlap . ‘I saw [Cristiano] Ronaldo got player of the month and he has had a huge impact, there’s no doubt. I think of [Romelu] Lukaku, certainly the start …
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Paul Merson’s Premier League predictions, including Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool
Paul Merson expects Manchester United ’s inconsistent form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to continue at Leicester City this weekend but has tipped victories for Chelsea , Liverpool and Arsenal . United have only won one of their last four matches, losing to West Ham in the EFL Cup and being beaten by Aston Villa in the league before the international break. On Saturday, Solskjaer’s side travel to the King Power Stadium to face a Leicester team who are currently down in 13th with eight points from seven games. But former Arsenal and England star Merson believes the Foxes will pile the pressure on Solskjaer, predicting a 2-1 home victory in his column for Sportskeeda . Merson also expects Chelsea to finish the weekend top of the table as they prepare to face west London rivals Brentford, and reckons Liverpool will be too strong for Claudio Ranieri’s Watford. The weekend’s Premier League fixtures end on Monday night with Arsenal facing Crystal Palace, and …
Troy Deeney claims Arsenal have no cojones and Premier League rivals no longer fear them
Troy Deeney has accused Arsenal’s players of having no ‘cojones’ and claims Premier League teams no longer fear playing against them. Arsene Wenger’s side squandered a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday night and are already nine points behind league leaders Manchester City. opinion Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must learn lesson from Sir Alex to solve Cristiano Ronaldo problem Per Mertesacker had put Arsenal in front but a controversial penalty decision allowed Deeney to equalised from the spot before Tom Cleverley struck the winner for Watford in injury time. ‘There’s a reason they lost and is wasn’t because of one penalty,’ Deeney told BT Sport. ‘I have to watch what I say but… having a bit of cojones, I think the word is. Having a bit of nuts. ‘Whenever I play Arsenal and this is just personal, I go up and I think let me whack the first one, let’s see who wants it. ‘I came on today, I jumped up with [Per] Mertesacker, didn’t even have to jump …
Premier League stars splash out £40,000 on crystal-encrusted toy cars for children
PREMIER League stars are splashing out £40,000 on crystal-encrusted toy cars for their children. The bespoke motors are covered in 100,000 Swarovski Xirius-cut crystals that take two months to apply. Stars to have treated their children to one include Manchester United and England winger Jesse Lingard , 28, and Southampton and Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long, 34. Jesse bought three-year-old daughter Hope an electric, scale model of Jaguar’s E-Type. It has a personalised number plate, a top speed of 15mph and a plush carpet interior, as well as hand-stitched leather seats. Her toy is the same price as the sporty full-size BMW 5 Series parked on the drive of Jesse’s luxury home. The thrilled footballer even posed in the grounds of his home and handed over a personalised United shirt to the manufacturer as a thank you. The motor was the icing on the cake following days of celebrations for Hope’s birthday. Most read in The Sun …
Michael Owen makes Premier League predictions including Leicester vs Man Utd, Watford vs Liverpool and Brentford vs Chelsea
Michael Owen is backing Manchester United to beat Leicester in the Premier League this weekend. United return from the international break without first choice centre-halves Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane with a tricky fixture run looming in front of them. Leicester however find themselves in in poor form with just one win in their last seven games in all competitions but Owen is backing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s side’s to come away from the King Power Stadium with a win. ‘I didn’t see United’s last two results coming. To pick up just one point from two home games to Aston Villa and Everton is disappointing and the pressure is back on Ole,’ Owen wrote for Bet Victor . ‘Bruno Fernandes’ form has dried up, and Solskjaer needs to find a way to bring out the best of him and Cristiano Ronaldo. ‘When the pressure is on, Ole tends to get a result. Leicester haven’t beaten United at home in the league since 2014, so this is clearly a good matchup for United and despite …
Newcastle need 17 transfers otherwise there’s absolutely no chance they win league soon
Newcastle's new owners want to win the Premier League - but they might have to get out of the Championship first! They are buying a club in trouble, and Mike Ashley is no fool. He’s getting out at the right time. I wouldn’t be getting too excited about this if I was a Newcastle fan. They’re dreaming if they think the club is winning in the league in the next five years. They need 17 players! If this was Arsenal or Tottenham getting taken over, you’d go: “Wow, they’ve got a chance, they only need four or five.” Not Newcastle. Who’s going to go there anyway? They need players for a relegation battle. You’ve got to buy a hero. The first thing you have to do is buy a big-name centre forward. But that’s the end for someone like Callum Wilson then - and he’s one of the two best players at the club! They’re just not buying the big, big stars. Harry Kane’s not going to Newcastle. Surely. He’s 28. His career will be over before they win anything. They’ll go …
Antonio Rudiger injury blow confirmed as Thomas Tuchel gives five Chelsea updates
Thomas Tuchel has issued an injury update on five Chelsea players ahead of the Premier League visit to Brentford on Saturday. The Blues boss announced that Antonio Rudiger will miss the fixture due to a back problem which ruled him out of Germany’s 4-0 win over Maceonia on Monday. His injury is made more costly by Thiago Silva’s own absence due to the Brazilian representing his country in the early hours of Friday morning. Meanwhile, the manager revealed Chelsea will also be without wingers Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic, who has been out for a month due to an ankle injury. Tuchel said: “Thiago will be back in the afternoon, hopefully safe from this match in Brazil. We had our talk and tactical training, he missed all that. “He played 90 minutes and had 12 hours of travelling so that gives you the answer. “Toni Rudiger is injured, came back injured from the national team. Christian Pulisic is still injured. “We also have doubts with Hakim …
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offers five Man Utd injury updates for Leicester clash
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has provided injury updates for five players ahead of Manchester United's clash with Leicester City on Saturday. The Red Devils go into the game having failed to win their last two Premier League fixtures against Aston Villa and Everton . However, United will face an uphill task to gain three points off the Foxes with numerous first-team players out of action. Harry Maguire , Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane, Marcus Rashford , and Eric Bailly have all faced spells on the sidelines in recent weeks. And speaking in his pre-match press conference, the Norwegian has provided an update on the players. "International breaks are sometimes the time to cross your fingers and hope for the best. "Because, as we see with Raphael, he's got an injury, out for a few weeks," Solskjaer said, confirming Varane as out of the clash. "But, then again, Victor and Eric played in the internationals and got good game-time, that's good for …
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Brendan Rodgers issues emphatic response to Newcastle United speculation
Brendan Rodgers says he is happy at Leicester amid speculation linking him with Newcastle. Reports have linked the Northern Irishman with a move to the Magpies, who were taken over last week by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. However, he insists he is happy at Leicester and committed to the club, ahead of Saturday’s Premier League match against Manchester United . ‘I have got a contract until 2025, I absolutely love being here,’ he said. ‘I’m very fortunate. I’ve got a great chief executive and a director of football who I have a close relationship with and a group of players that I really really enjoy working with.’ Rodgers added: ‘We have an infrastructure here that allows us to look to compete, so as long as they don’t want to move me then I’m very happy being here at the club. ‘I’ve seen all the reports around it but of course it doesn’t help anyone, particularly Newcastle and (their current manager) Steve (Bruce). ‘It’s the …
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Bruno Fernandes took Manchester United penalty despite Cristiano Ronaldo being the dedicated taker for Aston Villa defeat
Bruno Fernandes took Manchester United ’s penalty in their defeat to Aston Villa despite being instructed to leave it for Cristiano Ronaldo , according to reports. United suffered their first loss of the new Premier League season last month as Villa ran out 1-0 winners at Old Trafford. Fernandes had the chance to rescue a point for United after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s side were awarded a penalty in injury time, but the Portugal international blazed his effort over the bar. Following Ronaldo’s return to United, many expected the 36-year-old to take over penalty duty from Fernandes given his impressive record from the spot during his time at Real Madrid, Juventus and with Portugal’s national team. According to The Transfer Window podcast , Solskjaer did put Ronaldo down as United’s designated penalty taker ahead of their clash with Villa, but Fernandes took it upon himself to step up. ‘Very interesting interaction between the Aston Villa goalkeeper, the …