Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised the performance of Ethan Nwaneri in the 5-1 EFL Cup third round win over Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old of Nigerian heritage scored a brace which marked the first time he found the back of the net for the North London outfit. It was only the fourth senior appearance for Nwaneri and Arteta is happy with how...
Raphael Varane has announced he will remain at Italian club Como albeit in a different role following his retirement from professional football on Wednesday. The former Real Madrid, Manchester United and RC Lens centre-back announced his retirement on Wednesday morning with an official statement on his Instagram page. Serie A club Como shared Varane’s retirement post on Instagram, and the defender replied saying, “A different role...
Manchester City have confirmed that Spanish midfielder Rodri has suffered a knee ligament injury, Afrosport reports. The Spain international was substituted in the 21st minute after he twisted his knee joint in a collision with Thomas Partey during their match against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The Premier League club have not yet put a time frame to the return of the midfielder but...
Manchester City will be without Spain international Rodri potentially for the remainder of the season but head coach Pep Guardiola remains adamant his side will cope despite missing arguably their most important player. The Spanish midfielder picked up a knee injury in Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium, was replaced by Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic in the 22nd minute. Although his importance to...
Mikel Arteta's Arsenal ranks the highest this season in terms of time wastage in the Premier League, a report by talkSPORT revealed on Tuesday. Arsenal recently faced Manchester City in a game that saw the Gunners fail to hold on to a 2-1 lead they got in the first half as they eventually conceded a goal in the final minute of added time through John Stones...
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