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FROM KING POWER STADIUM – A late brace from Mikel Merino earned an uninspiring Arsenal a 2-0 victory away to Leicester City on Saturday lunchtime. A drab 80 minutes preceded a quick-fire burst from the second-half substitute, who was shunted into an unfamiliar centre-forward role in the absence of any senior Arsenal striker. A much-needed…

Mohamed Salah reportedly rejected the chance to become the second-highest paid player on the planet by staying at Liverpool. After months of speculation, endless teasing interviews and mounting desperation from a fanbase already consigned to losing one of their own, Salah appears to be on the verge of extending his stay on Merseyside. Numerous outlets…

The central midfielder was also shown around the former first-team building at the Lower Broughton site, where Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson honed some of the club’s greatest-ever players and teams. Retreading his own path from Brighton’s youth ranks to starting big European games at Old Trafford, Collyer recalled how Fletcher had welcomed…

A number of Paris Saint-Germain stars have publicly warned Liverpool of their confidence heading into Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 second leg. PSG were comfortably the better of the two sides when they met last week, but it is Liverpool who hold a slender advantage after Harvey Elliott’s late strike saw them snatch a 1-0…

Paris Saint-Germain opened up a two-goal aggregate lead over Aston Villa at the halfway stage of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Villa were significant underdogs, despite a run of seven successive wins coming into the this game in the French capital. But Morgan Rogers scored a surprise opener for Unai Emery’s visitors. The lead ultimatley…

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