Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal s ability to solve problems after they overcame a hesitant start to thrash Everton 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium, moving five points clear at the Premier League summit.
Arsenal were kept quiet for 40 minutes on Wednesday by Sean Dyche s Toffees – who inflicted a surprise 1-0 defeat on the Gunners less than a month ago, but the floodgates opened with a quickfire double before the break.
Bukayo Saka hammered home the opener before Gabriel Martinelli got the second, with both men reaching double figures for Premier League goals this term to put Arsenal in control.
Skipper Martin Odegaard then added a third before Martinelli clinched his brace late on, dealing Everton their heaviest league defeat since they were thrashed 5-1 on the same gr…
Barcelona may have to rely on selling commercial revenue streams and broadcasting rights to ease financial difficulties should Frenkie de Jong not join Manchester United.
That is the message from football financial expert Kieran Maguire, who outlined to Stats Perform the issues Barca face in meeting LaLiga financial fair play rulings.
The Blaugrana have already spent over €100million to bring in Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, alongside free agents Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen, while renewing Ousmane Dembele s deal.
Barca s dealing have led to question marks from pundits given the club are reportedly €1.3billion in debut, with Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann pondering how they were able to sign Die Roten s prized asset Lewandowski.
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Real Madrid defender Alvaro Odriozola is likely to be out for the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone.
The Spain international reportedly fell awkwardly in training after a challenge with team-mate Vinicius Junior.
The club confirmed on Friday that the full-back has suffered a fracture and, while there is no time frame on his recovery, he is expected to miss his side s remaining six LaLiga matches of 2018-19.
Odriozola has played only 14 league games since moving from Real Sociedad in a reported €35million deal but has been a regular in the side since Zinedine Zidane returned to the club last month.
Madrid face Athletic Bilbao, Getafe, Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal, Real Sociedad and Real Betis in their final matches of the season.
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Ronald Koeman believes Antoine Griezmann is growing in confidence and the Barcelona head coach hopes the forward s run of form can continue.
Griezmann scored for the third straight game for the first time in his Barca career with the opener in Wednesday s 3-0 Champions League win at Ferencvaros.
Martin Braithwaite doubled the lead before Ousmane Dembele s penalty as Barca, without the rested Lionel Messi, won their first five group stage games in a Champions League campaign for the first time since 2002-03.
But Griezmann s form is a particular boost amid the club s inconsistencies in LaLiga and Koeman praised the forward.
It is always a matter of trust of a player. As I said many times, Antoine has always worked hard to improve his game and effectiveness…
that Manchester United are set to announce the first signing of the summer as Villarreal defender Eric Bailly nears Old Trafford move.
The Red Devils had a £30 million bid accepted for the Ivorian defender, and they will soon make the transfer official.
Bailly has agreed personal terms with the Premier League giants and will undergo a medical in the next couple of days.
Villarreal are set to earn a healthy profit on the 22-year-old footballer, having signed him for mere £4.4 million in January 2015, just weeks before he went on to win the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast.
Bailly has since made a total of 35 La Liga outings for the Yellow Submarine, and he clearly did enough to secure a lucrative move to Old Trafford.
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