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Solskjaer scored 91 Premier League goals for The Red Devils – only five players have managed more! He once scored four goals in just 13 minutes after coming on as a sub – a Premier League record! As a player he won 12 trophies at Old Trafford, including six league titles and a Champions League! The 5-1 victory against Cardiff was the first time United had scored five goals since Sir Alex Ferguson left! Solskjaer’s only the second manager in United’s history to win his first four league games in charge!…

GONE-ZALO HIGUAIN? Chelsea could be one lethal striker away from securing their top-four spot, so we wouldn’t be shocked if Maurizio Sarri went hunting for a new addition in January! Gossips reckon he’s interested in signing on-loan AC Milan man Gonzalo Higuain, and that’d be a much cheaper option than a £50 million move for PSG goal king Edinson Cavani! DYBALA DEAL! Juventus chiefs say they won’t let star man Paulo Dybala leave in the January transfer window, but you never know! Man. City are just one of the European giants rumoured to be interested in the awesome Argentina forward, but they’ll have to pay a mega fee to land him. PSG and Bayern Munich are also interested! THE EAGLES CHASE BATS! Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson seems to have…

STAT OF THE WEEK Arsenal have only beaten Chelsea once in their last 14 Premier League meetings! ARSENAL V CHELSEA This London derby is gonna be off the charts! Winning the title might be a bit beyond these two London rivals, but the race to finish in the top four is definitely on! When they met in August, Chelsea just edged a 3-2 thriller, but Arsenal have improved loads since then, and haven’t lost at home for ten league games! The Gunners would love to get revenge for that defeat at the start of the season and take three points off another top four rival, so they’ll be well pumped up! PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG Arsenal’s PL top goalscorer is loving life at The Emirates and has scored five goals in his…

Close to 8,000 Sunderland fans travelled to watch their team win 1-0 v Blackpool – 4,000 more than the home side had! Arsenal’s 17-year-old wonderkid Bukayo Saka became the first player born in 2001 to feature inthe Premier League! Jamie Vardy scored the first Premier League goal of 2019! Chelsea’s summer arrival Christian Pulisic played for English non-league side Brackley Town when he was seven years old! PSG superstar Neymar has never finished above third place in the Ballon d’Or vote! Is 2019 the year he makes the top two? Harry Kane has scored v every Prem team he’s faced – that’s 28 Billy Sharp recently became the leading goalscorer in English league football in the 21st century! West Ham new boy Samir Nasri won two Prem titles at Man.…

FACTPACK Name: Denis Suarez Age: 25 Country: Spain Position: Midfielder Boots: Nike PhantomVSN OUT OF FAVOUR Suarez was tipped to be one of Barça’s hottest young stars a couple of years ago, and he even took over the iconic No.6 shirt when legendary midfielder Xavi left in 2015. But the 25-year-old only started one league game in 2018, so he desperately needs achange... EMERY LINK-UP Suarez’s career started in the Prem – he spent two seasons at Man. City from 2011 to 2013 – but now it’s Arsenal that want to bring him back to England! Unai Emery signed him on loan for Sevilla, and he’s ready to pay £20 million to sign the CM again! PLAYING STYLE The Barça star is a classic Spanish midfielder with a quality touch,…

CRISTIANO RONALDO You can’t get close to CR7’s all-round attacking game without spending serious money, but you can match his aerial dominance. La Liga forward Aritz Aduriz is in the 90s for jumping and heading, and can dominate defenders with awesome strength stats as well! NEYMAR Vinicius Jr. has a long way to go to reach Neymar’s level, but the Real Madrid wonderkid winger is a decent replacement for now. Kingsley Coman can match Neymar’s pace, while Nani is the only other LW with five-star skills and weak foot. Top tekkers! KEVIN DE BRUYNE It’s hard to find a player that can dribble, pass and shoot with either foot like City’s De Bruyne, but there are a couple of options. Julian Draxler is a pretty cheap alternative, or if you’ve…

1 MONACO v NICE This game isn’t just afierce French derby, it’s also a battle between two legendary old team-mates! Nice boss Patrick Vieira was Arsenal and France’s captain while his opposite number Thierry Henry was breaking goalscoring records, and this week they’ll lock horns in the dugout for the first time. Who’ll come out on top 2 HOFFENHEIM v BAYERN This is the first game back after the long Bundesliga winter break, and Bayern can’t afford any more slip-ups if they’re to have any chance of catching Borussia Dortmund. They’ve lost both of their last two trips to Hoffenheim without scoring and, if they make it three in arow on Friday, they could fall nine points behind the league leaders! 3 REAL MADRID v SEVILLA The first half of…

JASON PUNCHEON Loan from Crystal Palace Puncheon captained Palace in pre-season, but failed to nail down a place in the Prem. He’ll give his new side Huddersfield more attacking options as they attempt to escape relegation! NATHANIEL CLYNE Loan from Liverpool With captain Simon Francis injured, Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has bolstered his defence with the signing of rapid right-back Clyne on loan! The defender should benefit loads from getting regular first-team football! SAMIR NASRI Free transfer The former Man. City baller officially joined West Ham on New Year’s Eve, but couldn’t feature for The Hammers until the start of January. He’s been training with the London club since November, so he won’t need much time to adapt! BRAHIM DIAZ £15 million from Man. City Man. City fans are still…

De Gea’s held onto his spot in the team despite a poor World Cup showing! The WC and CL winner had to be played out of position to get into the final XI! Another CL win means another TOTY spot – he’s never missed out! There was no way Van Dijk wasn’t gonna be included – he bossed the PL in 2018! Lucas Hernandez was the only other left-back to be nominated. Marcelo wins! The Ballon d’Or winner was also named Player Of The Year by FIFA and UEFA! 2017-18 was his first season in England without a PL title, but Kante still lifted the WC! The Man. City man’s inclusion means this TOTY midfield is exactly the same as 2017! Get used to seeing Mbappe in TOTYs – the…

STADIUM FACTS TEAM: Man. City BUILT: 2002 CAPACITY: 55,097 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 54,693 v Leicester, February 2016 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: Man. United LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: Amex Stadium, Brighton, 202 miles DID YOU KNOW? The Etihad campus contains City’s epic stadium and awesome training facilities, as well as Man. City women’s ground!…

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