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Livescores: Tottenham 0 Manchester United 1 – Rashford Scores – English Premier League

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LONDON, England — Starting line-ups and team news for Tottenham vs. Manchester United at Wembley today in the English Premier League.

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Both teams will be hoping to earn all three points today to stay in the race for a Champions League spot, although Tottenham still eyes on catching Liverpool in the race for the title.

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In team news, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino made three changes from the side that beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris replaces Paulo Gazzaniga in goal, while center-back Jan Vertonghen starts in place of Davinson Sanchez.

The other change to the team sees Ben Davies also comes in at left back in place of Danny Rose.

Harry Kane continues to lead the attack, along with Heung-Min Son.

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Meanwhile, Manchester United have made two alterations from the side that beat Newcastle 2-0 last time out in the English Premier League.

Coming into the starting line-up today are Ashley Young and Jesse Lingard and they replaced Antonio Valencia and Juan Mata.

Midfield playmaker Paul Pogba, who sat out last weekend’s FA Cup win over Reading with a right leg problem, is fit to start today.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won five straight since replacing Jose Mourinho in the Manchester United dugout.

He will be hoping to equal Matt Busby’s record of winning the first five league games in charge of the club.

Tottenham: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Eriksen, Alli, Son, Kane. Subs: Gazzaniga, Sanchez, Foyth, Rose, Skipp, Lamela, Llorente.

Manchester United: De Gea, Young, Jones, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Lingard, Pogba, Martial, Rashford. Subs: Romero, Dalot McTominay, Fred, Pereira, Mata, Lukaku.

Liverpool Opens Preseason With 7-0 Win Over Chester

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CHESTER — Liverpool opened the 2018 preseason friendly schedule with a convincing 7-0 hammering of Chester FC at the Swansway Chester Stadium on Saturday.

The game saw Reds manager Jurgen Klopp handing both summer recruits Fabinho and Naby Keita their debuts.

A double from Harry Wilson gave Liverpool a 2-0 halftime lead before the English Premier League side netted four more goals in the second half.

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James Milner, who came on at halftime to captain the Reds, slotted home a 48th-minute penalty to take the scoreline to 3-0 for the Klopp’s men.

A brace from Daniel Sturridge, a stunner from Ryan Kent and another goal by Danny Ings completed the scoring for Premier League side, which suited up different teams on both sides of 45 minutes.

Liverpool supporters also got the chance to see newbies Fabinho and Keita.

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Fabinho was in the starting lineup for the opening 45 minutes, while Keita came on to play in the second half.

Klopp was pleased with the performance but admits there was room for improvement, especially in the opening 45 minutes.

“First half, I was not happy, of course. The game was not good, it looked stiff. To be honest, it’s not that I [spend] five hours on the line-up and think, ‘that will fit together’,” Klopp said.

“They have to work together in pre-season, especially in the first game. Yes, we worked hard during the week; yes, the pitch is dry; yes, the wind makes the pitch even drier – that’s not nice.

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“Second half was much better, with two or three players more who have played together so it was easier of course for the players to show up. Naby, especially, looked pretty [good]. Good signs.”

Klopp always speaks about his new signings Keita and Fabinho.

“Fabinho, today, was not too easy, it was not a good half and it was difficult to find his [way] in the game,” the manager said.

“Naby did much better second half but that’s how it is. We know about the quality, we don’t test these boys, a few others had a test.”

Manchester City v Everton: Team News, Preview, Stream, Prediction

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert — Manchester City play host to Everton at Etihad Stadium in the first English Premier League Monday Night game of the new season.

The clash between these two teams will close out the Week 2 fixtures, following another busy weekend last Saturday and Sunday.

Both clubs made winning starts to the new Premier League season last week and managers Pep Guardiola and Ronald Koeman will be hoping their respective teams can build on the success from the opening week.

A very patient Manchester City side broke down newcomers Brighton and Hove Albion late to secure a 2-0 win in Week 1, while Everton, courtesy of a Wayne Rooney header, edge Stoke City 1-0 in their Premier League season opener.

TEAM NEWS

Everton are set to hand summer record signing Gylfi Sigurdsson his debut on Monday, but the Iceland international isn’t expected to play many minutes.

Sigurdsson signed for Everton on a £45m deal from Swansea last week and by his own admission, lacks match fitness.

Former Manchester United captain Rooney will face Manchester City for the first time since leaving Old Trafford and the England forward is looking forward to Monday’s game.

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Wayne Rooney heads home winner for Everton against Stoke in the Premier League

Meanwhile, striker Sandro Ramirez could return to the squad after he missed Thursday’s Europa League play-off win over Hajduk Split with a heel bother.

Manchester City are reporting no fresh injuries.

However, the game comes too soon for summer recruit Benjamin Mendy, as well as Fabian Delph, who are both close to returning to full fitness.

Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has fully recovered from the knee problem that kept him out for eight months and could be involved at some point during the clash.

WHAT THE MANAGERS HAD TO SAY

Ahead of the game Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said: “We try to have the best squad possible for the long season.

“We’re going to see how the market finishes until the end of the season.

“If we have to stay with the players we have right now, we will be happy. If someone comes, we will be happy too.”

Everton manager Ronald Koeman is looking forward to the clash and he said: “We know in seven days we play three away games, difficult ones, which starts on Monday with City.

“But okay, it is a nice challenge. They [City] are strong, but we like to be strong and are fully confident we will go there, play and do the maximum to get a good result there.”

LAST MEETING

The previous meeting between the sides ended in a one-sided 4-0 Everton victory at Goodison Park in January, but Monday’s game isn’t expected to see a repeat of that scoreline.

Manchester City are also unbeaten in their last seven home battles against Everton, which include six Premier League encounters.

Our Prediction: Manchester City 1-1 Everton

Manchester United 4-0 West Ham Live Stream, Lukaku Hits Brace

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert — UPDATE: Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba all scored for Manchester United who hammered West Ham 4-0. Lukaku is off and running for Manchester United on his debut. The Belgian striker has already grab a brace and United lead West Ham United 2-0. Great debut. Martial came off the bench to score a third and Pogba scored a great goal. Marcus Rashford, Nemanja Matic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are also bossing it.

Javier Hernandez makes a return to Old Trafford with West Ham United against Manchester United in the Premier League season opener for both teams on Sunday.

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Hernandez was a vital figure for the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson, having won two Premier League titles with the club, but was shockingly sold two seasons ago by Louis van Gaal after a five-year spell

The Mexican international said he would respect his former club, but vowed to give maximum effort to help the Hammers start the season with a win.

Hernandez leads the attack for West Ham today, while Marko Arnautovic, Pablo Zabaleta and Joe Hart also make their debuts.

In the meantime, Nemanja Matic makes his debut and starts in the midfield for Manchester United alongside Paul Pogba.

Romelu Lukaku also makes his league debut for Jose Mourinho’s side, but Victor Lindelof, who also joined the club in the summer transfer window, is not named in the matchday squad.

Eric Bailly and Phil Jones will start in the heart of the defense, while Antonio Valencia and Daley Blind play in a flat back-four as Mourinho decides to ditched to the three-man backline.

Juan Mata comes into the side ahead of Ander Herrera, who is on the bench, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Marcus Rashford supporting Lukaku.

Mark Noble, who is playing in his 14th season with West Ham, captains the Hammers, while Pedro Obiang, Edimilson Fernandes and Andre Ayew start as well.

PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS

West Ham United team to play Manchester United: Hart, Zabaleta, Reid, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Noble, Obiang, Fernandes, Ayew, Arnautovic, Hernandez. Subs: Cresswell, Fonte, Adrian, Sakho, Collins, Byram, Rice.

Manchester United team to play West Ham: De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Bailly, Blind, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku. Subs: Martial, Smalling, Lingard, Romero, Ander Herrera, Fellaini, Darmian.

Newcastle United 0 v Tottenham 2: Team News, Shelvey Sees Red

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NEWCASTLE, Sporting Alert – The starting line-ups and team news for the English Premier League game between Newcastle United and Tottenham at St James’ Park.

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Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez hands Premier League debutantes to two players, as he attempts to make a winning return to the top flight.

Javier Manquillo and Florian Lejeune are both in the starting team for the home side this morning, while Christian Atsu is also named in the team, following his permanent move from Chelsea during the summer transfer window.

Astu joins Dwight Gayle and Ayoze Perez in the starting XI to lead the attack for The Magpies

Captain Jonjo Shelvey, Ciaran Clark, Isaac Hayden and Matt Ritchie are also in the opening XI.

Jacob Murphy and Mikel Merino are named among the substitutes on the bench, but could make their debuts for Newcastle.

Meanwhile, Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier are among the starters for Tottenham, but as expected, there is a change at one of the full-back

Kyle Walker-Peters replaces the departing Kyle Walker at right-back for Spurs, while Victor Wanyama is only on the bench.

Heung-Min Son, Vincent Janssen, Kevin Wimmer and Harry Winks are also substitutes.

TEAM NEWS

Tottenham team to play Newcastle United: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Sissoko, Eriksen, Ali, Kane. Subs: Vorm, Wimmer, Carter-Vickers, Son, Wanyama, Winks, Janssen.

Newcastle United team to play Tottenham: Elliot, Clark, Dummett, Manquillo, Lejeune, Shelvey, Ritchie, Hayden, Gayle, Perez, Atsu. Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Mbemba, Murphy, Aarons, Merino, Mitrovic.

Let’s see how today’s game will go for Newcastle, as manager Benitez still thinks his team is lacking some quality players to survive in the Premier League.

Benitez recalled: “When Newcastle went down last time, they had some good players but they did not have a team. I think this season, they do have a team.

“I think that the fans were so pleased to see the team going back to the Premier League. They were amazing last year supporting the team and they will be the same this year. We have a massive city behind the club.

“It will be a tough test against Tottenham, you are talking about one of the best teams in the division.

“We have an idea how to attack and how to defend, but football is football.”

Arsenal 4 v Leicester City 3: Giroud Nets Winner

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LONDON, Sporting Alert — Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac both make their English Premier League debut this evening for Arsenal against Leicester City in the season opener.

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Lacazette, who joined the Gunners on a club record £52.7m from Lyon this summer, will lead the attack for his team in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

Supporting the Frenchman in the attack will be Danny Welbeck and Mesut Ozil.

Meanwhile, Kolasinac, who joined Arsenal from Schalke and netted the equaliser against Chelsea in the Community Shield over the weekend, starts in a back-three that also includes Rob Holding and Nacho Monreal.

Kolasinac replaces Per Mertersacker, who suffered a facial injury in the first half at Wembley.

Completing the starting lineup for Arsene Wenger’s men are Hector Bellerin and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at the wing-back positions, as well as Mohamed Elneny and Granit Xhaka in the central midfield.

Riyad Mahrez, in the meantime, starts for Leicester City despite being linked with a move away from the club this summer.

It is understood that AS Roma are very interested in signing Mahrez, who had submitted a transfer request earlier this summer.

Matty James has been handed a rare start in midfield as fellow midfielders Danny Drinkwater and Vicente Iborra are unavailable because of muscle problems.

Summer signing Harry Maguire makes his English Premier League debut in defence and he comes in for Robert Huth, who is recovering from ankle surgery.

Kelechi Iheanacho, the £25m summer signing from Manchester City, is only fit enough to start on the bench, as Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki lead the attacking line.

Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi and Marc Albrighton are in midfield, while Danny Simpson, captain Wes Morgan and Christian Fuchs complete the back four.

Eldin Jakupovic, who signed for the Foxes from relegated Hull City and Vincente Iborra, who joined from Sevilla are not involved.

Arsenal XI: Cech, Holding, Monreal, Elneny, Bellerin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Ozil, Lacazette, Welbeck

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Maguire, Fuchs, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.

Bournemouth v Manchester City Squads, Team News, Live Stream

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BOURNEMOUTH — Manchester City and Bournemouth will close out the Week 25 fixtures in the English Premier League on Monday when they battle at Vitality Stadium.

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The Citizens are currently in fifth-place and head into this game 11 points behind leaders Chelsea in the Premier League standings, but will go second and cut the Blues’ advantage with a win on the road.

The Cherries, in the meantime, are 14th in the standings and will preserve that position regardless of the result on Monday night.

All eyes will be on manager’s Pep Guardiola’s team lineup for this one, as striker Sergio Aguero and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo could find themselves on the bench again for Manchester City.

The pair lost their places to Gabriel Jesus and Willy Caballero, and Guardiola hinted that he will stick with the two in their preferred respective positions in the upcoming fixture.

When asked about Bravo losing his place Guardiola said: “My opinion of Claudio remains the same. He’s a top player, a top goalkeeper. He’s one of the best in the world. His long career speaks for itself.

“Football, of course, here is more particular, more crosses, more special things, but, of course, he is a top, top goalkeeper. For me, there’s no doubt about that.”

Meanwhile, besides midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who is out long-term with a knee injury, Manchester City are not reporting any new injury concerns.

Bournemouth will check on defensive trio of Adam Smith, Simon Francis and Charlie Daniels before the game, as they have all been listed as doubtful.

Francis and Daniels are both dealing with hamstring problems, while Smith, who missed last weekend’s defeat at Everton is also doubtful with an injury.

NOTES: Manchester City are undefeated against Bournemouth in nine league games, winning seven and drawing two.

Bournemouth (squads): Boruc, A Smith, S Cook, B Smith, Francis, Daniels, Stanislas, King, Wilshere, Fraser, Surman, Afobe, Ramsdale, Gosling, Pugh, Mings, Arter, Ibe, Mousset.

Manchester City (squads): Caballero, Bravo, Zabaleta, Sagna, Otamendi, Stones, Kompany, Kolarov, Clichy, Fernando, Fernandinho, Toure, Delph, Sane, Sterling, Navas, De Bruyne, Silva, Nolito, Aguero, Jesus, Iheanacho.

Top goalscorers in the English Premier League on Dec. 12

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – Top goalscorers in the English Premier League on Monday, December 12, 2016.

Chelsea forward Diego Costa continues to set the pace this season after his game-winner against West Bromwich Albion in the 1-0 victory on Sunday pushed him to 12 goals in the EPL this term.

So far this season, the Spanish international has taken 33 shots, with 22 of those being on target for 67-percent.

Costa, who has scored a goal every 110 minutes, also has contributed five assists.

Alexis Sánchez of Arsenal comes next with 11 goals from 20 shots on target, with a goal coming every 114 minutes.

The Chile forward also has chipped in five assists this season.

Sergio Aguero of Manchester City is the other player in double-digit scoring this term with 10 goals.

The Argentine international is currently suspended but expect him to get back to scoring when he does return from his ban.

Romelu Lukaku of Everton, who had a brace at the weekend, comes next with nine goals and the Belgian attacker is followed by Eden Hazard of Chelsea, Crystal Palace’s Christian Benteke, Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Manchester United and Jermain Defoe of Sunderland on eight goals apiece.

They are followed by Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) and Michail Antonio (West Ham United) with seven goals each.

Making a move this week is England forward Jamie Vardy, who scored a hat-trick for Leicester City in the stunning 4-2 victory over Manchester City on Saturday in an English Premier League fixture.

Vardy has five goals so far, the same as Fernando Llorente, who netted a brace for Swansea City in a 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday.

Top English Premier League Goalscorers
December 12, 2016

12 Diego Costa (Chelsea)
11 Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
10 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
9 Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
8 Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Sunderland), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace)
7 Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Michail Antonio (West Ham United)
6 Charlie Austin (Southampton), Leroy Fer (Swansea City)
5 Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), James Milner (Liverpool), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth), Robert Snodgrass (Hull City), Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur), Etienne Capoue (Watford), Fernando Llorente (Swansea City), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City).

Arsenal v Middlesbrough: Live Stream, News, Times

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – An in-form Arsenal will start massive favourites against a struggling Middlesbrough side at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

The Gunners have won six straight in the Premier League and are the bookies favourites to make it seven in a row, which would hand manager Arsene Wenger the perfect 67th birthday present.

Arsenal have also won six of their last eight matches at home against Middlesbrough in the Premier League with the other two ending in draws.

They have scored 16 goals in the last six EPL games and conceded five times.

Middlesbrough’s form has been poor recently and after failing to win in the last six, including four defeats, Aitor Karanka men’s are heading in the wrong direction.

Arsenal will be without midfielder Granit Xhaka, who is suspended for the clash after picking up a red card in the 3-2 win over Swansea City last weekend.

Santi Cazorla remains doubtful after taking a knock against Ludogorets on Wednesday, while Aaron Ramsey (hamstring), Per Mertesacker (knee) , Danny Welbeck (knee) and Olivier Giroud (toe) are all ruled out.

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Teams

Arsenal (squad): Cech, Ospina, Debuchy, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Koscielny, Mustafi, Gibbs, Monreal, Elneny, Coquelin, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott, Iwobi, Lucas, Akpom.

Middlesbrough (squad): Valdes, Guzan, Chambers, Friend, Barragan, Nsue, Da Silva, Ayala, Gibson, Espinosa, De Roon, Clayton, Ramirez, Forshaw, Downing, Stuani, Fischer, De Sart, Traore, Negredo, Nugent, Rhodes.

What Wenger Said:
“Well, from Wednesday night it looks like we have no big problems. The only uncertainty I have is Santi Cazorla, who got a kick. We’ll see how he is today but we have nobody coming back. Of course we lose Xhaka because he’s suspended and everybody else should be available.”

He added: “We live in a jungle where everybody wants to eat you and you have to survive by keeping your vigilance. Every day you have to fight again to survive.”

What Aitor Karanka said:
“Arsenal have their own style, but we have to think about ourselves and play in our way.”

Manchester United v Manchester City: Livescore, TV Channels

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert – Jose Mourinho has revealed that he has a full squad to select from for the Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Live coverage of the game will be at 7:30 AM ET and is on NBCSN, NBC Sports Live, Sky Sports 1HD UK, MUTV Online and live radio streaming on TalkSport Radio World. Live score available at www.livescore.com.

Mourinho declared that midfield playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan and full-backs Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia are all available for the Premier League battle, after slight concerns.

Shaw and Mkhitaryan both picked up injury scares during the international break with England and Armenia respectively, while Valencia only recently returned from international duty with Ecuador.

Mkhitaryan, who was a doubt with a knee problem and Shaw, who withdrew from the England squad because of a minor calf concern, have both been assessed and given the green light to play on Saturday.

“Everybody is available,” Mourinho said on Manchester United official website at www.manutd.com. “It’s not the same as if we were here all week and working, resting and not travelling, but there are no injuries and everybody has returned safely and on time for at least one training session.

“Everybody is ready and wants to play of course.”

Mourinho added: “Antonio was able to get one flight direct to Madrid and then to London and Manchester.”

He also spoke about a few other players.

The Portuguese said: “An easy one. Sergio [Romero] and Marcos [Rojo] went around the globe!

“They played in Venezuela and then went to Argentina and then, from there, they came back to Europe but they came back in time for training this morning.”

Meanwhile, Marouane Fellaini is also available for the clash, having overcome back pains and played over 80-minutes for Belgium on Tuesday.

Marcus Rashford, who netted the winner against Hull City in the last Premier League match before the international break, is in contention for a start with Manchester United after the England forward scored a hat-trick for the national Under-21s in midweek.

For Manchester City, manager Pep Guardiola will be without leading striker Sergio Aguero, who begins his three-match suspension.

New goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is expected to make his English Premier League debut for Manchester City, while German internationals Leroy Sane and Ilkay Gundogan are both fit and could make the bench.

Full-back Bacary Sagna is also available after he recovered from a hamstring injury.

Live coverage of the game will be on NBCSN, NBC Sports Live, Sky Sports 1HD UK, MUTV Online and live radio streaming on TalkSport Radio World. Live score available at www.livescore.com.

SQUADS

Manchester United (from): De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Valencia, Shaw, Darmian, Blind, Bailly, Rojo, Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Smalling, Fellaini, Schneiderlin, Carrick, Young, Herrera Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Depay, Mkhitaryan, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic, Rashford.

Manchester City (from): Caballero, Bravo, Zabaleta, Sagna, Stones, Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy, Toure, Fernando, Fernandinho, Delph, Sane, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Navas, Silva, Sterling, Nolito, Iheanacho.

Manchester City Favourites To Win 16/17 Premier League Title

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – It’s less than two weeks before the start of the English Premier League season and Manchester City continues to be the favourite to lift the title next May.

The Citizens will be guided by new manager Pep Guardiola and SkyBet has the blue side of Manchester at 9/4 to win the Premier League title outright this season.

Guardiola is slowly shaping his squad to deal with the expected demands of the upcoming season and the bookies are backing the Spaniard will win the league in his first season at Manchester City.

Premier League Odds for 2016-17 season

But the Sky Blues are not expected to have things their own way with, Manchester United and Chelsea, two rivals with new managers, also expected to be contenders after poor seasons last year.

Manchester United and new boss Jose Mourinho is at 3/1 to win the Premier League title, but things could shift before the transfer market closes, especially if the Red Devils capture the service of Paul Pogba.

But until that happens, I will stick to the script.

Chelsea, this season, will be led by former Juventus and Italy boss Antonio Conte and will start the season at 5/1 to win the EPL title in his first season in England.

Arsenal, with veteran boss Arsene Wenger, will start the campaign 6/1 to win the crown, although many believe the Gunners could struggle to finish in the top four this time round.

Liverpool, another club with a relatively new boss, given that Jurgen Klopp has been in charge for less than a year, and the Reds are listed at 8/1 to win the crown.

Tottenham sits at 10/1 to win the title, while defending champion Leicester City is currently at 28/1.

But let’s not forget the odds these Foxes overcame to create history and win the league last season.

Completing the current top ten teams in the bookies title race are West Ham, at 80/1, Everton at 100/1 and Southampton, at 200/1.

English Premier League Odds
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Manchester City 9/4
Manchester Utd 3/1
Chelsea 5/1
Arsenal 6/1
Liverpool 8/1
Tottenham 10/1
Leicester 28/1
West Ham 80/1
Everton 100/1
Southampton 200/1

MLS All-Star v Arsenal Pre-Season Livescore, TV Channels

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sporting Alert – English Premier League side Arsenal will take on the MLS All-Star on Thursday night at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif.

Live coverage of the game will be on ESPN, WatchESPN, UniMás, TSN2 and RDS, with the action gets going at 7:30 pm ET.

This year’s AT&T MLS All-Star Game will see some of the US league’s leading young stars joining several experienced players, as they try to upstage one of the top clubs in England.

Arsenal will be playing in the MLS All-Star Game for the first time and the London outfit is expecting a tough match against players who are already deep into their domestic season.

Some of the players scheduled to suit out for the MLS All-Star team are Clint Dempsey and Didier Drogba who will be no strangers to Arsene Wenger’s side, having played in the English Premier League in recent years.

Brazilian playmaker Kaka, deep-lying playmaker Andrea Pirlo, Sebastian Giovinco, Kyle Beckerman, Giovani dos Santos, Jermaine Jones and Cyle Larin will also suit out to represent the American league.

Among the younger players mixing it up with the veterans are goalkeepers Andre Blake and David Bingham.

The Gunners are expected to have a strong lineup for this contest, with the likes of Petr Cech, Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Francis Coquelin, Mohamed Elneny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere, Granit Xhaka and Theo Walcott all set to feature.

Games against the MLS All-Stars are usually very entertaining and battling, and Arsenal forward Walcott is anticipating a similar encounter on Thursday night.

“I’m sure American soccer, as you guys call it, is actually gaining very close to Premier League standard, definitely,” the England speedy forward said. “There’s a lot of players that have come from England to America.

“The game’s growing, it’s getting bigger and that’s exactly what we want.“

Walcott also singled out a certain forward rival.

“Didier [Drogba],” he noted. “He’s always loved scoring against us, so we want to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

He added on the forward Chelsea forward: “Obviously, there’s a little bit of a [rivalry] between him and Petr [Cech, Arsenal’s goalkeeper], being mates back at Chelsea, so we’ll see.

“He’s going to be a difficult animal to tame. But for the guys it’s going to be a great test – you’re going to be going against one of the best strikers who’s ever lived. So good luck to the guys.”

The MLS All-Stars head into Thursday’s game searching for their third successive win in this series, having won against Tottenham Hotspur and German champions Bayern Munich in the last two editions.

This game will be the Gunners’ second of the pre-season, after playing to a 1-1 draw with RC Lens in their lone warm-up this summer.

Game Informational
MLS ALL-STARS vs. ARSENAL FC
2016 AT&T MLS All-Star Game
July 28, 2016 • Avaya Stadium, San Jose, Calif.
7:30 pm ET (ESPN, UniMás, TSN2, RDS)