It was a night that was supposed to belong to Liverpool's latest blockbuster signing, Bradley Barcola, but Alexander Isak had other ideas. The Swede has endured a difficult, injury-hit first 12 months at Anfield, but he used the familiar surroundings of Portman Road to fully launch his Liverpool career. The last time he made the trip to Suffolk to face the Tractor Boys, he left with the match ball after scoring a hat-trick in Newcastle United's thumping 4-0 victory.
The WSL is up and running and big spenders London City Lionesses have put their money where their mouth is, recording an impressive 2-1 win over Manchester United.
LEWIS STEELE AT PORTMAN ROAD: Barcola, all £123million of him, was limited to a watching brief for the first hour and may have been pondering just how he gets in this team.
Mbappé sees late penalty saved by VallesPSG are beaten by league leaders MonacoReal Madrid’s perfect start in La Liga ended on Friday when Real Betis beat them 1-0, with the substitute Troy Parrott scoring nine minutes from time and goalkeeper Álvaro Valles saving a stoppage-time penalty from Kylian Mbappé.The clash began at a high tempo but the pace dropped after the interval in the heat in Seville. The Republic of Ireland star Parrott, introduced in the 68th minute, broke the deadlock in the 81st when he reacted quickly after Thibaut Courtois parried a header into his path. Continue reading...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists he’s happy with the club’s transfer window and feels the squad is stronger now than this time last year. The Gunners made some promising signings in the transfer window just gone, with Bruno Guimaraes, Ezri Konsa, and Christos Tzolis coming in. Still, Arsenal also let Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and […] The post Mikel Arteta names “very important” reason he’s happy with Arsenal’s transfer window appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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