
Belgian defender Thomas Meunier joined Sunderland in the summer transfer window, and he has said he would have joined elite clubs like Manchester United if he had the choice. The 34-year-old joined the Black Cats on a free transfer from a French outfit. In a recent interview, the defender said transfers are sometimes not up […] The post Premier League summer signing admits he would have joined Manchester United appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up. This is about Chelsea making £47m in secret payments, according to a Premier League investigation, to unregistered agents and third parties to seal transfers between 2011 and 2018. The transfers included Eden Hazard, Samuel Eto'o, Willian, Ramires, David Luiz, Andre Schurrle and Nemanja Matic.

The German midfielder's second-half strike proved against St Johnstone on Wednesday night as Martin O'Neill's leaders made it six Premiership wins from six. Now comes a trip to face Rangers with a place in the League Cup semi-finals at stake.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has done some work behind the scenes to help get Martin Odegaard back to his best. But it could be that the “biggest” change has been Odegaard’s availability, which may well be down to Arteta overhauling the club’s medical and performance teams. That’s according to an interesting report from the Independent, […] The post “The biggest difference is…” – sources on how Arteta has got Odegaard back to his best for Arsenal appeared first on CaughtOffside.
IN FOCUS : The Norwegian has recaptured his best form after a long spell struggling with the lasting effect of injuries, but, as Miguel Delaney writes, his style gives Arsenal a new dimension and lifts their ceiling under Mikel Arteta
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