There is something different about this Premier League title race. This is not just because Arsenal and Manchester City are separated by the finest of margins, or because every goal now feels season-defining. But because this race has become emotional. Personal. Tribal.
Every weekend feels like a cup final. Every dropped point sends social media into chaos. Every VAR decision becomes a national debate. And right now, English football is completely split. One side wants Arsenal to finally end the...
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday, but honestly, the result was almost beside the point. The real story is what Bruno Fernandes is quietly doing to the Premier League record books.
Fernandes picked up his 18th assist of the season in that win, setting up Matheus Cunha's goal, which was his sixth assist in as many games and leaves him two away from the all-time single-season Premier League record jointly held by Thierry Henry in 2002/03 and Kevin De...
Nine points became six became three and if you're an Arsenal fan you've probably stopped sleeping properly.
This is how quickly these things turn. At the end of March, Arsenal were nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with the title looking like it was theirs to lose. Three weeks and two defeats later, Manchester City are just three points behind with a game in hand, unbeaten in ten league games while Arsenal are running out of...
Think about what is actually on the table next week, Bayern take a 2-1 lead to the Allianz Arena against a Real Madrid side that has made a habit of producing the impossible at the worst possible moment for the opposition, Arsenal host Sporting at the Emirates with a 1-0 advantage that felt more fragile than the scoreline suggested, Liverpool walk into Anfield needing to overturn a 2-0 deficit against the defending champions, and Barcelona travel to the Metropolitano...
Arne Slot left Mohamed Salah out of the starting lineup for a Champions League quarter-final against PSG.
Mo Salah is arguably one of Liverpools greatest legends, but the treatment he has received this season does not reflect that status at all. It is not unexpected for aging stars to have less impactful roles in their farewell seasons, but in Salah's case theres a little more to it than meets the eye.
This is not a rotation decision or a fitness...
