Manchester United v Arsenal the team news, confirmed and otherwise…

by Bulldog Drummond The Manchester Evening News gives us a headline of confirmed news, but no team, so it is back to our usual haunts in the search for insightful insights and other what-not. The Independent suggests, for the side they delightfully now signify as “ARS” Leno; Bellerin, Mustafi, Gabriel, Tierney; Thomas, Ceballos, Xhaka; Willian, …

Manchester United v Arsenal: injuries and the home / away conundrum

By Bulldog Drummond The injury league table continues to be frustrating for Arsenal.  Here is the top of the table in terms of number of players currently out. Crystal Palace: 9 Everton: 7 Liverpool: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion: 6 Fulham: 6 Leicester City: 6 Arsenal: 5 Burnley: 5 Leeds United: 5 Manchester United: 5 …

Man U v Arsenal: tackles, fouls, yellow cards. Who’s helping who?

by Bulldog Drummond Tackles are not the only way of committing fouls or getting yellow cards, but they are the most common so is a good place to start as we try to get a feel of which each team in this afternoon’s game is likely to get up to. Likewise committing fouls are not …

PSG & BeIN boss escapes imprisonment, FA and media sigh a deep sigh of relief

By Tony Attwood BeIN Media and PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was acquitted on Friday in Switzerland in a television rights case,   The one time Fifa deputy director Jérôme Valcke was found guilty but escaped imprisonment but was fined and now has a criminal record. This case was the first that has come to court in …