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Premier League: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer opens up about Liverpool FC and Jurgen Klopp

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted that he has been very impressed by what Jurgen Klopp has been achieving at Liverpool FC in recent months. You can buy Premier League Tickets from our website, around the world to enjoy its terrific performances.

Klopp and his team have been earning lots of praise for their solid performances this season, with Liverpool FC flying high at the top of the Premier League table, having established themselves as the firm favorites to win the title this term.

The German head coach led Liverpool FC to their first major trophy under his guidance the last term when they lifted the Champions League back in June of last year following a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the final.

Solskjaer, meanwhile, is aiming to help guide his Manchester United team towards a top-four finish in the Premier League after they ended up in sixth place and without a trophy last season.

And the Norwegian has admitted that he is a big admirer of Klopp and what the German has been achieving at Anfield recently.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer interview

Speaking in an interview with Manchester United’s website before the clash at Anfield on Sunday, Solskjaer said: “He’s a great manager and he’s done a great job. He did a rebuilding job and he started almost from scratch. We’ve started something, we want to get back to challenging for the league.”

“For us the next game is always the most important; we know what a difference it makes to our supporters, and how important it is, but it’s an add-on.”

Manchester United will return to Premier League action with a home clash against Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

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Liverpool possess football's rarest commodity in abundance, and Manchester United had no answer

Jürgen Klopp’s side isn’t just full of world-class talent, but a collective work ethic that is unparalleled. 64 points from 66 available. 91 from the last 93 on offer, stretching back to last season. It would be easy to look at these numbers and assume that it’s been plain sailing for Liverpool as they coast towards the Premier League title after 30 years of waiting. You can buy Premier League Tickets from our website, around the world to enjoy its terrific performances.

Except, the reality is very different. Liverpool may have won 21 of their 22 league fixtures this season, but barely any have been entirely straightforward or stress-free in complexion.

Time and time again, Liverpool have had to dig deep, navigate their way through difficult periods in games, come back from behind, or cling on to narrow leads. Rarely have they pulled away and been able to cruise towards the finishing line by a comfortable margin.

Time and time again, they’ve proven themselves to be masters at doing just enough to overcome the specific task at hand. That was the case against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, and once again against Manchester United.

Liverpool stats

If you combine the points tallies of both those sides, Liverpool is still only one behind, and for large periods of both matches, that was borne out in the pattern of the game. Red swarm after red swarm, relentless in their pursuit of the next three points.

On both occasions, the second goal proved elusive, with Tottenham and United both gaining belief the longer they held on to Liverpool’s coattails at only 1-0 down, until this time, Mohamed Salah put the final nail in the coffin right at the death.

What was abundantly clear against United, though – and throughout the entire campaign, in truth – was that Jürgen Klopp has constructed a side which isn’t just of an elite level in terms of skill and tactical intelligence, but also in fitness and collective endeavor.

This Liverpool side can dazzle with the speed and technical quality of its football, but they’re also a collection of players who graft for each other to a level virtually unparalleled by any other side.

That was epitomized by the fact that Liverpool’s front three of Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino won 20 duels between them against United. By comparison, United’s three most advanced players – Andreas Pereira, Anthony Martial, and Daniel James – won just six between them (less than Salah and Firmino each managed by themselves).

Gini Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson

It starts from the front, and permeates all the way through the side, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gini Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson winning 25 duels between them, which was six more than United’s four-man midfield put together. Liverpool wasn’t perfect by any means, nor have they been perfect throughout much of the campaign, despite the fact their points tally up until now is just two shies of being flawless.

They are, however, experts of imperfection. While there were aspects of their play which was frustrating to watch at times against United (and Tottenham), in terms of the final pass or the final shot, what never changed was their absolute, total commitment to leaving every last drop of energy on the pitch for the cause.

It’s not headless chicken running, but rather a carefully designed web of coordinated movements that enables them to cut off passing lanes, block counter-attacks and shut down space, as they manage their way through potentially precarious situations and emerge safely on the other side.

This Liverpool side is on track to break all kinds of records, not just because they’re some of the best footballers on the planet, but because they relish the slog, willingly running themselves into the ground until their work is done.

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Premier League: Roy Keane says Anthony Martial not good enough for Man Utd

Roy Keane says, Anthony Martial is not good enough for Man Utd after Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool. Roy Keane’s rely on Anthony Martial is not pretty good for Manchester United somewhat that was confirmed by his miss beside Liverpool.

With Solskjaer’s Manchester United 1-0 down after a shot from Virgil van Dijk, Martial rushed through on goal but blasted a magnificent chance high and wide. Football fans can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

It proved to be Manchester United’s best opportunity of the match with Mohamed Salah putting the game to bed in added time to laid Liverpool 16 points clear at the best of the Premier League with a game in hand over their title competitors Leicester and Manchester City.

Manchester United will regret Martials missed chance in the second half, a chance to draw the side’s level and stop their unpleasant competitor’s title charge, but Keane considers it speaks to a wider problem the club is facing: that he is merely not good enough to be representative of Manchester United.

Martial has derived to Man Utd and the great strikers score in the big instants, but his miss in the second half sums up is an occupation at Man Utd, Kean told.

Excellent build-up performance, but you have to hit the objective. No apologies. The big strikers who are remembered by the supporters hit the target and the back of the net, and that is why that guy Martial is not quite good enough for Man Utd.

That moment summed him up. Jamie Carragher agreed that Martial should have scored, adding: That is not just a good chance that is a sitter.

Roy Keane about Man Utd Martial

Roy Keane says, Anthony Martial is not good enough for Manchester United, as highlighted by his key miss in Liverpool 2-0 win at Anfield on Sunday evening.

The France international led the Man Utd attack in the absence of Marcus Rushford, who is set to be sidelined with a double stress fracture in his back for around eight weeks.

Liverpool made the breakthrough in the 14th minute when Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk guided a header past David De Gea.

The home side had two more goals ruled out for offside after Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum thought they had doubled Liverpool lead.

Martial looked like being Manchester United’s best chance of a goal given the French striker’s undoubted quality in front of goal.

The 24-year-old’s big moment came in 59th minute when Martial muscled his way past Trent Alexander Arnold and Joe Gomez with just Alisson Becker to beat.

However, Martial lacked composure and fired over the crossbar to waste Manchester United’s best chance of scoring an equalizer and his eighth league goal of the season.

Former Manchester United captain Keane did not hold back in his assessment of Martial’s miss and the Frenchman’s Red Devils career as a whole after the final whistle.

Keane interview

“That miss sums up his career in a nutshell,” Keane told Sky Sports.

“You hit that target. That is why he is not quite good enough for Manchester United. That moment summed him up. The great strikers who are remembered by the followers hit the object and the back of the remaining.”

Martial has scored 59 times in 197 games in all competitions over the past five seasons after Louis van Gaal signed the Frenchman in a £36m deal from Ligue 1 side AS Monaco in the 2015 summertime transmission window.

The Manchester United number nine has struggled with injuries and a loss of form since Martial scored 17 times in his first season at Old Trafford.

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Premier League: Chelsea v Newcastle preview

After finally getting a relatively straightforward win at home last time out against Burnley, today’s late game sees us back on our travels, as we face Newcastle.

Steve Bruce has had to deal with a string of injuries, the number changes from day to day, depending on which source you get it from, but they are still in a slightly better position than they were this time last year so it is not all bad. Football fans can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Similar to us I suppose, we had to manage with our share of injury woes from the start of the season, on top of a transfer ban, and we must be doing so well the club has decided they do not need a transfer window after all.

Ok, I’m kidding, whilst the football is easier to watch, we are slightly worse off than this time last season, but there’s still clearly no panic buying despite our ups and downs this campaign.

We seem to be favorites for this one, which seems reasonable enough from Newcastle’s form but I agree with Frank, we would be mad to write them off.

They will be looking to Joelinton to upset us but I would be more inclined to think if Andy Carroll makes even part of this game, the fact he is gone 28 Premier League appearances without a goal would almost guarantee he would get on the score sheet today.

Manager’s Views

Going into today’s game, Newcastle manager Steve Bruce says “We have been down to the bare bones. We have had something like 12, 13 players injured all at once, out of a squad of 23 with three goalkeepers. That tells you that you are in a little bit of trouble.”

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard meanwhile, says: Every game in the Premier League remains vital and this is the same as all the others.

Even though we have good away form in general, every game brings new challenges. Going to Newcastle, I know it as a player and I know it now.

The emotion of the crowd they are a very organized team with the manager that they have. Also, the threats they have got some good results this season.  

We will be taking nothing lightly or expecting anything because of our away record. We have to take this game head-on, as we have to do in these games coming up now because it is massively important we keep or focus game in game out. We certainly do not underestimate Newcastle.

Squad News

For Newcastle Paul Dummett and Dwight Gayle are nursing hamstring injuries and Andy Carroll is a doubt but Jonjo Shelvey and Fabian Schar are back in training and Allan Saint-Maximin returns.

For Chelsea, Ruben Loftus Cheek Achilles, van Ginkel (ACL), Christian Pulisic adductor is out and N’Golo Kante hamstring continues to be assessed. Marcos Alonso could be in contention.

Teams

Newcastle Possible line-up: Dubravka; Hayden, Fernandez, Lascelles, Lejeune, Willems; Ritchie, Shelvey, S.Longstaff, Almiron, and Joelinton

Chelsea Possible line-up: Kepa, James, Rudiger, Zouma, Azpilicueta, Barkley, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Abraham, Hudson Odoi

Other Stuff

Newcastle has taken just four points from their last eight Premier League games against Chelsea, losing the last three.

Chelsea’s 25 victories in this Premier League fixture are bettered only by 29 wins against Tottenham. Newcastle has won just once in six league matches.

Newcastle could lose three successive Premier League games at St James’ Park for the first time since October 2018. Newcastle’s average ball possession of 34% is the lowest in the Premier League.

Chelsea has taken 22 points away from home in the Premier League, compared to 17 points at Stamford Bridge. Twenty-five of Chelsea’s 39 league goals have come on the road.

Chelsea has kept just one away clean sheet, conceding 19 goals in their 11 games.

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