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The 10 best players of Premier League Gameweek 28 - ranked

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The many races in the Premier League took several new twists and turns this weekend. There were huge results which impacted the fights for the title and Champions League places as well as the relegation battle. Here are your ten best players from Gameweek 28, ranked. 10. David Datro Fofana (Burnley) Fofana silenced London Stadium / Vince Mignott/MB Media/GettyImages The glass-half-full situation for Chelsea is it appears one of their many, many young talents might actually be of Premier League quality. The glass-half-empty side is he's currently not at the club. Burnley threw away a precious two-goal lead away at West Ham and left London Stadium with only a point, but their opening goal was a beauty that will live long in the memory. Having sidestepped away from two West Ham defenders, he let fly from 25 yards and sent a high-arcing shot right into the top corner. 9. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) Van Dijk was imperious / Michael Regan/GettyImages There were doubts over Virgil van Dij...

Jurgen Klopp lined up for new role after Liverpool exit with two rivals battling for him

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be offered the chance to become a TV pundit for BBC and ITV's coverage of Euro 2024. Klopp announced in January he would be standing down from his role as Liverpool manager at the end of the 2023/24 season having informed the board of his decision in private a couple of months earlier - 90min understands Xabi Alonso tops a seven-man shortlist of contenders to succeed him. Though Klopp has not revealed his plans to return to management after leaving the Reds and is simply stepping aside due to fatigue, he has confirmed he will not take charge of another English side in his career. However, that doesn't mean his time on these shores will necessarily come to an end. Euro 2024 will be held in Klopp's native Germany / Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/GettyImages The Mail report Klopp has been made the number one punditry target for BBC and ITV for this summer's European Championships, believing he would make their coverage 'must-w...

Football transfer rumours: PSG eye Saka as Mbappe replacement; Dortmund make Sancho decision

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90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Paris Saint-Germain are ready to lodge a bid worth €140m (£120m) to sign Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka , who has been identified as an ideal replacement for Kylian Mbappe ahead of his departure this summer. (Fichajes - Spain) Barcelona have made contact with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta about replacing Xavi at Camp Nou. (Relevo - Spain) Also tipped to leave Arsenal is left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko , who has been hit with a price tag of £38.5m amid interest from both Bayern Munich and Newcastle United . ( Football Transfers) Bayern could also rival Real Madrid for the signature of Girona left-back Miguel Gutierrez as they prepare to lose Alphonso Davies to the Spanish side. (BILD - Germany) Chelsea want a new left-back of their own this summer and have stepped up their interest in Antonee Robinson of Fulham , believing a £35m bid could get the job done. (GIVEMESPORT) Manchester Cit...

Man Utd's incredible 143-game run ended by rivals City

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Manchester United's 3-1 defeat at rivals Manchester City not only condemned the club to an 11th Premier League defeat of the season, but also broke a 143-game streak dating back to September 2014. The Red Devils stunned the Etihad Stadium into silence just eight minutes into the contest when Marcus Rashford rifled a long-range piledriver past the despairing dive of Ederson to open the scoring. United were on the back foot for the remainder of the first half, as City pressed for an equalising goal, and had Erling Haaland to thank for going into the break still in the ascendancy - the Norwegian shockingly lifting the ball over the bar from three yards out when it appeared far easier to score. Normal service was resumed after the interval as Phil Foden superbly levelled proceedings, and he was on hand to put the Premier League champions in front ten minutes from time after a neat one-two with Julian Alvarez gave Casemiro the slip. Haaland wrapped up the points for City, punishing Sof...

Bournemouth 0-1 Man City: Player ratings as Cityzens close gap on Liverpool to one point

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Manchester City moved to within a point of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday evening. Phil Foden scored the winning goal midway through the first half and the visitors had to dig in deep to secure their victory on the south coast. The Cherries did immensely well to stay in the Game and ramped up the pressure on City late on but they couldn't quite carve out enough clear openings. How the game unfolded City should have taken the lead inside the opening ten minutes. Bernardo Silva dropped deep into his own box to collect the ball and play it long for Foden, who flicked it into the path of Erling Haaland, and he somehow fired wide when bearing down on goal. Straight back down the other end, Ederson had to be at full stretch to deny Milos Kerkez's long-range drive. With 24 minutes on the clock, City broke the deadlock. A clever dink over the Bournemouth backline from Mateo Kovacic found Haaland, whose bouncing half-volley was pushed asi...

Antony sent warning by Erik ten Hag over Man Utd struggles

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Erik ten Hag has warned Antony that he must work hard to recover his starting spot at Manchester United. The Brazilian, an £82m signing from Ajax in 2022, has failed to justify that price tag thus far and is no longer a regular in Ten Hag's starting lineups. He is yet to score or assist a goal in the Premier League this season. With Rasmus Hojlund out injured for the next few weeks, there is less com Pet ition for minutes in United's attack, but Ten Hag insisted Antony is not guaranteed minutes with a damning assessment of the 24-year-old's form. "He has to prove a point, that he will do," Ten Hag told the media. "And he has big potential. He hasn’t shown it lately, but I know what his talent is, and it’s about proving his talent, and it’s about him. And, yeah, he will probably get his opportunities, right? "You have com Pet ition, and now he has to show himself on the training pitch, but also others because we have opportunities there. With [Amad] Dial...

Man City 1-1 Chelsea: Player ratings as Rodri strikes late to snatch crucial point

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Manchester City had Rodri to thank as the midfielder's late goal secured them a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday. The Blues were excellent and led through former City man Raheem Sterling's smart first-half strike , but Rodri struck late in the Game to mask over an uncharacteristically poor performance from Pep Guardiola's side. Erling Haaland missed two great headed chances and sent another effort wide of goal, summing up City's struggles. How the game unfolded Julian Alvarez struck wide inside the first two minutes as City made a hot start, before Haaland sent a header flying well wide of goal when he should have been celebrating a simple tap-in. Chelsea did offer some real threat on the counter. Conor Gallagher's dangerous cut-back was well cleared, as was a smart through-ball to Cole Palmer, while Sterling found an inch of space but could only muster up a tame effort. Nicolas Jackson should have scored 20 minutes in when a counter left him one-on-one with Eders...