\u201cArsenal need to win their group\u201d they said. \u00a0Well that worked out well, didn\u2019t it? \u00a0Arsenal have seen more of Bayern on the pitch at the Emirates than Jack Wilshere in the last few seasons and Arsene\u2019s men will no doubt valiantly bow out against the German champions once again. \u00a0This will, of course, damage their league form and their League Cup Final defeat will no doubt ruin their FA Cup run. \u00a0Yes, we\u2019ve been here before haven\u2019t we? \u00a0To make Monday worse for Wenger, Mustafi has been ruled out injured which means an unbeaten November might count for nothing as his defence reverts to the mush it was before the big money signing showed how badly Arsenal have needed a big money defender for years. \u00a0Wenger has also spoken out against the idea of a football regulator, saying football and politics should not mix, not adding that there are enough corrupt people in football already without needing to get the politicians involved too.<\/p>\n
It may not surprise you to learn that Jos\u00e9 is no fan of Christmas. \u00a0People having fun? \u00a0Being nice to each other? \u00a0Not being asked to track back and defend the Christmas presents? \u00a0None of that on Mourinho\u2019s watch. \u00a0Rather than follow tradition and let the boys go home after a Christmas morning training session the Portuguese Scrooge is calling them back in for an afternoon session before their Boxing Day match. \u00a0According to the resurgent, the not so resurgent Fellaini can cope with the booing from the United fans in the stands. \u00a0He simply pulls his hair over his ears. \u00a0Makes sense.<\/p>\n
Leicester, now back in top form as the Champions League goes away for a couple of months, will play Sevilla in a game they probably fancy winning. \u00a0Could you imagine Leicester getting through another round of UCL matches? \u00a0The ending to that movie hasn\u2019t been written yet, so who knows.<\/p>\n
The Europa League draw will reunite the Pogba brothers on the same pitch for the first time since they used to kick a ball around in the back garden. \u00a0That is the only thing that could possibly make United\u2019s fixture with St Etienne on a Thursday night remotely interesting and even then it is not that interesting.<\/p>\n
Spurs, whose season is falling apart rather quickly now draws have become defeats, will have been looking at the Champions League draw and remembering what it felt like to be in that competition before being woken up to their new reality, a tie with AA Gent.<\/p>\n
Klopp launched a better defence of Karius than Karius demonstrated of his own goal at the weekend, taking on both Neville brothers and anyone else that wanted a piece of the action. \u00a0Kloppo went where everyone kind of wanted him to, pointing out that Gary Neville can\u2019t have been that good a judge of a player in his time at Valencia. \u00a0Fair point, cuttingly made. \u00a0Jurgen only had to mention Iceland and I think Neville would have been on the ropes.<\/p>\n
Koeman has said everyone at the club is underperforming, including himself. \u00a0He called out Karius, Henderson and Sturridge for not doing enough to help the cause before remembering that he is still manager of Everton and not Liverpool. \u00a0Poor Ronald, he really does have football club envy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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