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If you ever want to imagine what it must be like playing against Mo Salah, a look at the closing moments of Liverpool’s win against Newcastle would be instructive.When a ball is played over the top from the left-back position, Salah has…

An abiding memory of watching Sean Dyche's Burnley is of two days spent in the summer sunshine in Aberdeen in August 2018. The world had not yet heard of Covid-19, England had not long since reached the semi-final of a World Cup and Burnley…

Harry Kane had a difficult start to last summer's European Championship which led to immediate questions about how he fundamentally plays the game.Kane, the England captain, had scored 34 international goals back when the tournament started…

IAN LADYMAN: The Premier League were RIGHT to block Burnley’s attempt to rescue Victor Moses from Russia… and could Manchester United’s manager hunt impact Spurs?The Premier League blocked Burnley signing Victor Moses from…

IAN LADYMAN: Harry Kane and Co have FINALLY grasped the Qatar nettle, but a 30-minute meeting feels underwhelming... England MUST continue to call out World Cup hosts over human rights abusesQatar will host the 2022 World Cup…

Sir Alex Ferguson always spoke of how Roman Abramovich’s money changed football and he was right. Chelsea’s emergence as a power forced Ferguson into a rethink of everything he did at Manchester United.Ferguson even began to tailor his…

IAN LADYMAN: If Antonio Conte stops MOANING then Tottenham might make the top four… plus, why ambitious Leeds had to give Marcelo Bielsa the bootThe fourth Champions League spot is there for anyone half-decent to take itA…

IAN LADYMAN: Kepa's penalty miss was not a fitting way to end 120 minutes of compelling football in the Carabao Cup final... Thomas Tuchel will feel this loss deeply ahead of a crucial period for ChelseaBy Ian Ladyman for…

England’s top clubs don’t care much for the domestic cups. We know that from the teams they field and the things they say.But it’s not smaller cup competitions English football needs but a smaller Premier League.The top tier of English…

A week or so ago at Arsenal, the former West Ham forward Carlton Cole approached a couple of newspaper journalists at half-time. 'Hello, I am Carlton,' he said, extending a hand.On radio duty for BBC 5 Live for the first time, Cole…