Arsene Wenger is out of contract at the end of the season (Picture: Getty)
West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis has revealed that Arsene Wenger told him he was staying at Arsenal in a private conversation.
Pulis’ Baggies side beat the Gunners 3-1 on Saturday in a result that pushes Wenger’s side back to sixth in the league.
Wenger, 66, is under huge pressure to step down at the end of the season and the Frenchman is yet to put pen to paper on a two-year deal that has been offered to him.
However, despite his reluctance to commit to a new deal during the uproar, Pulis claims that Wenger has told him he’s staying at the Emirates.
Wenger’s side __have lost six of the last nine matches (Picture: Getty)
‘I’ll be surprised if he goes,’ said Pulis, when asked if he thinks Wenger will stay.
Asked why he felt so strongly about Wenger staying, Pulis replied: ‘Because he told me’.
It might not __have been the goal fest many predicted but Man City v Liverpool didn’t disappoint.
The game was littered with chances, frenetic play, moments of brilliance and controversial incidents before it ultimately ended up all square at 1-1 through goals from James Milner and Sergio Aguero.
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Man City dominated the early period and should __have gone ahead through Raheem Sterling but somehow the ball didn’t end up in the back of the net. With the goal gaping, Milner appeared to foul the England forward but nothing was given and Liverpool escaped.
The visitors grew as the first half continued and had some strong shouts for a penalty waved away.
Milner appeared to take Sterling out with the goal gaping (Getty)
The failure to punish Milner was made all the worse when the left-back converted a penalty against his former club. Gael Clichy clumsily challenged Roberto Firmino inside the box and referee Michael Oliver had no hesitation pointing to the spot.
Clichy fouled Firmino for the penalty (Getty)
Milner retained his 100 per cent penalty record for Liverpool (Getty)
Liverpool celebrate after going ahead (Getty)
Liverpool’s lead lasted 18 minutes before Aguero brought things level. The Argentinean just needed to tap in from a wonderful cross from Kevin De Bruyne.
Both sides had excellent chances to claim all three points and boost their chances of qualifying for the Champions League – none more so than Adam Lallana. A beautifully worked move needed the Liverpool midfielder to simply tap home unmarked but somehow he managed to miscue his shot.
With just a few minutes remaining Aguero had a chance to double the lead but fired over the bar.
Premier League
19 March 2017
Man City
Aguero '69
1
FT
1
FT
Liverpool
Milner (pen) '51
Best Player
Kevin de Bruyne
Man City
A brilliant cross for Man City's equaliser and showed his quality throughout
Worst Player
Yaya Toure
Man City
Lucky not to be sent off for a naughty tackle in the first half and looked knackered by the time he was subbed off on 65 mins
N’Golo Kante has played down his chances of winning the PFA Player of the Year award (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea star N’Golo Kante has played down his chances of winning the PFA Player of the Year award and says one of his team-mates deserves to win instead.
The Frenchman is the favourite to win the award after his incredible performances in the heart of Antonio Conte’s midfield.
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The 25-year-old arrived as a Premier League champion on a £30million deal from Leicester City and he’s thrived in a 3-4-3 system at Stamford Bridge.
Kante is expected to be crowned PFA Player of the Year but the humble Frenchman insists one of his team-mates deserves to win.
Kante has thrive under Conte (Picture: Getty)
‘I’m flourishing but I don’t feel like the best player in the Premier League,’ said Kante.
‘There are a lot of good players. A lot of guys would deserve it on my team.’
Tiemoue Bakayoko is a target for Manchester United and Chelsea (Picture: Getty)
Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko favours a move to Chelsea despite interest from Premier League rivals Manchester United.
The Frenchman, who received his first international call-up this week, is being chased by a host of top European clubs.
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The 22-year-old scored Monaco’s third crucial goal in their 3-1 win against Manchester City last week and looks built for the Premier League.
Manchester United are known to be interested in the midfielder and scouted him during Monaco’s win against Pep Guardiola’s side. However, the Frenchman favours a move to Stamford Bridge, according to the Daily Mirror.
Bakayoko’s caught the eye of a host of top European clubs (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea are believed to __have put the wheels in motion over a move for Bakayoko and believe they are in pole position to sign the midfielder.
Conte spent around £140million during his first summer at the club but he wants to invest in four world class players to improve his side’s spine this time around.
Chelsea fixtures
Crystal Palace (H) – Sat 1 Apr Manchester City (H) – Wed 5 Apr Bournemouth (A) – Sat 8 Apr Manchester United (A) – Sun 16 Apr Tottenham (N) FA Cup – Sat 22 Apr Everton (A) – Sun 30 Apr Middlesbrough (H) – Sat 6 May West Brom (A) – Sat 13 May
As well as a central midfielder, Conte wants a striker, a centre-back and a right-sided defender in the summer.
Though Chelsea are confident of a deal for Bakayoko, they would revert their attention to Roma ace Radja Nainggolan should they miss out.
Luke Shaw looks set to quit Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw looks set to leave the club this summer with the left-back determined to rebuild his career elsewhere.
Shaw, 21, has started just one league match in four-and-a-half-months months under Jose Mourinho and has regularly been left out of the Portuguese’s squad.
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The Red Devils made Shaw the most expensive teenager in world football following his £31.5million move from Southampton in 2014 but a horrific double leg break in 2015 stunted the full-back’s progress.
The likes of Stoke City and Crystal Palace are interested in the full-back and Shaw believes his career will benefit from leaving the Theatre of Dreams, according to the Daily Star.
Shaw’s played just 15 matches under Mourinho (Picture: Getty)
Shaw started the season as Mourinho’s number one left-back but he was criticised after a defeat against Watford and has only made 15 appearances this term.
