The Reds head to the south coast on Sunday to face Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2016/17 Premier League campaign.
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However, Mourinho has dismissed the idea Ibrahimovic’s celebrity status will be an issue at United, insisting he is already a hugely popular figure at United.
Jose Mourinho will have Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba at his disposal at Manchester United, while Pep Guardiola has authorised a splurge of over 100 million pounds since becoming Manchester City manager.
On the Soccer Laduma site, it also means that we will be hunting for the new Premier League predictor star – will it be you?
This year, you will be playing for cash prizes, with the victor bagging R2000, the runner-up banking R1000 and third place earning R500. Chelsea started out as defending champion and favorite, and limped home in 10th place in the worst title defense seen in the Premier League.
Blind played at centre-back with new signing Eric Bailly, and promised that this is just the start of what should be a far more successful era at United. For both defensive toughness and, more importantly, forcing the opponent to make fatal mistakes in midfield, which is the base of Leicester’s strategy, Kante’s energy and defensive skills are missing at the moment. It feels good. The first official game we play for a trophy and we win. Arsene Wenger, at 40s, would appear to have the safest managerial seat in the top flight, despite many Arsenal fans venting their frustration at him during last season. “All the managers that have more experience than me in England talk about that. What goes against him is that he is not the youngest player any more, so you are questioned about that in every game”.
It’s also been relatively quiet across north London at Tottenham, whose only signings have been holding midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton and Vincent Janssen from the Dutch league. Liverpool should improve in its first full season under Klopp and could be more risky with no European distractions, just like Chelsea. “I was sat on the bench and someone said “it has got to be the big man”, and he delivered”, Shaw revealed.
After eluding the sliding Andy King, he drove towards goal, slipped the ball beneath Leicester captain Morgan’s sprawling challenge and confidently tucked a shot past Schmeichel. A first season in the Champions League is a wonderful reward for a club still on a high from last season, but might prevent the team backing up winning the title with a top-four finish.
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Champions Leicester were not outplayed in the game and looked sharp in the second half following the introduction of club-record signing Ahmed Musa at the interval.
