Arsenal’s victory over Manchester United dominates the headlines. Harry Kane opens up about staying at Tottenham – and Frank Lampard stops.
Here are the headlines for today’s English football news.
Snackes Weekly: Ferdinand Saw Anthony
Happy faces at Arsenal, not so happy at Man United camp. Former player Rio Ferdinand was one of those who criticized United’s performance in the Emirates after the 3-2 defeat. Including Anthony, a new takeover that cost just over 1 billion kroner.
– The most disturbing thing to me is that someone like Anthony can’t outrun anyone, which is surprising for a brassiere, says Ferdinand on his YouTube show Five.
– He doesn’t skip anyone and I’m sitting there thinking “Was it always like this?”. I’ve seen clips of him when he was at Ajax and then he was someone who could outrun other players. Even (Thomas) Partey quickly passed him and I thought ‘wow, he (Anthony) doesn’t have a lot of strength in those legs’.
– When I played with Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Antonio Valencia… Even Ji Sung Park skipped the full back.
Ferdinand adds that Luke Shaw “looked scared” in his duel with Bukayo Saka.
Higgins stats: Saka is as good as Ljungberg
Bukayo Saka became the third Arsenal player to score in three consecutive league matches against Manchester United. Only Thierry Henry and Frederick Ljungberg have done it before. Arsenal have 50 points after 19 rounds – 15 more than in the same period last season.
WEEKEND SILLY: Ken is open to staying
Harry Kane is open to staying at Tottenham, according to The Athletic. Last weekend, there were rumors that the Englishman might consider leaving the London club for Manchester United.
The striker, who has 18 months remaining on his current contract, plans to open talks with Tottenham once the transfer window closes. As long as Kane feels the club is moving in the right direction, including staying in the Champions League and FA Cup, an extension is possible.
Quote from the weekend: Lampard is on hold
– I am not at all afraid of being expelled. I just do my job. Every day I wake up and think about how we can be better. Frank Lampard says it’s that simple after losing 2-0 away to West Ham.
The fact that the Everton boss is hanging so far is a bad secret. When owner Farhad Moshiri, who was in London, was asked about Lampard’s future, he surprisingly replied: “It’s not my decision.” According to reports, the council will discuss the matter this week.
Irony of the Weekend: Beckham Jr. gets the last word
Most people understand that David Beckham is a Man United fan. Son Romeo, who belongs to Brentford reserve team, has been an Arsenal fan since childhood and was affiliated with the club’s academy.
The duo was present at the Emirates Hotel on Sunday afternoon. Romeo Beckham took the opportunity to cheerfully mock his father after the match, texting: “Sleep well, Dad.”