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Premier League player Power Rankings

By Joe Prince-WrightApr 6, 2018, 9:43 AM EDT
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Stars from Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham are in particularly dazzling form, while Manchester United and Arsenal also have their star man delivering.

Remember: this is a list of the top 20 performing players right now in the Premier League.

Let us know in the comments section below if you agree with the selections.

  1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – Even
  2. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) – Even
  3. Romelu Lukaku (Man United) – Up 2
  4. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) – New entry
  5. Dele Alli (Tottenham) – New entry
  6. David Silva (Man City) – New entry
  7. Willian (Chelsea) – Down 4
  8. Heung-Min Son (Tottenham) – Down 1
  9. David De Gea (Man United) – Down 3
  10. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) – Even
  11. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester) – Down 7
  12. Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – Even
  13. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – Down 2
  14. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – New entry
  15. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – New entry
  16. Marko Arnautovic (West Ham) – New entry
  17. Leroy Sane (Man City) – New entry)
  18. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) – New entry
  19. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – New entry
  20. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) – New entry

Report: Chelsea would let Juventus hire Sarri for $7m fee

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By Nicholas MendolaMay 21, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT
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Maurizio Sarri looks set for a second-straight offseason of “Will Chelsea or won’t they?”

One year after needing the Blues to sort out the removal of Antonio Conte and compensation with Napoli, Sarri could now be moving back to Italy.

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But Chelsea won’t make any decisions on his future until after the Europa League Final in Baku next week, and reportedly would let him leave for Juventus if the Serie A side pays a $7 million fee.

Sarri also criticized the Blues’ preseason trip to America, and Matt Law’s report says the manager is fine to stay in England but may want to return to Italy. Roma is also searching for a manager.

Chelsea’s playing style under Sarri drew criticism from supporters but the Blues are in the Europa League Final, finished third in the Premier League, and came within penalty kicks of beating Manchester City to the League Cup title.

Maybe the cigarette-chomping Sarri isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but his success on the table and tournaments with a transfer ban looming was pretty solid. Chelsea could do much worse.

Man Utd set to add $20m Swans winger James

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By Nicholas MendolaMay 21, 2019, 4:05 PM EDT
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Manchester United’s first signing of the summer will be a Welsh international forward, but not that one, presuming the clubs sort out the transfer fee.

Swansea City winger Daniel James has agreed to terms with United, according to Sky Sports.

The 21-year-old is expected to cost Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s men about $20 million.

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James scored five times with 10 assists for Graham Potter in all competitions this season, totaling 2800 minutes for Swans.

Only Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish was fouled more per game than James, who was taken to the turf 2.7 times per match. He mostly played on the left wing this season.

Twice-capped by Wales, James turns 22 in November. How long will it take him to make the jump from Championship star to Premier League contributor?

Martinez names Kompany in Belgium squad

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By Nicholas MendolaMay 21, 2019, 3:38 PM EDT
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Roberto Martinez is going to suit up a manager as Belgium fights to qualify for EURO 2020.

Okay, okay, that manager is Anderlecht player-manager Vincent Kompany, mere days removed from sealing a domestic treble for Manchester City.

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Kompany, 33, has been called up by Belgium for the first time since November. He has 87 caps with four goals for the Red Devils, and perhaps the nickname will be a little less awkward now that he’s not a member of the Premier League’s “noisy neighbors.”

Here’s what Martinez had to say about Kompany’s inclusion.

“In modern football it is not easy to combine the job of player and coach,” Martinez added. “In England they have a tradition of that but less and less because the job of coach has become enormously demanding. We must give him time. We will support him in everything he does.”

Belgium is in a qualifying group with Russia, Cyprus, Scotland, Kazakhstan, and San Marino, and should waltz into the tournament.

USMNT dates to host Cuba, Canada revealed

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Associated PressMay 21, 2019, 2:36 PM EDT
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MIAMI (AP) The United States will host Cuba on Oct. 11 and Canada on Nov. 15 in the first CONCACAF Nations League.

CONCACAF said Tuesday that the Americans, seeded in Group A, will play at Canada on Oct. 15 and at Cuba on Nov. 19.

Sites have not been determined.

Other Nations League groups are:

B – Bermuda, Mexico, Panama

C – Martinique, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago

D – Costa Rica, Curacao, Haiti

The top team in each League A group advances to the semifinals in March, and the last-place team is relegated to League B.

The U.S. intends to play exhibitions on the September FIFA dates for national teams.

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