Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, who himself started the season at City, was second in the top scorer standings with 22 goals, one ahead of Newcastle striker Alexander Isak.
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Arsenal’s recent performance; Arteta’s cautious optimism
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta cautioned against overconfidence despite the thrilling 3-2 win over local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in a hard-fought London derby on Sunday.
The Gunners surged ahead with a three-goal lead by halftime, but Spurs staged a spirited comeback, narrowing the gap to just one goal in the second half.
“Don’t get carried away with yourself. Just understand we have to be better, we want to be better. There’s room for improvement, and we go again against Bournemouth,” Arteta emphasized.
League leaders Arsenal will face Bournemouth next Saturday, followed by crucial matches against Manchester United and Everton, as they aim to maintain their position at the top of the table and fend off competition from Manchester City.
“We are right on it. The motivation and what lies ahead are exhilarating,” Arteta told reporters after a nerve-wracking finish against Tottenham, who nearly salvaged a draw in the closing moments.
Despite setbacks like the recent home loss to Aston Villa and Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich, Arsenal has demonstrated resilience. They secured wins against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea, followed by a crucial victory over Spurs, a feat Arteta acknowledged as challenging.
Nevertheless, Arteta expressed confidence in his team’s readiness for the title race, highlighting their courage and determination.
“They’ve played a lot of minutes, a lot of games. It’s an emotionally demanding month, but yesterday I had to stop them in training because they wanted more. That’s a promising sign,” Arteta remarked.
“This team has a lot of courage and determination to make it happen. I have faith in the players.”
Arteta couldn’t help but smile as he admitted to moments of doubt in the final minutes of the match.
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JUST IN: Liverpool name Arne Slot new coach
Liverpool Football Club has announced that Arne Slot has agreed to become the club’s new head coach.
The club disclosed that Slot will resume duty on January 1 after a work permit.
This was disclosed in a statement on the club’s website on Monday.
“Liverpool Football Club can announce Arne Slot has agreed a deal to become the club’s new head coach, formally taking up the position on June 1, 2024, subject to a work permit.
“The 45-year-old will join the Reds from Feyenoord ahead of the 2024-25 season after a deal was reached with the Eredivisie club for his services,” it read.
Slot will replace Jürgen Klopp at the helm following his decision to step down from the post at the end of the current campaign.
“The Netherlands-born coach will arrive after three highly successful seasons with Feyenoord, during which he led them to the league title in 2023 and was named Eredivisie Manager of the Year on two occasions.
“More recently, he helped the Rotterdam club to victory in the KNVB Cup in April after they defeated NEC Nijmegen 1-0 in the final.
“Before moving to Feyenoord, Slot held the position of AZ Alkmaar head coach, and he had led them to second place in the table, trailing leaders Ajax only on goal difference, when the Dutch season was cancelled due to COVID-19 in 2019-20.
“During his playing career, he operated primarily as a midfielder, turning out for FC Zwolle, NAC Breda, Sparta Rotterdam and PEC Zwolle before hanging up his boots in 2013,” it further read.
He will now soon become the first head coach of Liverpool FC from the Netherlands – with his first pre-season in charge of the squad set to get underway in July.
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WAFU U-17: 10-man Golden Eaglets secure their first win against Niger
The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria secured their first win at the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Ghana, edging out the Niger Republic 1-0 at the University Stadium in Accra.
Rapha Adams’ 31st-minute goal separated both teams on the night.
Manu Garba’s side were reduced to 10 men after Chibuike Okorie was sent off three minutes after the hour mark.
The Golden Eaglets moved to second place on the Group B table with four points from two games.
Burkina Faso, who defeated Togo earlier in the day, top the group with the same number of points but with a superior goal difference.
Niger Republic is third with three points.
The Golden Eaglets will face already-eliminated Togo in their last group game on Wednesday.
A draw will be enough for the former World champions to earn a place in the semi-finals.
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Haaland wins second premier league golden boot award
Erling Haaland won his second Premier League Golden Boot in as many seasons in England on Sunday as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 to win a fourth consecutive title.
The Norwegian striker was absent for two months of the season through injury and struggled to match the heights of his debut campaign at City when he struck 52 times in all competitions, including a Premier League record 36.
The 23-year-old failed to add to his 27 Premier League goals on the final day but still proved decisive in the run-in to help City secure an unprecedented fourth consecutive English top-flight crown.
Haaland scored nine times in his final seven Premier League appearances of the season to help City edge Arsenal to the title by two points.
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