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26 Dec 12:45 Chelsea v West Ham 26 Dec 15:00 Burnley v Liverpool 26 Dec 15:00 Crystal Palace v Southampton 26 Dec 15:00 Everton v Stoke 26 Dec 15:00 Leicester v Spurs 26 Dec 15:00 Man Utd v Newcastle 26 Dec 15:00 Sunderland v Hull 26 Dec 15:00 Swansea v Aston Villa 26 Dec 15:00 West Brom v Man City 26 Dec 17:30 Arsenal v QPR

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Most Arsenal fans couldn't quite believe the news that Arsene Wenger reportedly turned down a move for Cesc Fabregas ahead of the Spaniard's move to rivals Chelsea last summer.  When asked if Fabregas's first choice was a return to Arsenal, Wenger replied: 'Certainly, yes. But when he left we bought Mesut Ozil. We have Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and we were not in the need to buy offensive players.' What makes things worse for the Gunners faithful is just how well Fabregas has been doing in a blue shirt, already bagging 12 Premier League assists and two goals in just 16 appearances. story by Daily mail

Gerrard after draw with bacel. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has blamed the whole team for  poor show in the champions league that sees them not going through to the knockout stage. this is after the draw against Basle at home and the loss to the same team away due to an easy goal scored in the dying minutes of the game. When asked if they deserved to win, Gerrard said: “No. I don’t think we deserved better. We haven’t gone out of the competition because of our performance tonight. You always qualify over the six games and unfortunately we haven’t been good enough. The Liverpool  defense struggled again to keep a clean sheet and payed for their mistakes as Liverpool were also reduced to 10men after Lazar Markovic controversial 61st-minute dismissal. This was just after he had come on to replace Rickie Lambert. Liverpool now will try their lick in the Europa league that they have found difficult to brake in recent years.

Aaron Ramsey scored a wonder 2nd goal for him yesterday night as they cruised 4-1 past Turkish side Galatasary in Turkey. The Arsnal midfielder scored a goal that even he has called his "best ever" and helped his side to clinch the win and also a number two spot behind BVB in the table standings. Lukas Podolski was thescore sheet with a brace, this was seen as his prove of worth to his coach who has benched him alot in the couple of games while he continues to perform very brightly towards goal. The goal scores took to Instagram to celebrate their goals in the best way they could.

luis van Gaal Former Manchester United assistant boss Mike Phelan has blamed Louis van Gaal’s fitness regime for the catalogue of injuries at Old Trafford after Chris Smalling became the club’s 43rd casualty of the season. Chris smalling goes down in game against Saints It is also the third time that Smalling has been sidelined since Van Gaal’s arrival last summer after he limped out of Monday’s win at Southampton with a groin strain. The England defender will be assessed further on Wednesday but is rated extremely doubtful for Sunday’s game at home to Liverpool. United are currently also without summer signings Angel di Maria, Daley Blind and Luke Shaw, while Rafael and Phil Jones have just returned to training.  Mike Phelan Phelan, who spent 12 years working alongside Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, believes that Van Gaal’s decision to bring in his own fitness specialist Jos van Dijk to oversee first-team training at the start of the season

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has travelled to the United States in an effort to quicken his return from injury in time for a January comeback. The Merseyside club sent Sturridge to Los Angeles with club medical staff where the warmer climate will aid the recovery of the thigh problem that has plagued him throughout his career. Sturridge has missed most of the season, starting just three games for his club. He broke down on England duty in August and suffered setbacks when he was stepping up his recovery for his club. "He has gone away to get some specific work in with some of our staff and he is coming along well," Rodgers said on Thursday. With Sturridge out, Rickie Lambert will continue to lead the Liverpool strikeforce against Sunderland on Saturday. story by, the telegraph

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Liverpool ’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, have provided the club with a £115million interest-free loan to pay for their upgraded Main Stand. Work on the new structure begins on Monday, ending a prolonged wait for the Merseyside club to solve their stadium problems. It will be complete for the start of the 2016-17 season. Construction costs £75million, but associated expenses have driven the price up a further £40million. FSG is paying with its cash reserves with a five-year loan, which the club expects to repay with the dividends once Anfield has risen to a 53,500 capacity. After 15 years, four different planning applications by three sets of owners, an aborted scheme to leave their home and many more false dawns, the stadium saga which once threatened to bring the club to its knees is drawing to a close. More visit, The telegraph inside the three-tier stand which will be one of the biggest in Europe. Outside the New Anfield.

MANCHESTER UNITED star Angel Di Maria has a 'small tear' in his hamstring, and could miss the upcoming clashes against Southampton and Liverpool. The £59.7million signing hobbled off after just 14 minutes into United's 3-0 win over Hull.. And Di Maria's wife has explained the extent of her husband's injury with a direct message to a United fan on Instagram .

The Gunners tried to sign the France international during the summer, with Saints selling a number of key players to top-four clubs. However, boss Ronald Koeman refused to let the midfielder leave as he saw him as an integral part of his side. But that hasn't deterred Arsene Wenger, who is planning a £15m bid for the 25-year-old when the window reopens in January - despite Schneiderlin open to the idea of seeing out the season at St. Mary's. more visit, daily express footall

Man United coach Van Gaal has been gifted with a sum of  £150m to e used to buy more players in january to hand his side more fighting power to continue staying at the top. This comes as the Dutch ma targets a list of players all over Europe to help him strengthen his midfield and defence. Luis van Gaal It is known that Van Gaal has been targeting The Dutch, AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman and also Germany's defense giant i the name of Mats Hummels who is also the current captain of BVB who are struggling  at the bottom of the Bundesliga this season. Mats Hummels Kevin Strootman There has also been stories about Manchester's interest in other starts including Atletico madrid's Diego Godin, Bayern's Arjen Robben and also Barcelona's Danny Alves.

Back to that Tuesday story again, the winning goal at old trafford, was it Mata or Rojo? This has been the talk all week and before we move on to the weekend matches maybe you guys can let us know what you think. Here is a picture again, did he, Rojo, have a good clear touch?

                            Manchester United midfielder Angel di Maria has admitted that he chose to wear the number seven shirt at Old Trafford because he knew of the historic names that had donned the famous digit in the past. The 26-year-old signed for the Red Devils from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £59.7 million in the summer and instantly opted for the prestigious jersey. Although lesser players may have been daunted by wearing the shirt that the likes of George Best, David Beckham, Bryan Robson, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eric Cantona once called their own, yet it was precisely the reason why Di Maria claimed it. story by , squawka

The 29-year-old sat out the 2-1 win over Stoke on Tuesday after picking up a knee injury when he collided into an advertising board during his side's 3-0 victory over Hull last Saturday. Rooney was sent off for a scan and Louis van Gaal was initially cautious over the extent of the injury. But according to reports, Rooney has been given the all-clear and is expected to be in contention to face Southampton. For more visit, daily express football.

Radamel Falcao and Macos Rojo are set to join the other team mates on the pitch tomorrow against Hull city af Old Trafford after successful recovery from injuries.