February 13, 2018 - Matchplug Blog

Thierry Henry wishes he played in the same team with Liverpool star

Liverpool are set to finish this season inside the top four for the second consecutive time. This is going to be made possible by the contributions of star players like Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

They continued their impressive season with a 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday and one the highlights of that game was Roberto Firmino’s performance.

The 26 years old Brazilian netted a goal and provide an assist in that match. Those were his 20th goal and 11th assists this season. He is on a hot streak of form at the moment and he is set to end this season as the most prolific of his career.

One person who is very impressed by Firmino’s performances is Thierry Henry. The former Arsenal star was speaking as a pundit in the Monday night show – Match of The Day and had only good things to say about Firmino.

When asked who his best performer was in Liverpool’s game against Southampton, the French man replied “Roberto Firmino, not for the first time”

“I would have liked to have played with this guy” he added.

Liverpool are back in action on Tuesday in the Champions League as they look to end this season with a trophy at least.

Jose Mourinho ask Manchester United’s board to replace two of his players next summer

Manchester United are looking for two new defenders after Jose Mourinho declared that he has given up on the centre back pair of Chris Smalling and Phil Jones.

The Eglish duo have been dismal recently and the Portuguese manager does not see them as the defenders that could lead them to the Premier League title.

Jones scored an own goal in their 2-0 loss to Tottenham, while Chris Smalling conceded the free kick that led to Newcastle scoring in their 1-0 loss to the Magpies last weekend.

These performances have forced him to ask the club’s board to get some new defenders. Mourinho has signed two defenders since he took over at Old Trafford, but Victor Lindelof is also mistake-prone while Eric Bailey is injury-prone.

The former Chelsea boss has previously complained of his club’s lack of investment in the transfer market. He compared them to Manchester City who have been signing defenders for fees that are higher than strikers.

Liverpool signed Virgil van Dijk for £75 million, and the Portuguese manager believes they should be spending that much on defenders if they want to win trophies too.

Premier League trio battling to sign young German prospect

Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City are battling for the signature of Hamburg’s youngster, Josha Vagnoman.

The 17 years old starred for Germany at the last U-17 world as they reached the quarterfinals only to be eliminated by Brazil.

He has been starring for Hamburg’s youth side for a while now and several Premier League scouts who have watched him only have good things to say about him.

Hamburg wanted him to play in their last game against Borussia Dortmund, but they could not field him as he has not signed professional forms with them yet. This has prompted several Premier League sides to take an interest in him.

Arsenal are known for helping youngsters develop into some of the world’s best professionals and they have been selling their reputation to the youngster and his family with hopes that he would make the move to north London.

Chelsea have one of the best youth teams in the world, and although it usually difficult for them to break into the first team, they usually earn higher than some professionals in other leagues.

Manchester City have one of the best academy facilities in the world and Pep Guardiola is hoping that would convince Vagnoman to sign for them.