Arsenal my NLD favourites, Chilwell must be respected

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I see Arsenal as favourites in the North London Derby even with the injuries they’ve suffered in the recent weeks.

It’s gonna be an open game, and I’m sure Tottenham will compete very well, so it’s gonna be interesting.

I’m looking forward to seeing the impact of Dom Solanke on his first big match for Spurs – it’s a big opportunity for him.

This summer there were clubs interested in Ben Chilwell, but the player wasn’t simply going to accept everything just because Chelsea wanted him to find a solution.

He only wanted to accept important proposals and he’s prepared to fight to get back into Maresca’s thoughts as a concrete option for the starting XI as soon as possible.

It’s something we should all respect. There are contracts in football and sometimes players are not willing to leave.

Guys, honestly, I don’t have confirmation on any problems between Paul Mitchell and Eddie Howe at Newcastle.

They surely need to align and discuss some points of the strategy, but I’d not be dramatic or negative on this.

Let’s see how they get to know each other and how they work together in the future.

Time is key in football and let’s not forget that Mitchell only joined Newcastle during the summer, in what was a busy moment for the club.

Step by step…

Rio Ngumoha is the sensational new talent at Liverpool.

They signed him on a free transfer from Chelsea and the youngster is considered to be superb, the club are in love with him.

They obviously had been scouting him for a long time, and they believe that Rio is not just a player who will be part of the academy and ‘okay, we’ll see how he does in the future.’ Liverpool think that the potential is really insane for this boy.

So…

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