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Midfielder Richmond Lamptey has indicated he is not suffering from «split of allegiance» ahead of Sunday's Ghana Premier League game against his former side, West Africa Football Academy.
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Speaking on Sky Sports after today's game, the former Liverpool star hit out at this «frustrating» Gunners side for producing such a fine display this week just eight days after their no - show against Watford.
Arsenal fans will have been a bit worried to say the least when the news came in on Saturday that our opponents for the first game of the Premier League season had just put the mighty Barcelona to the sword, with a 4 - 0 win against a strong side including their former striker Luis Suarez, Messi, Iniesta and all.
The former striker was dismissed by Serie A side Cagliari last month after he failed to win a single game in three months, but was in attendance at Griffin Park for the Bees» 2 - 2 draw against Bolton Wanderers.
Cech coming up against his former side this weekend is hardly a reason to want him dropped from the starting XI either, as he has a point to prove having been dislodged by Thibaut Courtois between the sticks, and there is no way he would go into the game wanting to be upstaged by his younger counter-part.
While Lambert and Lovren featured when the two sides previously met on the opening day of the season, it will be ex-captain Lallana's first game against his former club, and the midfielder has previously spoken of his regret over how his time with the Saints ended.
Cafu will line up alongside fellow legends of the game Dida, Paulo Maldini, Di Canio, Edgar Davids, Christian Vieri and a number of other former big stars, at the Emirates, and his side should be favourites against our side, who is missing some key names.
With Mourinho's side having just 35 % possession, however, it seems a bit rich of the former Chelsea boss to complain as his expensively - assembled side is surely capable of better than that in a home game, even against a fellow title challenger.
A goalless home draw with Man City was perhaps negated by the fact that it was the former Liverpool boss's first game in charge and the West London side were up against the reigning champions who are still unbeaten.
KEY FACT: Everton are unbeaten in each of their last six Premier League matches against Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Everton 13/10 Draw 9/4 Palace 13/5 bet365 Pick: Half time score 0 - 0 @ 6/4 ANDY SAYS: Close call but I think my former side can get something from this game... 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Everton need a win here and I think they will just about get it... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Everton will take the three points here for me... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Wilfried Zaha just inside the top - 100, well worth a look
The games in this competition against Manchester United and Dortmund have already proven that this side have something about them under Klopp, and the comeback against his former club at Anfield has already gone down as one of those games in Liverpool's history.
Klopp confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Toure is in line to return against his former side on Wednesday, with Sakho and Lovren both facing a race against time to be fit for the game.
The fixtures don't get much easier for Antonio Conte's side, with a trip to The KC Stadium to face a Hull side that nearly took a point from Manchester United followed by a league game against Leicester and the arrival of United themselves to Stamford Bridge — including the return of former boss José Mourinho.
James Milner scored from the spot against his former club to hand Liverpool the lead before Sergio Aguero pegged them back, but both sides missed golden opportunities to win the game, with Aguero and De Bruyne squandering chances before Adam Lallana produced a miss of the season contender in injury time, somehow scuffing Roberto Firmino's ball into the box when it looked easier to score.
«The decision was made because they didn't want the old - gen 3D going up against the much better 3D of the next generation, side - by - side,» a former member of the Star Fox 2 team told Nintendo Life in 2015 in an extensive feature on the game's development and eventual mothballing.