With Arsenal, Man City and Tottenham all still involved in European competition, the fact that we all have more expensive squads with greater strength in depth than the surprise Premier League
title chasing club Leicester City was somewhat nullified.
Can our lo9cal rivals do us and every other
title chasing club a big favour?
Not exact matches
Clearly a move from Everton to their local rivals would be a contentious one to consider but if Fellaini felt that the Anfield side had a team in place; a combination of solid financial investment from the
club's American owners coupled with a forward thinking young well respected manager like Brendan Rodgers, to help Liverpool to regain their place as a genuine
title chasing outfit then it may be a move the 6ft 4in midfielder would be ready to consider.
There is no need for the
club to spent big to get players we would not have bought in the next summer window, simply because we want to bring our
title chase back on track.
If Arsenal fans thought that our
club was going to have a tough time winning the Premier League
title because the current table toppers Chelsea have beeenjoying a relentless run of results and were looking very unlikely to slip up and give the Gunners a chance to close the gap, imagine how the
clubs chasing Real Madrid in La Liga have been feeling.
In the normal scheme of things they would, but as reported by The Telegraph, both the striker and his
club are willing to take risks and are pushing for him to be available in a couple of weeks, when Jose Mourinho brings his
title chasing team to the Emirates to face Arsenal.
Just a few days ago the Sky Sports pundit issued a damning appraisal of the
chasing pack, including Arsenal and his former
club, once Chelsea had confirmed the
title for this season.
After a terrible new year fixture schedule that saw Arsenal, who have already had the drawback compared to Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool of having to play the six extra midweek games in the Champions League, have to play two games in two days and get the shortest recovery time of all the
clubs chasing the EPL
title, we now have a well needed breather before the next league match.
The Chile international was already a hugely important and influential player for the Gunners but that has increased even further this season as he has taken to the new centre forward role like a duck to water and has spearheaded an excellent run which has kept Arsenal firmly among the leading pack of
clubs chasing the EPL
title.
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Despite
chasing Baines, and reportedly Real Madrid's Fabio Coentrao, United are still reluctant to part with Evra at the end of his contract, and the
club are still hoping the 32 - year - old will extend his seven - year stay at Old Trafford, during which time the Frenchman has helped to land five Premier League
titles and a UEFA Champions League crown.
While Icardi currently feels committed to the
club as it
chases a Serie A
title, he is considering his options for the future.
Gudmundsson's contract expires next summer and the January window may represent the final chance of a payday for his
title -
chasing club side.
It is fair to say that the Manchester
club is better off
chasing the
title than defending it, and it hasn't taken them long to reinforce that fact.
There was no change at the top of the Youth Alliance League over the weekend with all of the top four
clubs — Wigan Athletic, Walsall and Bury — winning as they continue to
chase the
title.