SISTER TRIB-BOOT
Odion Ighalo wore boots
adorning a touching tribute
to his late sister Mary when he
took to the field for Manchester
United. The 30-year-old sealed
his dream move on Deadline
Day, when moving to Old
Trafford on loan from Shanghai
Shenhua. But the Nigerian
suffered the personal tragedy
of losing his older sister back in
December. And he has posted
a picture of a brand-new pair of
bright red Nike football boots,
featuring her name written just
above the trademark swoosh.
WHISPERING GRASS
Burnley mocked Arsenal by changing their Twitter background after manager Mikel
Arteta moaned about Turf Moor’s long grass. The Gunners were held to a goalless
draw against Burnley, but Emirates boss Arteta moaned about the conditions on
the pitch. In a hilarious response, The Clarets changed their Twitter header to a
picture of long grass.
TIKI-TAKA LEGEND
Manchester United star Andreas Pereira was the subject of more furious phone-
ins after posing with a £5,000 gold mobile that describes him as a passing
“legend”. The Brazilian midfielder was mocked earlier by fans for his below par
display against Wolves. But hours later he took to social media to upload a snap
of him showing off his latest trinket – a blinged-up iPhone 11. The handset has his
monogrammed initials picked out in gold and the slogan “tiki-taka legend”.
CGI IS VERY
CONVINCING
Chelsea midfielder Mason
Mount has baffled fans
after he pulled off the
most ridiculous trick shot
in training. The 21-year-
old, who has played a key
part in Frank Lampard's
side this season, pinged a
ball from five yards in the
clip posted on Chelsea's
official Twitter account.
The ball then ricochets
off another ball, thrown
by a coach, and into two
holes in the top corners of the
net.
CHIEF MARCUS
Marcus Rashford hung out with
Jay Z, Shaquille O'Neal and
Kevin Hart as the Manchester
United star travelled to Miami
for Super Bowl LIV. Sidelined
with an injury, the 22-year-old
decided to jet out to Florida
as he watched the Kansas
City Chiefs pull off a stunning
comeback to beat the San
Francisco 49ers.
FACETIME TOUR
Newcastle United were desperate to sign Boubakary Soumare in January from Lille
so much so that Allan Saint-Maximin tried to convince his fellow countryman with
a Facetime tour of the facilities. Soumare is just 20-years-old but has been linked
with the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea in the past and is highly regarded
and likely to have a pick of top sides in the summer.SHARPEST BLADE
Billy Sharp has often been
Sheffield United’s go-to man
when they needed a crucial
goal. It turns out the veteran
striker can work wonders for
The Blades off the pitch as
well. After signing Sander
Berge for a club record
fee of £22m, everyone was
expecting a flashy reveal
video for the 21-year-old
Norwegian. However, there
was no flash graphics to
welcome the new man or a
light show revealing him in
the team colors. Instead, it
was just club captain Billy
Sharp wonderfully singing
what is likely to be a hit in
the stands at Bramall Lane.THAT ENGLISH
WEATHER
Manchester City's
Premier League game
against West Ham at
the Etihad Stadium to
be called off as Storm
Ciara hit the shores of
Manchester. And that
meant bad news for
Matt Renninger and his
pregnant wife, Missy.
Matt, who is originally
from New York but now
lives in Rhode Island,
has been a fan of Man
City since 2002. Matt had watched Man City in a pre-season
game in the US but described going to watch his side at the
Etihad as his 'dream'. So, Matt and his wife spent around
$3000 and travelled 3,000 miles only to find out the match
between Manchester City and West Ham was cancelled.LAWRENCE OF ARSENAL
The Arsenal squad headed out to Dubai as part of their
winter break plans and it seems as though the players
certainly enjoyed themselves. As seen across their Instagram
posts the players have all been in Dubai for their holidays
and training. Arsenal’s admin posted a photo of Pierre-
Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette on a camel
captioning the post “Two GOATs and a camel.’’DID YOU
KNOW?
- As of February
9, Glenn Murray
has scored 26%
of Brighton &
Hove Albion's
all-time Premier
League goals
(26/100), only
Neil Redfearn
(27% for
Barnsley) has
scored a higher
proportion for
a club in the
history of the
competition. - In all
competitions,
only Jamie
Vardy (6) has
scored more
goals against
Pep Guardiola’s
Manchester
City than Son
Heung-Min
(5) since the
Spaniard took
over in August
2016.e. - Oleksandr
Zinchenko is
just the second
Ukrainian player
to be sent off
in a Premier
League game,
and the first
since Oleg
Luzhny for
Arsenal against
Blackburn back
in January 2002.