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Edouard Mendy will get his share of the blame, but West Ham exposed defensive lapses in Chelsea that have been adding up over the past few games.

American coach Chris Armas is set to join the Manchester United coaching staff following the arrival of Ralf Rangnick.

The Ghanaian midfielder has rated his own performances at Arsenal over the past year as 'four out of ten' and claims he is his own worst critic when it comes to judging himself after poor outings.  

Lacazette’s contract is set to expire in the summer (Picture: Getty Images)Kevin Campbell believes Alexandre Lacazette will leave Arsenal, which may enable the north London club to bring in two or three new players. Frenchman Lacazette is in the final year of his contract at the Emirates Stadium, meaning he is free to negotiate with foreign clubs from January 1. The 30-year-old has seen his number of starts reduce this year, with captain Pierre-Emerick Aubayang preferred at the No.9 spot. Calvert-Lewin is one of the strikers linked with a switch to the Emirates (Picture: Getty Images)Lacazette recently revealed that his representatives are beginning to explore possible moves away from Arsenal. ‘Of course, my agents are starting to look to the right and to the left,’ the striker said in an interview with Telefoot in November. ‘But not until January, I really want to focus myself on something. ‘And then we will see what is on offer, if the challenges are interesting, if there are beautiful projects, how they are counting on me… so there are still many questions, I prefer to wait until January to position myself.’ The Gunners have been linked with a whole host of strikers, including Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lille’s Jonathan David. Former Arsenal striker Campbell has tipped Lacazette to leave and the reduction in the club’s wage bill from his departure to potentially allow a few new signings. ‘January is very close and Lacazette only has six months of his contract left. He needs to look at what is best for him,’ Campbell told Football Insider. More: Arsenal FCRafael Benitez speaks out amid Arsenal's interest in Dominic Calvert-LewinArsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale opens up on relationship with Bernd LenoThomas Partey rates his performances out of 10 since joining Arsenal‘He is one of the big earners at Arsenal. I believe his wage could probably be used to bring two or three players in. ‘It is a case of freshening things up. His replacement needs to be younger. That will improve the team even more. It is a normal trade that has got to happen. ‘Lacazette is going to go and when he does that will make room on the wage bill for new signings.’ MORE : Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale opens up on relationship with Bernd Leno MORE : Alan Smith urges Mikel Arteta to play Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli as a false nine vs Everton For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Wolves flyer Adama Traore has reportedly instructed his agent to pursue a move to Real Madrid. Transfer Talk has the latest.

It was Marvin Morgan's fashion brand, called 'Fresh Ego Kid', that saw him strike up relationships with Premier League stars and news of his death stunned the footballing world.

Der Klassiker did not disappoint, but Barcelona did. Elsewhere, the Simeone family had an up-and-down time, while Liverpool left things late and West Ham upset another contender.

Much was made before the interim head coach's first game in charge about how the Portuguese would respond to his intense style of pressing, but the No 7 led by example after starting up top.

Manchester United are exploring the possibility of hiring ex-United States player Chris Armas as part of Ralf Rangnick's staff, sources told ESPN.

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp has said he is not worried about Mohamed Salah's future amid reports linking the forward with a move to Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola has said Kevin De Bruyne will know he has a fight on his hands to win back his place in the Manchester City team.

Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid's flying start to the season shows they can compete with Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Flamengo right-back Ramon Ramos Lima has confirmed he was involved in an accident on Saturday evening that killed a cyclist in Rio de Janeiro.

Substitute Talles Magno scored in the 88th minute as New York City FC rallied to reach its first-ever MLS Cup with a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.

Everton announced Marcel Brands had left his position as director of football but said under-fire manager Rafa Benitez has their "full support."

Given that over £500million has been spent on 43 new players since Moshiri took a 49.9 per cent stake in Everton back in February 2016, you'd really expect them to be doing better.

Big news for the Blues.

Having joined the Red Devils in 2018, the Brazil international has found it difficult to win over fans and pundits alike, leading to his place in the team being questioned over the past three years.

Missing 11 players, the COVID-hit Philadelphia Union kept their Eastern Conference final close, only for New York City FC's expensively assembled bench to seal a late win.

This season's group stage has shown why it is the best competition in the game. It doesn't need a European Super League to make it relevant.

Greenwood was introduced as a second-half substitute, replacing Jadon Sancho just after the hour-mark with the score at 0-0. He then set up Fred's winning goal before the end.

PETER CROUCH: Friday was always set-piece day. Twenty-four hours before a match, working on our defensive shape and how we plan to attack at corners. It's the same up and down the country now.

Centre back Lewis Dunk missed his first league game of the season against Southampton on Saturday after suffering knee ligament damage late on in last week's draw at West Ham.

The dismantling of the branding linked to unpopular former owner Mike Ashley has already been welcomed by Magpies fans on social media.

When the game enters the 90th minute and league titles are on the line, strange things can happen in football.

The Toffees are desperate for a win

Chris Armas will join Ralf Rangnick at Manchester United (Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Former New York Red Bulls coach Chris Armas has joined Ralf Rangnick’s backroom staff after being granted a work permit to work in the United Kingdom. Rangnick was appointed United’s interim manager last week and started his reign at the club with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. The German will only be in the role for around six months but he wants his own backroom staff in order to implement his preferred style of play. Rangnick has a close relationship with Armas as the pair were both under the Red Bull network at the same time and the American is available after being sacked by Toronto FC. It comes after Michael Carrick’s departure from Old Trafford, with the United legend announcing his intention to leave the club after the 3-2 win against Arsenal on Thursday. Rangnick is keen to bolster his backroom staff (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)There were early signs of Rangnick’s philosophy on display against Palace on Sunday, with United pressing the Eagles high in their own half and the back four playing on the halfway line. It was a marked move away from the football played by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who didn’t have a tangible philosophy to lean on. The German is expected to make a number of changes to his starting XI for the visit of Young Boys to Old Trafford this week. United are already through to the last-16 and Rangnick wants to give other players an opportunity to impress. Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford are likely to drop out of the starting XI, while Mason Greenwood, Donny van de Beek and Jesse Lingard could be given starts. MORE : Everton boss Rafael Benitez speaks out amid Arsenal’s interest in Dominic Calvert-Lewin For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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