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5 Best Results for Arsenal in Unai Emery's First Season as Manager

Unai Emery was hired as Arsenal's new manager after the departure of Arsene Wenger at the end of last season. The Spaniard has managed 50 games since he took over the reins at the start of the new campaign, and he has won as many as 32 of them, making him the most successful manager at the club in terms of wins in his first 50 matches. Here are the top five games for Emery since he took over at Arsenal: 5. Arsenal 3-1 Leicester City Arsenal were under the cosh for the first 30 minutes of the game against Leicester City and a goal down, but Mesut Ozil had his best game of the season for the Gunners. He scored the equaliser in the first half, gave a fantastic pre-assist for the second and had two glorious flicks in the buildup to the third. It was one of the season's best performances from Arsenal, giving Unai Emery an early confidence booster. 4. Fulham 1-5 Arsenal Alexandre Lacazette,Hector Bellerin,Danny Welbeck,Alex Iwobi October was a good month for

3 Reasons Behind Manchester City's Disappointing 2018/19 Champions League Campaign

For the last few years, Manchester City have been one of the most tactically astute teams in Europe. They have invested heavily over the last seasons. City have a superb team, a world class coach, and best-in-class training facilities. Thanks to the perks, they have performed exceptionally well in the Premier League, but in Europe, it was just as disappointing. In light of their recent Champions League defeat to Spurs, we take a look at three main reasons behind Manchester City's European misery. 3. Premier League Priority Premier League is widely recognised as the most competitive footballing league on the planet. And this season, the English top-flight has really lived up to its reputation. Liverpool and Manchester City are fighting tooth and nails to finish first, which has obviously taken its toll on players.  Before the match, Pep Guardiola claimed how Premier League was of utmost importance, admitting that defending their Premier League crown would

Good Friday: Some interesting facts you shouldn't miss

Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ who, as believed, died for our sins. Jesus was betrayed by Judas, after which he was sentenced to death for claiming to be the Son of God. Good Friday is also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday, or Easter Friday. Let's read some interesting facts on Good Friday: Jesus was crucified on this day. Judas, one of Jesus' 12 supporters, betrayed Jesus by kissing him and hence, exposing him to the chief priests After Jesus was arrested, he was beaten and spit on, and a crown of thorns was placed on his head Nails were driven through his wrists, and ankles Jesus was then placed on a cross that held the inscription which read 'The King of the Jews' The etymology of 'good', in the framework of Good Friday, is a topic that has been contested over years The day has been claimed to be good to simply mean pious or holy, while others claimed it to be corruption of 'God Frida

Five Footballers who Played Under Their Fathers who Were Managers of the Club

Zinedine Zidane recently surprised everyone when named his son Luca Zidane in goal during their 3-2 win over Huesca. Here, we take a look at five footballers who played under their fathers who were managers of clubs. 5. Luca Zidane French legend Zinedine Zidane sprang a surprise when he gave his son Luca Zidane a start in goal against Huesca, which was only his second appearance for the Los Blancos senior side. The 20-year-old is currently third-choice keeper at the club and was given a start ahead of Thibaut Courtois who was out injured, while second choice Keylor Navas had been on international duty with Costa Rica. 4. Darren Ferguson The son of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson, Darren Ferguson made 27 league appearances under his father at Manchester United during a four-year spell before eventually moving to Wolves in 1994, for whom he played for five years. Ferguson is currently in management where he is incharge of Peterborough United. 3. Alex Bruce T