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IT’S NOT a good time to be a Man. United fan, readers – they’ve lost three of their past four games, they’re playing a stinky style of football and now top scorer Marcus Rashford is out injured. D’oh! With their top four chances hanging in the balance they need to act fast – but which star striker can save their UCL hopes?

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Since Solskjaer was named full-time boss in March, United have lost 12 Prem games and only won 11!

WHO WOULD YOU SIGN? These four fire forwards have all been linked with a move to OT! LOAN CARLOS TEVEZ

Club: Boca Juniors Age: 35 Country: Argentina Experienced striker who played for United between 2007 and 2009!

£80m LAUTARO MARTINEZ

Club: Inter Milan Age: 22 Country: Argentina Dynamic forward, also wanted by Barcelona, has 15 goals this season!

£50m MOUSSA DEMBELE

Club: Lyon Age: 23 Country: France Ex-Celtic man has 36 goals in last two seasons in Ligue 1!

£20m EDINSON CAVANI Club: PSG Age: 32 Country: Uruguay TURN TO P5 FOR MORE!

JUST TWO BAD!

Since 10 March 2019, United have dropped 57 points – rivals Liverpool have only dropped two!

MIND THE GAP!

United are currently a staggering 33 points behind arch-rivals Liverpool in the Prem this season!

No club is entitled to permanent success. It’s why our league is great!

Gary Lineker Join Gary & the MOTD pundits on BBC One, Saturday at 10.25pm!

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L A E D N A O L E R B r a t s l a n e s r A t n a w s t n a i ! g n n a a o l l a t n a o C y l n o t u b – g n a y e m a b u A

IT’S CHEEKY, it’s silly – but Barcelona want to LOAN Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang until the end of the season to cover for the injured Luis Suarez! But wait, it gets madder – we’re hearing their plan is to then DITCH Auba in the summer and sign Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez. It’s a crazy plot, but January is a crazy month. It just might work – and here’s why!

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N E P A H T WILL I PAZ SAYS: AUBAME YES! Q Auba is just what Barca need!

Q He can play in the Champions League!

Q With just 18 months left on his deal, Arsenal need to keep Auba sweet!

Q Wouldn’t you want to play with Messi?

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KETCH SAYS: AUBAME NO! Q This is the last thing Arsenal need!

Q He’s the captain of the club!

Q Aubameyang recently said he’s fully committed to Arsenal!

Q MAYBE a swap deal with Messi?

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PLEASE? Experienced. Talented. Goals guaranteed.

Great hair. Will anyone sign Cavani?

EDINSON CAVANI – a proven striker who scores all types of goals at the highest level – is available to sign right now! But he could end up stuck at PSG after the transfer window slams shut on Friday. Clubs are being put off by the big piles of cash needed to do the deal, plus PSG want to keep hold of Cavani as back-up to Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi!

THE RACE TO SIGN CAVANI! 1ST ATLETICO MADRID 2ND CHELSEA 3RD TOTTENHAM 4TH MAN. UNITED THE HURDLES!

Come on, guys – sign me up!

Q Cavani is on huge wages that only a few mega clubs can afford!

Q Has a groin injury so lacks fitness!

Q Even though he’s out of contract in the summer, a club will still have to pay £20-30m to get him now!

Q Time is running out to finalise a massive deal like this before the transfer window closes!

Q PSG might need him in the second half of the season if there are injuries!

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Borussia Dortmund’s new signing Erling Haaland needed just THREE minutes to score his first goal for the club – and 20 minutes later he had his first HAT-TRICK. The 19-year-old, who rejected Man. United to sign from RB Salzburg for just £17m, was thrown on in the 56th minute with his team 3-1 down, but his quick-fire treble turned the game into a 5-3 win!

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Every Man. United fan when they saw his hat-trick!

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SANCHO! Dortmund winger is Europe’s No.1

WHILE HIS TEENAGE team-mate Haaland may have grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick, Jadon Sancho has also written his name into the history books. The 19-year-old England winger, who scored and set up one of Haaland’s goals, became the first player in Europe this season to reach double figures for goals AND assists – Sancho has been directly involved in 16 goals in his last ten games!

JADON S LAST 10 GAMES!

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KETCH SAYS

Long has bagged 113 goals in 503 club games and another 17 in 82 caps for Rep. Of Ireland!

SAINT SHANE Long’s strike against Wolves was his first goal for a staggering 266 days. Wow!

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e n a h S r e k i r t s r o f t i a w g n o L r Anothe SOME THINGS always happen in January – Christmas trees get dumped outside, Santa puts his feet up to have a welldeserved rest and Shane Long scores his first goal of the season. That’s right, for the third year in a row the Southampton striker netted his first goal of the season five months into the campaign. Ouch!

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2018-19 SEASON FIRST GOAL

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1 CONTINENT CHALLENGE! In which continent do these clubs play? (1pt) ANSWER

2 SPOT THE BALL! ANSWER Is the real ball hiding behind A, B or C? (1pt)

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5 WHO AM I?

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O I was born in Brazil 26 years ago O I moved to the Prem from Shakhtar Donetsk O I wear the No.17 shirt at Old Trafford

Who is this Prem manager pictured playing in 2000? (1pt) ANSWER 1 South America 2 C 3 Chris Wilder 4 D – Digne; Deulofeu; Dubravka; Doherty 5 Fred

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ANSWER The surname of these guys all start with the same letter – which one? (1pt)

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HOW’D YOU GET ON, READERS?

1-2 points Straight red, early bath, you’re off!

3-4 points VAR check needed – yep, that’s okay!

5 points Ref wants a word – OMG! Full marks!

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CHELSEA

LOOK ALIKES! These critters think they’re footy heroes Fancy joining the black-andwhite army?

LOL! You Newcastle players crack me up!

Errr, mate...

Why does everyone say I look like a bird?

Well this is no fun!

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Sorry, Thierry – the gaffer said no walkies today!

Whaddya mean?

It's bare jokes!

No walkies?

I hate that guy!

Fine – but at least clean your teeth!

GET OUTTA MY SWAMP, KEEPER!

Harmony ? Not with you in the dressing room!

Argh, my knee!

Tee-hee, I'm Horse Face!

Tee-hee, I'm Danny Ings!

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MY DEADLINE DAY! TOP TIP!

Check your o before makin ptions selections an g your final you’re adding d make sure as you go soup the prices blow your byuou don’t dget!

The January transfer window is nearly over, readers, so it’s time to do some business. Now get out there and strike some sick deals with £250m. Choose wisely!

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Y U B N A C U O Y WHAT

Y U B C I N A P 1 I G N I N 1 MARQUEE SIG E R U T U F E H T R O F R A T S 1 I N A O L M R E T T R 1 SHO E P Y T T N E M E C N U O N N A 1 I R E L L A B N I A G R 1 BA S U N O B G N I N G I S 1 I E P Y T N O I T A T N E S E R 1P 14

THE MARQUEE SIGNING!

KYLIAN MBAPPE Price: £150m

Bring in a big name and get those shirts flying off the shelves!

PAUL POGBA Price: £100m

KALIDOU KOULIBALY Price: £50m

ISCO Price: £25m

CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN Price: £10m

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THE PANIC BUY!

You’ve left it late, so pay an overinflated price for a last-minute deal!

KRZYSZTOF PIATEK Price: £50m

MAROUANE FELLAINI Price: £30m

CHRISTIAN BENTEKE Price: £40m

Spent so f�!

FERNANDO LLORENTE Price: £20m

Use a calculator to spending as you gaodd up your Remember you onalylong. have £250m!

GLENN MURRAY Price: £10m TURN OVER FOR MORE!

THE SHORT TERM LOAN!

Sign a quick fix to give your new line-up a boost!

ADEMOLA THOMAS MICHY JEROME JACOB LEMAR BATSHUAYI BOATENG BRUUN LARSEN LOOKMAN Loan fee: £30m Loan fee: £25m Loan fee: £20m Loan fee: £10m Loan fee: £5m

THE STAR FOR THE FUTURE!

KAI HAVERTZ Price: £100m 16

Bank on a young baller and build for next season!

CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI Price: £50m

MAX AARONS Price: £30m

SEAN LONGSTAFF Price: £20m

KYLE WALKER-PETERS Price: £10m

THE BARGAIN BALLER!

EDINSON CAVANI Price: £20m

These five-star transfer targets are going on the cheap. Snap ’em up!

DRIES MERTENS Price: £15m

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Use a calculator to spending as you gaodd up your Remember you onalylong. have £250m!

JAMES RODRIGUEZ Price: £30m

OLIVIER GIROUD Price: £10m

LUKA MODRIC Price: £5m TURN OVER FOR MORE!

THE RANDOM TRANSFER DECISION MAKER!

Roll the dice and whatever number you land on, you have to go with. You only get one go!

THE ANNOUNCEMENT! 1

PLANE BANNER

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WEBSITE PRESS RELEASE

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STADIUM SHOW

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MUSIC VIDEO WITH RAPPER POST A LOL VIDEO

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TRAIN PARROTS TO TELL EVERYONE!

THE PRESENTATION! 1

Every player wants a sick intro – what will your new boys get?

DON’T ANNOUNCE ANYTHING!

How will you show off your new signings to the world?

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FANS MEET & GREET

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PRESS CONFERENCE

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VISIT EACH SEASON TICKET HOLDER’S HOUSE

BRING OUT A DVD ABOUT THEM!

THE SIGNING BONUS! 1

BUGATTI VEYRON

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A PET PIG

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YEAR’S SUPPLY OF SANDWICHES

MANSION

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HOLIDAY TO BOGNOR REGIS!

MY DEADLINE DAY!

What will your new stars get as a reward for signing?

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£500,000 CASH!

Grab a pen and complete this sheet to show the tough transfer decisions you made. Boom!

MY MARQUEE SIGNING:

COST:

MY PANIC BUY:

COST:

MY SHORT TERM LOAN:

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MY STAR FOR THE FUTURE:

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MY BARGAIN BALLER:

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MY ANNOUNCEMENT: MY PRESENTATION: MY SIGNING BONUS:

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DONE DEALS

TRANSFER CATCH UP! MOTD mag keeps you up to date with January's hottest deals so far

Schalke to Newcastle

Barcelona (Ecuador) to Wolves

Loan £1m

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Wolves have raided Barcelona for their latest signing – okay not from the actual Barca, but a club in Ecuador with the same name. This 19-year-old striker is a strong targetman with bags of potential. One for the future!

BESTOFTHEREST!

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Nabil b e l a t n e B

After three years away from the Prem, the ex-Spurs ace is back to add some much-needed creativity to Newcastle's midfield. If this loan works out, The Toon only need to cough up £8.5m to sign him permanently!

JAMAL BLACKMAN Chelsea to Bristol Rovers loan

AARON MOOY Huddersfield to Brighton £5m

ASHLEY YOUNG Man. United to Inter Milan £1.3m

SCOTT BANKS Dundee United to Crystal Palace £300k

JONATHAN KODJIA Aston Villa to Al Gharafa £2.5m

LOUIE BARRY Barcelona to Aston Villa £800k

VICTOR MOSES Chelsea to Inter Milan loan

ROBERTO West Ham to Alaves loan

JESUS VALLEJO LOVRE KALINIC Aston Villa to Toulouse Wolves to Granada loan loan

Genk to Aston Villa

Nott'm Forest to Sheff. United

Mbwana Samatta

Jack Robinson

Villa have moved fast to sign replacements to help deal with the injury crisis that could have ruined their season. Samatta is great in the air – he's going to be a massive threat at set-pieces!

£8.5

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The Blades have smashed their first season in the Prem – so they've treated themselves to a new left-back. Robbo had been a key part of Forest's push for promotion to the Premier League!

Flamengo to Real Madrid

Reinier Jesus

Real are all about the Brazilian wonderkids.

After signing Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo, they've snapped up this sick playmaker, who scored six in eight games to help Flamengo become league champions!

BESTOFEUROPE!

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Real Madrid to B. Munich

Alvaro Odriozola £25

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Big things were expected from this rapid right-back when he moved to Real in 2018 – but it hasn't gone too well for him so far, so he's been sent to Bayern to get his career back on track!

Loan

JAVIER HERNANDEZ Sevilla to LA Galaxy £7.2m

AMIR RRAHMANI Verona to Napoli £12.6m

ADRIAN EMBARBA Rayo Vallecano to Espanyol £8.5m

KARL TOKO EKAMBI Villarreal to Lyon loan

JULIEN SERRANO Monaco to Beziers loan

TINO KADEWERE Le Havre to Lyon £12.7m

REY MANAJ Albacete to Barcelona £850k

LEANDRO CABRERA Getafe to Espanyol £7.7m

LORENZO TONELLI Napoli to Sampdoria loan

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TOP TEK Sam shows off his dribbling ability!

FINALISTS The top three ballers!

E X C L U S IV E INTERVIEW! Yes, Sam! How did it feel to win series two?

SAM SAYS: “It feels great. I’m really proud of what I’ve achieved. I was speechless when they said I had won. I never realised what I could achieve when I first applied, but I never doubted myself – I always back my ability in every situation!”

What advice would you give to new applicants?

What was your favourite challenge?

SAM SAYS: “Believe in your ability and just go for it, as you never know. I felt a bit nervous when applying, but I found out that if you just play your normal game, you will have a good chance!”

SAM SAYS: “The extreme drone drop was decent, but the day at Man. City was the best. The facilities were top class, training was very good and it gave me the opportunity to get into the final four. It was really exciting!”

What did you do to practise for the show?

What was the best thing about being on CYKI? SAM SAYS: “Challenging myself against other great footballers. All of us on the show bonded really quickly which was good. It was really cool to prove to myself that I could step up and do it!”

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TROPHY TIME Winner Sam is congratulated!

HOSTS John Farnworth, Sam & Mark and Kenzie!

SAM SAYS: “I didn’t practise more than usual football-wise. I trained my mental side – to keep calm and stay focused in high-pressured situations. Mental practice was the key for me. I would just relax by reading a book or playing FIFA!”

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SAM SAYS: “Lionel Messi – he delivers sick performances week in, week out!”

FOOTY AMBITION?

SAM SAYS: “Be a pro, play for England and make my family proud!”

FAVE GOAL TYPE?

SAM SAYS: “Solo goal or a long range in the top bins!”

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WORN?

SAM SAYS: “Adidas Nemeziz – they’re so light and comfy!”

SUPER SAM He won the show with a sweet topbins finish in the final challenge – buzzing, lad!

HAT TRICK OR LAST MINUTE WINNER? SAM SAYS: “Winner – as it’s about the team. You could score a hatty and still not win!”

“Believe in your ability and just go for it, as you never know!”

CYKI WINNER SAM Watch Sam win series two of MOTD Can You Kick It? on the BBC iPlayer now!

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I AM…

VICENTE GUAITA

We spoke to the ace Eagles stopper about who he is – and here’s what he told us!

“I lik e th at th e pe op le he re ar e cr az y fo r fo ot ba ll! ” VIC ENT E GUA ITA

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MY FULL NAME IS…

“Vicente Guaita Panadero!”

HOW OLD ARE YOU AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN? “I am 32 and was born in Valencia, Spain!”

WHO WAS THE FIRST CLUB YOU EVER PLAYED FOR?

“Valencia! I also played for my school team, which was Monte Sion in Valencia!”

HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN A KEEPER?

“I’ve played as a goalkeeper for a long time, but at school I used to play as a striker!”

WHICH TEAM DO YOU SUPPORT? “I played for Valencia for 15 years, so I support them. Now I play for Crystal Palace, so I support them, too!”

IF YOU WEREN'T A FOOTBALLER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING FOR WORK?

'Ello, 'ello, 'ello!

“I think I'd be a police officer.

I love football and it's a big part of my life, but being in the police would be good, too – as you get to help people!”

WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP? “I normally wake up between 8am and 9am!”

WHAT TIME DO YOU GO TO BED? “Usually between 10.30pm and 11.30pm!”

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD? “Paella with my family – but if I’m on my own, it’s pasta!”

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM IN FOOTBALL? “My dream would be to be picked for the Spanish national team – but there are three very good keepers in the squad at the moment!”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE THING ABOUT ENGLAND? “I like that the people here are crazy for football! When you play in Spain there are a lot of people, but when you play here the grounds are full.

The stadiums are good, the pitch is good, the people are good. I think the best part is the supporters!”

HAVE YOU GOT ANY PETS?

“I’ve got three dogs back in Spain!”

Vicente Guaita was visiting Tweedale Primary School with Palace For Life Foundation, encouraging children to lead healthier and more positive lives.

FANS' FAVE Guaita is a ledge down at Palace!

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WHICH

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MOTD mag chats to NFL stars turned BBC pundits Jason Bell and Osi Umenyiora!

ARSENAL FANS SHOULD SUPPORT

INGTON REDSKINS!

JASON SAYS: “Both are popular clubs that haven’t had a great time recently. There are loads of Redskins fans in the UK because when the games were shown here in the 1980s a lot of British viewers liked them!”

JASON SAYS: “These two clubs have one star player – Jack Grealish for Villa, Khalil Mack for The Bears. Both clubs have won the biggest prize in their sport before!”

BURNLEY FANS SHOULD SUPPORT NEW YORK JETS OSI SAYS: “Both have a long history, sometimes they play some good stuff, but more often than not they struggle and at times it's not pretty to watch!”

LEICESTER FANS SHOULD SU

OS ANGELES RAMS

SHEFFIELD UNITED FANS SHOULD SUPPORT CAROLINA PANTHERS JASON SAYS: “A smaller team, maybe The Panthers. Their new coach just came out of coaching in college football and is innovative, like Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder!”

TOTTENHAM FANS SHOULD SUPPORT DALLAS COWBOYS

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CHELSEA FANS SHOULD SUP

ATTLE SEAHAWKS

OSI SAYS: “Both Chelsea and The Seahawks have really rich owners, they win loads of games – and Chelsea have been doing that pretty well this season!”

JASON SAYS: “The Rams have a pretty new team, haven’t been great until recently and have an exciting young coach – just like Leicester!”

JASON SAYS: “Spurs are like The Cowboys. Both have new managers and new stadiums – I want to give them a bit of love because both have got history and potential!”

ASTON VILLA FANS SHOULD SUPPORT CHICAGO BEARS

LIVERPOOL FANS SHOULD SUPPORT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OSI SAYS: “Both can score a bunch of points. Liverpool has speedy wingers in Mo Salah and Sadio Mane – Kansas has that with Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman.

Kansas also wear red!"

NEWCASTLE FANS SHOULD SUPPORT CINCINNATI BENGALS JASON SAYS: “Newcastle and The Bengals have good fans, but they could be more competitive if they invested a little better. Neither have won anything in years!”

WATFORD FANS SHOULD SUPPORT MIAMI DOLPHINS OSI SAYS: “Like Watford, Miami had a bad start to the season but have turned things around and got some big wins in the second half of the season!”

Wha's a toon, Osi? Reckon it's time for me to bin The Toon, lads?

KETCH BOURN

JASON

FANS SHOULD SUPPORT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS!

OSI SAYS: “Both have smaller fanbases and play in red and black!”

ELES CHARGERS

JASON SAYS: “The Chargers are kind of bridesmaids to the LA Rams, like Palace are to some of the bigger London teams, so I think they're the LA Chargers of the Premier League!”

BRIGHTON FANS SHOULD SUPPORT

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EVERTON FANS SHOULD SUPPORT CLEVELAND BROWNS JASON SAYS: “The Browns bring big players in and it never seems to work out as they hoped.

These two clubs match for sure!”

MAN. CITY FANS SHOULD SUPPORT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS OSI SAYS: “The Patriots have a really good coach and only really started winning big recently. Plus, they’ve had a disappointing season by their standards – like Man. City!”

MAN. UNITED FANS SHOULD SUPPORT NEW YORK GIANTS OSI SAYS: “Man. United and the New York Giants are a match, 100%. Both are huge clubs – The Giants used to be a historically strong football team but now they're kind of… meh!”

NORWICH FANS SHOULD SUPPORT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS JASON SAYS: “I would say Jacksonville Jaguars – both teams have had tough seasons and operate with a smaller budget than most.

Sorry to do you like that, Jacksonville – but it’s true!”

OSI SAYS: “Two iconic clubs, very similar in terms of history. From a historical point of view, West Ham match up very well with The Packers!”

Er, I think it's something you sing, J-Bell!

OSI SAYS: “Maybe the Indianapolis Colts for Brighton. Not the biggest team, but they have a good coach and both play in blue and white!”

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SOUTHAMPTON FANS SHOULD SUPPORT DETROIT LIONS OSI SAYS: “Maybe Detroit Lions for these guys.

They used to have big players back in the day, they’re a well-run club – Southampton can be The Lions!”

BAY PACKERS

WOLVES SHOULD SUPPORT ARIZONA CARDINALS JASON SAYS: “I think maybe The Cardinals. Both teams have young coaches who played to a decent level but are really excelling now as head coaches at the highest level!”

WATCH IT Jason and Osi preview this Sunday’s Superbowl final with Mark Chapman on The NFL Show available via BBC iPlayer!

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The Girls Cup area finals are done and dusted!

EARLIER THIS month the Utilita Girls Cup area finals took place. Participating schools, each representing their local Football League clubs, were split into eight geographic areas and took to the pitch.

Each team was battling to claim one of eight regional final places up for – four for the north and four for the south!

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The standard of play was unreal – there were standout performances up and down the country and some very closely contested matches.

The eight Utilita Girls Cup area final winners now go through to north and south regional finals – this will reduce the competition to two teams that will then meet in the grand final before the Leasing.com Trophy final at Wembley Stadium on 5 April 2020!

MEET YOUR FINALISTS!

STAR PERFORMERS! V

MOLLY

REPRESENTING BOLTON Defensive rock who dictates the play from the back!

V

BECA

REPRESENTING CARDIFF Lightning quick and intelligent with the ball!

BROOKE-ANN

REPRESENTING COVENTRY

Bagged a phenomenal 14 goals!

V

CHLOE

REPRESENTING LEYTON ORIENT Scored at least one goal in every game!

V

POPPIE

PETERBOROUGH

An extremely versatile player with super-quick feet!

Northern area finals:

Southern area finals: (Hosts: Exeter) WINNERS Plymouth (Eggbuckland Community College) (Hosts: Fulham) WINNERS Leyton Orient (Bishop Challoner) (Hosts: Luton) WINNERS Wycombe (Wycombe High School) (Hosts: Reading) WINNERS Cheltenham (The Crypt School)

EMMA

V

(Hosts: Burton) WINNERS Stoke (The King’s CE School) (Hosts: Doncaster) WINNERS Nottingham Forest (Toot Hill School) (Hosts: Huddersfield) WINNERS Barnsley (Kirk Balk Academy) (Hosts: Wigan) WINNERS Bolton (Thornleigh Salesian College)

REPRESENTING WYCOMBE A great striker of the ball – she's a goal threat wherever she plays on the pitch!

Not involved this year? Ask your teacher to contact your local EFL club so you don't miss out in 2020-21!

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Welcome, readers!

2019-20 SEASON

!

S T H G I L H G I H H C T A M F O OME

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND

MOTD STAT! Spurs have kept just two clean sheets since Jose Mourinho took over!

Son slams home his 12th goal of the season!

SOUTHAMPTON 1 TOTTENHAM1

SO UT HA M PT ON

DANSO STEPHENS BEDNAREK BERTRAND

Boufal 87

Son 58

ARMSTRONG WARD-PROWSE HOJBJEG REDMOND

STAR PLAYER! G I OVA N I LO C E LS O

SON

MOURA

LO CELSO

MATCH FACTS!

ALLI

WINKS

FERNANDES

SOUTHAMPTON

TOTTENHAM

POSSESSION

59% 10

41%

SHOTS

8

SHOTS ON TARGET

Boufal earns a replay for The Saints!

36

GUNN

4

3

OBAFEMI

TANGANGA

INGS

SANCHEZ ALDERWEIRELD AURIER LLORIS

TO T TE NH AM

SUBS: Djenepo (Armstrong 43), Boufal (Danso 71), Adams (Obafemi 74) SUBS: Lamela (Fernandes 56),Dier (Alli 88)

MOTD STAT! Brendan Rodgers hasn't lost an English cup game since 2015!

BRENTFORD 0 LEICESTER1 Iheanacho 4

BR EN TF OR D

DANIELS

RASMUSSEN JEANVIER

RACIC

THOMPSON Iheanacho's early goal sends The Foxes into the fifth round!

YEARWOOD CASTILLO

MOKOTJO

DERVISOGLU ZAMBUREK IHEANACHO

ALBRIGHTON

FUCHS

MARCONDES

PEREZ

MATCH FACTS!

STAR PLAYER! EMILI ANO M A RCON DES

BRENTFORD

POSSESSION

47%

GRAY

CHOUDHURY

PRAET

SOYUNCU

MORGAN

WARD

53%

SHOTS

11

SUBS: Dasilva (Mokotjo 45), Henry (Thompson 77), Mbeumo (Castillo 82)

13

SHOTS ON TARGET

3

JUSTIN

LE IC ES TE R

LEICESTER

SUBS: Dewsbury-Hall (Iheanacho 68), Maddison (Gray 78)

Yearwood slides in to block Praet!

3

MOTD STAT! This is The Baggies' first win at West Ham since 2003!

WEST HAM 0 WESTBROM1 Townsend 9

W ES T HA M ZABALETA

RANDOLPH BALBUENA

DIOP

SANCHEZ

RICE

FORNALS

LANZINI

HALLER

AJETI

CRESSWELL Townsend's sick finish knocks out The Hammers!

STAR PLAYER! F ILIP KROV I NOV I C

AUSTIN EDWARDS

TOWNSEND

KROVINOVIC BRUNT

BARRY

HEGAZI

AJAYI BOND

PHILLIPS

WESTBROM

POSSESSION

56%

44%

SHOTS

11

SHOTS ON TARGET

3

O'SHEA

W ES T BR OM

WESTHAM

15

SUBS: Ogbonna (Balbuena 45), Noble (Sanchez 45), Antonio (Fornals 45)

SUBS: Tulloch (Phillips 62), Zohore (Austin 70), Bartley (Krovinovic 74)

MATCH FACTS!

3

Noble is gutted after missing a chance to equalise!

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FA CUP FOURTH ROUND

HULL1 CHELSEA2 Grosicki 78

Batshuayi 6, Tomori 64

HU LL McKENZIE

LONG BURKE

SUBS: Grosicki (Wilks 60), Samuelson (Honeyman 69), Magennis (Eaves 69)

TAFAZOLLI

LICHAJ

DA SILVA LOPES

KANE

HONEYMAN

BOWEN

EAVES

WILKS

PEDRO

BATSHUAYI HUDSON-ODOI

MOUNT

KOVACIC

ALONSO

TOMORI

SUBS: Willian (Mount 68), Gilmour (Hudson-Odoi 68), Lamptey (Pedro 90)

Grosicki's free-kick gives The Tigers hope!

MOTD STAT! Hull have never beaten Chelsea in the FA Cup!

BARKLEY

ZOUMA

CABALLERO

AZPILICUETA

CH EL SE A

Batshuayi's shot is deflected home!

MOTD STAT! Norwich are in the fifth round for the fourth time in 25 seasons!

BURNLEY 1 NORWICH2 Pieters 72

Hanley 53, Drmic 57

BU RN LE Y

HART

LOWTON TARKOWSKI

LONG

PIETERS Drmic bags the second goal to put The Canaries in control!

LENNON

CORK

WESTWOOD BRADY

WOOD

STAR PLAYER! GR AN T H A NLEY

RODRIGUEZ DRMIC

HERNANDEZ

STIEPERMANN TRYBULL

VRANCIC

LEWIS ZIMMERMAN

HANLEY

FAHRMANN

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RUPP

BYRAM

NO RW IC H

SUBS: Hendrick (Cork 65), Vydra (Wood 65), McNeil (Brady 80)

SUBS: Duda (Stiepermann 81), McLean (Hernandez 84), Pukki (Drmic 89)

MATCH FACTS! BURNLEY

NORWICH

POSSESSION

49% 11

51%

SHOTS

14

SHOTS ON TARGET

3 Pieters pulls a goal back – but it's not enough!

6

STAR PLAYER! MATEO KOVAC I C MATCH FACTS! HULL

P

CHELSEA

POSSESSION

EW

35%

m? o c . g a m d t o m

65%

SHOTS

13

16

SHOTS ON TARGET

Tomori heads home against the club he played for on loan in 2017-18!

2

NEWCASTLE 0 OXFORD0 NE W CA ST LE

MOTD STAT! Newcastle haven't reached the FA Cup fifth round since 2006!

DARLOW

SCHAR

LASCELLES

CLARK

YEDLIN

RITCHIE

ALMIRON S. LONGSTAFF BENTALEB

SAINTMAXIMIN

JOELINTON BROWNE

MACKIE

BAPTISTE RUFFELS

7

FOSU-HENRY

GORRIN MOORE

SYKES DICKIE

EASTWOOD

Joelinton puts the ball in the net – but it's disallowed!

STAR PLAYER! A LEX G ORRI N

OXFORD

POSSESSION

62%

38%

SHOTS

8

SHOTS ON TARGET

4

LONG

OX FO RD

NEWCASTLE

15

SUBS: M. Longstaff (Saint-Maximin 70), Atsu (Bentaleb 80), Hayden (S. Longstaff 87)

SUBS: Holland (Mackie 77), Agyei (Fosu-Henry 87), Hanson (Gorrin 90)

MATCH FACTS!

2

Toon new boy Bentaleb makes debut!

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FA CUP FOURTH ROUND

MILLWALL 0 SHEFFIELDUNITED2 Besic 62, Norwood 84

MI LL WA LL WALLACE

BIALKOWSKI COOPER

PEARCE

BROWN

MOLUMBY MITCHELL FERGUSON O'BRIEN MAHONEY SMITH SHARP BESIC K. FREEMAN BASHAM

C. ROBINSON NORWOOD

L. FREEMAN

OSBORN JAGIELKA O'CONNELL HENDERSON

A worldie of a strike from Besic puts The Blades one up!

MATCH FACTS!

STAR PLAYER! MUHA ME D B ESI C

MILLWALL

46% 4

SHOTS

9

1

4

Sharp fires off a shot!

SH EF FI EL D UN IT ED

Bournemouth v Aston Villa STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN YOU PREDICT Burnley v Arsenal STOBBSY SAYS DRAW YOU PREDICT Crystal Palace v Sheff. United STOBBSY SAYS AWAY WIN YOU PREDICT Leicester v Chelsea STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN YOU PREDICT Liverpool v Southampton STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN YOU PREDICT

54%

SHOTS ON TARGET

SUBS: Clarke (Robinson 67), J. Robinson (L. Freeman 80)

lts try to su re s nd ke ee w e th t ic ed Pr

SHEFFIELDUNITED

POSSESSION

SUBS: Bradshaw (Ferguson 71), Bodvarsson (Smith 71), Wallace 73)

E R O C S E H T GUESS !

Y S B B O T S WITH

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MOTD STAT! The Blades have won their last five FA Cup games against Championship teams!

YOUR STOBBSY'S SCORE SCORE

/10

/10

Man. United v Wolves STOBBSY SAYS AWAY WIN YOU PREDICT Newcastle v Norwich STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN YOU PREDICT Tottenham v Man. City STOBBSY SAYS AWAY WIN YOU PREDICT Watford v Everton STOBBSY SAYS DRAW YOU PREDICT West Ham v Brighton STOBBSY SAYS DRAW YOU PREDICT

GOOD WEEK! ONE OX RD forced a replay against Newcastle!

BAD WEEK!

DAVID MOYES and West Ham were knocked out by ten-man West Brom!

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND 0-0 Birmingham Northampton 0-0 Derby 1-2 Sheffield Wed. Wells 90

Fox 43, Winnall 90

Portsmouth 4-2 Barnsley

Close 37, Marquis 45, Curtis 62 Burgess 76 Meite 8

LEAGUE TWO Wilmer-Anderton 21, Roberts 43 (og)

SAM WINNALL SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

Woodrow 60

Palmer 16, 70, Nadesan 77

2-1 Walsall Sadler 50

3-2 Grimsby

Whitehouse 21, Hanson 32

0-0 Colchester Leyton Orient 2-1 Newport

Haynes 81 (og), Sotiriou 89

1-1 Cardiff

Matt 90

Macclesfield 2-1 Forest Green

Paterson 5

Ironside 74, Gnahoua 83 Rose 7, Maynard 43, Cook 77

Winchester 17

3-0 Bradford

Morecambe 1-1 Cambridge Phillips 46

SAM CLUCAS STOKE

Thomas-Asante 16

Knibbs 68

1-1 Oldham Rowe 83

Scunthorpe 2-2 Crewe

Bedeau 15, Van Veen 73

Powell 46, Finney 69

e 1-2 Plymouth

Carter 82

Legge 41 (og), Hope 45, Doughty 60

Go online to bbc.co.uk/football for the latest league tables!

SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP McGregor 37 (pen), Edouard 65, 68

Stoke 2-0 Swansea

Clucas 55, McClean 90

OLLIE PALMER CRAWLEY

LEAGUE ONE Charles 15

1-0 Lincoln

Peterborough 2-1 Rotherham Toney 2, Szmodics 22

Henderson 28 (pen), Dooley 68

Want 13, Woods 57

3-0 Ross County 2-4 Livingston

Sibbald 15, Dykes 32, Lawless 62 (pen), Pittman 65

0-0 Hibernian St Johnstone 2-1 Kilmarnock

McCann 7, Wotherspoon 83

Bristol Rovers 0-0 Fleetwood 1-1 Accrington S. Woolfenden 44

3-0 Port Vale

JORDAN ROBERTS GILLINGHAM

CHAMPIONSHIP

Brayford 30

Moore 47, Hardie 77

ODSONNE EDOUARD CELTIC

Ihiekwe 35

WOMEN’S FACUP Man. United 2-3 Man. City

James 69, Hemp 87 (og)

2-2 Gillingham Roberts 32, 59

Sunderland 0-0 Doncaster

ELLEN WHITE MAN. CITY

Burke 22 (pen)

Watch Match of the Day, weekends on BBC One – or catch up on BBC iPlayer!

White 30, 56, Scott 76

QUIZ 2

I A R B 10 !

S R E S A E T

INGS DOING THINGS The Southampton striker has scored 16 goals this season in all comps – it’s already his best ever Prem season!

1

A Bournemouth

3

C Stoke

Which of these three is the manager of Championship high-flyers West Brom?

A Tony Pulis

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B Burnley

B Slaven Bilic

C Darren Moore

2

Which country’s top league is known as the Liga NOS?

A Spain

4

TURN TO p6 MORE QUIZ 7 FOR ACTION!

KETCH SAYS

w o n k y l l a e r u o y t a h Time to test w Which of these clubs has in-form goal machine Danny Ings NOT played for?

WANT MORE?

B Portugal

Ings is well and truly back to his best after three injury-plagued seasons at Liverpool!

C Bulgaria

Which player has had the most touches of the ball in the Prem this season?

A Jorginho

B T. Alexander-Arnold

C Kevin De Bruyne

5

6

Which Italian club did Jose Mourinho manage between 2008 and 2010?

Which shirt number is worn

by Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Oliver McBurnie?

9 10 18 A AC Milan

7

B Inter Milan

A

B Hamilton

C Hibernian

10

B Arsenal

One point for each correct answer!

Your total

Q Q / 10

B Fred

C Mason Mount

Which of these players is currently on loan at Aston Villa from Chelsea?

A Douglas Luiz

C Aston Villa

C

Which of these awesome top-flight ballers is the tallest?

A Sadio Mane

Which team was the first ever champion of England back in 1889?

A Preston

B

8

Which of these clubs is the city rival of Scottish Premiership team Hearts?

A Aberdeen

9

C Juventus

B Danny Drinkwater

C Matt Targett

WHAT SCORE DID YOU GET? 1-4 points Are you having a laugh, mate?

5-8 points Solid stuff – cracking quiz effort!

9-10 points What a beauty – you’re unstoppable!

1=C 2=B 3=B 4=B 5=B 6=A 7=C 8=C 9=A 10=B

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About a million, Paz!

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CLIVE THE CAT!

How do I do it?

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Have you ever used a phone before?

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It’s Leicester this week – a crunch clash!

That’s a secret, Clive!

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We must watch them closely and keep their big players quiet!

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Yeah, no problem!

I’ll watch them closely, boss!

Er, yeah – good job, lads!

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THIS WEEK: MINDSET!

PLAY

Bad situations can be good – here’s how to adjust the way you look at things in footy!

1 HEAVY DEFEAT! THE NEGATIVE: Your team loses 5-0 THE POSITIVE: A thrashing can actually prove to be very helpful – it makes all of your team’s weaknesses really obvious so you’re able to identify them, work on improving them and become a better team!

SOUTHAMPTON LOST 9-0 to Leicester back in October, but worked on their weaknesses and beat The Foxes in the reverse fixture 2-1 earlier this month!

Tekkers Elite skills advice with MOTD expert Stobbsy!

3 RED CARD!

THE NEGATIVE: Getting sent off THE POSITIVE: Use the experience as a way to learn the limits of the game. Getting a red card can teach you exactly where the line is, so review what you did wrong and, hopefully, it shouldn’t happen again!

2 NOT SCOUTED! THE NEGATIVE: Your friend gets picked over you THE POSITIVE: This is the perfect chance to exercise your motivational skills. Help them feel confident, encourage them and send positive vibes. They’ll appreciate it and help you one day when you really need it!

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4 SHOT FAIL! THE NEGATIVE: Missed a chance THE POSITIVE: The very fact that you were in the position to take the chance means your movement is on point. Exercise your resilience, forget the missed chance and look forward to the next one. Even the best miss!

THE INTERVIEW Shkodran Mustafi has had more criticism

than most players, but his mental strength keeps him focused. Check out our analysis!

MUSTAFI SAYS: “What’s the main advice I have for anyone receiving criticism? Listen to those closest to you – they’ll always tell you the truth!”

MUSTAFI SAYS: “When you start off so well, it’s hard not to get carried away. But you shouldn’t think, ‘Now everything’s going to be easy!’ ’” THE LESSON

Just coz you’re winning a game, it doesn’t mean you should stop working hard. Keep standards high and continue to grow!

MUSTAFI SAYS: “As a defender, every mistake can lead to a goal.

You become nervous as you don’t want to make an error!”

THE LESSON

This proves that even pros get nervous, so don’t feel isolated because you have butterflies before a game. All it shows is that you care about the team!

MUSTAFI SAYS: “When things aren’t going well, you don’t like the stuff you read. You’ve just got to take all that energy and use it to help you in training!”

THE LESSON

Shkodran often has people being critical of his displays.

Rather than biting back at critics, focus YOUR energy on improving yourself to silence them!

THE LESSON

Mustafi doesn’t let anyone he doesn’t know affect his mindset.

He shuts them out and takes the advice from his family and friends – they know you best!

MUSTAFI SAYS: “This season I’ve been playing mainly in the cups, so I’ve focused on doing my job and being ready for the team when they need me!”

THE LESSON

The 27-year-old has accepted he’s lost his place in the first team. Rather than just give up, adjust your thinking and try to impress in the games you play!

MUSTAFI SAYS: “It’s the only way we’re going to improve.

It’s not a time to point fingers at each other, we have to work together to bounce back!”

THE LESSON

When your team is facing difficulty, you must stick together, fight through any hurdles and motivate each other to get out of the situation!

For more Arsenal interviews, head to arsenal.com

KETCH SAYS France and Lyon star Eugenie Le Sommer will be rocking the Puma One boots. Pow!

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Four ways to take your team to new heights!

JAKE SAYS Football Manager is one of those games that requires time and patience but it’s worth it. Trust us!

Level up with MOTD’s expert Jake!

BUY SMART!

Just coz a player like Christian Eriksen may be available cheap it doesn’t mean he’s what you need. Only bring in players who will improve the team!

LOOK CLOSE!

Check stats closely before buying. Strikers need to have high Finishing, but also good Composure and Off The Ball – like Krzysztof Piatek!

CHANGE IT!

Mix up your formation and tactics. You might like to use 4-2-3-1, but have another set-up, like a 5-3-2, up your sleeve to keep the oppo guessing!

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SAVE UP!

It’s easy to waste money, so haggle over contracts and make smart moves – why buy Jadon Sancho for £80m when Dani Olmo could cost £20m?

E T A M I T L U !

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Maddison’s FUT team is bringing the sauce!

QUESTION

Okay, we’re not sure he packed all of these top cards, but how amazing is Leicester star James Maddison’s Ultimate Team?

He even has a Pro Player version of his own card, which is 99 rated!

With MOTD’s JAKE! Q: Can Wolverhampton Wanderers win the Champions League?

Lemsks

Sit back and relax with our alphabet of all things gaming!

A: In real life, Wolves may be a few years away from challenging for Europe’s top cup competition – but on FIFA 20 they can win it.

Check out my sick snaps!

RIS FOR… ROCKET LEAGUE! FOOTBALL + mega-powered cars = fun for days! We’ve loved playing Rocket League these last few years, from all the bantz game modes to the sick cars and items.

Plus, it’s one of the only games EXPLOSIVE Rocket where Xbox One players can League guarantees play against PS4 gamers! high-octane thrills!

Jake took Wolves to Champions League glory!

Have you got a Gaming question for Jake? Head to motdmag.com/thebigquestion – and you could feature in a future issue of MOTD mag!

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Wowsers – now this could be the worst VAR call of all time!

ELITE-LEV FOOTY IS EL BIG SOAOPNE OPERA!

What do you mean we’re in the bottom three?

So VAR, so bad. LOL!

Whaaa...?

You've got to be kidding me?

Oh my days! VAR has docked Liverpool 50 points for being too good!

I’ve only got ten quid for a new centre-back!

Now they have just rubbish old freebies like Scott Carson...

I’ll have to raid the piggy bank!

Ooh, me back hurts!

NEW EPISODE! Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola is fuming with Man. City’s January transfer business...

City’s cash machine is empty…

Off you pop, Phil!

Your left foot’s worth £250m at least!

Pep now plans for his big deadline day signing…

Messi? Mbappe?

There’s sooooo much choice!

So he sells teenager Phil Foden to raise money…

There’s billions to make here!

Then he flogs all the players’ cars…

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CARTOON ARMY! CALUM shows off his amazing footy sketches – we love these!

MASCOT MADNESS!

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DANIEL leads out Liverpool at Anfield with Jordan Henderson #scenes!

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