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In his BBC Sport column, Tony Pulis looks at the increase in data in recruitment, sports science and medicine in football and examines whether it helps managers or not. Source link

BBC Sport pundit Nedum Onuoha and tactics correspondent Umir Irfan join Sam Harris to discuss Trent Alexander-Arnold’s tough return to Anfield with Real Madrid. Source link

As Conor Bradley shone, Trent Alexander-Arnold was given a brutal and hostile reminder of his fall from grace, writes Phil McNulty. Source link

Tottenham say they are supporting Destiny Udogie after confirming their Italy defender was allegedly threatened with a gun by a football agent. Source link

You know you have scored a special goal when you are then being compared to Lionel Messi – and even more so if you are a centre-half, but that is what’s happened to Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven. Source link

Arne Slot says Trent Alexander-Arnold has been very special to him as a player and person after Liverpool fans booed him on his first return to Anfield since moving to Real Madrid. Source link

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank jokes that Micky van de Ven looked like Lionel Messi when scoring a stunning solo goal in a 4-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League. Source link

The full transcript of Virgil van Dijk calling out Wayne Rooney’s “over the top” criticism of him live on air after Liverpool’s 1-0 Champions League win against Real Madrid on Tuesday. Source link

The sight of Mikel Merino wheeling away in celebration after scoring while playing as a striker is something that Arsenal fans have got used to seeing over the past nine months. Source link

Cameron Norrie beats Arthur Cazaux to reach the Moselle Open quarter-finals, while Novak Djokovic progresses in Athens. Source link