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6 days ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
Arsenal's performances in the Champions League have underlined one thing, that they are one piece of the jigsaw away from being a trophy-winning team. The only problem is, it's the biggest and generally most expensive piece of the jigsaw. To date, Mikel Arteta has spent around £650million in his five and a half years in charge. Arsenal have to be prepared to go again and, if not, I fear the manager may be looking for a new job come the end of next season.
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1 week ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
Watching Lamine Yamal against Inter Milan this week, no one at 17 should be that good. It's just wrong!My tongue is placed firmly in cheek by the way but there's no denying we are watching the emergence of a very special talent. He's already played 100 first-team games and he's not 18 until July. I said similar things last summer when I first watched him for Spain at the European Championship and what is encouraging is that he has continued to improve.
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2 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Graeme Souness
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2 weeks ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
I have been lucky to win league titles as a player and manager at two of British football's greatest clubs in Liverpool and Glasgow Rangers. They are sporting institutions that I was privileged to be part of. It's not just because of their success but the passion the supporters show towards those football clubs is off the charts. In some cases, and forgive me, as many wives and children may not want to hear this, these clubs are the number one concern in those supporters' lives.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
I can fully understand why all the big boys will be looking at Morgan Gibbs-White this summer. He is a player I like a lot. He has been shining at Nottingham Forest for long before this season and has already proved himself to be a top Premier League player. He could have a stinker at Wembley on Sunday against Manchester City, but it won't change anyone's opinion of him. I met him in Portugal last summer where we chatted and he seems to be so enthusiastic about the game.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
It was good to see Harry Maguire, one of the game's good guys, become a hero again for Manchester United this week. It has been a difficult period in his football life with previous managers looking to show him the exit door and the continuous criticism he has had to put up with on a weekly basis.
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1 month ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice is certainly a wonderful dead-ball kicker and that is why, despite being 6ft 2in, he is being sacrificed for set-pieces because, otherwise, with that physique, he'd be a wonderful aerial threat in the box. The best taker of a set-piece I ever saw was the Brazilian Zico. I witnessed that a couple of times first hand, unfortunately. At Liverpool, Jimmy Case and Sammy Lee were wonderful strikers of the ball.
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1 month ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
There is nothing to dislike about Declan Rice but we need to apply some perspective before declaring him world class for scoring two free-kicks against Real Madrid. He comes across as a great guy, I like to hear him speak and he talks with great honesty. I'm sure he is a dream to have in the dressing room but I'm sorry, two wonderful free-kicks do not make you a great player. We get over excited easily in this country, particularly in the media, we are all guilty of it.
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1 month ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
In 25 years' time, when the name Kevin De Bruyne comes up in Manchester City conversations, they will be talking about him as one of their greatest ever players and a major part in the success of the glory years. I believe he was the best midfield player in the Premier League for a good five years. In time, supporters will reflect on him saying: 'You should have seen him play'. He suffered an initial set-back at Chelsea when Jose Mourinho sold him to Wolfsburg.
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1 month ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Graeme Souness
I understand the frustration of Liverpool supporters towards Trent Alexander-Arnold over his decision to join Real Madrid but I don't think they can be too critical. I'm not sure whether the backlash is more because Liverpool won't be getting a substantial fee or just that Trent has chosen to leave. The timing of the news is unfortunate but that leak would not have come from Trent or his team.
