That's a new one. All I knew was Wijnaldum was close with going to Barcelona and even his medical was scheduled but PSG at the crucial point just skimmed in and hijacked the almost done deal by giving him a double-wage contract offer which totally made him change his mind. Well that surprised me and later on Ronaldo to Utd. after City rumours were going strong.

TBH couple of deals were hijacked in this past transfer windows.

I don't know if it's the same now but starting of the season when he was reported to be near to appointment as Everton's manager, many fans didn't liked the decision. Everton were kinda in a bad situation if whether to appoint him or not but they did. Hope it has settled down now.

But if at some point Everton starts performing bad I am sure fans will quickly demand or put pressure on sacking him.

Yeah not an exciting group matches as I thought would be but let's hope for some competition from some new teams and keep up the CL excitement level. As for Bayern vs Barca, it is a tough one but I think Barca would give a good fight and maybe avoid loss like last time. Bayern are strong but their defense has also been shown kinda below par performance in my opinion. Hopefully Barca has a plan ready today against them. I am rooting in for Barca today.

BTTS in Villareal vs Atlanta is a good choice. Both teams have good players and feels like both sides might score given the attack and defense they have.

I agree they have been quite this transfer window. I was expecting them to make some signings but except for Konate I didn't see any making the news. With Wijnaldum gone they definitely need a good central midfielder but I think they have some central midfielders like we saw Keita starting once, they have Henderson as well and last match Fabinho also played quite a crucial part in last game. So I think not really a necessity is what I feel like in central midfield area.

Also on a side note, Elliot has been playing quite well for Reds, I must admit which is helping Klopp a lot by not breaking sweat in selecting his teams midfield. Its a shame he got a horrific injury in last match but so far he really made some good contributions.

They have been a strong team we all know that, its just that last season some crucial injuries really made them kinda weak in certain areas. But now with all the recoveries they are back with the bang now. Other teams have also improved their teams so I am really looking forward to a real test maybe like Manchester United, Chelsea or City. Closest one is 3rd October against Manchester City.

IIRC Lukaku had a very good impact when he was sent to Everton on loan. Chelsea never used him properly, maybe they had already a good player in that position but now he has good experience and I must say a very good finishing now. His tenure at Inter has certainly improved him in becoming a good striker.

Removal of Struijk wasn't that much of a decisive factor but still having all players is better than playing 10 where in manager is forced to make changes , change in formation , strategy. But yeah Liverpool were really proved that they are strong and honestly Matip-Dijk combination is doing wonders for them right now

With 1 man down and the scoreline there is no surprise here and Liverpool will come out as winner against Leeds. Guess Leeds has to go down to next game and find points now. Earlier, I thought maybe Leeds could surprise them or at least score one goal but Liverpool gave them no chance today and willbe definitely taking home 3 points. With those points they will now stand along with United and Chelsea with 10 points.

Lineup seems pretty good for both sides. It would be real work for Leeds defense to hold and keep an eye on Salah, Mane and Jota. Liverpool are favourites but don't underestimate Leeds as well. They have some good attacking unit with Bamford and Raphinha. You never know when a clean long strike might end up at back of the net.

I expect a goal from Leeds as well here so expecting like 1-2 Liverpool or 1-3 Liverpool.

I agree with you that they are indeed playing a very risky game. They value the player a lot and they want him to continue and maybe they somehow believe that he will extend if they continue to push him. I think at this point they don't care about loss they are gonna incur after he leaves for free and rather just keep giving him good offers until one hits where gives on his signature.

Leeds are pretty much unpredictable team. They were in good season and I expect them to give Liverpool trouble this season as well. Liverpool have a very good squad and quite clear favourites but you never know even Leeds might surprise them. Now I am not a Leeds fan but still I am not ruling out the chance of Leeds giving Liverpool a surprise here.

Should be an interesting game as usually all Liverpool games are and Leeds one too.

I never actually saw their match but judging from what you said, this should also be a close one. So far there haven't been a team giving Navi a headache but it would be lovely if Heroic gives them here in semifinal today. Well OG didn't last too long against Vitality :/

Yeah I also think so that they wouldn't be scoring much. Lucas is fast enough on the wing but Dele on the left hand side doesn't has the pace that he once used to. I like Son and Bergwijn on wing but they are missing out due to injuries. Still I think Spurs would win this match but not by many goals.

Quite a shame given the player he is but all happened due to financial debt of the club. Club readjusted the offer and the agents didn't accept those readjustments and that lead to Sao Paulo and Dani Alves part ways. Still there are lot of teams in Brazil who can do use of his experience. He will receive offers in no time.

So we are on to ESL Pro League Season 14 Semi finals and we have OG vs Vitality and Natis Vincere vs Heroic lined up for today. OG vs Vitality seems like easy win for Vitality but nothing can be said for sure. As for other match, Natis Vincere have been flawless in the tournament but can Heroic break the streak today? Very tough but Heroic are also have proved to be a good team since past year.

^^ It's just 3 rounds and we yet have to see 35 rounds more. There is lot of time for Arsenal but they also need to learn lessons from their mistakes. I hope they do now before it is too late.

Lineup for Crystal Palace vs Spurs came in and Heung Min Son is missing out this game due to calf injury picked up in international games. Well bit sad as I had him in my FPL :/

Yeah today the main strategy would be to drive in some balls or pass the ball forward to Ronaldo to finish and I don't think there would be any problem with that. United has very good passer of the ball like Fernandes, Pogba. Wing is also good with Greenwood and Sancho so he will have lot of support there.

They should but nothing can be said for sure. Norwich are bad on defense so Arsenal will find some is what I feel but Arsenal are also not that good in defense right now so feels like Norwich also are gonna score. BTTS should be a good call but would say avoid betting on that match.

Yeah they have a very good squad so I don't think 1-2 injuries will give them a headache or hold them down. They have good midfield with Wijnaldum, Veratti, Ander Herrea (who have been delivering some really good balls). Good defence with Marquinhos and wing backs like Hakimi who has a very great pace and now they recently brought in at loan pacy left back Nuno Mendes from Sporting. In attack, I won't say anything everyone knows what they have in there. They are right now the prefect team ready to get in some trophies.

Well its not for sure though. If any those teams in first 5 places as you predicted keeps on dropping points back to back in middle then it would give others a chance to overtake them on table for those teams in 6 to 9 places. Its a different scenario but its not out of book so consider that scenario as well. There's one name that I forgot to add which is Aston Villa, they have also made some notable signings so fair to say keep an eye on them as well.