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The former Red Devils midfielder sees plenty of potential in a forward who can operate down the middle, while also drifting out wide to the left Anthony Martial has the potential to become Manchester United’s version of Thierry Henry, says Paul Scholes. “I don’t think it’s a bad thing that Martial keeps coming out to the left-hand side. “Remember Thierry Henry, he started games at centre-forward, always ended up on the left side somehow. So I don’t think it’s a bad thing, if he [Martial] can be anything like Henry we’d take that now!” While talking up the qualities of Martial and the ability of United’s attacking unit, Scholes admits there are areas of concern for the Red Devils. He feels more is required in the middle of the park, with Paul Pogba joined in the engine room against Chelsea by Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay. Ex-England international Scholes added: “I'd be worried about that. I thought Pereira was a little bit quiet. The lad has got ability, he's a young play

The Spurs manager spent a fair amount of his playing career with Barcelona's other team, Espanyol, but also played in France for a while, including PSG, between 2001 and 2003. In the same squad there was a young Ronaldinho, who was still establishing himself as the world-beater he would later became, after moving to Barca in 2003.

It’s a Manchester-dominated Premier League team of the week selection from Garth Crooks as he puts together his first line up of the new season. The  BBC Sport  pundit has gone with three players each from Manchester United and Manchester City, who both earned high-scoring wins as the 2019/20 Premier League season kicked off over the weekend. City thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Saturday, with hat-trick hero Raheem Sterling joined by fellow attacker Kevin De Bruyne and by goalkeeper Ederson in Crooks’ line up. United, meanwhile, surprised a few people by putting four past Chelsea in an emphatic opening day at Old Trafford on Sunday, with Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and summer signing Harry Maguire making it into the team of the week for their efforts. BBC Premier League team of the week, with Manchester United and City dominating Elsewhere, there are other familiar faces as Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk gets in after a strong performance and a goal in the Reds’ win over Norwich City on F

Nigerian singer, Kizz Daniel who was called out for failing to turn up and perform at one of his concerts in Montreal, Canada has responded. According to the singer in a post on Instagram,  'a lot has been said about the Montreal incident. However, this is what really happened. Thanks to everyone who has patiently waited to hear from us'. See the full statement below...

Yvonne Nelson, the Ghanaian star actor and mother of one, has verified the rumours of her split from her baby daddy. She had the relationship with Jamie Roberts for barely two years after they welcomed their daughter, Ryn Roberts. The couple sparked the breakup rumours after deleting photos of each other and neglecting each other’s post on social media. Yvonne Nelson authenticated the separation from her British photographer baby daddy in an interview with Naa Ashokor on Joy FM. Yvonne said she was surprised that the media personality does not know anything about their breakup even when it went viral some weeks ago.

Nigerian singer  Davido  has just revealed in a post on Instagram that he is yet to become a billionaire as widely believed by many of his fans. In his post on Instagram, the singer was spotted with Nigerian Public Relations (PR) guru, Vanessa Amadi-Ogbonna, as he celebrated the occasion of her birthday ceremony. So Davido is not yet a billionaire Read what he wrote While congratulating Vanessa, Davido wrote that the PR guru promised to make him a star on her wedding and here he is today, a celebrated star and almost a billionaire. He wrote: Happy Birthday Queen V !!!!!! On your wedding day u promised to make me a STAR!!! Well here we are!! Now I’m almost a billionaire 😂😂!!! Love you so much Vanessa is a PR Guru. She is the CEO of VA/PR and Stealth Management, with a client base that includes A-listers like Davido, Mr Eazi, Tiwa Savage, Naomi Campbell and Genevieve Nnaji. Meanwhile, we previously reported that the music star had his first experience flying the economy class. Davido s

The photo of the lady whose car allegedly killed Ivorian musician  DJ Arafat , has surfaced. Since the singer’s death, lots of messages and tributes have been pouring in from several Africa celebrities. Dj Arafat: Photo of the lady whose car killed the singer According to reports, the musician drove his motorbike into a car which is said to be owned by a lady who also doubles as a radio presenter. Her name is Denise Laffafiette. As it stands now, we cannot tell if the lady was in her vehicle as at the time of the accident or whether she was even injured. Denise Laffafiette ( journaliste à Radio Côte d'Ivoire ) la conductrice du véhicule percuté par Dj Arafat . Prompt rétablissement à elle.🙏🏽🙏🏽  pic.twitter.com/vwwTAlm7lS — Média Ivoirien (@Lemediaivoirien)  August 12, 2019

Nollywood actress  Destiny Etiko  has claimed she just received a brand new Mercedes Benz SUV as a birthday gift. Destiny Etiko gets brand new Benz as birthday gift In a video she posted on her social media page, the actress could be seen walking round the luxurious vehicle and saying this was her best birthday ever.

US rapper Joe Budden seems to have  bitten more than he can chew  after he posted on twitter that  Burna Boy   African Giant  Album is ridiculous. In a post the rapper made on the platform, he made the statement probably to ridicule the Nigerian singer and this didn’t go well with most of his followers, especially the Nigerians. US rapper Joe Budden blasted for saying Burna Boy album is ridiculous Joe had written: If nobody told you by now, that Burna Boy album is ridiculous If nobody told you by now, that Burna Boy album is ridiculous — Joe Budden (@JoeBudden)  August 12, 2019 Responding to his tweet, a certain Nigerian singer Oshomah had blasted the rapper saying Burna Boy is way better than he is and even more popular than him in his native country. Ridiculous enough for you to mention right ? No offense but ur entire career is ridiculous G. This is bitterness of the highest level. @burnaboyhas gotten more recognition in ur home soil than u can ever wish for. Stop the HATE joe. And

It has been revealed that Nigerian homes may start experiencing `bomb-like’ explosions in their kitchens soon. This will be caused, according to a cooking gas advocate, by fake cylinders which are said to have pervaded the Nigerian gas cylinder market. According to available reports, there is already an influx of fake and sub-standard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders into Nigeria with N38 million worth of cooking gas cylinders impounded by the Nigerian Customs Service in the latest clampdown on importers of fake cylinders. Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma, on August 1 announced that hundreds of imported cylinders were impounded for failing to meet safety requirements. Analysts say that N38 million is capable of bringing up to 1.8 million cylinders into the country. According to them, less than one million homes currently use LPG for their cooking in Nigeria, which is Africa’s most populous nation. The Federal Government has recent

Flamboyant Instagram king, Hushpuppi in a question and answer with his followers on the social media platform has explained his beef with Mompha (another Instagram king) and what will happen when they see. He also spoke about not showing off his family and why he will never show off his girlfriend because he wants their relationship to last forever. On why he never wears jewelries, he also has this to say... Read them all below...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed a new drug Nigerian youths take to feel intoxicated. Shehu Dankolo, Head of Drug Reduction of the NDLEA in Adamawa State revealed that some Nigerian youths now take processed urine to feel "high" as the ban on some abused drugs have made them relatively expensive. “There are certain controlled drugs, particularly codeine cough syrup. You know, federal government clamped seriously on them. Some of the companies closed down. So, the cough syrup that was initially N250 per bottle, but it is now sold for about N4,000. The same thing with tramadol which was N50 but is now about N500. “Because these abused but banned drugs are so scarce and costly or entirely out of reach, people improvise other things. I won’t include so much detail so that people don’t read this and begin to experiment. “There is a way they process urine. They take it and become intoxicated. There is a way they put maggi in some energy drinks and it gi