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Sadio Mane vs Son Heung-min vs Robert Pires: Who was the better player?

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On a recent edition of Sky Sports' Monday Night Football , former striker Daniel Sturridge suggested that young forwards today would rather play on the wing than through the centre. "When I was seven or eight, I was looking at R9 [Ronaldo], Nicolas Anelka, Pele, [Diego] Maradona, Marco van Basten, all these old school centre-forwards. I think the kids today are looking at [Cristiano] Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe, Mohamed Salah, Neymar, the wingers, those are the guys I think the younger generation are looking to and being like 'they're our inspiration'," Sturridge said. He does have a point. If you're a wide forward, you're expected to score, but not as much as a number nine. You still get all the glory and perks of being a prolific goal-getter, all you have to do is a little tracking back. That's the modern day winger for you, anyway. Sadio Mane and Son Heung-min have been two of the best to master the art of the wide forward in recent years. Before the...

Eight players Newcastle could target in January to replace Sandro Tonali

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Sandro Tonali's arrival at Newcastle United last summer was the beginning of a new era for the club. The £55m midfielder was a marquee signing for the Magpies and exemplified their ambitions having just qualified for the Champions League at the end of last campaign. The Italian made a fast start to life on Tyneside, but now faces an extremely uncertain future at St James' Park. Tonali is facing a lengthy ban after admitting to placing bets on matches involving his former club AC Milan, potentially resulting in a suspension from football of three years. While the midfielder's ban is likely to be reduced due to his cooperation with the Italian FA, his compatriot Nicolo Fagioli has already received a seven-month suspension for similar offences. Given that Tonali could feasibly miss the rest of Newcastle's campaign, or at least the majority of it, Eddie Howe may need to dip into the transfer market to replace his flagship signing. The 23-year-old's absence would leave ...