A goal, two assists and an injury – Monreal the Sanchez replacement at Arsenal?

Alexis Sanchez may be on his way out of Arsenal, but the club found goals easy to come by on Saturday thanks largely to the unlikely figure of Nacho Monreal.

With Sanchez absent ahead of his expected move to Manchester United, Monreal put Arsenal in front in their Premier League match against Crystal Palace with a simple header before adding another two assists in the first 15 minutes.

The left-back set up Alex Iwobi for Arsenal s second and diverted the ball to his defensive colleague Laurent Koscielny to tap in a third Gunners goal.

Unfortunately for Monreal, after Alexandre Lacazette added a fourth for Arsene Wenger s rampant side, he limped off in the 34th minute due to an injury.

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Serie A title race: Do Juventus or Napoli have easier matches in Scudetto battle?

League titles have already been decided in England, Germany and France, while Barcelona are expected to be crowned LaLiga champions this weekend, leaving the Serie A race as the most exciting among Europe s elite.

Juventus are chasing a seventh consecutive Scudetto but they are being hunted down by Napoli, with Maurizio Sarri s side trying to win the league for the first time since the 1989-1990 season, when Diego Maradona s goals fired them to glory.

The battle between the two clubs has been in the balance for much of the season, with Napoli s 1-0 win in Turin last weekend ensuring they are just a point behind Juventus with four rounds of Serie A games still to play.

Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri believes Napoli are Scudetto favourites because of their fixture…

We are not there yet but that’s normal – Jurgen Klopp sees progress at Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool are still not the finished article after a week of setbacks provided a dose of reality.

After snatching a late draw against newcomers Luton last weekend, a much-changed side slipped to their first Europa League defeat at Toulouse in midweek.

Liverpool have failed to win only five of 17 matches this season and they have have a 100 per cent record in eight at Anfield in all competitions but Klopp knows they have to avoid unnecessary hiccups like those of the last few days.

“Things are going in the right direction but we are not there yet. We are not as stable as I wish but that’s normal as well,” he said.

“Generally we are in a positive situation and it is important to learn to deal with that. There has been a lot of pr…