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There is a slight catch with Antoine Semenyo\u2019s four-word warning to Arsenal ahead of their game against Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Semenyo has also made a remarkable revelation about Pep Guardiola that has to be seen to be believed.<\/p>\n
But first, something really quite awful.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As one of the worst offenders during the deplorable coverage of Diogo Jota\u2019s heartbreaking passing in the summer<\/strong>it is perhaps not at all surprising that the Daily Express website<\/strong> leads with this story on Friday morning:<\/p>\n \u2018First image of Alex Manninger\u2019s train crash emerges after ex-Liverpool star\u2019s tragic death\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It is not quite as bad as \u2018First image of Diogo Jota crash emerges that left bodies unidentifiable\u2019, but it absolutely remains a despicable, reprehensible clickbaiting tactic for a supposedly reputable outlet to lean on in such circumstances.<\/p>\n The story does at least come with a \u2018WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT\u2019 tag. They\u2019re not wrong. It is indeed deeply unsettling that their blanket response to footballers dying in car crashes is \u2018Roll up, roll up, to see grainy pictures of where a man was killed earlier\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Moving swiftly on, there is little doubt as to the biggest game of the weekend and possibly entire season<\/strong>thus what should dominate the news agenda on Friday.<\/p>\n But the Daily Mirror website<\/strong> overlooks Fulham v Brentford to focus on some random kickabout at the Etihad.<\/p>\n And this really is quite the headline:<\/p>\n \u2018\u201dWE\u2019RE COMING FOR YOU!\u201d \u2013 Man City star Semenyo gives honest view on Arsenal title battle ahead of crunch Etihad showdown as Blues bid to chase down Gunners\u2019<\/p>\n But Mediawatch is here yet again to fight the losing battle of insisting that quote marks really ought to denote actual quotes. Perhaps especially so when those quote marks are literally the first thing the entire story is sold on.<\/p>\n Because Antoine Semenyo, you see, never once utters those four words. Not in the copy the Mirror uses. Not at any point in his appearance on In The Mixer<\/strong>. No-one does; not even Joleon sodding Lescott.<\/p>\n The Manchester City forward points out that \u201cit\u2019s a good time to play them\u201d, declares that the team is excited for the game and \u201cwe\u2019re still chasing them\u201d. But at no stage does he channel Booker T and scream \u2013 or even just say \u2013 \u201cWE\u2019RE COMING FOR YOU\u201d.<\/p>\n Sorry, because it\u2019s a boring and very possibly woke hill to die on. But it does feel like an important tenet of journalism that quoting someone involves actually quoting something they\u2019ve said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2018Antoine Semenyo takes us inside Pep Guardiola\u2019s office \u2013 and it\u2019s nothing like you think\u2019 \u2013 Daily Star website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cWent into his office, he\u2019s got soft music playing in the background, smells so nice in his office,\u201d is very possibly precisely what we\u2019d assume Guardiola\u2019s office to be like.<\/p>\n Were the Star expecting some unspeakable Wolf of Wall Street-style set-up? Or a box of vibe lemons sent to him by Mauricio Pochettino? Or a framed picture of Brendan Rodgers, gifted by Brendan Rodgers?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta\u2019s team selection for Sunday\u2019s game will be intriguing; precisely how many centre-halves can he fit in his starting line-up?<\/strong><\/p>\n But Isaan Khan of the Daily Mail<\/strong> quite rightly points out that they might have to pick some forwards:<\/p>\n \u2018But there is a need to inspire confident in attack and with Madueke a doubt for Sunday, there is a clear answer: start Max Dowman at right wing. He came on after 64 minutes and, as he often does, kept trying to get forward with no fear.<\/p>\n \u2018The 16-year-old was clattered a few times, too, which would affect the psyche of many young players \u2014 but not him.<\/p>\n \u2018As Rio Ngumoha proved for Liverpool against Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the week: if you\u2019re good enough, you\u2019re old enough, even on the biggest of stages.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Not sure that Ngumoha impressing in a 23-minute cameo in a Champions League tie Liverpool were destined to lose really makes starting Dowman against Manchester City in the Premier League \u2018a clear answer\u2019 for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n But there were actual games that took place on Thursday night. James Sharpe of the Daily Mail<\/strong> was at one as Aston Villa thrashed Bologna to reach the Europa League semi-finals under Unai Emery.<\/p>\n \u2018The Spaniard devours nights like this,\u2019 he writes. \u2018That\u2019s nine straight wins in Europe for Villa and Emery\u2019s tasted defeat just once in his last 27 games in this competition.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s won it four times with Sevilla and Villarreal, don\u2019t count him out of a fifth with Villa.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A timely reminder for all those people who were writing off the chances of the current odds-on favourites, who will face a team they are 12 places higher than to reach a final against either the eighth-best team in Germany or fourth-best club in Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Crystal Palace reached a European semi-final of their own, knocking Fiorentina out of the Conference League to make the last four.<\/p>\n But the MailOnline<\/strong> has revived some unimprovable tabloid pearl-clutching to manufacture a sense of controversy:<\/p>\n \u2018Crystal Palace stars enjoy BIG night out in Florence after Conference League win \u2013 with squad partying just days before huge Premier League clash that could impact Tottenham\u2019s relegation fight\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u2018Just days\u2019! How will Dean Henderson and the lads recover from a well-earned night out on Thursday to face West Ham at home on Monday evening?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2018Hugo Ekitike\u2019s personal feelings over injury nightmare as lengthy Liverpool absence awaits,\u2019 is an intriguing Daily Express website<\/strong> headline.<\/p>\n He is presumably thrilled at suffering an injury which rules him out of the upcoming World Cup and is likely to sideline him until next year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It actually turns out that Ekitike\u2019s \u2018disappointment is immense\u2019. Who knew?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n
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