Author Archives: Graham Ruthven

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Graham Ruthven: Arne Slot mustn’t ignore Liverpool’s growing list of problems despite strong start to the season

Despite Liverpool's blistering start to the season they are yet to fully impress, with their new signings yet to get fully up to speed. There's strengh in unity but will....

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Graham Ruthven | MD6 – Something for the Weekend: The Madrid Derby to explode as Mbeumo stings the Bees!

MD6: A Madrid Derby that just screams goals. A top-of-the table clash in Milan. And a true heavyweight Premier League tear-up. Graham returns with his best bets from across Europe's....

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Graham Ruthven: How can Liverpool drop Hugo Ekitike for Alexander Isak when he can’t stop scoring?

Heavy spending in the summer means Liverpool now have an embarrassment of riches up top. Hugo Ekitike's blistering start at Liverpool shows that he isn't prepared to play second fiddle....

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Graham Ruthven: MD5 – Something for the Weekend: Diamonds from Cole on a weekend of pure drama

Graham returns with his best bets from across Europe's top leagues, including a blockbuster Premier League clash and a continental clash that just screams goals....

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Graham Ruthven: Fernandes out of position, Shaw chasing shadows, Ugarte out of his depth… Man Utd’s summer rebuild didn’t go far enough

3-4-2-1... 3-4-3... Whatever the formula, the numbers just aren't adding up. Will Rubin Amorim's insistence on playing his preferred formation prove to be his undoing at Old Trafford?.

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Graham Ruthven: MD4 – Something for the Weekend: Turin shrouded in pragmatism as Selhurst Park explodes in expectation

Derbies aplenty from home and abroad as Graham returns with his best bets for this weekend's action, including Sunday's heavyweight clash at the Etihad and Inter's visit to Juventus..

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Graham Ruthven: Derby defeat would make City, not United, Manchester’s biggest crisis club

It seems inconceivable to even suggest it, but a derby defeat this weekend would see the pressure mount on Pep Guardiola. Are his Cityzens becoming Manchester's crisis club?.

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Graham Ruthven | Something for the Weekend International Special: Olise too slick as the Lions roar in Spain

An international selection as Graham returns with his best bets from across this weekend's football, including a 28/1 continental classic!.

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Graham Ruthven: Arsenal are still too timid in the biggest games to win the Premier League title

Despite spending a king's ransom on attacking options during the summer, Arsenal showed a paucity in intent. Without a win in fifteen against their biggest rivals, this timidity underlines the....