Chelsea fans have every right to be optimistic about the long-term life under new manager Thomas Tuchel going by what has happened in the short-term life under him.

The Blues have become a different team under him in comparison to the final days of the Frank Lampard regime.

Chelsea legend Lampard was sacked by the club last month after a poor run of results and was replaced swiftly by Thomas Tuchel, who had lost his job as the PSG manager earlier this season. Under Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea have won three and drawn one of the four games played in the league and that has taken the team to within one point of Premier League holders Liverpool in the race for Champions League football next season.

Arsenal are the reigning FA Cup champions and they will start the defence of the title they won last season with an home game with Newcastle United on Saturday evening. The Gunners won a record 14th FA Cup title last season by beating London rivals Chelsea 2-1 in their final clash at the Wembley Stadium.

Chelsea had to finish the game with ten men after Croatian international Mateo Kovacic was dismissed for two yellow cards. Gabonese international hit man Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the star of the game after he bagged a brace against the Blues. Arsenal have two more titles than their nearest challengers Manchester United who have won 12 titles in the history of the competition.

Brentford are undoubtedly one of the strongest teams in the English Championship this season and they are unlucky to still be plying their trade in the second tier of English football after an excellent campaign last season.

Brentford were close to taking the second and final automatic slot for Premier League promotion ahead of West Brom only for Baggies to pip them to the spot on the final day of the regular season in the English Championship last term.

West Brom joined Leeds United in securing an automatic slot, while Brentford had to settle for the playoffs. In the end, Fulham beat Brentford in their London Derby clash to secure the third and final slot for promotion.Brentford have been able to recover from the disappointment of missing out on a promotion place to make a strong start to the new season.

Manchester United have been receiving a lot of criticism for their difficult campaign, but recent weeks have seen the team display a lot of character.

The defeat against PSG at Old Trafford in the recent round places a lot of importance on the upcoming match against RB Leipzig. There will be no fans for this encounter and United will be hoping to make the most of the psychological advantage from the 5-0 victory in the reverse fixture. The match might turn out to be a lot more difficult for United even with the comfortable win in the previous round.

Tottenham will play against Manchester City once again in a match of the 9th round of the English Premier League on Saturday. The North London is currently on the 2nd spot in the table with 17 points, while Manchester City is at 10th position on ten points.

Previous Game Between The Two Teams: Spurs won the last game over the Citizens with a 2:0 score in February at White Hart Lane. Tottenham didn't lose any of their two league matches last season, as the other one ended in 2:2 draw. None of the previous five clashes was won by the away clubs, as four finished in wins for the teams playing at home stadium. Two of the five clashes resulted in over 2.5 goals; also, only the same saw goals at both ends.

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England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed the reason behind his decision to exclude Manchester United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka from his latest squad.

Wan-Bissaka was conspicuously absent on the 29-man list of players called up to prosecute the internationals in November. Southgate and his wards are facing games against Home Nations rivals Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland. The Republic of Ireland game is a friendly, while the others are in the UEFA Nations League.

AC Milan have confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has put pen-to-paper on a new contract until the summer of 2021. The former Sweden international joined the Rossoneri on a short-term deal in January after the expiry of his contract at LA Galaxy. He initially made a slow start to the proceedings, but ended the campaign with 11 goals and five assists from 20 games as the club secured Europa League football.

The Rossoneri were always eager to prolong his stay for another year and they have now officially confirmed that the 38-year-old has signed a fresh deal until next summer, a statement on their website read: “AC Milan is delighted to announce that Zlatan Ibrahimović has renewed his contract with the Club until June 30, 2021.

The Estadio da Luz in Lisbon plays host to the third Champions League quarter final between Bayern Munich and Barcelona. Bayern have been in exceptional form over the past nine months where they have not suffered a single defeat and during this period, they have won 26 of their 27 matches across all competitions.

At the beginning of August, we would probably be anticipating the start of a brand new football season, but the unexpected break due to the coronavirus pandemic has meant that the English domestic season has yet to conclude.On Saturday, the FA Cup final will be contested at the Wembley Stadium and it will be an all-London affair between Arsenal and Chelsea.