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Liverpool star Andrew Robertson took to Twitter on Thursday night to congratulate Celtic on their last-gasp Europa League win over Lazio.The Scottish champions looked to be heading for an away draw until a sloppy pass in stoppage time saw them launch a 94th-minute sweeping counter that ended with substitute Olivier Ntcham chipping the ball into the net.And after the final whistle, Robertson was quick to pay homage to Celtic on Twitter – giving his verdict on the scoreline accompanied by an applauding emoji and the famous Celtic clover.The Glasgow-born left-back is a boyhood Celtic fan and played for their youth sides until 2009, when he made the switch to Queen’s Park.And it seems Robertson still holds allegiance to his former club, having expressed his delight with a win that has sealed Celtic’s qualification to the knockout rounds of the Europa League.Here’s a look at the Liverpool man’s message…

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

West Bromwich Albion somehow still hold sole possession of the Championship lead after a week where they failed to pick up a single victory.

In midweek, Slaven Bilic’s men had to come from behind to salvage a point against the league’s basement boys, Barnsley, as they took a two-goal lead into half-time.

The Croatian was able to inspire a comeback in the second half in that match, but on Saturday, he was powerless to the actions of the man in the middle.

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Albion’s game with Charlton Athletic was mostly marred by controversy, which culminated in the visitors netting a late winner after being gifted a dubious penalty decision.

Earlier in the tie, the Baggies also saw starlet Nathan Ferguson sent off for an awful challenge on Chris Solly, but at first, the referee had attempted to give Grady Diangana his marching orders rather than the defender.

Ferguson had been hauled off at half-time against the Tykes, and now he will be serving a three-match man – there’s plenty still to be learned.

The 19-year-old had been linked to some major moves over the past week or so – whether that has had some impact in his downturn in form remains to be seen, but you’d imagine it may have got to the youngster’s head slightly.

Reports have suggested that the likes of Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur would all be interested in signing the rising star. However, they may want to hold back another six months or even a year, as he clearly is still very raw.

This is only his first season in the men’s game, so he’s hugely unexposed, and perhaps, this incident on Saturday proves that to an extent.

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There’s no doubt that Ferguson has been one of Bilic’s best players this season, he’s shown crucial versatile elements to his game at both right-back and left-back, and in future, there’s the possibility of centre-back too having played there for the U23s.

He’s won two Man of the Match awards in front of the TV cameras while no other player in the squad records more tackles per game (2.4) than he does.

The Croatian’s little project is undoubtedly on the right career trajectory at the Hawthorns, but there’s still some growing up to do until he can justify those elite-level links.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Former England international Danny Mills believes Mason Holgate must leave the club if he wants to find more game time.

What did he say?

Holgate started the away defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion because of the injury to Yerry Mina, whilst he kept his place against Watford as Michael Keane was rested. The 23-year-old has not been a regular for Everton and has only been seen more recently because of injuries.

In fact, Keane has started every league game, whilst the trip to the Amex was Mina’s first time missing out in the league this season. As a result of his lack of minutes, Mills believes Holgate must leave Goodison Park.

When asked if Holgate has lived up to expectations, Mills told Football Insider: “No, maybe he needs another loan spell or whatever to get out and play consistently, week in, week out.

“There’s a lot of players at Everton, they’ve brought in a lot of quality, have they performed to their best? Have they performed under the pressures that they need to do? I’m not sure many of them could say yes.”

Not a youngster anymore

Holgate is 23 now and simply has to be playing on a consistent basis, whether that be on loan or at Goodison Park. The days of settling for a sporadic role in the side and playing in the domestic cup games to gain experience have passed.

As Mills suggests, at his age he must be playing on a regular basis, especially if he has any future dreams of  making a statement to Gareth Southgate for England.

For example, players such as Keane have been regulars for teams for a number of years. Prior to his move to Merseyside, the former Manchester United man was a big player for Burnley, missing just five league games over two seasons.

Now, Keane has found his way into the England setup and become a regular at the back for Everton. Holgate could do the same, as he has proven in the past two games he is a man with quality and potential to hold is own against Premier League opposition.

His assist against Brighton and his goal and a clean sheet against Watford prove that he can be a great asset, but he needs to continue playing on a regular basis to maximise his potential.

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Beram Kayal, Jonathan Leko, Sam Field, Josh Cullen and Conor Gallagher.

All of these players were signed on loan deals by Charlton back in the summer, but none have performed as impressively as the last name on the list.

Having arrived from Chelsea, following a 2018/19 campaign in which he made the bench for the Blues’ Europa League final, one would assume that nobody expected Gallagher to perform this well.

The 19-year-old already has four goals and an assist in ten Championship starts for the Addicks, and won the EFL Young Player of the Month award for August.

It can often be tough to maintain a good run of form, but here are two reasons why Gallagher should try his best to.

He will get chances at Chelsea under Frank Lampard

With only two months of the campaign gone, Lampard has proven that he is willing to place his trust in young players if he feels they are good enough.

The former Chelsea No.8 has coaxed excellent results out of Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount, who have scored eight and four goals respectively in the Premier League this season.

Fikayo Tomori has also enjoyed a consistent role in the starting XI with five starts to his name, and seems confident in his own ability under Lampard – his long-range screamer against Wolves is proof of that.

Lampard values performances in the Championship 

Forgetting the fact that the Chelsea boss is actually giving chances to young players, he clearly values good performances in the second tier.

Lampard has handed Tomori, Mount and Abraham the chance to shine at Stamford Bridge this summer, and all three of them are players who impressed in the Championship last season – Tomori and Mount helped Derby to the playoff final, whereas Abraham hit 26 goals for Aston Villa.

With so many footsteps to follow, the lively-looking Gallagher has plenty of reasons to keep impressing in the second tier.

After enjoying an impressive year for West Ham last season, Declan Rice has quickly become a staple in Gareth Southgate’s England side in recent games.

The 20-year-old made 38 appearances across all competitions in the previous campaign, and was handed his Three Lions debut in March of this year.

His form has seen speculation linking him with a big-money move to Manchester United in the future, with The Daily Express even claiming West Ham would be putting a £100m price tag on his head.

In EURO 2020 qualifying action against the Czech Republic on Friday night however, Rice failed to really show why he is reported to be worth so much in the transfer market.

The 20-year-old struggled to impose himself on the game, and often saw the home side’s midfield overwhelm him. The Hammers prospect made no interceptions or tackles in the entire game as Southgate’s men slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat.

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After seeing Rice’s display, United fans flooded to Twitter to share their thoughts on their club’s reported transfer target.

Many supporters of the Manchester side insisted they couldn’t exactly see what the 6 foot 1 man actually brought to the table.

Some Red Devils fans revealed they felt he would be a complete “waste of money”, and would much rather see the club’s own academy prospects given a chance to shine.

Check out some of the reaction of United fans below:

No, the Croatian wasn’t campaigning for himself to be inserted into the team despite saying last year that he was one of the best defenders in the world.

Instead, he argued that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson deserved a spot in the side.

It’s hard to disagree with Lovren’s opinion on this one. Liverpool conceded just 22 goals in the league last year, as well as winning the Champions League.

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The full-backs weren’t only brilliant at the back either, both men hit double figures in terms of assists in the league last term.

Matthijs De Ligt, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo all got in ahead of the Liverpool pair, and while the Dutchman had a very good campaign, the two Real Madrid stars can certainly consider themselves very lucky.

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According to The Mirror, Manchester United have identified Edwin van der Sar as a possible candidate to become the club’s new director of football.

Van der Sar turned out for United as a player between 2005 and 2011 – making 266 appearances for the English giants in all competitions.

The 48-year-old is now chief executive of Ajax, where his work has helped the Dutch giants become a force in European football once again.

According to The Mirror, United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been impressed by the former goalkeeper’s work in the Netherlands, and the Red Devils are keen to bring him back to Old Trafford as a staff member.

As expected, a number of United fans have been on social media offering their views on the report, and it would be fair to say that the majority are in favour of the Dutchman returning to the club in what is a very important role.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is fearful that Liverpool and Manchester City will be too difficult to catch in the Premier League this season.

The new campaign is just three games old, and whilst Liverpool have gathered nine points from their three fixtures thus far, City have seven points.

Spurs, meanwhile, have collected four points – missing the chance to move level with City after losing at home to Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon.

Kane has insisted that there is ‘a long way to go’.

Although the England captain is seemingly not too confident when it comes to his team’s chances of winning the title this season.

And it would be fair to say that a number of Spurs supporters are in agreement with the striker, who has two goals in three Premier League appearances this term.

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One thing is for sure, it will be a lot harder for Mauricio Pochettino’s side if they fail to pick up a positive result against Arsenal this weekend.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.

Chelsea paid around £25m to sign Oscar back in 2012 from Internacional in a deal that had then-boss Roberto Di Matteo appearing to jump for joy regarding the possibility of bringing him to Stamford Bridge (BBC).

Indeed, the former Brazil international appeared to take to life rather well in SW6 as he managed to record some rather remarkable figures in his debut campaign. Having signed as a 20-year-old, the midfielder managed to net 12 goals and provide a further 12 assists for his team-mates in his 64 appearances (Guardian).

However, that was, perhaps, as good as it got for the South American, as he saw his contributions (and appearances) dwindle as each year passed by.

Oscar made 41 times the following season (with a contribution of seven goals and nine assists).

He played another 11 more appearances (with one assist) before deciding to leave Chelsea for the Chinese Super League.

That meant he would end his time at Stamford Bridge with a respectable record of 38 goals and 37 assists in 203 appearances (Transfermarkt), although it might not have been one that was worthy of the fee that was understood to have been paid for him.

It was reported that Shanghai SIPG had decided to splash an alleged £52m on signing the now-28-year-old, therefore handing the Blues a profit of just over 100% on the original figure they spent on him.

Oscar, though, appears to have repaid that huge transfer fee back with his performances for the Chinese outfit, as he has totalled 117 appearances that has seen him contribute with 36 goals and 60 assists.

Having moved to the Far East after thinking about the future security of his family (Guardian), it would appear Chelsea managed to cash in on him at the right time, as his figures were starting to be on the decline in the high-intensity style of football that the Premier League brings.

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Where would Arsenal be without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?

This season, the Gabon international has been far and away the Gunners’ best player, having already netted eight goals in his first eight games in all competitions.

Quite frankly, the former Borussia Dortmund man is deadly and, without him, it is hard to imagine the Emirates Stadium outfit being so far up the Premier League table.

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Alexandre Lacazette, too, is an incredibly important member of the first-team squad. He has netted twice himself this campaign, but is unfortunately unavailable at the moment due to injury. Unai Emery will be hoping he can return to full fitness as soon as possible.

The Arsenal hierarchy clearly realise their value. According to The Daily Mail, the club have opened talks with the two forwards in regards to new contracts.

And it comes as no surprise that the Gunners fans are delighted with the news.

They have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts, and you can see some of the best comments from the social media platform below.