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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Yara El-Shaboury, Taha Hashim, Luke McLaughlin and Stuart Goodwin

Salah saddened by fans’ booing of Alexander-Arnold; Awoniyi condition ‘positive’: football – as it happened

Mohamed Salah was saddened at the reaction of fans towards Trent Alexander-Arnold during the match against Arsenal.
Mohamed Salah was surprised by the reaction of Liverpool fans towards Trent Alexander-Arnold during the match against Arsenal. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

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Barcelona have won the double this season. How? Through a change of culture that has made their blend of youth and experience unstoppable.

There was a change of culture and atmosphere, a seriousness worn lightly. Jules Koundé sat out games against Espanyol and Alavés, punished for being a few minutes late, and didn’t do it again. Iñaki Peña lost his place entirely for the same reason, or at least that was the initial excuse. There was a change in the physical preparation. There was a change on the touchline and the press room too, a calmness about a coach not drawn into all the noise, not once complaining, even when Olmo was unavailable. Above all there was a change in idea and the conviction to see it through.

Here is Sid Lowe with more.

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