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FACTPACK Full name: Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva Age: 18 Club: Arsenal Born: Brazil Position: Forward Boots: adidas X 19+ GABI’S STORY! The top-quality teenager had four trials at Man. United, and even played alongside Mason Greenwood, but The Red Devils never offered him a contract. Mad! After scoring six goals in 14 matches in Sao Paulo’s top state division, he was voted the Best Newcomer and named in the league’s 2019 Team Of The Year! Arsenal paid Ituano £6 million for him last summer, and he made an instant impact with doubles in the Europa League and EFL Cup on his first two starts! He scored on his full PL debut against West Ham too, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s ban gave him the chance to become one of The Gunners’ key…

SO LONG, CHRISTIAN! Eriksen will go down in Spurs’ history as one of their best-ever players! He bagged a record 62 Prem assists for them, and is the league’s top-scoring Dane with 51 goals! On top of that, he scored two and created four goals on the road to last season’s CL final, so he’s been a top baller! THE NEXT ERIKSEN? Tottenham already have Eriksen’s direct replacement after signing midfielder Giovani Lo Celso permanently from Real Betis for £27.2 million! He’s been able to adapt to the pace of the Prem during his loan spell, and put in some awesome Man Of The Match displays last month! WHO’S NEXT? The signing of PSV forward Steven Bergwijn adds more pace to their attack, and means Jose Mourinho can…

Mega guff! Atletico defender Felipe’s gonna need flying lessons! Soyuncu skills! As clearances go, Soyuncu’s backheel is pretty impressive! Hungry Neymar! We’ve all got that mate who always wants to have a bite of your food… Kung-fu fighting! Only one winner here! Cool Carlo! Ancelotti is trying to get down with the kids! Fashion fail! That’s really not a good look for Buendia… Sticky situation! James Tarkowski got his studs caught in the net! Seagulls struggle! When your mate’s too heavy for you to lift on your own… Scorpion chilli contest! Diop just couldn’t handle West Ham’s chilli eating showdown! Reds’ Hulk! Is Mo Salah about to turn green?!…

Keep reading MATCH for loads of top fantasy footy tips! WEEKLY TOP 20! Check out MATCH’s league table after the last weekend in January! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of the next gameweek! DEAN HENDERSON GK SHEFF. UNITED £5 MILLION Hendo was the first GK to bag 100 points this campaign, and this week’s clash v Bournemouth could be yet another clean sheet for him! RICARDO PEREIRA DF LEICESTER £6.3 MILLION The points keep rolling in for Pereira! Caglar Soyuncu is The Foxes’ most popular defender, so the full-back is a good differential! CHRIS WOOD FW BURNLEY £6.2 MILLION If you need a cheap striker, check out Wood – he hit three goals in four games recently! If you want even cheaper, go for Gabriel Martinelli!…

BRISTOL CITY v BIRMINGHAM Bristol City can close the gap on their play-off rivals by getting three points against Friday’s bottom-half opponents! ARSENAL W. v TOTTENHAM W. Arsenal have to avoid defeat v Spurs to stay in the title hunt – they’re battling with Chelsea and Man. City big time! SHEFFIELD UNITED v BOURNEMOUTH The Blades have a chance of qualifying for the Europa League, but they need to keep winning games at Bramall Lane! BAYERN MUNICH v RB LEIPZIG This clash will have a massive say on where the Bundesliga trophy will be at the end of the 2019-20 campaign! NOTT’M FOREST v LEEDS It’s always worth checking out a clash between two of EFL’s biggest teams – especially with both sides flying high! EVERTON W. v LIVERPOOL W.…

Check out the brand-new ADIDAS PREDATOR boots – part of the mega brand’s jaw-dropping MUTANT PACK! The striking new Preds are the first to feature the incredible Demonskin technology – a new layer with spikes, designed to improve players’ grip and ability to put some extra spin on the ball! MUTANT PACK! Check out the other kicks in adidas’ cool new collection! lovellsoccer.co.uk LAZIO’S CLASSIC LOOK! Serie A side Lazio celebrated their 120-year anniversary by wearing a limited-edition shirt, similar to the one they wore back in the ‘90s! DELE’S PREDATOR DEBUT! Dele Alli was the first Prem star to wear the new Predators – he debuted them in Spurs’ 0-0 draw with Watford, but in a classy blackout colourway! KUN’S COOL CLEATS! Sergio Aguero has been wearing his special-edition…

BUKAYO SAKA FACTFILE Club: Arsenal Age: 18 Position: Winger/Left-back The Gunners have got tons of top academy graduates like Reiss Nelson, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Joe Willock, but Bukayo Saka is the best of the bunch! His versatility, desire and dribbling have got fans mega pumped, but he’s got a cool head too – as he proved v Sheffield United last month, when he picked out Gabriel Martinelli with a peach of a delivery at the Emirates! LLOYD KELLY FACTFILE Club: Bournemouth Age: 21 Position: Left-back/Centre-back Cherries fans were proper excited when they signed Lloyd Kelly from Bristol City back in May 2019 – the versatile defender is one of the most highly-rated English young guns around, and was linked with a move to Liverpool! A nightmare thigh injury has totally…

TAKUMI MINAMINO LIVERPOOL The newest addition to Liverpool’s attack is a serious threat with the ball at his feet, because he’s got the speed and agility to dance away from defenders! Only two PL right midfielders are quicker, so snap him up if you need to add some pace on the wing! NABIL BENTALEB NEWCASTLE There’s a lot to like about the Newcastle new boy. He’s got four-star skills and a dangerous left foot, with good stats for long shots and shot power. Snap him up if you’re having trouble from the penalty spot – his strongest attribute is 87 for penalties! MBWANA SAMATTA ASTON VILLA Samatta’s new strike partner Wesley is the strongest player in the Prem, so the pair of them combined will make for a beastly partnership!…

SPORT SWITCH! Which Bundesliga baller enjoys cross-country skiing? WHO AM I? Use these three clues to name the mystery superstar! I’m a 33-year-old centre-back who was born in Spain! I spent four years at Man. United, from 2004 until 2008, but only played 23 games! I’ve been bossing it in La Liga ever since I left United in 2008! TRANSFER TRACKER! Fill the gaps in the career of top-quality France and Marseille star Dimitri Payet! THE NICKNAME GAME! Match the four Real Madrid megastars to their nicknames! GROUNDED! Which Italian club plays their home matches at this ground? WORDSEARCH Find these deadly European Golden Shoe contenders in the massive grid!…

HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH Facebook page now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! M ADDISON The silky Foxes playmaker proved why he “should ERS have a five-star weak foot on FIFA 20 after scoring a long-range leftie v Newcastle! JAHANBAKHSH The Brighton baller’s acrobatic overhead-kick against Chelsea earned his side a late point. What a hero! VAN DIJK The Reds’ defence kept clean sheet after clean sheet – plus VVD bagged a goal against Man. United! AGUERO After a spell out injured, Kun came back with a bang, scoring a hat-trick v Villa, a brace v Crystal Palace and the winner v Sheffield United! THE RESULTS!…

FACTFILE Age: 24 Position: Midfielder Club: Man. United Country: England KATIE ZELEM HER STORY… ➔ The class midfielder was born to a former footballer! Both her dad and her uncle had long careers in the football league, and she joined United’s Girls’ Centre of Excellence when she was just eight years old! ➔ As United didn’t have a senior women’s team at the time, she had to move to Liverpool to begin her pro career. After four years there, she joined Juventus, and won the league title in her only campaign in Italy! ➔ As soon as Man. United Women were formed, Zelem jumped at the chance to move back! She was a star in last year’s Championship-winning campaign, and was named skipper ahead of the WSL season! HER STYLE……

FOOTY AT FILMS! Which star’s gatecrashed soon-to-be released film Sonic? SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this ace action pic! GUESS THE WINNERS! Name MATCH’s POTM winners this season! FACE IN THE CROWD Can you spot the ten Premier League superstars hiding somewhere within the Man. City crowd? QUIZ ANSWERS! Euro Leagues Special Sport Switch: Thiago Alcantara. Who Am I?: Gerard Pique. Nickname Game: 1B; 2A; 3C; 4D. Transfer Tracker: 2013-15 – Marseille; 2015-17 – West Ham. Grounded: Juventus. Wordsearch: See right. Premier League Special Footy At The Films: James Tarkowski. Spot The Ball: B12. Guess The Winners: December – Danny Ings; November – Jamie Vardy; October – Jamie Vardy; September – Kevin De Bruyne. Face In The Crowd: See above. HOW WELL DID YOU…