17 things we loved this weekend: Insigne, Mané, Kante, Ornstein & more

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Planet Football
29th July 2019

The start of the Premier League campaign is now just two weeks away – and clubs are completing their final preparations ahead of the new season.

Pre-season friendlies are now starting to gain that extra edge and have more of a first-team feel about them, leading to a number of exciting fixtures over the weekend.

We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the pitch.

Lorenzo Insigne

Tasty.

Ross Barkley

We’d quite like Barkley to be good this season. This looks promising.

Josh Barrett

Barkley’s goal was almost as good as Reading’s opener.

Kenedy

And another.

Sadio Mané

A good man.

Sadio Mané visiting the construction site of a school he's building in his village Bambali in Senegal.

What a top class man 👏🏻@LFC pic.twitter.com/qyjfBuki5R

— Sara Khan (@Sarakhaan123) July 27, 2019

Marc Albrighton

We’re gonna be honest: we didn’t expect this from him.

Che Adams

LOL.

Here's the moment an alert @CheAdams_ put #SaintsFC 1-0 up against #Feyenoord: pic.twitter.com/lHVkh5Fa5f

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) July 28, 2019

Jozy Altidore

MLS is a wonderful place.

Jozy Altidore has been at it again.pic.twitter.com/nA0nubRG9B

— Planet Football (@planetfutebol) July 28, 2019

Vincent Kompany

Anderlecht fans marked Kompany’s return to the club in some style.

Vertrokken als een prins, revenu comme un roi! 👑 Thanks fans! 💜👌 #RSCA #COYM #ANDKVO pic.twitter.com/aPYFwcbSKn

— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht) July 28, 2019

John McGinn

Do as the tweet says.

Stop what you are doing and watch this goal from @jmcginn7

😮👏👏

(🎥 via @AVFCOfficial)pic.twitter.com/27SxvXR0O7

— Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) July 27, 2019

N’Golo Kante

FFS, Boro.

Boro dropped the ball on N'Golo Kanté 🙃 pic.twitter.com/FnH0mw131j

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) July 28, 2019

Ryan Babel

Cheeky b*stard.

Babel Galatasaray 1-0 Bordeaux pic.twitter.com/VfIwL9k4z6

— Emir (@eemirgs) July 28, 2019

Patrick Roberts

Not gonna lie, didn’t know he played for Norwich.

Patrick Roberts:

"As a footballer, scoring at any level, if it's in the season, pre-season or with your mates, whenever, it's what we love to do.

So any chance I get to score a goal is special and if I can continue that in the Premier League, we'll see."pic.twitter.com/SdEkRjmViU

— CFG360 (@CFG360) July 28, 2019

Patrick Roberts

This pass wasn’t bad, either.

Patrick Roberts 😍 What a pass!

pic.twitter.com/VfG6pKI6jA

— CARROW ROAD FAITHFUL (@_PrideOfAnglia) July 28, 2019

Diego Valeri

We miss Portland.

SAUCE 🤭😱

Diego Valeri is taking no prisoners! What a run. What a nutmeg. What a goal‼️#Portland pic.twitter.com/sfT2Z4kPoN

— Banter FC (@BanterFC5) July 28, 2019