17 things we loved this weekend: Insigne, Mané, Kante, Ornstein & more
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!
— CARROW ROAD FAITHFUL (@_PrideOfAnglia) July 28, 2019
Diego Valeri
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
David Ornstein
We’ve only just seen this clip of the BBC’s transfer guru and it turns out there’s nothing he can’t do.
Now announce David Ornstein to Arsenal
pic.twitter.com/WNjomtjxBX— out of context mustafi (@Abhimeyang) July 28, 2019
Pep Guardiola & Neil Warnock
Enjoy your week, you lot. (Best put your headphones in for this one if you’re in work.)
This is quite possibly the best video I have ever seen pic.twitter.com/NaixYE4pEU
— James (@JamesGeorge09) July 27, 2019
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